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DuckSauce
Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: Male Total Likes: 12 likes
| | | Re: Gear for Exploring < Reply # 1 on 6/12/2021 2:37 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Hello! Welcome here if you're new. What sort of exploring do you and your friends like(or are interested in)? That being said, a few must-haves for any exploring are:
- A good torch (or two), preferably water proof, with spare batteries.
- Good footwear, somewhat obvious, but strong, comfortable shoes will do wonders on a long explore.
- Long pants, not only warm but will save you skin if you encounter some nasty stuff like: barbed wire, thorn bushes, or putting your foot through a floor/roof
- Useful tools such as a leatherman, swiss knife, or multi-tool
- First aid, just the basics will do, but handy in a group situation, someone always gets a cut.
- Mobile phone or radio for emergencies, interpersonal communication, mapping ect.
- Specialty tools if need be, such as manhole keys, UDT, picks, ect.
- A bumbag, backpack, or dry bag for storing these items.
I can assist further if you have an idea of what sort of exploring you're likely to be doing. Eg. abandonments, caves, mines, drains, industrial buildings, active sites ect.
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| BoringEye
Gender: Male Total Likes: 2 likes
| | | Re: Gear for Exploring < Reply # 2 on 6/13/2021 5:43 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by DuckSauce Hello! Welcome here if you're new. What sort of exploring do you and your friends like(or are interested in)? That being said, a few must-haves for any exploring are:
- A good torch (or two), preferably water proof, with spare batteries.
- Good footwear, somewhat obvious, but strong, comfortable shoes will do wonders on a long explore.
- Long pants, not only warm but will save you skin if you encounter some nasty stuff like: barbed wire, thorn bushes, or putting your foot through a floor/roof
- Useful tools such as a leatherman, swiss knife, or multi-tool
- First aid, just the basics will do, but handy in a group situation, someone always gets a cut.
- Mobile phone or radio for emergencies, interpersonal communication, mapping ect.
- Specialty tools if need be, such as manhole keys, UDT, picks, ect.
- A bumbag, backpack, or dry bag for storing these items.
I can assist further if you have an idea of what sort of exploring you're likely to be doing. Eg. abandonments, caves, mines, drains, industrial buildings, active sites ect.
| We're mainly interested in abandoned locations and more industrial places. I know about two of us have some N95 respirators for stuff like mold.
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| Aran
Location: Kansas City Gender: Male Total Likes: 1839 likes
Huh. I guess covid made me a trendsetter.
| | | Re: Gear for Exploring < Reply # 8 on 6/20/2021 5:26 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | I've seen so many posts talking about what gear you "need" to get started over the years, but honestly urbex doesn't require much. At it's core all you really need is a phone with a camera and a cheap flashlight. Does investing in more gear make life easier? Absolutely. I have a messenger bag that I load up with my camera, tripod, flashlight, respirator, spare batteries, work gloves, water bottle, emergency snack, and cigarette pack (for bartering with homeless people) and I usually wear hiking boots and jeans. I also own rubber wading boots and an inflatable raft, which are necessary for select locations. Plenty of other explorers invest in drones, climbing gear, police scanners, and multi-thousand dollar camera setups. But you don't need all that. It makes life easier and can help you access high difficulty locations, but in reality the actual gear requirements for this hobby are extremely low. Hell, in some circles a pack of cheap beer and a headlamp are all you really need.
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| fr00tCake
Location: 0.506953, 73.450199 Gender: Male Total Likes: 218 likes
| | | Re: Gear for Exploring < Reply # 10 on 6/21/2021 5:34 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Aran I've seen so many posts talking about what gear you "need" to get started over the years, but honestly urbex doesn't require much. At it's core all you really need is a phone with a camera and a cheap flashlight.
| +1 Before I brought anything, I explored literally decades with nothing, not even a flashlight. Not exactly smart, but the point is I didn't "need" anything. My kit is minimal, usually long pants, good shoes, cell camera, pocket knife, ball cap, flashlight. At an absolute minimum, I won't enter a structure without a flashlight. If I am exploring alone, which I usually do, I won't enter without a cell phone and at least 2 bars signal. I also will turn my GPS on before entering so my GF can track me, cause you never know - hell holes have eaten bigger men than me.... But I do also travel in a Jeep that is always ready for most anything. Full tool kit with spare parts, a "Bug Out Bag" which is filled with all kinds of apocalyptical nerd-a-liscious survival gear, and a well stocked first aid kit with everything from sutures to burn gel. How ever far my walk in is, is worth a walk back for paracord, extra flashlights, first aid, tools, gloves, bug spray, water, whatever.
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