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Daily Carry

I’m autistic, and I heard somewhere that autistic people like to be prepared for any situation. I definitely see that in myself and tend to overengineer what I daily carry.

I figured I’d share what I carry in case others like to plan this sort of thing, or in case people are interested

Purse

My purse is a Lululemon Everywhere Belt Bag. It works just fine as a purse, has 3 mesh organizer slots in the main compartment and a second zipper compartment on the back side

I can carry this standalone, but often put it in my backpack when going to class or on days out

Main compartment

  • One of those screwdrivers you used to see at trade shows: Has phillips and flathead bits and works well enough as a pry tool
  • RovyVon Aurora A1 Flashlight
  • Wallet
    • ID cards
    • Payment cards
    • Transit cards
    • Cash and change
    • Bandages
    • Radio license (How could I not ;P )
    • Yubikey 5

Left pouch

  • Anker PowerCore 10000 Power Bank
  • USB A Plug to C Recepticle (plugged into Power Bank)
  • Apple 1M USB C to C cable

Right pouch

  • Portable Tissues
  • Alcohol wipes
  • Nail file
  • Nail clippers
  • Tweezers
  • Salt and pepper seasoning packets

Large pouch

  • Fiskars folding scissors: Comes quite in handy and is TSA approved
  • Papermate 1.0mm pen (something cheap enough that I wont care if it gets lost)

Back zipper pocket

  • Apple 1M USB C to Lightning cable
  • AirTag
  • Key Fobs
  • Keys
  • A small zip lock bag with
    • 128GB SanDisk flash drive: Has Ventoy and a whole bunch of distros
    • Sim ejector
    • USB C plug to A recepticle adapter
    • USB C plug to Micro B recepticle adapter
    • USB C plug to Mini B recepticle adapter
    • USB C plug to Full-Size B recepticle adapter
Photo of the contents of my purse.

Pencil Case

My pencil case came free with my backpack and I’m unsure what model it is, but it’s from Herschel and doesn’t have much room

  • Uni Kuru-Toga Roulette Mechanical Pencil
  • Pentel Dry Erase Marker
  • 0.5mm Pentel Graphite Refills
  • Lamy Safari Fountain Pen in the “Mango” color currently filled with Sailor Manyo Konagi ink
    • Spare black ink cartridge
  • Drehgriffel Nr. 1 in the “Lobster” colour using the included royal blue refill
  • Faber Castel Dust Free Eraser
  • Sharpie Fine Point Permanent Marker
  • Brass Ruler
Photo of the contents of my pencil case.

Tech Pouch

This tech pouch has a similar story to my pencil case. It came free with my xbox backpack, however it is far more spacious and has a lovely flower design

  • Spare N95 Masks
  • Plugable USBC-E1000 Ethernet Adapter
  • 3ft Ethernet Cable
  • HDMI Cable
  • USB C to A dongle (x2)
  • Small zip lock bag for
    • Micro SD to full size SD adapter
    • Comet CH-32 antenna
    • BNC M to SMA-M adapter
    • BNC-M to SMA-F adapter
    • SMA-M to SMA-M adapter
    • SMA-F to SMA-F adapter
    • Microcenter flash driver with Fedora on it
  • Framework Module Organizer
    • Framework HDMI module
    • Framework SD Card module
    • Framework USB A module
    • Framework Screwdriver
Photo of the contents of the tech pouch.

Backpack

All of the above items usually live in my backpack. My backpack is a Donut Macaroon Backpack in “Lake”. It has a large main compartment with a laptop sleeve, and some zipper pockets for small items

Attached to my backpack strap is a carabiner a friend gave me which I often clip my water bottle to

Front Pouch

  • NIVEA Black & White Invisible roll on anti-perspirant: I carry this specific deoderant because it’s stored in a glass bottle and doesn’t get crushed like paste deoderants, and doesnt squeeze out everywhere like gel deoderants.
  • Folding hair brush with mirror
  • Lip balm
  • Flipper Zero
  • Expo Dry Erase Marker
  • Train Keys
  • Small plastic case with medications
    • Ibuprofin
    • Acetaminophin
    • Benadril
    • Lactase Ensyme: I’m not personally lactose intolerant, but a bunch of friends are, and some dont carry it
    • Pepcid Antacid
    • Prescription meds are omitted for privacy reasons

Main compartment

  • Umbrella
  • Water bottle: Sometimes a nice thermoflask 40oz bottle, other times its just a disposable waterbottle that I reuse for a few weeks

Zipper pocket

  • Airspy R2
  • USB-A to Micro-B cable
  • Anker 67W GaN wall charger

Velcro pocket

  • Earbuds
  • Ugreen 3.5mm and USB-C adapter: so I can charge my phone and listen to music at the same time
  • Ugreen USB C to C cable
  • Anker USB A to C cable
  • SMA Dual Band (2M/70CM) Antenna
Photo of the contents of the tech related items in my backpack. Photo of the contents of the misc items in my backpack.
Photo of the front of the Donut Macaroon Backpack. Visible are pins of Toronto Transit Commission bus stops, an MBTA token pin, an MBTA pride pin and an MBTA blue line pin
Photo of the back of the Donut Macaroon Backpack.

Floating

This stuff doesn’t have a dedicated place, but gets brought with me often

  • Framework 13 AMD 7640U, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 2.8k Display
  • iPhone 15
  • 3M N95 Mask
  • XG-100p P25 + Analogue radio
  • RT3S DMR + Analogue radio
Photo of the contents of the radio related items.