Informative AND fun! Thanks HoDa!

Thank you! Very well done and informative video! THANK YOU! I have an NRS Co-Pilot knife on-order to wear on the shoulder strap of my NRS Raku vest and will be returning the knife. I own several SPIDERCO knives and they can't be beat for durability, holding an edge, and sharpness. I will be purchasing a SPYDERCO ATLANTIC SALT KNIVE and a CKRT BEAR CLAW.

Hi, We all sleep in hammocks while rafting the south fork of the Snake river…do you have any suggestions how to keep from sliding off the paco pad. Thanks Rick

Zach - you saved my family from listening to me do a group critique. It's a great video to learn from. I'd add to your comments that it's always cool to scout if you don't know the line and you are carrying group gear. It's so easy on river right at that drop. If rafts are keying off kayakers, kayakers need to provide information. And kayaker throwbags are often too short. A longer rope with a static line will reach better on larger rivers and eliminate the rope stretch of those less expensive bags. Thanks again. Ron

Can you use a 4wd 12vdc air compressor?

Rope uncoiled = hazard.

We got stuck in velvet falls for about 10-15 minutes this past summer and seeing the difference in rescuing our raft vs this is crazy

I’m self-taught private boater, but was that captain even trying to get out of the hole? No oars in the water, bags flying out… What happened to rig to flip. As far as I’m concerned you hammer on that oar until it breaks. In my opinion, it didn’t even look like he tried to get out.

I'm guessing those bags were under a net. Has anyone seen a Santa sack get tested?

Holy moly yea a lot going on. I wonder what the white claw count was. Glad everyone was okay.

As a former Search and Rescue guy, I'd suggest the following, based on the small number of comments here and comments in the video : get some basic level survival training. Learn how to make a fire after you take a dunk in the cold water. Hypothermia will be your first enemy in the cold and wet. Basic survival skills will prep you for the event. Get first aid training for treating shock, trauma, and broken bones. Get a (dry)ditch bag and keep all the items to keep you alive in it. Take an extra set of dry clothes. The average lost person that leaves a plan with someone is usually found in 24< hours from time of not being back as scheduled and no phone contact. I rescued many people that went out in rainstorm to find lost pets and became victims. I also was on several recovery missions in 6 years, where we knew we were going to look for a body. I carry a 10L dry bag with the above items and survival gear in my yak for unexpected overnight stays. Sam splints have many uses outside of just medical, but the person that ends up needing it will be eternally glad you had one. Be safe on the water.

Glad y’all guys had a good trip

Watched this a few days ago. Glad you broke it down. I miss the middle fork!

I'll be using this video in my rowing school from now on. Its a pretty great tool showing what to do, not to do, and progression of a rescue

We had a raft stuck in the hole at Badger on the Grand Canyon for 20+ minutes, both occupants had been ejected. For those not familiar, it is right in the middle of the river, too far for Hail Mary throwbag tosses. Knowing that the river is in a constant dam-release fluctuation, we got in position to retrieve it and it came loose on it's own. Fortunately no loss of gear, would have been a bummer on Day 1 of 24. Zach, I think you've touched on this before, but you can tell who has and hasn't retrieved a swimmer by how optimistically they position themselves. If you are even with or upstream of the victim when they grab the rope, now the current is against you. Best to be down from them if at all possible so you can initially use the current in your favor as you start to reel them in. Good point in this video about not expecting a swimmer to be able to get to a rope you toss to them in turbulence.

Bags coming out; i dont agree with the breakaway method. My bags will stay connected to the raft for a month in a strainer.

I feel the rafter A; went to the wrong place, and B; disnt T up and push through. Maybe still stuck, but I say always try to the last second to overcome.

LUDA - Leader, Upstream, Downstream, After. Acronym to help me remember.

Great video. Thanks!

Thanks for making this, I know it feels like you're just nitpicking but these kinds of detailed analyses are really helpful for people like me trying to study and internalize good rescue practices. The guy who taught my swift water rescue course really emphasized that there not only needs to be a leader, but that the leader needs to try to keep their hands off the equipment as much as possible, and this video seems to illustrate why. If they'd had a leader who was more focused on watching and correcting things as they went, they might've noticed pretty much everything you pointed out, big and small

Is there a link to the original video?

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You should use a helmet mount as well.

why use a single (rather than double) fisherman's knot to tie off the line?

I just never drink while rafting. I'm all for it in camp in the evening, but not until then.

Cool

I recognize that thumbnail photo. Wishing y’all the best at Gear garage. Spinnies for life. 🎉 🔥 🌊 ❄️

Crazy to see Naomi Pomeroy's name pop right up in your accident reports... Very famous Portland chef.

Dreamflows is awesome

I've always enjoyed your interviews Zach

excellent suggestions, and I love that you quoted brother Dan. sure missing him!

I think throwbags are the best of the bad options. :D Would take good options instead any day!

“I don’t need things that are flashy” spends $300 on a water cooler…. 🤦‍♂️

Love your videos. Any tips on running that 3/4 but having additional compartments for a cooler or box?

The Hood River it looks like.

I first thought he was going snow kayaking

I looked it up. The rope size ranges are very small. Seems possible to be sized for 1 rope, but not for the next.

Are there teeth, that can damage the sheath of the rope? Curious. Certainly looks simple to use.

At FRC we do a sort of Leap Frog safety. 1st boat Eddie's out after a rapid, 2nd boat takes its place after they run it and the 1st but gets back in the current and so on and so forth.

Great video.

Why and when would you want to do this? Animated pics would be nice :D

hello sir

Are they available for the new Makita air duster?

I’ll add that on long trips (e.g. Grand trips) the trip leader should NOT lead the entire trip. That is pretty common, I think. The trip leader can easily get decision fatigue if they are managing the big decisions PLUS all the daily micro decisions required of the lead boat. At the very least they should trade off every other day or so. I was both and by day 14 or so I was pretty fried. That trip was the most exhausting trip ever. Still fun though. :)

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Someone with a solid rescue knowledge too - accurate with a bag and most the kit needed for mechanical advantages, in case it's needed for a paddler behind/coming through a feature

Great explanation

Great video. Thanks!

Great video Zach, hope you have a great holidays

Setting a pace is easier when the other boaters keep up. Group cohesion helps.