a list of all the things i use, links never affiliated, and nothing is sponsored

edc

• phone: Google Pixel with a Quadlock Case
• wallet/keys: Chums Surfshorts
• oc-spray: POM
• n95: 3M Aura 1870+
• glasses: Firmoo rx

daily things

bags

• backpack: ULA 30 L Ultra Dragonfly
• messenger: Chrome Kadet Sling (has handy bike lock pocket)
• purse: Uniqlo round mini shoulder bag
• fanny-pack: Hyperlight Mountain Gear Versa
• panniers: Ortlieb back-roller xl plus

usual carry inside the bag,

• battery: Nitecore 10000 mAh
• usb-c cable: Anker Powerline II C to C, 1 m (USB 3.1 Gen 2, 10 Gbps data and 100 Watt charging)
• wall-plug: Anker Nano 20 Watt (will additionally bring 65 Watt model if taking laptop)
• first-aid/personal-care: band-aids, naloxone nasal spray (Narcan), bismuth subsalicylate 262 mg (Pepto), famotidine 20 mg (Pepcid), loperamide 2 mg (Imodium), diphenhydramine 25 mg (Benadryl), pseudoephedrine 30 mg (Sudafed), ibuprofen 200 mg (Advil), Uncle Bill’s Sliver Gripper tweezers, Victorinox nail clippers, hair tie, condom, alcohol pads, and one day extra rx meds
• makeup: Nyx eyeliner, lip-gloss
• writing-things and bits-and-bobs: short BiC retro pen, double-ended sharpie, hilighter, 2 folded rite-in-the-rain pages, USB-A stick with parted-magicOS, 6-sided die, 10-sided die, Anker USB-C SD card reader, Anker USB-C to 3.5 mm jack, Ugreen USB-C to USB-A, Xaosun USB-A to USB-C
• sunglasses: Ombraz no arms sunglasses
• microfiber-towel: Personal Towel by PackTowl
• lighter: mini BiC

other things, sometimes

• bicycle (im car-free!!): Marin Muirwoods with dynamo-hub to power lights, quadlock mount, rear-rack, kick-stand, fenders, variable diameter water-bottle cage, Kryptonite u-lock (wants to add front basket)
• phone-tripod: quad-lock selfie-stick tripod
• water bottle: Mazama M!GO bottle
• watch: Casio G-shock multi-band tough solar
• multitool: Leatherman Skeletool
• hairbrush: Conair round

computers

i’m a big fan of Framework and have the Framework 13 (2025 model)

i built a gaming pc in 2020

i run Fedora as my main desktop os and am a big fan. up-to-date repos, good development cycle, and selinux ootb

i’ve been a GrapheneOS user for some time, and highly enjoy and recommend using it for your mobile computing needs =)

tinkers with pfsense

i use distrobox on Fedora to run gui apps that are in ubuntu repos

i try to avoid layering on fedora atomic distros and use flatpaks for most gui needs

i use homebrew for cli apps

i tend to like development stuff in the terminal and not a dedicated ide

knowing how to use common linux commands in the terminal is powerful

i have a list of common commands and things i need to relook up from time-to-time at /linux which you might find useful

here is a list of common softwares and services i use:

• de: gnome
• shell: bash
• vcs: git
• text-editor: vim, nano, gnome-text-editor, standard-notes, google-docs
• fetch: hyfetch
• top: btop
• browser: google-chrome-stable (Fedora ships with the repo disabled, but i enable it and install) the majority of the time (yes, it’s okay, you can boo me) on desktop, vanadium on GrapheneOS
• system-search: ugrep
• search-engine: duckduckgo by default but also use it with !g in the search field if i can’t find what i’m looking for
• blocker-extension: ublock-origin-lite
• blocker-by-dns: adguardDNS
• static-site-generator: hugo
• moving-files: rsync
• simple-linux-commands: cd, ls -al, mv, mkdir, touch, cat, tree, find
• wysiwym-editor: lyx
• video-editing: kdendlive
• music: rhythmbox
• videos: mpv, sometimes vlc
• books: calibre
• vms: gnome-boxes
• email: gmail, fastmail
• music-streaming: youtube-music
• calorie-tracker: cronometer.com
• budget-app: spreadsheet
• podcast-app: antenna-pod
• habits-app: loop-habits-tracker
• running-app: just-run
• photo-editing: adobe-lightroom-mobile (le sigh)
• offline-maps: osmand
• weather-app: windy.com
• audiobook-player: voice
• voice-training-app: voice-tools
• panorama-sticher: xpano
• webp-converter: sqoosh.app

outdoor gear

• backpack: Durston Kakwa 55 l
• tent: Durston X-dome 1+ (wanna get the 2 bc i have partners again :3)
• sleeping-bag: Mountain Hardware Lamina 30 F/ -1 C
• sleeping-pad: (needing a new one) looking at the Nemo Tensor Extreme Conditions Ultralight Insulated Sleeping Pad
• bear-can: wild ideas bearikade
• trekking-poles: Durston iceline poles
• water-filter: sawyer squeeze and blue connector to backflush
• dirty-water-bag: cnoc 2 l bag
• clean-water-bottle: Mazama M!GO bottle
• poop-kit: holy hiker bidet, vargo ti trowl, a few pieces of tp
• food-kit: cold-soak jar from litesmith, tiny ti spork, hair tie to hold spork on cold-soak jar
• emergency comms: garmin mini inreach 2
• maps: offline OSMand app on phone
• first-aid-kit: (tbd)
• lighting: (tbd)
• more to follow,,, tbd!

photo gear

i prefer to travel and go on trips with one camera body and 2 lenses (but on longer and larger trips like the Patagonia trip i did, i will take 3 lenses)

usual setup for going out and about is my main lens and my tele lens

im still trying to figure out if i can get by with just one lens while backpacking

for weddings, portraits, events, the 90 mm is unbeatable but it’s a prime, so i do switch out the lens to the 16-55 mm

believe it or not, i have minimized my photo gear over the years

• main-camera: FUJIFILM X-T4
• main-lens: FUJI 16-55 mm f2.8 mk II
• ultra-wide-lens: Sigma 8-16 mm f2.8
• telephoto-lens: FUJI 70-300 mm
• portrait-lens: FUJI 90 mm f2
• flash: Godox speedlight and controller for off camera flash
• variable-ND: polar pro pmvnd mk 2 mist edition
• bloom-filters: 10% cinebloom filter
• lens-covers: polar pro defenders
• padded-wraps: tenba wraps
• tripod: peak design travel tripod carbon
• video-light: godox ml100-bi
• light-stand: impact mini light stand

kitchen

see /kitchen