Ah, the magical powers of NCKMS swag!
When you casually flaunt these high-end accessories to your fellow resource managers, it's like bedizening your wardrobe (or cave suit) in the exclusive couture of the speleo-elite.
You practically become a walking poster session for karst perfection - with each item screaming, "I have impeccable skills and probably drink my campfire coffee with a pinky up!"
It's not just about wearing clothes; it's about ascending to a higher plane of existence where even your muddy cave gloves have a thread count worthy of envy.
Sure, we'll design some t-shirts. But the rest of the swag list is headed off the rails.
As you might imagine, these items and artwork are all subject to change over the next several months. We might even crowd-source some designs, so be sure to sign up for our mailing list to be notified of any contests.
Finally, now that you've read this far down the page, we forgive you for having to take a break to look up the word "bedizening". It's ok - we did that too.
We're not entirely sure what these will look like yet, but we couldn't think of hosting NCKMS in Nevada without offering some themed-out playing cards. There's a good chance the card backs will feature a cave critter of some kind, but we still have some time to figure it out.
$12.50
It's a double-wall, stainless steel, 17 oz capacity thermos from h2go®. This thing is more rugged than your cave pack! We've been trying to beat up the manufacturer's sample they sent, but it keeps winning. Hot things stayed hot, cold things stayed cold.
And ours will have the cool NCKMS logo printed on it.
$26.50
Stay up all night with our personalized ceramic coffee mug.
This 13oz mug is perfect for school, campfire socials, marathon thesis proofreading, and all-night grant-writing sessions.
$9.50
Of course we'll have t-shirts! What would a caver event be without them?
It might look like this thing that an AI system suggested, but we're having real humans dress it up a bit. Might look completely different by the time our humans are done with it.
Our theme at NCKMS this year is "Hidden Waters - Hidden Life". So, we have a concept at least!
$16.75
Wearing a ball cap? Oh, that's a whole vibe. It's like saying, "I'm strong, but I'm not here for your speleo-approval." It's the kind of quiet power that doesn't scream for attention, but when it walks into the room, everyone knows it's the real deal. No need to flaunt or flex when you've got that kind of effortless strength, right?
Yet, while being grounded and focused on what truly matters, you can still shine at your next grotto meeting by declaring your subtle support of the Western Cave Conservancy!
$12.75
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Nevada's Lovelock Cave is one of the most important classic sites of the Great Basin archaeological record because conditions of the cave are conducive to the preservation of organic and inorganic material.
In 1911 two miners, David Pugh and James Hart, were hired to mine for bat guano from the cave. They removed a layer of guano estimated to be three to six feet deep and weighing about 250 tons. The miners were aware of the artifacts they were disturbing but, unfortunately, only the most interesting specimens were saved. Archaeologists were quickly alerted to the existence of the cave where they found 11 pre-historic duck decoys stored inside two woven baskets.
The cave was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 24, 1984. It was the first major cave in the Great Basin to be excavated.
