Plz hit up hownot2 if you do more load testing, it’s kinda a big deal how much testing and public info he puts out… P.s. love this ish

Of course it comes out like one week after I bought a flip line from river hardware lol

Keepin' it real! Thanks for posting anyway 🤙

So glad you included the dead battery. Real life!

Is it water tight? Can I lay it flat or does it have to be up right like that?

The truck fails video prep

You were using it in a single strand. Most anchors will have 2 or 4 legs making it an even stronger anchor !

literally about to attempt to patch my poncho, got ripped in this last hurricane that is going on right. tree branch got me

I would add that when working on rivers where you need to quickly leave an eddy in case of a rescue situation. Boaters should also position themselves in a position within the eddy where they can leave the eddy with one or two strokes and be back in the main current to provide assistance.

Nice. Thank you

I've generally found that our groups enter eddies from the bottom and stack up at the top due to the natural upstream flow of the eddy current... but it doesn't always work out that way though because it depends on the eddy dynamics/size of the trip/reason for catching it/etc. If we're eddying out to surf, the best place to catch the wave is at the top, so that's the ideal protocol, but if we're just catching the eddy to slow up before the next Class V or whatever, it's more about spacing and keeping the running order. Either way communication and coordination are KEY! Louder for the rookies: DOWNSTREAM TRAFFIC ALWAYS HAS THE RIGHT OF WAY!

Good video, this matters. Was on a Main Salmon trip and was prepping to lead through Big Mallard. People left the eddy in a congested way with a different order and bad spacing. The boat slated to go second had to jump ahead of the one to go third and got too close to me. The ended up crashing into me in the middle of the run and pushing me into the left wall at the crux. Thankfully nothing terrible happened, but a little more time/patience (and less anxiety) leaving the eddy would have helped a lot.

Always good info and helpfull for discourse. We are required to carry an external knife I just wish there was one that I liked. With all gear and rigging I change and adapt on the daily.

Thanks learning techniques for the upper Gauley. Ran the lower already, no problem. Would love to come get on the Illinois sometime. So beautiful 😍 Thanks again!

I guided there in the late 90’s ,low water wasn’t easy , nice run

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neat vid!

Is that an entourage hat?

Thanks for your insight Zach!

On packraft. I tried hard to avoid internal storage including trying a sotar stealth. In the end went with alpacka and it turns out internal storage is awesome. Only issue is you have to keep the zipper clean.

beautiful peaceful creek and landscape! hope i see it one day. Best wishes from germany

Awesome runs and great blow by blow of your approach to rapids

Man thats cool

Newbie question: What do you mean by "tracking"? Context: I'm a canoe guy who rowed for the first time this summer (Lees to Pearce), and I honestly can't figure out what you mean by tracking, because I didn't experience anything whatsoever of what I understand by "tracking."

To add insult to injury, having to haul a kayak no bueno. 😂

I am an old guy and the whole half slice stern squirt craze is just recycled from 25 years ago. The original playboats had sterns like that. Stern squirting and splatting rocks is not something I live for or ever did. But....some of those old cartwheel boats surfed really well like the old Wave Sport Zs. The only thing is they were built to cartwheel so the tip of the bow would want to catch surfing unless the wave was a big planning wave. So this new crop of chubby half slice boats gives you something that is not going to go into a tail stand when you don't want in harder white water and be able to surf like he is here at 1:43 Surfing like that never gets old to me. The Indra looked nice and loose on that wave.

Where'd you get that hoodie

So would you consider the Murtagh run on the snake in late summer a good time for a first time on that section?

nice

Great recovery

Was the one you reviewed a 8 or a 12 ?

That looks very cold!

Take this info with grain of salt as well as this comment. Every setup has a window of workability. I like sitting higher and having taller locks. I mostly row from the stern but having taller seating position for me is better on center as well and lock height should be determined by body position. I am also tall and lanky. Most notably is oar position and length. I will always choose longer oars and ship more often rather than less. Barrow or rent every piece of gear you can. Trying out different setups even at extremes will only help you make more informed decisions. A few minutes of adjusting can teach you a lot.

Please post more of this trip.

The oar tether question was about those oar leashes madcatr used to make that helped an oar locked oar provide resistance like pins n clips.

OA is desperate for more clips for their larger Radius wood oars. I'm talking to a fabricator about making clips again.

I'll give up the Green Jacket when there is a rafting-specific PFD with adequate pockets. But for now, I love the storage. I love the Green Jacket PFD.

I think you are conflating two very different terms. Downstream is where the takeout is. This move you are describing is a cross stream angle on a lateral wave. Great video though.

I ordered the Trailhead and after watching reviews I cancelled my order and then ordered The Yeti Hondo because its wider and maybe more comfortable. I keep my chairs outside everyday and love that these chairs have UV protection

Would love to have the bungee flip lines for a hyside nimbus

R3ed the lower 5 in 94 in a 14’ aire… quite boating for a bit after that..

please,please !! I want that flip line.. Have tried numerous times to get ahold of kevin at maddcattr for a set!!!

So damn good. Love this show.

I know it is not quite as much fun when it is cold, wet, and cloudy... but this is an exceptionally Beautiful video of Mule Creek Canyon on the Rogue W&S River (Minus the Upper Views, which are spectacular). I love seeing the River in different moods. Thanks! Lovely capture of Stair Creek Falls while the Rogue was at 4500 cfs (@ Agness). Nicely done! 🎉

thanks! I'll be supporting your channel here soon...I really appreciate all your work!

Do you have any videos that talk about feathering oars? A search didn't bring anything up...and I'm not convinced that all the rowing videos about feathering (the Olympic rowing sport) apply to rafting...

We use a 3 point bridle for swiftwater rescue, when doing a high line and multiple direction system. I've seen some set up where the bridle was equalized and others that were tied static. Was told it should equalize but given the boat is in current and tracking behind the drop line I feel like it will center itself right back anyway. I've tried to do it a couple ways, double loop figure 8 was too complicated, this is simple and would be my preference though it seems people want to overcomplicate things for rescue work.

Could you share a bit about why you like having the carabiner pre-attached to the bag? I just got a salamander “guide” throwbag, and it’s similar to one of the ones you review here, but I can’t help thinking it’s a hazard to go whinging bag with. carabiner attached at a swimmer’s face. What’s the advantage or how would you picture using it?

What's your opinion on twist-lock carabiners?