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What's on your "Everyday Carry" USB stick? (lemmy.mtate.me.uk)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Just picked up a 128GB USB A/C stick that can go on my keyring. What are some things I should put on it to have access to at all times?

I already have self hosted services accessible over my VPN, so this would be for when I can't access that.

I'm thinking at least Ventoy and some common ISOs, then I'm not sure what else.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Well I carry it anyway for impromptu file transfers. I've just added 1gig of survival PDFs. Probably never need them but who knows

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

With no phone/tablet/laptop how are you going to look at them?
Print them out and/or memorise (as much as you can) them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

You'll carry it until the plastic cracks and it falls off your keyring.

So don't put anything too private on there.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Do you have a link to the survival PDFs? I'm curious

I have a few apps like that installed, such as first aid for example. Might as well get some useful guides on my USB in case my phone is dead.

Also my recommendation

portable programs. Pick some that might be useful and add those. I have never had to use one, but I keep them anyways
Some media to pass the time. This has come in handy once or twice
extra space for large file transfers

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Survival/comments/732c79/ive_collected_a_bunch_of_free_survival_pdf_links/

Original Zip link is dead but someone in the comments recreated it. No idea if they're any good, hopefully I'll never look at them

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

You ought to read them and practice their use otherwise you'll never know if they're unintelligible when/if you need them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

No idea if they're any good, hopefully I'll never look at them

Well, better to be prepared. When you are starving and freezing from cold in a forest, lost and about to be mauled by a black bear, it's nice to have that stick around so you can quickly grab it and shove it sideways up in the arse of the bear.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How would you access it in a survival situation?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

My phone that has no connection, or any USB A / C device that's around? Not saying its likely

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Wouldn't it just be easier to store stuff on the phone...