The WildTexas.com Gear List

The following is an informal list of some of the gear Shannon and Justin Moore have accumulated and regularly carry on camping and/or hiking trips. This list is in no way intended to indicate what the average hiker or overnight camper needs in order to have a safe and enjoyable outdoors experience -- for that, consult the ten essentials.

Our Camping & Hiking Essentials

Sierra Designs Meteor Light CD 3-season, 2 person tent & groundcloth
Swift Ultra-Lite 8x42 binoculars
All the Birds of North America field guide
Coleman Expedition Xpert Stove
Two Sleeping Bags, each rated for temps down to +15 degrees:
- Shannon's Sierra Designs Dream Weaver
- Justin's Sierra Designs Sand Man
Two Therm-a-Rest Camp Rest self-inflating pads
Two Nalgene Wide Mouth Loop-Top Bottles
Hiking boots
LL Bean Continental Rucksack (1,850 cu. in.)
Adventure Medical Fundamentals First Aid Kit
Swiss Army Champ knife (Over 17 years old)

Our Photography Arsenal

Shannon's Gear:
- Canon EOS D60 digital camera & 1GB Microdrive (with backup 512MB CF card)
- Canon Powershot G2 digital camera & 512MB CF card
- LowePro All Weather camera bag
- One to three interchangeable lenses, with one on-camera
Justin's Gear:
- Canon EOS 10D digital camera
- Lowepro Photo Trekker All Weather backpack

Supporting Technology

These devices are used on some, but not all, trips -- we bring them along if we plan on utilizing them.

Garmin GPSMap 76s, a handheld waterproof GPS for hiking & marine use
Garmin Streetpilot III, a portable GPS navigator for driving
Garmin GPS 196, a portable GPS navigator for aviation, marine and land use.
One or both of our laptop computers, for offloading digital photos from the CF cards

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