├── ISSUE_TEMPLATE ├── LICENSE └── README.md /ISSUE_TEMPLATE: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 1. [Essentials](#essentials) 2 | 2. [Extras](#extras) 3 | 3. [Hygiene](#hygiene) 4 | 4. [Flights](#flights) 5 | 5. [Hardware](#hardware) 6 | - [Basics](#basics) 7 | - [Tools](#tools) 8 | - [I/O](#io) 9 | 6. [ToDos](#todos) 10 | 11 | ## Essentials 12 | - [ ] Computer and Charger 13 | - [ ] Phone and Charger 14 | - [ ] Smartwatch and Charger 15 | - [ ] Backpack/Storage 16 | - [ ] Earphones/Headphones 17 | - [ ] Identification (Student ID, Drivers License, etc.) 18 | - [ ] Dongles/Adapters (Lightning, USB-C, etc.) 19 | - [ ] Medications 20 | - [ ] Wallet (Hackathons are usually free, but it doesn't hurt to carry some cash and your ID) 21 | - [ ] Keys 22 | 23 | ## Extras 24 | - [ ] Surge Protector 25 | - [ ] Battery Bank 26 | - [ ] Sleeping Bag/Blanket/Pillow 27 | - [ ] Mouse/Mousepad 28 | - [ ] Keyboard 29 | - [ ] USB Flashdrives 30 | - [ ] Pen/Pencil and Paper/Sticky Notes 31 | - [ ] Extra Cords 32 | - [ ] Pajamas 33 | - [ ] Resumes 34 | 35 | ## Hygiene 36 | - [ ] Toothbrush/Toothpaste 37 | - [ ] Deodorant 38 | - [ ] Change of Clothing 39 | 40 | ## Flights 41 | - [ ] Plane Tickets 42 | - [ ] Identification (Passport, Drivers License, etc.) 43 | - [ ] Travel Reimbursement/Etc. Forms 44 | - [ ] Neck/Hoodie Pillow 45 | 46 | ## Hardware 47 | 48 | ### Basics 49 | - [ ] Dev Board (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Edison, Photon, etc.) 50 | - [ ] Cables 51 | - [ ] Breadboards 52 | - [ ] Jumper Wires/Alligator Clips 53 | - [ ] Resistors 54 | 55 | ### Tools 56 | - [ ] Needle Nose Pliers 57 | - [ ] Wire Cutters 58 | - [ ] Screwdrivers 59 | - [ ] Superglue 60 | - [ ] Electric Tape 61 | - [ ] Zipties 62 | - [ ] Multimeter 63 | 64 | ### I/O 65 | 66 | ##### Small Components 67 | - [ ] LEDs 68 | - [ ] Photoresistors 69 | - [ ] Reflective IR 70 | - [ ] IR Transmitter/Reciever LEDs 71 | - [ ] Transistors 72 | - [ ] Capacitors 73 | - [ ] Piezos 74 | - [ ] Humidity sensor 75 | - [ ] Temperature sensor 76 | - [ ] Hall sensors 77 | - [ ] Vibration Motors 78 | - [ ] Tilt/vibration sensors 79 | - [ ] DC Motors 80 | - [ ] Push button switches 81 | - [ ] Flex sensors (a bit more expensive, I’d only get one) 82 | - [ ] Force sensitive resistors (same as above) 83 | 84 | ##### Large Components 85 | - [ ] Servos 86 | - [ ] Pulse sensor 87 | - [ ] Ultrasonic range sensors 88 | - [ ] Gyro/Accelerometer (usually have both on the same breakout board) 89 | - [ ] LCD screen (preferably with I2C for less wires) 90 | - [ ] Bluetooth module (you’ll need one with BLE support for iPhones) 91 | 92 | ##### Additional Power 93 | - [ ] Relay module 94 | - [ ] Breadboard psu 95 | - [ ] 9v Batteries (for powering motors that needs more power. Use with transistor to switch on/off) 96 | - [ ] Rechargeable power bank (for when you want to power your dev board without a laptop) 97 | 98 | ## ToDos 99 | - [ ] Update OS, IDEs, and all other software 100 | - [ ] Confirm venue location and time 101 | - [ ] Confirm transportation arrangements 102 | - [ ] Set multiple alarms and get a good nights sleep! 103 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /LICENSE: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | The MIT License (MIT) 2 | Copyright (c) <2017-present> 3 | 4 | Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: 5 | 6 | The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. 7 | 8 | THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. 9 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Hackathon Packing List 2 | 3 | As an experienced hacker (30+ hackathons), I have developed a list of things to pack for hackathons, and am sharing this with the world. Feel free to fork it or make pull requests to add your own items. To use, simply fork the repository, create an issue for an upcoming hackathon, and the issue will be prepopulated with the list below. 4 | 5 | 1. [Essentials](#essentials) 6 | 2. [Extras](#extras) 7 | 3. [Hygiene](#hygiene) 8 | 4. [Flights](#flights) 9 | 5. [Hardware](#hardware) 10 | - [Basics](#basics) 11 | - [Tools](#tools) 12 | - [I/O](#io) 13 | 6. [ToDos](#todos) 14 | 15 | ## Essentials 16 | - [ ] Computer and Charger 17 | - [ ] Phone and Charger 18 | - [ ] Smartwatch and Charger 19 | - [ ] Backpack/Storage 20 | - [ ] Earphones/Headphones 21 | - [ ] Identification (Student ID, Drivers License, etc.) 22 | - [ ] Dongles/Adapters (Lightning, USB-C, etc.) 23 | - [ ] Medications 24 | - [ ] Wallet (Hackathons are usually free, but it doesn't hurt to carry some cash and your ID) 25 | - [ ] Keys 26 | 27 | ## Extras 28 | - [ ] Surge Protector 29 | - [ ] Battery Bank 30 | - [ ] Sleeping Bag/Blanket/Pillow 31 | - [ ] Mouse/Mousepad 32 | - [ ] Keyboard 33 | - [ ] USB Flashdrives 34 | - [ ] Pen/Pencil and Paper/Sticky Notes 35 | - [ ] Extra Cords 36 | - [ ] Pajamas 37 | - [ ] Resumes 38 | 39 | ## Hygiene 40 | - [ ] Toothbrush/Toothpaste 41 | - [ ] Deodorant 42 | - [ ] Change of Clothing 43 | 44 | ## Flights 45 | - [ ] Plane Tickets 46 | - [ ] Identification (Passport, Drivers License, etc.) 47 | - [ ] Travel Reimbursement/Etc. Forms 48 | - [ ] Neck/Hoodie Pillow 49 | 50 | ## Hardware 51 | (Thanks to [Jeff Zhao](https://github.com/jzhao9512) for showing me this [blog post](https://blog.cyrusroshan.com/post/hardware-hacker-kit/) by [CyrusRoshan](https://github.com/CyrusRoshan). I totally copied the hardware list on the blog.) 52 | 53 | ### Basics 54 | - [ ] Dev Board (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Edison, Photon, etc.) 55 | - [ ] Cables 56 | - [ ] Breadboards 57 | - [ ] Jumper Wires/Alligator Clips 58 | - [ ] Resistors 59 | 60 | ### Tools 61 | - [ ] Needle Nose Pliers 62 | - [ ] Wire Cutters 63 | - [ ] Screwdrivers 64 | - [ ] Superglue 65 | - [ ] Electric Tape 66 | - [ ] Zipties 67 | - [ ] Multimeter 68 | 69 | ### I/O 70 | 71 | ##### Small Components 72 | - [ ] LEDs 73 | - [ ] Photoresistors 74 | - [ ] Reflective IR 75 | - [ ] IR Transmitter/Reciever LEDs 76 | - [ ] Transistors 77 | - [ ] Capacitors 78 | - [ ] Piezos 79 | - [ ] Humidity sensor 80 | - [ ] Temperature sensor 81 | - [ ] Hall sensors 82 | - [ ] Vibration Motors 83 | - [ ] Tilt/vibration sensors 84 | - [ ] DC Motors 85 | - [ ] Push button switches 86 | - [ ] Flex sensors (a bit more expensive, I’d only get one) 87 | - [ ] Force sensitive resistors (same as above) 88 | 89 | ##### Large Components 90 | - [ ] Servos 91 | - [ ] Pulse sensor 92 | - [ ] Ultrasonic range sensors 93 | - [ ] Gyro/Accelerometer (usually have both on the same breakout board) 94 | - [ ] LCD screen (preferably with I2C for less wires) 95 | - [ ] Bluetooth module (you’ll need one with BLE support for iPhones) 96 | 97 | ##### Additional Power 98 | - [ ] Relay module 99 | - [ ] Breadboard psu 100 | - [ ] 9v Batteries (for powering motors that needs more power. Use with transistor to switch on/off) 101 | - [ ] Rechargeable power bank (for when you want to power your dev board without a laptop) 102 | 103 | ## ToDos 104 | - [ ] Update OS, IDEs, and all other software 105 | - [ ] Confirm venue location and time 106 | - [ ] Confirm transportation arrangements 107 | - [ ] Set multiple alarms and get a good nights sleep! 108 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------