{"id":36682,"date":"2020-08-05T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=36682"},"modified":"2020-07-21T13:15:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T20:15:31","slug":"whats-in-my-bag-mike-streetz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/whats-in-my-bag-mike-streetz\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s in my bag? \u2014 Mike Streetz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mike Streetz<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a new dad, home automation aficionado, electronics tinkerer\/maker, and IT Consultant by day. He hails from Sydney, Australia, and is currently based in Los Angeles with his wife and son. You can find him on\u00a0Flicker<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0@O_P.<\/p>\n

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About the bag<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tactical Molle EDC Pouch<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($11)<\/strong>
\nI like this because it\u2019s big enough to fit my wallet, phone, keys, pen and notebook. I got the one that comes with straps because with that much stuff in it pulls down my pants. The cell phone pouches in the front and back are padded to protect the screen and it fits up to an iPhone XS Max. The placement of the straps isn\u2019t the best and the one I got frequently flips upside down if it\u2019s not weighted right, so be mindful of that and don\u2019t leave the zips open.<\/p>\n

What’s inside the bag<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sofirn SP31 v2.0 Tactical Flashlight<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($37)<\/strong>
\nThis thing is BRIGHT. It uses a standard 18650 battery and comes with a charger. It has multiple brightness settings, the low setting is really useful for not blinding yourself in the dark. It remembers the last setting it was on. I use it all the time for finding stuff I\u2019ve dropped in the car, behind the couch or under a table. It\u2019s so bright you can use it for finding a tiny screw you\u2019ve dropped in a shag pile carpet by looking for the reflection.<\/p>\n

Nite Ize INKA Key Chain Pen<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($12)<\/strong>
\nNite Ize bought Inka and these pens were really hard to find for a while but I\u2019m glad they are back on Amazon because I\u2019ve subsequently lost a Fisher Space bullet pen in the meantime. These use the space pen refills but due to the screw on cap, this pen is less likely to fall out of your bag. Also has a resistive touch screen pen cap on the other side, which are making a comeback in the days of COVID and nobody wanting to touch the ones on credit card machines. People are saying in the reviews they are not as good as the originals made by Inka, I haven\u2019t had the new one long enough to say, but so far it seems good for the price, which is about half what the originals were.<\/p>\n

Big Skinny Leather Hipster Wallet<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($48)<\/strong>
\nThis is the only wallet I\u2019ve found which will hold all my cards, cash, and a tile slim without the massive bulge of most wallets. It looks huge but it fits in most pockets, and so far it\u2019s lasted me over 5 years. The card slots can get loose after a few years, but just jam some business cards in there. They have an RFID blocking version now too.<\/p>\n

RFID blocking car key case<\/strong><\/a>
\nThese are the cheapest ones I could find on Amazon and they absolutely work. If your car is parked close enough to your house that you can unlock it from inside then you need these to protect from thieves that use range extenders to pretend to be your key. They can open the door to your car, steal everything in it, and in some cases even start the car and drive off. We put our keys in these as soon as we get out of the car now.<\/p>\n

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