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Storing rafts in the cold?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Oh, and csholt, you posted in the wrong thread:D

Flip Lines

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Make your own and run one on each corner. Make them long enough to throw to someone on or near shore, it can help you get out of the current faster....

June 6th Selway permit going up tomorrow!

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

---Quote (Originally by mowgli)--- Hola Buzzards! Due to unavoidable crap I have to cancel my June 6th Selway permit. Sucks for me! I wanted to let...

Highwater Ruby/Horsethief with Beginner canoers

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Ixnay on the newbies in canoebies at high water. Bring inflatables (rafts) and as many experienced boaters as you can-you'll still have more gray...

Labyrinth/Stillwater

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

---Quote (Originally by cataraftgirl)--- We just got back. Awesome trip. We had no difficulty finding camps. We used the River Maps Guide by Tom...

Raft Frame. Square tubing vs Round.

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Built an uber simple fishing frame for my raft and I'm currently using 1 inch conduit tubing. I'm thinking of now using square tubing so that I can...

Carbondale Boatramp Improvement Workday

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Are you sure you mean Pink Bridge? The main boat ramp is the Hwy 133 bridge. Pink Bridge doesn't have a boat ramp--just a foot path down a...

Bedrock to Gateway Shuttle Services

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Has anyone used another company other than Jamie/Torrie (Dolores River Shuttles) for shuttles on the lower? Anything good or not so good to say. ...

Gates of Lodore High Water

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Yeah...other then a flash flood or the dam over topping, the max flow for the Green below Flaming Gorge dam is 8950 cfs. It has been releasing at the...

Flip Lines

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Oh, the frame is better then d-rings because it is more solid, at least if strapped on well, in my opinion, also keeps the Flip lines higher, so...

name this boat...

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Big orange cock with blue balls?

Flip Lines

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

You are not going to flip that big of a boat without pulling over and getting prepped and lots of bodies to help do it. That is not something 2 or...

Would this fire pan meet regs??

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

If your looking for Down and Dirty an oil changing pan meets the regs and the price is right. If they require is to be elevated get two and set one...

Gates of Lodore High Water

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I'm not that great a boater and I thought it was a gas at that level. Big roller coaster waves just made for punching and just enough must make moves...

2017 Dolores high water Discussion

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

now at the lower cfs, I wonder how do-able that is At 1,200 we were averaging just over 4 MPH.

River Etiquette

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Good stuff Shap! We had a similar experience on the Rogue a few years back. A few miles below Paradise there is a long camp on river right about...

Storing rafts in the cold?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Don't think so... look at the partner steel kayak fire pan, cheap and meets regs.

Would this fire pan meet regs??

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Seems to me that it would. Usually the main concern is the lip size (3" typically), and it looks like it has that. 12x12 is kind of small, and it...

Halkey Roberts Long Stem Valve Caps

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

All I know is I've done it in a pinch and back at home and never had any problems. All the parts that wear out are on the top half. I'd rather have a...

How does one get out of the Room of Doom?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

So here is my ROD story at 7K CFM and the reason for a lot of my rafting apprehension that I need to get over. This was only a couple of years ago...

Storing rafts in the cold?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

First, leave your valves open on a warm sunny day/or heated garage. This allows any moisture to evaporate and not be caught inside the tube. Once you...

Flip Lines

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

resurrecting an old thread... So I'm reasonably new to rafting, and I've read through the entire post but still have a question. For guys...

Gates of Lodore High Water

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

---Quote (Originally by badkins)--- Bump as well, curious if there are any predictions for flow in the weeks ahead? Will it stay at 9k, or is there...

Dolores Shuttle Service

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

---Quote (Originally by ace2gs)--- What can you give for a trip report on this section. I had planned to to slickrock to bedrock as we had another...

2017 Dolores high water Discussion

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

We will float starting May 11, the latest forecast suggests we'll be in the 8-1200 cfs range. We've been planning to do the 90 mile stretch from...

name this boat...

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Stevesy

Best price on a RMR Storm

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I am really just focused on finding a good price on a new RMR storm that can be shipped to Atlanta (are there any outfitter stores out there running...

River Etiquette

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Another story from the same lower salmon trip, only about poor etiquette, but with good luck it turns out. On our first night we stayed at the...

Would this fire pan meet regs??

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I've been looking around for a firepan that I could take on self support IK type trips. Found this one on Amazon and I'm wondering if it would pass...

Halkey Roberts Long Stem Valve Caps

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

---Quote (Originally by Electric-Mayhem)--- Seems like an even better candidate for a silicone mold and some cast resin compound. Much cheaper,...

Halkey Roberts Valves for 1994 NRS raft

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

If any of you are looking for caps still, I am about to start having them 3D printed, and if you let me know how many you want, I can get them made...

name this boat...

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Boaty McBoatface

Carlisle blades bending

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Sounds like an easy solution. Upgrade the blades first, then the shafts. Thanks guys!

High Water Upper San Juan with Kiddos

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I went down last year with flows running 2,500 to 3,500 cfs. Eddy's were few are far between. My kids are older (8 & 12 at the time) so they did not...

Whitewater Forum : Solar Showers and Water Pumps

Professor Paddle · Washington, Oregon and vicinity

Author: megspkSubject: Solar Showers and Water PumpsPosted: 03 May 2017 at 11:50amAnyone have recommendations for a good solar shower? This does not need to be compact. Plan is for frequent use. Just wondering what brands you all have had luck with! Also looking into ideas for a water pump that would attach to a 3-5 gallon jug. I'm looking for something that would be manual (foot or hand pump),...

Recreation.gov reservation fee increase

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Just saw this, apologies if already posted: Beginning May 1, 2017, the reservation fee charged by Recreation.gov will increase from $6.00 to...

River Etiquette

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Thanks for your replies. Great stuff. Just as I suspected. You are my people. Looking forward to fun days ahead. Sent from my iPhone using...

Dolores Shuttle Service

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

---Quote (Originally by Liquido)--- We ran Dove Creek to Slickrock last weekend and had a great experience with this shuttle service. 970-677-2301...

Carlisle blades bending

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I don't use Carlisle oars personally. But I have seen other people with oars bent right at the shaft/blade junction. I think one raft in our party...

Chit Chat : Networking - Engineer Trying To Relocate to PNW

Professor Paddle · Washington, Oregon and vicinity

Author: ButchvSubject: Networking - Engineer Trying To Relocate to PNWPosted: 03 May 2017 at 10:47amAlly, I am the VP of Engineering for a 85 person structural/fluid/electrical analysis company. Only 13 of us are located in the PNW and our company does not seem to be a fit but I am happy to give you some ideas of places to look. I moved here in 2001 from the NE and have enjoyed it immensely. Butch

Halkey Roberts Long Stem Valve Caps

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Hi all, The second iteration works well. I am about to do a run of these caps. These will be made out of PVC, not the original acetyl. This...

Raft Little South Fork of Poudre

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Has anybody rafted little south fork of the poudre? I know it has a tendency to accumulate wood. From kayak videos it looks like it could be rafted...

High Water Upper San Juan with Kiddos

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I was just through there a few days ago at 2200+/- . Not much happening regarding eddies @ campsites at that level because of the silt banks. Since...

name this boat...

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Brad or maybe Esteban

June 6th Selway permit going up tomorrow!

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Mowgli, I have a bone to pick with you now! You snagged this in front of my eyes on the March 16th click-fest, and now you can't even use it?! ;) ...