What's in your backpack?

[TriBlox6432]

I saw this (http://lifehacker.com/5614218/whats-in-your-backpack) article on lifehacker and really enjoyed reading the comments, so I thought I'd bring it to UbuntuForums.

My Backpack

Dell Mini 10v Netbook
Power Cable
USB Stick
Earphones
Binder w/ lined and graph paper
4 Spiral notebooks
Whatever text books I decide to have in there (I try not to carry text books much though, just keep 'em in my locker until class needs it)

[Sub101]

I always like those sort of articles as well!

Mines a messenger bag with -

Laptop - Alienware M11X
Power Cable
USB Cable
Mouse
EBook
Laptop Lock
A few live CDs
1 Bootable USB with various distros
Various normal flash drives
A4 Pad
Folder
Torch
Bottle of water
Energy bars
Earphones
Ipod Touch
HTC Hero with Wifi Tethering

[LowSky]

I'm using a mesanger bag too,

Lenovo S10 (1st GEN)
Extended 9 cell battery for Lenovo
Bluetooth mouse
Bluetooth headphones
5 Subject College ruled Notebook
2-3 pens
1-2 pencils
USB cables for recharging phone or whatever
maybe my Sansa clip+
Ubuntu LiveUSB
4 or 16GB flash drive.

[blur xc]

Funny- not going to school and all- it depends on what I'm doing for that day-

When I'm biking to work:
shoes
socks
boxer briefs
shirt
pants
belt
pocket goods (wallet, keys, etc..)
my lunch for the day
misc. toiletries (for cleaning up after getting to work)

When doing a morning ride but driving otherwise, very similar, but sans shoes, since I'll be wearing those while driving the car...

BM

[Bachstelze]

Lecture notes, scrap paper, passport, calculator, pens & pencils, ruler, liquid eraser, water bottle, straws and spare batteries. That's about it, I generally carry my lapop in a handbag.

[The Real Dave]

Im still on holidays at the moment, so my backpack usually just has stuff for staying over at my girlfriends place, rather than school stuff;

Change of clothes
Wash bag (Manfume, Toothbrush + Paste, Hair Gel, Razer, Shaving Gel)
My Solio (http://www.solio.com/charger/) (a solar powered gadget charger, charges most phones, anything with a USB cable or 12v car power supply)
Phone Charger and Spare Batteries
A book
A DVD or two
Wallet
iPod + Cable


My backpack could be holding just about anything though. I once carried three stripped computers (mobos, RAM, HDDs, disk drives and PSUs) in it. Often has kit for repairing computers, a couple screwdrivers, cableties, and airduster etc.

Also carried a cat in it once, but it smelled quite bad after :)

[beercz]

I often work on the move and different locations so I have a portable office in my backback ....

Levono Laptop
Linux Format magazine
Folder with my notes
Couple of Ubuntu live CDs
Laptop power supply
Phone charger
In car phone charger
USB hub
Multi Card Reader
3G USB modem
Cat 5 cable
USB extension lead
Wireless mouse and pouch
Small note pad
2 pens, 1 pencil
2 USB sticks
Small paint brush (very useful for brushing the crap from my laptop keyboard)
Camera lens cloth (very useful for cleaning my screen)
Portable DAB/MP3 player
Another MP3 player
Ear phones
Mouse pad
USB leads for the Card Reader/MP3 player/Digital camera/phone
Modem cable (never used it)
500Gb usb external hard disk

Sometimes I also take my digital camera too.

And when I'm out and about, in my pocket I carry my phone, phone headphones, business cards, diary, wallet, keys and money.

I don't need an office! Although I do have one with full remote access to my pcs etc.

[standingwave]

Along similar lines... RAP's Check List for Business Travel (http://www.national.com/rap/List/0,1573,35,00.html)

Bob Pease (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Pease) is a long time contributer to the trade magazine, Electronic Design. Met him once at a conference and he is, shall we say, a bit of a character.

[TheNerdAL]

You all have nice things in your backpacks.:(

I just have a binder with things from last year that I didn't clean our and some papers from this year and a pen and pencils and a sharpener.

[juancarlospaco]

At the place i live, if you use backpack you get stealed on a short period of time,
i lose +5 backpacks :(

[smellyman]

don't carry one.

[handy]

D90 Camera
18-200 VR II lens
75 -> 77mm step-up filter adapter
77mm filters:
Kenko UV Multi-Coated
Kenko Multi-Coated Wideband Circular Polariser
Tiffen Hi-Trans Titanium Multi-Coated ND Transitional 0.6
SB-400 Flash
Cables
SanDisk Mobile-Mate USB Flash Card Addapter
512MB, 2GB, 16GB SD cards
4x Rechargeable AA Batteries
AA Battery Charger
Nikon Quick Charger MH-18a
Photo-Clear lens cleaning cloth
Lens cleaning solution
iPod Touch AC charger/cable
iPod Touch

Lusting after the 80-400 tele-zoom, which will have to wait until sometime next year. :( :)

[libssd]

Staying on subject, when I stuff my netbook into a carry case of some sort, it's usually accompanied by:

-- 4gb Dane Electric USB (retractable design, no cap to lose)
-- 8 gb SDHC card with another version of Linux (currently Mint 9)
-- Computer power supply
-- Spare battery
-- Travel power strip (3 outlets, self-storing cord), although this one is quite tempting (3 AC outlets, 2 usb): http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/s/sps2150wa_17/sps2150wa_17_rtf_.jpg
-- USB mouse with self-storing cord
-- Pen(s) and small notepad
-- iPod
-- Duracell USB Charger with Lithium ion battery. Comes with a nifty 6" USB/mini USB cable
-- Motorola Tracfone

Straying from the topic, here's what I took on a 6-week, 11,000 mile motorcycle ride to Alaska and back: Packing List (http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~libssd/Alaska2006/packinglist.html)
Basically, enough stuff to travel indefinitely.

[CharlesA]

My computer bag has:

Asus 1005HA
Power cord
16GB thumb drive
2 x 8GB thumb drive
Pen
Mini mouse
Water bottle
gloves

[XubuRoxMySox]

Two pairs of dance shoes, extra socks (I dance in socks whenever the teacher lets me get away with it), a thumb drive with music and cue sheets on it for the dance classes I teach, two custom-made isos of "Robin's Linux Remix" LiveCDs (just in case - I've given alot of them away so I always keep spares around), and schoolbooks (depending on the time of day).

-Robin

[bunburya]

Currently:

"EU Law: Text, Cases and Material" (4th ed) by Paul Craig & Gráinne de Búrca
"Law and the Internet" (3rd ed) by various authors, edited by Lilian Edwards & Charlotte Waelde
A number of printed off articles on open source software and intellectual property law
Some printed off articles on contractual damages
A short printed off tutorial on genetic algorithms
A notepad
Pens, highlighters etc
A stapler

[vdogbytes]

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[Naiki Muliaina]

No backpack. Tail pack and panniers for the motorbike though.

Wetsuit
Jumper
Jeans
Trainers

Open University Math book
Notebook
Pens

[valbaca]

Always:


Cheap "laptop" backpack I got from either Wal-mart or Target four years ago: IT WON'T DIE!)
Lenovo Thinkpad X200s: Ubuntu 10.04, Matlab, Ruby & C/C++ coding, class notes, etc.
Engineering paper pad: I'm an engineering (and computer science) student plus the lines are thinner for "normal" writing.
Pilot Precise V5 black pens: the ONLY kind of pen I've bought for the past 6 years
Sharpie
Some reading book: right now it's "Advent of the Algorithm" by David Berlinski (I HIGHLY recommended it for computer science students)
Data cable for Droid Eris: for charging from laptop and tethering
8GB Flash drive: backup and transfers (Grsync is a must-have)
Sony earphones: a little expensive, but worth it every cent.
A couple of Ubuntu or Linux Mint discs to give out when people ask "what version of windows is that?!" when they see compiz effects...this happens a lot :p


Usually:


Laptop power cable
stainless steel water bottle
Bluetooth mouse and extra rechargeable batteries
Some programming book: right now "MPI - The complete reference" for my parallel programming course


Sometimes:


clothes for staying at the g/f's place

Fun post!:D

[linux18]

-140 watt power inverter
-20 foot extention cable
-20 foot ethernet cable
-laptop + power cord
-boot disks for puppy, debian, and arch
-5 flash drives ranging from 512MB to 4GB
-a few sticks of gum
-a monster energy drink
-that desiccant stuff that you find in the packages of beef jerky
-duct tape

[Dustin2128]

bag of holding, 6 bags, bag of holding, 6 bags, bag of holding....

[nerdtron]

I used to carry a big backpack during my 1st year in college. Now I'm trying to remove some stuff slowly and bring only what i need.


a lot of papers and lab reports
extra bond papers
notebooks
a scientific calculator (engineers need this)
my wallet is also in my backpack
umbrella
2 pens
my school ID

Since i change my backpack to a smaller one, anything else, i carry them by hand, such as books and some drawing tools.

[valbaca]

bag of holding, 6 bags, bag of holding, 6 bags, bag of holding....

ROTFL
That brought back memories.

[sandyd]

hmm.. lets see...
I use a 15' messenger bag, so...
- 15' dell studio laptop (taken apart twice, once to upgrade the video card, once to get the HDMI running after I stupidly wired it wrong)

- Sony MDR-XD200 (these are actually really good, except for the fact that I can't hear anything when I have them on....)

- Portable 3h multi-charger

- Motorola Milestone (some of you remember that I had a Xperia X10, but it sucked, so...)

- 1 super long ethernet cable (reminds me, this should not be here....)

- Kingston titanium lock for cellphone

- 3G card that I just bought for my laptop

- bag of sour patch kids... (yes, im not a kid, but I have a habit of snacking on the job...)

There used to be a fully collapsable high gain antenna in there for when I have to connect to the office from the middle of nowhere, but thats in my car.

[TNT1]

Laptop
power supply
wireless mouse
usb 3G dongle
2x usb memory sticks
Business cards
pens
A5 Moleskine
Canoga manuals
deoderant
waterless hand sanitizer.

[TriBlox6432]

I actually don't carry a backpack anymore, so I'll update my list:

In my Laptop bag
Dell Inspiron M5030
Power Cord
Earphones
Zebra M-301 .5 mechanical pencil
Extra leads
Highlighter
6 inch ruler
Cards (IDs, Library Cards, Bus Pass, etc.)
My phone (when in class)
Keys (when in class)
5 plastic folders (German, Geometry, Health, World History, English)

And that's about it. I keep all my text books, calculator, etc. in my locker. I don't usually carry a reading book as I only read when in class (so I carry it around during school, and it stays in my locker overnight).

[Khakilang]

Most Window drivers CD just in case I need to format my client's computer and they lose their CDs. Screwdriver, pens and my organizer.

[Spr0k3t]

Matches (waterproof)
Flashlight/Torch
Tent for two (with tent stakes)
deck of cards
poncho
rain riding gear
extra pair of gloves
a hundred dolla bill
map marked with roads I've been on
four sets of socks/underwear
sunscreen

Just waiting for warmer weather.

[click4851]

Messenger bag for me as well:

HP NC6400 Laptop
AC wall charger
USB mouse
USB hub
ear buds
Ipod USB adapter
Swiss Army knife
2 pens / Mech Pencil
.7 lead/graphite - box of erasers
TI-84 Plus Silver
2 spiral notebooks
latest textbook
couple of 2Gig memory sticks

wondering if I should upgrade to one of those mini digital lecuture/voice recorders? anyone feel strongly about them one way or the other?

[Narchie]

Don't have a backpack anymore however my laptop bag has the following in it:

1 ballpoint pen
1 .5mm clutch pencil
1 permanent marker
1 Phillips screwdriver
Insulation tape
Removable drive (+cables and accessories)
Laptop Power supply

[aG93IGRvIGkgdWJ1bnR1Pw==]

3 disposable pilot v-ball pens
1 0.3mm pencil
1 digital multimeter
1 notebook
1 graphing calculator
1 asus eee P1018 netbook
1 amazon kindle e-reader

[andymorton]

Netbook (HP Mini 110)
Power Supply
Clothes
xddddddddddddddddddddddd (My cat's contribution :D)
2 USB memory sticks
Books
Sandwich

[s.fox]

My backpack is packed for a visit to the gym:


Running shoes
Shorts
Socks
Top
2 badminton rackets
iPhone
Headphones
Water bottle
Shower stuff
Towel

[Dixon Bainbridge]

Macbook & powercable
Mamiya 645 with grip, 2x120 backs, film, 80mm and 150mm lenses, strap, cable release
Nikon DSLR with 35mm and 50mm, sb-600 flash, spare cards, battery back, spare batteries, flash gels
Mints
Pen and notepad
Cleaning cloth and blower
Bottle of mineral water
Bar of chocolate
USB pen drive
Whatever my kids of stuffed into my bag when I wasn't looking (food, pants, old socks, toys a half eaten banana)
Wallet
Keys
Alot of till receipts
Old train tickets
Mobile phone

[Tristam Green]

Acer AspireOne AOD150+power supply
Kindle 3G 3rd gen + Power adapter
USB+adapters
Western Digital MyPassport 250gb portable drive
OCZ Rally2 32gb flash drive
Hardback sketchbook
Fisher space pen

Bonus: In my jacket:

Leatherbound notebook
Nintendo DSi
LED mini flashlight
Creative ZEN X-fi2 8GB media player
Fujifilm digital p&s camera

[rg4w]

Del Vostro 1400 + power supply
1 USB thumb drive with Ubuntu pre-loaded
1 USB thumb drive for file transfer
2 Uniball micropoint blue pens
1 8.5x11 pad of grid paper
the most recent issue of either Linux Journal or Ubuntu User
phone recharger
first aid kit*
headlamp*
Leatherman Juice Cs4 multitool*
small bag of trail mix*
water bottle*
music player with radio*

* these are items I also have in my car, really good stuff to have in case of emergencies (I live in an earthquake-prone area). In the car I keep at least two gallons of drinking water; at home I maintain a stock of 16 gallons (good to plan on one gallon per person per day for at least seven days)+food. Don't mean to hijack this thread, but emergency preparedness is really important and when you need it it's too late. In a backpack there's usually room for a few survival necessities.

[tastygrue]

A binder filled with papers, pencils, and more papers.
A folder filled with papers.
A music folder.
Another binder.
Geography journal.
Algebra 2 book.
More papers.
House keys.
Schott's Original Miscellany.
A reading book or two.

[Frogs Hair]

A ring binder with spiral notebooks , pencils , erasers and a calculator.

[Chronon]

Netbook
Power cable for netbook
Ethernet cable
Lock for netbook
Cable with 3.5 mm plug and RCA jacks (2 channel).
Headphones
Audio player
phone charger
SD/MMC card reader
Cosmic Trigger (Volume 1) by Robert Anton Wilson
A jacket
Gerber multitool

[wgarider]

Since I work from different locations during the week, it's my portable office.......

Dell Latitude E6400
power supply
2 or 3 USB sticks
bluetooth headset
cat 5 cable, mifi modem, bluetooth charger
several notebooks
VMWare VCP book
pens, highlighter
mints, chap stik, hand sanitizer
earbuds

[uRock]

Netbook
Calculator
Leatherman
Pencils
Pens
Textbooks
Mouse(I loath touch pads)
Ubuntu branded USB

[markp1989]

Laptop, Acer Aspire 3810TZ or an Asus EEE PC 900 depending on how light I wanna travel
Laptop power adapter
3g Mifi connection + usb cable(so I can charge it)
usb cable for mobile

Couple of A4 "pukka pads"
An A5 note pad
A few pens

Occasionally there will be a text boo in it, but I avoid carrying them as they're heavy

I keep my mobile, wallet, travel card and ID in my pockets as I need them to frequently to stick them in my bag

[youbuntu]

Stuff 'n' things... oh, and a BIG hole!

[lisati]

...nothing much at the moment.

[themarker0]

Acer Aspire timeline X 5820TG
5 USB keys. (Home, games, school, backup, work)
College notepad
Cannon Rebel XS (DSLR Camera)
Watch
Food
Pens etc

[XubuRoxMySox]

Last time I posted in this thread it was dance shoes, my laptop and cables for hooking it up to the dance studio sound system, some schoolbooks and stuff.

So much has happened since then! I'm practically living out of that backpack now. To make a long story short: Financial disaster, homelessness, whole new situation. Mom moved in with her parents and I'm traveling (and living) with Papa in a big 18-wheeler. I do all my schoolwork online and will graduate next month. Living in a truck is hard on a dancer though, lol. And dancing at a truckstop tends to get alot of funny looks.

So what's in my backpack now? Mostly clothes and all my personal stuff. Laptop charger and 12-volt adapter, etc. No dance shoes. :( At least for now.

-Robin

[Rasa1111]

Compass
Knife
Fire piston
various USB drives, One being an 8GB 10.04 bootable drive
wireless rocketfish mouse
headphones
nook (half of the time)
roll up/flexible keyboard~ sometimes.
few carabiners of different sizes
hemp rope
pen/pencil, few papers

and

an acorn. lol

[PhilGil]

Canon DSLR
10-20, 18-50, 50, 70-300 lenses
Extension tubes
Spare batteries and memory cards
Camera manual
Mini flashlight
Business cards
Pen
Allergy tablets
Wallet
Cell phone
Chewing gum
Hand lotion and sunblock
Contact lens solution
Reading glasses (yes, I'm that old)
Compact umbrella

[xXzeppelinXx]

Toshiba Satellite (vista) or Sony Vaio (with ubuntu)
Moral Philosophy: Pojman textbook
Hegemon by Steve Moser
Nook Color
pen
highlighter


that's it

[kostageas]

Nothing at the moment, as I'm off for the Summer. :popcorn:

[befana]

Laptop Toshiba Satellite L40 + Power Cable + 1 Ubuntu CD
Notebook Power Adapter Car-Plane
USB Cable
2 USB stiks
Micro SD adapter
Bluetooth
Mouse
EBook + power cable
Notebook + pencils + rubber + pencil-sharpener
Textbook sometimes
A little bag with some make-up and deodorant
Umbrella

OP: How do you know we have backpacks? :)

[flukeairwalker]

In my Bag of Holding messenger bag:

System76 Starling netbook
Sketch pad (which I use for writing, not drawing)
Umbrella
Bose headphones
iPod
Bottle of water (sometimes)
Bag of dice (never remember to take them out post game)
Whatever book I'm reading ATM
Tin of mints
Subdued American flag velcro patch
Digital camera
Lighter
2 pens (digging Sharpie pens lately)
1 mechanical pencil

[BrokenKingpin]

I carry a laptop bag with (I want to get a smaller messenger bag though):
- 10.1" netbook / power cable
- MP3 Player / Cell phone
- headphones
- 16 GB USB key
- Notebook
- Few pens
- Wallet / keys

[johnnybgoode83]

What if you don't carry a backpack? :P

[Elfy]

What if you don't carry a backpack? :P
I'm fine without one thanks.



http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/the-science-of-sleep-had-some-big-hands-30726-1237324696-15.jpg

[wolfen69]

Nothing. I don't have a backpack. I never go anywhere, and never do anything.

[handy]

My camera gear.

[fancy_ninja]

My lappie case contains the following:

My 15.6" System 76 Gazelle Professional
Some blank cds
2 Pentel Twist Erase .5mm mechanical pencils (best.in.the.world for writing or drawing!)
extra paper for writing and drawing
2 memory sticks
a memory card reader
usb cable, internet cable, AC adapter
the book(s) i'm reading atm..
gum
HDMI cable
papers to grade..
headphones

[auxcruzes]

Generally due my work i have to run in local market so I just keep my Laptop, diary and pen in my backpack.

[babakott]

Well, its not exactly a backpack, but close enough.
Tweety Bird (my five year old put it there, I am sure)
Viewsonic G Tablet (modded with Cyanogenmod)
Gateway P-7811fx laptop
Business cards
Some pencils and pens.
Latest edition of Game Informer and WWE Magazine.
DVD/CD's with computer diagnostic software, gparted...etc.
Assorted tools.
Lunch!

[ninjaaron]

I go back and forth between a smallish messenger bag and a backpack. At the moment, my backpack has my insurance card, some papers that I need for my visa application, and a photocopy of a facsimile of one of the Bar Kokba letters, a business letter written two thousand years ago in Hebrew concerning military supply lines. My messenger bag has a really light hoody, a Bible, and an electronic buzzer to open the gate for my apartment building. When I'm actually going somewhere, my bag usually has:

Dell Inspiron Duo in a sleeve
Bible
Samsung SGH-C180 (my dumb-phone. sometimes in my pocket)
Creative Zen V Plus MP3 player
Klipsch image S4 earbuds
Black Uni-ball Eye fine point gel pens
iomega 320GB USB external harddrive
Dvoom miniature external speaker (love this thing!)
Goldbond powder
ibuprofen

Sometimes I'll take something to put on if I get cold.

[Zlatan]

Swimming stuff and clothes to change for sprint kayak paddling;) Always ready

[kostageas]

Since school starts in less than a month... I've got my backpack now.

Dell Inspiron M5030 (Ubuntu 10.04)
Power Cord
Mouse
Binder (8 sections: German III, Algebra II/Trig, Biology, U.S. History, English III, Animation Design, Arabic II, Paper)
Metric Ruler
Box of coloured pencils
Zebra M-301 .5
Extra Leads/Graphite
Black, blue, and red ballpoint pens
TI-84 Plus Silver Edition
3 Composition Notebooks
Gym Clothes

[Giant Speck]

- A couple magazines
- Paperwork from work
- A book of word puzzles
- Deodorant
- Heart rate monitor watch and chest strap
- Some pens, maybe a pencil
- Some loose change

[gutterslob]

Contraband.

[timZZ]

Oh Wow! Right now -

Mac Book Pro (My desktop is Ubuntu)
IPad
Category 5 cables
3 USB sticks
Power Cable
Apple connection cable
Various usb to <variant> usb

I think that is it.

[IWantFroyo]

- Toshiba T235D-S1360 (13.3") running CrunchBang.
- HP TouchPad.
- Only a few (hundred) pencils/pens.
- HTC Liberty (rooted).
- A spiral notebook, and a few binders, as well as textbooks.

[michaelcarey95]

Oh boy, my backpack has a LOT of things in it on a regular basis.

Very beat up binder
Whatever book I'm reading that day
Metric Ruler
Pencils (mechanical, the cheap ones)
Mini stapler
Extra staples
T-shirt (with holes) and shorts for PE
1 red pen
Dog bag with Advil (I feel like a druggie with this one)
Stick of deodorant
TI-84+ SE
Colored Pencils
Cough Drops
Blackberry Curve 3G
Laptop
Power cord
USB Stick
Diet pepsi
Student Planner
My sanity

[thatguruguy]

I don't carry a backpack, but I do either carry a satchel (for work) or a computer bag with me a lot of the time.

In my satchel I generally have some files (I'm an attorney), a magazine, a pen, several pads of paper, and my android tablet (upon which I've installed Ubuntu).

In my computer bag, I carry my laptop, a magazine or two, external speakers (plus necessary cords), a power supply, my homebrew IR receiver (plus a serial cable), remote control, and occasionally my tablet. I use my laptop as a portable media center on the weekends.