As I get older, I get more absent minded and forgetful. I've lost the car a few times in various car parks. I've left the phone on the car roof and lost it! I once left my GoPro camera recording a night session and had to drive back and get it. Fortunately it was still dark, deserted and the GoPro was attached to a fence post and not immediately noticeable.
My real pet hates are when I forget to pack something I need. Last time I left the powertank behind and had to drive twenty minutes home to get it - having assembled the rig earlier only to discover that...... you get the picture.
I've done something similar with the tripod as well!
So, I use check lists. There are a few posts here showing my various checklists. It is a system which seems to have helped me enormously when I was dinghy cruising and expeditioning.
So, without further ado, here is my milky way night session check list. Hope you find it useful. If I have missed off anything, drop me a comment below and I will add it in for all.
Clear skies, take care, stay safe and have fun out there
Steve
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2i gear |
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Tracker and base |
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Headtorch+ spare |
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WO base wedge+plastic shims |
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Penknife |
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Counterweight assembly+bar+one weight |
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Garmin InReach PLB |
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AA batteries |
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Charged smartphone |
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Large flat dovetail clamp |
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First Aid kit |
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Round dovetail clamp |
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Space blankets + Bivvy bags |
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MSM Z base |
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Hand warmers |
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Gorillapod joby ball head |
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Compass + Map |
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Polar scope illuminator |
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Driving and reading glasses |
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Camera connect cable |
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Insect spray |
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Green base plate |
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Fleece blanket |
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Right angled polar scope viewer |
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2 emergency red glow sticks |
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Kneeling mat |
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(Small bothy) (small beach shelter) |
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Benbo CF tripod |
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Clothing
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Green laser adapter+pen |
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Waterproof |
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Camera
Gear |
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Duvet coat |
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Canon 800D+dummy battery |
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Thermals |
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Lenses – Samyang 14mm, Canon 22mm+50mm |
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Hats and gloves – fingerless and over-gloves |
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GoPro Hero 9+batteries + tips book |
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Beanie/buff |
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Canon batteries -spares |
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Walking boots and thick socks |
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Cleaning kit + small tripod screw adapter thread |
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Whit flats ring + Bahtinov masks |
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Intervalometer + AAA batteries |
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Other |
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L bracket |
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Hot drinks/hot water |
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Dew band |
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Teabags/food/snacks |
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Small Joby Gorillapod tripod |
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(Trangia, fuel, matches) |
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Optolong L Pro + other filters |
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(Lightweight camping chair) |
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Spare memory cards |
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(camping mat, lightweight tent, sleeping bag) |
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Log/note book + Pen |
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Reading book |
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Small handheld diffuse glow lamp |
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Samsung tablet for flats |
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Power |
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3 x power banks |
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Velcro cable ties - spares |
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Usb cables – C, micro and A |
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Small roll electrical and/or duct tape |
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Spare C2032/2025 disc batteries |
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Small masking tape strips card |
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Spare AA and AAA batteries |
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Small screwdriver/hex key tool kit |
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Car keys , wallet |
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Left
emergency plan – location, routes, times |
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