Was a dang good thing I had them instructions! They told me how dangerous that little mini-rack was and how risky it was for me to be going down that pit.
I wonder if there have been rappelling accidents because the little warning tag got caught up in the rack. Instructions didn't say to take it off.
What Junkman left off of his post was that the night before he had told me, groaning in amazement, how he's been on trips where inexperienced cavers pulled out new equipment, still in the packaging, and had to figure out how to use it before rappelling or ascending.
So I kept my new rack in the plastic bag, then at the cave pulled it out and asked Junkman if he could teach me how to use it. Wish I'd had a camera ready for the look on his face!!
And it wasn't even April 1.
Did you pick up on how Junkman, our fearless leader, had abandoned me? He was already down the pit and off rigging the second one when the picture was taken. And everyone else was on the far side of the pit.... laughing. So, it was a good thing I had those instructions!
Cheryl
(PS: It works great, and sure beats carrying my normal rack for short to medium drops.)