My gig bag is a Plano tackle box, and contains board tape, sharpies, screwdrivers, wrenches, wirecutters and strippers, a soldring iron, eutetic solder, a multi-meter, zip ties, rack screws and a few 10-32 taps as well. I also stock many short XLR adapter cables; male and female turnaround, pin-1 lift and phase reverse. Fresh batteries are important too. No need for a cable tester.

Excellent list! I've learned more from this forum in about 2 days than I have at any other forum community.

hey i did everything you said. Thanks

There is a IL 19 unit made by masque sound in Orlando that is a better unit and at a much better price point. Ithink it's called a super ILT. and it can be found on the Masque website. I personaly carry first aid items and over the last 30 years have save a life and limbs with them.To maney young techs think a tool/gig bag is a leatherman and a flashlight.

Any time. If I come up with anything else I'll post it. I became a customer in the last 3 months and you guys have helped me plenty. I'm a former AVI guy and got pointed your way by a former Carabiner and good friend Luis Lleyva. I was also the unfortunate driver they sent up to collect all the things in the AVI Atlanta office when it shut down no hard feelings I hope :P.

Matt - Thanks for taking the time to comment and share with us. We will be listing similar problem solvers in the near future - mostly Shure products, but we are always on the hunt for other products we should be listing. Thanks again. RSP

I've been carrying around a few sescom IL-19 units for years and they've saved my butt a few times going into venues with less than ideal power situations. There have been a few techs I've run into wanting to get themselves a few afterward.

I really admire this, I mean it really looks interesting!

On the other side, I recently became a customer of avforsale. These guys have an amazing selection and I am actively spreading the word to every production company and tour that I come into contact with.

Thank you for providing a win-win-win situation for sellers-buyers-and yourselves!

Excellent entry! I'm been looking for topics as interesting as
this. Looking forward to your next post.

Powercon cables definitely would be a good thing to stock. A good cable tester would be something I would want. Ebtech makes a great one, but 100 bucks?! I don't have a $100. I will let you know if anything else comes to mind that I have a hard time finding for cheap. And thanks for checking out my silly blog : )

Thanks for taking the time to comment. Outside of the feminine products (laugh) these are pretty typical items that most of us carry (carried in my case, as I'm old and do this now) to show. Is there an item you would carry if it were easier to find for sale? I am definitely going to stock Powercon cables - you know NL4 power connector to edison. I had a Dickens of a time finding these for cheap, so I think other folks might as well. If you have any items like that to include, please let me know. BTW, I read your blog at the AV Follies http://avfollies.blogspot.com/ and laughed pretty hard at the Abbie Hoffman quote that is really Oldschool.

Richard

My gig bag:
- laptop
- leatherman
- mini screw driver set
- crescent wrench
- gloves
- flash light
- board tape
- way too many sharpies
- SPL meter
- feminine products (HEY YOU ASKED!)
- hand sanitizer
- laser pointer

That is the usual stuff ; )

Great list--mighty comprehensive! FWIW, while prosoundnews.com will take you to the Pro Sound News website (which I edit and update every weekday), if you want a free subscription to the print version, you should go to www.mypsnmag.com. That said, the Digital Edition of the current issue can always be found for free on prosoundnews.com if you scroll down the opening page.
All the best-
Clive Young

Sounds like you guys are well on your way to making great video. Looking forward to staying better informed through AVforSale.

If I can ever help in any way, let me know. What an exciting project!

Best of luck,
Elizabeth

Elizabeth Eames
Project Green AV

Thanks for the information. Great post!

Thanks for the information. Great post!

I am so pleased to hear that you had a great show! I truly hope that all your efforts paid off, you are truly a great marketer Steve! I hope to see you soon!

Just read your blog. It was good meeting you the other day. Missed Roadie, though. Next time I'll have to get a picture with Roadie. Folks in my office would love it.

I was kind of hoping that you'd leave the Inventory Liquidators part.

And you're right on with the interactive elements, it gets people involved and helps to keep them connected.

Keep up the good work!