I was so incredibly lucky to be in my field site. I was living in the Amazon forest in a Kayapó village…a researcher’s dream! However, my field site did come with it’s own set of unique challenges. I did not have access to electricity. Running water was only available for certain hours in the day. The humidity, heavy rains, dust and forest creatures were all a threat to my field equipment. I thought about the fragility of my precious, precious field notes!
I learned so much about what it’s like to do fieldwork in a unique environment, and the items pictured here are those I found to be absolutely essential in the field. This list is not exhaustive, it is a basic list of very important items.