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< on 8/3/2008 10:30 PM >
|  | | | What common tools should be used in an exploration? I've seen pics of explorers with anything from dust masks to just a piece of cloth over their faces. I know the common tools of a camera and a flashlight. What else would the veterans recommend?
I have yet to go on my first exploration, btw...
If there is someone in the Lawrenceville/Atlanta area planning one soon that wouldn't mind a rookie, please let me know. Otherwise, whenever I get back to my home town, I plan to try my first alone.
Thanks for any advice...
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Mickael
      
Moderator
Location: Canada
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 1 on 8/3/2008 10:49 PM >
| | | | This thread might be a good start: http://www.uer.ca/...d=1&threadid=30971
As for myself, when I'm doing exploration, I make sure to bring a large hammer (to make entrance in windows), a crowbar (for locked doors) and a gas-powered jackhammer (For tightly sealed locations) .
Just kidding, off course.
When it comes to exploration, I like bring as less stuff as possible. I have my "exploration bag" packed and ready most of the time. It contains:
-Camera body
-3 lenses
-Tripod
-P100 mask
-Headlight
-Water bottle
-GPS (I kinda need it, I suck when it comes to road orientation) 
I might add a first aid kit soon, since I already had a few bruises/minor cut while exploring.
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sick hearts
 
Location: wpg . mb . ca
Gender: Female
| | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 2 on 8/4/2008 12:27 AM >
| | | | unless the location needs more, i usually bring:
- flashlight
- gloves
- camera + 1 lens
in my car i keep:
- 2nd flashlight
- rope
- respirator
- first aid kit
- rubber boots
- tripod
- extra hoodie and shoes
most of the stuff in my car i didn't own when i started, i bought it as i needed it.
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Blackbird
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Gender: Male
| | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 3 on 8/4/2008 12:42 AM >
| | | | This is my loadout
Must have:
-Tall, waterproof combat boots
-Heavy pants (I like thick jeans)
-Camera equipment (lens cloth, spare lenses, tripod, etc)
-Mini Maglite with extra AA batteries
-My brass handled folding knife in case I need it (not a weapon)
-Watchcap, USMC cap, or stained baseball cap for Merc's Farms LTD.
-Cell phone
-A whistle tethered to my belt
May need:
-Old British wax raincoat
-Leather gloves
-String
-A mirror on a 2ft collapsable stick
"Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, and brains save both." - Field Marshal Erwin Rommel |
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musket boy
Location: Maui
Gender: Male
It smells like your grandpa and your feet stick to the floor
| |  |  | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 4 on 8/4/2008 1:19 AM >
| | | | things i always sometimes bring:
flashlights
batteries
camera/lenses
tripod
strobe
gels
laptop
knife
snorkel
inflat able boat
oars
bicycle
gps
manhole key
tent
sleeping bag
60m dynamic rope
2 petzl ascenders
grigri/atc
2 harnesses
about 10 carabiners
a bunch of slings
boots
waders
propane stove
bow or rifle
bump keys
flares
backpack
gilly suit
2 way radios
scanner
compass
snacks
flash bangs
machete
air tank
regulator
weight belt
fishing pole
matches
poncho
iodine
handcuffs
money
wrenches
hacksaw
mirror
wire cutters
really only need the flashlight and camera most of the time
[last edit 8/4/2008 4:26 AM by musket boy - edited 1 times]
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snordhol
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 5 on 8/4/2008 1:25 AM >
| | | | All I've ever needed was running shoes and a flashlight. Anything else is just unnecessary baggage.
Going Where Others Won't |
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Mickael
Moderator
Location: Canada
Gender: Male
| | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 6 on 8/4/2008 1:34 AM >
| | | | Posted by snordhol
All I've ever needed was running shoes and a flashlight. Anything else is just unnecessary baggage.
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Well, I'm into photography so camera equipment is a must for me.
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MutantMandias
Perverse and Often Baffling
Location: Atlanta, GA
Gender: Male
Are you a reporter? Contact me for a UE interview! Also not averse to the the idea of group/anal.
| | | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 7 on 8/4/2008 1:35 AM >
| | | | I try to bring younger women whenever possible.
mutantMandias may cause dizziness, sexual nightmares, and sleep crime. ++++ mutantMandias has to return some videotapes ++++ Do not taunt mutantMandias
mutantMandias is something more than human, more than a computer. mutantMandias is a murderously intelligent, sensually self-programmed, non-being |
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seicer
Location: New York
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 8 on 8/4/2008 2:01 AM >
| | | | 1. Boots or regular shoes,
2. Camera gear and tripod,
3. Flashlight,
4. Mobile phone,
5. Pad and pen.
Abandoned |
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slipster
Location: Pittsburg, CA
Gender: Male
Uber Elite
| | | | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 10 on 8/4/2008 2:23 AM >
| | | | Whatever you do get yourself a respirator, and not those stupid paper masks those are only for non toxic dust. You need one rated for mold asbestos and that kind of thing. A full face mask with dual filters and It's a good idea to wear goggles as well.
Ashes to ashes dust to dust life is short so party we MUST |
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micro
Gender: Male
Slowly I turned
| | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 11 on 8/4/2008 2:58 AM >
| | | | You can never go wrong with one (or two) of these:
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Air
Location: Canada
| | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 12 on 8/4/2008 3:13 AM >
| | | | Posted by musket boy
things i always bring:
flashlights
batteries
camera/lenses
tripod
strobe
gels
laptop
knife
snorkel
inflat able boat
oars
bicycle
gps
manhole key
tent
sleeping bag
60m dynamic rope
2 petzl ascenders
grigri/atc
2 harnesses
about 10 carabiners
a bunch of slings
boots
waders
propane stove
bow or rifle
bump keys
flares
backpack
gilly suit
2 way radios
scanner
compass
snacks
flash bangs
machete
air tank
regulator
weight belt
fishing pole
matches
poncho
iodine
handcuffs
money
wrenches
hacksaw
mirror
wire cutters
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I know you covered the bare necessities, but a propane stove? Are you busting out the fondue like the cataphiles 
"The extraordinary beauty of things that fail." - Heinrich von Kleist |
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Sirber
Location: Québec, QC
Gender: Male
everything wasn't good
| | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 13 on 8/4/2008 3:21 AM >
| | | | Posted by MutantMandias
I try to bring younger women whenever possible.
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"Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god." — Sir Francis Bacon |
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musket boy
Location: Maui
Gender: Male
It smells like your grandpa and your feet stick to the floor
| | | | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 14 on 8/4/2008 4:23 AM >
| | | | Posted by Air 33
I know you covered the bare necessities, but a propane stove? Are you busting out the fondue like the cataphiles
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i bring it in case i get hungry and need to cook up some rice or couscous or a beef stew
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Air
Location: Canada
| | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 15 on 8/4/2008 4:34 AM >
| | | | Posted by musket boy
i bring it in case i get hungry and need to cook up some rice or couscous or a beef stew
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I've always been partial to venison and cappuccino. But Jannx carries the stove.
"The extraordinary beauty of things that fail." - Heinrich von Kleist |
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trent
I'm Trent! Get Bent!
Location: Drainwhale hunting
Gender: Male
Not on UER anymore.
| | | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 16 on 8/4/2008 1:56 PM >
| | | | I always work on bringing what I need but traveling light. So basically I just go naked and carry my car keys on a necklace.
If and only if the terrain is rugged will I then wear shoes or boots. Other than than I got all the gear I need.
Also, for in drains this approach works great, because you don't have to worry about getting your clothes when then. You can just go floating down the drain with the flow. It's like one of those lazy river rides, minus the sanitized water and clothing.
Another plus to this method is that if you get caught, your trespassing is the least thing people are thinking about.
He who rules the underground, rules the city above.
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TurboZutek
King Dick
Location: Scotland
Gender: Male
Giant octo-penised rapephant
| |  | | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 17 on 8/4/2008 2:04 PM >
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Ah, yes, 'The Fister' - a little more usable in the field than the outgoing old-style double ended dildo, certainly.
Chris...
We all had ostriches. My dad had an ostrich farm! I remember one day someone came in and said the high altitude bombing of Kosovo had been a limited success, so we all went out and celebrated… by killing an ostrich and boiling it in kiwi fruit. |
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sick hearts
Location: wpg . mb . ca
Gender: Female
| | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 18 on 8/4/2008 5:45 PM >
| | | | Posted by TrentReznor
Another plus to this method is that if you get caught, your trespassing is the least thing people are thinking about.
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i can honestly say that we've discussed using insanity as a credibility prop.
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Air
Location: Canada
| | Re: Common Tools
<Reply # 19 on 8/4/2008 7:33 PM >
| | | | Posted by sick hearts
i can honestly say that we've discussed using insanity as a credibility prop.
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Unbridled enthusiasm also helps. I once got two cops off my back by carrying on about neon signage and how great it is. If you know me, you know its true.
Now that I think about it, cops seem to like bugging us when were not even plotting . WTF is that about?
"The extraordinary beauty of things that fail." - Heinrich von Kleist |
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