Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Tri-Color Flashlight
For any ghost hunter, I'm sure any old flashlight will do, and I'm not one to argue. They may just be the simplest tool, and the most important next to batteries. But, believe it or not, when it comes to ghost hunting, there are upgrade options when it comes to flashlights. Tri-Color Flashlights can be found online at ghost hunting sites, or on E-Bay/Amazon, and even in some stores. Many people think that the extra colors are just for fun, or to change it up a little from the basic white color flashlight, but these colors are more important to a ghost hunter than one might think. Most Tri-Color Flashlights come with the same three colors, white, green and red. White is white, nothing special there. Green is made for less glare, you may have seen green camera lights on sale for cameras without nightshot to give that same experience. And with the reduction in glare from the white, green makes that possible. Red is most important in my opinion, because red colors don't appear in night vision, so you can have a light source with you on your investigation, and still not contaminate the night vision you've got on any cameras that are rolling. These flashlights are usually pretty cheap, have bright LED's and are small and light weight. I'd highly recommend them for investigations in comparison to basic flashlights.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Sima IR Lights
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A common version of the Sima IR light |
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!! :)
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
RT-EVP
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RT-EVP Recorder/Spirit Box Device |
Monday, December 19, 2011
Bell + Howell IR Camera
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Bell + Howell IR Camera |
I've talked earlier about the Moultrie IR Game Camera, and its capabilities in the field. But now it's the Bell + Howell IR Camera, it is a compact, handheld, IR/normal spectrum hybrid. With just the flip of a switch, you can go from regular photography to night vision. It runs on a lithium ion battery so there's no changing of batteries, which most ghost hunters find as a big plus. The battery doesn't last too long on IR vision, but it definitely goes for longer than most cameras that run on regular batteries. The image quality is also not very top notch, but when it comes to ease of use, the Bell + Howell sure beats out the Moultrie Game Camera, if you're willing to give up a few extra perks that you can find in other cameras. My recommendation would be to use a tripod to help fix the image quality problem, and don't leave it on too long at a time to save the battery. It may not have to IR power that the Moultrie Camera does, but this one has a view screen, which is a big thing that the Moultrie Camera does not have. I would also recommend an IR light to attach to it, the six IR lights have just aren't enough in most situations. It can work in tight, indoor spaces pretty well, but for outdoors this camera is useless, even with the attached light, you can't get much distance in IR mode. I got mine for only $80 on Amazon, so for the money, it's a good camera.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Parabolic Microphones
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Handheld Parabolic Dish Microphone |
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
EVP Listeners
The modern EVP Listener devices are usually small meters that are meant to read EMF pollution via sound rather than numbers. The idea behind these tools for the paranormal field is that they can hear EVP's in real time through the built in speaker that usually only transmits audio EMF levels. People theorize it works around the fact that EVP's reportedly originate from this certain area of EMF noise that these devices read. I personally own on of these devices, I picked it up for $50 plus shipping and, plainly speaking, it's horrible. After uses on every investigation since i bought it (3 years ago) I have received absolutely zero results. It's not like I've gotten things and later picked through them to find them false, I have gotten literally nothing but a stagnant humming from the speaker every time I turn it on. Sure, it still produces white noise, but for fifty dollars, there are much cheaper and more practical options than this. Would I recommend this device for anything? No. It is a useless ghost hunting tool, and if you're searching for EMF pollution, just pick up a small EMF detector, they're more reliable and are sometimes cheaper than one of these "EVP Listeners".
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Moultrie I-40 Game Camera
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Moultrie I-40 Game Camera |
Friday, December 9, 2011
Laser Grids
Laser grids are simple tools used by some paranormal groups today. The idea behind these grids is that, thanks to the multiple laser dots, it is easier to detect movement through the area the grid is aimed at. One of the most common grids is a green colored grid of multiple, moveable, laser dots. I have used one of these grids many times and, so far, have not got any positive results in the realm of catching apparition movement. But, I've found that it is very useful for getting an idea of the amount dust or other particulates in the air. Nowadays, grids like that come in blue and red colors as well. But, I see a flaw in the red color. Red is unseeable to night vision cameras, so if you're looking to collect video data of your laser grid test, forget about it. But if you don't want the dots messing up your night vision, go for the red. Another upgrade in the area of laser grids is a newer grid, that's actually shaped like a grid. A new laser grid available at http://www.ghoststop.com/ gives out an actual grid of small squares. That way, if it does detect movement, you can use the squares to further analize the movement and even create a 3-D image of whatever it was. Laser grids are fairly cheap and can be useful on investigations for apparition detection, particulate detection, and even as a fun looking flashlight.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
The ES (Energy Speaker)
The ES is a new device designed and built by Bill Chappell of Digital Dowsing. The idea behind the ES has long been a part of Digital Dowsing, it creates a silent magnetic field that pumps out specific bursts based on audio tones received by the device. In regular terms, you plug it into any audio device, (recorders, mp3 player, etc.) and it produces a kind of "quiet noise" through special EMF levels. If you bring an EMF detector near it you can see the numbers or lights jump up and down in accordance to the audio received. This device is following in the footsteps of other Digital Dowsing devices like the R.EVP and Inductive Transceiver. The ES has only been available for several weeks and is an experimental device. I personally own one and have used it attached my recorder on every investigation I have been on since I received it. So far it has not given any real consistent results to the positive, but I will continue to experiment with the device further. This little device is only $30 +shipping at http://www.digitaldowsing.com/
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
REM Motion Detection
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Mel-REM Meter |
Tomorrow's blog: The ES (Energy Speaker)
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
EM Pumps
EM Pumps are a fairly new tool when it comes to the timeline of paranormal equipment, and still mostly experimental. I first got mine last summer, and was originally skepitcal of its abilities. After one investigation with no change in the amount of paranormal activity from the other times I'd gone to this location, my skepitsim increased. But after I revisited a location where I previously only gained two class C EVPs, this time with my EM Pump in tow, my thoughts changed. I left there with almost 10 class A's and others of lower classes. I went back several more times, and gained great EVPs and other activity with the EM Pump, and minimal activity without it, basically ruling out the idea of different enviromental factors as the primary cause of the increase and decrease of paranormal activity. The first EM Pump I had was the original developed by Digital Dowsing, it pumped a maximum of 70-90 milligauss and the battery lasted 4-5 hours tops. Now I've upgraded to a larger EMF Pump built by Entity Electronics. This one plugs into the wall to save on batteries, and can pump out energy as high as 2500 milligauss, but it heats up quickly, and cannot run for very long. You can find one of these high power EMF Pumps at http://www.theghosthunterstore.com/ for usually 90-130 dollars depending on certain sales. You can also find another EM Pump from Digital Dowsing for around $45 and also their powerful EM Vortex at http://www.digitaldowsing.com/ But, in my opinion, there is nothing quite like the Entity Electronics pump out today.
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The original Digital Dowsing EM Pump |
Friday, December 2, 2011
P-SB7 Spirit Box
P-SB7 attached to a folding speaker |
B-PSB7, is available at www.ghoststop.com and at www.myghoststore.com for a little less that $80.
Tomorrow's Blog: EM Pumps
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