Brain Bag

[freelancer]

Brain Bag:

Brain Cell
New 2008 MacBook Pro
Wacom 6x11 Graphic Tablet and pen
Freudian Slip
Snake Charmer - Chargers, usb cables
a 2GB USB Key
Moleskine notebook
pens
pencils
pencil case with colored pencils and small ruler
a web design book or 2 for reading/reference
a web design magazine for reading
a small flash light
Oakley sunglasses hardcase
2nd Gen 8GB iPod Nano
Canon SD 800IS camera in case
business cards in business card case
WD 250GB passport external HD
3M writable tabs for note marking
Shure e3c earphones

When I ride my bike to work, I stuff in:
iPhone 3G
Motorola W385 cell phone (work phone)
Jawbone 2 bluetooth headset
pair of khaki pants and dress shirt
Garmin Nuvi 350 GPS unit with car window mount and car charger.
small wallet
U- bike lock

will post pictures later.

[MagicTiki]

Brain Bag (Work & School Configuration):

- One IBM/Lenovo T60
- One Freudian Slip (containing 2 spiral boudn notebooks, assorted folders)
- One Snake Charmer (contains IBM power brick and assorted charging cable for other electronics)
- 1 Small padded organizer pouch (payload varies)
- 1-2 textbooks
- 1 6 by 9 sketchbook
- 1 Pair of sneakers
- 1 Pair of Jeans
- 1 t-shirt
- 1 Heavy sweatshirt
- iPhone
- Assorted business/school accessories (business calculator, pens, pencils, sticky notes)
- 2 Water bottles
- Columbia lunch bag (contains 2 meals)
- 1 knit cap
- 1 pair gloves
- The remains of my sanity

[Samonid]

My Empire Builder (Black, Steel, Wasabi)
or My Brain Bag (Soft Cell replaces REI sleeve)


HP Pavilion dv8000 17" laptop inside REI sleeve
Included file separator with Zip Sleeve for the Days relevant readings, etc
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 Camera in smallish LowePro Camera Bag
Tasco Waterproof Binoculars
Edirol r-09 hr Digital Field audio recorder
Jimi wallet with business cards
Calculator
Plastic pencil box with sketch pencils and pens
Moleskine large reporter's notebook ~5x8
Moleskine small grid reporter's notebook ~3.5x5.5
Blackberry Curve
Usually a few data cd's
Two 4gb thumb drives
Pentel Graphgear Pencils 0.5 and 0.3
Mercur Eraser
Ultra Compact Umbrella
At-a-glance Academic Day Planner 08-09
Maxtor 120gb external Drive
Unknown mammal vertebra from Nootka Sound
Edirol manual
Eagle Creek cube for all cables (Sadly purchased before I discovered TB)

[Darcy]

Brain Bag

In this thread, post a list or pictures of What You Carry in your Brain Bag. We will add your packing list to the Brain Bag page to help give other people a better idea of what the bag can hold.

[pw1224]

I just got back from the ALA (American Library Association) convention in San Diego. We drove, so all I really had to do was lug the Brain Bag to the car and back but...

I managed to put 14 trade paperbacks, 2 calendars, a Freudian slip, AND a large cafe bag with my usual junk (wallet, sunglasses, etc.). Oh, and I also had a half liter bottle of Arrowhead water in the front mesh.

I never want to carry that much again -- but the Brain Bag held it all without a problem.

Yes, I AM crazy. And I have a lot of reading ahead of me!

[backpack]

3 states ( 1 burning hot weather day and night, one warm during the day, chilly at night, one warm and sunny day, cold night)

5 airports ( 2 flight were not direct) carry on only, second bag is Large Cafe Bag,

One compartment, casual two piece in rolled plastic bag, 2 Packing Cube Shoulder Bag one on top of the other containing various small pieces of clothing.
Other compartment, one Packing Cube Backpack (Aeronaut) holding 6 pairs of pants, 6 tees, one long sleeve shirt in the main pocket and accessories in the lower pocket.
A Cache holding a Netbook.
Small front pocket keeps small travel things, (each side pocket can hold a flat shoe up to size 8)

Due to the fact that my clothes are women size and either cotton or microfiber, it makes for a 30 pound bag.


However, the same number of khakis and long sleeve cotton shirts both medium size fit in one of the compartment without problem and weighs much less. Go figure!