Occasionally Cogent

I have a thing about always being equiped for any situation. To that end, my EDC¹ is what some may consider a tad excessive, especially what I carry in my bag. However, everything I carry is something I’ve needed, my philosphy being “if you’ve needed something that you didn’t have with you more than twice, start carrying it”.

On my person:

• Leatherman Skeletool CX — Great, gorgeous multitool. Never leave home without it!
• 8 GB LaCie ImAKey USB — On my keychain. Very cool appearance, but less useful that it used to be, thanks to Dropbox
• 4Sevens Quark AA LED Flashlight — A new purchase, replacing my old Gerber. Haven’t had it long, but I’m optimistic about it.
• Blank index cards
• Staedtler liquid point 5 pen
• Bandana
• Casio GShock watch — I am not yet willing to use a cell phone to tell the time, as it seems most of my generation is.

In my bag

• Extra driver bits for Leatherman.
• Needle & thread
• Multi-headed screwdriver
• Needlenose pliers
• String
• Optical mouse
• Extra iPod cable
• Wall plug to USB adapter
• Duct tape