Comments | hipikat: Portable MacGyver pack

hipikat

Portable MacGyver pack

Jun 17, 2010 15:53

So I accidentally bought an iPad ( Read more... )

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ext_3201 June 17 2010, 08:36:59 UTC

Rather than a Leatherman, I have a Swiss Card which was a present but is a lot lighter, and really the knife and scissors is all I ever use.

The only other thing I also carry in my bag which goes everywhere is a tiny first aid kit, consisting of a couple pairs of gloves, a resuscitation face mask, a triangular bandage or two and some Band-Aids.

hipikat June 17 2010, 08:47:42 UTC

Well I was thinking 'knife, scissors', then realised I could really do with a screwdriver, pliers, bottle opener... And the Leatherman seems to have some kind of geek cred.

Rope'll work as well as anything for a tourniquet, right?

ext_3201 June 17 2010, 08:53:26 UTC

That's a joke, right?

hipikat June 17 2010, 08:57:44 UTC

Look I'm not William Einstein.

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hipikat June 17 2010, 08:54:10 UTC

Decided against Band-Aids, reassured by the ED motto, "all bleeding stops eventually".

doctor_k_ June 17 2010, 09:25:43 UTC

You're allowed to help it, you know. Direct pressure works better than band-aids.

tzisorey June 17 2010, 08:54:50 UTC

You got an iPad too? I got mine yesterday ;)

I'd recommend a 3G to Ethernet router of some description, and some variety of battery operated Jasager device ^_^

hipikat June 17 2010, 09:00:10 UTC

Yup. Decided I couldn't afford one months in advance... Then accidentally rang my local store and found out they had some in stock at about 9:05 AM on launch day.

accidentally thanners June 17 2010, 09:11:55 UTC

heehee.. Accidentally rang up the store? And accidentally went in, and accidentally bought one? (Oh my gosh, how'd I end up with this?)

iPad looks pretty cool, but I can't (yet) justify buying myself one, much as I'd want one.

tzisorey June 17 2010, 09:57:06 UTC

I love the origami transition on the photoframe on the lock screen ^-^

And I second the "Accidentally?" ;)

evil_megz June 17 2010, 10:00:27 UTC

A stick of chewing gum.

Among its many uses will be plugging up holes such as the ones worms will make in stupid apple products.

caitlen June 17 2010, 10:04:34 UTC

I'm going to suggest duct tape as well, since it's good for taping together wounds as well as it's myriad of other uses. I'm also going confirm the suggestion of the swiss card, ( http://www.myswissarmyknife.com.au/shop-by-collection/swisscard ) which has scissors, a knife, nail file, toothpick, tweesers & a pen, as well as all the measurements on the card itself. Hard to carry through an airport though. Think about one of the temporary washing lines that don't need pegs, since they're a good length of rope that stretches, and it's all twisted together which provides extra tensile strength.