What about your vehicle??? Especially for someone railfanning in Remote areas...Cell phone maybe???
also what's the parachute cord for??? David Epling Central California Rails http://www.geocities.com/heartland/plains/1624/ -----Original Message----- From: JOHN B. CORNS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, February 11, 1998 20:27 PM Subject: SPORRS: non-essential but good things to have in your camera bag >OK, we have discussed the essentials for your camera bag, now how about a >list of some non-essential (but still important) things to have in your >camera bag? > >In no particular order... > >1. parachute cord > >2. heavy duty needle and thread > >3. first aid kit and snake bite kit > >4. compass > >5. spare everything (front and rear lens caps, camera body cap, synch >cord, cable > release, batteries, hand-held light meter, skylight filter, etc.) > >6. mosquito net for hat > >7. insect repellant lotion (stored in a plastic bag to prevent leakage) > >8. gray card (gray cloth as suggested by Mike DelVecchio--great idea!) > >9. cc gelatin filter assortment > >10. jeweler's screwdrivers > >11. mini-mag flashlight on lanyard neck strap > >12. approved safety glasses with side shields and disposable foam >earplugs > >13. policeman's whistle (to call for assistance should you fall down an >embankment) > >14. light weight leather work gloves (for climbing) > >15. lens cleaning tissue and lens cleaning brush (a blast of compressed, >canned air > can shatter the glass in a lens) > >16. bean-bag camera support > >17. small notebook and 2 pens > >18. Sharpie-brand marking pen (writes on anything) > >19. eyeglasses elastic strap (for those ocularly-challenged SPORRS >members) > >20. flat-folded paper towels and packets of moist towelettes (besides >obvious hand > cleaning usage, to clean wounds, remove dirt from eyes, etc.) > >You will note that some of these things are safety items required by the >railroads for employees who are working on railroad property. Got any >others to add to my list? > >John B. Corns > >_____________________________________________________________________ >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com >Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > >-> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects >-> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs >-> Message © SPORRS® 1998 - All Rights Reserved > -> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs -> Message © SPORRS® 1998 - All Rights Reserved
