What equipment do you have?

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Actually, when I go out to my friends land in New Mexico that stuff comes in handy, as do the surgical stuff and military first aid kit. We're like 80 miles from anything even remotely resembling civilization and we'd need a mediflight if anything happened without what we have on us.
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For gear that I use, just maybe a Camel Back and a couple of flashlights, maybe. I once went through the Rush mines with three cigarette lighters. There was five of us in there!
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I have a somewhat up to date equipment list here:
http://www.kcurbex.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=17
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You have quite the equipment collection too.
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What are some good websites that cater more to cavers as far as gear-helmets, harnesses, and lights?
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I'm a minimalist.

I carry a few flashlights and my cell phone, but that's pretty much always on me anyway. I have a headlamp, but only use it occasionally.

I've carried a few "job specific" items in the past, like a "die hook" for popping manholes or a rope for climbing.

I want to pick up a lantern of some type and build a chain/rope/cable ladder, as well as get climbing gear, but I've yet to do any of those things despite the fact that I've been talking about it for weeks :roll: .

I need to get a new camera first.
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Somebody about mentioned military web gear. That's a pretty cool idea.

Now off to make my uber tacti-cool MOLLE 'splorin vest! :mrgreen:
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FiReDiVeR wrote:What are some good websites that cater more to cavers as far as gear-helmets, harnesses, and lights?
www.petzl.com

I have the spelios just got it yesterday 14 LED's is fuckin insane.
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Sweet. I'd like to take a look at that.
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I think a sticky on common gear for each type of exploring. Like 1 for caves, 1 for buildings, 1 for ..............
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i bring a streamlight scorpion, a CRKT m16-13z, a petzyl zipka xp. leather gloves. but tonight is special, i am brinning and inflatable raft and borrowing rappelling equipment
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Did you know that dorcy has come out with a 120 lumen LED flashlight for 40 bucks . I just saw it at Sears and we tested it out. Its awesome
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The best light that I have seen so far is the rechargable Inova T-4, It is bright as hell and guranteed not to fade for 2.5 hours. The best headlamp I have senn is one that I am saving for its like 350.00 called the stenlight. Checkout either www.onrope1.com or www.stenlight.com
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