New Top 10 Useful inexpensive things

[che guevara]

does a 12 pack of Stella count, or is it just me !

[deebster]

Thanks for this list, some good little tips in there

[king-jaffethehutt]

does a 12 pack of Stella count, or is it just me !

surely that should be stellar

[sublime_mick]

and someone who knows what they are doing is handy

[jammo]

What would the eye patch be for?

[robbieince]

Your eye. .....

Regards

Rob

[robbieince]

To keep night vision in one eye and to allow the other to be affected by lights

Regards

Rob

[RikM]

I find it easier to relax my eyes if I wear an eyepatch on my non-observing eye while observing. Most especially for planets it means I can see more detail and observe for longer with less effort.

[AJE]

I think that this thread has lost it's way a little... started off so well..!

[pete_l]

Fishermans vest - you can never have too many pockets

Laminator - to stop the custom star maps you printed from getting soggy in the dew

chinagraph pencil/felt-tip - for writing notes on the above

and for those field trips:

a spare pair of shoes or shoe covers, so you don't get mud all over the car on the drive home

[sublime_mick]

What would the eye patch be for?

so when you bang your shin of the tripod in the dark you look like an angry pirate

[gdheib0430]

I would like to second the pen and notepad...I actually keep a log (man's journal) of what I see and is nice to look back on it later down the road and of course helps me hone in on my limited drawing skills.

[Russe]

A light weight camping table I would add!

[Alexander V]

Some absolutely fantastic tips!

Thanks everyone =D

[Pitsmoor Col]

guess what!

Nobody has mentioned a telescope. If you out observing the night sky it can be very useful.

[todd8137]

no mention of headache tablets and some way to muffle my late night curses and screams lol

[sanmatt]

Hi. Whats the red felt tip pen for please?

Colouring in your pretty pics

http://stargazerslounge.com/beginners-help-advice/170660-why-do-people-colour-nebulaes-etc-post-processing.html

[sanmatt]

- saw (for annoying trees and branches),

- jet contrail disperser (no such thing, sadly),

- loving spouse/partner who buys you things with "TeleVue" labels on the box for your Birthday (neither are "inexpensive" though)

- more patience than I have, (free, but impossible),

- Pink Floyd on my ipod (child of the 60's!)

or, Marillion's 'Brave album'

[DaveT]

Running leggings likewise. You can get el cheapo ones in places like Decathlon and they're a great extra layer. I wear mine whenever I go camping somewhere high and silly.

Thanks for the ideas, everybody. The glow-in-the-dark paint is particularly brilliant (pardon pun).

If you visit any of the sportsdirect stores or order online, you can get the base layer thermals very cheap, espescially at this time of year as they are trying to get rid of the "winter" stock to make way for the summer lines!!!!

Campri tops £6, leggings £6 boxers £3 -- i use these as i work outside and they are fantastic

Dave

[JPearson]

for those who like to stand while observing a pile of bricks to raise the dobsonian or other short mounted telescopes to a comfortable level.

[Highflight]

thankfully i'm moving to the south so i won't need as much warm clothing!

Don't you believe it... lol.

[aCOLON]

Hmm sounds great need to print this off.

[Zowghi]

As a beginner, this will come in very handy. Thanks for taking the time to make this list!

[jfox61]

- saw (for annoying trees and branches),

- jet contrail disperser (no such thing, sadly),

- loving spouse/partner who buys you things with "TeleVue" labels on the box for your Birthday (neither are "inexpensive" though)

- more patience than I have, (free, but impossible),

- Pink Floyd on my ipod (child of the 60's!)

No such thing as number 3 either.

[lc8neal]

Some cardboard to stand on, so the cold doesn't seep in through your feet.