Here's my shopping list:
1. Hart hats, various kinds of ballcaps, Stetson western hats, trout fishing
hats, military camo hats, mountain climbing helmets, lifeguard hats, sun visors
2. cowboy boots, Ecco boots, construction boots with steel toes, military
surplus boots, various socks, wool watch caps, mittens, and gloves, neopreme
gloves and booties
3. round and square shovels, posthole diggers, pitch forks, straight hoes,
pick mattox (Army trenching and large), pickaxes, sledge hammers (various
sizes), carpentry hammers, basic fasteners, laser transits and gear, Shopvacs and
generators, brooms and dust pans, brushes, screens of various sizes, geology
sifters (graded for size)
4. various colors of flagging tape, wooden stakes to mark monitoring
discoveries, various twines and strings, marking pens, various log books and note
pads, Auto cad and satellite hookup gear
5. graph paper (acid-free), printer paper and inks, archival boxes and
polyethylene ziplock bags, bag tags, film and digital camera chips and batteries and
rechargers (rigged for automobile plug-in), laptop computers with
photovoltaic cell batteries
6. a rack of sunglasses, safety glasses, face shields, respirators (dust and
gas), safety harnesses, mountain climbing gear, combs (for removing cactus
spines), a full range of canteens and distilling (for water) gear, MRE and water
purifier tabs (check out REI), safety vests (various sizes and pocket
options), tarps and tents, gaiters, wind breakers, ropes and climbing gear, tents and
storage containers
7. line levels, Goldblatt and Marshalltown Trowels, plumbobs, chisels,
screwdrivers, rock hammers, brushes, dental tools, whisk brooms, church key, wine
bottle opener, can opener, various nails and grommets, meter and inch tapes,
laser measuring devices, air brushes, clear Krylon, rolls of foil and plaster of
Paris, plastic buckets, chalk and small slate boards, compasses (Bruntin,
Stanley, Sund, etc.), ke-bab skewers (for flagging finds), metal tongs, Pigma pens
(various points), Kaiser pens (for marking photos and glass slides), plant
presses and supplies, glass bottles (seeds, soil samples, flower samples),
roller pens, mechanical pencils, erasers, triangles and straight edges, portable
field notebooks, small mirrors
8. first aid kits, sunblock, moleskin, baby powder, zinc oxide, Mentholatum,
Vicks, sunburn relief ointments, Gold Bond foot powder, waterproof bandages,
Neosporin and aspirin, Chlorpeneramine (antihistamnine), Fels Naptha soap
(poison ivy, poison oak, rashes), options for snake bite treatment, methyolate,
iodine, Vaseline, spray topical pain killer, ammonia (ant bites), biodegradable
toilet paper, poopy bags (for bring it out of the field), body bags (for the
unthinkable), absorbine, horse linament, emergency fishing gear, instant ice
packs, elastic tape for sprains, splints, canes, crutches, porta-potties,
portable sinks, bladder bags for water, cleaning chemicals (kitchen needs), emergency
overnight kits (space blanket, water, matches, can opener, pen knife,
emergency beacons, flares, flashlights
9. Coleman lanterns and stoves, propane tanks and fittings, coolers, dry ice,
bags of ice, ice blocks
10. digical cameras (try for an exclusive with Cannon or Nikon), CB radios
and cell phones (try for an exclusive contract), cell phones (find a company and
get them to pay you for an exclusive)
Just some things that come to mind.
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
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