Hi!! Long time lurker, recent-ish member, first time poster. Have been loving on all things TB for 5+ (10+?) years now. Read on for many pictures of my EDC in my SK, and my plaintive questions to you regarding which bag to move into next.
I am a hospitalist NP. My SK is my EDC for the hospital floors. I don’t ever wear a white coat, which is where most of my colleagues stash their stuff, because it gives me the worst case of imposter syndrome. So I wear a SK, sling-style. This is what I carry:

Uh, ok that loaded upside down (and pardon my foot), but here we have:
-a5 hobonichi cousin avec, which fits perfectly in the little sleeve.
-prescription pad (upside down for obvious reasons)
-non-TB zip wallet
-hospital-specific tchotchkes in a red mini-GW (alcohol wipes, caps for IV lines, a “christmas tree” for the oxygen supply, hospital-specific coffee and sandwich cards)
-personal tchotchkes in a blue mini-GW (glasses wipes, Loop earplugs, Altoid minis, driver’s license, lip balm)
-earbuds for my iphone in a cord taco
-little plastic side pieces that slide onto my glasses and turn them into “eye protection” for Covid (yes I know that’s a bit silly, but they’re letting me getting away with it, and after three shots and having Covid twice I only worry about giving Covid not getting it, and I can’t transmit through my eyeballs)
-a tube of hair mascara for my endless unprofessional flyaways
-tide pen for my endless unprofessional coffee spills
-prescription reading glasses in microfiber cloth case
-two Pilot G2 0.38s and one (usually carry two; whatever for the purpose of this picture) Palomino Blackwing with a pencil cap
-saline flush
-kind bar because I forget to eat
-and the piece de resistance, my absolutely magical, fantastic, deeply beloved, shockingly expensive, top of the line noise-cancelling audio-enhancing digital “Core” stethoscope by Littmann (gotta use that CME money for something when they aren’t letting us go to conferences).
Here it is all loaded out:

Typically I wear the stethoscope around my neck (dangling tie-style, not draped; that degrades the tube over time, and even though it was CME money this is still a $300+ dollar stethoscope I deeply love), and I only curl it up in the bag when I’m taking my lunch break or whatever.
So that’s how I roll. I have a whole bunch of other stuff I bring to work (chargers, a layer, food, drinks, etc etc etc), but that all stays in my office; this is what comes with me to the floors as I round. I of course also carry a phone with me (iphone XS Max) that functions as my pager, my medical reference, and essentially a mini ipad for accessing the EMR on the go; that goes in the right hand cargo pocket of my (not kidding and no apologies) cargo scrub skirts.
I absolutely love this setup. It works perfectly for me. The SK is the best bag I have ever owned for my needs, and I just can’t say enough good things about it.
Except: arise, a complication.
Remember I said that I had all of this CME money except we can’t travel to conferences because Covid and also they can’t take the money away because it’s in our contract and furthermore the money expires at the end of the year? Ok I didn’t say all that but that’s the situation. So I thought long and hard about what would really be very useful to me in my practice, and the answer was: if I could write my notes longhand in patient rooms (I’m always taking notes in my hobonichi; my patients often comment on it appreciatively; they say it makes them feel like I’m really paying attention) then have it magically transcribed to editable text using OCR, I would potentially save hours of time in my day. I used to be pretty quick at notes before EMR, but since EMR my ADHD brain just…..spazzes. I am experienced and not stupid but I write notes so painfully slowly now.
So I bought a ReMarkable 2 tablet.
I’m super excited about this. I figured out a solution to make sure everything stays HIPPA compliant, and I am really super excited, except….
…..it doesn’t fit in my SK unless I give up stethoscope space and any hope of zipping. Pictorial evidence:

(Pulled the stethoscope, tablet is in its place.)
FINALLY THE PART WHERE I ASK YOU FOR ADVICE!
….I already bought a SCB (with a coordinating Freudian Slip just to try and see) to remedy this tragic situation, it is already on its way to me, and I am already second-guessing myself.
I have really loved how everything is open in my SK. I frequently use the zip, and do not desire to give up the option whatsoever (when traveling between floors or commuting I zip everything up tidily so nothing can escape), but when I am in a patient room — taking notes, grabbing my pencil, stopping a beeping IV pump to saline lock it, etc etc., I will often leave the bag open for a bit to access all my odds and ends, and I love how tidy that option remains. Similarly at my workstation, I will often leave it open. The SCB while delightful is not built for that.
So….LGD maybe? Tablet won’t fit in LPD. Or….Icon? Maybe with the FS I bought for the SCB?
I typically carry in hand an 18oz water bottle and/or a 12oz travel coffee mug (seen in one of the loadout photos above), and then deposit them at my work station, so it’s not crazy to go up to something that could accommodate those things. I do also typically wear a light layer to the floor, then remove it (or not) depending on the AC situation that day. So it might be nice to be able to shove that in the bag, too.
OTOH, I am definitely going to be carrying this into all my patient rooms save the isolation rooms, so I don’t want anything too big or clunky—which is in fact my other hesitation about the SCB; I love being able to carry sling-style on my back.
Ok that was long and a lot, but I hope the pleasure of the pictures (I LOVE stalking other folks’ EDC pictures!) helped balance things out!
Ready for all your hard-hitting TB enabling, er, advice.
Thank you!!!
Edited to try and fix the picture situation. Hope that worked!!
I am a hospitalist NP. My SK is my EDC for the hospital floors. I don’t ever wear a white coat, which is where most of my colleagues stash their stuff, because it gives me the worst case of imposter syndrome. So I wear a SK, sling-style. This is what I carry:
Uh, ok that loaded upside down (and pardon my foot), but here we have:
-a5 hobonichi cousin avec, which fits perfectly in the little sleeve.
-prescription pad (upside down for obvious reasons)
-non-TB zip wallet
-hospital-specific tchotchkes in a red mini-GW (alcohol wipes, caps for IV lines, a “christmas tree” for the oxygen supply, hospital-specific coffee and sandwich cards)
-personal tchotchkes in a blue mini-GW (glasses wipes, Loop earplugs, Altoid minis, driver’s license, lip balm)
-earbuds for my iphone in a cord taco
-little plastic side pieces that slide onto my glasses and turn them into “eye protection” for Covid (yes I know that’s a bit silly, but they’re letting me getting away with it, and after three shots and having Covid twice I only worry about giving Covid not getting it, and I can’t transmit through my eyeballs)
-a tube of hair mascara for my endless unprofessional flyaways
-tide pen for my endless unprofessional coffee spills
-prescription reading glasses in microfiber cloth case
-two Pilot G2 0.38s and one (usually carry two; whatever for the purpose of this picture) Palomino Blackwing with a pencil cap
-saline flush
-kind bar because I forget to eat
-and the piece de resistance, my absolutely magical, fantastic, deeply beloved, shockingly expensive, top of the line noise-cancelling audio-enhancing digital “Core” stethoscope by Littmann (gotta use that CME money for something when they aren’t letting us go to conferences).
Here it is all loaded out:
Typically I wear the stethoscope around my neck (dangling tie-style, not draped; that degrades the tube over time, and even though it was CME money this is still a $300+ dollar stethoscope I deeply love), and I only curl it up in the bag when I’m taking my lunch break or whatever.
So that’s how I roll. I have a whole bunch of other stuff I bring to work (chargers, a layer, food, drinks, etc etc etc), but that all stays in my office; this is what comes with me to the floors as I round. I of course also carry a phone with me (iphone XS Max) that functions as my pager, my medical reference, and essentially a mini ipad for accessing the EMR on the go; that goes in the right hand cargo pocket of my (not kidding and no apologies) cargo scrub skirts.
I absolutely love this setup. It works perfectly for me. The SK is the best bag I have ever owned for my needs, and I just can’t say enough good things about it.
Except: arise, a complication.
Remember I said that I had all of this CME money except we can’t travel to conferences because Covid and also they can’t take the money away because it’s in our contract and furthermore the money expires at the end of the year? Ok I didn’t say all that but that’s the situation. So I thought long and hard about what would really be very useful to me in my practice, and the answer was: if I could write my notes longhand in patient rooms (I’m always taking notes in my hobonichi; my patients often comment on it appreciatively; they say it makes them feel like I’m really paying attention) then have it magically transcribed to editable text using OCR, I would potentially save hours of time in my day. I used to be pretty quick at notes before EMR, but since EMR my ADHD brain just…..spazzes. I am experienced and not stupid but I write notes so painfully slowly now.
So I bought a ReMarkable 2 tablet.
I’m super excited about this. I figured out a solution to make sure everything stays HIPPA compliant, and I am really super excited, except….
…..it doesn’t fit in my SK unless I give up stethoscope space and any hope of zipping. Pictorial evidence:
(Pulled the stethoscope, tablet is in its place.)
FINALLY THE PART WHERE I ASK YOU FOR ADVICE!
….I already bought a SCB (with a coordinating Freudian Slip just to try and see) to remedy this tragic situation, it is already on its way to me, and I am already second-guessing myself.
I have really loved how everything is open in my SK. I frequently use the zip, and do not desire to give up the option whatsoever (when traveling between floors or commuting I zip everything up tidily so nothing can escape), but when I am in a patient room — taking notes, grabbing my pencil, stopping a beeping IV pump to saline lock it, etc etc., I will often leave the bag open for a bit to access all my odds and ends, and I love how tidy that option remains. Similarly at my workstation, I will often leave it open. The SCB while delightful is not built for that.
So….LGD maybe? Tablet won’t fit in LPD. Or….Icon? Maybe with the FS I bought for the SCB?
I typically carry in hand an 18oz water bottle and/or a 12oz travel coffee mug (seen in one of the loadout photos above), and then deposit them at my work station, so it’s not crazy to go up to something that could accommodate those things. I do also typically wear a light layer to the floor, then remove it (or not) depending on the AC situation that day. So it might be nice to be able to shove that in the bag, too.
OTOH, I am definitely going to be carrying this into all my patient rooms save the isolation rooms, so I don’t want anything too big or clunky—which is in fact my other hesitation about the SCB; I love being able to carry sling-style on my back.
Ok that was long and a lot, but I hope the pleasure of the pictures (I LOVE stalking other folks’ EDC pictures!) helped balance things out!
Ready for all your hard-hitting TB enabling, er, advice.
Thank you!!!
Edited to try and fix the picture situation. Hope that worked!!
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