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Re: On location: The swamps of sadness...
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 11:15 pm
by gamwam
that looks like a great spot,.. wish there was video of the submersion - nice job
Re: On location: The swamps of sadness...
Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 10:47 am
by bogbud
Sinking season 22/23 has come to an end and mosquitos have taken over total control of the bog.
Just wanted to show you some pics of the latest sink at some very special spot. Only on video i did notice that this could have been also the last and final sink if things have come a little different
Re: On location: The swamps of sadness...
Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 11:41 pm
by gamwam
male,. total submersion,. bog,. breathing tube,. pleeeeeease tell me you would consider sharing that video
Re: On location: The swamps of sadness...
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 1:17 am
by k2g2j2k2
wow pretty cool. How difficult is it to move in it? I find that thicker drier peat locks into place difficult to move even knee deep. Hopefully find something that's thicker for a slower sink but can still move in.
Re: On location: The swamps of sadness...
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 2:38 pm
by bogbud
Thanks for the replies.
This peat is not THAT dry so that it will lock you in (i know this from some other location) but more of the creamy and clingy type.
I noticed that this area as a whole gets more dangerous (also more fun), the more it dries up. Wet periods turn it into a soupy swamp but real sinking is much more difficult. When the water recedes, i kind of "fall" into deep pockets of mud and there is a feeling that bouyancy is greatly reduced.
Attached additional pics may give an impression.
Re: On location: The swamps of sadness...
Posted: Fri May 26, 2023 1:20 am
by maria
What a divine sinking place Bogbud. How on earth do you escape the cutches of this mire?
Re: On location: The swamps of sadness...
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:32 am
by gamwam
oh all the pics have vanished
Re: On location: The swamps of sadness...
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:07 pm
by bogbud
gamwam wrote:oh all the pics have vanished
But you know them!
Don't worry, there will be more adventures. In fact i've just come back from another tour. The bog has received lots of rain this fall so far, so it was more of a swamp-exploration than sinking in thick stuff. I'm also not into underwater-mud, so i have to wait for drier weather.
Re: On location: The swamps of sadness...
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2023 12:38 am
by gamwam
bogbud wrote:gamwam wrote:oh all the pics have vanished
But you know them!
yeah i do know them,. but i dont have a photographic memory so would have been nice to enjoy them again
Don't worry, there will be more adventures. In fact i've just come back from another tour. The bog has received lots of rain this fall so far, so it was more of a swamp-exploration than sinking in thick stuff. I'm also not into underwater-mud, so i have to wait for drier weather.