tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post5441473812500463261..comments2024-03-28T20:46:11.495-05:00Comments on Knuckledraggin My Life Away : Sunday Video 8wirecutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525620516837946733noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-62168201669585198262021-03-08T22:54:05.177-06:002021-03-08T22:54:05.177-06:00I was 21 last time I went into a wild cave. I had ...I was 21 last time I went into a wild cave. I had 2 people in front of me and it was a hole with a 90 degree turn, like the first one in the video. I was 6'3", 220. Got stuck in the hole. Couldn't go forward or backward. Was able to keep it together and exhale all the air out of my lungs while wriggling backwards. It was close enough to the entrance that there was still dirt on the floor, so that helped. Got out and went to the entrance to wait for the other guys and found a bunch of rattlesnakes. After that, if I couldn't crawl into a cave on hands and knees, I didn't go in. Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791610798116970807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-80958141130460923842021-03-08T18:17:56.218-06:002021-03-08T18:17:56.218-06:00Used to do a lot of that in the mountains of West ...Used to do a lot of that in the mountains of West Virginia...when I was much, much younger. My buddy would always get claustrophobic and we would have to exit the cave. Fun times. Couldn't put a gun to my head and make me do that now thoughChristian Mountaineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718213506187103102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-41637272742426072212021-03-08T14:33:22.772-06:002021-03-08T14:33:22.772-06:00Shit nightmares are made of!!Shit nightmares are made of!!Heinsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384385991825367524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-67136628396189633182021-03-08T13:04:30.603-06:002021-03-08T13:04:30.603-06:00I was born a couple years after that incident. Bu...I was born a couple years after that incident. But it was talked about in Quincy where I grew up as a general reminder to stay the heck outta the caves in that area. The limestone caves on the Quincy-side of the river were mostly used for storage but you still didn't go wandering too far into them.<br /><br />I've been through Mark Twain caves more times than I can count and that's a good reason why I don't go spelunking!<br /><br />The mud caves out here are a different matter, they're formed by seasonal rain in the loose sandy soil of the Borrego. They constantly change and usually you can see light from above as the rain carves out the soft sand. Very few are true caves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-44194896182659686362021-03-08T12:47:19.658-06:002021-03-08T12:47:19.658-06:00Used to be a qualified submariner on diesel boats,...Used to be a qualified submariner on diesel boats, no problem. I've listened to tails of men on battleships crawling the 16" guns. I was 6'1" and 155lbs in my early twenties. I've flown an open cockpit ultralight to 7000 ft. No way would I do what these guys are doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-23775341145798334962021-03-07T22:19:01.759-06:002021-03-07T22:19:01.759-06:00And when they get stuck, other people have to risk...And when they get stuck, other people have to risk their lives for their stupidity.seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621183891853692197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-38151029191295567922021-03-07T21:40:21.322-06:002021-03-07T21:40:21.322-06:00Yup! Still got the carbide lamp too. It was our ma...Yup! Still got the carbide lamp too. It was our main light as flash lights didn't seem to survive long. Wish we had those tiny LED ones then. A few of those spots looked like the 'exhale -more-More!' type holes.Kafiroonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-16035694463079054152021-03-07T21:28:01.323-06:002021-03-07T21:28:01.323-06:00Good on you. I was 20, 6'1" and a little,...Good on you. I was 20, 6'1" and a little, weighed 190 or so. Nobody expected me to go into a tunnel, and that was good. You got a double issue of brass ones.SgtBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10028149066384197545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-79356106557659019542021-03-07T20:52:10.224-06:002021-03-07T20:52:10.224-06:00That took big brass ones. Thank you for your stran...That took big brass ones. Thank you for your strand welcome home, brother.Chaddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15067265688304280990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-79390172720152716852021-03-07T20:44:40.396-06:002021-03-07T20:44:40.396-06:00Am I the only one that thought:
"This must be...Am I the only one that thought:<br />"This must be what it looked like for the gerbil trying to escape Richard Gere's colon." ?<br />Yeah, that's what I thought......<br /><br />Leigh<br />Whitehall, NYLeighnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-50306941116427985772021-03-07T20:36:03.792-06:002021-03-07T20:36:03.792-06:00Reminds me of the first time I had sex.Reminds me of the first time I had sex.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-50737107565723855932021-03-07T19:46:21.707-06:002021-03-07T19:46:21.707-06:00Nineteen and twenty I climbed around in a lot of h...Nineteen and twenty I climbed around in a lot of holes and tunnels. Then blew them up. Another time, another life. Today, aint no way. Bright Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03877871767652817139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-59853176493263841502021-03-07T19:35:19.982-06:002021-03-07T19:35:19.982-06:00I must confess to starting this habit when I was v...I must confess to starting this habit when I was very, very young. Squeezing through very tight, wet passageways was just what we did back then. Then, after a twenty-year hiatus I found myself completely absorbed by the desire to revisit other, tight, wet, slippery passage ways. I just couldn't get enough.<br /><br />Fortunately, now that I am in my early sixties, my libido is slowing down and I can now go for five, sometimes even fifteen seconds without thinking about sex...especially when sleeping.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-63007322484763114932021-03-07T19:24:25.404-06:002021-03-07T19:24:25.404-06:00Jewel Cave in South Dakota has a bench out front f...Jewel Cave in South Dakota has a bench out front for anyone wanting to join a splunking tour. You must be able to crawl under that bench. They have rangers standing by to remove the top when people get stuck. First time I tried it, I crawled off with the stone on my back.<br />They said I couldn't go on the tour, they didn't need the mountains moved just yet.JeremyRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692050680065474779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-37829685649531864632021-03-07T19:20:41.784-06:002021-03-07T19:20:41.784-06:00I belonged to a spelunker club many years ago. I ...I belonged to a spelunker club many years ago. I would never ever even try that but we had members that were so limber and calm that this is what they loved. Today my big toe wouldn't fit in the cave entrance. Tribhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242589305081364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-19950467645915413002021-03-07T19:17:16.972-06:002021-03-07T19:17:16.972-06:00Somewhere my bad back and fat ass won't be goi...Somewhere my bad back and fat ass won't be going.<br /><br />Jeremy P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-51508105610047636182021-03-07T19:15:25.259-06:002021-03-07T19:15:25.259-06:00Nope nope nope.
Even the video is cringe, I'll...Nope nope nope.<br />Even the video is cringe, I'll keep my caves to pictures other people take. Drowning to death or being lost to all knowledge in a hole that is unlikely to ever be found is one of the worse way to go.<br /><br />-arcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-84036919714629210812021-03-07T18:17:53.194-06:002021-03-07T18:17:53.194-06:00I know some people that do that in underwater cave...I know some people that do that in underwater caves. Having to take your gear off, push it through a hole and then wriggling through after it is not my idea of fun.StevePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16389148581959781269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-5690980463714032262021-03-07T18:16:15.355-06:002021-03-07T18:16:15.355-06:00you don't get stuck jumping out of airplanes. ...you don't get stuck jumping out of airplanes. and if the parachute fails you die quick.Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113393195056382332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-45992560962864898062021-03-07T18:06:59.238-06:002021-03-07T18:06:59.238-06:00Nope, nope, nope, nopity fucking nope.Nope, nope, nope, nopity fucking nope.rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-81086329659452519782021-03-07T18:03:25.417-06:002021-03-07T18:03:25.417-06:00I have skydived 3 times. On #3 I realized what a b...I have skydived 3 times. On #3 I realized what a bad idea it was when someone landed on someone's house.ÜberFisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545486823514403030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-72778389199936294382021-03-07T17:37:36.181-06:002021-03-07T17:37:36.181-06:00Same. I'll climb all over the *outside* of a m...Same. I'll climb all over the *outside* of a mountain.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673609316649175930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-52938011638940261212021-03-07T17:30:58.776-06:002021-03-07T17:30:58.776-06:00I am quite claustrophobic and literally 4 seconds ...I am quite claustrophobic and literally 4 seconds into this one I knew I was in trouble.<br />I made it 30 seconds in and had to click out because my chest was tightening up.<br />And yeah, like Chris Mallory, me and MRI machines do not get along, which really sucks because I have had a lot of MRI's.<br /><br />Tim in AKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-47124378663012586712021-03-07T17:14:56.643-06:002021-03-07T17:14:56.643-06:00I use to do this all the time, when I was young, i...I use to do this all the time, when I was young, in Southern Indiana, Bloomington/Monroe Co., it was a hell of a lot of fun. The best was rappelling into the caves. My father taught Spelunking 101 at a college and the final was to go caving and I always tagged along.BillDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09229341640311074426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-33798852368080592122021-03-07T17:04:40.894-06:002021-03-07T17:04:40.894-06:00Y'know, I keep thinking that there are reasons...Y'know, I keep thinking that there are reasons why this cave sat unoccupied for 79,000-250,000 years (all that flowstone takes a while to form at 0.1cm/century). This is one of those reasons. Brrr.Brewvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702520995766844918noreply@blogger.com