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 Opheliaism
        
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Location: Out on the border of everything and nothing, TN
Ophie
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<Reply # 20 on 3/24/2009 2:21 AM >
|  | | | You just made meta so VERY happy!
Show up at 9:30 with 15 dollars cash and your fingers crossed.
<Mandias> I think she's gonna slug that cop. -------------------------------------------------------- <Axle> "She's just not a farmer Owen, she has too much of her Father in her." <Axle> Death by Hut |
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metawaffle
 
King of Puns
Location: Brisbane!
Gender: Male
Purveyor of Fine Lampshades
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<Reply # 21 on 3/24/2009 4:07 AM >
| | | | Posted by Opheliaism
You just made meta so VERY happy!
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Oh, you know me, just trying to help! 
http://www.longexposure.net |
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Saint42
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Gender: Male
“We shall not cease from exploration"
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<Reply # 22 on 3/24/2009 8:03 PM >
| | | | Here is what my trunk looks like. I got it all packed and ready for my spring break exploration tour. Everything together could run you a lot of money, but you'd be impressed the things you can find at Flea markets, Used stores, your parents garage, friends garage (all with their permission of course). I keep my trunk like this in case i ever run into anything good. There's a pic of me a buddy took in full gear. I do carry a BB pistol, one time i got attacked by a killer raccoon-possum hybrid thing. funny now but i got 5 stitches (no joke)
“We shall not cease from exploration"
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G.U.
Location: Sudbury/Meaford, ON Canada QC
Gender: Male
Get your F****** towel ready.
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<Reply # 23 on 3/24/2009 8:20 PM >
| | | | AWESOME. I can dig the necessity of most items in a mine or something...Ditch THAT gettup in the populated areas...
"Just out for a wa...err...Taking pictu...Uhhh...You got me. Read me my rights."
~"Why did the geologist take his girlfriend to the quarry? She wanted to get a little boulder, and He wanted to get his rocks off."~ ~When your hands are tied, Kick...Ass ~ My Flickr! |
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Saint42
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Gender: Male
“We shall not cease from exploration"
| | | | Re: Cost of UE Equipment?
<Reply # 24 on 3/24/2009 8:25 PM >
| | | | HaHaHa, yes. It is hard to walk around the street, or drive my car in this. The pads are strictly underground work. Everything else is covered up with a hoodie.
“We shall not cease from exploration"
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micro
Gender: Male
Slowly I turned
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<Reply # 25 on 3/24/2009 8:27 PM >
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So are you with G.I. Joe or Cobra Command?
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G.U.
Location: Sudbury/Meaford, ON Canada QC
Gender: Male
Get your F****** towel ready.
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<Reply # 26 on 3/24/2009 8:45 PM >
| | | | Posted by micro
So are you with G.I. Joe or Cobra Command?
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Awwwww your just jealous! HAHAHA
~"Why did the geologist take his girlfriend to the quarry? She wanted to get a little boulder, and He wanted to get his rocks off."~ ~When your hands are tied, Kick...Ass ~ My Flickr! |
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Saint42
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Gender: Male
“We shall not cease from exploration"
| | | | Re: Cost of UE Equipment?
<Reply # 27 on 3/24/2009 8:56 PM >
| | | | No contest...Cobra, for sure........I'll AGREE, it is a bit much. But i think its a psychological thing. I feel well-protected, which means i explore further, longer, and some places i normally would not go in just some jeans and a shirt. lol, surely someone has to appreciate that?
Sticking to the thread, its all very cheap equipment, and it works well, physically and mentally (ha!)
“We shall not cease from exploration"
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BLiP23
Location: Houston
Gender: Male
Whats next
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<Reply # 28 on 3/24/2009 9:11 PM >
| | | | I carry a 2D cell maglight and a 2AA cell maglight some cheap gloves and a few prybars and a few drinks cuz I get thirsty I carry it all in my backpack i have yet to buy a mask yet. In my serious stuff I keep in my truck I have a climbing harness 100ft of climbing rope a repeling rig and another 50ft rope grapling hook and a bunch of prybars I figure no place will be to difficult to enter! I try to keep just important things with me sometimes I carry walkies also! I always inspect and scout then grab what I need!
The world is my playground I will not be held back! |
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programmer437
Location: Columbia, SC; Charlotte, NC
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Cost of UE Equipment?
<Reply # 29 on 3/25/2009 5:01 AM >
| | | | Posted by GrounderUnder
AWESOME. I can dig the necessity of most items in a mine or something...Ditch THAT gettup in the populated areas...
"Just out for a wa...err...Taking pictu...Uhhh...You got me. Read me my rights."
http://www.uer.ca/...ic/norm/131052.jpg
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I wonder if that mask P-100 rated?
Anyways, as far as costs are concerned, you don't REALLY need anything to explore but a $20 flashlight and some decent footwear.
The biggest expense I find is camera equipment; I've spent around $500 myself, and have nowhere near what I want.
[last edit 3/25/2009 5:03 AM by programmer437 - edited 1 times]
"I don't care if you're urban explorers or urban infiltrators or URBAN LEGENDS!" |
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Tupsumato
Location: Finland
Gender: Male
How close can you go?
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<Reply # 30 on 3/25/2009 9:29 AM >
| | | | I don't think I have ever bought anything UE specific. The clothes I wear while exploring are more or less what I use or used every day before "retiring" them for UE. Other equipment, such as cameras and flashlights or car and bicycle, have other uses as well. Of course there's fuel and food, but I don't think they count.
All information and details given in good faith but not guaranteed! |
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blacklines
Location: the red stick.
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 31 on 3/25/2009 1:07 PM >
| | | | I dont think ive ever bought anything specifically for using while "exploring"... I have always owned a camera or two, I have a headlamp for climbing and backpacking... and Im not really interested in the whole urban decay thing so a mask is pretty un-needed... my waders I have owned for a long time because I fly fish... I guess occasionally Ill buy a coke after I get out of a drain? The whole gear-head mentality (as typified by the ninja looking guy a couple of posts up) baffles me.
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MindHacker
Location: Suburbs of DC
Gender: Male
If you spot a terrorist arrow, pin it to the wall with your shoulder.
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<Reply # 33 on 3/25/2009 3:34 PM >
| | | | Things bought soley for UE:
20$ for a 4d maglight. Yeah, the light isn't the brightest, but that's not what you choose a 4d around for, is it.
40$ for a tripod - essentially, it makes night shots possible.
$20 telescoping hook-pole-thing
$5 worth of Sal-Val butterknives
Things bought with UE in mind:
$200 DSLR (Rebel 300)
Things bought that ended up used in UE:
$200? climbing gear
$10 leather gloves
$40 boots
$20 lock picks
$20 cargo pants (5.11's, with kneepad slots + extra pockets + butt strap)
$30 camo clothing
$30 respirator
$20 knife
Really, between other hobbies (climbing, airsoft, locks) and urbex I have a lot of crossover. My advice would be to get a flashlight and a knife (you always need a knife) and start exploring, picking up other gear as you develop a need for it.
[last edit 3/26/2009 2:31 PM by MindHacker - edited 1 times]
"That's just my opinion. I would, however, advocate for explosive breaching, since speed and looking cool are both concerns in my job."-Wilkinshire |
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KingKong
Location: Pittsburgh PA / Rochester NY
Gender: Male
Insert artistic / badass sounding phrase here.
| | | Re: Cost of UE Equipment?
<Reply # 34 on 3/26/2009 12:04 AM >
| | | | Personally, I think maglights are the best for exploring. They are waterproof, nearly indestructible, and have a spare bulb in the battery cap, not to mention they are very, very bright. I have yet to own, or see a flashlight that compares to a maglight. The are so popular, simply because they...just...work. They also double as weapons if you accidentally find yourself walking up on a hobo's pitch, or dealing with similar situations. If you really wanted to, you could even convert them to LED with a simple conversion kit. They are sold at Target for about $19.
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DrRJones
Location: Hayward Ca
Gender: Male
I am become death
| | | Re: Cost of UE Equipment?
<Reply # 35 on 3/26/2009 12:30 AM >
| | | | A good Respirator is very important, make sure to get one that has a hepa filter on it. Or don't even bother. Paper masks only work for dust, anything that could hurt kill or infect you is small enough to slip threw most normal masks. SO GO GET A NICE MASK.
I wish i was underground, that's where the love is. |
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TUGG
Location: North Minneapolis
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 36 on 3/27/2009 4:30 AM >
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I was thinking Cyborg Bill myself.
But on the subject, all I went and got were good shoes, some flashlights, and a head light.
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