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| An awesome recycled leather backpack is one option! |
Would you rather be 'cool' and aloof, attempting to work a public
image, or be well-prepared and comfortable in a greater number
of situations?
There's always a compromise involved, and that seems a key
question to need to know the answer to before venturing into
this next project.
My priority is always being well, being comfortable, and being
prepared (and I also hate to have to rely on others for anything!)
So in order to accomplish that, I take a nicely insulated, sturdy,
water-resistant backpack with me everywhere, filled to the brim
with all manner of helpful items.
It's pretty fashionable, too, and has multiple compartments for
keeping things separate. For someone with a billion issues like
me, it's nice to have what you need rather than rely on luck!
It certainly gives me a level of emotional and mental security, if
nothing else. (And that's worth the price of admission!)
My backpack contains:
-an EPI pin
-bottled water (Have you tried finding clean water in public?)
-first aid kit (band-aids, neosporin,
-eye drops
-aspirin
-Aleve
-nitro tabs
-blood tester
-spare glasses
-tissues and paper towels
-hand sanitizer
-medicine
-cough drops (including enough for those next to me who can't stop hacking!)
-hard candy for diabetic emergencies
-snacks
-cell phone and chargers
-book for unexpected waiting periods
-notebook for writing, making lists, etc.
-flashlight
And of course, men can put all the things a purse would normally
carry for women who use them; breath mints, travel toothbrush
and toothpaste for lunch time brushing, toothpicks, floss, and other
everyday essentials.
In the summertime, I carry an extra shirt and deodorant, as my
heavy perspiring soaks the shirt I set off in. (And of course, take a
plastic bag to store the stinky old shirt in!)
These are just a for-instance of what I do and how effective it can be.
The whole point of emergencies is you never know when you'll have
one, and being prepared once is way better than not being ready.
Your bag contents can be absolutely whatever would make your
time away from home easier; What do you always find yourself wishing
you had with you?
As the saying goes; "I'd rather have it and not need it than need it
and not have it!" (And I always have need of something from my
bag of tricks.)
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