The gear and equipment a nomad carries is a question of life and death.  If he doesn't carry enough, he may not have something he might desperately need, however if he carries too much he is overloaded while on the road, which is not a good thing.  The choice of what to carry is a very delicate line.  Often a nomads gear will have as many uses as possible, like the swiss army knife (one of a nomads most essential items).  Walking sticks double as weapons, fishing rods, musical instruments (they often have flutes or whistles whittled into them), etc... Most of their items are as small as they can get, and even then will usually be stripped of any  non-essential cosmetics to save weight and space.  Most of their items are well used and field proven, and its pretty rare for a nomad to willingly let go of a piece of equipment he trusts and has served him.  Easy to break or otherwise delicate machines and devices are avoided if at all possible, and if a nomad can't fix something with duct tape, string, and a solder iron, often it wasn't worth fixing anyway.  Nomads are very very picky about what they carry.

Almost contradictory to this, most nomads are pack rats, and anything they find, through cook or crook, that they feel they can use, or trade, will usually be scavenged and brought here to the market.  Everything from "salvaged" stereo equipment to imported beer, from the latest fashion knock off's from asia, to antique hubcaps.  The Nomad Market is the fictional Portabello road made real.

GYPSY WINE 45eb per liter (80eb per liter to statics)
There are many stills operated by the nomad community, from poor quality (5eb 1 in ten chance of going blind) to fine grade hooch.  Gypsy Wine is the best of the bunch.  It's taste resembles a sweet Sake, but its effects are much stronger, and it produces a mild hallucinogenic effect.  It resembles the effects of absinthe.   It's ingredients are kept a closely guarded secret, though rumors are abundant as to what's in it.  The most common rumored ingredient is anti-freeze.

DEHYDRATED/PRESERVED FOODS 10eb
MRE's have come a long long way.  Now virtually anything you can imagine is available as a cheap long lasting food supply.  All the fast food chains have gotten in on the craze.  Of course regular old MRE's are still widely available, but hey let's face it, who doesn't want pizza and burgers?  Of course it al tastes like pre-chewed newspaper and saltpeter, but who are we to judge.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS varies

Nomad Music is incredibly diverse, and like anything else in the Nomad Community hand made objects are prized well above anything manufactured or brought from a store.  You can’t always get that, but you would be absolutely amazed as what you can get.  In addition to normal instruments, may nomad instrument craftsmen and artists have created new and unique instruments, with sounds all their own.  These can range from anywhere between 25 eb for a simple handmade flute, to 3000eb for a totally unique instrument, electric or acoustic.  For an additional fee nomad craftsmen can even build concealed weapons such as a sword or knife concealed within the neck of a stringed instrument (50eb plus cost of weapon).

NOMAD RIP SAW 250eb

This gas fueled high power saw rips through car bodies like nothing else, often carried as an emergency tool for cutting away vehicle body panels and the like in the case of an accident.  Raffen Shiv carry them not only to cut into vehicles, but as weapons.  (4D10AP damage).

 

PORTABLE GAS POWERE FUEL SYPHON 125eb

Retrieve fuel from disabled vehicles or old fuel tanks safely and quickly.  Fuel container must be bought separately, or you can pump the recovered fuel directly into your own tanks.

META-CORP INFLATABLE HABITAT 60eb
Sometimes you just get tired of sleeping on the dirt, now you don't have too.  This inflatable habitat is a tent and bed all in one.  Who says nomad life has to be uncomfortable. 

 

META-CORP PORTABLE WINDMILL 30eb
They can't power much (on a moderately windy day they can power a television set), but hey can be a life saver when fuel runs out and you need to power a radio.  At the very least they are a good way to charge small batteries.  For an additional 40eb the blades can be made from solar collectors, which allows them to double their electrical output on a sunny day (on a sunny moderately windy day they can power a microwave oven or a freezer.)

 

META-CORP PORTABLE WELL  245eb
These babies will drill down to 100 feet, then siphon the water back up through the hollow extending tube.  A must have if you will be on your own for extended periods of time with no ready available source of fresh water.  It also plugs in to any generator for extended use.  Be very careful where you drill, as there is a very good chance the device will break if it hits a rock (2 in 10 chance every time you drill, with the numbers going up at the discretion of the GM).

 

MILITARY GEIGER COUNTER/AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT DETECTOR 125eb
Straight off the back of a military supply truck, these babies detect everything.  An absolute necessity if your travels take you anywhere near places like Chicago, Los Alamos, or New York.

NOMAD GIZMO  175eb
A jack of all trades, this device does it all.  It is a water tester, able to detect any chemical, biological, or radiological contaminants in water (it won't be able to identify them for you, but it will tell you how safe the water is to drink).  It is a personal PDA and GPS, and it is a portable digital media player.  What more could you ask for.......... oh yeah, the whole thing fits in your pocket too.

 

NOMAD SMARTGOGGLES 500eb
These riding goggles not keep the dirt and bugs out of a nomads eyes, but are made from cannibalized smartshades… usually only having one or two optic options, with static filled grainy resolution… but it just goes to show a nomad doesn’t throw anything away.

 

NOMAD HIPSACK 10-200eb

These carry bags are designed for versatility, comfort, and convenience.  They provide a series of compartments to hold maps, keys, and other day to day necessities within easy reach.  Some are simple belts, but the better styles are designed so that they can be worn as a belt, a satchel, or even a back pack, depending on style and mood of the wearer.  Price varies by style and material.

 

NOMAD KNIFE TOOL 20eb
This is a do it all utility blade with a near endless amount of uses.  The deluxe model (30eb) comes with a steel telescoping handle allowing the tool to be used as a hatchet.

 

NOMAD NIGHT VISION 135eb
Since the first South American Conflict cheap early generation military surplus Night Vision optics have flooded the market.  Usually they are either Low Light or UV, although Thermograph or Infrared can also be found.

 

NOMAD TREKMATE 29eb
Really nothing more than a handmade wheelbarrow/travois for hauling your goods wounded on foot.  They can be invaluable if you have to hike long distances.

WANDERER'S GAUNTLET 55eb
This enormously handy device is mass manufactured by Meta-corp.  It is worn on the wrist like an oversized wristband, with `the adjustable handle placed just on the outside of the hand so your hand remains free until it is necessary.  The compartment on top has enough room to store the contents of your wallet and a few other small items, making finding change for a toll or retrieving your I.D. quick and easy.  The handle and trigger activate an auto-hypo capable of storing and injecting up to 5 doses of the narcotic of your choice, though most opt for mild amphetamines to keep them awake and alert on long runs.  This is a device no one on a bike should ever be without.  For the more health conscious, the device is also available without the auto-injector for 30 eb less.

NOMAD EDUCATOR STATIONS  2485eb apiece.
These large, bulky stations are a teaching tool for large nomad families on the move, or even for smaller families who have the space and can afford one.  Education is very important in the nomad community, but sometimes the adults are necessarily busy, especially on the move.  Pop one of these puppies in your bus or van, and let the kids learn.  The systems teach up to a basic high school lesson plan, though you can supplement that with additional teaching plan datadisks.

 

THE NOMAD SCANNER 450eb
This device automatically scans up and down all broadcast wavelengths civilian, emergency, and military, automatically pinpointing active signals and then displaying a list of all active signals being broadcast.  By listening to the signal and selecting it, it will even tell you what direction the signal is coming from.  With three of these devices you can even triangulate the signal to its exact coordinates.

SATELLITE RADIO RECIEVER/TRANSMITTER 1685eb
Fully functioning mobile long range military radio, and cybermodem.  This radio picks up everything, forget Ham, forget short-wave, this radio even lets you communicate with people in orbit, provided you know someone up there to talk to.

NOMAD CYBERMODEM varies
Nomad cybermodems are like anything else in the nomad community, cobbled together and made for the users requirements.  While there are high end superfast cybermodems in the nomad community, most don't even have view screens.  In fact, most nomad cybermodems are still made to only connect via phone line, as service in the wastelands is almost nonexistent.  The best versions have their own direct satellite connections, but even then cloud cover renders them useless,  (Players talk with you gm about fashioning your own cybermodem, but remember that spare parts can be hard to come by when you are outside of static society)

NOMAD RADIO WAVE INTERCEPTOR/JAMMER  85eb
This small device can be used to intercept any radio signal being broadcast, whether it is encrypted or not.  Additionally, if within 200 meters of any radio smaller than a backpack, it can jam completely a radio merely by being pointed at it and depressing the green button on the right side.