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Scott McCrea wrote:I have seen helmets lost in cave twice. Both times we got them back, but it took a good bit of work. One we had to dig thru some breakdown to get it. One we had to chimney to the bottom of a tight, slot canyon. I believe there should always be two sources of light on a helmet. My second is in the front, under my main. Three is fine, but over kill, I think. My third is in my pack. I can safely travel thru a cave with any of them. And, the all use the same size batteries.
Also, I can't stand having lights on the side of my helmet. I always get them caught on stuff.
VRcaver wrote:The light around your neck was easily accessible to quickly replace the ones now broken on your helmet. I have no idea whether this has ever happened, but I have tried caving with a headlamp around my neck and it works well, assuming you are wearing a cave suit with a collar to cut down on chafing. And my neck has never been the tight spot for me on a squeeze!
GroundquestMSA wrote:If I'm surveying, I don't bring my helmet at all and I keep one light around my neck or in my pocket. The same applies to most of my solo caving or local trips with my brother. Helmets cause more problems than they're worth if you are caving in Ohio.
NZcaver wrote:GroundquestMSA wrote:If I'm surveying, I don't bring my helmet at all and I keep one light around my neck or in my pocket. The same applies to most of my solo caving or local trips with my brother. Helmets cause more problems than they're worth if you are caving in Ohio.
No rock to smack your head against in Ohio caves?
GroundquestMSA wrote:Even if I did have the tendency to whack my head on the rocks, I'd rather have some bumps and scrapes and gashes than always have to mess with a helmet.
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