Talk:Caving equipment

Lights

What about flashlights? Headlamps? Lanterns? Oil lamps? Fire on a stick? Glow sticks? Etc. --Wtshymanski (talk) 01:39, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Merger proposal 2012-07-26

Per WP:Merging#Proposing a merger, I propose that 'Snoopy loop' be merged into 'Caving equipment'. I think that the content in the 'Snoopy loop' article can easily be explained in the context of 'Caving equipment', and the 'Caving equipment' article is of a reasonable size that the merging of 'Snoopy loop' will not cause any problems as far as article size or undue weight is concerned. →gab 24dot grab← 16:23, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Is it used by cavers other than cave divers? It is used by divers other than cave divers, and might properly be merged into Diving equipment. It does seem a bit trivial to have its own article. Cheers, • • • Peter (Southwood) ^(talk): 13:02, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Please see: Rubber band#Ranger bands. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 13:26, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

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history and gear

I was looking something up for a friend about acid and nylon and I recalled that long ago I had read a book that said that in the days when the lamps used batteries with acid in them, cavers couldn't use nylon harnesses and ropes, so they were made of, I forget, acrylic? So I think the sections on history and gear could both be expanded, especially if nowadays things are very different. Vince Calegon 10:22, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Protective clothing section expansion/edit

I feel this section or the page itself could be expanded or restructured slightly to include a summary of protective attire for special situations. For example, this article https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_the_Crystals cites the use of a specific refrigeration suits and breathing systems required to allow the explorers to survive the temperatures and humidity. The intention of the caving equipment page seems to be summarative so I think perhaps a slight restructure to include information on this could really help people get a better grasp of the big picture of what people could have to wear. Also, this page can better serve as a starting point for people to track down more specific details and realms of information on caving equipment. 2600:1700:60A4:1290:69B2:B9A4:A303:CCDD (talk) 07:55, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

A good idea. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:30, 27 November 2021 (UTC)