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The shoulder pouch from Westbound Gear solves all of those problems.

You simply attach the 7-inch water-resistant pouch — available in multiple colors — to your backpack’s strap, and suddenly you have an easily accessible pocket where you can keep your phone, satellite communicator or whatever else you’d like to have on hand.

Although this navy blue leather zip-up pouch isn’t technically merch, the quote printed on the lower-right corner in eye-catching pink conceptually qualifies it as an unbashed promo for the city of Los Angeles.

Total monthly pouch budget: $200.

While the occasional pouch can be part of a healthy diet, doctors and nutritionists are raising concerns that an overreliance on pouches can interfere with nutrition, long-term food preferences, dental hygiene and even speech and language development.