Don't Panic Geocast

This week we discuss field tools - everything from clothing to pens and notebooks! Shannon panics due to Earth’s close encounter with an asteroid and John talks about the smell after rainstorms. We want to hear your feedback! John has been playing more with radar during the northeast blizzard. Shannon has been keeping an eye on asteroid 2004 BL86 as it passed near the Earth Monday. There are already a lot of neat radar images coming from this event. Shannon is also planning her first class field trip for a field methods class. Field Packs People use everything, backpacks, fanny packs, etc. John has a holster thing like SWAT teams. Looks a little like a weapon holster though, so be careful. (He also can’t find anyone that still sells them.) Shannon uses a wait-pack. John and Shannon use stretchy belts to hold their hammers. Lots of folks use their hammer as a ruler in the field. Clipboards John has a clipboard with storage under it. The black ones gets really hot in the sun though. Shannon uses a taped to