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#134600 - 06/03/08 05:42 AM My Get me home/Gadget bag
LeeG Offline
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Registered: 03/24/08
Posts: 100
Loc: Phoenix, AZ
This is still very much a work in progress. This started as just a place to put the stuff that I used to carry in a laptop case when I carried my computer everywhere. I carry this with me when I leave the neighborhood - ie, any time I drive somewhere. At work it stays in my office.

To start with, I use my old Eddie Bauer daypack. It has held up well over the years.


The lower back pouch is my 'tools' area.

Clockwise from upper left:
1. Stanley hole saw handle
2. Fire started kit
3. Hole saw blades
4. LED Headlamp
5. Sewing Kit
6. 2x3 signal mirror and Fresnel lens
7. Home-made storage tube for precision screwdriver set
8. Electronics gear in a bag
9. EMT shears
10. 12' Tape Measure

Fire Starting Kit/Screwdriver set

1. Screwdriver set
2. Waterproof match case with REI storm matches
3. 2 fire starter tabs and a package of fire patches
I made this tube from simple PVC and some end caps. I'll redo it sometime with clear tubing to look less threatening. Cotton balls in the ends keep things from rattling. It holds a Whia precision screwdriver/torx set.

The Electronics bag

1. Seagate 160gb USB Hard Drive (no external power needed)
2. USB Cable for above
3. 16GB USB Jump drive
4. Charger for my Treo PDA with extra batteries

Hole saw and blade

Home depot sells this for about $15. It holds full size hacksaw blades as well as sawzall type blades.
I keep a metal, wood, and combination blade with a piece of cardboard folded around the edges.
I replace the screw that came with the handle with a wing nut to make for easier blade changes.

Sewing kit started life as an Backpackers Sewing kit from Adventure Medical and has been expanded.

Upper pouch - mostly more commonly used items

1. Pocket Ref
2. Ipod Nano with earbuds and extension cable
3. Element K2 LED Flashlight (120 lumen)
4. Bandana
5. Boker Brend Folder
6. Clip holding extra Credit card, State Photo ID, Phone Card and $100 in $20 bills
7. Lip Balm
8. Roll of quarters
9. Eyeglass cleaner (micro fiber)
10. Waterproof notepad
11. Extra AA batteries
12. SBiner holding:
a. Pill fob with 4 days prescription meds+allergy pills
b. Fox 40 Whistle
c. Brunton wrist compass
d. Firesteel
13. Space pen
14. Sharpie
(not shown is some lens cleaner to go with 9)

Main pouch area

1. Aluminum case with rations (Sigg case)
2. (2) 750 ML Nalgene bottles
3. Hat in zip bag
4. Supplies bag 1
5. REI camping towel in zip bag
6. Supplies bag 2
7. Spare glasses wrapped in 30' of para cord
8. First Aid Kit

Sigg Aluminum case

(2) Mainstay bars, assorted power bars and cliff bars with slim jims filling the extra space.

Supplies Bag 1

1. Bic Lighter
2. 1 Gallon zip log bag
3. 3' electrical tape
4. 10' gorilla duct tape
5. Zip ties
6. Stainless Steel wire
7. Emergency Blanket
8. Emergency Poncho

Supplies bag 2

1. Gold bond Powder (supposed to be foot powder)
2. Foam ear plugs
3. Hand lotion
4. Fingernail clippers
5. Sunscreen
6. Lip balm
7. Sharpie
8. Tums
9. Kleenex tissue

First Aid Kit 1
[img]http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj88/Denon_FTP/FAK-1.jpg[/img]
6 4x4 gauze pads
1 5x9 trauma pad
1 roll gauze bandage
1 roll self adhesive bandage
2 pairs nitrile gloves
Several packs of Germx wipes

First Aid Kit 2
[img]http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj88/Denon_FTP/FAK-2.jpg[/img]
Asprin
Advil
Tincture of iodine
Medical tape
Tweezers
Several Neosporin packets
6 Immodium tables
Alcohol wipes
Assorted band aids (several each large and medium, a few knuckle and butterfly)
Safety pins
Super glue
Purell hand cleaner


The first aid kit is weak. It started life as a cheap kit from wally world and I ended up ditching most of the contents because they were crap and replaced them with decent stuff. I plan on getting better a better kit in the near future. One of the nalgene bottles is usually in the pack, the other (narrow mouth) I keep out and filled. I like to stay hydrated during Phoenix summers. I keep a full change of clothes (including shoes) at work and another in my car.


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#134601 - 06/03/08 07:04 AM Re: My Get me home/Gadget bag [Re: LeeG]
Todd W Offline
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Registered: 11/14/04
Posts: 1928
Loc: Mountains of CA
What's the pipe bomb for?... kidding wink Looks like a nice pack setup.
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#134631 - 06/03/08 03:43 PM Re: My Get me home/Gadget bag [Re: LeeG]
OldBaldGuy Offline
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Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 5695
Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
I like the hole saw handle. I have spend a large portion of my life in hardware stores, and have never seen one of those before!!!
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#134642 - 06/03/08 04:49 PM Re: My Get me home/Gadget bag [Re: OldBaldGuy]
Kris Offline
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Registered: 04/13/07
Posts: 627
Loc: A Canadian Back in Canada
Originally Posted By: OldBaldGuy
I like the hole saw handle. I have spend a large portion of my life in hardware stores, and have never seen one of those before!!!


I have one almost like it (maybe exactly like it) and the one i have is made by stanly. I like the idea of putting a wing nut on it! Never thought of that!!! Nice one.
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#134672 - 06/04/08 01:37 AM Re: My Get me home/Gadget bag [Re: Kris]
OldBaldGuy Offline
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Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 5695
Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
Wing nuts, and thumb screws can be very handy for all kinds of things...
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#134693 - 06/04/08 04:42 AM Re: My Get me home/Gadget bag [Re: OldBaldGuy]
EHCRain10 Offline
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Registered: 03/11/08
Posts: 42
Loc: VA
never seen the saw either but it looks like a good kit to me
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#134700 - 06/04/08 11:47 AM Re: My Get me home/Gadget bag [Re: EHCRain10]
Kris Offline
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Registered: 04/13/07
Posts: 627
Loc: A Canadian Back in Canada
I just wish there was a more compact version of that saw.

If i had any skills with metal fabrication, i'd give it a shot. But I don't and don't wanna try - my luck i'd end up in the hospital. I always do! LOL
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#134722 - 06/04/08 03:26 PM Re: My Get me home/Gadget bag [Re: Kris]
climberslacker Offline
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Registered: 09/02/07
Posts: 603
haha, whenever i try to make something, it never turns out right!! But I've never gotten hurt making something, however I have gotten hurt looking at one of my little brother's creations!
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#134737 - 06/04/08 05:29 PM Re: My Get me home/Gadget bag [Re: climberslacker]
Still_Alive Offline
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Registered: 04/08/08
Posts: 119
Loc: Utah
I have a Palm Treo also--where did you get that charger? Obviously a great thing to have in an emergency. Have you tried the "Fuel Cell" that mytreo.net has for sale? It's pricey, so I'm wondering if it's worth it.
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#134767 - 06/04/08 08:13 PM Re: My Get me home/Gadget bag [Re: Still_Alive]
LeeG Offline
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Registered: 03/24/08
Posts: 100
Loc: Phoenix, AZ
I picked up the Treo charger at my local Fry's (Kroger) grocery store. Look in the battery area. They have them for many different cell phones, so you have to sort through them.

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#134792 - 06/05/08 12:15 AM Re: My Get me home/Gadget bag [Re: LeeG]
red Offline
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Registered: 02/24/07
Posts: 175
Nice kit!

Gotta get me one of those saw handles...

Just a few hints/ideas/fine tuning:

1.Add another bandana.
2.Ditch the baseball cap and go with a small boonie, sans ziplock. How critical is it to keep a hat dry in Phoenix? I used to live in Tucson and for most of the year I would *want* that hat to be wet for cooling.
3.Two mini bics are only slightly larger than that one regular bic, and give you redundancy in a critical area.
4.Add a triangular bandage. Too many uses to count.
5.Change the ziplocks to aloksak bags (Yep, more expensive, but they are nice and make much better water carriers. Get different sizes.)
6.Add 2 Gerber Breast Milk bags.
7.You need two sharpies? Just wondering...
8.Most medical tape I have been exposed to isn't that great. I'd just use the gorilla tape over gauze or 4x4's.
9.When you can, upgrade to the AMK heatsheets bivy. NIIIIICE...
10. Add a N95 mask and swim goggles. You are in the desert, dust storms!
11. Add an eyewash (at least 10mls) to get the sand out of those eyes.
12.Add a local map
13. Geez, I need to shut up already! Sorry!

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#134811 - 06/05/08 01:26 AM Re: My Get me home/Gadget bag [Re: red]
Jeanette_Isabelle Offline
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Registered: 11/13/06
Posts: 2954
Loc: Nacogdoches, Texas
Originally Posted By: red
8.Most medical tape I have been exposed to isn't that great. I'd just use the gorilla tape over gauze or 4x4's.

Interesting. I find that cloth tape works great. Just avoid paper tape.

Jeanette Isabelle
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#134819 - 06/05/08 02:17 AM Re: My Get me home/Gadget bag [Re: Jeanette_Isabelle]
Dan_McI Offline
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Registered: 12/10/07
Posts: 844
Loc: NYC
Originally Posted By: JeanetteIsabelle
I find that cloth tape works great. Just avoid paper tape.


Absolutely. My kits are full of mostly athletic tape. It's easier for me to deal with than anything that's half as tough. I have some medical tape too, but I prefer the cloth athletic tape.

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