Caving Suppliers

originally compiled by Kevin Harris; currently maintained by the

This list of personal and group equipment suppliers is for the benefit of U.S. cavers. We list mostly local suppliers unless a foreign supplier offers products difficult to get in the U.S. The NSS website home page, at the bottom, has a list of sponsored links that includes more kinds of cave-related supplies, such as videos, artwork, jewelry, etc.

B&C Wunderwear, 2368 Antioch Pike, Antioch, TN 37013.
Specializes in custom coveralls, kneepads, packs, rope pads, and accessories. Phone orders: 615 315 9777. This business is run by Cecile James.
Bob And Bob, P.O. Box 441, Lewisburg, WV 24901.
Bob LiebmanFull service vendor specializing in caving supplies: Coveralls, lights, packs, ropes, harnesses, ascenders, descenders, helmets, chest boxes, webbing, accessories. Phone orders: 304 772 5049. This business is run by .
Cave Books, 4700 Amberwood Drive, Dayton, OH 45424.
Small publisher of cave-related books.
Caver's Connection, 16 West Green Street, Shiremanstown, PA 17011
Relatively new (on-line anyway) general purpose caving vendor, specializing in bat-related products and accessories. Phone: 717 731 1163. This business is run by Barry Duncan.
Expedition Essentials, P.O. Box 22647, Denver, CO 80222
Heavy duty knee and arm pads, and accessories. Arm pads are really useful in southwestern caves, such as the guads, where it is too hot to wear long sleeve shirts, but you need occasional arm protection in crawls. Phone: (303) 582-5668.
Howie's Harnesses, 1061 Fines Creek Road, Clyde, NC 28721-91874:39 PM 2/14/2008.
Climbing gear, cave packs, "Caveralls", and custom sewing. Phone and Fax: 828 627 2656, Email .
Inner Mountain Outfitters, 41 Herald Drive, Bethlehem, GA 30620.
Full service vendor specializing in caving supplies: Coveralls, lights, ropes, packs, harnesses, ascenders, descenders, helmets, flashbulbs, accessories. Orders: 770 307 4686 or . This business is run by Nina and Jeff Martin.
Inner Realm Books, PO Box 1952, Carlsbad, NM 88221-1952.
Books, CDs and DVDs for cavers. There is no web site but they have a printed catalog. Phone orders: 575 887 2845. This business is run by .
Karst Sports, PO Box 555/RT 1 Box 184, Shinnston, WV 26431.
All kinds of caving supplies with an online catalog on the web. Phone orders: 800 734 2851, Fax 304 592 1608, Voice 304 492 2600. This business is run by .
Lost Creek Packs, 3430 Huron-Williams Rd., Williams, IN 47470.
Manufacturer of what have become practically the standard for rugged cave packs. Phone: 812 388 6800. This business is run by Anmar Mirza.
NSS Bookstore, 2813 Cave Avenue, Huntsville, Alabama 35810.
Cave and bat related books, posters, and accessories. Phone 205 852 1300.
On Rope 1, Inc., 5940-C Hwy 58, Harrison, TN 37341.
The featured products are complete rope climbing systems, featuring all the recommended hardware. They also feature pre-fabricated climbing system parts, such as foot loops and chest harnesses with adjustment straps, adjustable safety ascenders, etc. They also retail a variety of individual parts such as ascenders, racks, carabiners, chest rollers, buckles, pulleys, webbing, rope, and accessories. Phone: 423 344 4716, Fax: 423 344 9089. This business is run by Bruce Smith, principal author of the NSS publication On Rope. Email or .
Outer Sports, 1068 Valley View Dr, Santaquin, UT 84655
Full service retailer of thermal underwear and climbing equipment. Phone: 866-584-3319 Fax: 404-393-9455
Pelican Lights and Cases, the manufacturer is in Torrance, CA, but the on-line store is at 812 Proctor Ave, Ogdensburg, NY 13669.
Rugged lights and waterproof cases for all types of sporting activities. Phone: 800 276 3346.
Pidgeon Mountain Industries, PO Box 803, Lafayette, GA 30728.
PMI was one of the first rope manufacturers to specialize in static kernmantle nylon ropes in the USA, in business since the '70s. Now offers a broad line of caving, rescue and other special purpose ropes, harnesses and accessory equipment. Caving ropes are retailed by most of the full-service caving suppliers. Phone: 888 764 1437.
Speleobooks, PO Box 10, Schoharie, NY 12157-0010.
Wide variety of cave and bat related books, magazines, posters, clothing, jewelry and accessories. Phone 518 295 7978. This business is run by . Located near, and custodian of, several popular caves in the Schoharie County, NY area.
Speleo Technics Company
They make the "FX" series of electric caving lamps and batteries and the Nova series of LED based headlamps. These are very popular in England and there are only a few vendors here in the US. So if you want to get them from the source, or have questions, these are the people to go to.
Sterling Rope Company, 31 Washington Avenue, Scarborough, ME 04074-9782.
Rope manufacturer sells through several outlets such as Earth Gear and Boston Rock Gym. Phone: 207 885 0330, Fax: 207.885.0033. Chris O'Connell, Sales Manager.
BMS Rescue Equipment, HC 68 Box 64B, Friars Hill, W.V. 24938.
Hardware for rescue rope climbing and descending. Phone orders: 304 497 4311, email . This business is run by Carroll Bassett.

Last updated 14-Feb-2008.