[Texascavers] extreme caving ?

2010-06-05 Thread David
I don't know what the official definition is of extreme caving, but I doubt it is as crazy as what this guy is doing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQITWbAaDx0 - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail:

[Texascavers] Re: gear for caving for long term China trip

2010-06-05 Thread David
Isn't it all made in China ??? I bet you will find LED headlamps over there cheap that are modern or even better than what we have here at our retail stores.But if you can afford a Stenlight, then get one. If you are going to the really big caves, you will need lots of light, meaning you will

[Texascavers] WTB - Caving Gear Before China

2010-06-05 Thread Floyd Hebert
I am leaving for China within the next 6-7 months, and would like purchase all new gear before I move. Gear is very hard to purchase in China, so I would like to have everything I need before I go. I may be there for a good number of years, so I would like to get good quality gear that lasts. I am

[Texascavers] Re: Rebecca

2010-06-05 Thread Logan McNatt
This is very sad and shocking news. I did not know Rebecca was sick. My sincere condolences to Fran and Rebecca's families and friends. Logan bcow...@satx.rr.com wrote: A lot of folks are asking for more info on Rebecca

[Texascavers] June meeting

2010-06-05 Thread J. LaRue Thomas
Greetings, all cavers and caver wannabes, The June meeting of the Permian Basin will be held this Tuesday, June 8th, at 7:00 pm at Murray's Delicatessen which is located at 3211 West Wadley in Midland. Once again we will be in the back room. Topics of discussion: Bill's Excellent Adventure Ju

[Texascavers] update "Passing of a Caver"

2010-06-05 Thread bcow911
A lot of folks are asking for more info on Rebecca-O'Daniel-Hutchins. I included her previous last name as some folks don't recognize her as Hutchins. Fran will meet with the minister again on monday and will finalize everything. He is pushing for a service on June 19th a Saturday, hopefull

[Texascavers] Fwd: FW: Passing of a caver

2010-06-05 Thread bcow911
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Re: [ot_caving] Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Fw: Scary Border Stuff...Why Haven't We Heard?

2010-06-05 Thread Scott Nicholson
Guns are not, and never have been, the problem.  The problem, in my humble opinion, are the drug laws in the USA which create the lucrative black market, and also the war on drugs (a 100% failure in every regard) which has cost about a Trillion Dollars so far... A very reasonable analogy is the

[ot_caving] Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Fw: Scary Border Stuff...Why Haven't We Heard?

2010-06-05 Thread Nico Escamilla
Im taking this thread to the OT list Rod, Certainly, it is well know that these bad people have bought many a local police department as well as state and hav'em working for them (I know that for a fact) however your point is not really valid here... with the exception of the Army, 50 cal Barret

[Texascavers] Help request: Move the brush pile

2010-06-05 Thread William H. Russell
OK, Folks, our neighborhood is having its large brush collection on 28 June. Katie and William are drowning in large brush -- in better years, William would have cut, compacted, and composted it, but that just didn't happen this year. Right now there's the better part of a loosely packed smal