More Ocoee River Rafting Carnage! Feed the Monster!!!

[@FastFredRuddock]

If you are looking for a fun trip and you tip generously check out fastfreds.com/raft

[@mikekenney1947]

Been in that soup a couple of times. The beach chairs and the throw bags are a truly American feature.

[@CaveCreek101]

Hilarious ! I never laughed so hard 😎never before have I seen anybody grab the person in front by the life jacket and take them for a swim with them 😂😂😂😂😂😂love your videos

[@FastFredRuddock]

I have seen some really crazy stuff that isn't even on video. Guides have a good view of the action or madness.

[@sealanderadventures]

MORE DUMP TRUCK! Love it. See you soon.

[@FastFredRuddock]

The promised Dump Truck video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKqlc2CVibuejKs

[@TRUTHISABSOLUTE777]

Last Sunday my wife and I hit the Upper. Wife's first time on white water. We had Mitch from Outland Expeditions. Awesome dude! We hit Godzilla so hard! Then had a massive stall at the peak, them somehow powered through clean, all the way through Houmongous!! I wish someone fimled it!!

[@FastFredRuddock]

The water level was actually normal. And I was working on the Upper and Middle guiding at Ocoee Adventure Center so I know. You'd get more honest information rafting with me and a rad ride.

[@TRUTHISABSOLUTE777]

Edit- accuracy

[@KenHayward]

Awesome trips and guides, thumbs up :)

[@FastFredRuddock]

It's an awesome playground with the right training and equipment.

[@cherisity]

Img I duno why I laughed so hard watching this

[@FastFredRuddock]

I am glad you enjoyed the video.

[@WoodsmanSkills]

Just did the upper ocoee it was awesome!

[@reeldistractionaction1972]

I FED THE MONSTER AND JOINED THE SWIM TEAM 2019!!

[@FastFredRuddock]

Welcome to the Ocoee Swim Team! We are all between swims.

[@reeldistractionaction1972]

@@FastFredRuddock yes we are bro!

[@alowatsakima8950]

Greatest swimming hole in the US.

[@FastFredRuddock]

Yes it is with the water on or off ha ha

[@kendallkreidell7299]

Looks like fun lol. I was rafting with NOC last weekend and enjoyed it a lot. The first day down the ocoee upper and middle, we didn’t have any swimmers in our boat but the second day, three people took a swim before the Olympic section! It was at the top of a class 4 rapid as well so it was a different experience lol

[@FastFredRuddock]

Those rapid above the Olympic section are no joke. It is more dangerous to swim at Mikey's or Blue Hole. Learn more at fastfreds.com/OcoeeRiverGuidebook/upper.html

[@Camaron9769]

We flew through this spot perfect and the guys behind us had a bad crash so we didn’t make it in the vid but they did lol 😂 id still take going through perfect and not being in the vid over crashing and being in it

[@FastFredRuddock]

I'd rather watch the show than be the show too!

[@hollyb6618]

I'm on the main salmon and hells canyon swim team. my mom flipped me twice when I was thirteen. (that was last year)

[@BrianHorton1]

Fred, do you wear those Astral Brewers guiding and kayaking? How flexible are they when you’re in a kayak, as good as neoprene booties?

[@FastFredRuddock]

You will never want to wear neoprene booties again except maybe in winter after you wear the Brewers. They are great in the kayak and offer superior grip in the river. I love them when safety boating.

[@spookmagooked5818]

i just went on Ocoee river with my dad. we were in our own boat with a really good instructor, and we still managed to flip. my dad pulled me under maybe 3 or 4 times.

[@FastFredRuddock]

Where did you flip?

[@waxy1277]

The guy in this video is an actual guide for the Ocoee Adventure Center. He was our guide and he was great. I'll be back with the whole family again ASAP.

[@FastFredRuddock]

Thank you for your kind words. I look forward to seeing you next season! Anyone look for me can always find me via fastfreds.com/raft

[@michaeltanner5058]

The ocoee isnt far from me at all, just above cisco and tennga, but ive never done it in 35 years. Looks really dangerous.

[@FastFredRuddock]

The Ocoee is very survivable and fun. This video is a bloopers reel or the NASCAR cut for the news just featuring wrecks not the clean laps. Most rafting crews manage to easily navigate the rapids. You can improve your odds by requesting an experienced river guide. The rapids of the Upper Ocoee range from Class III to Class IV with a fair amount of Class II warm up. See what my average rafting runs of the Olympic Course actually look like here -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpDPg3WKh9GLhZI The Middle Ocoee is Class III in nature and only has two Class III+ rapids at normal flows between 1200 and 1600 cfs. Here is a video I shot while guiding the first rapid -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXyQh4htfL2ba68 I hope this helps.

[@MichaelOnRockyTop]

I did this just last month. It wasn't nearly this messy, nobody fell out of our raft.

[@FastFredRuddock]

These carnage clips are the exception not the rule. Sometimes crews just won't try expecting a free ride... and they get back just what they put in. Sad but true.

[@DeeRuss]

East TN is the best place in the world

[@FastFredRuddock]

Tennessee is a lot of fun in the mountains!

[@ethanramsey1648]

Went through here then John came up and was telling us Fred wiped out 😂

[@FastFredRuddock]

We are all between swims but it's been a few years since my last out of boat experience whether rafting or kayaking.

[@FastFredRuddock]

I might add I have been really solid sine the tumor on my spinal cord was removed with surgery in the winter of 2018

[@zimmulp8278]

french fried pataters mmmmhmmmmm

[@FastFredRuddock]

Thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@tdog4039]

What do these rafting outfits do ? Grab a guy off the street, give him a helmet and tell him "You are now a guide"???

[@FastFredRuddock]

New guides train through April and May before getting there chance to check out with paying guests. I have a few training videos in the mix if you are interested.

[@samfleming7954]

My friend came through here a while ago, went to the left of the holes, got in the eddie below and got sucked back in and got worked in his little play boat

[@FastFredRuddock]

Sam Fleming some boaters like to play in the big holes.

[@alexanderwallis5865]

Are you the guy behind gnarnivores?

[@FastFredRuddock]

No, some of my friends are behind that channel. One of their videos from last season introduces most of their players.

[@farhanquadri761]

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