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…

I have original papilio binoculars and ironically I use them more than my birding binoculars (even though they have close focusing as well to though to just five feet). I can get closer to not just insects plus plants, lichens etc as well. With chest waders they can be easily tucked into the wader…

i use the pibella. it is the smallest and most leakproof one (plus you can use it to squeegee yer squishies after), but it has the steepest learning curve. i practiced with mine at home for a couple of days before taking it outside, but i am now DONE with straining my knees to squat and peeing into…

It depends a bit on where I am (different environments require slightly different gear), but some universals are: Pocket knife, multi-tool, folding trowel, compass (old school), GPS (usually a Garmin), 10x hand lens (doubles as a macro-lens for a smartphone), larger magnifying lens (nice for larger…

Since I often am alone and in black bear, cougar and wolf country I carry bear spray

My shoulders are garbage so I travel as light as possible. I have a little string backpack that I might shove a lightweight raincoat, water bottle and a small plastic container into. I try to put as much kit in my pockets as I can without looking like a lunatic on public transport. I also have a che…

Interesting thread! When I’m out running, I always take my iPhone SE (for GPS tracking, photos, and audio recordings) my compact 8X25 monocular (for bird ID and far-off photos through iPhone) a small macro lens for my iPhone (actually, I use the lens from my first camera, for both sentimental rea…

Just curious, does the bear spray actually work (hopefully you never have to use it!)?

Interesting how much a field kit can change in a year! Right now whenever I go out on lengthier excisions I bring: A camera bag holding all of my equipment A newer DSLR with the same macro and telephoto lenses A small Olympus TG-5 for general photos and underwater stuff (which happens a lot more …

Olympus TG-5 iPhone X Sunglasses, sun hat, sunscreen (the joys of living in Egypt) Sanitiser Nikon Binoculars Snacks!

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