So, further to my recent, mildly divisive thread on how to dress uz dog for a wedding - briefly, he's named on the invite, he won't be spending much time at the wedding, just a brief appearance at the pub garden reception, he won't be dressed up like an idiot - does anyone have any genius ideas for wedding gifts for a couple of cavers?
I'm very much not an underground person, caves make me shudder, I like high places. I thought about a book of stunning cave photography and came across Hidden Worlds by Martin Shone, which looks spot on, but was unfortunately a limited edition and no longer available. He also sells prints, but I suspect we won't have time to sort that before the wedding.
For perspective, if they were cyclists, I'd maybe consider the classic giant Campag corkscrew, but I don't have any grasp of caving culture. The nearest I've come to it is watching The Desolation of Smaug. Anyway, if anyone has any genius ideas, I, my partner and Sprocket our GWP would be very grateful. Ta.
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I'd check on the timescales for the prints. I bought for prints from a running photographer and he had them with me within 3 days.
I'd check on the timescales for the prints. I bought for prints from a running photographer and he had them with me within 3 days.
Thanks, good point, I'll drop him a line.
A toaster?
Elon Musk keyrings
Elon Musk keyrings
Elon Musk keyrings
Elon Musk keyrings
No wonder he's a bloody trillionaire
Beard trimmer.
Sun tan lotion fake tan.
Ball of string.
Borat thong for the wedding night.
Suitable book https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/blind-descent-book-james-m-tabor-9781849018562
Beard trimmer.
Sun tan lotion fake tan.
Ball of string.
Borat thong for the wedding night.
Suitable book https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/blind-descent-book-james-m-tabor-9781849018562
Beard trimmer.
Sun tan lotion fake tan.
Ball of string.
Borat thong for the wedding night.
Suitable book https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/blind-descent-book-james-m-tabor-9781849018562
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I didn't know you could do that.
I knew I could count on STW [rolls eyes etc] Oh, hang on,
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Well i mean.... What were you expecting. Just get them a normal present you think they will like? Unless they only do cabing.
I think bringing sprocket is gift enough.
Shirley there was a wedding gift list with the invitation. Or has that sort of thing gone out of fashion?
Breakfast at Bernie's Cafe in Ingleton.
Tickets for a descent into GG.
Gaping Gill Winch - May Bank Holiday - Bradford Pothole Club https://share.google/vRAx8oQ5BkRVx5xBm
You can't seem to buy replicas of the Fang Torch from Sanctum (2011) unfortunately but kudos to anyone that knows what I mean before they Google it! 😁
A cat
Beard trimmer.
But what are you getting for the groom?
Tickets for a descent into GG.
For a pair of confirmed cavers...🙄
Really, no.
Kartoffelturismus at its best
A copy of The Darkness Beckons by Martyn Farr - the classic book about cave diving. For those times when squeezing through a narrow gap in the pitch dark isn't enough, do it underwater with every movement churning up sediment so even your torch doesn't help.
His and hers pottery trolls or maybe a male and female gollum.
Blackout goggles because 'the sun burns our eyes, precious'
please dont encourage them
Well i mean.... What were you expecting. Just get them a normal present you think they will like? Unless they only do cabing.
I think bringing sprocket is gift enough.
I suggested giving them a GWP puppy as a leftfield sort of option. My partner felt that this was potentially 'life-changing' and not in a good way. Maybe a smaller breed, better suited to small, dark spaces might work. I figure a Dachshund would fit neatly into small crevices.
We could, fwiw, get them something 'normal', but it feels like a bit of a cop out. It would be nice to actually gift them something that might feel genuinely special and specific to them, like a GWP. In honesty, the Martin Shone book looks perfect, but was a limited edition that is apparently sold out everywhere. The search continues....
I read The Darkness Beckons in the school library when I was a kid, it's one of the many things that helped fuel my reluctance to mess around in dark, claustrophobic spaces, when tall, airy ones with epic views are available.
Maybe a smaller breed, better suited to small, dark spaces might work. I figure a Dachshund would fit neatly into small crevices
Ferret
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?threads/copy-available-not-for-the-faint-hearted.34585/
Get them this very rare and desible caving guidebook and support a cave rescue charity at the same time. Win/win...
Cave Rescue don't seem to have a merch store so this one will have to do:
