Reflective Flashing Safety Backpack

With the changing seasons, and the sun rising later in the morning my commute to work is dark and unsafe when crossing busy streets. Having too many close calls with death, I decided to make a safety backpack.

The pack has 6 flashing LED's and reflective tape all over it. If anyone wants to hit me with their car now, they will have a good target. This would be a great project for cyclists, hikers, and commuters alike.

Step 1 You Will Need

-Backpack (don't use a cheap one- make a good investment)
-Reflective tape (available at most fabric stores- get the iron on variety.)
-6 LED's
-22-24 AWG stranded hookup wire
-22-24 AWG solid hookup wire
-Perfboard
-9v Battery clip/holster (I used a salvaged clip I got for free, but any clip that holds your batteries secure will work.)
-2 0.1 uF Capacitors (Code 104)
-2 1 M Ohm Resistors (Brown Black Green)
- 1 555 Timer Chip
- Small Slide Switch

Tools:
Soldering iron
Flush trimming pliers
Wire strippers
Solder
Solder sucker or solder wick braid (if you mess up)
Helping hands tool
Exacto knife
Iron
Ironing board
Hot glue gun
Hot glue