I wrote previously about my every-day carry. It’s in four parts:

1. Things I carry on my person.
2. Tools I keep in a backpack in my car.
3. Personal items I keep in a satchel in my car.
4. Things I keep handy in the console of my car.

The satchel and backpack are usually in front trunk of my Tesla, along with a portable tire pump.

My Car Backpack

The backpack is for keeping tools handy.

• Some ordinary screwdrivers and a Wiha multi-driver
• Rolls of 2″ black, 2″ white, and 1″ colored gaffer tape (These take up a ton of space, but they’re light, and I don’t need to fill the bag with hammers.)
• A variety pack of wood screws and drywall anchors
• Pliers (square and needle-nose) and wire clippers
• Small bag of open wrenches and Allen wrenches
• USB-A charger and, in little bags, several cables for various devices
• 25′ tape measure (I got several at Dollar Tree for a pittance and stuffed them in various drawers and bags.)
• Lighter
• Boker automatic knife that used to by my EDC
• Glue stick, super glue
• Roll of electrical tape
• Roll of paracord
• A packet of several grits of sandpaper
• Glasses repair kit (tiny screws and screwdriver)
• Pens and a Sharpie marker
• Post-it Notes pad
• Scissors
• Electronics multi-driver (for smaller, weirder screws)
• Small can of WD-40
• Small wire brush and nylon brush
• Work gloves
• Small box of razor blades I had lying around (good for removing tape from windows)
• Tic-tacs

My Car Satchel

The car satchel serves as a kind of overnight bag and emergency bag and contains a lot of things I had lying around that I never use anyway.

• A change of clothes with shorts and a pair of old slippers
• Toiletries for an overnight stay
• Washcloth
• Mini-bottles of Ibuprofen and Imodium AD
• Extra reading glasses
• Toilet paper with the cardboard roll removed
• Pens and full-size notepad
• Mini-multi-screwdriver with electronics bits
• Gerber (Leatherman-style) multi-tool
• Scissors
• Lip balm
• Scissor-type tweezers
• Small compact mirror I had lying around
• Deck of playing cards
• Cheap flick knife I never liked
• Gardening gloves and winter gloves I never liked
• Band-aids and bandages
• Garbage bag and shopping bags
• Plastic eating utensils and a straw
• Tic-tacs (these last forever and by chance I had three packs)

My Computer Bag

I only carry my computer bag if think I’ll I need my computer, which is pretty rare.

• An extra wireless mouse
• AA batteries (for mouse)
• A battery charger with various built-in mini cables.
• Pens
• Little 36″ tape measure
• A backup SSD
• A flash drive and SD drive
• Tic-tacs

Console of the Car

• Napkins
• Mints
• Olight Baton 4 charging case (can charge a phone or tablet with a USB-C cable)
• USB-C and Lightning charger cables
• Bottle of water
• A 25-ft tape measure
• Pens
• Large change keeper