What's in your hip pouch?

Right, so some people will be asking "what even is a hip pouch?", so let's get to that first. A hip pouch is like a bum-bag/fanny-pack type deal, but it doesn't have its own built-in strap. The only difference, really, is that a hip pouch doesn't have a strap built in - you mount it on your belt. And I guess that's the reason that the hip pouch is acceptable and the bum-bag is not.

Anyway, a hip pouch is a thing that contains the bare essentials required when you go out on a bicycle. Your hip pouch should contain, at the bare minimum: pump, hex keys, 15mm spanner, tyre wrenches and a puncture repair kit. Preferably an inner-tube. My hip pouch does not contain a puncture repair kit or an inner-tube, but it does contain the tools for me to remove my wheel (yay?) and not get my hands dirty.

This weekend, I am going to ride around Bristol with my friend, cycling inspiration and all-round cool guy; Perkins. You can tell what Perkins will be doing because it will be pretty much better than anything I try. Bike? Yeah. Hip pouch contents? Yeah. Blog reader/fanship? Yeah. Still, I'll always be more sarcastic.

In my bag are the following things (I'm not listing a key - if you can't tell which thing is which, you got problems).

• Some Lezyne pump that was like £30 and doesn't have a pressure gauge.
• Train tickets to Bristol and back
• Kryptonite Evolution Mini D
• iPhone
• Hex keys
• Tyre wrenches
• 15mm stubby
• Latex gloves (I hate getting shit under my nails - yeah, I carry clippers and an emery board, too. Fuck you)
• Keys
• Bigxtop hip pouch

I don't usually do these EDC-style posts because they pretty much always contain my camera and I need that to take the picture so that bugs me.