A Camper’s Checklist for Field Astronomy Classes
- Tent
- Sleeping
bag
- Ensolite or Thermarest pad
to keep you off the cold ground
- Pillow,
ear plugs
- Friday
dinner, Saturday, Sunday lunches and snacks
- Pot
luck dessert (always nice around the scope's)
- WARM
clothes! Like, every jacket and inner or outer pants you own!
- Wool
cap, gloves
- Plenty
of water, if we're at a dry camp
- Firewood,
if you have any, and old newspapers
- Toiletries
(toothbrush, soap, towel, TP
- Utensils
– fork, cup, plate (I don’t supply these. Save a tree – bring metal ones)
- Red
flashlight or better yet – a red headlamp. Best bet is to go to Outdoor
World (41st Ave or River St downtown) and buy a LED headlamp. Both red and
white lights and only $16!
- Beach
chair
- Binoculars,
if you have some.
- Collecting
bag for cool rocks, gold ore, various flotsam and jetsam and souveniers
- bathing gear, if we're at a lake or hot springs