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What's in your backpack/man bag/purse

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I don't usually carry one, but I have this week while I've been commuting into nyc... Currently in my messenger bag:

bundle of napkins
kindle
protein bar
usb cable to charge kindle or cellphone
glasses
bottle of water
 
Backpack
  • Water - 2 liters
  • Rani Orange Float
  • Calimansi Juice
  • Instant Breakfast drink
  • Pocket knife
  • Flashlight
  • Sunscreen
  • Louck's sesame snaps x2
  • Asparin
  • Antihistomenes
  • Hand lens
  • Binoculars
  • Photoscale
  • Gum
  • Pen
I add more stuff like food, camera, GPS, and maybe more water when needed.
 
in my Backpack:
Asus laptop
3-ring binder full of various papers
Manila folder with more papers
3 magazines
cell charging cord

in my Purse:
cellphone
wallet
checkbook
notepad
extra keys
pool pass
2 pens
mechanical pencil
lip gloss
ponytail holders
dentyne Fire
tweezers
hairbrush
lotion
comb
safety pins
dental floss
contact case & travel size solution
packet of tissues
pill box with tylenol and advil
$20 for 'emergency' needs
swiss army knife
small mirror
anti bacterial hand lotion
and, uh...'girl' stuff 😛
 
I stopped carrying my purse lately - got so sick of angling my entire body one way to compensate for the weight, adjusting the effing shoulder strap every 2 minutes, having the back hit my leg and impede walking, etc.

But when I did: wallet, hat, skullcap, gloves, dumb-phone, UV beads, ziploc bag.
 
Work laptop & charger
iPad
iPhone charger
Various notepads, papers and pens
Flash drives
Earplugs
Camera
 
My workplace has a gym so most of my contents are personal hygiene.
-Asus transformer tf101
-gym shorts
-Vitamins
-Alpha Brain
-wallet
-2 pairs of headphones
-toothbrush and toothpaste
-deodorant
-playstation vita
-random assortment of usb cables
-iphone 4
-3 random jump drives
-And a pocketknife.
the bag i have is this one i highly suggest for anyone i wear it all the time while im riding my motorcycle http://reviews.ccs.com/8008/134110/...e-backpack-09-mens-reviews/reviews.htm?page=2
 
Imp said:
I stopped carrying my purse lately - got so sick of angling my entire body one way to compensate for the weight, adjusting the effing shoulder strap every 2 minutes, having the back hit my leg and impede walking, etc.

But when I did: wallet, hat, skullcap, gloves, dumb-phone, UV beads, ziploc bag.
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"Compensate for the weight"? "Adjusting shoulder strap"? Did you wear the strap on the same side shoulder, and why? That stuff weighs nothing, you shouldn't even notice you have the bag on as long as you have your hand and head through the strap.

I want a much smaller, purse-size bag. I hate having to carry anything in my pockets, and have a shoulder bag with me 24/7, but when I don't have my Air or notebooks a very small bag would be enough. Plus, the "purse" should be allowed into bars, unless the doormen are dicks (in which case I don't want to go anyway).
 
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Not leaving for work, I have pockets:

-Wallet
-Fenix LD10
-Craftsman "Squirt"
-Cell phone

Work Backpack:

-Laptop
-Bag of cables/adapters required for various tasks at work
-25' Cat 6
-Verizon LTE 4G hotspot
-Phillips Screwdriver
-Flat heat screwdriver
-Pens/sharpies
-Notebook
-Flash drives
-O'Reilly Linux quick reference
-24oz Nalgene Water bottle
-ear plugs
-A couple blank CD-R's and DVD-R+'s
 
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Backpack:
3 2.5" USB hard drives
1 Old plastic Compaq server CD case with various necessary CD's
1 Nook
1 Samsung Plasma TV manual I keep forgetting to remove when I am home
1 40 oz Thermos
5 thumb drives
2 USB cables
 
Pia said:
"Compensate for the weight"? "Adjusting shoulder strap"? Did you wear the strap on the same side shoulder, and why? That stuff weighs nothing, you shouldn't even notice you have the bag on as long as you have your hand and head through the strap.
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"Over the shoulder" wearing of the strap impedes breathing, and my leg rubs/hits the bag every time I take a step. Bad for distance walking, and I do at least 5 Km a day, so ugh... I could bring the strap up high enough that it's practically on my back and it only hits my ass, but then I'd look like a tool, so I may as well carry a backpack.
 
Does this count?
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If so,

-Clear visor
-Spare pair of Dainese gloves (it will be warmer on the way home)
-car keys (don't ask me why)
-garage door opener
-pair of shoes
-socks
-jeans
 
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I don't carry a bag, although people keep giving me laptop bags as if they think I must own a laptop for some reason.

In my pockets I have:

Phone
Wallet
Keys
Knife
 
pockets - keys, phone, wallet

next closest thing i have is my motorcycle backpack - goalie jerseys, goalie gloves, shinguards, etc (for soccer games)
 
Wallet: Credit Cards, Driverse License and my Costco card

Backpack: Laptop, power brick, headphones, multiple iphone/ipad charging cords, international power adapter, passport, ipad, condoms and a bottle opener.
 
My "murse" is a fanny pack I carry around by the strap (looks only semi-gay) and holds my phone, two pair of glasses, a pocket knife, flash drive, my wallet and sometimes an iPod and shades. I used to have all that crap stuffed into pockets, but soon it became apparent that was just not going to work anymore.
 
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