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Beginner Float on the Colorado

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I second the daily. Not sure this weekends forcast . last weekend it was low 70's. Floated in shorts and a tank top.. It was awesome. Sent from my...

Wood in Lolo Creek

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

There is a lot of wood in Lolo this year. Several trees all the way across the creek. a couple log jams too. just a lot to remember. as the water...

To drain, or not to drain?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Ok....this thread went way beyond my pay grade of knowledge. Waiting for someone to inject dry ice into the equation, or did that already happen??

Beginner Float on the Colorado

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Go someplace warmer if there are actual beginners on the trip. Excessively cold water is not a good thing if someone swims, one reason I feel off...

Alternative to Carlson Pump?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Whiskey, Thanks. I've used a friends K-40 and it actually worked great as a river top off pump when you dealing with hot days and sun.

Triple falls first drop in rockwood box

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Looks like the guy that made those videos is a total gaper. Who drags their boat into rockwood? Catmando, you are definitely describing mandatory....

Cat Frame Questions

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

My small cat has a 54x60' frame and I use 7.5" mini mags with sleeves to fit the large diameter locks. I'm thinking about getting some standard...

Cat Frame Questions

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

66 with 9 foot oars is a good dimension. Ronnie McClain built a ton of sport frames that were 60 by 60 but l think you would want 8.5 or8 foot oars.

Butler Wash Camp: San Juan

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

If you haven't been to it before the Desecration Panel and camp are a nice option for a short first day too. One more mile down from Butler Wash. ...

Cat Frame Questions

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Evening Im happy with my dual rail 3bay overnite frame for my 14'x24" Maravia, but I want to build a small day frame. Question are: how wide ?...

To drain, or not to drain?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Curtis, I do have 2 coolers. And I'm going to try your way. I'll even reverse the coolers and do it second time to make it fair. And I will certainly...

Whitewater Forum : Upper Green Gorge at higher water

Professor Paddle · Washington, Oregon and vicinity

Author: osmelendezSubject: Upper Green Gorge at higher waterPosted: 10 Mar 2016 at 12:18amNice! The Green looks so different at those flows. I can't wait to catch it at the level.

To drain, or not to drain?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

---Quote (Originally by mowgli)--- LOL!! Yes, Curtis, my simple experiment is guaranteed to be flawed from one perspective or another. That's why it...

DIY helmet

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Bike helmets are designed for a single impact. The foam is engineered to fracture as it absorbs impacts. The foam is usually similar to Styrofoam. ...

Great Deals Out There

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

---Quote (Originally by InflatableSteve)--- https://bakersfield.craigslist.org/boa/5481292007.html I am not familiar with this cat, but unless...

Whitewater Forum : Last chance to dance!!

Professor Paddle · Washington, Oregon and vicinity

Author: water wackoSubject: Last chance to dance!!Posted: 09 Mar 2016 at 10:23pmIs it a wave or a hole? Are you gonna post a pic if this mysteriously epic feature? I have to work!

Alternative to Carlson Pump?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

---Quote (Originally by Fuzzie)--- DRE has great pumps. Surprised someone hasn't mentioned it already. I've had mine for a while, been down a lot...

Let's build a trailer

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Something to consider get a truck bed bag to put your gear in. I bought one for the trailer and it keeps almost all the dust off. Mine is huge...

janurary grand canyon trip

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

The very most badass boater I know has done it in winter a couple times, once even solo. He said he wasn't warm the entire trip. He would eat...

Butler Wash Camp: San Juan

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Yep, just upstream of the wash. Nice panel above the camp and you can walk downstream and around the corner into the wash. Have fun.

North Umpqua Levels Wild or Mild - Free Beer

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

---Quote (Originally by Ezcruzr)--- I ran it at about 40,000. There was massive big waves and lots of logs. The Eddie lines were too powerful to...

Min level to packraft escalante, Fence to Coyote

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I was at a party Sunday where a woman gave a slideshow about her trip. She hiked in, she didn't start at the road, there was 1 CFS on the gauge when...

To drain, or not to drain?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

So it seems to me that the best solution is to compromise and try to take advantage of both the melted water which absorbs enrgy, and increases the...

Great Deals Out There

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Our Sotar breakdown frame for a 16' cat was built that way and I never noticed and flex. It was a great frame for our first boat.

Worst deals out there.

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I could go on a lot of awesome river trips for $12000. Even afford to travel a bit to get to some of them.

Thigh hooks or lean bars

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Thigh hooks For fly fishing are great, you can still be fishing and catching in class II-III

Let's build a trailer

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

A raft trailer will never be without dust, road grime or what not, no matter what you do. Don't try to seal it, because shit'll get in there no...

Alternative to Carlson Pump?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

DRE has great pumps. Surprised someone hasn't mentioned it already. I've had mine for a while, been down a lot of rivers. works like the day I...

janurary grand canyon trip

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I just got this seek outside 12 man tipi for winter rafting and hunting trips.. 18' wide 10.5' tall.. goes up in about ten minutes and gets nice and...

Beginner Float on the Colorado

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Cottonwood island to dotsero would be a good warm up for gore canyon but still might have a little ice or head down to ruby horsethief

Worst deals out there.

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

---Quote (Originally by Paul7)--- Hard sell, value aside who's gonna buy that? At that price point you can build just about any dream...

To drain, or not to drain?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I bet he hand crafted some coolers with top secret materials that only he knows how to produce. Then he froze some Oregon glacier water to 0 kelvin...

Let's Talk About Myanmar

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Yeah I love travertine runs...It would be hard to beat northeastern Chiapas for committing canyons full of travertine slides and falls of all...

Alternative to Carlson Pump?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Before Mike passed away, Walton Marine in SLC, carried Black Rock Dory Works Barrel pumps(out of Pocatello, ID) in various configurations. We bought...

Let's build a trailer

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

https://youtu.be/yI_aLHu-fWU

Whitewater Forum : Last chance to dance!!

Professor Paddle · Washington, Oregon and vicinity

Author: BIGWATERSubject: Last chance to dance!!Posted: 09 Mar 2016 at 7:00pmWell, as we are reaching the end of the storm season this may be one of our last big rain events! The Naselle may be in on Thursday! Many rivers will be at healthy flows, but for a giant play hole there is no place like the Naselle! I will be checking flows early and heading out of Oly. If anyone still owns a playboat a...

Permit Denial

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

A big difference between the Rogue and the Selway. Cancellations are a guarantee on the Rogue (floated lower 5x last summer all cancellations). I've...

Let's Talk About Myanmar

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Hey, I saw that link earlier, but thanks for sharing! :-) I'm pretty sure we say Myanmar now, not Burma, get it together Steamboat Pilot. I'm...

Butler Wash Camp: San Juan

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

My wife and I launch on the San Juan later this week and I am curious about the condition at the camp listed at the mouth of Butler Wash. Anybody...

Skidguard no longer in production?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I forgot to mention buy a bag of sand not bulk sand from gravel yard. Gravel yard sand is all different size grain and has a lot of silt in it

What did I buy?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Looks like my Hyside double tube cataract. Are tubes 18" in diameter? Needs proper frame with 18" in center for seat. Contact Downriver raft...

Let's build a trailer

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

You're basically designing a sawtooth welding raft trailer without the full top. He will make them in different lengths but a 5x12 with a 5 foot...