MacGyver Wife

I tend to be a little worst-case-scenario. I also come from a long line of spit-and-gum handymen. My father's been known to drive golf tees into a wall to hold something up in lieu of nails or brackets (dirty family secret). But, I married into a family of people who actually measure things before they cut and read directions. These bits of Mrs. TheyTri trivia are really just to introduce my list of "Things You Should Put in Your Special Needs Bag So Your Spouse Doesn't Worry." These are things that, 56 miles from home with no support vehicle in sight, you'd want your athlete to have. Be a nag and make them put it in there...those bags can hold a heck of a lot so why not?!

• Duct tape. Duct tape. Duct tape. It fixes nearly any problem. broken cleat? Duct tape. Loose cable? Duct tape. Hungry? Duct tape. (Kidding. but I bet it'd work!)
• Rubber bands.
• Zip ties
• Gels/blocs/calories of some sort. Consider *actual* food, like stuff that grows in nature.
• Extra tubes/C02
• Electrical tape
• Safety pins
• Allen wrenches
• Toilet paper
• SuperGlue (see Duct tape)
• Advil/Asprin/Tylenol

Please feel free to add to the list in comments, we'd love to know what is indespensible when you're out on your own.