Order of Operations for Managing Raft Wraps and Pins

[@doonswashere]

On a Deso-Grey trip, we had an 18-foot gear boat get sucked under water against a cliff/wall on an outside corner of a river bend. There was about 18" of the bow sticking out above the water and we had no way to get near the boat because of the wall. Everything else was submerged. Eventually, we shot at it from waayyy across the river about 15 times with a 9mm pistol. About 30 minutes later, it peeled off and began to float downstream. We patched bullet holes that night and floated to the takeout the next morning. Good times!

[@returningtoearthtv8836]

Very nice. Once a rope is attached to a wrapped boat I am immediately thinking of how it is going to be removed once the boat comes off - instructing the shore crew to give slack as soon as it comes off so the person aboard can detach the line. Also, making sure that everyone pulling on a z-drag is UPSTREAM of all lines. I also am in favor of the maxim, “go slow to go fast” in such situations. THe boat is stuck. You’ve got time. Drink water. Decompress. Dont get caught up in the drama. You’ve got time. Use it.

[@csweet207]

6:03 "progress capture"...I love that term!

[@tylertastemaker]

Great episode. I'm stoked on standards - its the big missing link in our sport. Stuff I've taken from Gear Garage and NW Rafting Class 3 Rescue school, that I feel should be standards: * 3-1 * No no-lockers * No throw bags from boats * IFR hand signals * Point positive * Wait to stand up in the river until you hands touch the bottom of the river (I break this one a lot and will prob pay for it.). * 1.67*Length between oar lock for oar length

[@GearGarageTV]

Yep those are generally accepted except for the IRF signals and the 1.68

[@tylertastemaker]

@@GearGarageTV totally. Would be cool to get everyone on the IFR hand signals page for safety sake. Would be cool to get everyone on the 1.68 so no one ever has to hear that question again...

[@willybumbum6682]

Nice info, and great real world video of some serious wraps! Start simple, and get more complicated as you exhaust each technique. Mechanical advantage systems are really only needed when the boat is seriously wrapped, as seen in the examples. With the paddle boat specifically, deflating a thwart can allow that tube which is underwater to float up. ❄️ 🔥 🌊

[@Dan-rp7il]

Wow this is a master class

[@FullFaceAndy]

Great order of operations Zach 👍

[@mathewstephens949]

Nice run down. Rafting in blue jeans is hard core.

[@TypeIIAdventures]

Just like Jimmy Carter!

[@ribrobrooproop]

Question: When recovering a raft, why utilize the D-rings over the raft frame? Wouldn't the raft frame disperse the pull-tension across multiple D-rings?

[@GearGarageTV]

For a number of reasons 1. Usually pulling from the ends of the raft works better 2. Pulling on the frame is not strategically choosing a pull location and direction and depends more on a brute force method 3. The frame is held on by cam straps which have low breaking strength 4. When you pull on the frame it will shift the frame in the boat quite a bit before it starts pulling on the raft

[@MakersTeleMark]

A few years ago I came upon a raft wrapped on a well known bridge pillion. The boat was in shambles and they left it. I found out later that day from the person they hired to go get it that after they tried everything they could think of, they just started shooting it. To this day, when things are going a bit crappy, me and my boating partner always look at each other and say, "well, I guess we should just shoot the boat."

[@raftskibum]

All steps sound great. I would only add a very first step - DO ALL POSSIBLE TO NOT GET PINNED/WRAPPED. For several I know, that means you gotta pay more attention.

[@patrickcarafa]

nice

[@BladePressure]

Was it me, or did he sound a little intoxicated?

[@billquantrill4960]

Uh, no.

[@willybumbum6682]

😂

[@LoganLovell]

It's just you lol