Two weeks on the bus…What would you take?

Apr 14, 2010 | 5:24 PM
Added by Justin Rodino

well-packed-suitcaseSo, from the video teaser on the main page you’ve established we’re on a two week bus tour.  Looking further in to it, makes me wonder about a few things…

Luckily we’re going to be doing this tour in May and June otherwise it could be cold.  Mind you, we’re going to be travelling from Canada to New Orleans.  In Montreal it averages between 47 (8 celcius) and 65 (18 celcius), New Orleans however at the same time of year averages between 70 (21 celcius) and 90 (32 celcius).  That for starters means a jacket for the cooler evenings and shorts for the hotter Louisiana weather.

Next there’s chargers.  Stephen Rose joked about all of the models of Windows Mobile phones on the bus…That’s no joke.  How many phone chargers do we really need to take without it being excessive?  Thinking about chargers even brings up a further topic…Power.  How many power strips are we going to need?  Phones, laptops, lights for when we’re burning the midnight oil on the bus answering all of your emails…we’re going to need our own little power factory :)

Then of course there’s snacks, food, etc (as well as expresso like Tjeerd said).  We’ll be stopping for food at restaurants a plenty along the way, but do you take snacks on board and if you do, do you chance spilling something in one of the demo laptops or getting potato chips everywhere and making the bus a mess (and having 9 others mad at you for two weeks)?

We surely can’t forget souveniers.  We’ll be in 9 cities and each one will definitely be unique in its own way and have something on offer we’ll want to exchange for swag or take home with us, so there needs to be room for that too…

Guess one thing is for sure…There will be plenty of knowledge aboard surrounding Windows 7, Office 2010 and MDOP and I’m glad we’ve got Melissa along for coordination, however, that’s all I’m sure of right now and no doubt I’ll be packing the day before I fly out to join the bus!  If you were on it, what would you pack or take along (aside of your laptop) :) ?


3 Comments »

  1. You said it Justin, a wide array of clothes!! I usually carry in my laptop bag a mobile power strip (targus-came in handy in a conference), mobile USB hub (targus), notebook presenter mouse (MS), power cord for Blackberry, wireless aircard, DVD drive + HP Mini, plus my notebook, my ipod, my bottle from TechEd 2008 in Orlando (shameless TE plug), a can of Pringles and flavor packets for my water bottle (instant tea/lemonade on the go). As for wardobe, khakis work well with a polo and a navy blue sweater goes with everything, and my rockport loafers. That’s how I keep simple moving from all of our locations. Any conference I go to, I always pick up a magnet from the town/venue if available and something for the Christmas tree. Dice keychain from Mohegan Sun was my personal favorite, though the wife usually hides that in the back of the tree.

    Comment by Gene Rudy — April 15, 2010 @ 6:48 am

  2. Sounds good Gene, I just can’t believe you’d be taking an iPod…I’ll have a Zune lol ;) Maybe if we’re lucky we’ll have some of the new Kin’s on board too :)

    Comment by Justin Rodino — April 15, 2010 @ 11:39 am

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