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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
  • Keys

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
  • 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

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
  • Train Keys

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

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
  • 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

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