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I found a drain that I want to explore as according to some maps it continues on for miles and miles. Regardless, our original plan was to use skateboards and lay on them to navigate the ~4 foot wide tunnel. But, the water seems to be around 2-3 inches deep and there are endless pebbles, logs, and even damn plants somehow growing down there. It was just like a creek but underground, so a skateboard wouldn't work unless we just pushed past all of it but I have no clue how long it stays like that for.
So, judging off that conclusion, what would some ideas be to get around these tunnels quickly that don't give my quads and glutes the worst cramp I've ever experienced?
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Wear rain boots and crouch.
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Well, I agree with crouching. I'm a bit over 6 foot (Near 2 meters) and can crouch to the local tunnel sizes in a near calibrated way.
Or get something with bigger wheels, or get wet. The skateboard bearings don't last long running immersed, but you aren't using a nice board in there anyway.
In college I had severe back pain until after I got into storm drains. Great excercise for those stabilizing back muscles!
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Yeah I suppose I went in there after leg day at the gym. 30 feet into the damn thing and my legs started cramping. If I bring the boots and don't straddle the middle it would probably help a lot. Thanks.
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Posted by Thecurious
I found a drain that I want to explore as according to some maps it continues on for miles and miles. Regardless, our original plan was to use skateboards and lay on them to navigate the ~4 foot wide tunnel. But, the water seems to be around 2-3 inches deep and there are endless pebbles, logs, and even damn plants somehow growing down there. It was just like a creek but underground, so a skateboard wouldn't work unless we just pushed past all of it but I have no clue how long it stays like that for.
So, judging off that conclusion, what would some ideas be to get around these tunnels quickly that don't give my quads and glutes the worst cramp I've ever experienced?
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How tall is the tunnel? I know you said that the tunnel is 4 feet wide. If the tunnel is a walkable height, then you should be able to walk in the tunnel until the tunnel gets too small to walk in. That's usually what I do when I explore drains (LOL).
[last edit 4/27/2024 9:02 PM by hoover 2 - edited 1 times]
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It hasn't been said yet and is usually mentioned on posts like this so--take care to know the signs of gas poisoning (hydrogen sulfide). Decaying organic matter in tunnels with bad air flow or otherwise stagnant movement can be dangerous, especially in confined conditions that can take a long time to extricate yourself from. If the tunnel goes on for miles at just 4 feet, be sure that you can be safe while exploring it.
Good luck! If you do go, take some photos and update us.
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Posted by hoover 2
How tall is the tunnel? I know you said that the tunnel is 4 feet wide. If the tunnel is a walkable height, then you should be able to walk in the tunnel until the tunnel gets too small to walk in. That's usually what I do when I explore drains (LOL).
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It's circular concrete piping, so it's probably less than four feet now that I think about it.
This is a picture of me fully squatted down in the drain. I'm about 5'10ish so it's not very tall of a drain at all. And with all the water, it is quite a bitch to get through but all I need is a buddy who isn't willing to give up and push on to see what we can find. It leads underneath a busy road a few hundred feet down, so we hope it gets wider once we reach that point.
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