Field/Inspection Kit Contents
Field/Inspection Kit Contents
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Trying to put together a nice field/inspection kit for site visits and investigations (analysis). Here's what I have so far... suggestions would be appreciated.
Pelican Case
Level
Plumb Bob
Geologists Pick/Hammer
Multi-Screwdriver
Knife
30'Tape Measure
100'-200' Cloth Tape
Fillet Weld Gauges
Flashlight/Headlight
Calipers
Scraper/Wire Brush
Digital Camera
Crack Gauge
Grease Pencils
Locking Pliers
Pelican Case
Level
Plumb Bob
Geologists Pick/Hammer
Multi-Screwdriver
Knife
30'Tape Measure
100'-200' Cloth Tape
Fillet Weld Gauges
Flashlight/Headlight
Calipers
Scraper/Wire Brush
Digital Camera
Crack Gauge
Grease Pencils
Locking Pliers






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Simple Calculator.
Paper, pencils.
Business cards.
Gloves.
Large Print scale/ruler to give scale to pictures.
Cell phone.
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6 foot folding rule (I can't be with this!)
extra batteries for your camera
awl
duct tape
lumber crayon
ear plugs
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Does "calipers" mean a dial caliper? Or the divider-looking-thingies? Anyway, consider a micrometer or dial/ digital caliper.
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magnetic particle test kit
dye penetrant kit
100 ft electrical cord
GFCI adapter
multimeter
750Watt power inverter
fold-up ladder
claw hammer
engineer's mallet
marking paint
transparent packing tape (for paint adhesive testing)
Range of pencils from 2B to 6H for paint hardness testing
extra batteries
compass
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2. 35' steel tape (If you can find it, the 35' tape is
great because it seems to extend farther without folding
than 30' or shorter tapes. I think they use a heavier
gauge steel for it.
3. 100' cloth tape
4. Dial caliper (by General, 6")
5. Binoculars
6. Small magnet (for checking out stainless steel)
7. Wood handled awl
8. Cold chisel
9. Mason's hammer
10. Heavy cloth work gloves and also latex gloves
11. Mag lites, small and large, with extra batteries. Also a
mag lite belt loop, very handy if you are going to be on
a ladder or scaffold. Keeps a hand free.
12. Mica pencil and grease pencil
13. Screwdriver with changeable tips
14. Two-cartridge respirator. (Usually store it a plastic
ziplock bag- the filters last longer that way)
15. Fluorescent spray paint
16. Ziploc bags for samples
17. folding make-up mirror (For looking sideways in tight
spaces!!)
18. 100' of mason's twine
19. Lock level (Topcon makes a decent one)
20. Earplugs
21. Duct Tape
22. Retractable utility knife
23. Prybar
24. CTL crack comparator gauge
Thats the basic load. It fits in a Contractor's satchel. Depending on where I'm going I may also carry other things such as a tyvek suit, hardhat, stud finder, digital thermometer or psychrometer, crack gauges, battery powered drill, etc. etc. I probably should also carry eye protection but the glasses always seem to get scratched and gummed up and thus useless.
Somebody should start a post about the worst place they ever had to go with this stuff ("Crawlspaces I have known and loved").
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undercut gauge
electronic DFT gauge (e.g., Elcometer)
Hg
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- Psychometer
- IR temperature meter
- several clean small vials for samples
- small bottle of nitric acid to ID materials
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target card found in most surveyor supply shops,
paint sticks (once dry won't come off and great for setting lines or tbm's) and the paint will fill rough surfaces like concrete to produce a nice smooth area to write on.
magnetic thermometer
Regards,

Qshake
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Bottle of two of water
Roll of surveying tape
"Lead-chek" kit about 3USD at the hardware store.
Any PPE that you have been trained to use, fall protection harness, respirator et cetera.
Reference books, code standards ...
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string level,
spark plug feeler gage (to measure cracks)
large pipe wrench and adjustable wrench,
section of pipe for added leverage,
36" bolt cutters,
"C" clamps (sometimes you don't have any one to hold the dummy end of the tape), vise grips,
hand cleaner and paper towels,
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Someone above mentioned zip-lock bags, they make great sample containers and the freezer bags have a place to write on them.
I also carry business card size lables for field samples and photo ID. You can leave them in place for future location of where samples were taken in the field.
And, yes I do still use a 35 mm camera, but I get a set of prints made at the one hour place and also have the pictures put on a CD. The 35 mm film to CD has about 3 times the number of pixels that the best digital cameras have, so you can magnify them in the computer much larger with out losing clarity.
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If you're doing bridge inspection, shovel, pick, and large ice scapper could come in handy for cleaning bridge seats, pier caps, etc.
If you're going to be exposed to bird s--t, a Tyvek suit, respirator, and disposable gloves are a must.
connect2: My 3 foot bolt cutters have come in handy on several occasions since they open most locks.
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I'm absolutely sure the bolt cutters have come in handy, today though i showed up at a site where we are removing several chillers and cooling towers from a highrise mechanical penthouse and when i opened the trunk, the only thing i found was one of my boys hockey equipment, should have put his helemt on though because now i have a nasty cut on my head. I'm sure by now someone has mentioned a hard hat as part of the inspection 'kit'. I've always found, after years of inspection, that no matter what I'm 2 inches two short, any suggestions for that, as well these progressive lenses i have in my glasses distort everything. Its relly difficult as you walk through a building to line anything up visually, constantly bobing my head around because everything looks out of plumb. Hahaha fun post for a friday night.
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An otoscope (even a cheap one thru Edmund's Scientific catalog, for under $20.) allows looking into a crack a short distance to see debris, etc.
A 7X magnifying comparator also from Edmund's(nothing better for measuring cracks)
A 4' long digital level (reads in "/', % and degrees)available from Lowes and Home Depot (I don't get everything from Edmund's).
Miner's type head lamp for hands free note taking
Hand cleaner or wipes, old towels, and an extra pair of shoes for driving (for when you return to the vehicle)after you have gotten muddier than you expected.