Empire Builder

[lpotr4]

Empire Builder (black/black/cayenne with Absolute Shoulder Strap):

What's inside 'the cave':

Main Pocket:

• MacBook Pro 17" (inside a Horizontal Brain Cell Size 2)
• 1 plastic divider
• pocket folder holding work docs

Outside zippered pockets:

• 4GB Sony thumb drive (inside a Case Logic media case with clip)
• iPhone USB cable (inside small clear pouch)
• Duo Card adapter (inside small clear pouch)

In secondary compartment:

• Sony PSP-3000 (inside Psyclone case with 2 UMD games)
• Nintendo DS Lite (inside stock case with 3 games)
• Large Moleskine sketchbook (or small Bungee Book)
• Apple Power Brick (inside interior pocket)
• Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse (inside interior pocket)
• Pack of business cards (inside interior pocket))
• Roadtools PodiumPad
• Small Victorinox Cybertool (clipped to lanyard)
• Small pocket LED flashlight (clipped to lanyard)
• 2 Pilot G2 Pro Pens (inside pen holder)
• 1 Pilot Mechanical Pencil (inside pen holder)
• 1 Faber Castell retractable Eraser (inserted in pocket with mouse)
• 2 small microfiber cleaning cloths (inside medium clear pouch)

Large zippered pocket:

• My meds (inside Coach pill case)
• Small Scope mouthwash
• Traveler-sized Tylenol
• Apple Wireless Keyboard (sometimes)
• 2 Pistachio Larabars (inside medium clear pouch)

Below is my Empire Builder, my other constant companion...

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[Larry]

My Empire Builder
Accessory Bags/Cases: 1x Braincell, 2x Snake Charmers, 1x Awesome Padding Foam Cube from an Old, Leather Laptop Bag

MacBook Pro (Laptop 1)
Dell Inspiron (Laptop 2)
Additional, Extended-life battery for Dell
320GB External HD
Leatherman Surge (the big daddy leatherman)
Wiha Tech Driver Set
A/C Adapter for MacBook
A/C Adapter for Dell
Travel Power Strip
2x Ethernet Cables
4x Various USB Cables (1x A-B, 1x A-Mini, 1x Small A-Mini, Extension)
3x Various Firewire Cables (1x 400, 1x 800, 1x 400-800)
Memory Card Reader
AC-USB Charger
USB Cable for iPhone
USB-Serial Adapter
Programming Cable for Older URC Remotes
Headphones (Earbuds)
Wiebetech UltraDock v4
Wiebetech SATADock v4
A/C Adapter and Power Cable for Wiebetech docks
2.5" to 3.5" IDE HD Adapter
JetBeam LED Flashlight
DS Game Case w/ 2 Games
WiFi Finder
2x Sharpies (Standard & Professional)
1x Uniball Signo Pen
3x Mini Sharpie Highlighters
Microfiber Rag
Microfiber Chamois
Various Magazines
2x Corsair Survivor USB Drives

[pstemari]

It's scary what I load mine up with:

Flap pockets:

• Flash drives
• WiFi dongle
• Mouse feet
• Luggage tag
• Hand sanitizer
• Bluetooth dongle
• ID badge

Organizer panel:

• Flag wallet
• Extra flags
• Some pads of checks
• Check book
• Book Bungie (bookmark w elastic)
• Misc pens & pencils
• Stick eraser
• Book of stamp

Organizer lower pocket:

• Page Points/Book Darts
• Clippies
• Spare ID lanyards & reels
• Mouse adapter
• Sheet slicer

Main bag:

• Brain cell w laptop (Dell D640 or C840)
• Emergency umbrella
• Calculator
• Mouse
• Pouch with ink carts, erasers, pencil leads, etc.
• Lab book
• Leather folder for papers
• Files on current projects
• A couple tech books

Back pocket:

• Today's paper
• Magazines

I used to have a Travelon that had 5 mesh pockets on the inside of the organizer flap that were great for all the misc odds and ends. Handle broke off after a couple years, and the replacement I received didn't have the pockets.

[Darcy]

In this thread, post a list or pictures of What You Carry in your Empire Builder. We will add your packing list to the Empire Builder page to help give other people a better idea of what the bag can hold.

[crpeck]

I used my Empire Builder for a 4 day/3 night business trip last week. Dress was business casual. It worked out well, since my transportation was mostly all Air & Train (MARTA). Here's the list:

Main Pocket:
15" Eagle Creek Packit Folder containing:
-3 polo shirts
-1 pair of slacks wrapped around it (to minimize wrinkles)

Tom Bihn Aeronaut large packing cube containing:
-3 pair underwear
-3 pair socks
-1 pair shorts
-1 t-shirt
-1 pair flip-flops
-2 packs microwave popcorn

Eagle Creek pack-it half tube cube containing:
-spare eyeglasses in a case
-Macbook charger in a pocket
-iPhone charger
-short extension cord
-1 razor
-1 toothbrush
-1 comb

Outside Flap
Horizontal Pocket
3-1-1 Ziploc bag, containing:
-Toothpaste
-Dandruff shampoo
-Hand sanitizer (small tube)
-Shaving cream

Vertical Pocket
-First Aid kit


Under the Outside Flap
The Long Zippered Pocket contained various papers, and, the training manual I got at my destination.

The Large Pouch contained:
-Macbook Air in a padded case.
-Fiber One bars in a pocket
-my keychain on the key strap


The back "pocket" contained a day bag from a conference I went to years ago (it folds up small, is very light & thin).

All in all this worked out well, everything fit perfectly.