Required deployment tools
Ensure you have the right tools to deploy devices.
Ladder
You need a folding 16-foot (5 meter) ladder. A folding ladder is easy to carry through the uneven ground of a forest.
16ft (5m) ladder
Waterproof carrying boxes
You may need one or more workboxes for devices and tools, depending on how many devices are planned for a day's deployment.
The following is an example good quality toolbox.
Example waterproof toolbox
1st box - Silvanet devices
Use one of the toolboxes for carrying sufficient Silvanet sensors for a day's deployment.
2nd box - additional tools
Use the second toolbox to carry the following tools:
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Knife and shears (or snips) for cutting branches and crop wire (if required)
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(optional) Crop wire for temporarily deploying devices
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Compass (analogue or digital)
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Cordless drill (for drilling holes for treenails)
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10 mm wood drill bit (an optional 6mm wood drill bit to begin drilling into hardwood trees)
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Hammer (for treenails)
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Pencil and notepad
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17mm wrench (for U-clamps)
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Small Phillips screwdriver (for connecting Ethernet cable on Border Gateway)
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Small axe for removing a small section of bark