Product Design Research Questions for Cavers

[royfellows]

I am mine explorer as well, but here goes:

How long have you been caving? > First underground 1964
What is your typical caving trip like? > Mine exploring, mainly upright with some crawls and deep water
Why do you go & what do you get out of it? > Dont know
Who goes caving? > Mainly solo
How long underground do you typically spend? Usually 3 -4 hours, but sometimes all day
What was your best experience of caving? > Digging through to unexplored workings
What was your worst experience of caving? > Being buried alive
What equipment do you typically bring? > Usual lamp and helmet, recently found a lot of trips can be done in waders
What do you do about food during caving expeditions? > Sandwiches
Why do you choose this food? E.g. performance, pleasure, necessity > Bacon is done as part of the breakfast fry up
Would you consider eating a bigger meal underground? > Yes
Would you want the meal to be warm? > It would be nice
Do you ever use open flames underground? > Have done
If a caving stove was available for cooking underground, would you use it? > It would have to be small, light, very tough, and efficient
How much would you be prepared to pay for it? > Depend on how good it is, compare with price of the small specialised Colemans and similar for backpackers?

 

[mrodoc]

ow long have you been caving? Since 1965
What is your typical caving trip like? Probably about 3-4 hours duration
Why do you go & what do you get out of it? I frequently ask myself this!
Who goes caving?Me with about 3 others usually
How long underground do you typically spend?aorund 4 hours
What was your best experience of caving?First entering the Frozen Deep
What was your worst experience of caving?Getting flushed into a sump pool in Wookey 24
What equipment do you typically bring?A camera
What do you do about food during caving expeditions?I rarely carry food
Why do you choose this food? E.g. performance, pleasure, necessity See above
Would you consider eating a bigger meal underground?No
Would you want the meal to be warm?No
Do you ever use open flames underground?I have - the team removed the stove from the cave
If a caving stove was available for cooking underground, would you use it?Depends how long I was going to be in the cave
How much would you be prepared to pay for it?I have plenty at home so don't need to buy one