The worst drains

Unfortunately not all drains are the same, some are great to explore, but some are down right bad. Most drains are worth visiting. Some have great features and are easy to explore. Don't get me wrong, there are drains that are really worth exploring so don't let this page put you off exploring drains.

So, what makes a bad drain? Well for starters; stoop. Bending over in a low drain, or 'stooping' is painful. Stoop is one thing that drain explorers really don't like. There is nothing worse than crawling or stooping along a drain. It's okay for a few minutes but after running down a drain for a while bent over double your back begins to ache. Try do it for much longer than a few minutes and you'll really start aching. That's why those drains are often called back breakers.

Crawling is okay for short spurts, and even fun when you're checking out a side pipe or making an exit from a gutterbox but when it's required over long lengths of tunnel it's a real pain in the but, and, the knees, and hands, and shoulders and.... In particularly your knees start to hurt. And, when you're crawling along, watch out for glass - Ow!

Oh, and did I mention that in these tunnels you will invariably bump your head? Now bumping your head in a drain is not like bumping your head anywhere else. There's a distinct 'thunk' to it each time your head whacks into a wall or tunnel ceiling. That's because whatever you bump into is invariably concrete or brick or rock, or occasionally, metal.

Now, if you're lucky, you'll do one of those nice glancing bumps when you rub your head along the top of a low tunnel. This will do you no immediate harm, it'll just mean you'll start to go bald after about 2 years. Then again you're more likely to walk straight into something, invariably while being distracted by one of the many sights in the drains or while talking to one of your drain exploring buddies.

Then there's falls and slides. The waterfall from hell is invariably one with a dodgy looking ladder, no ladder at all or a ladder which almost requires a leap of faith at the top to get into the upper drain. I'm not afraid to admit, I'm afraid of falling from heights, such a fall in a drain is no laughing matter. Getting medical help down there is never easy. Some infamous falls include the one in FART and Some slides that are not to appealing is the famous one in Slide tunnel it's self, a great challenge which inflicted a few bruises on me when I attempted it.

So if that does not get you down, there's tunnels that are full of water, tunnels that stink and tunnels that just simply have no features. As stated above, most drains have Some great features in them, are easy to explore and are well worth visiting. Listed on this page are Some drains which in my opinion are worth missing.

Dights Falls Located right by GOD this drain is rated bad because it fades in comparison to it's big brother and has does not have much to see.

Fart Like Dights Falls this drain fades in comparison to BURP. The drain is also low, involving heaps of stoop. It is full of cobwebs and has a pair of dodgy falls in it.

Flooded Although a bad drain Flooded is in fact well worth visiting as it is fairly unique and has it's own charm. The drain can only be accessed via manholes (heavy concrete types) in the footpath. It is subject to stinky air, polluted water and occasionally gas.

City Rating:

This drain is a complete pile of crap. First of all you have to wade through the River up to neck high in really crappy water (if you get the tide wrong) and then you climb into a big brick arch tunnel. Okay now, you've seen all that is worth seeing, turn back now before you fall over.

Well if you insist, walk on in, on the right side is a big huge pipe which is usually leaking. The tunnel goes in about 50 meters. The water pipe disappears into a small side tunnel to the right. The main pipe splits into two really crappy (and I mean really crappy) balloon shaped drains which you can't walk in easily because the floor isn't level and it's full of slimy crap. You will come to a small chamber with a huge steel pipe crossing it. From there either side tunnel runs due north up under a city street. There are a few inlets in the top of the tunnel and a few bluestone inlays and that's it. Okay, happy now.

I don't care how much they pay me, I'm not going there again. That's the only tunnel I've ever slipped over in badly and the only one I've ever slipped over twice in.

Cobras Rating:

Okay, it's a big drain, long and has a bit to see but this drain really really stinks and is subject to deep and badly polluted water. This drain stinks - in more ways than one.

The drain starts off nicely from a creek as a big triple barrel square concrete large enough to drive a car or small van down each of the three entrances. You will almost immiedetly notice the smell and slime growing in the drain. Walk on in and you will soon notice the patches of water on the bottom of the drain (although with the drought this could be a bit further in) and the astounding amount of rubbish in it.

This would be an excellent drain if not for the foul smell and deep water near the sea entrance. As it is the drain serves too well in it's current use as a breeding ground for flies.

Donaldsons Creek Rating:

This drain is rated bad because of a few reasons. Foremost of these is the fact that there's just not much to see. The drain is a short double barrel mummy type. The drain is also quite low. The left drain is the one the creek mainly uses, so it's full of water. The right hand drain is full of mud, and requires stoop to explore. Wander in and weave your way around the trapped shopping trolleys to explore this uninspiring drain. Exit the drain and wonder why you even bothered. It's better to go off and explore Coffin.

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