Art Department survival Kit

Being on set is often a whirl wind of activity, and you never really know what kind of challenges are going to await you once you get going. To really succeed in the the art department you should have a well stocked bag of tricks to help you get through the day. Here are the items I want to have with me while working a set.

As you are about to notice I tend to over-pack. Being usually one of perhaps three art department members I feel it is part of my job to come prepared to handle anything that gets thrown my way. so I will divide the list into sections

Essentials:

1. My ipad/iphone and charger which covers the following necessities:
1. A digital camera for continuity pictures
2. A copy of the script
3. A copy of the shot list
4. A copy of the shooting schedule
5. access to email during the day
2. A leatherman or other multitool
3. level
4. metal ruler
5. LED flashlight or key-chain light
6. Head lamp
7. work gloves
8. broom
9. dust pan
10. vacuum or dust buster
11. duster
12. oxi clean
13. bucket
14. sponge
15. windex
16. bleach spray
17. Paper towels
18. cough drops - for those moments during filming when you just can't keep the cough away through will power
19. sharpies, markers, pens, pencils (2B+)
20. power bars - to help get through the 6 hours or more between breaks
21. large umbrella
22. lint roller
23. seam ripper
24. hand sanitizer
25. first-aid kit
1. band-aids
2. gauze rolls
3. gauze pads
4. alcohol pads
5. nitrile gloves
6. medical tape
7. benadryl
8. aspirin
9. neosporin
10. tweezers
11. poison ivy wipes
26. a small sewing kit
1. black safety pins
2. various colored threads
3. scissors
4. needles
5. Velcro - sticky backed
27. Tape
1. black and white gaff
2. masking
3. multiple rolls of different colored electrical tape
4. crystal clear packing tape
5. double stick tape
6. mounting tape
7. black painters tape
8. generic painters tape
9. duct tape
28. Glue
1. super glue
2. Elmer's glue
3. spray 77
4. glue stick

Items for your own comfort:

1. rain coat
2. spare coat
3. extra pair of shoes and socks
4. sunglasses
5. camping sized adjustable folding table
6. folding chair or stool
7. insect repellent
8. sun screen

Items to keep nearby - in the art van etc.

1. A basic paint kit 
1. black spray paint
2. acrylic paints: black, white, red, yellow, blue
3. variously sized paint brushes
4. water bottle just for paint water
5. rubber and dirty down spray
6. dulling spray
2. trash bags
3. command picture hanging hooks and strips
4. extra batteries - for when that darn prop decides it's done
5. small fire extinguisher
6. lighters and box of kitchen matches
7. W-D 40
8. measuring tape
9. laptop and printer
10. paper to print on
11. spare ink
12. extension cords
13. work light - preferably battery powered
14. clamps
15. bungee cords
16. rope
17. cutting mat

Tools you will be grateful to have if you need them:

1. safety glasses
2. particle masks / respirator
3. moving blankets
4. furniture dolly
5. tarps
6. screw drivers - Phillips and flat head
7. hack saw
8. wire cutters
9. allen wrench multitool 
10. container of nails and screws
11. cordless drill and charger
12. drill bits
13. circular saw
14. dremmel with bits
15. hair dryer
16. sandpaper
17. sculpty clay
18. putty knife
19. spackle
20. exat-o blades and handle
21. box cutter
22. scissors
23. fuller's earth
24. steel wool
25. wire
26. tea bags - for aging
27. ziplocks
28. post-it lables

And even with all of this - I still feel like I'm missing things. Any suggestions?