The Essential Guide to Rockhounding - Assemble Your Rockhound Preparedness Kit
Assemble your Rockhound Preparedness Kit From rockhounding well publicized and private locales in New York, Texas, Arizona, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Indiana, we consider ourselves rockhound aficionados.
First, while we suggest planning the site, and day, and time well in advance, what if a fellow rockhound from your gem and mineral club calls you to join him or her, and you have less than 48 hours to prepare? What if your gem and mineral club is hosting a field trip, and at the last minute your plans change, and you are able to join them? What do you do? Those are just a few of the scenarios where it pays to have at the ready a Rockhound Preparedness kit.
Think of it like the dop-kit or toiletry kit you bring with you when you travel, except this kit will protect you from the elements, and from frustration and anxiety, and enable to you to just get out and rockhound.
These are the items you should assemble in our opinion: 1.
A dop-kit or toiletry kit is actually a great idea.
Why? Because often times they are waterproof, and have zippers.
You can wash them off too.
Places like Target, Marshall's, K-Mart, or Sears will carry inexpensive dop-kits too.
2.
Mosquito coils and matches are necessary, and we suggest having a minimum of 7 with you at all times.
The bugs can be fierce no matter where you are.
Mosquito coils will burn away into ash, so little to dispose.
3.
Sunscreen is essential.
Bring the SPF Protection most suitable to how fair or how dark you are.
4.
Wet-naps are very handy to clean off your hands as rockhounding can get very dirty.
They also come in small travel packs.
For some rockhounds they are too astringent to apply to one's face, but personally I find it very refreshing.
If you wear glasses these are very good for keeping your lenses clean.
5.
Energy bar, candy bar, bananas, oranges, apples, and nuts are great for keeping up your energy.
The wrappers are minimal waste to carry back, and the nut-shells, or orange peels or an apple core can disposed of by Mother Nature.
6.
Small notepad and pen or pencil for keeping note of the date, time, location, and details of your gemstone finds so you can record the provenance.
7.
Cell-phone or mobile device charger - while you are driving to the locale, or the night before, making sure your devices are fully charged is essential.
You will need to place a call to family and loved ones if you are running late, and this goes back to provenance, how about filming your finds while they are in-situ, while they remain in the matrix and source earth.
The camera and video on your phone are perfect for preserving the wonder and amazement of finding a perfect gemstone.
#GetOutandRockhound
First, while we suggest planning the site, and day, and time well in advance, what if a fellow rockhound from your gem and mineral club calls you to join him or her, and you have less than 48 hours to prepare? What if your gem and mineral club is hosting a field trip, and at the last minute your plans change, and you are able to join them? What do you do? Those are just a few of the scenarios where it pays to have at the ready a Rockhound Preparedness kit.
Think of it like the dop-kit or toiletry kit you bring with you when you travel, except this kit will protect you from the elements, and from frustration and anxiety, and enable to you to just get out and rockhound.
These are the items you should assemble in our opinion: 1.
A dop-kit or toiletry kit is actually a great idea.
Why? Because often times they are waterproof, and have zippers.
You can wash them off too.
Places like Target, Marshall's, K-Mart, or Sears will carry inexpensive dop-kits too.
2.
Mosquito coils and matches are necessary, and we suggest having a minimum of 7 with you at all times.
The bugs can be fierce no matter where you are.
Mosquito coils will burn away into ash, so little to dispose.
3.
Sunscreen is essential.
Bring the SPF Protection most suitable to how fair or how dark you are.
4.
Wet-naps are very handy to clean off your hands as rockhounding can get very dirty.
They also come in small travel packs.
For some rockhounds they are too astringent to apply to one's face, but personally I find it very refreshing.
If you wear glasses these are very good for keeping your lenses clean.
5.
Energy bar, candy bar, bananas, oranges, apples, and nuts are great for keeping up your energy.
The wrappers are minimal waste to carry back, and the nut-shells, or orange peels or an apple core can disposed of by Mother Nature.
6.
Small notepad and pen or pencil for keeping note of the date, time, location, and details of your gemstone finds so you can record the provenance.
7.
Cell-phone or mobile device charger - while you are driving to the locale, or the night before, making sure your devices are fully charged is essential.
You will need to place a call to family and loved ones if you are running late, and this goes back to provenance, how about filming your finds while they are in-situ, while they remain in the matrix and source earth.
The camera and video on your phone are perfect for preserving the wonder and amazement of finding a perfect gemstone.
#GetOutandRockhound
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