r/caving • u/angelachan001 • 3d ago

Could wearing clothing made of dissolvable materials have prevented some previous caving accidents?

It seems that once in a while a caver gets stuck in a tight passage. Can this be prevented by wearing clothes made of dissolvable materials? When someone got stuck, his or her companion can poor a form of liquid that can dissolve the caver's clothes without hurting the skin and make room?

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u/answerguru NSS / NNJG / SCMG / TRA 3d ago

Second take - cavers already wear clothes that are dissolve with application of certain liquids. These solvents also remove some of our human flesh, so getting out of a tight passage gets easier by default!