Vertical caving terminology and methods > General hardware
A storage room, normally in a caving club hut, which contains potholing equipment which can be borrowed by members of that caving club. Tackle available in a tackle store will typically be limited to the equipment used for rigging the pitches of a pothole, such as ropes, ladders, spreaders, wire traces, slings, rope rub protectors, hangers, carabiners, maillons, pulleys, tackle bags and donkey's dicks. However, some tackle stores might also include personal SRT gear, particularly common with university caving clubs where potholers are not expected to own their own SRT gear. Equipment usually has unique identifiers, such as on rope labels. To keep track of its usage, or to work out who has forgotten to return it, items typically need to be individually signed out and in, using a logbook. Tackle stores often rely on trust to ensure that the logbook is used correctly. Some tackle stores will also include general caving gear such as helmets, oversuits, lights, boots and belay belts.
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