It's been a few years since I've kept you all up to date on the contents of my EDC bag. And I know what you've all been asking yourself: "What's Mike got in his bag today?"

Now keep in mind that this is an Urban Dad kit. So an extra Metrocard is much more useful than, say, a fishing kit. Tool-wise, I ditched the Victronix SwissTool because of its weight and bulk, opting for smaller and lighter single-use tools. The only thing I miss not having is the pliers, but you've got to make choices.

First, the bag itself. I switched out of the camera bag I'd been using for years and into a Muji Travel Organizer:

Advantages of this organizer are 1) it opens like a book, giving me easy access to contents; 2) lots of little pockets and things; 3) it looks more "professional" than my old bag; and 4) most of the storage is in two separate packs that velcro to the bag's interior. The two packs enable me to switch out one pack for another (e.g., removing the Emergency Pack and replacing with the Computer Cable Pack.) It also means I can make the whole bag "flight safe" in about ten seconds.

Left Side:

• Sunglasses that fold flat. Also available at MOMA.
• On the A&P Key Ring, a Leatherman Micra.
• A "Micro Widgy" pry bar (yes, it actually has come in handy).
• Tweezers.
• Moleskine Cahier notebook, business cards, spare Metrocard.

Center:

• Pilot G-2 Gel Pen
• 4-bit pocket screwdriver

Right Side

• Spork!
  
• Bandanna. The cloth with a 1000 uses.
  
• Adventure Medical Kit. The basics in a small flat pouch.
  

The "Urban Dad" Pack

• Writing: The Stowaway Space Pen. Skinny version of the space pen, but you can't refill it. Also a golf pencil and a mini-Sharpie.
  
• Drawing: Small blank notebook. Miniature color pencils. I couldn't find this set online, but you could buy similar mini pencils in bulk from BC USA, purveyor of fine Japanese stuff. Eraser.
  
• Entertainment: Miniature Bicycle cards, wrapped in potentially-useful rubber bands. Also the new, improved Zepto Dice!.
  
• Other Useful Things: Krazy Glue, collar neck extender, paper clips,
  band-aids, Altoids Smalls, eraser, floss, hard candies (with Vitamin C!).
  
• Low-Tech Tech: Timex 1440 sports watch, clip version. Includes stopwatch, alarm, etc. Kingmax flash drive. Small cheap keychain flashlight (you can pick some up super-cheap at DealExtreme, purveyor of fine products from Hong Kong.)

Emergency Pack:

• Things that cut other things: P-38 can opener, pocket saw, pocket straight razor, and the trusty Doug Ritter MINI RSKMk1 knife.
  Things to connect things together: Telephone wire; duct tape; an s-biner and a regular carabiner; a Niteize figure 9 with cord; 10' parachute cord; knot cards, because I have a lousy memory for knots.
  
• Things to catch other things on fire: Split pea lighter
• Other potentially useful things: clip compass;
  B001GAOO6Y:Fenix 01 flashlight, 2 AA batteries; a small aluminum whistle; extra pills in pill case, cushioned by two B000VDPYNE:pill towels.
  

"Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff."

I'm not sure of the total package weight, but it certainly feels lighter than the old bag. So there you go, my obsessive listing of my obsessive bag. At least you know that when push comes to shove, I'll be the one with the duct tape.