My people (turtles) demand I show reverence to our ancestors, so I carry a backpack everywhere at all times:
Wallet, giant water bottle, journal, keys, iPad or kindle, pens, portable USB battery, headphones, vape juice, vape, tissues, sunnies, small tin of ADHD meds and sometimes a spare jacket or coat, random receipts, shopping bag, chewing gum, protein bar.
Depends if I’m travelling light or heavy. Light day out (shops or quick trip) phone, wallet, keys, maybe headphones or earbuds. Heavy (all day outing) phone, 2 powerbanks, charger (cable + brick), panadol, headphones, water bottle, light snack (unless I’m planning on eating out), change of underwear and sometimes shirt
I also keep a go bag in case things go south and I need to bail quickly which contains all of the above + 2 changes of clothes, some cash, a few snacks, and an extra powerbank (so 3 in total)
And I don’t usually carry (but should): jacket, umbrella, and tissues
I believe they’re all 10,000MaH, but I do something called wardriving/net stumbling a lot (basically making a log of the wifi networks that I see as well as their location) which uses up a lot of battery.
The first powerbank is 6 years old and probably down to about 5,000MaH of degraded capacity, the other is a newer one but doesn’t charge devices super fast. The last one is a flashy one that’s super new and has USB C PD, fast charging, and wireless charging which is my primary one. The other 2 are backups.
Tailor your go bags to your specific situation. I’d do 2. 1 for your immediate needs. If you had to be out for 24 hours without your car, what would you reasonably need? Try to balance things so you only take what you’d need so it’s easy to carry. The other bag I would do essentials to get you by for 3 or 4 days with a car (if you have one). Changes of clothes, tinned food, any meds or toiletries you need, some cash, etc. the first go bag might not be super necessary, I keep mine purely because I often don’t know that my living situation will be safe this time tomorrow. Honestly the 2nd one you probably don’t need either - I just suggest it because I used to live in the country, and with bushfires and such you need to be able to grab your essentials for a few days ASAP if you need them. They’re still a good idea to have in case of major floods, or an earthquake, or other natural disasters, though. But in the cities, the emergency meet points will have most of what you need anyway
Any specific power bank brand you like? I’ve got a big chunky anker that can power my laptop but I want to grab something smaller as a phone backup day to day.
My favourite of the 3 I have is the Belkin boost+charge. But it is quite large (2.5cm thick, 14cm long). The older one I have is a Comsol PBF10NY, but that’s discontinued now. I can’t remember what the other one is and can’t seem to find it at the moment, but I think it’s a cygnett something or rather. Really any powerbank is a powerbank. Next time you’re at an Officeworks, have a look at what they’ve got. Any powerbank that has a USB C port that can be used for charging itself and other devices will probably charge quite quickly (I think this is usually sold as “USB C PD” or “Power Delivery”).
Wouldn’t buy one from eBay or Amazon though, just because of safety and trustworthiness
What does everyone carry while out and about on a normal day?
For me, the standard keys, phone, wallet… and a 20k power bank, charging cables, tissues, mints, and a couple of items for my wife.
cards, phone, keys, water, juice box, compass, whistle, a few coins, twist ties, bulldog clips, power bank, cable, pills, mint, plushie, hand sanitiser, toothbrush, toothpaste, tissues, plastic bag, shopping bag, pens, book, headphones, watch, laminated cat photo
Aww you’re so sweet with the cat photo.
You should probably also carry a bacon snack everywhere you go too.
i can take a bite out of myself
My people (turtles) demand I show reverence to our ancestors, so I carry a backpack everywhere at all times:
Wallet, giant water bottle, journal, keys, iPad or kindle, pens, portable USB battery, headphones, vape juice, vape, tissues, sunnies, small tin of ADHD meds and sometimes a spare jacket or coat, random receipts, shopping bag, chewing gum, protein bar.
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Remember, Gibson is also your boss. 🐱
Nicotine, valium, vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy, and alcohol
(seriously: wallet, water bottle, phone, keys, mints, hand sanitizer and headphones)
Haven’t seen you in a while, nice to see you on Lemmy. -waves-
Hello! I don’t post as much here but rest assured I lurk here daily :)
Phone, wallet, nicotine lozenges, couple of tissues
Phone, house key, every receipt I’ve absentmindedly shoved into my bag over the years
Now’s the time to clear it out. 😅
I’m a wallet, phone, keys guy. No bag, and nothing more than my pockets can carry
Toss in AirPods and yep that’s me too.
Phone, keys and a go-get’em attitude usually
Phone, keys, ear buds, reusable bag.
Haven’t carried a wallet around in years.
Depends if I’m travelling light or heavy. Light day out (shops or quick trip) phone, wallet, keys, maybe headphones or earbuds. Heavy (all day outing) phone, 2 powerbanks, charger (cable + brick), panadol, headphones, water bottle, light snack (unless I’m planning on eating out), change of underwear and sometimes shirt
I also keep a go bag in case things go south and I need to bail quickly which contains all of the above + 2 changes of clothes, some cash, a few snacks, and an extra powerbank (so 3 in total)
And I don’t usually carry (but should): jacket, umbrella, and tissues
So many power banks. What’s the capacity of each?
I’ll talk to my wife about doing up a go bag or two together.
I believe they’re all 10,000MaH, but I do something called wardriving/net stumbling a lot (basically making a log of the wifi networks that I see as well as their location) which uses up a lot of battery.
The first powerbank is 6 years old and probably down to about 5,000MaH of degraded capacity, the other is a newer one but doesn’t charge devices super fast. The last one is a flashy one that’s super new and has USB C PD, fast charging, and wireless charging which is my primary one. The other 2 are backups.
Tailor your go bags to your specific situation. I’d do 2. 1 for your immediate needs. If you had to be out for 24 hours without your car, what would you reasonably need? Try to balance things so you only take what you’d need so it’s easy to carry. The other bag I would do essentials to get you by for 3 or 4 days with a car (if you have one). Changes of clothes, tinned food, any meds or toiletries you need, some cash, etc. the first go bag might not be super necessary, I keep mine purely because I often don’t know that my living situation will be safe this time tomorrow. Honestly the 2nd one you probably don’t need either - I just suggest it because I used to live in the country, and with bushfires and such you need to be able to grab your essentials for a few days ASAP if you need them. They’re still a good idea to have in case of major floods, or an earthquake, or other natural disasters, though. But in the cities, the emergency meet points will have most of what you need anyway
Any specific power bank brand you like? I’ve got a big chunky anker that can power my laptop but I want to grab something smaller as a phone backup day to day.
Nice advice about the go-bag too.
My favourite of the 3 I have is the Belkin boost+charge. But it is quite large (2.5cm thick, 14cm long). The older one I have is a Comsol PBF10NY, but that’s discontinued now. I can’t remember what the other one is and can’t seem to find it at the moment, but I think it’s a cygnett something or rather. Really any powerbank is a powerbank. Next time you’re at an Officeworks, have a look at what they’ve got. Any powerbank that has a USB C port that can be used for charging itself and other devices will probably charge quite quickly (I think this is usually sold as “USB C PD” or “Power Delivery”).
Wouldn’t buy one from eBay or Amazon though, just because of safety and trustworthiness
Cool. Ta.
No worries!
Phone wallet keys, notebook, pens, water bottle, mask, earbuds, sunnies (I live in hope)
Edit: and a shopping bag that rolls up small
Keys, phone, calico bag, mask, meds, lip balm!!!, work pass, purse, powder, loops, emergency sew kit, nail file, chewing gum.
Phone and keys mainly, a Myki card and headphones if I’m using PT. If I’ve got a shoulder bag with me, might have my wallet, gum, tissues, a snack.
Phone, keys, wallet though I want to carry that less and less these days.