Equipment for kerbals

[Tweeker]

Right now the only equipment kerbals have is the RCS pack.

It would be nice to have different equipment to choose from on missions, for example.

Jet pack

parachute

and so on.

[Kasuha]

Parachutes would be nice, there's even a mod which adds them. I wonder what the "and so on" would consist of, though. In space their jetpack is a necessity so things like toolbox for repairs would need to be an additional equipment, not equipment they could use instead of jet pack.

Except if the toolbox came with magnetic shoes, allowing them to traverse the ship by walking on its surface.

[Whirligig Girl]

Kerbals should have special equipment for use on EVA, and a special Tech-Tree to unlock it. The Tech Tree will be accessible in the Astronaut Complex.

Tier0:

Mk1 Life Support Package - Stores 1 hour worth of Life-Support Resources.

EVA Report notepad - Stores 3 EVA Reports.

Tier1:1 science

Mk2 Life Support Package - Stores 6 hours of Life-Support Resources.

Surface Sample Collection Jar - Stores a sample of soil or regolith.

Mk1 Propulsion Unit - A very small handheld thruster that can only thrust in one direction at a time. It has only half of the thrust and a quarter of the fuel of a jetpack.

EVA Tether-10 meters - Keeps the Kerbal Tethered to the ship up to 10 meters.

Tier2:5 science

Mk3 Life Support Package - Stores 1 day of life-support Resources.

Electrical Equipment Kit - Allows repair of electrical equipment.

EVA Report Notepad XL - Stores 12 EVA Reports.

Medisensors Package - Measures pulse, breathing rate, and any suprise changes that might occur.

Liquid Sample Collection Jar - Stores a sample of liquids.

Rock Sample Bag - Stores 5 samples of Stones and/or rocks.

Mk16-EVA Parachute - Parachute for EVA Kerbals.

EVA Tether-50 meters - Keeps the Kerbal tethered to the ship with a max distance to 50 meters

Tier3:10 science

Mk4 Life Support Unit - provides continuous life support for up to a quarter of a Kerbin Year.

Plumbing Equipment Kit - Allows repair of life-support and Rocket components.

Atmospheric Sample Collection Jar - Stores a sample of Atmospheric gases.

Rock Sample Bag XL - Stores 15 samples of stones and/or rocks.

Electronics Equipment Kit - Allows repair of Science equipment and probe cores.

Mk2 Kerbal Maneuvering Unit - Can thrust in all 6 directions at a time, but has half the fuel and half the thrust of the jetpack. It's also bulkier.

EVA Tether 150 meter - 150 meter long tether.

Tier4:15 science

Medipak - Allows repair of spacesuits and other Kerbals.

Fuel Container - Allows small amounts of fuel to be carried between vessels.

Fuel Transfer Pipe - Allows transfer of fuel between vessels within 100 meters.

Structural Connector Docking Edition - Allows placement of struts between parts on vessel during flight. Designed for strutting docked vessels.

Mk3 Kerbal Jetpack - This current Kerbal Jetpack.

EVA Tether 2.5 km - Keeps a kerbal tethered to the ship as far as the ship is loaded in physics.

Chemistry Kit - A science kit similar to Materials Bay. Must be placed on the ground to activate, and can be stored in the Exploration Buggy.

Deployable Exploration Buggy - A small buggy with enough ElectricCharge to run for 5.5 km. Can be recharged with an Electrics Kit. One Kerbal can sit in it.