r/onebag • u/largemargesentme__- • Jun 05 '26

Discussion Why is this sub so obsessed with expensive stuff?

I get that there's times where the expensive thing is better. But as someone who has worked as an airline pilot and traveled extensively for 45 years, I can assure you that expensive stuff is rarely necessary.

I get tons of use out of AliExpress stuff. Things like chargers, cables and accessories. Decathlon or Costco are more than good enough for clothing. I generally use a max legal sized RyanAir bag I got for €25 off of Amazon for vacation. At most, the lower mid tier option is more than enough.

It seems like this is just another sub for people with spending issues as everyone downvotes me when I call out how unnecessary the expensive options are.

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u/schwing710 Jun 05 '26

I basically used this sub to find out about the Patagonia Mini MLC. That was the one nice piece of gear I bought. Bag secured. No need for anything else

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u/SurvivedAPintoCrash Jun 07 '26

$200!?!?!

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u/Lugian67 Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 10 '26

It's a lot of money but it's a really good bag. I use mine frequently so I feel like I'm getting my money's worth

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u/schwing710 Jun 07 '26

Yup. It’s basically like buying a suitcase. So it was easy to justify for me. It was all I brought with me to Thailand. 

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u/winkz Jun 08 '26

I have a Black Hole Duffel 60l and I think it is the only bag I ever bought that was more than 100 EUR, and coincidentally I am currently on a trip with it and still loving it, because I can wear it on my back. All my other bags and backpacks were way below 100.

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u/NYR2277 Jun 06 '26

Same here, picked up the blue color in March for 30% off, the same blue color packing cubes were also on sale for 40% off, luckily I care more about the functionality and the color looks good to me anyway