Just in case you don't want to watch the entire video... Linus' suggestions: - Laptop (w/ power adapter) - Tablet - Mousepad & mouse - Webcam - SSD (with os on) - Business cards - Anti-virus (although not usually needed) - Anti static bags - Notepad/sticky notes - Sata cables - Router - Multimeter - Case fan - Usb hub - Wire strippers - Zip ties - Bigger notepad - thermal compound - Isopropyl alcohol - 3.5mm extension cable - Usb cables - Optical drive - Power outlet strip - Electrical tape - Keypuller - Small cpu heatsink (w/ double sided thermal tape) - Ifixit tool kit - Anti-static wrist strap (included in Ifixit tool kit) - Screwdriver bit set - Pen - Side cutters - Needlenose pliers - Multi-head screwdriver (w/ extra bits) - Headphones - Usb sound cards - Video adapters - Molex to sata cable - Usb wall charger - Fan adapters/splitters - 3.5mm to RCA - 3.5mm size adapters - Allen keys - External hard drive (w/ modular usb 3.0 to sata connector) - Usb battery bank - SD card reader - Usb drives (1-3 for backups) - More screwdrivers - Hex screwdriver head (for mobo standoffs) - Usb wireless adapter - Extra AA batteries - Micro sd to sd card adapter - Car (cigarett lighter) outlet to usb - Ethernet cables - Calculator Lukes suggestions: - Battery powered usb speakers - Bowl noodle w/ fork (smart, but wtf?) - Usb number pad - Keyboard - Measuring tape My personal added suggestions: - Small flashlight - Microphone (or headset with mic) - Extra screws (Mainly case screws and fan screws) - Usb extension cables - HDMI cables - Power cable (the power supply type) - Multitool/Knife (Leatherman type) - Magnetic parts tray - Bootdrive usbs (for Windows 7, 8.1, 10, OSX, and possibly Linux) - Canned air
+npsantini I have a feeling that if you put a magnetic parts tray in the same bag with all these other electronics, you might fuck something up. Magnets don't agree with computers.
***** All right, that's good to know. Is it all right if I put my welding magnet in the bag too? The magnet in there isn't too strong. It can only hold like a 15kg peice of metal. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Nick Evans What about the 300W gas powered generator? I always have one in my truck when I am going to a clients site. That way if there is a power failure I am a hero. Its happened twice to me. Funny I always wonder why they consider the staff fridge such a priority for power and not the server running their website,,,awwweelll the customer is always right. (LOL!)
From my experiences: - Mini flashlight is a must (AA ones because you have spare batteries for that), - Sharp knife, - crimpling tool or small hammer for BNC and coaxial connectors, - pre assembled short coaxial cable - Sandwich or aluminum foil for shielding repair (yes the sandwich is supposed to be warped in aluminum foil in this case), - safety gloves (the tighter ones to protect you hands form sharp edges) - bandage because you will cut yourself despite from the gloves - And a cut proof (non static) forearm protector - Spare screws for motherboard, cases and coolers
Items I have in my kit that you did not mention; Flashlight (with headband for turning it into a headlight), knife/multitool, lighter (several-bic), electrician scissors, Linesman pliers, side cutters, mini flush-cut side cutters, revers-open tweezers, angled blunt tip ESD proof tweezers, straight fine-tip tweezers, slip-joint pliers, butane soldering iron with respective accouterments, innards of cat5e cable (several short pieces for use as jumpers, etc...), heat shrink tube, voltage detector (not the same thing as a multimeter!), spare VGA, HDMI, and DVI cables, spare PC 3-prong power cable, velvro cable ties, zip ties of assorted sizes, double-sided velcro tape, a network cable tester (two piece model for testing longer runs), tone probe, extra rj45 ends and crimper, punch-down tool, various console cable, Ethernet loopback plug, crossover cable, Ethernet couplers, a GB 6-port Ethernet switch(I saw you mention the router, I prefer just carry one of these cheep dumb switches because no config is nice when you are stressed and in a hury!), DUCT TAPE(Gorilla brand), black and silver sharpie, small zip-lock baggies for holding parts/screws, a few salvaged hdd magnets (for holding screws), pens&pad of paper, and a laser thermometer... i think that is about it, this in addition to many of the things you already mentioned. By far my most used item day to day is my flashlight, cant believe you did not mention that!? ...or am i just blind/deaf lol. Something to keep in mine is that I am a Desktop and network support tech so I would expect my kit to be a bit more complete than a hobbyist, just figured i'd list it out to help others.
GraymanTactics he has a flashlight in his phone right ? But the headband yeah I agree but it is a bit less common to need a headlight than most of the other stuff he said tbh.
the bag is meant for onsite work, what he has is actually cool, he would be able to fix a computer from the jurassic era with the stuff he is always carrying around, of course only actual technicians would know that
extra screws.. pc case screws can be stored away where you store the screwdriver bits. also a good place is a pill bottle, i usually keep a few bios batteries with them too.
Near my location you can drive an hour and find areas with no cell network. You can get really bad satellite and copper internet and just plug in to the modem.
falling down while you need to put it in your mouth while you hold something with both hands... and crack the screen... and the warranty is void because your spit counts as water damage... that's why you go flashlight...
+Mishotaki well if I was going to have a bit bag like that, I'd have my edc knife and flashlight on my person, but I'd probably have something more powerful or with a longer battery life in my bag.
DeltaPhi79 You missed the point entirely. While everyone knows you can use your phone for light in various ways; none of them really compare to an actual dedicated flashlight in form or function.
Enjoyed watching the video, there's a few things I'd personally add to but it's by no means complete. I believe in travelling lightweight as possible with devices that are as multifunction as possible.. Personal additions that would come to mind - an extensive bag of adapters - a switchable laptop supply with multiple ranges / adapters - memory card reader hub (ubs) for CF, XD, SD, MicroSD, etc - Torch! - Cable puller kit - Networking gear (cable strippers, connectors, butts, etc) I hope those are ones you find useful. The knowledge behind the kit is what makes it, generally everyone has their own choice but I enjoy watching the videos to develop my own and perfect it in my own way. As always love your videos
I've carried that model Ogio Backpack everyday for 12 years. Since I was 11 years old. It is one of the most excellent, durable tech bags i've ever owned in a standard backpack form factor.
1. Compressed air can. Mine's nearly empty, but it has come in handy before. 2. A few different OS Install USB's. I carry a Windows 8.1, Windows 7, and Ubuntu. 3. I also have Hiren's BootCD on a USB, which has saved more than a few HDD's full of data before. 4. Also carry a spare VGA cable and HDMI cable. These have both saved me more than once. Another couple - not related to tech - is antiperspirant deodorant, and baby wipes. If you haven't used baby wipes to wipe up after a toilet break, you're missing out. Aside from that, you've covered every base [and more!] that I have. I wouldn't carry a laptop AND tablet, unless I was visiting somewhere where I was staying overnight [like relatives for example], but one or the other is very handy [Surface Pro 3 perhaps?] But nicely done! A lot of people ask why my bag's so heavy, and this is the reason!
Yumi bro... Yumi... You can set thumb drives (8 gig for just the OS, or 16 to add Diags) to boot from anything that uses Grub to boot, you can install all versions of windows ( some have to be virtualized), and they take up far less space than multiple portable hard drives. One portable, 750 Gb to 1 Tb would be enough to carry any off the wall drivers, utilities, or backup storage that you would need.... unless you're dealing with data centers, but hopefully you would be fore-warned of said situation...
Added to the video: pressured air, soldering iron + stuff accompanying it, electrician's tape and kapton tape, brush, extra screws, flashlight, some wires, paper clips, a magnet, spray for screen cleaning, multimeter clamps (together with regular DMM), Orange Pi with VGA to HDMI adapter If I would have, I would also carry: handheld oscilloscope, handheld lab power supply
***** Your breath carries moisture as well. So when you blow on a computer component sometimes it can cause some moisture on the component. Not so great.
I know this is an old video but if you see this Linus, one thing i have found insanely usefull is I keep (amongst other usefull things) an Iso file for whichever OS im using on my phone, it means ive always got it even if im not carrying my tool bag around, and ive needed it more than you might imagine!
I carry one around, but it does a /lot/. Like, everything from algebra to unit conversions to integrals, and it even has a library of constants... But his, I have no idea. It's just a silly little old calculator.
David Jeffers I carry a Casio FX-9750GII graphic calculator. I find Casio to have a more intuitive and feature-rich interface and it is much cheaper than most Texas Instruments models.
Dash Lambda The iFixit kit has a knife which covers 90% of what you'd need a knife for. I always carry a bigger utility or lockback knife, just in case, but I find I only ever use them to open boxes. D: I always carry a microphone of some kind, but it's usually just a crappy one, just so I can check sound cards, etc.
Chiming in WAY too many years after this was made, but to be honest, I had all the following tools in my box back then and I still have them now: * PSU tester - invaluable for quickly assessing the state of a failing PSU * GFCI tester - testing fundamental power issues * Phone jack tester - not as useful anymore, but if someone is having problems with DSL (well...first recommend switching, of course), you can quickly determine if the line is switched * Small mechanic's mirror - handy when having to see something that's juuuuuust outside your range of view. If only you had a little mirror! * Pen-sized extension with magnet on tip - mechanics use it, mostly. These days light magnetic fields aren't as much of an issue * Bubble level * Network cable tester * Small hammer/hobby hammer - percussive maintenance * Optical drive head cleaner * Small box cutting knife/hobby knife * SATA/PATA -> USB adapter * Crimping tool * Crossover adapter * CAT5e and CAT6 terminators * A few blank optical discs of various flavors * USB drive with SystemRescueCD or something of that stripe (or multiple) * Optical discs with ~ahem~ pen testing software * Optical discs with freely distributed operating systems * Ethernet cable joiner (and telephone wire joiner--again, not as handy as it once was) Everything else you listed I either have or have the equivalent or I'm going to add. Really love your channel! Keep up the good work!
***** You would be surprised. Sometimes there's more legacy hardware floating around than we would like. Also, if you are migrating ancient data, you can't be ill prepared.
***** I went on a internship at the Max-Plank-Institute for Ironresearch in Düsseldorf, Germany. They still use some computers with floppy disks for some of there devices...
I really suggest to check what you are going to do and pack a small bag to not only carry a light weight one, but also have easier unbaging when you need something from the bottom of the bag
Gotta keep with the times Linus .... get your outdated usb rubish outa here and get some ps2 compatibly in there. Saying that it could be worse you could have that outdated thunderbolt rubish.
Decent kit. When doing IT (though this from the days of windows 3.0 through windows 2000/xp) one tool that I used now and then was an AT/ATX power supply testers and jumper. Like you, I carried/still carry a sata drive to usb converter but they have ones that also includes IDE (for those really old drives). Also suggested are a cat5/3 crimper with ends, tone generator and probe, fish tape, cable tester (though I do not know how often you run cables), small socket set, a soldering iron/flux/solder with desolder wick and pump and a hands free head lamp. Think the best tool of them all though was a Leatherman, at the time was a Supertool 100, though now I keep a 200 with me at all times. I might suggest getting some small tackle boxes to help organize your small parts and add in a variety of fuses, screws, shrink tubing, velcro and plastic adhesive wire stand offs/clips. Sharpies and wire tags are almost a must if you are doing cable work. Rather than having your cables all over the place use your anti static bag or similar small parts bags and velcro loops to keep them from tangling. The ones from Plano that have removable tops are a bonus to take off and place small parts in. My IT kit fit in a small pre-formed case, which in the car also had a small seville classic folding hand truck, and I only carried in my backpack my laptop and peripherals usually. Last note is that I always carried around a bootable recovery thumb drive with a growing collection of drivers (days of 95/98/2000/xp when finding drivers was a pain), web links, anti-virus/mailware removal, hard drive tools from each manufacturer (Fujitsu/Hitachi-IBM/Maxtor-Quantum/Samsung/Seagate/Toshiba/Western Digital), SMART monitoring, drive/memory fitness tests, data recovery Everest (highly suggested unless there's better software now lol) and sometimes disk images I could mount as needed such as OS to "burn" to another thumb drive. Being able to boot to a read only thumb drive that goes to a gui with many of the tools needed available made troubleshooting easier.
You could use a few more things, Linus: A couple of stock AMD and Intel heatsinks, just in case of overheating problems A keyboard A very small monitor, like 9 inch one, never know A small vacuum for PC dust removal A copy of all of the Windows OSes since Windows 95 A copy of Ubuntu LTS A copy of DBAN
The soft driver bit you were disappointed with is sometimes on purpose, the softer metal gives in first so they might of chose to use that to try and save from stripping delicate screws you may not be able to replace easily.
Personally, I would add a SATA/USB to IDE adapter, who knows how old their system is? Also a flashlight. And lastly, a universal laptop charger rather than your personal one (in case they have a problem with theirs), and some extra standard pc power cables. I also like to have a vga, dvi and hdmi cable, because again, you never know what they have
Maybe I missed it, but IFixit makes a white magnetic pad to place screws, etc on that can be written on with a Staedler whiteboard pen. Great for keeping track of screws, and identifying that extra screw that is invariably left over when you put things back together. Their bit sets have black magnetic lids that so much the same thing, but you can't write on them.
Knife, heat shrink, cable continuity tester, crimps (and double sided female crimp/clamp thingies, I forget what they are called), real film gaff (I find it hold up better than electricians tape in high heat areas and it sticks to EVERYTHING) and a myriad of RCA 3.5 and 1/4 jacks/adapters. Those things come in so very handy
Randy Cherry In America, you'd get shot to pieces by the guy you're mugging before you could even take anything. Unless it's a leftist or almost any millenial.
Toner, hdmi cables, dvi to dvi cable, vga to vga cable, display port to display port cable, extra ram, rj45 crimper, coaxial stripper, coaxial crimper & rj45 tips along with rj11 tips & a punch down tool. these are all small items you can carry with you.
It's funny, i'm like a merge between Slick & Linus. Mouse/Mousepad, Microwave Ramen Bowl, Large Notepad, Calculator, TONS of flash drives (few 4gb/8gb for bootable os's, few 16gb and larger for file transfers, program install files, etc.) The one thing that i'd recommend over the external hdd, especially if your doing multi-media and or networking troubleshooting ... get a HUGE external hdd. 2TB or larger minimum. I've backed up multiple systems on mine and it has saved me time and time again. Also if you're a network tech/cable tech, always have your industry tools such as punch downs, crimpers, strippers, butt set, etc. Also ... linus ... I need that screwdriver! :O That'd save my knuckles SO MUCH!
As a emergency responder, during major incident when I get deployed to rest centres; I take a TinTec AC adapter with 3 USB slots at 5v 3.4a for smart devices. With it I take 3 cables with combined mini usb / apple lightlning connectors, and 1 spare standard USB wall charger with normal 5v 1a for any devices that are not so keen on the higher amps. I also have a multi bit screw driver inside the box. I hope to invest soon in a battery bank, but for now that's my small emergency charging station.
In addition, I also carry a portable battery-powered page scanner and an X10 wireless transceiver with remote. The scanner is for the inevitable legal documents I seem to accumulate from my encounters, and the X10 stuff is to cut off the power quickly at the particular local source before whatever it is that I'm working on catches fire, which sometimes negates the need for the scanner.
2 parter here 1: Which tips do you prefer for your DMM leads? are you a small pointy guy or do you prefer something large enough to hang off a molex or ATX header? 2: have you considered using a molle or similar bag for better organization?
Compressed Air and a lamp are must-haves, also (since i used to repair 360-consoles) i also have tork-screwset and yeah they're fucking impossible to get your hands on if you doesnt want to order on the net...
Stahle Frid A lot of retail stores now carry the ifixit kit, and it has torx bits. He mentioned that he didn't like the quality, but, honestly, my kit looks different (newer?) than the one he has and I've never had a bit bend/break on me.
What do you mean? I just bought a torx 5-10, 15, and 20 set from harbor freight for 7 dollars. Came with a screwdriver, stiff extension, and flexible extension too
Christopher Pilcher he will have been using the wrong bit, a lot of people cant tell the difference between pz and "pz/sl" so they round the heads of when the bits/drivers slip. now those bits are hard to find
one thing I've found to be an amazingly useful tool is a brand new paint brush for brushing off dusty components in client devices. This is extremely cheap and can be used in conjunction with a can of air to really get those components free of annoying dust particles.
ashley beaumont Well, he mentioned that the SSD had an OS on it. It's probably something light and portable with plenty of diagnostic tools. Like Kali. :P
Linus, I'd recommend these... A cheap PCIe graphics card in a hard case with its bracket removed (as 16x PCIe tester, fits into lowpro or full cases- got one used for $5.00!). Power supply tester. RJ45/RJ11 crimpers, and connectors. Cat5/6 tester. A knife, flashlight, and even a headband light. Nitrile rubber gloves for nasties, maybe even dust masks. A first aid kit for cuts. Also some work gloves if working with sharp stamped metal. A DataVac dust blower would be nice. (I use a 20 gallon air compressor at home. Luxurious.) Some thin, soft fiber covers for computers or other eqpt are nice. Also, a spare laptop carry bag is good. A towel can quickly help if you have to work on a rough surface, as with on-site computer dissasembly. Finally HAIR TIES- fabric covered, no-metal hair ties for your cables. :) If you really want, those vel-cro ties instead...
Great tech bag! In addition, I like to carry a small LED flash light, a few tooth picks, a few black zip ties (Small and medium), a small mirror, and a few tips, as well as a can of compressed air, a line tester "CAT5, Coaxial, RJ52#, and a crimp tool.
When the new backpack launches we need a THEN vs NOW video featuring this blast from the past
The Windows Vista logo on it is an anti-theft measurement.
Had one in my wallet for a bit
Just in case you don't want to watch the entire video...
Linus' suggestions:
- Laptop (w/ power adapter)
- Tablet
- Mousepad & mouse
- Webcam
- SSD (with os on)
- Business cards
- Anti-virus (although not usually needed)
- Anti static bags
- Notepad/sticky notes
- Sata cables
- Router
- Multimeter
- Case fan
- Usb hub
- Wire strippers
- Zip ties
- Bigger notepad
- thermal compound
- Isopropyl alcohol
- 3.5mm extension cable
- Usb cables
- Optical drive
- Power outlet strip
- Electrical tape
- Keypuller
- Small cpu heatsink (w/ double sided thermal tape)
- Ifixit tool kit
- Anti-static wrist strap (included in Ifixit tool kit)
- Screwdriver bit set
- Pen
- Side cutters
- Needlenose pliers
- Multi-head screwdriver (w/ extra bits)
- Headphones
- Usb sound cards
- Video adapters
- Molex to sata cable
- Usb wall charger
- Fan adapters/splitters
- 3.5mm to RCA
- 3.5mm size adapters
- Allen keys
- External hard drive (w/ modular usb 3.0 to sata connector)
- Usb battery bank
- SD card reader
- Usb drives (1-3 for backups)
- More screwdrivers
- Hex screwdriver head (for mobo standoffs)
- Usb wireless adapter
- Extra AA batteries
- Micro sd to sd card adapter
- Car (cigarett lighter) outlet to usb
- Ethernet cables
- Calculator
Lukes suggestions:
- Battery powered usb speakers
- Bowl noodle w/ fork (smart, but wtf?)
- Usb number pad
- Keyboard
- Measuring tape
My personal added suggestions:
- Small flashlight
- Microphone (or headset with mic)
- Extra screws (Mainly case screws and fan screws)
- Usb extension cables
- HDMI cables
- Power cable (the power supply type)
- Multitool/Knife (Leatherman type)
- Magnetic parts tray
- Bootdrive usbs (for Windows 7, 8.1, 10, OSX, and possibly Linux)
- Canned air
+npsantini xD
his ear buds there is a mic and on his webcam
+npsantini I have a feeling that if you put a magnetic parts tray in the same bag with all these other electronics, you might fuck something up. Magnets don't agree with computers.
+Retz The magnetic tray doesnt have a strong enough magnet to harm any electronics.
***** All right, that's good to know.
Is it all right if I put my welding magnet in the bag too? The magnet in there isn't too strong. It can only hold like a 15kg peice of metal.
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Then he goes through the airport security
xSplayd Can just imagine him re-saying this entire video to the person at the security desk
***** :)
Best comment ever to be at the top of this video
xSplayd Cant you just slide your whole backpack through security? I dont remember having to show security everything in my backpack
xSplayd I'd just grab the iPad and show the guy the video...
You have more stuff in your backpack than I have in my house.
+KixlePixel i wrote nothing stupid
+KixlePixel So true it hurts.
+World of Techz Its not a school bag.
+World of Techz Its not a school bag.
+Mineshafter okay
this makes all "Whats in my bag" videos look like a joke
Martin Dikliev ikr
Linus you missed a graphics card
You missed a motherboard
You missed a case
You missed a desk
You missed a chair
You missed a 4k monitor
Nick Evans What about the 300W gas powered generator? I always have one in my truck when I am going to a clients site. That way if there is a power failure I am a hero. Its happened twice to me. Funny I always wonder why they consider the staff fridge such a priority for power and not the server running their website,,,awwweelll the customer is always right. (LOL!)
Nick Evans he missed a house
***** he missed a harddrive
XybaZ swe he had an external hard drive
Collin McDaniel -_- ok
Linus, you forgot to tell everyone they will need rank 2 of the strong back perk to run this setup.
VIIXM3 Or to walk
That bag opens into a fucking black hole!
it is a doraemon pocket
What do I carry in my backpack? Everything. This backpack makes the weapons carrying limits in GTA look minuscule.
MaryPoppinsBagTips
Felix cat bag lol
GormyGorm Hermines magic bag
i feel bad that he had to put ALL of that back in the bag
I used to carry around so much crap...then I got smart and made the customer bring the computer to my shop/home. Best thing I ever did.
From my experiences:
- Mini flashlight is a must (AA ones because you have spare batteries for that),
- Sharp knife,
- crimpling tool or small hammer for BNC and coaxial connectors,
- pre assembled short coaxial cable
- Sandwich or aluminum foil for shielding repair (yes the sandwich is supposed to be warped in aluminum foil in this case),
- safety gloves (the tighter ones to protect you hands form sharp edges)
- bandage because you will cut yourself despite from the gloves
- And a cut proof (non static) forearm protector
- Spare screws for motherboard, cases and coolers
Great tips, especially the spare screws!
It's like Santa's infinite bag of wonders.
I was waiting for him to pull out an full ATX MB CPU RAM and GPU like Titan just cuz "you never know when they'll come in handy" :D
nice joke .....
Superb!
+DamageIncM bag of holding, it's in the DMG, sometimes even the player's guide.
+GamingCrewX same feeling here! lmao :)
+GamingCrewX for linus its a counter weight
I was hoping he'd pull out a freakin LG ultrawide monitor saying, 'Never know when that'll come in handy'.
I too fix computers a lot,and he is not bluffing about how many tools you will need
in the tech world, on a daily bases. Nice vid.
Seriously, no compressed air?
didn't even realize that
Michael Kaczmarczyk yeah
Items I have in my kit that you did not mention; Flashlight (with headband for turning it into a headlight), knife/multitool, lighter (several-bic), electrician scissors, Linesman pliers, side cutters, mini flush-cut side cutters, revers-open tweezers, angled blunt tip ESD proof tweezers, straight fine-tip tweezers, slip-joint pliers, butane soldering iron with respective accouterments, innards of cat5e cable (several short pieces for use as jumpers, etc...), heat shrink tube, voltage detector (not the same thing as a multimeter!), spare VGA, HDMI, and DVI cables, spare PC 3-prong power cable, velvro cable ties, zip ties of assorted sizes, double-sided velcro tape, a network cable tester (two piece model for testing longer runs), tone probe, extra rj45 ends and crimper, punch-down tool, various console cable, Ethernet loopback plug, crossover cable, Ethernet couplers, a GB 6-port Ethernet switch(I saw you mention the router, I prefer just carry one of these cheep dumb switches because no config is nice when you are stressed and in a hury!), DUCT TAPE(Gorilla brand), black and silver sharpie, small zip-lock baggies for holding parts/screws, a few salvaged hdd magnets (for holding screws), pens&pad of paper, and a laser thermometer... i think that is about it, this in addition to many of the things you already mentioned. By far my most used item day to day is my flashlight, cant believe you did not mention that!? ...or am i just blind/deaf lol. Something to keep in mine is that I am a Desktop and network support tech so I would expect my kit to be a bit more complete than a hobbyist, just figured i'd list it out to help others.
GraymanTactics he has a flashlight in his phone right ? But the headband yeah I agree but it is a bit less common to need a headlight than most of the other stuff he said tbh.
that's pretty complete. i also tend to use a headlamp quite often as well as a magnifying glass, since i have poor vision.
Same. It looks funky when you go to put it on, but it makes the build and repair process so much easier.
What a great idea, I can't believe I never thought of that before.
Mary Poppins called, she wants her bag back
+Patrick Jackson lol that was great
+Patrick Jackson Mary Poppins used Windows Vista?
This video should actually be called "Linus pulls random shit out of a bag."
I agree
the bag is meant for onsite work, what he has is actually cool, he would be able to fix a computer from the jurassic era with the stuff he is always carrying around, of course only actual technicians would know that
Are we ever going to see an updated version of this now that you've switched over to the Razer Tactical Pro backpack?
Are we ever going to see an updated version of this now that this video is six years old? Is he waiting for the ten-year anniversary?
@@drippingwax 9 years now:(
extra screws.. pc case screws can be stored away where you store the screwdriver bits. also a good place is a pill bottle, i usually keep a few bios batteries with them too.
USB to Ethernet adapter! Because so many notebooks dont have ethernet ports these days..
+Aurva Roy wait.. R u joking or not it seems like your joking but it seems like you might be serious
+Aurva Roy ok so like if it's wifi is broken?
Near my location you can drive an hour and find areas with no cell network. You can get really bad satellite and copper internet and just plug in to the modem.
You forgot a flashlight.
+James Russell that should be on your person at all time, instead of in a bag... I know I wear mine...
falling down while you need to put it in your mouth while you hold something with both hands... and crack the screen... and the warranty is void because your spit counts as water damage... that's why you go flashlight...
+Mishotaki well if I was going to have a bit bag like that, I'd have my edc knife and flashlight on my person, but I'd probably have something more powerful or with a longer battery life in my bag.
ony mous hey, that on I agree with, a headlamp is great to have for computer work when the lighting is not awesome!
Didn't even read this thread, but had to comment on Captainyolo's complete inability to spell.
i started wtfing at the router part
This reminds me of poeple in my school that have huge backpacks and look like they have a entire full tower PC on their back
The router is one of the few things I understand, hotel wifi sucks but some have their own Ethernet ports in each room.
joost van den Berg Exception is...Linus would probably pull this off :P
Kid: Why's your backpack so big?
Linus: It's a portable PC.
Kid: Wat o_o
his bag was an overloaded mess, but as a former on-site repair tech, you would be surprised how regularly you need a router
+CowTipper989 OMG I use that trick all the time but name it "FREE WIFI for (Hotel Name)" so people next door can use it
Did I just miss it or do you not carry a flashlight?
Smartphones have flashlights :P
CowTipper989 They really don't.
Berelore Any phone with a flash can be used as a flashlight.
DeltaPhi79 You missed the point entirely. While everyone knows you can use your phone for light in various ways; none of them really compare to an actual dedicated flashlight in form or function.
Berelore There's also the fact that some phones don't have flash...
1:09 "A webcam. Never know when one of those is gonna come in handy".
2020: Yeah, you never know.
PS2 to USB adapter, absolutely need that one, even in this year. I just keep mine plugged into my old-yet-useful wired keyboard.
You missed a motherboard, cpu,power supply, pc case, ram sticks and a graphics card.
You never know when you need a full pc.
Satya Hydrogen what about the laptop
serious tacos no full size graphics card
You forgot a piece of lead just to make it a little bit heavier. ;-)
I Carry a cheapy graphics card to help with rule out video card issues
Andrew Johnstone Such good advice.
Christopher Pilcher I carry a Quadro FX 1500 A truely peice of shit card
Andrew Johnstone I typically carry around my previous personal graphics card, so that it's not too out of date. Currently it's a GTX 750 Ti.
Christopher Pilcher I carry a shitty card so if something blows up it doesn't matter
Andrew Johnstone that's probably a good idea. I should find a cheaper one.
Enjoyed watching the video, there's a few things I'd personally add to but it's by no means complete. I believe in travelling lightweight as possible with devices that are as multifunction as possible..
Personal additions that would come to mind
- an extensive bag of adapters
- a switchable laptop supply with multiple ranges / adapters
- memory card reader hub (ubs) for CF, XD, SD, MicroSD, etc
- Torch!
- Cable puller kit
- Networking gear (cable strippers, connectors, butts, etc)
I hope those are ones you find useful. The knowledge behind the kit is what makes it, generally everyone has their own choice but I enjoy watching the videos to develop my own and perfect it in my own way.
As always love your videos
That Snap-on screwdriver is nice, but I feel like you should try the LTT screwdriver.
Youll love the screw driver you make in 9 years. Keep up the good work!
This is where the inspiration for the LTT screwdriver originally came from. Snap-On ratcheting screwdriver.
You can "Borrow" toiletpaper whereever you are, yeah, borrow it, dont forget to tape some sheets back to the rol....
"With a nice durable case on it *SLAM ONTO LAPTOP*"
Oh Linus ....
I mean that's a gorilla glass shell+screen laptop with SSDs inside
It was definitely fine
Holy crap. This bag must be magic'ed to contain such amount of stuff O.O The table he laid it out on, IT WAS ALL GONE AND COVERED XD
+Ingwie Phoenix I dont know about Linus. But in the military i kinda learned how to fit a whole house in my bagpack!
Slow down Hermione, what if somebody sees you pulling things out of your bewitched bag of endlessness XD
dam this is a real tech bag!!!!..... do a present day version 2017..
Noel jobu nah man 2018. Get on my level.
@@amethystcash3677 How about a 2019 one?
Alex Bridenbaker nah man 3019. Get on my level.
omg your tool bag looks small but you fit a million things in there!!!
My thoughts exact...Mary freaking Popins with that bag! ...just kept pulling more and more out of it.
Jeremy Cantwell Like clowns from a car
Jeremy Cantwell 1wsx10 Or maybe linus is the doctor and the bag is bigger on the inside
That's what she Said...
spengu64 OMG WE KNOW HIS SECRET
The only thing extra in my bag are networking/telephony specific tools like punch-downs and butt sets.
+NinetyFour hehehe, you said butt sets, sounds like butt sex huehuehuehue
-facepalm-
+NinetyFour what is a butt set
It's also called a telephone tester, telephony tester, etc.
+NinetyFour lol why do they say telephony?
I've carried that model Ogio Backpack everyday for 12 years. Since I was 11 years old. It is one of the most excellent, durable tech bags i've ever owned in a standard backpack form factor.
what model of Ogio bag is it?
That bag is narnia... How big is the bag 😅
Big enough for a horsey named Philip?
1. Compressed air can. Mine's nearly empty, but it has come in handy before.
2. A few different OS Install USB's. I carry a Windows 8.1, Windows 7, and Ubuntu. 3. I also have Hiren's BootCD on a USB, which has saved more than a few HDD's full of data before.
4. Also carry a spare VGA cable and HDMI cable. These have both saved me more than once.
Another couple - not related to tech - is antiperspirant deodorant, and baby wipes. If you haven't used baby wipes to wipe up after a toilet break, you're missing out.
Aside from that, you've covered every base [and more!] that I have. I wouldn't carry a laptop AND tablet, unless I was visiting somewhere where I was staying overnight [like relatives for example], but one or the other is very handy [Surface Pro 3 perhaps?]
But nicely done! A lot of people ask why my bag's so heavy, and this is the reason!
Yea, I'd forgotten there were convertible's
ah real handy that Hiren's BootCD
Yumi bro... Yumi... You can set thumb drives (8 gig for just the OS, or 16 to add Diags) to boot from anything that uses Grub to boot, you can install all versions of windows ( some have to be virtualized), and they take up far less space than multiple portable hard drives. One portable, 750 Gb to 1 Tb would be enough to carry any off the wall drivers, utilities, or backup storage that you would need.... unless you're dealing with data centers, but hopefully you would be fore-warned of said situation...
Added to the video:
pressured air,
soldering iron + stuff accompanying it,
electrician's tape and kapton tape,
brush,
extra screws,
flashlight,
some wires,
paper clips,
a magnet,
spray for screen cleaning,
multimeter clamps (together with regular DMM),
Orange Pi with VGA to HDMI adapter
If I would have, I would also carry:
handheld oscilloscope,
handheld lab power supply
MOLEX to SATA- for when you need to start a fire in a computer.
You'll never know when that will come in handy
Peter Corti My mixtape works just fine
Pretty good setup there, but..
Compressed air, a flash light and a power cord?
*****
I thought about that, but phones can't match the power of a good flashlight.
***** Your breath carries moisture as well. So when you blow on a computer component sometimes it can cause some moisture on the component. Not so great.
*****
"Most places you go have them."
Wouldn't be sure about that.
Breath?
1. Moisture.
2. No where near as powerful.
They forgot the weed! :D
***** If you ever need a spare power cord, chances are they will NOT have one!
because if they had one you would not need one :P
I know this is an old video but if you see this Linus, one thing i have found insanely usefull is I keep (amongst other usefull things) an Iso file for whichever OS im using on my phone, it means ive always got it even if im not carrying my tool bag around, and ive needed it more than you might imagine!
You don't carry any knives? Or are they just not in your bag?
Also, am I the only one who carried around a studio mic?
Why would someone need a calculator?
I carry one around, but it does a /lot/. Like, everything from algebra to unit conversions to integrals, and it even has a library of constants...
But his, I have no idea. It's just a silly little old calculator.
David Jeffers
I carry a Casio FX-9750GII graphic calculator. I find Casio to have a more intuitive and feature-rich interface and it is much cheaper than most Texas Instruments models.
Dash Lambda The iFixit kit has a knife which covers 90% of what you'd need a knife for. I always carry a bigger utility or lockback knife, just in case, but I find I only ever use them to open boxes. D:
I always carry a microphone of some kind, but it's usually just a crappy one, just so I can check sound cards, etc.
jes pleas knives
You need to do an update of this
Chiming in WAY too many years after this was made, but to be honest, I had all the following tools in my box back then and I still have them now:
* PSU tester - invaluable for quickly assessing the state of a failing PSU
* GFCI tester - testing fundamental power issues
* Phone jack tester - not as useful anymore, but if someone is having problems with DSL (well...first recommend switching, of course), you can quickly determine if the line is switched
* Small mechanic's mirror - handy when having to see something that's juuuuuust outside your range of view. If only you had a little mirror!
* Pen-sized extension with magnet on tip - mechanics use it, mostly. These days light magnetic fields aren't as much of an issue
* Bubble level
* Network cable tester
* Small hammer/hobby hammer - percussive maintenance
* Optical drive head cleaner
* Small box cutting knife/hobby knife
* SATA/PATA -> USB adapter
* Crimping tool
* Crossover adapter
* CAT5e and CAT6 terminators
* A few blank optical discs of various flavors
* USB drive with SystemRescueCD or something of that stripe (or multiple)
* Optical discs with ~ahem~ pen testing software
* Optical discs with freely distributed operating systems
* Ethernet cable joiner (and telephone wire joiner--again, not as handy as it once was)
Everything else you listed I either have or have the equivalent or I'm going to add. Really love your channel! Keep up the good work!
you forgot a floppy disk adapter
***** You would be surprised. Sometimes there's more legacy hardware floating around than we would like. Also, if you are migrating ancient data, you can't be ill prepared.
you make my floppy discs... hard drives
Zing.
***** My grandfather. In fact, he doesn't use normal floppys, he uses 2" floppys. He is crazy.
*****
I went on a internship at the Max-Plank-Institute for Ironresearch in Düsseldorf, Germany. They still use some computers with floppy disks for some of there devices...
I think you almost got everything, although I recommend adding a monitor, a power supply and a computer case to your backpack.
I really suggest to check what you are going to do and pack a small bag to not only carry a light weight one, but also have easier unbaging when you need something from the bottom of the bag
Usb to ps2 and ps2 to usb
lel
stay classy, kids.
i actually cant boot into my bios without a ps2 because for some reason, my usb devices only detect after boot up. it sucks
Not to mention a ps2 compatible mouse
Gotta keep with the times Linus .... get your outdated usb rubish outa here and get some ps2 compatibly in there. Saying that it could be worse you could have that outdated thunderbolt rubish.
That mousepad.
LOL
+John Grasso I skipped the mousepad part, where is it
+Casey Lian At the beginning
+Casey Lian At the beginning
Decent kit. When doing IT (though this from the days of windows 3.0 through windows 2000/xp) one tool that I used now and then was an AT/ATX power supply testers and jumper. Like you, I carried/still carry a sata drive to usb converter but they have ones that also includes IDE (for those really old drives). Also suggested are a cat5/3 crimper with ends, tone generator and probe, fish tape, cable tester (though I do not know how often you run cables), small socket set, a soldering iron/flux/solder with desolder wick and pump and a hands free head lamp. Think the best tool of them all though was a Leatherman, at the time was a Supertool 100, though now I keep a 200 with me at all times. I might suggest getting some small tackle boxes to help organize your small parts and add in a variety of fuses, screws, shrink tubing, velcro and plastic adhesive wire stand offs/clips. Sharpies and wire tags are almost a must if you are doing cable work. Rather than having your cables all over the place use your anti static bag or similar small parts bags and velcro loops to keep them from tangling. The ones from Plano that have removable tops are a bonus to take off and place small parts in. My IT kit fit in a small pre-formed case, which in the car also had a small seville classic folding hand truck, and I only carried in my backpack my laptop and peripherals usually.
Last note is that I always carried around a bootable recovery thumb drive with a growing collection of drivers (days of 95/98/2000/xp when finding drivers was a pain), web links, anti-virus/mailware removal, hard drive tools from each manufacturer (Fujitsu/Hitachi-IBM/Maxtor-Quantum/Samsung/Seagate/Toshiba/Western Digital), SMART monitoring, drive/memory fitness tests, data recovery Everest (highly suggested unless there's better software now lol) and sometimes disk images I could mount as needed such as OS to "burn" to another thumb drive. Being able to boot to a read only thumb drive that goes to a gui with many of the tools needed available made troubleshooting easier.
"Apple cable, even though I don't use any apple products" carries an iPad in the same backpack
You could use a few more things, Linus:
A couple of stock AMD and Intel heatsinks, just in case of overheating problems
A keyboard
A very small monitor, like 9 inch one, never know
A small vacuum for PC dust removal
A copy of all of the Windows OSes since Windows 95
A copy of Ubuntu LTS
A copy of DBAN
Why the hell would u VACUUM your pc from dust..?
Why use a vacuum? Compressed air is WAY better
The Addiction 2 but IF u use a VACUUM there will be static electricity which can harm the components inside the case..
The vacuum is for the outside of the case, and if there is an air compressor that can fit in his bag, he can also use one, OK?
cad5359 okey.. so you are vacuuming outside of the case? how dusty is it in your house?
Shout out from 2021 where about 30% of this is obsolete but the fact that the number is that low is saying something
You're using the Infinite Expansion charm, aren't you?
why no condoms
no risk, no fun
lel
lOl !!!!
Nation5 _ yes
topkek
no toothbrush, either
The soft driver bit you were disappointed with is sometimes on purpose, the softer metal gives in first so they might of chose to use that to try and save from stripping delicate screws you may not be able to replace easily.
Throughout the entire video I was wondering "what are you gonna pull out of your TARDIS bag next Linus?" XD
insert obligitory pop culture reference here
Personally, I would add a SATA/USB to IDE adapter, who knows how old their system is? Also a flashlight. And lastly, a universal laptop charger rather than your personal one (in case they have a problem with theirs), and some extra standard pc power cables. I also like to have a vga, dvi and hdmi cable, because again, you never know what they have
Maybe I missed it, but IFixit makes a white magnetic pad to place screws, etc on that can be written on with a Staedler whiteboard pen. Great for keeping track of screws, and identifying that extra screw that is invariably left over when you put things back together. Their bit sets have black magnetic lids that so much the same thing, but you can't write on them.
Bring some extra CMOS batteries!
Let's see a new what's in my tech bag
Knife, heat shrink, cable continuity tester, crimps (and double sided female crimp/clamp thingies, I forget what they are called), real film gaff (I find it hold up better than electricians tape in high heat areas and it sticks to EVERYTHING) and a myriad of RCA 3.5 and 1/4 jacks/adapters. Those things come in so very handy
Holy shit. Its like the hyper cube from jimmy neutron
I know who i'm mugging when I go to Canada...
xD
Duly Noted, Thanks! xD
Jericho704 - Nemo xdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddXDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Shut the fuck up
Randy Cherry
In America, you'd get shot to pieces by the guy you're mugging before you could even take anything. Unless it's a leftist or almost any millenial.
Toner, hdmi cables, dvi to dvi cable, vga to vga cable, display port to display port cable, extra ram, rj45 crimper, coaxial stripper, coaxial crimper & rj45 tips along with rj11 tips & a punch down tool. these are all small items you can carry with you.
have fun putting that all back in the bag
It's funny, i'm like a merge between Slick & Linus.
Mouse/Mousepad, Microwave Ramen Bowl, Large Notepad, Calculator, TONS of flash drives (few 4gb/8gb for bootable os's, few 16gb and larger for file transfers, program install files, etc.)
The one thing that i'd recommend over the external hdd, especially if your doing multi-media and or networking troubleshooting ... get a HUGE external hdd. 2TB or larger minimum. I've backed up multiple systems on mine and it has saved me time and time again.
Also if you're a network tech/cable tech, always have your industry tools such as punch downs, crimpers, strippers, butt set, etc.
Also ... linus ... I need that screwdriver! :O That'd save my knuckles SO MUCH!
As a emergency responder, during major incident when I get deployed to rest centres; I take a TinTec AC adapter with 3 USB slots at 5v 3.4a for smart devices.
With it I take 3 cables with combined mini usb / apple lightlning connectors, and 1 spare standard USB wall charger with normal 5v 1a for any devices that are not so keen on the higher amps. I also have a multi bit screw driver inside the box.
I hope to invest soon in a battery bank, but for now that's my small emergency charging station.
Do you also carry a couple PSUs, CPUs, GPUs, Mobos, RAM and cables for an impromptu build?
Really? No flashlight?
no need these days since your phone can do it
Plus it looks geeky... hahahahahaha
icexiro My phone will never beat my led maglite. You can't prop phones as easily.
icexiro i don't think you need to worry about looking geeky with all that stuff...
fleshlight*
Max Wang That. LOL
6:48 the moment the new screwdriver was envisioned
you should put togetber all of this stuff and sell it yourself as a linus tech tool kit id buy it
+TheAutisticGamer same
As stated many times by your other commentators: where is the torch?
His phone would have a torch?
indeed sir, you are right.
Alex Armstrong I love having a head torch though. As sometimes you cant get your phone on the right angle to see.
Alex Armstrong torch is a light lol
Too flammable? lol
Sorry, couldn't resist :D
In addition, I also carry a portable battery-powered page scanner and an X10 wireless transceiver with remote. The scanner is for the inevitable legal documents I seem to accumulate from my encounters, and the X10 stuff is to cut off the power quickly at the particular local source before whatever it is that I'm working on catches fire, which sometimes negates the need for the scanner.
I'm surprised your go to fan wasn't a Noctua nf-f12 hahah
"playboy. never know when frustration occurs, and a quick read during your work break will ensure that you'll never have to be frustrated again."
Thumbs up for that Orange Screwdriver, have seen it in all his builds, and its still going! (y)
It's weird hearing Luke being called Slick nowadays
U mean that was Luke ???
+Neeraj K Nair yes
MrTechlion okey
why is he called slick
Derek Lechner It was his online moniker for forums, games, etc.
UsB Killer... because... that's how I make business... and no further questions now
2 parter here
1: Which tips do you prefer for your DMM leads? are you a small pointy guy or do you prefer something large enough to hang off a molex or ATX header?
2: have you considered using a molle or similar bag for better organization?
Your collection of tools arouses me.
Compressed Air and a lamp are must-haves, also (since i used to repair 360-consoles) i also have tork-screwset and yeah they're fucking impossible to get your hands on if you doesnt want to order on the net...
Stahle Frid A lot of retail stores now carry the ifixit kit, and it has torx bits. He mentioned that he didn't like the quality, but, honestly, my kit looks different (newer?) than the one he has and I've never had a bit bend/break on me.
What do you mean? I just bought a torx 5-10, 15, and 20 set from harbor freight for 7 dollars. Came with a screwdriver, stiff extension, and flexible extension too
Christopher Pilcher he will have been using the wrong bit, a lot of people cant tell the difference between pz and "pz/sl" so they round the heads of when the bits/drivers slip. now those bits are hard to find
Stahle Frid I spent $0.50 and got a torx set from a store. They had a pile of them
one thing I've found to be an amazingly useful tool is a brand new paint brush for brushing off dusty components in client devices. This is extremely cheap and can be used in conjunction with a can of air to really get those components free of annoying dust particles.
great additions!!!
One thing I personally carry is a tent. You never know when your house is going to be evicted. . .
Team Wagy especially when you are a youtuber
You forgot a kali or backtrack live usb drive
And a network cable tester
ashley beaumont Well, he mentioned that the SSD had an OS on it. It's probably something light and portable with plenty of diagnostic tools. Like Kali. :P
***** yeah, I was using kali more as an example of portable than light. I was a bit ambiguous.
but what if the extra cable is broken and he didn't know
ashley beaumont there is always the multimeter, he could just test each line for continuity.
Linus, I'd recommend these... A cheap PCIe graphics card in a hard case with its bracket removed (as 16x PCIe tester, fits into lowpro or full cases- got one used for $5.00!). Power supply tester. RJ45/RJ11 crimpers, and connectors. Cat5/6 tester. A knife, flashlight, and even a headband light. Nitrile rubber gloves for nasties, maybe even dust masks. A first aid kit for cuts. Also some work gloves if working with sharp stamped metal. A DataVac dust blower would be nice. (I use a 20 gallon air compressor at home. Luxurious.) Some thin, soft fiber covers for computers or other eqpt are nice. Also, a spare laptop carry bag is good. A towel can quickly help if you have to work on a rough surface, as with on-site computer dissasembly. Finally HAIR TIES- fabric covered, no-metal hair ties for your cables. :) If you really want, those vel-cro ties instead...
Linus the bigger audio jack is 1/4 inch or 6.35mm :D Just so next time you know!
TheRabbitt23 Yeah metric!
Lol I'm from the US so I actually use imperial. I think metric is a better way to messure though!!
P. Wingert
Me too, but I only use metric when I'm talking about tech, or if I have to deploy a hyperbole.
"for taking stuff apart the don't want you to take apart" :-)
Great tech bag! In addition, I like to carry a small LED flash light, a few tooth picks, a few black zip ties (Small and medium), a small mirror, and a few tips, as well as a can of compressed air, a line tester "CAT5, Coaxial, RJ52#, and a crimp tool.
I wonder if he ever flies with that lot, I would be paranoid about things getting stolen by the airport security and zip tie everything down.
he has the tardis bag