This isn't safe at all!

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*This video is only for entertainment purposes. Do not attempt any of the actions portrayed by Caveman Hikes. If you rely on information given in the video, you assume the responsibility for the results.
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Most of the gear we use is generic and interchangeable.
This is the gear we like and wouldn't trade.
Audio Glasses
lemunaglasses....
*I have hearing problems and this company sent us these as a courtesy and have been very helpful. If you like listening to music or if you have a "hum in the drum" like me, this is a cool way to wear glasses or sunglasses while listening to music without headphones.
Amazon listed gear
Fenix TK35UE V2.0 (TK35) 5000 lumens Tactical Flashlight with Two High Capacity Batteries and a USB Charger a.co/d/bpalzYK
(Good for starting fires too!)
IMALENT MS12 Mini Powerful Flashlight 65000 Lumens, 12 CREE XHP 70.2 LEDs, Beam Distance 1036 Meters, Suitable for Searching and Rescue (Cold White Light) a.co/d/i00ILcU
Fenix HP30R v2.0 Black 3000 Lumen Heavy-Duty Rechargeable Headlamp with Spotlight & Floodlight, Detachable Battery Pack and LumenTac Organizer a.co/d/0cjgtxO
Headlamps (recommended) www.amazon.com...
Usually cheaper alternative headlamp
(excellent but heavy) www.amazon.com...
The big torch flashlight we use most
(recommended, but expensive)
Fenix LR40R 12000 Lumen 845 Yards... www.amazon.com...
Even brighter, even more expensive.
IMALENT MS12 Mini Powerful Flashlight 65000 Lumens, 12 CREE XHP 70.2 LEDs, Beam Distance 1036 Meters, Suitable for Searching and Rescue (Cold White Light) a.co/d/i00ILcU
(This is a little monster, be careful)
Batteries (cheap source of decent 18650 rechargeable batteries)
Tactical Flashlight,Super Bright... www.amazon.com...
Battery source again
Super Bright 2000 Lumen 18650... www.amazon.com...

[@georgiacitizen7175]

The family that CAVES TOGETHER....STAYS TOGETHER!!!!

[@EvenDarker]

You mean I got to stay with these people?

[@BetsyJFonz]

I love that Lily asks if you’re sure you can do it…then suggests that her doing it might be a better option 😆

[@EvenDarker]

I love that you noticed that. Only after watching the video did I realize that Lily gives input like a proper caving team member. She believes what she has to say is just as valid and possibly the right way to do things. I realized I need to be careful to listen to her and go her way on some of these things. It's all too easy to continue to operate as if I'm in charge. I don't need to be in charge. But also yes it was hilarious. She was the gamer on this trip

[@BetsyJFonz]

@@EvenDarker She’s learning from the best! Gotta let her test all those skills you taught her.

[@navydogsadventures3500]

That was funny, I got a good chuckle too.

[@VaderWhoop]

@@BetsyJFonz You got that right! At this point I'm thinking what he doesn't know about this skill isn't worth knowing.

[@lootwijk]

@@EvenDarker It means a lot that you have that perspective, sir. It made me happy to read this.

[@ninjasites]

Cool family, great content 🙏😊

[@EvenDarker]

Thank you and thank you.

[@JamesMBC]

I've always wondered while watching Caveman Hikes: caving must be costly in terms of shredded shirts and pants. What is the way to go: buy durable but expensive clothes or buy cheap and disposable ones? Usually, for camping and buscraft one buys the good stuff like merino wool and other, non-cotton materials. Is the cotton not bad in terms of being cold and not wicking moisture? I love this channels, showing the beauty of caving and how not to freak out in tight spaces.

[@EvenDarker]

Great question. Cheap and disposable! I do have proper gear which cost a lot more but I generally save that for longer Expeditions or particularly dangerous caves where I just need to have excellent gear. Otherwise we just buy cheap stuff in bulk. We haven't tried to make much money from KZbin but we have made enough to purchase our gear and so the hobby is funded and that's been helpful. For most of our trips I'm just trying to dress for comfort. I found reasonably comfortable waterproof socks so I usually wear those so that no matter how wet it is I Stay dry. I don't mind getting wet legs as long as it's not for days on end. If I'm going to be out for a couple days I wear a waterproof caving suit. It's not very comfortable but it keeps me warm and dry. Most of the caves around here are basically freezing.

[@JamesMBC]

@@EvenDarker Awesome! Thanks for the info. Love your channel and you hobby, thanks for all the great videos!

[@sreckovicdejan]

What a beautiful nature. I enjoyed 🙂

[@BricktopsPigs]

Why don't you post on your main channel any more?it has 10x the subs of this channel.

[@EvenDarker]

Because this is how we want to do it.

[@navydogsadventures3500]

Morning, this was a my kinda hike for sure. The entrance to the first cave was great. When I was younger that was a playground for me. I can't say that now. Lol. I would have still enjoyed getting up the entrance. This actually reminded me of when I would take my two daughters up and hike the Ape Caves. A fun trip. Thanks!

[@EvenDarker]

Most of our caving is done within a few miles of the ape caves. Although this video is an exception.

[@navydogsadventures3500]

@@EvenDarker Very cool. My kids used to love going there.

[@lootwijk]

This whole outing had a great feeling to it. Good job, guys.

[@ignomoly]

i was told... not to say... anything that comes... to the mind...so here is some of my thoughts...

[@MiuMiu-dq6xt]

Be careful and safe ❤

[@billsanders9387]

Sometimes we error on those issues.

[@proudchristian77]

U so brave ! Wow ! thank goodness for utube, so we can but not really, 💝🚴‍♀️

[@TheAETHER22]

Cool mini adventure with funny companions

[@EvenDarker]

Yeah these are my favorite companions and they weren't really dressed for anything hardcore but we were having a good time. Thank you!

[@MortuaryManor]

Vans are great for grip tape and bike pegs. Not so sure about climbing!

[@JSSS85]

Such beautiful girls!

[@EvenDarker]

Yes! Where'd the little babies go!?

[@jaharlin]

Love to hear your the highest paid 👏🏼💪🏽 well deserved

[@EvenDarker]

Much to the dislike of the rest of the caving community! But too bad. ; )

[@BreezeFabreeze]

You got my vote .. subscribed and liked ...the attitude they have disapproving is the attitude that will keep them where they are .. below

[@VaderWhoop]

6:18 That cave is such a weird shape; how do you suppose it formed? A lava tube outlet, but the striations? ( it that a word? ) are at such a wacky angle on the right side looking out. Does it look like the ceiling rock has come down as a slab, so possibly hiding a much deeper previously accessible lava tube into the hillside? You find so many amazing places!

[@billsanders9387]

Your questions need answers. We don’t have them yet.

[@VaderWhoop]

@@billsanders9387 Lol.

[@miller2167]

Now this guy squeezes threw the craziest tightest caves that is jus insane but acts like a 10 20 foot little climb up a hill that leads nowhere and has absolutely nothing to be afraid of no dangers at all keeps repeating on how dangerous it is to going up and down it worst happens trip goin up or down and maybe get skinned up sliding to the ground that's 10 foot down lol I'm jus saying it's odd hearing that coming from this fearless fella that puts his life in danger prolly almost weekly or Dailey crawling n squeezing in caves that is literally life-threatening like Jon Jones at nutty putty cave style dangerous

[@EvenDarker]

Yes, this cave is more dangerous than any of the small crawly caves we go through. This is why people get hurt. They don't know what the real dangers are. The primary danger in most of the caves we go through, not one person has ever mentioned. This basically serves to remind me that doing something vs watching someone do something are two completely separate activities which are barely related

[@BrendaCreates]

I bet that one rock has been leaning like that for centuries.

[@EvenDarker]

Yeah who knows how long. There are some very interesting rock formations out here but some of them are difficult to hike to. Climbers know about most of these in the area. That's where we get a lot of our caving information is from the climbing community

[@skotmatthews8940]

I find it hilarious he's talking about cavey things and shes just chillin behind him making funny faces 😂 i dunno if its intentional or it its just a thing kids do whenever they're on camera (for me i always have to throw up a peace sign). It just makes it seem like a more old-school organic family outing home video VHS, designed more as something to play at family get togethers than a youtube channel. Maybe that's why, as a whole, the family is so popular, and a lot of people tune it. It doesn't feel forced like a lot of other family youtube channels, just a family who enjoys exploring the outdoors together and occasionally going into very very tight caves

[@EvenDarker]

It was hilarious huh. It's because she had never used a phone with that reverse-facing camera. I figured it would occupy her using it as a mirror while she kept it pointed at me. Otherwise she would get bored. Lilys always been a face maker. You should see the footage that I edited out! It was like faces for 10 minutes straight. Thank you for the kind words. I had no ambition to make a KZbin channel but I do like making videos and the theory was I thought it was possible to be successful without the standard KZbin narratives. Without begging people to like and comment and just stuff that annoys me to no end.

[@davidburnette963]

Hi girls 😮❤

[@billsanders9387]

Get in line. 🤪

[@mangamaniaciam]

Ah yes: Revisiting the playground of youth!!😁 I wonder if my knee would still let me crawl around like we used to do back in the days of highschool?!🤔😅

[@SittingWolfParanormal420]

ive been wanting to ask this question but im not sure if you can answer it but i have an android phone and i was wondering what app is the dual camera app that you use? ive tried a few and they don't work since they don't utilize both my phone cameras. anyway you guys stay safe and be careful on this wild cave journey 😁

[@eastcoastaudit]

Google is a great tool for that question 🤦‍♂️

[@SittingWolfParanormal420]

I tried that didn't work

[@EvenDarker]

It might depend on the phone you use. The dual camera was available on the Note 20 as well as the s22. I now have the s23 so it's not only dual camera but both sides are image stabilized and that makes a big difference. When it appeared on the Note 20 it was just an update to the phone from Samsung directly. So I bought the phone without it and then it updated and had it. So it's not an app it's just the native camera. And it used to be called dual camera but now it's called directors view. It's under the settings in the phone's camera app. I do really find it useful for a lot of things

[@SittingWolfParanormal420]

@@EvenDarker thanks for the awesome info sounds and seems like I need to upgrade my phone 😁 I have the A01 no wonder I was having trouble finding an app for it

[@VaderWhoop]

Caving Ferrets 😂

[@billsanders9387]

We may borrow the name.

[@JamesMBC]

A caving family, how cool is that? Also, shoutout to Jacob!

[@EvenDarker]

Yeah sometimes by force. If they hang out with me they're going to end up going caving!

[@rudyschurmann6211]

And it was a weird cave. also lava?I wonder how those big blocks got there standing upright. I find that fascinating

[@EvenDarker]

Yeah I'm not sure. It's good to keep in mind that all the world is lava because that's what's under all of this. So it's a kind of volcanic event that's not producing Lava Tubes but it does produce those big rocks. The big rocks are like giant lava formations that poke up from underground.

[@brianabraham8726]

Buttscratcher!!

[@StrongerThanBigfoot]

Where’s your son been? Is he still caving?

[@EvenDarker]

I have no children but yeah Jacob's still caves. Him and I just opened up the best and largest cave in the area in history last week. He's just been busy with school he's a senior and has a lot of activities.

[@williambotner2317]

From Kentucky. Can show u tons of caves

[@EvenDarker]

I'm sure you can. Kentucky do be like that

[@josemoreno-bo5iu]

👌🏼

[@ten-tonnetongue]

I think it's really cool your whole family is into this.

[@zonkerr76]

Slip and slide…😂

[@prophetascending9021]

Calvin, is there nothing on the market you can buy, or something you could make, which would take your camera and allow you to have your hands free? I know about GoPro, but something you could have on your waist and even furher up your arm? Just so you can have your hands free when you are climbing.

[@EvenDarker]

Folks are often concerned with our gear. But rest assured we are using what works best for us. This is after Decades of using equipment thinking it through and modifying everything. As always, simple is better.

[@prophetascending9021]

@@EvenDarker Yeah, that makes sense. You've been doing this a long time so I guess you've tried everything and have settled on what's best for you. Whatever, you use, the video quality remains high.

[@ten-tonnetongue]

lol - caving ferrets.

[@ten-tonnetongue]

That was pretty anticlimactic with respect to caves but that hike looks epic! Wow.

[@EvenDarker]

Yeah but it's like anything in life where the moment we found the opening it was a good pop in our emotions and that was kind of worth it. Mini caves just start as small holes and take a lot of digging and it's boring until you get inside. This was kind of the opposite. Exciting at first but then nothing.