brembo
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- Jun 14, 2011
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Over the last few years I carried a small bag filled with commonly used items. Not strictly survival items, but more in line with "damn, if I only had a XX tool right now".
It's gone through a few evolutions and refinements over time. I began with a fairly pointed objective, and that was dual-sport/offroad emergency repair. In the beginning it was loaded with a well thought out set of metric tools and various items motorcycles consume. That bag still exists but is now in my camelbac hydration systems pouch. I made one for day-to-day life as well.
Tools still rank high on the "if I only had that..." list so there is a broad cross-section of tools in there right now.
Tools:
Phillips and slotted screwdrivers
Small adjustable wrench
Pliers, regular and needlenose
Wire nips
Beater knife, carbon steel at least
Razor knife with 10 or so blades
Electrical tape and a few wire nuts
Meds:
Tums
Aspirin
Tylenol
Dramamine
Benedryl
Odds and Ends:
Spiderwire, about 200 feet of 12 pound mono-gauge, holds maybe 50 pounds, amazing stuff
Enough TP for 3-4 trips to the loo
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Deodorant
Microfiber towel (12"x12")
Safety glasses (yes, I use them, my eyes are important to me)
Chewing gum
Pen and pencil, Sharpie
And finally, things that make photons happy:
Handful of lithium primaries
Xeno E03 (newest addition)
Cottonpicker's ultra-mini charger with voltmeter (it's soooo small).
It's to the point now where people assume I'll have what is needed at any time. At work people come to me rather than the office for medical needs (tummy and head most of the time). Friends used to mock my "man bag" but now they show some grudging respect for my bag-o-goodies. It's a small bag. 12"x6"x4" maybe, kinda weighty tho. I feel rather at a loss if this bag is not within a quick walks distance from me. I've come to depend on it.
Anyone else have a bag of stuff that ya drag around on a daily basis? I'm always up for new things to cram in there.
It's gone through a few evolutions and refinements over time. I began with a fairly pointed objective, and that was dual-sport/offroad emergency repair. In the beginning it was loaded with a well thought out set of metric tools and various items motorcycles consume. That bag still exists but is now in my camelbac hydration systems pouch. I made one for day-to-day life as well.
Tools still rank high on the "if I only had that..." list so there is a broad cross-section of tools in there right now.
Tools:
Phillips and slotted screwdrivers
Small adjustable wrench
Pliers, regular and needlenose
Wire nips
Beater knife, carbon steel at least
Razor knife with 10 or so blades
Electrical tape and a few wire nuts
Meds:
Tums
Aspirin
Tylenol
Dramamine
Benedryl
Odds and Ends:
Spiderwire, about 200 feet of 12 pound mono-gauge, holds maybe 50 pounds, amazing stuff
Enough TP for 3-4 trips to the loo
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Deodorant
Microfiber towel (12"x12")
Safety glasses (yes, I use them, my eyes are important to me)
Chewing gum
Pen and pencil, Sharpie
And finally, things that make photons happy:
Handful of lithium primaries
Xeno E03 (newest addition)
Cottonpicker's ultra-mini charger with voltmeter (it's soooo small).
It's to the point now where people assume I'll have what is needed at any time. At work people come to me rather than the office for medical needs (tummy and head most of the time). Friends used to mock my "man bag" but now they show some grudging respect for my bag-o-goodies. It's a small bag. 12"x6"x4" maybe, kinda weighty tho. I feel rather at a loss if this bag is not within a quick walks distance from me. I've come to depend on it.
Anyone else have a bag of stuff that ya drag around on a daily basis? I'm always up for new things to cram in there.