There are already a few great threads on field guides , cameras and audio recorders which focus on specific gear, but I’d love to know more about your whole kit. What gear do you take with you when you spend a day (or an hour, or a morning, or…) in the field making observations? Does what you take de…

Has a small UV flashlight been mentioned yet?

That’s a really cool idea. It would have been better when I was in my 20s. Now that I’m nearing 50 once I get down I’m going to need a hand and a small crane to get back up.

I need to update this post. I can’t edit it anymore, so I am entering a reply to myself. A few years ago the Cuyahoga Valley National Park started to prohibit walking on the railroad tracks. You can only walk four feet away from them. The Park occasionally brings in steam trains. They had some pro…

Ooh, I want one of those. Any recommendations?

They have tons of cheap ones on that certain shopping site. There’s an awesome one by Olight that is a regular flashlight and a UV light called the Arkfield. Really cool one.

[image] wyatt16481: I also usually take a .22 pistol or pocket knife for self defense From what?

Bobcats, wild hogs, serial killers… you know, typical woodland creatures

I have recently acquired an etrike as back problems have made walking a painful issue. I still want to get out there. So on my trike I carry my camera, binoculars, water and a rag. I also have on the back a basket and a grabber so I can pick up litter as we go. For more information on this and other…

For wild hogs, assuming you are in the US, I think you should bring a machete and machine gun.

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There’s a discussion about these, FWIW: Good UV flashlights for field work (that are available in Europe/the Netherlands)

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