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[hippie nixon]

hi
done cavin a few times while younger and looking in to doing more often from now.

i am from consett in county durham

 

[bubba]

Start here

http://ukcaving.com/wiki/index.php/FAQ

 

[hippie nixon]

thanks for the welcome bubba.

does any one know ofany courses or similar in the county durham area.

 

[paul]

You could try DUSA...

 

[hippie nixon]

thanks paul

 

[hippie nixon]

just wondering when any one is out doing owt in the co durham area or up at nent mines and ifi could possible tag along

 

[hippie nixon]

got most my gear together for general easy caveing.

any tips on low cost lights as all the ones i seem to find are very high prices though the one i had was very good lasted ages and was really bright.now is broken due to a storm ay hodge close the otherweek. turns out it went water proof and filled with water now its binned


heresa vid of the morning after the storm http://www.youtube.com/user/BigBeasts4x4club#p/u/15/bOeLBC2Lpak

 

[Maggot]

You could spend hours reading about lights on here!
At the end of the day, you get what you pay for, though.
It depends what you call low cost - but the Raptor lights from http://www.caving-gear.co.uk are bombproof and good value for 99 quid.

heresa vid of the morning after the storm http://www.youtube.com/user/BigBeasts4x4club#p/u/15/bOeLBC2Lpak

Wow, that must have been one sleepless night 

 

[hippie nixon]

actually i hada good nights sleep till 3:35am and heard wheels spinning in themud ands go out n seem the mayhem the camp was alot worse before i took that vid.

 

[hippie nixon]

any tips on any straight forward caves i could do with outneed of any special gear.

 

[deanj]

hi theres a few out there but better to go woth some one whom knows the system , but im plannong on going to goyden on thurs or fri during the day if yopu would like to rag aling , that is unless its still raining out there

 

[hippie nixon]

i maybe away next week will find out in a few days cheers 4 theoffer

 

[hippie nixon]

is this cave up the track from middlesmoor  near scarhouse and angram reservoir

 

[deanj]

just below scarhouse Res and a can be a fairly complex system even with a topo , but good place to learn how too read and Nav of a topo with a few things thrown in from some easy rope climbs and descents . for the main Goyden system Breamar site has a good topo on line if not a bit basic after a while . so hopefuly this weather system will pass so i can get out on thurs .