We are soliciting opinions on what people typically carry with them daily to help us make our designs better. Being located in Sun Valley, Idaho, I don't travel terribly much, but in my recent trips to NYC and Las Vegas, I found that I carry more items than usual and needed them to be readily accessible, e.g., boarding passes, ID, etc. These trips have helped me come up with the newly designed Travel Vest and Essential Jacket. So, if you have a moment, please post on this blog or send to me at scott@scottevest.com (preferably post) the items you: (1) always carry, (2) would like to carry if you could, and (3) carry only when traveling. See below for my list:
1. Items I Always Carry:
- Blackberry 8830 with BlueAnt Headset
- iTouch 16gig, with wires
- Keys
- SunGlasses
- Chapstick
- Change
- Business Cards
- Gloves, in winter
- Poop bags for my dogs
- Mints
- Treats for my dogs
- Pen
2. Things I would carry with me if I could:
- Well, this is kind of difficult for me, since that's why I invented the SCOTTEVEST, to carry with me everything I want to carry, so having said that, it would be cool to have a pocket for snacks that would keep them fresh/warm/cold. I am working on it :)
3. Things I carry when I travel, in addition to above 1
- Tons of extra cords to recharge the above devices
- Boarding Pass
- Tablet Computer, and cords to charge
- Portable GPS unit
- I forgot to mention my digital camera, which I often have with me everyday too
I am sure I am missing some things, but this is off the top of my head. Please let me know what you carry.
I hope everyone has a great weekend! I plan to go skiing, hopefully, if I can beat this cold/fever I have had now for 2 weeks.
Scott
http://bogorad.fotki.com/fun/blog/2007-11-13-in-my-pockets.html
ReplyDeletealso missing is my compact camera (minolta g500), nokia e61i, gloves, security pass for work...
These are what I carry every day in my Tatical 4 jacket/fleece and cap.
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Shure e2c headset
HP hx4700 iPaq
Sony Walkman 850i mobile phone
32Gb iPod Touch
6 pack credit card holder
SureFire G2 LED flashlight
2 spare lithium batteries for G2
LeatherMan mini toolkit
SureFire Sonic Defender ear plugs
Pack of 6 cleansing wipes
Pack of 2 Self heating hand warmers
Pack of 2 travel sickness wrist straps
1 disposable sick bag
Pack 6 plasters
Nokia 6120 mobile phone
Driving Licence
Nokia N810 Internet Tablet
Serengetti Drivers Glasses
Car Keys with £20 and headache tablets on ring
Pack 3 tooth picks
6 sticks of instant coffee
Laser pointer
Whistle
£20 in canister
headache tablets in canister
Gloob-Toob waterproof LED light
In Jacket
RoyalTec BlueTooth GPS Receiver Logger
Office ID Badge
Olympus mju725SW Camera
USB Cable
Invisio BlueTooth Headset
BlackHawk Gloves
Sealskin inner gloves
WaterProof Notepaper Pad
Notepad holder
Fisher Q4 Space Pen
BlackHawk Fleece Cap
Garmin Colorado 300 GPS receiver with topo and street maps
2 AA Lithium batteries
Oatmeal bar
O'Reilly computer book
40gb usb harddrive
In Cap
Oyster Transport Card
In T-Shirt
Shure e4c headset
When traveling I also carry an eee PC with power supply
wow! That's a lot! BTW, how do you like your Shure headset? I took the plunge, and love it.
ReplyDeletehttp://bogorad.fotki.com/fun/blog/2007-11-13-in-my-pockets.html
ReplyDeleteare you serious?? That's way cool.
Daily I carry:
ReplyDelete- Palm TX
- iPod Touch
- Sanyo Cell Phone
- "keyless" Key Fob + Red Cross Keychain CPR mask/gloves + 2G USB
- Pen
- Change
- Money/pocket knife clip
Optional:
- Nikon Coolpix camera in case
- (my phone has GPS so I don't carry that any more)
Hi Scott.
ReplyDeleteI can highly recommend the Shure headsets. The e2c are great to just travelling around where sound quality is not as important. The e4c is great in the office where the quality of the iPod really lets them shine.
Hi Scott,
ReplyDeleteIn order to abandon the silent period I want to let you know what I am carrying with me.
1. Items I Always Carry
Devices
- HTC TyTn 2
- - Nextlink Bluespoon BT Headset
- o2 Xda Star (HTC Nike)
- - HTC USB Stereoheadset wired up in Jacket
- Kodak Easyshare One 4 MP Digicam
- iPod Classic 80 Gig
- - Shure E530 PTH in Pouch
- - Shure E2c wired up in Jacket
- Wintec WBT-201 GPS Datalogger
All earphones equipped with custom earpieces
Keys
- Car Keys connected to Key Holder in left pocket
- Home/Office Keys connected to Key wire in right pocket
- Home Smartcard (Door opener) in left sleeve
- Office Smartcard (Door opener) in right sleeve
- Office Badge
Accessories
- Wallet
- Moleskin Notepad
- 4-in-1 Stylus
- Ball Pen
- Chewing Gums
- Carmex Lip Balm
- Mobile Charging Device (2200 mAh)
- Mini Tripod
- Replacement Battery for Digicam
- Business Cards
- Storage Card Pouch for 8 Cards
- Storage Card Adapters (Compact Flash <> SD <> miniSD <> micro SD)
- Backup SIM Cards for cell phone
- several cables
- Refreshing tissues
- Sewing Kit
- 2 foldable carrying bags
2. Things i would carry if i could:
- My TabletPC (Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook T)
it fits in general in one of the magazine size pockets, but the zipper cannot be closed anymore
- Multicharger (Adapter for differnet manufacturers and USB supported for being able to charge nearly every device I am carrying) would work if the charger would be smaller. But Kensington is quite close to being perfect. Just a matter of time
3. Things I carry when I travel, in addition to above
- Tourguide
- Maps (1-3) Google Maps is nice but printed maps cannot be excelled
- 0.5L Bottle
- Something to eat (Apple, Chocolate Bar, ect.)
- Sony PSP with 2 Movies and 2 Games
or
- Creative Zen Windows Portable Media Center
- Audiosplitter and another earphone for sharing music
4. Things I am carrying depending on current season
- gloves
- scarf
- sunglasses
best wishes,
Oliver
#1.) Items I Always Carry:
ReplyDelete• AT&T Tilt
• 3rd Gen 8-GB Apple iPod Nano
• Keys
• SunGlasses
• Bottle Opener
• Cigar Cutter
• Wireless Signal Blocker (small security bag)
• One-Way Pager
• Pocket Knife
• Moleskine notebook
• Pen
• Couple of 3x5 cards
#2.) Things I would carry [MORE] with me if I could:
• Digital SLR
#3.) Things I carry when I travel, in addition to above 1
• Tons of extra cords to recharge the above devices + media cards
• Boarding Pass
• X61 Tablet Computer + cords/cables
• Apple Mac Book Pro + cords/cables
• Audio-Technica headphones
• Digital SLR
• Mini-podcast recording gear
1.
ReplyDeleteLeatherman Wave multitool
Mini-Maglight
Mirage tactical knife
Ichi tactical knife
Swiss army knife
Money clip
Wallet
Misc change
HP Ipaq PDA
Nokia cell phone
Keys
Extra set of keys
Sansa MP3 player
Headphones
Moleskin notebook
Pen(s)
Bluetooth earpiece
Eye drops
Microfiber cloth
Small first aid kit
CPR mask on keychain
2.
There's not much else I would carry if I could. Maybe a calculator, a larger first aid kit, some medications and (if I ever get a permit) a sidearm of some sort.
3.Travel additions
Laptop
DS Lite
Passport
Boarding pass/tickets
Snack (like a bag of nuts)
Water bottle
Canon digital camera
Extra batteries for camera/flashlight
Extra LED flashlight
Cords for various devices
Binoculars (small set, sometimes)
I already have an eVest jacket (don't remember the specific name) to carry a lot of this stuff. I also wear a Pock Its tool pouch and a gadget holster type thing.
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Thanks for shopping.
Scott
I know this is late, but I only found out you had a blog and wanted to offer my ideas! I don't carry nearly as much as the above guys, but I'm a geek, nerd and a little obsessive/compulsive about how I carry my stuff:
ReplyDeleteThings I generally carry:
- Wallet
- Phone (Nokia N95 1GB version)
- Small set of keys
- Microsoft Zune mp3 player
- Ear-bud headphones for the above
Really, that's it. If I head to work, I carry a few other pieces in a laptop bag, since it's usually easier than stuffing it into my microfleece hoodie. Makes me seem like nothing compared to the other guys! If I wanted to, and needed to (and had the jacket to do it), I would also like to carry on me:
- A small digital camera with spare batteries
- A charging cable for my Zune
- USB cable
- A small book
- Possibly my PSP if it had any games that didn't suck
- A small portable hard drive.
All in all I carry that second lot in a laptop bag, since it's stuff I don't NEED with me all the time.
Every day in my 3.0 Jacket:
ReplyDelete2 72mm contact juggling balls (one in each main handwarmer pocket
eyeglasses screwdriver kit
lightweight synthetic gloves (year round)
2-4 tubes of chapstick (I lose them in the jacket otherwise)
sunglasses
an Outdoor Research Rain hat
band-aids
ear plugs
3' long exercise band for forearm exercises
Palm Pilot PDA
60GB Ipod
2 USB flash drives
bottle of antihistamine tablets
small flashlight
at least one pair of earbuds
bottle of ibuprofen
a small pill box for other random medications
business cards
my badge for work
breath mints
spare earplugs (to give away)
Pieces of paper with random info I need
A Lacrosse ball for working on the trigger points in my back/neck
a sharpie (pen)
two other pens
Jawbone bluetooth earpiece for my cell phone
In the pants, I'll also carry:
keys
wallet
change
cash
with my cell phone and my leatherman tool on my belt
When I travel I add to the jacket (or vest in hot places):
my passport
my tickets
Shure e2c earbuds
a bottle of water
a bag of trail mix
at least one book maybe a magazine as well.
All the receipts for that trip (in one mostly dedicated pocket)
AA batteries
I add to the pants:
emergency money/ID/Credit Card in hidden pocket
I may move some of those items to my Hidden Cargo pants or Ultimate Cargo pants depending on what I'm doing. (frequently the water bottle goes in a cargo pocket)
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