Surveying: Gear suggestions

[IowaCaveDiver]

Hey All,
My girlfriend and I are planning to take the survey workshop coming up in January and would like to start doing some basic survey in a smaller system we've been diving. So... any suggestions for additional equipment we'll need or gear configurations you'd suggest to make the process easier? Any suggestions for you well seasoned surveyors would be awesome!

-Matt

[Kelly Jessop]

Hey All,
My girlfriend and I are planning to take the survey workshop coming up in January and would like to start doing some basic survey in a smaller system we've been diving. So... any suggestions for additional equipment we'll need or gear configurations you'd suggest to make the process easier? Any suggestions for you well seasoned surveyors would be awesome!

-Matt

You'll need a tape measure,I don't like anything longer than 100',and I have it rigged with bolt snaps. I like the Silva compass,easy to read,and inexpensive. I have a slate that I mount my compass,bubble level (good ones can be found at RV stores),and my data sheet on. For small cave I keep eveything seperate in a pouch.

[FW]

Be sure you get a survey tape with waterproof markings. Some cheap ones will wash off underwater.

[Daedalus]

Mike Poucher's page is great
http://www.cavesurvey.com/survey.htm

[IowaCaveDiver]

great link and info... ironically my girlfriend caught me looking at it as I was making a christmas gift shopping list... I guess she beat me to the punch, she had found the exact same page and had already ordered almost everything we needed! Damn, what a woman!

-Matt

[willardj]

That's a good woman.

[Luxrok]

I wrote a little piece on underwater cave survey.

Survey is a lot of fun and a lot of work. Good luck with your course....

HCK