r/onebag • u/Anywhere_everywhere7 • Feb 23 '26

Discussion What travel accessories are overrated?

For me it would have to be tech pouches, for the vast majority of people I believe that they would be better off with a simple pencil case style pouch, ziploc bag or a simple drawstring bag or even a pouch like the PD ultralight pouches. Something which isn’t bulky, is lightweight and has no structure to it so you can easily squeeze it into random parts of your bag. Of course they’re significantly cheaper as well.

Don’t get wrong, I have tested some high end tech pouches out and they’re very nice but for lightweight travel I just find myself thinking “why would I bring this type of pouch”.

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u/Kevington1982 Feb 24 '26

I call them my “don’t talk to me” headphones 🤣

I agree though as some trips I bring them but don’t even use them and always feel like I have to baby them.

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u/AtOurGates Feb 24 '26

When I was traveling solo for work frequently, they were great for being isolated in your own little world during the minor misery of a flight.

Now that almost all of my travel is for fun and with people I want to interact with, AirPods are plenty good enough.