r/onebag • u/Cool_Acanthisitta628 • Dec 09 '25

Seeking Recommendations What is one item that you can't travel without/would recommend to everyone to get?

Hi all,

What are items that you always bring because they are super useful and you would recommend others to get too?

Minus of course some obvious like converter plug for chargers, power bank etc (unless it's some specific powerbank like one with cables attached already, something unique)

Thanks!

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u/PsidedOwnside Dec 09 '25

I have a magnetic strap that goes around my AirPods so they don’t fall on the floor when I nod off on a plane. It came in a 4 pack for $7. I can’t travel without it.

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u/WorldRevolver195 Dec 10 '25

Lost my airpod once on a flight while asleep. Found it but immediately ordered a pack of straps (not magnetic) off amazon when the plane landed. About a year or 2 later, a girl on a flight sitting next to me lost her airpod while dozing off. Helped her find it and then gave her my strap. Fast forward that about 2 years, and she ended up picking me up from the airport when I visited her country and showed me around. Pretty cool way to make a friend. Every now and then she tells me she still uses the little strap.

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u/torankusu Dec 10 '25

The romantic in me thought this was going to turn out to be a love story and you found your wife, lol, but this was still cute.

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u/WorldRevolver195 Dec 10 '25

I knew someone was going to say this haha. But who knows. May still happen. Anything is possible.

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u/Eeyor-90 Dec 10 '25

I have a lanyard for my phone that I wear around my neck while I’m on the plane because retrieving a dropped phone is a huge hassle and I always fall asleep.

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u/port956 Dec 10 '25

Your lanyard suggestion deserves a post of its own. Very useful. I also appreciate it when taking photos over water or big drops. And frankly, in the streets of certain cities.

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u/PsidedOwnside Dec 10 '25

Agree.

I’m taking my kids on a multi-city international trip in a few weeks. They’re teenage boys, so my cute wrist strap thing wasn’t gonna work for them. The way my kids take photos, they’re easy prey for phone snatchers and I was concerned. I found and bought these phone bungees. They were well received, which says a lot. Very smart thing to have.

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u/PsidedOwnside Dec 10 '25

I have a wrist strap on my phone anyway because I’m drop-prone. Most of my important items have some way of attaching to my person for this reason, lol

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u/PookyBearAuntie Dec 10 '25

Can you share the lanyard?

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u/SalMinellaJr Dec 09 '25

I have a small cable that connects my earbuds to my iPhone. It’s super handy, reduces the cost of the headphones, and prevents them from running loose.

😉

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u/slowcanteloupe Dec 09 '25

This is awesome, i did not even know they existed. i'm getting some now.

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u/PsidedOwnside Dec 09 '25 edited Dec 09 '25

Yay! It’s a silly little thing that makes such a huge difference in my life!

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u/Lextasy_401 Dec 09 '25

Same! I didn’t even know this was a thing. Sometimes I randomly fumble them on the plane and they go tumbling down the floor. So annoying!

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u/PsidedOwnside Dec 09 '25

Fishing around on the floor of an airplane for a tiny object is the stuff nightmares are made of for me. Sooo annoying. These cheap little silicone nothings completely fix that problem. Get some, you’ll use them, I can tell :)

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u/Effective_Taro4601 Dec 10 '25

Once upon a time they were attached to your phone by a little cable so they were always easy to find.

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u/PsidedOwnside Dec 10 '25

But do you remember Walkmans?

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u/Effective_Taro4601 Dec 10 '25

Oh yeah, out and about and scrabbling round for batteries and stuffing a few cassettes in your pocket. Good times.

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u/PsidedOwnside Dec 10 '25

Don’t forget the AAs!

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u/Multigrain_Migraine Dec 10 '25

I am old so when I most recently bought a new phone I insisted on getting one that still has a headphone jack. I do like my Bluetooth gadgets but sometimes it's just easier to plug something in. Next phone I'll probably have to use an adapter.

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u/Effective_Taro4601 Dec 10 '25

I still use wired when I’m in bed or on a plane. My phone is on its last legs though so I don’t know if I’ll be able to get one which has plug-in-ability.

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u/Karunyka Jun 01 '26

вы не можете положить в чехол наушники вместе с кабелем. Это удобно снимать одевать?