[quote name='Sean' post='1108399' date='Jan 30 2011, 06:06 PM']In my gig bag right now...
Zoom H4 for recording the gig
Deoderant x 2 (roll on and spray)
battery checker
Assorted plectrums
12 jack to jack leads of various length (12" - 24')
2 spare mics
Earplugs
spare tuner
Spare power cable
3 x 9v PSUs
Anti-bacterial hand sanitiser
Multimeter
Fuses
Condoms
Assorted cable ties
Gaffer tape
Ball point pens - lots in various colours
Sharpie markers - lots in various colours
A small thick notebook
A PowerMonkey with all the adaptor bits
Pliers
Assorted screwdrivers
Multitool - cheap one
Batteries
Spare speakon/speakon cable (1m)
10m XLR mic lead
Business cards (own band plus a few of other bands)
Tube of Zovirax
Allen keys - loads
Adjustable spanner
A small torch
Cuddly toy (really, a tiny one)
Ibuprofen
Asda Smartprice Dark chocolate
Two 1m bungees
Stanley knife
Microfibre cloth
A toothbrush and mini-tube of toothpaste (hotel freebie type)
Plastic cutlery
One of those planet waves tuner winder things
Earphones
3 x £1 coins
As essential, I have to add my Pandora - I couldn't live without it and it's so much better than any other similar product out there.
Auralex Gramma Pad - lives in the car
A folding sack-truck or trolley - I got one of [url="http://www.bigdug.co.uk/trucks-trolleys-c22/sack-trucks-c122/aluminium-folding-sack-truck-p1692"]these[/url], exactly the same from Aldi a few years ago for £14, in fact three of us in the band got one each. They are great, I saw them in Focus DIY last year for £30 and thought they were steep for that price. If you do get one I would recommend dismantling it and lock-tite all the nuts and bolts, I actually replaced all the ones on mine with those self-locking nuts.[/quote]
I know roadies and sound engineers who carry less than this! How much of this is [i]essential[/i]?