By
eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Spray Glues
- Baseball Caps/hats
- Work Gloves
- Familiar Fossils Of North America
- Aleene's Tacky Glue
- Paintbrushes (old)
- Plastic Baggies
- Notebooks
- Film
- Point-and-shoot Cameras
- Backpacks
- Water Bottle Insulators
- Water Bottles With Squeeze Caps
- Cold Chisels
- Collapsible Shovel
- Safety Goggles
- Specialty Hammers
Step1
Use a strong bag such as one made from burlap or use a sturdy backpack to carry your tools.
Step2
Begin with the basic tools - rock or masonry hammer, safety glasses, leather gloves, large and small rock chisels (not wood chisels because the metal is too soft), a couple of dental picks for detail work, plastic freezer bags, newspaper or paper towels, masking tape, and felt markers.
Step3
Add a point-and-shoot camera to record the location of the fossil.
Step4
Include a notebook to keep records of your fossils.
Step5
Throw in a good fossil identification book such as the "Familiar Fossils of North American."
Step6
Choose one or two special items to include in your kit if it is a gift such as an insulated water bottle, sweat band or a cool cap.
Comments
Anonymous said
on 3/16/2006 1. Screw cap pill bottles for teeth and other small specimens.
2. Super glue, epoxy, white glue (any fast drying kinds), for quick fixes when the hammer slips.
3. Knee pads. Inexpensive and a blessing after being on your hands and knees for an hour or so.
4. Work gloves, safety glasses (goggles are too cumbersome in the heat).
5. Old paint brushes and old toothbrushes.
6. A hard hat if anywhere near potentially falling rock, which is usually unavoidable.
7. Chisels with hand guards. Not much more costly and well worth the safety feature.
8. Old crowbar or lug wrench.
9. Roll of bathroom tissue or sheets of packing foam for wrapping delicate specimens.
10. Homemade first aid kit-appropriately stocked with items most likely needed.
11. Small tool set with nut picks, nails, tweezers.
12. Old garden hand spade.