Up until now I’ve mainly been using iNat to track whatever I see when out on walks with the family. However on Saturday 1st August I’m planning my first solo iNat trip where I’ll be heading to a nature reserve for 4-6 hours specifically to document whatever I can find. Some Basic Info: Weather is…

Oh that’s a good idea. Thanks.

[image] lm77: I have an endoscope and an old DSLR but no macro lens (can’t afford one). It’s probably too late for this particular trip, but you can get old manual focus macro lenses quite cheaply from reputable places like keh.com . My first macro lens was this one , which I got for like $100 …

If you are going to take a walking stick, you can also perhaps bring a small kitchen sieve, which you can attach to the end of the walking stick using duct tape or elastic string. Then you will be able to scoop into the ponds and see what you can find. A plastic dish, the kind that take-away food c…

I don’t worry too much about what I bring on a trip. On some trips I will take a net (type depends on what I’m after), but for the majority of my trips I just take along my camera and some means of collection in case I find a species I’m after (usually that means a few salsa cups in my pocket), disr…

The lunch is important. Take more than you think you’ll want, in case you want to or are forced to stay longer. Maybe a few extra granola or fruit bars for energy. At 24 degrees, extra water, too.

I add a flat-head screwdriver to my kit to lift pieces of bark or expose critters which might bite.

More about what to leave behind: A notice of where you are going and for how long, also covering any possible detours you might anticipate. Especially relevant if you are going outside of cellphone coverage etc. We don’t want or plan for things to go wrong, but in the event they do, make it as easy…

A wedge golf club is really really good. A decent snake hook also works pretty well.

[image] calebcam: If you see something of interest, and it is ‘iffy’ whether it will stay in one place, get a picture. Having it fly away as you approach it is not good - taking a picture from even far away is better than nothing. Sometimes I take 5-6 pictures of an individual as I creep closer,…

First Solo iNat Trip - What should I take?

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upupa-epops July 29, 2020, 2:42am 8

Lots of ideas in this thread: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/whats-in-your-field-kit/1421

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