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Boring Old Geezer Seeks 2009 GC Trip rich.p New

 

How do you keep your feet warm when paddling in the winter? hyside43 New

Oversized 5 mil neoprene booties <NT> Gordo New

I wear a drysit with booties,thick wool socks snacker55 New

Core Temp. = extremities temp. solboater New

Sort of on topic but but about hands......has anyone seen or used these? rtoodit New

 

Moenkopi Riverworks is GREAT if you are looking for an outfitter to assist you in a Private Permit on the Grand Canyon! CourtneyinBham New

 

On a private canyon trip, what does the park service mean by "qualified boatman" Bradley New

you will be fine sdavis8888 New

<No Subject> CourtneyinBham New

 

Check out Aire's new website.....pretty slick and I got a photo in the gallery! <NT> rtoodit New

 

Driftboats and drowning Gordo New

duh! hapypadler New

As far as I can find, the USCG does not require floation in nonmotorized boats lrcable New

Wow... adriftusa New

Will you be back in the Riggins area at all this winter? Gordo New

drift boats.... JMalles New

OK, you bring up a whole universe of questions about these craft Gordo New

well.... JMalles New

What is the advantage of the driftboat over a raft? Gordo New

well... JMalles New

What are the differences between a driftboat and a dory? <NT> Gordo New

Dory vs Drift Boat adriftusa New

Thanks for the info Gordo New

Drift boats running gnar knuckles New

 

RRFW Riverwire Glen Canyon Dam Update Nov 21, 2008 TMartin New

<No Subject> mountainrivers New

 

How much did your Grand trip cost you? flowtorch New

<No Subject> sdavis8888 New

barely more than $500 last time 4x New

2g's? flowtorch New

Commercial prices sdavis8888 New

Private $1550 a person yakmom New

<No Subject> lhowemt New

$2000 Twiggy New

Least, around $400 not including shuttling my RV. Gordo New

 

put a Puma up in the gearswap for those looking for a R2-R4 machine Foley New

aslo have a 143E bigger boat in there... <NT> Foley New

 

I found some old IK pics from my Aire days at the Maupin Rodeo TheBroncoKid New

Ahhhh Beavertail! <NT> donutboy New

That was my first and oly time there. Very cool feature TheBroncoKid New

IT is one of my favorite park and plays. Just Beautiful. donutboy New

Please tell me you found the footage of you rolling also????? duckypaddler New

Nope. But I'm planning on shooting new footage during this winter's roll sessions TheBroncoKid New

With XL's or just reg forces? I want to see the XL <NT> duckypaddler New

Prolly just the regular one as I pretty much completely dislike the XL TheBroncoKid New

 

Best Season for the Grand Canyon randallh New

<No Subject> mountainrivers New

<No Subject> sdavis8888 New

Springtime for flowers lhowemt New

Difficulty lhowemt New

flows sdavis8888 New

October risingsun New

Ive been in spring, summer and winter 4x New

Thanks randallh New

If you can stand the heat, risingsun New

 

Coldweather paddling hedgelj New

my thoughts- donutboy New

Yes, drypants are a problem, but bibs work fine with a drytop lrcable New

 

Just got my hands on an Orange Torpedo.  Anything I need to know about this thing? tiskemanis New

Sevylor unreinforced PVC boat lrcable New

What Class of Whitewater are you going to do? RAFTER77 New

About cleaning it.....and patching it RAFTER77 New

I got it to take the kids down some class II/III tiskemanis New

It's your call what Class whitewater you paddle RAFTER77 New

Patch kit ideas solboater New

That's funny!! RAFTER77 New

I grew up in these boats. . . jaleel_da_sheik New

Haa Love those boats adriftusa New

 

http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp?pfid=1450.5&src=froogle&refer=1450.5 <NT> cherrycreekguide New

Oh Yeah!! rafterob New

 

Floor Lacing Material WildwaterSteve New

check out link above <NT> cherrycreekguide New

 

Opinions re: super duper puma M2277 New

Great Boat for the SE! Highly recommended! <NT> duckypaddler New

Re: Puma frauguide New

Only things I disliked about the AIRE puma I owned hedgelj New

The "standard" floors aren't foam anymore though right?  Only the older model Pumas had foam floors. <NT> rtoodit New

When the cost of foam skyrocketed - they went to just air boats! <NT> duckypaddler New

<No Subject> gapers New

 

western rafting ??? tmax1331 New

Western Oregon day runs malloypc New

pdx area Swimmer New

Northern CA KGL New

fly into sacramento cherrycreekguide New

If early Spring Cracker-Rafter New

trip info tmax1331 New

 

Will this sleeping bag be warm enough for the Canyon in December?? maximus New

15 is probably not warm enough 4x New

<No Subject> mountainrivers New

December 22nd I believe <NT> maximus New

<No Subject> mountainrivers New

Cool maximus New

<No Subject> mountainrivers New

my experience last winter tonyvarvoutis New

 

Looking for carnage videos - BounceARaft New

 

Americas Cup PFD's   ! adriftusa New

Not sure about America's Cup but we switched to the NRS Big Water V Sweet_Pete New

I'm told that you can buy them here TheBroncoKid New

 

ALMOST NEW SUPER DUPER PUMA-Yellow $1600obo rafterman2007 New

location? <NT> rtoodit New

I think a 951 area code is California <NT> lrcable New

Super Duper Puma rafterman2007 New

Rafterman,  we called you tonight PHILZZZ New

 

CR Nov15-22 6 rivers shred or raft all included PHILZZZ New

 

Sick video... adriftusa New

What makes someone jump off a cliff wearing baggy coveralls? lrcable New

 

Looking foward to seeing those pictures from the cHEOA today! <NT> zboat New

 

Wondering what Eugene Oregon has to offer maximus New

do you have to live in eugene? are you going to work @ U of O ? <NT> donutboy New

I don't think so... maximus New

oregon and eugene 4x New

Granola eaters/gutter punks/sales tax solboater New

ps. 4x New

No Champagne solboater New

Eugene solboater New

What about McCall, Idaho.. ? Awesome town... for boating & skiing.. <NT> adriftusa New

that would be a long commute to the U of O. <NT> donutboy New

Eugene is great. arrmike New

 

Paddle length for Strike IK? jimmyrmaneksha New

The only times I use a 230 is on overnighters with a loaded boat lrcable New

BTW, most IK specific paddles are terrible lrcable New

I concur <NT> TheBroncoKid New

220 is fine - You wouldn't want it any bigger duckypaddler New

I use a 198 ...same as my hardshell TheBroncoKid New

 

Video of Paddle Cat on Ocoee River 3deer New

I still want one.... <NT> dempsedm New

Nice...I'd like to get one of those myself! <NT> Jayrockin New

Let Hyside know you like it 3deer New

 

RRFW Riverwire - Grand Canyon Litigation Update 10-25-08 TMartin New

 

Idaho Lotteries cdn-river-rat New

Main First BUT Main & Hells all in one road trip. adriftusa New

Thanks Arnie cdn-river-rat New

simulated GC lhowemt New

self issue permit for lower, no lottery needed. <NT> lhowemt New

Good Option adriftusa New

Hmm, --- Sid New

Thanks for the offer Arnie cdn-river-rat New

 

NOCtoberfest update!!!  Everyone loves rafting... BurpleDisco New

Suggestion condo New

please list more info... TennJon New

A little more info... BurpleDisco New

 

<No Subject> cdn-river-rat New

Opps, forgot to title this post! It's a video of my line down Lava <NT> cdn-river-rat New

Excellent video. fastestmanalive New

Thanks for the compliment cdn-river-rat New

Nice! I could see in my mind the very line you took just by the reaction of the water Gordo New

Thanks John cdn-river-rat New

pretty sure ardave New

Ha gusman4 New

AWESOME  ! adriftusa New

Thanks cdn-river-rat New

 

Granite Video cdn-river-rat New

 

Tallulah release 2008 cancelled shredderman66 New

 

Hey Tom, here are the pics of "pepe". cdn-river-rat New

Priceless TMartin New

weird skunk lhowemt New

Pretty typically marked Spotted Skunk lrcable New

Neat! lhowemt New

Location, location, location TMartin New

Yep, it was a surprise for us. cdn-river-rat New

Pics cdn-river-rat New

Low res for the WIKI would be great! TMartin New

What size and kb there Tom? <NT> cdn-river-rat New

to compare... TMartin New

 

New to RZ...anyone on here ever cataraft or shredder Tallulah? HarrisonMetzger New

Sredder on Tallulah rafterob New

Thanks ya'll. More worried about Oceana than the steps HarrisonMetzger New

R-2 Tallulah frauguide New

Shredder attempting middle line Oceana bellotti New

familiar with that video, wondered what line at oceana that was <NT> hedgelj New

The T is above the range of my skills and experience but I have read and fantasized...keep in mind.. rtoodit New

link to inflatable policy for Tallulah dated 2003 rtoodit New

Is the "Bedrock" at bottom of stairs to inflate? duckypaddler New

not sure hedgelj New

also check out the raft 15 sec into this video bellotti New

Pumas Rock! <NT> Hellgrammite New

wow hedgelj New

R2 or Shredder. shredderman66 New

R2 or Shredder. shredderman66 New

it's been done plenty and if you know what yer doing much safer than in a kayak <NT> spoke New

oh- and rick o'shea runs the left line in a shredder a fair amount <NT> spoke New

on the contrary spoke New

 

Pumpkin Pursuit on the Nantahala River October 25th @ 4 PM. DD New

 

Raft patching and specialty work for inflatables in WA wen-boater New

 

Grand Canyon Gear maximus New

Things to bring...... rafterman2007 New

no please don't maximus New

i really liked gusman4 New

little things 4x New

winter gear hd New

boots for sleeping... twolabs New

Some winter topics for Grand Canyon TMartin New

 

Vanguard Rafts- Need Commercial Raft Input & Advise adriftusa New

I worked for CVI in WV when the extremes came out. donutboy New

Vanguards solboater New

Sotars solboater New

Sotar right up the street? jaleel_da_sheik New

It's a big street solboater New

$0.02 4x New

A couple of notes on Incept lrcable New

avon additional opinion... river.runner New

Avon's sdavis8888 New

Avon--excellent rafterman2007 New

Just curious why no Aire on your list? solboater New

Ask Lannie where those Vanguards are now. <NT> rubberpusher New

 

MOOSEFEST! boscoboater New

 

Salmon River Mud.   12BNH2o New

 

What to expect rafting the New at such a low level (-1.6) rmbboater New

what are you plans for taking out ? donutboy New

oops you are doing a commercial trip. My bad. <NT> donutboy New

Different! fikescr New

 

RRFW Riverwire Pearce Ferry Rapid Update Oct 12, 2008 TMartin New

 

How to land a raft job? edw New

yes 4x New

Job Interview dempsedm New

what river?...or location? <NT> TennJon New

location and river edw New

Guiding on the Ocoee, from an outpost manager Sweet_Pete New

<No Subject> fikescr New

<No Subject> edw New

Call 4x New

I start paying attention to apps in January Sweet_Pete New

NOC Course boscoboater New

NOC refund boscoboater New

How long is the NOC course? <NT> mickeyg New

5 Days... <NT> boscoboater New

does this guide training work in WV? mickeyg New

"fikescr" is right on adriftusa New

funny arnie - thanks! <NT> 4x New

Right, but is it right? sdavis8888 New

Let's see here... Sweet_Pete New

I hear where you're coming from sdavis8888 New

Work ethic is a two-way street. Gordo New

Maybe I'm not being clear enough... Sweet_Pete New

Maybe Gordo New

consider working the Noli, French Broad, and Pigeon... TennJon New

Go to West Virginia. <NT> anthrice New

 

Grand Canyon opens Two Lotteries on 10-09-08 RRS announced only TMartin New

 

RRFW Riverwire  October 9, 2008 Glen Canyon Dam Update TMartin New

 

New River McCreery to Thurmond lax71vcu New

It's been a while... GQ New

My youngest son rowed us down the hardest rapid on this section at age 8 lrcable New

Thanks for the info, one more thing... lax71vcu New

Not the New but my wife and I did the Middle Fork in a Puma at 1.6ft (pretty low) rtoodit New

Shuttle question lax71vcu New

I use Steve Miles over on the Gauley lrcable New

 

RRFW Riverwire Oct 9 2008 TAKEOUT ROAD AT PEARCE FERRY RAPID UNDER CONSIDERATION TMartin New

 

big thanks to Danger and GQ..... kcwlkr New

Thanks for kind words... GQ New

I have boated with these cat at the Gauley and they rock zboat New

Yeah... GQ New

Sorry to say I can't make it zboat New

 

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