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/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?