
Like on this survey, looking for something mysterious, and very valuable: the discovery made us warm, but the search was very, very cold.
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Things to Bring on an Archaeological Expedition, a Voyage of Scientific Exploration, or a Long Train Ride into the Unknown.
![]() When working on or around water, I'm always the first one to jump into a Mustang Suit. Like on this survey, looking for something mysterious, and very valuable: the discovery made us warm, but the search was very, very cold.
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For some reason or other, some pieces of my Luggage have been through 4 Hurricanes and a shipwreck.
I cant say that everything survived these incidents, but a surprising number of items did. Please not that these were events that caught me by surprise. whenever I am Planning to get sunk or inundated, I usually rely on drybags or Pelican Cases. But I never thought I would need that level of protection in the Bell tower of an old church, which is where I have kept my office for the last 25 years. But when a hurricane lifted up the roof enough to drench the interior, the contents of my Remowa Case survived without harm. Not the same for my book shelf. ![]() When in the Andes Mountains Supporting a scientific expedition studying the Origins of Life in Extreme Environments, we count on good communication. This Motorola Walkie-talkie kept us all in contact and out of trouble ![]() This Classic G-Shock has been through it all and just wont die. I keep it strapped to my dry bag when not diving. ![]() Yeah, I went thru the Leatherman phase, and several other brands of multi-tools, plus inumerable cheap knock-offs that I recieved as gifts from well meaning family members that dont understand the concepts of Quality, Minimalism, and beauty of design. But after years of spare knives pilling up, I decided to work my way through the spares and find out why they sat on the shelf for all those years. At the time of this writing, I'm carrying a genuine single folding blade, half serrated, stainless steel Victorionox knife. Works fine. This waterproof bag is by Overboard, and what’s in it.
As a sailor, I’m always aware that I might at a moments notice be required to jump into a little boat, either from the deck of a ship, or from a pier, and head off to sea for an unknown period of time. It has been as much as a week, and I have a friend that hoped on a tug on an august day and didn’t get off until December. A rule of the universe, you can never have everything, and you will always be missing something crucial. With that in mind, a few comfort items… A sweater A wool watch cap, red A spoon A tin of sardines A copy of ‘le Scarabee d’or” Back up sunglasses A swim suit ( ewe) Goggles ( mask takes up too much room) Pencil Write In The Rain brand Notebook Leather gloves A plastic Whistle with a compass in it A pocket knife Sunglasses Waterproof wrist watch $10 in ones A spare t-shirt that doubles as a face gator My flask ![]() I got this bag at J.Crew On 5th Ave. in New York, to carry several bottles of very special Olive Oil my wife had received. It was really practical as a camera bag, and although it doesn’t look very outdoorsy, I ended up using it for my Sony HD 2000 Video Camera, Senheuser microphone, and Cheep Noise Cancelling Headphones ( NOT Bose) while climbing 3 Volcanos in the Andes. Like all NASA Jobs, there was a NASA patch issued for that one, so I sewed it on the bag. It had worn a little on the bottom, so I sewed on a patch from the sponsor of another mission. Now it has quite a few. It might be kind of Gaudi, but somewhere out there in the world there is somebody that might think its cool. ![]() This might not have been my first choice if it was mine to choose, but I’m stuck with it. Swiss Army Brand, stainless steel band, monogrammed back plate reads “ Relic Smith. Manager de l’Equipe, 1994 Paris-Dakar-Paris” |
Relic SmithAs a young traveler in Asia, many people struggled to pronounce my real name, and "Relic" became a nick-name that stuck. Archives
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