The Creature Craft | Ep. 11

A mix between a raft and a cataraft, the Creature Craft comes with its pros on cons. On episode 11 of Gear Garage, Zach gives us his personal take on this boat and suggests some places where he thinks the Creature Craft would do well!
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[@CreaturecraftWaterwog]

Great review, thanks. One of the best more accurate videos yet.

[@ericonthego]

Nice new crafter video review. Great job. I did laugh a little when I heard the Subaru comment as I use an old 4 cylinder Outback to pull around the Handi-Craft, the Handi-Kat, and we even used it with a trailer as the primary put-in vehicle for getting the Team CC boats down to the water every day of Gauley this year ;-)

[@GearGarageTV]

That's awesome. What's a Handi-Craft and a Handi-Kat?

[@TheUmpqua]

Nice review..

[@GearGarageTV]

Thanks!

[@weirdbeard1980]

I saw the video where they run the Tumwater canyon in a C.C and it looks insane. I've grew up skiing at Steven's pass so I drove past it all the time and it looks like a million fire hoses pointing down hill at high flows. That's where a creature craft is perfect cuz it would be suicide in a regular raft.

[@steveluhrsen7586]

Here in Wilmington, I'll. We have two of them for rescue and they are fantastic

[@GearGarageTV]

Have they ever been used for a successful rescue?

[@steveluhrsen7586]

@@GearGarageTV yes they have

[@coldhardtruth8518]

great job!

[@GearGarageTV]

Thank you!

[@billyahnaire4272]

Running Sunset falls is river running...there is actually 2 lines that were run this past May 2017..The fish ladder side was a first descent by Tony Marini.

[@GearGarageTV]

Bill Yahnaire paddling Sunset Falls seems like a stunt that requires no skill to me. Am I wrong?

[@georgenuckols1764]

Northwest Rafting Company I think you should walk the bank scout it to run it then tell me if you think the skill level is nill Zach. That said Tumwater or even BRG highwater runs requires more skill (probably less risk) than Sunset.

[@bradcastaneda]

What falls out as you’re rolling it at :40? Looked like a phone?

[@GearGarageTV]

Good eye - I'm not sure what that was

[@ryandavis4689]

What of it pops?

[@GearGarageTV]

Then you’re in really big trouble. I think they have a lot of air chambers to account for that.