NECESSARY ITEMS FOR FIELD WORK

• Hammer - This must be a hammer designed for striking rocks.

• Glasses -  You must have glasses or goggles to protect your eyes when striking rocks with the hammer.  Impact resistant sun glasses also provide protection from UV rays.

• Pocket Knife -  Know blade hardness on the Moh's scale, and magnetize blade if possible.

• Magnet -  See "Pocket Knife" for suggestion.  Keep magnets away from your compass.

• Compass - A Brunton will be provided, but if you have your own, please bring it to use.

• Hand Lens - Absolutely essential.  10x is most popular.  An inexpensive brand (Ruper) will do.

• Pack -  Something to carry all your required field gear, collected samples, lunch, and water.

• Clipboard - Clip boards or equivalent field binders for 8 1/2" x 11" sheets are required.  A heavy rubber band (bring spares) across the bottom of the clip board will keep notes stable in wind.  A cover to keep notes clean, dry, and flat is recommended.

• Notebook - Bring an inexpensive 6-ring binder that will hold Dietzgen engineer's loose leaf sheets, no. 385-3, a note paper which will be provided for some projects.   A sample of the note paper is enclosed.  Bound field notebooks are not versatile for grading, and are not recommended.

• Note Paper - Sufficient other paper to last for the course.  You will need paper for office calculations and and sketches.  Some large scale drawings in the field will require larger sheets.  8 1/2" x 11" engineer's paper is recommended.  This is ruled with a grid on the back side and is blank on the writing side.  A 100-sheet pack of National 42-182 should suffice.  Inexpensive tablets of blue gridded paper will serve.  Drafting paper for large size office projects will be provided

• Pencils and Pens -  Hard lead drafting style pencils, of 3H to 5H.  You should expect to lose several.  Although ink is not required in this course, some prefer a fine point rapidograph for notes and office work.  There are also some excellent disposable drafting pens on the market suitable for notes and office work.  Ink used for notes and office work must be indelible.  Ball point and felt tip pens are unacceptable for note taking or office work.

• Scales -  Flat plastic ruler, 6 inches in length with 10 and 50 scales, integral protractor, parallel lines.  Some models include small holes which allow them to be used as a compass for drawing circles and arcs.  Bring several as insurance against loss.  Hole-punching a corner allows you to tie the scale to your person or clip board.

• Felt Markers - For labeling samples and sample bags.  Be sure marker writes on your sample bags.

• Sample Bags - Inexpensive paper lunch bags or Ziploc bags should be satisfactory.  Large samples can be labeled directly without bagging.

• Canteen - You will not be allowed in the field without a water supply of at least a quart.  Two quarts is far better, and you could easily drink a gallon at some field sites we will visit.  This country is dry.  Dehydration is a serious risk that can be avoided by carrying sufficient water, and paying attention to fluid intake at base camp.

• Field Boots - You must wear rugged and safe footwear in the field.  Tennis or running shoes are not acceptable because of the uneven terrain and the presence of cacti.  6- to 8-inch hiking boots which provide support and protection are recommended.  Make sure boots are broken in.

• Field Clothes - You must protect yourself appropriately from sun and vegetation.  The camp schedule does not permit field days lost because of sunburn or other avoidable ailments to be made up.  A well ventilated, wide brimmed hat is strongly recommended.  Wearing the proper socks to minimize blister development is very important.

 REQUIRED ITEMS FOR OFFICE WORK

• Drafting paper -  Drafting paper is required for completion of formal assignments in the office (your dorm).   We will provide the minimum necessary for office work.  This is a quality drafting paper.  If you tend to make false starts on projects and have to begin over, you will need a backup supply.  The type with light blue grid, 10 squares to the inch is acceptable and the grid helps make up for a lack of drafting equipment.

• Drafting pencils -  2H to 4H pencils for work on your office assignment.  You will need to control sharpness of pencils for accurate line widths or use Pentel-type mechanical pencils with different lead sizes.  If you prefer, you may draft your office work with rapidograph-style pens and indelible ink.  This will require pen sizes from 00 to 2 1/2 or metric equivalents.

• Colored pencils -  For required coloring of geologic maps.  A good quality collection is Berol Verithin set of 12.

• Drafting eraser -  For cleaning smudges and removing pencil lines.

• Triangular ruler -  3 sided ruler with 6 different scales.  Your flat plastic scales for field work may serve.

• Protractor -   Your plastic scale may serve.

• Textbooks - 

Compton, Robert R., 1985, Geology in the Field  is recommended but other comparable texts will serve.

Hintze, Lehi, New Geologic History of Utah and a Geologic Highway Map of Utah will be provided upon payment of deposit for the camp fee.

 REQUIRED ITEMS FOR LIVING

At the Dorm

 Bedding - sheets and your sleeping bag or a light blanket.
 Alarm Clock - we leave for the field on time, with or without you.

Overnight Trips and Your Free Days

 Sleeping bag and ground cloth -  minimum temperature possible at campsites is around 35°
 Pack or Duffle - on overnight trips your gear will be limited to one pack or duffle.
 Jacket/Sweater - for cool evenings at higher elevations

Money

 Bring enough extra money to cover your needs for the duration.  No loans will be available at the camp.

 OTHER ITEMS YOU MIGHT CONSIDER

Camera & Film

Highly recommended.  Southwest Utah is beautiful and you will want a remembrance of your field camp experience.  35mm cameras with assorted wide angle and telephoto lens could all be used effectively, but remember you have to pack it all in the field, and you need to spend your field time efficiently.  Please note:  instant cameras are not effective note taking tools.

Drafting Supplies

A drafting board makes a grassy dorm lawn or any chair into an office.  In conjunction with a T-square and triangles more accurate maps can be drawn up more quickly.   We will provide crude 18" x 24" Masonite drafting boards, but bring your own if you can.

Rapidograph Pens

You may want to ink your office maps or take field notes in ink.  A three pen set would be useful with Nos. 00, 1, 2½ or metric equivalents being good choices.  Ink must be indelible.  Ball point and felt tip pens produce unacceptable notes or office work.

Rain Gear

This is the driest season in southwest Utah.  We did have a wet snow at our High Plateau's camp site one year.  A rain jacket can be an effective wind breaker.

First Aid Kit

A small one is recommended and useful in the field.  The most important item would be moleskin blister preventing/protecting adhesive cloth, followed closely by sun screen and burn ointment.  Lip balm is useful in your kit.  Snakebite kits do more harm than good in most instances; cryogenic snakebite kits are not recommended owing to a high incidence of irreversible tissue damage.  We will see very few snakes in the field.

Books

Bring a minimum of other books.  A small reference library will be available at the camp.

Brunton Compass

If you have your own compass and would like to use it, you are encouraged to do so.  All students without a compass will have one checked out to them at the beginning of camp. You are liable for all SEMO equipment you use during the camp.

Backpack Tent

Not essential gear but nice to have.  It must be a compact, lightweight 1- or 2-person type if taken on scheduled overnight trips during the camp.

Personal Items

Make a list of things you can not live without, throw out most of the items, and then bring what you really need.