{"id":33981,"date":"2019-08-07T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T16:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=33981"},"modified":"2019-08-05T14:39:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T21:39:41","slug":"whats-in-my-bag-glenn-fleishman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/whats-in-my-bag-glenn-fleishman\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s in my bag? \u2014 Glenn Fleishman"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Glenn Fleishman<\/a>\u00a0is a tech journalist and print historian who writes breaking news from the 19th and 21st centuries. His most recent project is the\u00a0Tiny Type Museum & Time Capsule<\/a>, an edition of 100 small museums packed with genuine type and printing artifacts. You can find him on Twitter\u00a0@GlennF<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

GorillaPod<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($20 and up)<\/strong>
\nI still use an original GorillaPod, even though many newer models exist, because the one I bought forever ago still has legs\u2014literally and figuratively! With the legs comprising mostly pivot joints that can hold a fair amount of weight, the GorillaPod holds both my iPhone (with Glif adapter) or mirrorless camera and keeps it in the right position. That includes wrapping itself around a post or tree limb, when the need arises. I\u2019m almost never in a position to carry a full-sized tripod, but want a tripod\u2019s advantages.<\/p>\n

Sony Noise-Cancelling Headphones<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($30)<\/strong>
\nI know you can spend a fortune on noise-canceling headphones, but I wanted something compact and which folds into itself, but is cheap enough I won\u2019t feel bad if they get damaged after jamming them into my bag and jostling them around. This Sony pair isn\u2019t full-ear, but it meets all my needs and has lasted a whopping two years so far. Powered by a single AAA\u2014a rechargeable lasts for more hours than I\u2019ve managed to track\u2014it dims airplane and caf\u00e9 noise well enough to sleep or work.<\/p>\n

ZMI 10,000mAh USB battery pack<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($22)<\/strong>
\nThis is my favorite USB battery pack for recharging a phone. It\u2019s by far the best combination of size, weight, form, design, and recharge speed. It can fully recharge my iPhone 8 Plus a couple times or more from empty, and it charges quickly. I can never quite believe it holds the juice it does. It helps at the end of a long day when the phone\u2019s power lags or when flying on planes without power jacks.<\/p>\n

Studio Neat Glif<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($28 by itself; $55 with grip and strap)<\/strong>
\nThe Glif was the first iPhone tripod adapter, and the folks at Studio Neat took it to a new level with the revision, which uses a cleverly designed spring lock to work with any model smartphone. With three tripod screws, I can mount it any orientation that I need. It\u2019s a great help to take stable iPhone shots while traveling or shoot a long video, and I can lift it up over my head with the handle to take shots or video above a crowd.<\/p>\n

About the bag<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s a\u00a0Timbuk2<\/a>. I don\u2019t travel light and it\u2019s one of their bigger messenger bags. I customized it with three shades blue and maybe paid $100 for it \u2026 a decade ago? You can barely tell that it\u2019s been used, and it still meets my around-town and long-haul flying needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What’s in my bag? issue #9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2303],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33981"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33981"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34083,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33981\/revisions\/34083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}