One step plastic folding stool.
Good one. I've got one and it beats standing on the instrument case any day.
Turkey baster
Add to that a few rags, a sponge, a 1 pint plastic cup, and a 2 gallon bucket and you have a mon well cleaning kit.
Good list, I would add a brass wire brush with the handle cut off (or at least cut down enough so I can get it into a mon case).
I always have the brush and a rag with me. With a water bottle or Camelbak, if I'm lucky I don't have to go back to the truck for anything else to clean up a monument.
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Come to think of it....I'll throw out a hydration backpack as my low-cost beneficial piece of gear. Keep it under my vest, sure beats having a bottle in the back compartment of my vest, smacking me in the back.
I would add a brass wire brush ...
Good. Also a stiff whisk broom. I prefer the old fashioned straw type, partly for its recyclability.?ÿ
I carry a few 80D nails in my vest for turns mostly, but they make good scratching tools for the bottom of holes when getting close to the monument. Also, a table spoon bent at a 90?ø at the spoon/handle can get crumbs out when space is limited. A "whisker" makes a decent brush when in a pinch, or without something better.
Bolt cutters.?ÿ I just bought my 3rd or 4th pair last week.?ÿ On an out of town run surveying a serries of towers when the chariot decided to cover the hotel parking lot with diesel.?ÿ Drove a rental car 2 hours to the middle of nowhere.?ÿ Go figure, no combo lock on the gate.?ÿ Had to drive the nearest town and spend $60 to get the bolt cutters and a new lock, both things I keep in the truck.
Sponge with a scrub pad on one side. I use nylon brushes to avoid metal transfer on monuments. Geology pick for asphalt and hard pan. I can uncover pins under overlay faster than most guys can find the hammerdrill.
@flga-2-2?ÿ Like so.
I always keep a probe handy, which I mostly use for areas where the metal detector is not much help. I also like having a tripod stabilizer for urban setups on concrete or asphalt.?ÿ?ÿ
Found a 12? spike which has a home in my vest now for probing around metal fence corners and general scratching around.?ÿ
plumb bob with long string gammon reel?ÿ
A Fold-It utility cart.?ÿ I work solo, often in urban or campus environments where parking close to an instrument station isn't possible.?ÿ I park as close to the jobsite as I can, then put everything I need for most boundary or topo jobs into the cart and roll it all from setup to setup.?ÿ The cart also serves as an unwieldy object to which I lock my robot when there aren't any fixed objects close by (I loop the cable through a wheel to prevent a thief from just rolling everything away).?ÿ The cart folds nearly flat and sits in the bed of my truck for transport.
I've been using my Fold-It for 11 years now, and it's held up well.?ÿ I did rivet some stainless D-rings to the sides to make securing things easier, but otherwise it's unmodified.?ÿ I also sprung for the foam-filled tires, which have been trouble-free, and the optional back panel, which overlength objects (e.g., prism pole, tripod) rest upon.
Right angle prism.?ÿ Makes quick work of clearing limits.
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The field book and a fiberglass tape have saved me time after time... a rudimentary sketch of site amenities in a clustered area with a few dimensions to located points, and you're done.?ÿ Saves time in the field AND office if you know what you're doing.?ÿ
Tire iron.
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They are very hard. Very stiff. And, can dig out deep monuments, in very hard ground. Use a sledgehammer, and pry dirt sideways. Clean out with tuna can.?ÿ
