Comments on: preparing for fieldwork http://anggarrgoon.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/preparing-for-fieldwork/ Bardi on the Web Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:03:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: James Crippen http://anggarrgoon.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/preparing-for-fieldwork/#comment-17255 James Crippen Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:24:22 +0000 http://anggarrgoon.wordpress.com/?p=549#comment-17255 I had a neat idea for a lingusitic fieldwork website, maybe on the RNLD wiki. We could post lists of our fieldwork supplies along with pictures of the assembly just before leaving, then just after returning. It’d be interesting to compare, and useful for people just starting out. I had a neat idea for a lingusitic fieldwork website, maybe on the RNLD wiki. We could post lists of our fieldwork supplies along with pictures of the assembly just before leaving, then just after returning. It’d be interesting to compare, and useful for people just starting out.

]]> By: James Crippen http://anggarrgoon.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/preparing-for-fieldwork/#comment-17254 James Crippen Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:21:58 +0000 http://anggarrgoon.wordpress.com/?p=549#comment-17254 Laptop (contains PDFs of most prior publications), recorder, appropriate power cords, batteries, blank CD-Rs, spare CF cards. Backup external hard drive. Pencils with spare lead, pens, various Moleskine notebooks. Cold weather clothing, waterproof boots, beat up t-shirts & pants, a couple of heavy flannel or wool overshirts, one change of nice clothes for meeting important people, rain jacket, lots of socks, a few pairs of heavy wool socks. My ugly old hat. Mints. Something that plays cassette tapes. Toiletries. Swiss army knife. Good digital camera with pocket tripod, cheap disposable camera. Lots of plastic bags for impromptu waterproofing. Possibly a waterproof map case and some maps for placename studies. If the grant includes enough money, then maybe a digital video camera. Collapsible umbrella. Sleeping bag if I’m travelling on the ferry. And of course, a towel. I think that’s about it. Where I work I have relatively reliable electricity, as someone at least has a generator if we’re outside of a town. And there’s always a good store in one of the big towns, so I can refill on batteries or whatever. I’m no coffee snob in the field, I’ll drink whatever people happen to have. Coffee or tea (if Orthodox) are mandatory for Tlingit people, so there’s always something hot and caffeinated around. If we’re out in the woods and there’s no toilet paper, there’s always moss, specifically the <i>Sphagnum</i> species which honestly I prefer to toilet paper sometimes. Laptop (contains PDFs of most prior publications), recorder, appropriate power cords, batteries, blank CD-Rs, spare CF cards. Backup external hard drive. Pencils with spare lead, pens, various Moleskine notebooks. Cold weather clothing, waterproof boots, beat up t-shirts & pants, a couple of heavy flannel or wool overshirts, one change of nice clothes for meeting important people, rain jacket, lots of socks, a few pairs of heavy wool socks. My ugly old hat. Mints. Something that plays cassette tapes. Toiletries. Swiss army knife. Good digital camera with pocket tripod, cheap disposable camera. Lots of plastic bags for impromptu waterproofing. Possibly a waterproof map case and some maps for placename studies. If the grant includes enough money, then maybe a digital video camera. Collapsible umbrella. Sleeping bag if I’m travelling on the ferry. And of course, a towel.

I think that’s about it. Where I work I have relatively reliable electricity, as someone at least has a generator if we’re outside of a town. And there’s always a good store in one of the big towns, so I can refill on batteries or whatever.

I’m no coffee snob in the field, I’ll drink whatever people happen to have. Coffee or tea (if Orthodox) are mandatory for Tlingit people, so there’s always something hot and caffeinated around.

If we’re out in the woods and there’s no toilet paper, there’s always moss, specifically the Sphagnum species which honestly I prefer to toilet paper sometimes.

]]> By: Greg http://anggarrgoon.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/preparing-for-fieldwork/#comment-17252 Greg Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:59:43 +0000 http://anggarrgoon.wordpress.com/?p=549#comment-17252 grammar. dictionary. pens and paper. swag. change of clothes. cup, plate, spoon, fork. good knife. food. something to record language with. toothbrush. toilet paper. my luxury item would be some decent coffee (very stuffwhitepeoplelike.com). and some way for me to listen to pop songs i love at the moment for the times I need to escape. oh, and a lighter (which I would probably forget to pack). That'd do wouldn't it? But then I'm always under prepared. On an overnight bush trip last year, I packed some clapsticks last minute on a whim which turned out to be great as we had an impromptu bunggul session that people have been laughing about ever since. grammar. dictionary. pens and paper. swag. change of clothes. cup, plate, spoon, fork. good knife. food. something to record language with. toothbrush. toilet paper. my luxury item would be some decent coffee (very stuffwhitepeoplelike.com). and some way for me to listen to pop songs i love at the moment for the times I need to escape. oh, and a lighter (which I would probably forget to pack).

That’d do wouldn’t it? But then I’m always under prepared.

On an overnight bush trip last year, I packed some clapsticks last minute on a whim which turned out to be great as we had an impromptu bunggul session that people have been laughing about ever since.

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