Post a tip on what to equip when taking a trip

Squeezer · #1 (**permalink**) 04-03-2003, 04:08 AM

I was thinking maybe we could make this a sticky and people could suggest things to bring on a herping trip, where to go, what to look for, or maybe just some tips that might make someones herping trip more successful.
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BWSmith · #2 (**permalink**) 04-03-2003, 04:27 AM

Here is my list.

Hooks:
- A good field hook (string enough to flip tin and logs)
- Small hook for Pygmys and babies
- Tongs (Gentle Giant) for aquatic and arboreal species
- Bag Stick
- Bags
- Zip Ties
- Tupperware
- Zip Lock Bags (for keeping stuff dry and for carrying Phibs out)

- a good knife
- GPS [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
- Maps
- Toilet Paper (you never know where you will be)
- Permits (if needed)
- Overnight Bag
- Sleeping Bag (many herping nights end with a sleeping bag ont he side of a Gator Hole [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] )
- Beef Jerky and other snacks that don't need a cooler
- WATER
- Compass
- First Aid Kit
- Snake Bite Emergency Protocols and Emergency Meds
- Extra socks and shoes
- Field Guides
- Luck

Just what I could think of off the top of my head. Sometimes my herping trips are a little hardcore (72 hours and no sleep). I try to be prepared for about anything.

Didnt I make a long post a while back on Field Herping tips?

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jpaulson · #3 (**permalink**) 04-03-2003, 06:03 AM

BWSmith and JuliusSqueezer
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Squeezer · #4 (**permalink**) 04-03-2003, 06:22 AM

>>BWSmith and JuliusSqueezer

I said things that might make a trip more successful. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

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JuliusSqueezer · #5 (**permalink**) 04-03-2003, 06:48 AM

Hey Now!

First of all...I don't think Brian can carry all that LOL....and why do you need a GPS AND A compass? Skeered of getting lost? LOL

Bags are important....unless you have deep pockets...Hooks are always helpful. Permission from landowners is always nice. phibs? I never felt a need....but OK. LOL Most important thing you can carry though...is a big Scarecrow!!! It sucks to get outherped by a crow!
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J_Riley · #6 (**permalink**) 04-03-2003, 02:23 PM

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Tongs (Gentle Giant) for aquatic and arboreal species </BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD><HR></TD></TR></TABLE>

Wussie! Scared of a couple bites from Nerodia?!? [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
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Ed_r · #7 (**permalink**) 04-03-2003, 02:34 PM

Phibs?
And don't for get the camera. Never know when you can catch someone at their best(or worst) Also proof of your herpin tales. When BW finds that 10' pygmie. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]

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JuliusSqueezer · #8 (**permalink**) 04-03-2003, 02:37 PM

Phibs is short for amphibians....Brian is working up to "Salamander Hunter" on his long journey to "croc hunter" status LOL
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BWSmith · #9 (**permalink**) 04-03-2003, 03:26 PM

<TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD><font class="pn-sub">Quote:</font><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD><FONT class="pn-sub"><BLOCKQUOTE>I don't think Brian can carry all that </BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD><HR></TD></TR></TABLE>
Well, that is the gear I keep in my car when i go [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

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IT only takes one time diving into a thicket and pushing your way through it for a water snake. After that, the tongs look pretty good. We'll let J_Riley "Hook" the cottonmouths out of swamp water [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img] I'll just grab it, bag it, and move on [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

Unfortunately, a lot of my field herping is for Dept of Natural Resources. So I have to capture a lot of amphibians, lizards, frogs and various other feeder items [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

<TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD><font class="pn-sub">Quote:</font><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD><FONT class="pn-sub"><BLOCKQUOTE> And don't for get the camera. Never know when you can catch someone at their best(or worst) </BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD><HR></TD></TR></TABLE>
uhhhhh. Yeah. You would think I would learn that field herping pics of me are less than flattering by now.

<TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD><font class="pn-sub">Quote:</font><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD><FONT class="pn-sub"><BLOCKQUOTE> When BW finds that 10' pygmie. </BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD><HR></TD></TR></TABLE>
LOL, It just looks 10' when i tail it [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]
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John_White · #10 (**permalink**) 04-03-2003, 06:30 PM

Good list!
I would only add a cell phone to the list.

John
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BWSmith · #11 (**permalink**) 04-03-2003, 09:10 PM

I always have my cell with me, but in South GA swamps, i generally dont get any reception. I need to start tagging gators with mini-cell towers [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]
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John_White · #12 (**permalink**) 04-03-2003, 09:33 PM

Yea, you guys got real woods down there.... Up here the woods arn't much more than oversized lots waiting for townhouses, strip malls or another Starbucks [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img]

I guess on the upside you can always get pizza delivered to your camp site while you're out roughing it. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

John
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BWSmith · #13 (**permalink**) 04-03-2003, 09:49 PM

Ya need to come herpin down here in Da Dirty South! [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]

Heck, you should join the trip Memorial Day Weekend! Maybe we woul have some decent photos from the trip and not have to rely on Julius! [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]
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John_White · #14 (**permalink**) 04-03-2003, 10:00 PM

Thanks for the invite! I sure would like to .. but I'm just too lazy (and/or old) to battle I-95 traffic on Memorial Day Weekend. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]

John
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RevMojo · #15 (**permalink**) 04-04-2003, 03:18 AM

-Flasks, disguised as binoculars: cuz some state and national parks forbid alcoholic beverages, also, cuz open container laws are a pain

-those combination fan/sprayer things: oh yeah that feels good

If it's an overniter, and you know the campground has electrical hookups, an electric frying pan, cuz it's hard to keep a steady temp on a campfire. And it has many uses...cooking, boiling water, space heater

-Dish soap: Two words....trout coffee

-rain gear

-lighter fluid

-extra lighter

-beer (was I really the first to mention that?)

-Towels, the singular most useful item in the entire universe (you geeks know what I mean)

-a deck of cards

-bug spray, and lots of it

-instant coffee, unless of course you just got a fire-powered percolator for your birthday

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