| >> | 1356346551502.gif -(716583 B, 420x236) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size.  Provided I have one month to prepare, and assuming I start right here (as in, within reach of my possessions) and now, there would be no reason for me to limit myself to one personal artifact. I'm going to approach the premise as "You can bring what you can carry of your own property but can spend only 200 dollars on any other goods and have only one month to prepare." The $200 dollar limit is dumb too, but I digress.
On my person I would have one pair of jeans, one t-shirt, one flannel shirt, my pea coat, my wallet, a single bladed pocket knife, a warm beanie, a pair hiking socks, steel toed boots, a pair of sunglasses, a wrist watch, and a leather belt.
I would carry two pieces of luggage, my lockable briefcase and a medium sized camping backpack.
The backpack would hold one pair of leather low top shoes, four pairs of black ankle socks, two pairs of hiking socks with liners, four pairs of boxers, two pairs of jeans, one pair of black slacks, three assorted t-shirts, two long sleeved flannel shirts, one black or grey collared dress shirt, two hand towels, a sweatshirt, a length of strong rope, a plate, a spork, a mug, a few soaped steel wool pads, and a sleeping bag with a stuff sack.
Also in the backpack is a toiletries bag with two toothbrushes, a tube toothpaste, baking soda (for when the toothpaste runs out), floss, a pair of scissors (for the inevitable beard, shaving stuff would be too messy and inconvenient), one small 2" square mirror, several bars of soap, one bottle of hand sanitizer, and one bottle of cologne. I would also have to bring contact solution and extra lenses. This would be likely be an issue in the long run, but at least I have the month kind rather than dailies.
The briefcase would have my prescription glasses, my notebook, several pens, my windable pocket watch, my protopipe, a flask of everclear, a few packs of rolling papers, a Zippo lighter and small fluid container, a few Bic lighters, brass knuckles, a Leatherman multitool, my mobile phone and charger (to be charged if I get the chance, but probably ignored), a small pair of binoculars, one led flashlight with a change of batteries, a can/bottle opener, a sewing kit, a roll of duct tape, one first aid kit (which honestly demands its own section, but should at least be able to cover cuts and scrapes + as much generic OTC medicine as would fit and be useful), a few tubes of Blistex, a deck of playing cards, and, depending on space, an assortment of useful or interesting reading material to be decided on over the month. I would also bring hand cuffs in case I had to lock the briefcase to myself while I slumber.
The only things I would have to buy immediately are two bags of Bali Shag rolling tobacco and a water bottle with a built in filter.
The rest of the money I would either hold on to or spend on whatever drug I could flip most efficiently to other hobos. Preferably something I could keep in a vial and sell by the drop. Whenever it got to be a little low, I would dilute it in secret and convince anyone who complained about dropping potency that their tolerance had just built up.
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