James would leave nothing to chance this time. She packed the saddlebags with her nutrient bars and plastic pouches of water, along with her computation surface and her sparkling new guitar. She secured every strap and buckle to hold them in, and checked every fastening that connected them to the armor. Instead of placing the long range transmitter or the stun pistol into storage, she attached these to the outside of the armor as well, The transmitter went just above her flank while the pistol slotted into a groove on the inside of her right front hoof.