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startedsmoking
  
location:
Edinburgh, UK
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 560 on 1/26/2007 3:26 AM >
|  | | | M&Ms and Red Bull, keeps you wide awake and reckless ALLLL night <shifty eyes>
"take nothing but pictures, leaving nothing but footprints...unless it would be really fun" |
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Shard
location:
WA
Gender: Male
Baron Deathchemical
| | Re: Good U.E. Gear to Have?
<Reply # 561 on 2/9/2007 5:29 PM >
| | | | lately for steam tunnels I've been hauling around:
small digital camera
maps
bandana (worn as a do-rag to keep fiberglass out of hair)
leatherman
kneepads
fingerless gloves
butter knife for jimmying locks
1-watt LED flashlight
2AA maglite w/ LED conversion
lighter
cell phone
caffeine pills
sometimes if we're planning on going to a particularly dusty area I'll wear a dust mask and chemistry goggles. For particularly long treks I'll bring water as well.
I'd also like to obtain a respirator, and possibly some form of helmet as I've been hitting my head on things a lot lately.
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blackhawk
 
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location:
Mission Control
UER newbie
| |  | Re: Good U.E. Gear to Have?
<Reply # 562 on 2/9/2007 5:35 PM >
| | | | Posted by Shard
lately for steam tunnels I've been hauling around:
small digital camera
maps
bandana (worn as a do-rag to keep fiberglass out of hair)
leatherman
kneepads
fingerless gloves
butter knife for jimmying locks
1-watt LED flashlight
2AA maglite w/ LED conversion
lighter
cell phone
caffeine pills
sometimes if we're planning on going to a particularly dusty area I'll wear a dust mask and chemistry goggles. For particularly long treks I'll bring water as well.
I'd also like to obtain a respirator, and possibly some form of helmet as I've been hitting my head on things a lot lately.
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You forgot the most essential item: H2O
Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
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Shard
location:
WA
Gender: Male
Baron Deathchemical
| | Re: Good U.E. Gear to Have?
<Reply # 563 on 2/10/2007 4:55 AM >
| | | | Posted by blackhawk
You forgot the most essential item: H2O
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nah, I take it sometimes.
textfiles.com |
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spidey
location:
Maryland
Gender: Male
Retired Cat-Burglary
| | | Re: Good U.E. Gear to Have?
<Reply # 564 on 2/14/2007 4:03 AM >
| | | | flashlights
knife
cellphone
satellite map
parachute cord
pepper spray
nail clippers w/ file
chalk (breadcrumbs)
key/remote to car
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Olaf
location:
Wilmingon, NC
Gender: Male
| |  | Re: Good U.E. Gear to Have?
<Reply # 565 on 2/14/2007 5:31 AM >
| | | | Why nail clippers to explore?
"I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubble gum"
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spidey
location:
Maryland
Gender: Male
Retired Cat-Burglary
| | | Re: Good U.E. Gear to Have?
<Reply # 566 on 2/14/2007 5:32 PM >
| | | | Posted by Olaf
Why nail clippers to explore?
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they can clip zipties and the file can be used to shimmy locks
. . . honestly i used to hunt and fish and they're just leftover sentiment
theyve been used a lot
i have a pretty big pair tho
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grit1
location:
University Campus - Minneapolis, MN
Gender: Male
Got Shear Line?
| | | Re: Good U.E. Gear to Have?
<Reply # 567 on 2/14/2007 10:32 PM >
| | | | Posted by spidey
i have a pretty big pair tho
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I know how that feels 
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spidey
location:
Maryland
Gender: Male
Retired Cat-Burglary
| | | Re: Good U.E. Gear to Have?
<Reply # 568 on 2/15/2007 2:05 AM >
| | | | Posted by grit1
I know how that feels
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good call hah
i went to my local store to buy a new "stealth jacket" to go with my "adventure pants" and my "explor-o-shoes" and what do you know they build em into knives and multi tools now
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Ian
 
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location:
The County of Kings
Gender: Male
"Great architecture has only two natural enemies: water, and stupid men."
| | Re: Good U.E. Gear to Have?
<Reply # 569 on 3/10/2007 2:03 AM >
| | | | ALWAYS:
Minolta MD mount body; 24mm lens; standard (50mm or occasionally 45mm) lens.
At least 3 rolls low contrast portrait film; 1 roll higher contrast port film, 1 roll cheapo consumer film for snaps.
At least 1 roll high contrast fast B&W film, 1 roll smooth slow B&W film.
Tripod.
Cable release.
Lens tissue.
Leatherman tool which can pull "jammed" tripod legs out (I really need a new tripod).
Bottled water.
USUALLY:
Multi-bit screwdriver.
Light meter.
Even more film.
Backup camera body.
Snacks.
Polarizing filter.
Backup batteries (if using a body w/o an external meter, or a body that cannot do B exposure without battery)
SOMETIMES:
100mm 1:1 Macro lens.
Pillow, blanket/sleeping bag.
Third camera body.
Crowbar.
Backup cable release.
Coffee thermos.
Full meals.
Slight cooling & warming filters or FLD.
RARELY:
Extra-slow B&W film (Efke KB25)
Gimmick cameras (Polaroid 180; Argus A2
Tabi boots.
Bolt cutters.
Other (primarily B&W) filters.
Macro bellows.
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imprezawrxsti
location:
Portland, OR
Gender: Male
nothing is true; everything is permitted
| | | Re: Good U.E. Gear to Have?
<Reply # 570 on 3/10/2007 2:58 AM >
| | | | Always:
Gripped Nikon D80
Nikkor 50 f1.8
Nikkor 18-70 f3.5-4.5
Sigma 28 1.8
2x D80 batteries
2x 1GB Sandisk SD cards
(soon) Manfrotto 190MF3 carbon fibre tripod
2D maglite
Black Diamond Lunar headlamp
spare batteries for mag and headlamp
press ID (get out of jail free card)
Gerber Paraframe II
Mechanix gloves
Merrell hiking boots
Sharpie
everyday shit (Zippo, wallet, clove cigarettes, cell phone)
Sometimes:
Nikon D2H
Nikkor 17-55 f2.8
Nikkor 80-200 f2.8
AOSafety P100 respirator
50 ft. of rope
Minolta X700
Minolta 50 f1.4
Tamron MD mount 28 f2.4
Tamron MD mount 135 f2.4
Stella Artois
Red Bull
Seldom:
ghetto ass Vivitar 2800 strobe
crowbar (drain key)
Cobra 2-ways
a Sherpa
do you know how to waltz? |
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Timothy R. Pendergast
location:
Columbia, SC
Gender: Male
| | Re: Good U.E. Gear to Have?
<Reply # 571 on 3/10/2007 4:33 AM >
| | | | A climbing rope, boots, a camo g-string, sunglasses, a compass and 7 large rubberbands.
Please don't be stupid. It might piss me off so much that I have a seizure or something. I hate stupid people. |
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Alx_xlA
location:
Edmonton, Alberta
Gender: Male
| | Re: Good U.E. Gear to Have?
<Reply # 572 on 4/7/2007 3:33 AM >
|  | | | These are lists of things I'd bring, by location. I'm not quite as obsessed (sorry!) with photography as some of you guys, so I'm not going to detail what camera it is. I'm also not going to go into detail about what peripherals I'm using, since I'm not.
For any location, I'd bring:
- A Flashlight (I prefer SureFire)
- Extra batteries
- A small LED flashlight (For backup)
- A small baton (Because I don't like to be vulnerable)
- A cellphone
- A digital camera (With flash, and preferably waterproof)
- Food and water (Unless you are in an unfriendly environment)
- A good story
- A lighter
- Roll of tape (Duct tape is best, but masking tape is OK, too)
For office buildings and fancier hotels:
- Briefcase (To contain equipment)
- Suit or other business clothes
- Detergent or bleach stick (To keep myself looking good)
- Notebook (Even better: Small binder)
For tourist hotels:
- T-shirt and shorts or jeans
- Backpack or small suitcase (For equipment, duh)
- Sunglasses
For abandoned sites:
- Respirator (Just in case)
- Bunnysuit (Disposable coveralls, often white)
- Climbing harness and rope (Optional)
- Backpack (Same reason as before)
- Rotary tool (I prefer Dremel (Optional, and in many cases an electric screwdriver can provide similar support))
- Warm gloves, inside latex or plastic gloves
- Heavy boots (Preferably with plastic or fiberglass toe shield and soles, and not steel, which gets cold)
For drains:
- Rubber boots
- Empty plastic bottle, paper, pen and plastic ties (to leave messages)
- Same gloves as for abandoned sites
- GPS receiver (Optional, but handy)
- An emergency air supply (Very optional, but if you need it, you'll be glad it's there)
- Goggles (Optional, but a good idea, to prevent water getting in your eyes since you never know where it's been)
Medical stuff:
- If you're diabetic, you may want to have some sugar packets or candy in your pocket
- If you have a life-threatening allergy, cary an epinephrine (adrenaline) auto-injector, or two (commonly an EpiPen, but I prefer a Twinject)
- If you have asthma, carry your reliever medications and, if you plan to be in the tunnels for a long time, your preventer medication.
Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Study hard and be evil. |
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Big Poppa G
location:
Newport "FREAKIN" News VA
Gender: Male
Just a Naggity-ASS!
| | | Re: Good U.E. Gear to Have?
<Reply # 573 on 4/22/2007 8:09 AM >
| | | | Simple list:
1. Camera
2. Flashlight
3. Multi-tool
4. Bug Spray
5. First Aid Kit
6. Batteries
7. Gloves
8. Cell Phone
9. ID
List gets modified depending on the UE location and weather. Other then that This usually does the trick.
ROCKS? I don't see no stinkin ROCKS! |
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bentstrider
location:
Portales, NM
Gender: Male
| | Re: Good U.E. Gear to Have?
<Reply # 574 on 5/6/2007 2:05 AM >
| | | | Don't know if I already listed mine, but here goes.
I-Hip Pack
-Compass/ruler
-2 pens/2 pencils
-Small Notepad
-Stapler
-mini 1st Aid Kit
-AA & AAA batts, about four each
-Small rolls of electrical/duct tape
-Waterless hand disinfectant
-Tag Bodyshots
II-Hip Pack strap
-Cellphone case w/camera phone
-LED clip lights(2)
-Gerber Multi-Tool
-Crank Bros. Bicycle repair multi-tool.
Of course I also carry CDL, debit cards,. etc
Who wouldn't?
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