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My name is Nicholas. I am new to the forums. Just getting into railfanning and railroad history. I work in a moulding and millwork lumber mill. I live a block from the tracks in Red Bluff, CA along the UP Valley sub. I have made a few trips up and down the Shasta route, the Feather River route, and a small portion of the Donner route. I am headed up to Dunsmuir tomorrow to catch a few trains in the snow. I am wondering what gear everyone usually brings on day railfanning trips. This is my gear thus far:
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Sears KS-2 35mm and lenses
JVC Everio HD camcorder on tripod
Uniden Beartracker scanner in car
Garmin backpacking GPS
Rail maps
Timetable
Chair
Entertainment between trains
What is your malfunction?
All I ever bring is my camera gear, lenses, lens towels, extra batteries, etc, tripod, my company two way radio(Narrow Band), water and some munchies.
I never bring a map or a timetable since I already know most of the subs that I have worked on but bringing a current timetable is a good thing to have to know where the control points are and it gives the road channels as well.
I highly recommend getting a scanner that is narrow band ready since we have switched to narrow band from wide band.
As for a camcorder, its good to have too, I don't use a GPS, my phone already has a GPS but I don't use it.
I like to travel as light as I can.
What is your malfunction?
You should consider getting into digital(DSLR), lot easier to work with.
I've considered it, but not in my price range. My dad got that camera back in '84 and it still outperforms any digital I own. He gave it to me a while back, and I've racked up some use on it. I find it as easy to use as a digital now.
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