Here is a guide on the essential kit for every Caver.

If you're looking to put together your own SRT kit, here is a handy guide on what you'll need.

 

 

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Motion Research

Stack Pack Jar

From £14.95 inc. VAT

Lyon

Bits Bag

The Lyon Bits Bag is a harness-mounted caving transport bag with a 4-litre capacity, making it suitable for carrying essentials such as food, emergency kit and survey notes. It has a reinforced base with drainage holes and a draw-cord closure system. The Bits Bag is big enough to be useful, but small enough to not get in your way when things get tight.

From £31.62 inc. VAT

Climbing Technology

Quick Step A

The Climbing Technology Quick Step A is an ascender for the right or left foot, when used in conjunction with an ascender handle (e.g. QUICK’UP+ or QUICK’ARBOR H) or a chest ascender (e.g. CHEST ASCENDER HC), makes it easier and speeds up the ascent of a rope.

From £53.90 inc. VAT

Petzl

Vertex Vent

The Petzl Vertex Vent has the same excellent features as the standard Vertex but with adjustable ventilation around the sides of the head.

Up to 27%
off RRP
From £70.00 inc. VAT

Abbey

Silicone Grease

The Abbey Silicone Grease is a high-viscosity silicone lubricant that's perfect for reducing the friction between plastic to plastic, plastic to rubber, plastic to metal and rubber to metal moving parts.

£5.99 inc. VAT

Alp Design

Bunny Chest Harness

The Alp Design Bunny Chest Harness is a figure of 8 chest-strap harness that's been designed for use during speleological activities. It is fully adjustable and features a handy side gear loop, a Velcro tab on the shoulder for fixing excess webbing and nylon webbing with a cam buckle, for connecting shoulder straps and a ventral rope clamp.

£32.99 inc. VAT £30.01 inc. VAT

Alp Design

Classic Bag

The Alp Design Classic Bag is a water and tear resistant tubular PVC bag that's been designed specifically for caving use. It features padded and adjustable shoulder straps, various handles for different carry options and a drawstring closure with cord. The handles are on the top, rear and base of the bag and have been attached with internal anti-tear reinforcement for added durability. This is a high quality bag that's perfect for cave exploration.

£76.00 inc. VAT £69.19 inc. VAT

Petzl

Explo

The Petzl Explo is a caving chest harness with an X-shaped construction that provides a good shoulder position, the chest strap then allows for precise adjustment of tension on the ventral ascender. The Explo shoulder straps allow the Croll ventral ascender to remain correctly positioned, in order to optimize efficiency and comfort during rope ascents when caving. Each strap is equipped with two HMPE gear loops and two slots for carrying equipment.

£65.00 inc. VAT £57.82 inc. VAT

Up and Under

Waterproof Battery Case

The Up and Under Waterproof Battery Case holds 2 x 18650 or 4 x CR123 sized batteries or combinations of the two.

£4.60 inc. VAT

Raumer

Minox Hanger

The newest iteration of the Raumer Minox hanger is lighter, and has a larger hole for accommodating carabiners and attachments, all while maintaining the previous breaking strength. The polished finish allows for easy removal of mud and dirt (specific for caving), differentiating itself from matt grey hangers needed to mitigate visual pollution in outdoor areas.

From £4.00 inc. VAT

Fenix

Fenix Helmet Attachment

The Fenix Helmet attachment bracket is a simple and cost effective way of securing either your Fenix Headlamp to your new caving helmet. Fenix has designed the helmet bracket to feature a very easy to use system.

From £6.95 inc. VAT

Fenix

HP25R V2.0

The Fenix HP25R V2.0 Headlamp is the further upgraded version of the original HP25R and it really delivers on performance. It offers improved runtimes, with a huge 5000 mAh capacity from its rechargeable battery and a maximum output of 1600 lumens, plus a huge run time at lower brightness levels. Made from reliable aluminium alloy, the HP25R V2.0 is tough and durable without compromising on being lightweight and comfortable to wear. The lighting angle can be adjusted with the 60º tilt mechanism to direct the beam as required.

£134.95 inc. VAT £125.05 inc. VAT