Carbide Lighting

[Leclused]

Carbid lighting, much has been sad about it (pro/cons). But no matter what your point is about carbid it had/has it's history in caving.

To illustrate the history I would like to direct you to an article in the "Regards" magazine of the UBS-federations (French speaking Belgian federation)

Regards no 90

From page 69 and further you will find an nice article with lots of photo's about carbid lighting.

 

[paul]

I corrected the title of the thread as in English, the spelling is Carbide.

 

[Fulk]

Very interesting, Leclused . . . it brings back some memories.

 

[Martin Laverty]

There a good item on ghostrock speleogenesis (fantomisation) too - pages 16 to 27 - by its discoverer and evangelist, Yves Qunif

 

[Leclused]

There a good item on ghostrock speleogenesis (fantomisation) too - pages 16 to 27 - by its discoverer and evangelist, Yves Qunif

There are often very good articles in the Regards. But they are all in french of course. There is a download page for all publciations : Regards download page

 

[tomferry]

Anyone who walks around with one of them ticking time bombs on there head must be mad !

Interesting article thanks

 

[mrodoc]

My daughter Sally wearing a tickingtime bomb (taken 30 years ago). She is still with us. They are all we had on the Iran '77 trip - shameless book plug there!

 

[ZombieCake]

The candle powered headlamp photo on page 72 is rather interesting. I'm sure Mr. Balch would have approved!

 

[Graigwen]

The candle powered headlamp photo on page 72 is rather interesting. I'm sure Mr. Balch would have approved!

At least there are no dangerous shadows.

 

[tomferry]

Suspected lunch break area ? Or lamp refill station ?

 

[Ian Ball]

gross

 

[Cavediver]

Přátelé u nás platí co vyhoří to se snažím zakopat a ne si na dálnici dělat vapenné skládky to nedělá dobré jméno jakémukoli Späleological Société
S pozdravem a přáním pěknéch objevu přeji Hi Dr.Camillho &Codiak