And here lies the problem...
from the idiocy of rigging a rebelay down an six meter blind pitch to
using netting to keep people from falling in... it reminds me of that
AOL commercial where the moron says, "I can't program a VCR, but I can
use AOL!"... and that's the problem-people doing things they are not
competant or skilled enough to do.
If it ever comes to having to rig a net to keep morons from falling down
a pit I'll cave alone instead.
Of course on the flip side you could look at it this way; using netting
to catch falling morons means the less vertical training and experience
needed means the more people that can go caving!
Good training, good people, experience, skill, teamwork, I hope caving
stays that way. Just give me your list of people that might need the
net, and I'll cross em off mine.
David Locklear wrote:
Have you ever been standing around a pit with a bunch
of people and hoped that nobody slipped and fell in?
Well, here is a possible safety device:
Acadamy Store sells a a large net made of 1" webbing
sewed together to form a web approximately the size
of a truck bed. ( It's purpose is to tie down gear ).
However, this net is constructed very well and could be placed over
the pit and tied down at several anchor points.
A caver could take the net and modify it to make it
stronger or to fit a specific cave.
This would also work great at a cave with multiple
entrances ( for example, Illusive Pit ), where most
cavers are going down one pit and all the onlookers
are gazing down the other.
I believe this net would support a caver taking a fall, or
it would at least buy some time to figure out how to grab
him before he takes the plunge.
It might even make a hammock if placed just right.
David Locklear
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