rm128
Active member
After reading a few recent Equipment threads, I'm really starting to feel like an old dinosaur. I (largely) taught myself SRT back in the mid 1980s, using snaplinks on my 2 cowstails (one short, one long) and 2 jammers. I still use the same system. I like its simplicity. I've been in my fair share of sticky situations, but always had enough in my toolkit (mentally & gear-wise) to get myself out. Likewise, I've been able to assist other (less-experienced) cavers out of sticky situations with the kit I have (and the kit they have).
I'm certainly not knocking anyone who uses a different system. In fact, I'm very impressed indeed by the level of thought that many seem to have given to their SRT setup and techniques. I just wonder if I'm a lone dinosaur, or are there others out there? Am I an accident waiting to happen? Conversely, is there something to be said for simplicity?
Just wondering....
I'm certainly not knocking anyone who uses a different system. In fact, I'm very impressed indeed by the level of thought that many seem to have given to their SRT setup and techniques. I just wonder if I'm a lone dinosaur, or are there others out there? Am I an accident waiting to happen? Conversely, is there something to be said for simplicity?
Just wondering....