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re: As far as worst ways to go..getting stuck in a cave has to be up there
Posted on 2/18/15 at 8:15 am to TheIndulger
Posted on 2/18/15 at 8:15 am to TheIndulger
Last year my son's cub scout pack went on a trip to a cave outside of Nashville. Before entering, every boy and parent had to crawl through a 3x3 box to qualify to enter. The group of parents got real small real fast. 
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Posted on 2/18/15 at 8:23 am to TheIndulger
Twenty years ago, Brookshire Grocery Co. had a deer lease west of Kerrville that had a cavern on it (not open to the public). There was a wooded area you would go into, and then there was a large hole and you'd climb down the rocks to the cavern entrance. The entrance was a hole you could stand in, but then you'd have to crawl (not a tight squeeze) for about 10 feet and then you'd be into more open areas. There were a lot of arrowheads in the cavern, as well as bats. Today, I'd be more worried about diseases from the bats then a collapse.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 8:29 am to Black n Gold
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Last year my son's cub scout pack went on a trip to a cave outside of Nashville. Before entering, every boy and parent had to crawl through a 3x3 box to qualify to enter. The group of parents got real small real fast.
Cumberland Caverns? If so, I went on a field trip there in 5th grade to spend the night in the caves, and I remember a couple of spots being pretty tight for me back then
Posted on 2/18/15 at 8:43 am to jchamil
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Cumberland Caverns?
I'm pretty sure that was the one. A couple of spots were both tight and muddy. Ended up being myself and just two other dads that were able to make it the distance.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 9:01 am to Black n Gold
Posted on 2/18/15 at 9:18 am to TheIndulger
I seriously got nauseated while reading that.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 9:21 am to TheIndulger
We did the wild cave tour of Mammoth a few years ago. Most of the time you're crawling on your belly or back through extremely small spaces. Some corridors are the height of your head-you have to turn your head sideways while crawling on your back to get through.
If you're claustrophobic at all this is not for you. I have no desire to ever do that again...
If you're claustrophobic at all this is not for you. I have no desire to ever do that again...
Posted on 2/18/15 at 9:24 am to bleeng
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We did the wild cave tour of Mammoth a few years ago. Most of the time you're crawling on your belly or back through extremely small spaces. Some corridors are the height of your head-you have to turn your head sideways while crawling on your back to get through.
If you're claustrophobic at all this is not for you. I have no desire to ever do that again...
Nope, frick that.
I enjoy large open caves, but if it came to crawling I'd be at the end of my cave tour.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 9:33 am to LSUBoo
pretty sure the folks who do this dont have that fear of small places, just like the folks who climb up to the top of radio towers dont have a fear of heights...either way you wont find me doing any of that crap
Posted on 2/18/15 at 9:51 am to bleeng
I wanted to do that one at mammoth, but it was full, so I took a "strenuous" tour that involved holding lanterns. Well they didn't have enough lanterns for the 50 people on the tour so I didn't get one, and it was only strenuous to the southern fried fatties in the group..which was about half the people
Posted on 2/18/15 at 5:42 pm to jchamil
PBS does a nationally syndicated show from Cumberland Caverns. It's called Bluegrass Underground
Posted on 2/18/15 at 5:52 pm to TheIndulger
Darwin at work....
Posted on 2/18/15 at 5:55 pm to TheIndulger
The only caves I will ever go in are tourist attractions with paved floors. Even at that they are like circuses, seen one, seen 'em all.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 6:18 pm to TheIndulger
This is going to be awkward for a while for the family...."What happened to your son?" "Oh, terrible accident...he suffocated in Nutty Putty"
This post was edited on 2/18/15 at 6:19 pm
Posted on 2/18/15 at 6:38 pm to TheIndulger
LINK
Youtube of a family going through the nutty putty caves. Definitely watch from 4:55 on as they go through the worm hole area
What would be worse - getting stuck like the guy in the OP or getting lost deep in the cave and your light goes out?
Bonus horrible scenario - you get lost deep in an underwater cave while scuba diving.
Youtube of a family going through the nutty putty caves. Definitely watch from 4:55 on as they go through the worm hole area
What would be worse - getting stuck like the guy in the OP or getting lost deep in the cave and your light goes out?
Bonus horrible scenario - you get lost deep in an underwater cave while scuba diving.
This post was edited on 2/18/15 at 6:42 pm
Posted on 2/18/15 at 6:39 pm to VABuckeye
quote:I don't know, man, I'm pretty tough to beat.
I'm just going to admit that when it comes to caves and tight places I'm the worlds biggest pussy
quote:Not ever ever ever.
. Not happening.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 6:51 pm to Ed Osteen
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My brother learned this the hard way and still fricks me to this day
Sig quote material.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 7:11 pm to TheIndulger
Perfect night to watch The Descent
Posted on 2/18/15 at 7:53 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
this explains everything.
Go ahead special ed tell us more.
Go ahead special ed tell us more.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 8:51 pm to AubieALUMdvm
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Youtube of a family going through the nutty putty caves. Definitely watch from 4:55 on as they go through the worm hole area
Did anyone watch this video posted above? Its insane-- the kids crawling around in the cave-- its pretty wild.
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