I travel for my job each week, as I’m a software consultant and been doing it for 19 years now. Usually I fly out late on Sunday night and home late on Thursday night. I try to keep my computer/EDC bag small so that it can easily fit under the seat on the airplane, not be clunky to haul around all week, etc and most importantly this is all TSA compliant. I don’t have to take things in and out of my bag as I go through TSA security. I mainly travel domestically and have not taken this configuration into another country so I would need to do some research prior.

I am currently using a Briggs & Riley VB407-4 bag that is only 14″ x 10″, which is small and requires me to be creative to get all I might need in there. I carry my macBook Pro and everything I need with it in there also. So, without further delay, I’ll do a bag dump and show you how she’s configured.

Bag from front

Front Pocket

Burt’s Bees Lip Balm
Pocket Monkey Multi-Tool
20 ft Paracord
Streamlight MicroStream C4 LED Pen Flashlight
Retro 1951 Tornado Rollerball Pen, Stainless Steel
Mechanical pencil
Whistle
Mirror
Pocket Comb
Dollar shave club One Wipe Charlie
Moist towelettes (2)
Cash
Small Altoids tin of Advil
Small Altoids tin of Antacid
Pair of nail clippers with file
Bottle Opener (Souvenir from London trip)

Dental Flossers (Pack)
Stainless Steel Wire Cable Key Ring

Small Top Pocket

BCB Adventure Mini Mess Box as Pocket EDC
Air bud Earphones

Motion Sickness Watch – Reliefband

BCB Mess Box

1 – BCB Aluminum Mess Kit
Protection
1 – Nano LED light
1 – Swiss Tech Multi-Tool
1 – Button Compass
1 – USB Flash Drive with Personal Info
Water
5 – MSR Aquatabs – Water purification
1 – Aqua mira water filter
Fire
1 – Bic lighter
1 – BCB Ranger fire stick
1 – Birthday Candle
2 – Fire Tinder pcs
3 – Cotton/Alcohol Tinder
Shelter
1 – Mylar Emergency Blanket
2 – 30 feet – 50lb braided spider wire
1 – BCB Intl Commando Saw
2 – Large Paper clip
1 – Length of Wire
1 – Key Ring
10 – Safety pins, various sizes
1 – Super Glue
1 – Small plastic bag
1 – Plastic grocery vegetable bag
Safety
1 – Tweezers
2 – Bandaids
2 – Alcohol Prep pad

1 – Neosporin

Will have to continue in Part 2………