{"id":34678,"date":"2019-12-04T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=34678"},"modified":"2019-11-05T12:33:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T19:33:18","slug":"whats-in-my-bag-steven-leckart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/whats-in-my-bag-steven-leckart\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s in my bag? \u2014 Steven Leckart"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Steven Leckart<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0writer\/director<\/a>\u00a0(and former editor of Cool Tools). In 2019, he wrote the two-part documentary \u201cWhat\u2019s My Name | Muhammad Ali<\/a>\u201d for HBO, and co-executive produced the three-part documentary series \u201cInside Bill\u2019s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates<\/a>\u201d for Netflix. You can find him on Instagram\u00a0@leckart<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Zojirushi Stainless Steel Vacuum Mug (16oz)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($25)<\/strong>
\nSince I was on the Cool Tools podcast<\/a> earlier this year, I upgraded travel coffee mugs to this Zojirushi model. It not only keeps beverages hotter for longer, but the design is also more hygienic. On top, there\u2019s a lid that opens and closes to protect the mouthpiece from dirt and debris while in transit.<\/p>\n

Camelbak Beck Insulated Stainless Water Bottle (20oz)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($28)<\/strong>
\nA lot of reusable bottles are large and unwieldy, or have spouts that are awkwardly-shaped or sized. I\u2019m partial to this one because the lid is the diameter of a soda can, and the bottle is skinny enough to fit in most drink holders. The last time I filled it with ice, four hours later, cubes were still floating inside.<\/p>\n

4-inch iPhone Cable Charger<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($10)<\/strong>
\nI always keep a spare battery pack in my inside jacket pocket while traveling. But uncoiling and detangling the charging cable was a constant annoyance. Switching to one of these shorter cables was so helpful, I wish I\u2019d done it years ago. I don\u2019t have a specific brand to recommend. Just buy one that\u2019s short enough that it can\u2019t tangle.<\/p>\n

Rubber Trigger Point Release Therapy Balls<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($12)<\/strong>
\nI often travel with a short, hollow trigger point foam roller. It\u2019s fantastic, but I still need an every-day carry to help me relieve and prevent muscular tightness and tension whenever I feel it coming on. So I\u2019ve accumulated various balls for different spots or to achieve a different sense of pressure. The link here takes you to the big blue ball in the photo, which came with a set of two balls in a black travel bag (pictured). Also pictured: The black ball is a Wham-O SuperBall<\/a>. I alternate the larger blue and smaller Wham-O balls on my hip. For the bottom of my foot, I use the other two balls pictured, which my rolfer gave me. The little green marble-sized one is rubbery. The multi-colored ball is essentially a hackey sack. I recommend Googling and watching YouTube videos on how to do this stuff before trying. It can be incredibly painful, but highly effective.<\/p>\n

About the bag<\/strong>
\nLo & Sons Hanover Deluxe 2<\/strong><\/a>! This is the absolute best everyday backpack I\u2019ve ever owned: ample space w\/interior pockets and padded sleeves, exterior drink holders, padded straps, sleeve for a rolling suitcase handle, and more. Best of all: NO LOGOS!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What’s in my bag? issue #26<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"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":[1553],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34678"}],"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\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34678"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34681,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34678\/revisions\/34681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}