What other equipment is commonly taken on storm chases?
The variety of chase equipment is almost limitless; however, some of the same basic components can be found in most chasers’ vehicles. Besides cameras and camcorders, basic gear can include: 2-meter and/or weather radios, scanners, miniature TVs, tripods (for still and video cameras), microcassette recorders (for documenting times and locations of severe weather, photos and video scenes), first-aid kits, state and national road atlases, plastic bags (for litter and protecting cameras from dust and rain), and extra film, batteries and videotape. Many chasers have onboard PCs or laptops, cellular phones, GPS tracking, two-way radios (for communicating with other vehicles of a caravan), power adapters and splitters, anemometers, thermometers and hygristors, window-mounting camera brackets, built-in camera holders, and much more.
