Quicksand Fans

Heya, welcome to the forum!

If you have someone with you, there is absolutely no reason to be scared, especially if you bring along a rope and a shovel for extrication just in case anything does happen.

Hopefully I can inspire some confidence. ^^

MuddyKitty wrote:I live in England (High Peak District) and I used to do quicksand masturbation a lot on my own during the summer in a forest near where I lived (when I was 15 - 18.) I used to do it to my knees to hips so then I won't get sucked in, just in case if anything happens.

Wow, sounds like someone's already got to live out my fantasy! And in the UK too!

MuddyKitty wrote:But one day I nearly died and got sunken in the mud. I think I got caught in an underwater ground current. I never told this anybody because I was scared of people judging me so now I have a boyfriend who likes the same thing, he wants me to bring back my confidence of quicksand.

I'm not quite sure what you're saying here? Are you saying there was an underground current in the quicksand, although (yes, I have read about it) isn't the High Peak District more notorious for peat bogs (mentioned by someone else ). Presumably it made the quicksand or bog more treacherous and you went so deep it scared you or you went under?

As Green Heart says, if you're going with someone, it does help and having a rope (washing line is cheaper and lighter!) secured to somewhere (a good sturdy tree if you''re in a forest) means you should be able to pull yourself out if you get into difficulties. I'm sure there are more experienced sinkers who will tell you the same here, and if you keep your head, it should be as safe as much as it is fun. Probe the area with some long branches or take something with you (like an old long broom handle) and find somewhere safely shallow like just knee or waist deep to to sink in first to get your confidence up.

Have fun!

Green Heart wrote:Heya, welcome to the forum!

If you have someone with you, there is absolutely no reason to be scared, especially if you bring along a rope and a shovel for extrication just in case anything does happen.

Hopefully I can inspire some confidence. ^^

Awhh thank you for the advice

Thanks everyone for the tip it really helps

MuddyKitty wrote:Thanks everyone for the tip it really helps

Sent you a PM with some more advice.

Were these peat type quicksands?

Im really curious anyone knows of "underwater currents" in quicksand... Normally quicksand in real life is kind of static and non threatening. Under-mud current could definitely add some real danger I'd think.

Perhaps it was a layer of peat mud concealing water below. Years ago, I once encountered an area where there were bones scattered around a meadow. Beside some large willows, there was a patch of brown peat mud, which was bulging, like rising dough. Poking it with a stick, it farted and I couldn't find any bottom. I just couldn't resist, so I stripped and stepped into it. It was nice and thick and felt great. But, after I sunk to around my waist, the mud beneath my feet suddenly dropped away, leaving my feet dangling in water! Then, I began to sink faster, and water was bubbling up around me as I kept clawing at the mud around me to keep myself at around chest deep. I had a stimulating struggle, with my upper body and legs bent forward to cradle the thick layer of mud, before finally sinking to my shoulders and then crawling out over the surface to solid ground, leaving a watery peaty hole in the middle of the mud. I guess that was where the bones came from. Afterwards, I sunk into a spot just adjacent to it, not encountering any water underneath, but it was full of sticks.

Northerner wrote:Were these peat type quicksands?

Im really curious anyone knows of "underwater currents" in quicksand... Normally quicksand in real life is kind of static and non threatening. Under-mud current could definitely add some real danger I'd think.

I cannot comment from direct experience except with man-made peat pits but when there is a prolonged dry spell, the peat in a man-made peat pit (which is all dead peat) will dry out at the surface. When it finally rains, or especially if a hose is used to put water into the pit at the bottom, there will be a tendency for the dry peat to float for a while with a body of mostly water beneath it. This might account for what is described here and it could indeed be dangerous if deep enough.

I experienced something similar to what Fred is talking about at a sand and gravel quarry that had recent very heavy rains. There was a good five feet or so of fine silt that appeared to be floating on top of the water somehow. I can't explain the geology but my feet were definitely feeling something that the rest of my body wasn't. The real test came when I put my hand on a model's shoulder and told her she would pop back up like a cork when I pushed her under. I shoved her down to arms length and when I removed my hand she just stayed there. Took me about a second to realize what was happening. I put one hand under her arm and pulled her back up pretty easy. She was unaware of the close call and I wasn't going to say much about it.