Quest 3s - My List of Must-Have VR Headset Accessories
Posted on August 7, 2025 by Aywren
Last month, I was gifted a Meta Quest 3s virtual reality headset. This is my first personal interaction with VR for any extended period of time, and I continue to really enjoy it. However, while it was a cool headset out of the box, I quickly discovered there were some additional accessories that I needed to pick up so that the headset worked best for me.
I’ve listed these accessories with links to where I’ve found them on Amazon - none of these are sponsored links, just informational links for you to do your own research if you need to! So, here we go!
Battery Pack
Pretty much the first night of extended use, I came to realize that the Quest only had about 2-3 hours of battery life in it. I asked Syn about this and she quickly suggested picking up a battery pack for it.
There are different kinds of battery packs – some that drape around your shoulders and some that hook on to your VR headset’s head strap. Because I hadn’t considered changing the head strap at that point, I chose to go with the around the neck version (link here).
This was partially because I read that the battery packs that strap to your headpiece can make the headset heavier and off balance. I already feel like the headset is pretty heavy for me, putting a lot of pressure on my upper cheeks, so adding to that was not idea.
This pack is supposed to extend playtime for 4-6 hours, but I’m not sure I’d say it would go for that long, to be honest. Still, I’ve found it hard to put more than 2-3 hours of time into VR in any one sitting just because the nature of it tends to become uncomfortable and a bit of an eye-strain to go beyond that.
I think for what it is, it’ll do me just fine. Investing in one or two battery packs are a must, though, for this type of VR headset.
Head Strap
The next thing I began looking into was a new head strap. I had a lot of trouble keeping things in focus because to hit that visual sweet spot with the Quest 3s, you have to position the headset just right – and that’s even harder to do when wearing glasses like I do.
Researching this issue, I found replacing the head strap was my best bet. From what I heard, KIWI is a well-known brand, so after shopping around a bit, I went with this particular one (link here).
I don’t say this about things very often, but replacing the default head strap with this KIWI was an absolute game changer. Not only does it feel much more secure during sessions where I’m moving around, but it also keeps the headset positioned just-so for the best visuals for me. It’s also quite comfortable with the nice big padded section in the back, and adjustment is so much easier with the tightening wheel.
I was a bit worried I’d break something when pulling the original head strap off of the headset, but it turned out to be a lot easier than I feared.
In fact, most of the connective parts of the headset are pretty easy to remove and interchange, even for a noob like me.
Hand Straps
The final accessory I picked up wasn’t a necessity, but had an environmental reason.
The Quest controllers come with these little string-like wrist straps – similar to what the Nintendo Wiis had. Basically, you wrap them around your wrists so that when you get in the throws of gaming, you don’t toss a controller through a window or your TV.
I had two issues with this string strap, though. First, it wasn’t adjustable, so it kept slip-sliding around up and down my hand and arm while I was playing. Because you can’t easily see your hand to adjust things like this, it just made it annoying, and it didn’t really serve the purpose of safety since it was all over the place anyhow.
Second, my cat is attracted to strings. Especially strings that are located in and around my hand (they are the ultimate toys to him). So, anytime I played anywhere within my cat’s vision, he’d often painfully pounce my hands and wrists thinking it was meant for him to play with. I spent more time shooing him away than playing.
Because of the cat, I knew the original straps weren’t long for my household. But there are plenty of other options, including these inexpensive velcro straps (link here).
Not only are these fully adjustable to my wrist and hand size, but my cat doesn’t see them as a pounceable toy anymore, and I’m left to game in peace.
Again, like the head strap, these were super easy to change out, and I’m please that I got them!
Additional Accessory Thoughts
I did consider getting prescription lenses to insert into the headset so that I’d not need to wear my glasses while gaming. They aren’t very expensive, and are a good option. However, because I tend to do a lot of pulling the headset off to look at something else (like my computer), it might be more annoying than not to keep having to put my glasses back on during these intermissions.
But who knows. I might try them out.
I’m also thinking about changing out the face pad. I noticed that after extended use, the material of the face pad gets uncomfortable and scratchy on my skin. So maybe something like this one – link here?
If you have an accessory suggestion for my VR headset, I’d love to know!