Obviously, the type of clothing will depend largely on your own cold or heat tolerance, the speed of travel through the cave, and the type of trip you are on, but I’ve put together some very general suggestions to get you started. It is important to not dress too warmly at the start of the trip, especially if you are going to be moving quickly to your destination. Getting warm and sweaty will cause you to cool rapidly when you stop and may end up leading to hypothermia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Temperature: Mid 50s<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typical Caving: Some small streams or pools to cross, lots of dripping water<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outerwear: Caving pants or coveralls, long-sleeved wicking shirt<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Underwear (tops and bottoms): Lightweight wicking<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typical extra clothing packed: Light to medium-weight long-sleeved wicking top, balaclava<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Temperature: 60s to 70s<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typical Caving: No rivers or streams, but high humidity<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outerwear: Nylon caving pants or shorts (may wear tights under shorts to prevent grit from getting to your skin), wicking t-shirt<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Underwear:Lightweight wicking<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typical extra clothing packed: None. On a survey trip, some may want to add a lightweight, long-sleeved wicking top<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Temperature: 50s<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typical Caving: Swimming or long sections of wading required<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outerwear: Caving coveralls, PVC suit, or thin wetsuit<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Underwear: Medium weight wicking or wool<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typical extra clothing: Medium weight wicking shirt, balaclava<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Temperature: 40s<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typical Caving: Dripping water with some wet walls, but little or no pools or streams<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outerwear: PVC or nylon caving pants, long-sleeved wicking shirt<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Underwear: Medium weight wicking<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typical extra clothing: Balaclava<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Temperature: 30’s<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typical Caving: Dripping water with some wet walls, but little or no pools or streams<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outerwear: PVC or nylon caving pants, long-sleeved wicking shirt <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Underwear: Medium weight wicking<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typical extra clothing: Balaclava, wool or wicking glove liners<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Temperature: 30s<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typical caving: Stream crawls, pools and constant dripping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outerwear: Nylon or PVC caving suit or wetsuit<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Underwear: Heavy weight wicking, fleece undersuit or equivalent<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typical extra clothing: Heavier weight balaclava, warm glove liners, sometimes extra wicking kept dry for emergencies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Obviously, the type of clothing will depend largely on your own cold or heat tolerance, the speed of travel through the cave, and the type of trip you are on, but I’ve put together some very general suggestions to get you started. It is important to not dress too warmly at the start of the … Continue reading Clothing<\/span>