Let’s see how much we have in common with our backpack inventories.
I only travel with a backpack when taking my bike (which is most of the time I’m going anywhere other than across the street) and I just have my bike lock in it (it’s more for bringing stuff from the store home). But seeing some of these other responses, that’s likely to change.
- trauma kit
- tourniquet
- clotting agent impregnated gauze
- a couple chest seals
- trauma sheers
- small OTC pharmacy
- sun screen
- lactose pills for friends
- booboo kit
- tampons and pads for friends
- Armytek Zippy keychain flashlight
- a couple 5 ah phone batteries so I can give one away if I need to
- tool kit
- tailor’s measuring tape
- long titanium spoon
- sharpening stone
- tweezers
- small amount of silicone lube (squeaky things annoy me)
- tape
- zip ties
- Leatherman wave +
- Leatherman bit kit
- 3 inch titanium cressent wrench
- compact titanium combination socket and bit wrench
- paper and 2 in one sharpie
- lighter
- backup dog poop bags
- doc bronners soap
- small sewing kit
- wet wipes
- cord cut in convenient lengths
- spare socks
- seasonal accessories (sun hat, merino neck tube, knit glommits)
- cotton bandana
- check in case I forget to bring one when I pay rent
- plastic reusable bag if I need to carry more stuff than my bag’s expanding pouch can hold
- single wall stainless steel water bottle
- fig bar
- chocolate covered almonds
- pepper gel
- emergency debit card in case I forgot my wallet
- small folding opinel knife for food
- spray bottle full of alcohol
- 3x magnification monocular for bird watching
- little pouch to keep dry leftovers in
- a couple kn95s with different strap styles since some of my friends like the ones that go on your ears
All of that fits in a 9 liter Poler Hip N Bindle
- Change of clothes for my kid
- couple of hair ties for kiddo
- pouch (charging cables, blocks & headphones)
- kindle
- wet wipes
- notebad & pen
- medical bag (needle, emergency meds, bandaids Powerade packet) -powerbank
- sometimes pocketknife (depending on pants worn)
Bonus: Cannon T7 with 24mm EF-S f/ 2.8 (when I’m feeling artsy)
That’s it i think.
- Cough drops
- Ear plugs (a few here and there)
- Microfibre cloth
- a lucky charm
- pocket-size tissue pack
- an emergency $50 bill
- an emergency snack
- an emergency Linux install USB drive
These are stuff then generally stay in the bag between trips. Stuff like a water bottle I add before almost any long trip out.
An emergency Linux install USB drive?? In what scenario would you imagine you would need that?
Probably one that can live boot and run right off of USB. There’s a computer, you might be able to use it without knowing how to log on by booting from that stick. Now you might send/receive messages in a dire circumstance.
Yes, and I’ll include other items I carry on my walker as well: Steam Deck Battery Packs for phones/devices no less then 4 two way radios Ham radio gear Charger cables for everything I own. A change of clothes baby wipes Medication My other wallet. note takeing stuff a laptop? (Sometimes) TI-83+ Graphing Calculator (Gotta have my trusty old guy) Kindle EPI Pens Water Bottle Snacks Other stuff I probably forgot.