Caving Equipment Suppliers Review
(AG Recommended)= Best place to purchase products.A= Good prices good selection good quality.
B= Limited selection or has bad pricing but has good quality.
C= Limited selection or has bad pricing average quality.
D= Not the best quality.
F= You would be better off going to the dollar store.
Karsts Sports Good reference sight for caving equipment but pricy(B)
BassPro Good outdoor equipment of all kinds ok price (not best cave supplies)(A)
Bob and Bob (B)
Inner Mountain Outfitters Good selection of alternate cave gear(B)
Cabela's One of my favorite places to shop (AG Recommended)
Black Diamond Climbing equipment (A)
Petzl Good caving equipment (A)
Pelican Rugged cases and very strong lights(AG Recommended)
Equipment we use:
THESE ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST PRODUCTS TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION QUALITY FIRST THEN PRICE. THIS IS EXCATLY WHAT WE THINK YOU WILL NEED.
1 Head Light We use Pelican for there quality products.
20 Luminas or more recommended. (Use AA batteries) one watt led
2 Hand held lights We prefer Energizer (HardCase)
One bright light, one small led backup. (Use AA and D batteries)
3 Hard hat
4 Rugged cloths Provided by Aramark Uniform
Warm abrasion resistant… American Grotto overalls.
5 Extra batteries
Batteries in lights should be new not partially used. (Use only AA
or D batteries) everyone should have the same types of batteries.
Don't use off brand batteries. They are not that much cheaper.
6 Knee pads
7 Spare cloths
8 Cave Pack
Water resistant.
9 Spare light bulbs
10 Energy food
Granola bars…
11 Water/drinks
12 Waste bags/bottles
14 Plastic trash bags
15 First aid kit
(This list is a guideline to help you decide what equipment you might want to use, based on our testing. We take no responsibility for any of these actual products.)
