What's in your hacker toolkit?
Jarrett wrote 05/14/2015 at 05:24 • 1 pointI don't know about you, but I don't like being cooped up at home when I'm working on something.
I like the idea that no matter where I go, whether at home, a coffee shop, my hackspace, a public park, or a hotel room in a foreign country, I can build something cool with the tools I have on hand.
What's in your hacker toolkit?
I keep:
BusPirate 4 for debugging (my gear or consumer gear that's been pulled apart)
PicKit 3 for programming my microcontroller of choice
#PIC-On-The-Go for development
Raspberry Pi for all sorts of things
Realtek wifi adaptor with panel antenna
USB powered hub
USB power cables and power for all of the above
SD cards with various ROMs on them
Flashdrive with Linux live image for laptop use
Blank flashdrive
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I don't have a dedicated toolkit yet, but I do have a few things. I ALWAYS keep my Anker Astro Series on me. I can't count how many times I would have been lost without it. A cheap set of headphones from the dollar store is always great; as you can do a lot with them (including using them as headphones). I also keep a little pack of Sugru with me, ever since it was mentioned at DEFCON.
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Neat product/project placement :D But in general a good question - especially when it comes to making it also ready for flight. Do you throw everything in a bag or how do you transport it?
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It's a tool that I needed and couldn't find, which is why I built it ;)
A toolcase is actually something I've been mulling over for a couple months now. I'm using a cheap canvas pencil case right now, but it's soft and doesn't really protect anything or look good or make things easier.
I'm thinking now either a leather shave kit or even a small canvas-sealed binder with bungee straps sewn into it. Will post results when I come up with a good solution.
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when I start packing things I usually end up taking almost everything... it's better to know what you are up to, especially when going on vacation. Chose a project and stick with it. Basics are definitely soldering tools, 1 arduino mini, one FTDI programmer, mini breadboards, wires, LEDs and resistors.
Crafting a toolcase is art, it's bringing order into chaos :)
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