bogbud wrote:Really dark but I guess this is a necessity because the quarry is still in use.
Impressive sink and that clay looks really thick and creamy!
Keep it up and don't get caught.
The clay was really thick, I was having a hard time just breathing, but I'm sure that was also because of my excitement
sinker562 wrote:That looks like an awesome pit and a great sink. You're right, once ya find a good place it's easy to get hooked. Here's hoping for many more amazing sinks in the near future. Woof!
It is a great pit, only real downside is that its 2 1/2 hours away, luckly my work days of line up great with the quarry's off days
gjhkigkhjf wrote:good video, like this is the first time ive seen someone submerge into a quarry that looked bottomless yet dry and lacking buoyancy , were you standing up the whole way there? i can imagine you not being quite there to reach your stick, the best part is it looked slightly sticky too, like the real deal. I am never letting this video go.
if your are able next time, you should go naked and take a slightly better light
It is all dry too, I remember my first time walking along the banks, all dry clay, very big dry cracks on the surface, but not dry enough took one step too far onto the dry clay and I sunk half way to my knee. Gave me a rush of excitement I have not had since my very first sink. On this video I stand up until I'm a little past my waist, then I start kicking my feet in front of me to start angling my body(thats the reason my HD camera sank into the mud) But once the pit is mixed up it gets a little thinner. Last time I was at this exact spot and after playing in it for about 20 minutes I am able to pencil dive straight in and sink up to about mid chest, then I can dig my arms in and finish the submersion off that way. This stuff is kinda sticky, when I come up I would have to say i have about an inch of mud caked on me, makes me really heavy so I have to get it all off to be able to walk without sinking in again
gamwam wrote:great sink,. and considering you filmed at night realyl impressive that you got so much on camera,. i remember those days when i used to go sinking in essex quarries nearly every night in the summer months,... i learnt a heck of a lot back then about sinking incloduing how to use a hose to stay under if the pressure permitted - i miss those times and honestly wish i had never moved north
Ive used a snorkel a lot of times to stay under
What kind of hose did you use, I was looking for one last time but I was unsure what to go with