Comments on: Swaygo Caving Pack

By: nmustoe

nmustoe — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:07:00 +0000

It seems like the bag has possibilities for canyoneers as well. Has anyone tried it?

By: jason riddell

jason riddell — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:25:00 +0000

bag like that is almost a necessity for heavy haul truckers to keep your stuff dry/clean and NOT mangled riding in a box full of chains/oil cans ETC bouncing down ice covered “roads”

By: JonathanHunter

JonathanHunter — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:14:00 +0000

Cavers rescue spelunkers..

By: Thomas Davidson

Thomas Davidson — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:08:00 +0000

Cavers Rescue Spelunkers.
I’ve been caving for over 20 years. I’ve usually relied on my old Lost Creek Caving pack, a generally sturdy and maul-proof caving bag which has lately been showing it’s age. I’m going to have to consider this one for it’s replacement. Nice to hear from BoingBoing cavers!

By: PlutoniumX

PlutoniumX — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:53:00 +0000

I couldn’t figure out why you’d take your wood carving into a cave to work. Unexpected Threadfall maybe…

By: GlenBlank

GlenBlank — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:42:00 +0000

“URL vs. URI” = “Caving vs. Spelunking”

By: Marky

Marky — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:15:00 +0000

My eyes/brain must be going bad, I read the headline and first graph as “carving.” Couldn’t figure out why a wood carver would need a pack…

By: Dave Bullock / eecue

Dave Bullock / eecue — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:12:00 +0000

And yes, cavers don’t consider themselves spelunkers, that word has negative connotations.

By: Dave Bullock / eecue

Dave Bullock / eecue — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:11:00 +0000

Interesting, my wife and I both own those bags. We’re avid cavers and members of the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Cave and Technical rescue team. We do mostly normal rescues as there are very few actual cave rescues here in SoCal (we did rescue someone from a cave last year though). Good times.

By: carl Martin

carl Martin — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:06:00 +0000

It is a cool sounding word – like dropping a pebble in a subterranean lake…

Onomatopoetry.

By: Huwman

Huwman — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:43:00 +0000

Hmmm. That’s odd. I’d go with the Merriam Webster dictionary which simply says it means “the hobby or practice of exploring caves”. It’s just a s-o-o-o much cooler sounding word, in any case. To me, a “caver” sounds like someone who is always giving up or actually imploding!

By: carl Martin

carl Martin — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:27:00 +0000

According to Wikipedia, “spelunking” is a term for inexperienced cavers with improper equipment and unreliable lighting.

By: Teller

Teller — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:23:00 +0000

xlnt gear, but after reading “Blind Descent” I have to ask ARE YOU INSANE? STAY OUT OF THOSE PLACES!

By: Vnend

Vnend — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:55:00 +0000

Definitely a cool tool. Probably great for kayaking and canoeing too, if you need to protect a camera or just keep your clothes dry.

The prices are pretty good too, for that degree of protection. I need to mention this to the folks at the local (good) camera shop.

By: Huwman

Huwman — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:45:00 +0000

This is cool but why say “caving” when the incredibly fine word “spelunking” exists? Man, I love that word!