A lot? LOL

The bag of tricks has been here before, but it has changed a little, so why not? It is a SpecOps Pack-Rat that gets dropped into whatever bag or pack I have for the day, along with a water bottle.

-SAK, not sure of the model
-Leatherman Squirt EL
-Minimaglite, fiber optic adaptor
-Garrety electronic lightstick, red
-DocAllen VersaTool, w/ about 2 dozen bits and a dozen sockets
-micro needle file set
-precision screw driver set, with added 1/16" drill bit
-pin vise drill set w/ a sewing machine needle for a sewing awl, 2 normal sewing needles
-black and white thread rapped around bits of carboard, a couple of buttons, large and small safety pins
-zip ties in various sizes and colors
-twist ties
-6 AAs, 4 AAAs, 2 CR123s, spare Maglite Solitaire bulb, spare Streamlight TwinTask 1L bulb
-bandaids, alcohal wipes, 2x2 pads
-red, black electrician's tape wrapped around tube with jumpers, drive and case screws
-duct tape rewound around popsicle stick
-diagnal wire cutters
-insulated electrical wire, various colors, gauges and lengths, spare resistors and other similiar flotsam
-rubber bands
-paper clips
-5 small binder clips
-bic lighter
-5x24" paracord core lines
-24" gutted paracord
-6' ungutted paracord
-aluminum foil, folded flat and tight
-zipper bags, 2x3, 3x4, sandwich sizes, one gallon size (to put packrat into in heavy wet)
-2 mini keychain biners
-shoulder strap of 3 doubled 12" lengths of paracord (nice flat braid, very comfy)
-TI-83 calculator, 4 laminated notecards with reminders on the advanced functions
-p-38 can opener
-1x2 post-its
-3 black, 2 red, 1 green, 1 blue stick pens
-2 automatic pencils, spare erasers and leads
-pencil sharpener, 3 unsharpened pencils, cut down
-block eraser
-phone card
-tylenol, 2 pairs disposable ear plugs
-notebook, 5x7 spiral bound
-256mb thumbdrive w/ applications and recover data
-128mb thumbdrive w/ personal data
-6' mini tape measure
-protractor
-black mini sharpie
-black dry erase marker
-KNOPPIX CD
-blank CD

in an emergency, the TI-83 comes out, obviously, for some granola bars or something. I will be adding an AOL tin with matches, fishline and hooks, snare wire, some other items.

I also stick in things like a flat nylon webbing sling with double adjust buckles, laser pointer, digital recorder, various forms of digital media (CF, SD) and the readers, USB extensions, cross over CAT5, et al., depending on how the day looks.

And the outside pockets don't get used normally, so whatever might end up in by the end of the week is up to the fates. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I'm also thinking about picking up some Annex clips, and having the option of adding small pouches, particularly if I know I'm going to running it on the shoulder all day and using the webbing sling.