Ghost Hunting Info
First off I would like to say that people who have no experience in ghost hunting and investigations should first attend some training, read books and go with experienced people in the field or join an established group before going out on your own. It is not advisable to go out ghost hunting or trying to conduct an investigation with no knowledge on what you're doing as you could encounter unknown dangers.
The are a couple different definitions to
consider. One being a Ghost hunt, which is going to a place that has had
no reported paranormal activity or no ghost sightings and trying to
capture pictures, evps or videos of ghosts.
The other is a Ghost investigation, which is going to a place that is
known to be haunted and has eyewitness reported sightings and or
other evidence and taking interviews of such reports and recording data
using various equipment to include pictures, videos temperatures, sound
recordings and emf readings and analyzing the data to prove or disprove
the haunting.
You should not investigate or ghost hunt alone
due to safety reasons. If you happen to get hurt you may need someone to
call for help. If you happen to capture an anomaly it is also better to
have witness accounts as well.
You should always get permission from property owners to conduct a hunt
or investigation as trespassing on private property could result in
authorities being called and issuing you a fine.
It is said the best times to conduct a ghost hunt is between 9pm and 4am
but in my opinion it is possible to capture evidence at all different
times of the day and night.
Things you need to conduct a hunt or
investigation include some of the following items, however you could
also use other items as well. This is a very basic list.
1.) A Notepad and pen for recording data such as time, location, list of
equipment you are using and any data that would be helpful when you
review your findings such as when recording a evp, someone coughs or
sneezes which could affect the outcome of your evidence. It is important
to record the times of any and all incidences.
2.) A Digital and 35 millimeter camera with night vision capabilities
are also very helpful to take pictures of the location as sometimes what
can not be seen with the naked eye will be caught on film. I usually
take at least three pictures of any one shot so that I can compare
frames in the even that something is caught on film.
3.) A flashlight for obvious reasons as navigation when conducting a
hunt or investigation in the dark.
4.) A thermometer and I use the inferred non contact type as they can
quickly gauge a temperature drop. It is said that cold spots and
temperature drops could indicate the presence of a ghost.
5.) A electromagnetic field detector, also known as an emf reader. This
piece of equipment is very important for ghost hunting as is
possible to locate and track energy sources
that have no source.