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=Resources=
==Suppliers==
===Local===
*99cent Store @ Shattuck
*Goodwill @ San Pablo
*Daiso in Berkeley
===Online===
*[http://alibaba.com Alibaba]
*[http://aliexpress.com Ali Express]
*[http://harborfreight.com Harbor Freight]
*[http://priceuswholesale.com PriceUSWholesale]
*[https://amazon.com Amazon]
*[https://ebay.com eBay]
==Inspiration==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug-out_bag Bug-Out Bags]

Revision as of 20:54, 3 May 2014

A hackpack is a backpack with a set of "always carry" tools for hacking the world around us.

We are starting a project at sudo room to create cheap base hackpacks with optional expansion packs.

We have a mailing list where we discuss everything related to hack packs.

People currently working on project: Tunabananas, Matt, Mackenzie, Juul.

Base hackpack

Target price <= ?

This is only an initial possible version. It may be too electronics-focused. Comments/changes welcome.

  • A backpack (get from thrift store and wash at high temp)
  • Soldering iron (should be 30 watts)
  • Set of small screwdrivers (at least philips and flat-head)
  • Needle-nose pliers
  • Diagonal wire-cutters (these will probably suck, but maybe we can sharpen them?)
  • Tweezers
  • Larger screw-driver with assortment of bits
  • USB to 3.3v serial adapter
  • Multimeter
  • Assortment of resistors
  • Small assortment of diodes, caps, mosfets, buttons, switches, LEDs
  • Female to female pin header cables (like these)
  • Some male-male and female-male pin headers
  • USB stick (2 GB minimum) with bootable Linux and lots of libre books / learning materials.
  • Sharpie
  • White china marker/chalk...something that will write on dark surfaces
  • Zip ties
  • Binder clips
  • Hose clamps
  • A small LED flasher, and/or instructions to make one?
  • Shrink tubing
  • A lighter
  • A hot glue stick (melt it w/the lighter)
  • USB wall plug w/decent amperage
  • A spare USB cable for your smart (or dumb?) device
  • Pair of disposable gloves (rubber or vinyl)
  • Bandanna
  • Snap knife w/locking blade
  • Alcohol prep wipes or a small bottle of hand sanitizer with a screw top (no flip caps)
  • A 1/2 gallon ziploc bag
  • List of where to buy more of everything
  • List of other awesome things to add to hackpack, what they do and where to buy
  • A sudo room sticker
  • An invitation to sudo room
  • List of places / ways to get free food
  • Band aids

Initial attempt at price assessment spreadsheet

Consumables

  • Solder
  • Wire of different colors and thicknesses
  • Duct tape
  • Yerba mate tea

Data

I do not think we have to worry about using CC material with the non-commercial clause, as we are not trying to make a profit (Juul (talk)). We are collecting libre data on our datasink.

Bootable GNU/Linux

Which distro? What should we include?

  • UBCD and Trinity Rescue Kit should definitely be included. Maybe an older, smaller copy of Backtrack? -chrisbee
  • Tails?

Books

Comics

Music

There is definitely lots of CC music out there. Here are some resources:

Audiobooks

  • Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
  • Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
  • ?

Art

We could have a set of cloth pens and let sudoers or buyers of hackpacks customize them.

Expansion packs

Fictionpack

Dead-tree versions of $1 to $3 essential hacker works. These are sold individually.

  • The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin
  • Cryptonomicon, Snow Crash or The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
  • Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
  • please add more

Factpack

Dead-tree versions of $1 to $3 important non-fiction hacker literature. These are sold individually.

Unfree

  • Hacking the xbox by Andrew Bunnie Huang
  • The Cathedral and the bazaar by Eric S. Raymond

Libre / Public Domain

Manual for Civilization

A project from The Long Now:

Clothpack

Mackenzie is working on this. Current target is $5.

Some things that may go in the pack:

  • Scissors - $1 at dollar store
  • Sewing needles
  • Pins
  • Thread
  • Tailors chalk
  • Conductive thread
  • Instruction manual/booklet
  • List of nearby places to access sewing machines for free

chrisbee would add-

  • Dental floss
  • Safety pins
  • Ball o' wax
  • A snap knife or razor blade
  • Some gaffer's tape (makes good patches whether it's sticky or not)

RXpack

Target price: $16

  • A rtl-sdr compatible usb adapter (like this one)

Wifipack

Target price: $30

  • A dual-radio OpenWRT compatible router
  • Instructions on how to flash with sudowrt firmware and do interesting things like spectrum analysis.

Mate anywhere kit

Make tea and stay awake anywhere!

Target price: $10

Hygiene pack

Target price: $5

  • Toothbrush (25 cents at university/san pablo dollar store in four-packs)
  • Small toothpaste (50 cents)
  • Floss (50 cents)
  • Hand sanitizer (50 cents)
  • Small soap/bodywash (50 cents)
  • Small deodorant ($1)
  • T-shirt (can be used as emergency towel) (1.50)
  • Condoms (free?)
  • Small mirror ($1)
  • Comb or hairbrush ($1)

Sewing pack

a hack pack for sewing with a sewing machine

Preferably on a belt, especially that can be easily slung across the chest, over one's shoulder. If sharing, should be adjustable to many sizes, for many-sized people.

  • Adjustable bealt
  • Scissors in easily accessible holster (could also use electrical cable or wires to approximate holster)
  • Pin cushion in close-able container (used goofy rotating bait box here)
  • Hand needle, thread, thimble or cork for hand-stitching, in small pouch
  • Scraps of fabrics in large pouch—or patterns, manuals, or documents if necessary.
  • (Optional) could attach machine oil lubricant container to belt as well.

Camera pack

  • Bag
  • Foam (styrofoams from packaging materials are easy to find free)
    • Use knife, scissors, and fabric+sewing to cut, arrange, and possibly cover foam padding.
  • Camera
  • Microphones
  • Charger
  • Other accessories

Gallery

Note: numbered by step completed & uploaded here, but re-ordered to show the process.

Resources

Suppliers

Local

  • 99cent Store @ Shattuck
  • Goodwill @ San Pablo
  • Daiso in Berkeley

Online

Inspiration