TITLE: What I carry in my bag everyday
DATE: 2018-10-19
AUTHOR: John L. Godlee
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I've recently been getting into the EDC subreddit where people post 
photos of what they carry with them everyday, to deal with mundane 
everyday things. Inspired, I thought I would write about what I 
carry on a normal workday. I cycle to work about 20 minutes across 
town. I do most of my work in front of a computer.

  [EDC subreddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/EDC/

First is the big stuff. I have a Quiksilver backpack. I wish I knew 
what model, but I've had it so long that the label has come off. I 
have my Macbook Pro 13" mid-2014 model which I keep in a felt case 
with a pad of A4 lined paper and a charger. I have a basic D-lock 
with cable and a helmet for my bike.

  ![Rucksack, laptop, bike helmet and bike 
lock](https://johngodlee.xyz/img_full/edc/big_stuff.jpg)

Then the small stuff. I have a length of cord where I keep my house 
and bike keys on keyrings, a 128 gb Samsung USB stick, and a 
triangular bin key for dumpster diving. I have some JVC Adjustable 
Ear Clip earphones which I really like, I've had two pairs so far, 
over the course of 6 years. I have a 500 ml metal water flask, a 
cotton pouch for small change, a Parker mechanical pencil, an empty 
tupperware, a spoon, a wallet clip that I made out of bits of 
roofing tin, a basic swiss army knife, and because it's getting 
colder now, lip salve. Additionally, when I emptied out my bag 
today, I found a piece of King Alfreds' Cake, a fungus that is good 
for firelighting and carrying embers. It's very common on the Ash 
trees near my parents house, which is where I imagine I picked it 
up. I can't remember when I got it, so it's probably been in there 
for a few years.

  [JVC Adjustable Ear Clip earphones]: 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003CQE2M6/ref=pe_3187911_189395841_TE_d
p_1
  [King Alfreds' Cake]: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daldinia_concentrica

  ![Personal 
items](https://johngodlee.xyz/img_full/edc/small_stuff.jpg)