Basic Getup:
Cheap canvas tool bag from Harbor Freight
Italian hive tool
Standard hive tool
Smoker
Cotton/denim
Paper bag of mini pinecones
Long-necked lighter
Standard lighter on a lanyard
Gerber Multitool
Hammer
Hive Staples
Can of starter fluid (ether rolls--for the bees, not for me)
Jar
Duct Tape
I do keep a stash box with my bees to lighten the load. It's where I keep stuff like a few extra frames, frame hanger, hive tools, etc.
And machetes are a pretty common sight in Jamaica. Stuff grows fast there! Fact is, I keep three or four machetes at the camper in my Oregon outyard, to hack grass around the fronts of the hives in Spring to keep open space or clear paths through the brambles.