Freshers

• Clothes for the Cave.
  • These should be warm and synthetic not cotton or jeans; you want something that doesn’t absorb a whole lot of water.
  • Ideally wear fleeces, thermals, leggings, walking trousers etc. (something you won’t mind getting a bit dirty)
• Wellies.
  • We might be able to lend some, but you’ll have to message us beforehand.
  • You can generally find some on Amazon for cheap!
• Gloves (optional).
• Spare clothes to change into (including underwear and socks!!).
• Full-sized towel.
• High-sugar snack e.g. a Mars bar.
• Money for food/takeaway (optional).
  • Depending on how nice your driver is, there tends to be post-cave McDonald’s trips…

If you have any medical needs such as an epipen, insulin source, or inhaler then please inform your leaders of any relevant medical conditions before going on your trip with them so that we can accomodate it.

We have a dry bag with us, so can generally bring things down into the cave.

If you are going on a weekend trip, then you still need to bring all the stuff listed above, but you should also bring:

• A sleeping bag, or a pillow/sheets if you don’t have a sleeping bag.
• Toiletries (toothbrush/toothpaste, shampoo, etc.).
• Clothes.
  • Not just caving clothes, you want to be comfy in the hut.
• Snacks.
• Flasks and any drinks you want to have.
• A portable charger (not necessarily essential, but sometimes plug sockets are hard to come by).

• Oversuits (these are worn over your clothing to protect you from abrasion).
• Helmets to protect your noggin.
• Headlight (this goes on your helmet and lets you be able to see where you’re going and sometimes helps you change in the winter evenings…).