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Hi Christie, After I had to recruit half a dozen people to help track down a small beige pouch I had dropped containing my passport and loads of money (somewhere in the last mile or so, somewhere over this alluvial fan surface), all my gear is marked with fluorescent orange duct tape. The tape has stood up quite well over the years since, and I haven't lost anything else so far. Gaffer tape might also work well, though it's more likely to get dirty and lose brightness over time... fantastic for labeling samples though. Best, Taylor On 1/3/2019 6:35 PM, John Dewey wrote: > Dear Christie, > > I roughen up, with corundum paper, as large an area as possible of > compass/clinometers, altimeters, phones, hand lenses, tablets, > hammers, chisels, etc, then apply a bright yellow paint. I do the same > with garden tools. I find yellow easier to spot than orange. Since I > started doing this, many moons ago, I have lost nothing in the field, > except my lunch! > > All best wishes, > John Dewey > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prof. John F. Dewey FRS, M.R.I.A., FAA, Mem. Acad. Eur., Mem. > US Nat. Acad. Sci., Distinguished Emeritus Professor University of > California, Emeritus Professor and Supernumerary Fellow, University > College Oxford. > > Sherwood Lodge, > 93 Bagley Wood Road, > Kennington, > Oxford OX1 5NA, > England, UK > > University College, > High Street, > Oxford OX1 4BH > > Telephone Nos: > 011 44 (0)1865 735525 (home Oxford) > 011 44 (0)1865 276792 (University College Oxford) > > On 3 Jan 2019, at 16:53, Christie Rowe, Prof. <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > >> Hey everyone, >> Happy New Year! I'm starting to think about field camp already and >> want to do something to our department Bruntons so they don't >> camouflage so effectively in the desert. We have a mixture of very >> old to very new Brunton compasses, both aluminum/enamel and >> composite. Has anyone tried bright orange paint, or reflector tape, >> or anything else? I don't want paint rubbing off on people or flaking >> off etc. Any tips / warnings much appreciated. >> >> Cheers >> Christie >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the GEO-TECTONICS list, click the following link: >> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=GEO-TECTONICS&A=1 >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the GEO-TECTONICS list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=GEO-TECTONICS&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the GEO-TECTONICS list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=GEO-TECTONICS&A=1