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Old 11-27-18 | 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by noglider
I also have a small pouch for the small things I carry such as a USB adapter, a flashlight, etc. I don't always check the pouch's contents, but I check to see that I have it.

One tool to stay organized, a new practice for me, is to empty my bag completely both at home and at work. That way I know I have what I need.
A few years ago I posted to this A&S thread, Bicycling or not, what items do you take with you that you never leave home without?:
Originally Posted by powerhouse
Whether you are on a bicycle ride or not, what items do you always bring with you or 'never leave home without? The list can be surprising. I'll start…
Originally Posted by lostarchitect
Don't a lot of these things go without saying for the vast majority of people? Clothing (a jacket is clothing, too), footwear, keys, money, ID, cell phone etc.

It's probably more interesting to ask what non-standard things do people always have with them. In my case I pretty much always have a good pocket knife, a small flashlight, a small tape measure, a rugged pen, and a small notebook. I usually also have a book that I am reading
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
I have a flat mesh black bag, about 8 x 6 x 3 inches I call my “clutch bag” with some of my non-standard items I take everywhere, including bike rides:
  • Nailclipper, I hate hangnails
    • Callus cushions and tape for a callus over my fourth right metatarsal bone; occasionally hurts walking or pedaling
    • Extra pair of eyeglasses with lens wipes and lens cleaner because I am so nearsighted. I was in a couple of bike crashes, and glasses got bent.
    • Mints for dry mouth
    • Hairbrush especially for helmet hair. I wear gel, and HH easily brushes out
    used to compulsively carry Chapstick after one windy ride long ago, but gave it up after a few years.
    Washington Post
    Sunday, December 14, 2008

    Let's make a list of the important things you need before walking out the door: Wallet: Check. Cellphone: Check. Keys: Check. Lip balm?

    You slap your back pocket. Nope. Rummage through your bag. Nada. Search the bedside table. Negative.
    This is a problem. A huge, paralyzing problem. You are a lip balm addict, after all. And you are not alone.

    Countless Facebook groups are dedicated to the "crackstick" in all its varieties: ChapStick, Blistex, Burt's Bees, Carmex. Any lip lubricant that comes in a tube or a tub. There are online quizzes that measure how addicted you are to ChapStick. (Question: When you are wearing only a bathing suit, do you have ChapStick on you at all times?)

    And there is a self-help Web site, Lip Balm Anonymous (Lip Balm Anonymous), dedicated to helping lip balm addicts.
    Also, for cycling or otherwise, I wear a backpack with space for lightweight extra clothes for temperature variations, to put on or remove (since I ride a carbon fiber bike).

    Yesterday I left for my 14 mile one-way commute and rode 2.5 miles until I realized I left home without it. The clutch bag fits in my always-attached seat bag (or into the backpack when not riding..
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