This is a short post for fun. What does a Lone Ranger IT professional carry with them to get through the day is different for all.

Pockets

1. Live USB drive. I carry a Kali USB stick to get me out of any sticky spots. Has everything I need to troubleshoot a local computer, and look into external hosts when not at my desk.
2. Keys to the kingdom. Physical and virtual keys stay on me. I have the password database, SSH keys, and old fashioned brass on me so I don’t have to run back to the desk.
3. Android phone. Have a great deal of troubleshooting tools on it, but worst case: remote back into the desktop.
4. Knife. Haven’t broken a Kershaw yet.
5. Flashlight. Helps having a seperate one from the phone.

Bag

1. iFixit screwdriver kit. Has enough to get the job done.
2. Toner and probe. For tracking down cables and and testing them.
3. Laptop. I like old, Librebooted or at least Thinkpads (I personally own five), so I may be biased, but anything that you will actually carry works.

The bag gets filled more the bigger the task, but that’s a good start with the bare essentials. Let me know what you carry!