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We have tried to list the old and the new in paranormal investigation equipment. We Do NOT sell equipment this is just to be used as a reference guide. When you talk paranormal investigators they all have the equipment that they like using. We have tried not to just list the stuff we like to use but list all equipment. Most of the equipment is readily available to buy on the Internet or in hardware stores and some of it is completely free. If you think we have missed anything please let us know so we can add it to the page.

The Human Body - Provides the cheapest form of ghost hunting equipment. The can hear things, see things and feel thing happening around you. Cold chills, warm spots all things that could point to the presence of a spirit.

Dowsing Rods - these can be quite cheap, they allow spirits to give yes and no answers by moving the rod in your hands. These are also still used to locate underground streams. If you not over technical great way to communicate with the spirits.

Mel Meter - used to measure the EM field in the room. (Electro Magnetic Field) This is generated by all electrical devices including wall sockets and the cables in the wall. It is said that spirit energy also gives of EMF and they can manipulate it.

K2 Meter - This device works the same as the Mel Meter detecting EMF but the display on the K2 is in the form of coloured lights. The K2 is also slightly more sensitive then the Mel meter and will pickup things like mobile phone from a range of about 2-5 meters

Rem Pod - This device detects things that touch the antenna on the top, some also come with EMF and temp alarms as well. These are expensive but also great at alerting you as they have lights and alarms the sound.

Digital Voice recorder - This can be used to collect EVP’s. (Electronic Voice Phenomena) We tend to keep them turned on all the time as it provides us with a record of the nights activities. You only need a cheap basic one.

IR light source - If you have an IR (InfaRed) camera even if it has its own IR light on it we would recommend purchasing this light source. It gives you more IR light and over a greater distance. A must with the camera.

Digital IR Video Camera - Video evidence in the dark can really only be done with IR. IR is a light spectrum that we can see but the IR camera can. It allows you to see in the dark and you will be amazed at what you can capture.

Digital Still Camera - This allows you to take still photo. Always take three in a row so you can compare them for anything different. You can also get IR versions that are also great for taking the photo in the dark.

Digital Lazer thermometer - The spirits have the ability to change the temp around them. Most to make it colder but we have seem them make it hotter too. The terminator allows you to check the temp in a specific place with the laser.

Spirit Box - This device sweeps radio waves and it allows the spirits to talk through it. It has a built in speaker but recommend getting an external as it easier to hear them. You do get some radio stations coming through so listen carefully before thinking all spirit.

Note book and pen - This is for you to take notes. It is always good to conduct base readings on temp, EMF etc and record before you start. This allows you to not any changes and the investigation goes on. Helps add proof to you findings if something changes and record everthing in it.

We have many hours of paranormal investigations and here are a few tips that we have picked up over the time we have been investigating. We hope that these might help you.

• Make sure that your phone is turned off or on flight mode. Mobile phones send signals off to the broadcast stations to let them know where they are. This can interfere with Mel meters, K2 meters and REM pods. We have had phones on silent that have had K2’s going off from over 5 meters away when they received a text message. When you asking for the spirits to make the lights go off and some one gets the text it takes you off in directions that you did not nee to go in.
• Dowsing Rods can also move with the slightest of movement, this could be you brain working without you knowing and moving you hand to get a result. While they can and do work just be aware that it could just be you wanting it to happen.
• Keep a record of the events of the night as they happen. Try and log times and location along with as much description as you can. It the following morning when your trying to work out what happened and you can look at the notes and link things together. We have come away from investigations and gone to do research on names etc that were picked up and it was only because we had our note that we focused on the right name. The digital recorder can also be used for this if you have it running all night.
• If you digital recorder is on try and note all the sounds that other people and yourself make as you go. Ie someone coughed, walking to next location, we are walking etc. Say it out loud on the recorder. When you review the tape you will pick up on loads of sounds and if you have marked the recording with you voice you will not mistake you walking, moving or coughing as something paranormal.
• Take base line reading. When you do you walk round try and note any EMF readings with the location that you had them. Sweep over the area and move away and sweep again noting the readings. The Mel meter is best as you can get a more accrete reading. This helps as you can avoid the area and know that it is not paranormal if you are in that area. Take temp readings, the temp will drop as the night goes on but you are looking for big drops of more than 5 degrees that could indicate that something paranormal is there.
• Digital Cameras - Make sure that your have spare batteries and they are charged as you will need them. Also ensure you have spare memory cards for the cameras. When taking video if possible position the camera covering the area your investigating rather than holding it. This way you can still join in with things like Ouija boards, table tipping etc and capture everything that happens. When taking photos take a minimum of three photos of the same thing. This will allow you to compare the photos. Something might look strange but if it is in all three photos the chances are it was something normal at the site and not paranormal. If it only appears in one of the photos then it could be paranormal or something that has changed in the three or four seconds that it has taken you to take the photos.
• Spirit Box and other devices can pick up radio stations and other broadcast devices like 2 way radios. Set the sweeps on the device to the fastest possible and if you are just getting odd words come through don’t think it is a spirit straight way. Also ask more questions and you really want responses to the questions you ask. We have also found that you get lots of de vanity coming through on the spirit box so try not to take too much notice. I have been told am I dead and I am going to die on the spirit box. If you do hear things like that just ignore that spirit as they are only messing with you.
• You body is the best ghost hunting equipment you have. However your eyes like to play tricks in the dark. If you see something move always say what you have seen as you might find that other people have seen the same thing and it gives more credit to yourself for what you have seem. The same if you hear anything. I have many times heard whistles, growls and other noises and some one else has also heard them at the same time.
• Debunk everything that happens. Sounds silly to say but so many people see a shadow and think it paranormal when it was just coming through the window or there was someone stood in the other room in front of the window making the shadow. If you hear a noise try and work out where it came from. What make the sound. If the K2 lights flash check no one has there phone on, make sure there is no power source that is intermittent coursing it. Use the paranormal as the last resort of what happens. By debunking you not proving that the spirits do not exist just eliminating every thing else so no one can at a later date say it had to be this as you have already proved that it wasn’t.

We hope that these tips help when using your paranormal equipment on investigations. In our members area we are building more helpful information that can help when you investigating. If you not a member please sign up it 100% free.