What would you bring to the desert?
Thirty glass squares and thirty marble squares, prepared by Drake students Ceramic sign prepared by a Drake student One square meter of shade cloth Landscape fabric pins to anchor shade cloth Diamond tipped engravers, soil scoops, knife and other tools Light meter Drake pennant Dell laptop computer with power and Ethernet cables Data stick, assorted plug adaptors and modem adaptors, PolarTREC manual Digital camera with battery charger, spare battery, card reader and cable Binoculars, hand lens, compass, global positioning system (GPS) with manual Two books on Namibia, four scientific articles on hypoliths, one Russian novel, waterproof field notebook, pencils and pens, examples of student work Hat, hiking boots + socks, sunglasses, sunscreen, lip balm, bandana, water bottle PASSPORT, cash, plane tickets