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| To Floor or not to Floor? | I like floors in cats but in my rafts i prefer to hang gear from the frame. In my raft My only foors are at each end for fishing platforms. | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Washington/pnw vs Colorado summer rafting | I also have worked both areas of the country. I have been a guide for 17 seasons. The Ark is the place to go and make money. It's a destination... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| To Floor or not to Floor? | I don't like a floor because I think it makes it more akward to push while standing up. The geometry is better on boats with 22+ inch tubes to stand... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Glenwood Springs Bridge Replacement | Thanks for posting this. I read the article but missed the part about them wanting river users opinions. I'm sure they already have input from the... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Is this Puma repairable? | ---Quote (Originally by Sherpa9543)--- So how much did it cost to ship too and fro, plus repairs? Sent from my iPhone using Mountain Buzz... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Class IV skills and qualities that make for an ideal paddling partner | An ability to swallow pride and shoulder a boat down a rapid if they aren't comfortable paddling it. This is a quality that I appreciate in paddling... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| To Floor or not to Floor? | My floor is finished with spar varnish, nice look, but high maintenance, paint may be less up keep, read bout someone else using stain with good... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Whitewater Forum : Pilchuck access |
Author: jalmquist Subject: Pilchuck access Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 8:53am Is the road from the gate down to the bridge a private road? |
Professor Paddle | Washington, Oregon and vicinity | |
| Looking kayaking sponsorship.. | To hell with this new fangled MB theme | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| How to run slides video: | Just in case you didn't see it, here's a quick video on how to run slides: How to Run Slides (http://www.kayaksession.com/how-to-run-slides/) | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Creeking instruction/mentorship group | Hey guys, I started a facebook group for creeking instruction and mentorship for those of you who are interested. The idea is that you can... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Is this Puma repairable? | ---Quote (Originally by JCKeck1)--- Time to find out who are the men. Gore in November! I'd entertain Saturday also. Who's in? Joe 303 594... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Whitewater Forum : Pilchuck access |
Author: Slackkinhard Subject: Pilchuck access Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 9:12am It is now from what I gather.....15yrs ago I don't think it was, or maybe it was prior to problems, but I've been riding trails out in the lake Cavanaugh vicinity for 20yrs without anybody ever saying anything to me. A few years back the gate was put up and it is randomly open. I see all kinds of folks parked there and evidently they're doing something in those woods. I just happened on a fading single track trail that brought me in the back way along the river and down to the campground where I saw a bunch of clearcut activity on the hill up behind it. Thanks to all for information |
Professor Paddle | Washington, Oregon and vicinity | |
| Creeking instruction/mentorship group | Will this mentorship lead to me being sponsored and given lots of free gear,even though I am fat ,old,and never progressed beyond 4+ in 20 years of... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Washington/pnw vs Colorado summer rafting | I wish I could of too! I was a Grand Canyon guide then. Oh well. I guess the glory days are gone. Woke up this morning at 10:13. | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Looking kayaking sponsorship.. | The idea of sponsorship is that you are such a great kayaker that companies give you discounted gear so that people see you using their stuff. Since... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Carvedog's loss | Jerry, I'm very sorry to hear about Betsy. Thanks for sharing that story, what a magical day and life you had together. I hope that you Bella and... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Glenwood Springs Bridge Replacement | Would it be possible for the locals to keep the buzz crowd updated with construction photos? More for intrigue, but could also effect trips out that... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Looking kayaking sponsorship.. | Can you get sponsored in the first couple years of being involved in the sport? Probably not. Can you get a full or part time job at a shop that... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Full face or no? | I need to buy a new kayak helmet, and I am wondering if I should buy a full face kayak helmet or not. I am pretty much just starting kayaking, but... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| play spots on the Salmon/Snake river idaho | I will be making a trip to Riggins Idaho this spring and I am wondering about the kayaking down there. I don't have the time or the resources to do... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| What type Winch for Trailer | I second grumper13. Use a V under raft made of tubular webbing to rear of boat. I attach the V line to the rear of my frame on each side and run it... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Whitewater Forum : CC Stilly tomorrow |
Author: rorosherman Subject: CC Stilly tomorrow Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 11:09am If CC is below 5.6 tomorrow I'd love to get on it, it'll be my 2nd time. Who wants to boat??! |
Professor Paddle | Washington, Oregon and vicinity | |
| To Floor or not to Floor? | I run my floor under my frame, not under drop bag. 3/4 ply painted with " deck over"seems to be holding up well. I do have old school wood frame. ... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Shoshone conditions | Clear as of this morning | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Looking kayaking sponsorship.. | That actually is really great advice... working in an outfitter store is the best sponsorship you can get, especially if they use 3point5 (the... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Grand Canyon 2016 Launch Dates Available Now! | *Grand Canyon 2016 Launch Dates Available Now! *From the Grand Canyon River Permits Office. Good luck to everyone! We have just opened a... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Glenwood Springs Bridge Replacement | Already a pain and they're barely started. This is gonna be rough but rather nice when done IMO. | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Full face or no? | The extra money is cheap compared to the cost of dental work. Many Colorado rivers are relatively shallow and/or full of blast rock. I almost always... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Creeking instruction/mentorship group | ahhhhhh if only he gave us boats.... those days died with the golden gravy train. Seriously though, if you like the slides vid... you may like... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| What type Winch for Trailer | ---Quote (Originally by elkhaven)--- From my experience this pulls down on the boat, not up. So in essence you may make it more difficult to pull... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Looking kayaking sponsorship.. | For sure. It works really well for people with seasonal jobs like teachers too. They can get a job at the store for the summer while school is out.... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Shoshone conditions | Thanks - it sounds like the Numbers is now clear, so that's what I'll run. | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Survey: Bent Shaft vs Straight Shaft & Shoulder Dislocations | This survey has really gotten popular - something like 2,000 responses so far. Of course with that comes a lot of suggestions for improvements - glad... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Is this Puma repairable? | 12-1300 for a boat that is as good as new is not an over pay. Jim | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Looking kayaking sponsorship.. | I'm a retail buyer and several of our staff are killing it on 3point5. They learn our product line and they get rewarded for it. They score better... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| play spots on the Salmon/Snake river idaho | can't really answer your question. but wondering what would bring an out of stater to Riggins and keep them too busy to do any river running? (life... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| What type Winch for Trailer | ---Quote (Originally by brasscap)--- Are you guys winching from the ground or are you lifting the front up first? ---End Quote--- From the water... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Grand Canyon 2016 Launch Dates Available Now! | We wanted to let you know that 6 additional 2016 launch dates have been added to and are now available within the current, open lottery: February... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Whitewater Forum : William Nealy's book - "KAYAK" |
Author: jP Subject: William Nealy's book - "KAYAK" Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 3:38pm Awesome Book. Hopefully you somehow have the original edition. Nealy was a potent fixture of 1980's Whitewater Culture. That was his instructional book, which became what he was known for. Prior to it he had published several other books such as Whitewater Home Companion Vol's 1 & 2, Kayaks To Hell, and Whitewater Tales of Terror. I still got a few of them, including Kayak and Jimmy Snyder's Squirt Book. He also did some books on mountain biking shortly after mountain biking gained popularity. Every whitewater shop up and down the Appalachians carried his river maps of such rivers as the Yough, Cheat, Gauley, Occoee, etc. The original classics back there. And everyone was walking around wearing his T-shirts. Before Gopro or any practical video technology. Before Social Media, Google Maps or Internet. That was an era when Whitewater Kayaking truly was a fringe sport. And William Nealy was an expression of that. |
Professor Paddle | Washington, Oregon and vicinity | |
| The Buzz's new look!! | I appreciate what you fine folks at the Buzz are doing, but I have some creative feedback if your interested. This might not matter to most, but I... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Survey: Bent Shaft vs Straight Shaft & Shoulder Dislocations | Do you mean high bracing? Most people believe shoulder injuries through low braces are very rare. Do they have a physiology lab at CC? I'm... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Washington/pnw vs Colorado summer rafting | Turtle83 I gotta say you're making it a little tough. What is the deal with the white salmon I've heard a lot about it and it sounds like it runs... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Whitewater Forum : William Nealy's book - "KAYAK" |
Author: jP Subject: William Nealy's book - "KAYAK" Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 4:07pm As far as grip goes, your hands should pretty much go where the bent shaft is. and if that needs to be adjusted then you need a different sized shaft. In fact, you may consider whether or not your paddle is too short for you. Ask paddlers who have a similar height about that. I went back to a straight shaft because I like the clean simplicity design. And I feel way more free to experiment with how close or far apart I paddle. I mix it up some. Narrow stance definitely gives you more leverage and a powerful forward stroke while widening your grip gives you a slight amount of extra control over the blades and a degree of extra stability. Neither extreme is ideal, in my opinion.But There is a sweet spot you find and then its preferential. The narrow stance tends to come with more straightened arms, which transfer way more energy from your TORSO ROTATION directly to the water hence moving the boat in long, fluid strides. Keep in mind that the closer you narrow your grip stance, the more leverage the river has to exert on the paddle. This and also the ergonomics of paddling with straightened arms can potentially expose you to some shoulder fatigue or even shoulder damage so its good to creep up on all this stuff with good instruction and technique. Slowly at first. After you have enough muscle memory that your form is correct, you can paddle more aggressively in more dynamic conditions. But it is SOOO EASY TO fu*k YOUR SHOULDER UP. And once you do, it'll never be the same, pretty much. So it's worth being way slower, more patient, and more methodical about how you progress than you think. But, everyone is different. Choose You're Own Adventure, just choose wisely. |
Professor Paddle | Washington, Oregon and vicinity | |
| Whitewater Forum : William Nealy's book - "KAYAK" |
Author: Jed Hawkes Subject: William Nealy's book - "KAYAK" Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 4:37pm The Way I like to think about placement is how would you push on an object in front of you? Would you do it with your hand out in front of your face or over your head? Or if you were to punch something would you drive you hand forward in front of your face or over your head? Once thing to also think about is the paddle stroke is not just a pulling motion, it's a push/pull motion. The idea that you have an "off" hand is silly and when you take a stroke you should consider how you are using both your arms and your torso. The narrow grip also extends your reach and length of stroke. The problem many paddles have is that the bent shaft paddles have a very wide grip so people use that wider stance because that is what their paddle has dictated to them. Really there is no wrong way to position you hands on the paddle it really comes down to what works for you as a paddler. I know serveral very accomplished paddlers that use a wide grip and don't seem to have issues, but I'm increasingly seeing more boaters use a narrower grip. Play around with it and good luck. |
Professor Paddle | Washington, Oregon and vicinity | |
| Whitewater Forum : William Nealy's book - "KAYAK" |
Author: jalmquist Subject: William Nealy's book - "KAYAK" Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 4:56pm Don't get off the interstate! |
Professor Paddle | Washington, Oregon and vicinity | |
| The Buzz's new look!! | Appreciate experimentation for improvement, but I don't like the new look. | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Ortleib dry bags | Thanks folks. I think I am going to go with the tried and true Watershed. Now to find some little packaged wipes of 303 to keep with the bag for... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| the saga continues | LOL - he could use a motto of "driving business away since 1900". Dang, you should have linked to Buzz threads before he locked it up. | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Snout boats? | Hey tanderson, I was browsing through the raft porn thread and saw your snout. I recognize the nose cone pattern but can't place it. Do you... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else |
