You’re indoors in the sense that you’re protected from the weather and the elements, and the cave could even have some kind of covering or entrance area that could be considered a door or doorway. People have built homes in caves.
Is caving an outside, inside activity?
It depends if the cave has a door.
Some people live in huts or other types of human dwellings that don’t have entry doors. They have doorways.
When I was visiting the Philippines I saw homes on stilts that did not actually have doors, but I would certainly consider the inside of such a structure to be indoors. Pre-colonial architecture may not use a front door.
I recognize this isn’t a great argument, but it’s arguable I think in principle.
If you don’t go in a door you’re not indoors.
Pedantically speaking, I have never been in a door. I’ve opened doors and passed beyond the portal they were blocking, but I have never phased into or been sealed inside of a door. :p
You are consistent! I admire this.
Username aside, man has a point
Do I have to walk through the door? Can there just be a door at one of the entrances?
What if I enter a cave through a door installed in a doorway, but there are other entrances that don’t have doors?
What if you enter the cave through an opening where the door isn’t but I know the cave system has a door at one of the entrances elsewhere?
If you go in the door you’re indoors but if you don’t you’re outdoor.
This could lead to a strange situation where you enter the cave through a doorless entrance and leave through an entrance with a door, making the outdoors indoors in the split second before you fade from existence.
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Ever played the elder scrolls?
In Germany? Yes
What room has a roof and ceiling but no walls…
A mush-room!^^
It’s neither, it’s an underground activity :)
I agree with the door argument but would also add my two cents… If it’s a cave dwelling it would be inside but you also wouldn’t be cave exploring. You’d be in a ‘civilized’ area
‘Civilized’? You’ve clearly not seen my house then, it’s wall-to-wall beer cans, some empty, some not, some with piss in
That’s why civilized was in quotes. You’re “civilized”
I say outdoors. Indoors has a vibe of being human made to me, and a low likelihood of encountering wildlife. So I guess walking around a mine is indoor cave exploration
Many caves are modified to accommodate their visitors. This could be a small as leaving behind oxygen tanks or equipment, or as advanced as installing electrical wiring and ventilation. This was the case of several caves I visited as a tourist with no real exploration skills.
there are other ways to modify a cave
I’d like to know more about this picture!
Eagle’s Nest (sinkhole) in Florida
Thanks! That was an interesting read!
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Now that’s a good question. I believe it’s still outdoors, indoors has the meaning of “comfort from your own home” rather than meaning inside a closed off area. Knitting is an indoor activity, hiking is outdoors
Lots of sports are played indoors that isn’t inside someone’s home.
