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Hunter.CO-TX16
Location: Fort Collins, CO Gender: Both Total Likes: 2 likes
| | | Drain Safety/Comfort tips < on 1/10/2016 3:25 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | I'm surprised to see there's not a single thing on the rookie forum about drain safety or comfort, so I figured I'd start a thread. Safety: Common sense, but bring a flashlight and replacement batteries. No one wants to be in a drain using just their cell phone to light the way. Been there, done that, it's killer on your eyes and just generally stressful in terms of moving around safely. Bring a pack of cigarettes to give to any potential homeless person camping out in the drain. Talk to them, ask if you're welcome to explore, give them the cigs if they want them. Don't offer cash. Bring a lighter and a knife. Never know when you'll need them (maybe for some light painting with steel wool, and in that case bring something to put the steel wool in). When it rains, stay out of the drains (also common sense). Don't go without telling someone where you're going, when you're going in and when you expect to be out. Keep your phone well-charged before going in in the event of an emergency. Comfort: I usually wear rolled-up jeans, just because there's usually spiders and I'm 100% not down with feeling them crawl on me. For winter draining, I'll wear a jacket and then a t-shirt under, as it's cold outside but generally pretty warm in drains (especially steam tunnels). Hiking boots and cotton socks are my go-to, and then bringing along a pair of jeans, shoes, and wool socks to change into after we're done. I used to wear galoshes, but depending on the drain, my boots would get filled with water and I'd have to stop to pour the water out. What other tips do y'all have to offer for rookies/people bringing rookies in drains?
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| catdog23
Location: Limestone City Total Likes: 130 likes
| | | Re: Drain Safety/Comfort tips < Reply # 2 on 1/10/2016 3:54 AM > | Reply with Quote
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| hoover 2
Location: Minneapolis MN Gender: Male Total Likes: 46 likes
| | | Re: Drain Safety/Comfort tips < Reply # 10 on 5/9/2023 2:27 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | When I explore drains I always bring 3 headlamps, a lot of flashlights (depending on what I'm using them for), a lot of extra batteries (most of my lights use rechargeable batteries), at least 1 or 2 power banks (for charging my cellphone on the go), snacks (candy bars to be exact) I often put an extra flashlight in my pants pocket in the summer in case my headlamp suddenly goes out (it's happen to me before), I always put everything in Ziploc bags with sliders on them, so all my stuff stays dry and I always carry a good quality backpack that is reliable and can handle a beating. In the summer I wear hiking shoes, long pants (to protect my legs from getting cut up and scratched), tee shirt (I call they clothes my drain clothes because I don't care if they get ruined). I don't mind getting soaking wet in the drains, especially when it's very hot outside. In the winter I wear waterproof boots (I try not to get super wet when it's cold out), sometimes I wear chest waders, depending on the occasion. I will add that most of my lights are great quality (not cheapies) because they sometimes get dropped but so far they haven't gotten broken or damaged in the water.
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