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Difference between a Dory and a Driftboat

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Sad but true. After turning 70 and having 6 successful GC trips, 4 West Water, and one Yampa trip at 1700cfs, I have decided to refurbish, and...

Non frozen water

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Wow. Gauge claims 1150, has any one been down there recently?

Visual on rio chama?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Has any one been down to the rio chama, el vado to big eddy recently? Gauge claims 1150 c.f.s. and has been that level for a while, is it actually...

Non frozen water

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Chama has water

My Liquid Logic Seat Moves Like A Mofo ...

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

---Quote (Originally by bongsandboofs)--- can do, ill have to take picture/put it together when i get home from work. Definitely ridge sideup, my...

Gorge Ice

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

And sunshine.

Shoshone run on New New Years Day 2016!!!

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

If it's really cold lets just stick with flipping and rolling. I don't think the swimming part if worth the extra-credit points. Who all is...

Non frozen water

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

So trying to get one more river trip in this year, have time to drive a day from fraser. Anyone got a visual on big horn canyon, or the Colorado...

Difference between a Dory and a Driftboat

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

---Quote (Originally by UTMIKE)--- Thanks for sharing Duct Tape, i too am in the process of building a Briggs ---End Quote--- Hi Mike. How far...

Gorge Ice

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

A friend of mine took some video of the gorge yesterday, the two ice patches on river right are the re-group/ recovery eddy's bellow sledgehammer....

side bar to drift boat/dory discusion

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Hog Island makes a honeycomb core thermo-plastic and NRS makes a sweet inflatable drift boat.

Difference between a Dory and a Driftboat

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Supposedly, when Litton was making the transition from rowing Nevill's cataract boats and breaking out on his own he had Briggs build and deck what...

I've got me a robust head / full face protection

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I had an interesting conversation with Ben Stookesberry about full face helmets. He didn't like them, claiming that they can snag on things. What...

For Fun! I wish there was more!

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

He is one of the local Southern Oregon Boaters down here. He can hold his own and that is just a day in his life. That big ass Sotar on the bottom he...

side bar to drift boat/dory discusion

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

What is a drift boat vs a dory? One difference that comes to mind is that there are many commercial manufacturers of drift boats using a variety of...

I've got me a robust head / full face protection

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

i have a large head as well. I own both the storm trooper and the sweet full face xl. In the early season and winter months i wear the storm...

For Fun! I wish there was more!

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Definitely looked like fun, but I half expected someone to get ejected and land on the bank - ouch! That would smart. Think any alcohol was...

Difference between a Dory and a Driftboat

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I checked my notes for last years Smith trip, launched at 375 cfs and took out at 250 cfs. 400 is a much nicer float. I did hit a bunch of...

Grand Canyon Kayak Jan 18!

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

We'll likely see you out there doing my third winter trip about a week before you 25 days so we'll see you...briefly.

Difference between a Dory and a Driftboat

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I agree to each their own, but the pro's and con's also very regionally. I grew up in Portland and that's where I learned to row. If I still lived...

Grand Canyon Kayak Jan 18!

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Oh man, he won it just a week ago. He shouldn't have gone for it if he wasn't sure about making it happen, or maybe something unexpected came up....

Dolores flows!

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

If you need a raft for that float, just holler. I'll go along for the education Sent from my SM-N900V using Mountain Buzz mobile app

Difference between a Dory and a Driftboat

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I posted this in another thread, but seems a timely place to repeat. Here's a link to my blog on building a whitewater dory for Grand Canyon and Main...

Great Deals Out There

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

S6: 200 Pyrahna Kayak (http://denver.craigslist.org/spo/5363878576.html) For those who know...the s6 200 is a sweet old-school playboat and great...

Difference between a Dory and a Driftboat

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

So I think it's a mixture of regional dialect and difference in use... Most of the folks I know from the white water world refer to them all as...

For Fun! I wish there was more!

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

What fun! Clearly, bunch of rats with more time on their hands than common sense. I mean, what if their momma's saw them doing that?

Dolores flows!

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Schutzie crawls out of his winter cave. WHAT??!! Dolores may run, even next year? I"m in! He runs off to see can he get a raft ready.

Presidential race 2016

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

It's December, the rivers are frozen, the boats are covered, snow is deeper than an Elk's butt in the mountains and Schutzie is bored. He thought...

I've got me a robust head / full face protection

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Have the same issue, only other option I have found that is not a weird European model is FNA headgear. Shoot him an email and he can detail sizing:...

Thoughts?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I agree with most of these comments, that dad was probably accepting a high level of risk- and a higher level of risk than I'm comfortable with...

a new cleaner

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

(Homer Simpson) MMMMMMMmmmm....Chloroprene

a new cleaner

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I'd like to see what it does to other fabrics and plastics before I'd try it on one of my old Avons. Achilles is made of it's own fabric made by...

I've got me a robust head / full face protection

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

After scraping my face down the bottom of the the Narrows on Clear Creek last year, I have decided it's finally time to upgrade to the full face...

a new cleaner

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I'd be more impressed and interested if they had an actual video instead of a slideshow of still images with no context on how much work actually...

Shoshone run on New New Years Day 2016!!!

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

We'll be the rafters that actually show up! :p Well... actually we'll be the kayakers that show up with a raft ;)

Thoughts?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

---Quote (Originally by Randaddy)--- You can live rad every day. Everyone can. I would probably be video taping my kids like crazy if I had them....

a new cleaner

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I watched that video on YouTube yesterday, claims seemed to good to be true. That said I'd like to give it a try.

Thoughts?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

I would concur with Andy's comments on all fronts. 1. A single adult and multiple small children in flood waters or class 4 equals extremely high...

Difference between a Dory and a Driftboat

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

---Quote (Originally by climbdenali)--- I disagree. I think that a dory is a more traditional name for the broader type of boat that encompasses...

Grand Canyon Kayak Jan 18!

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

My friend has chosen to cancel his trip. Consider applying for it in the next lottery. Thanks.

Thoughts?

Mountain Buzz · Colorado, Western US and everywhere else

Andy, thank you for saying what I have been thinking but haven't had the time to coherently spell out. One other thought I had; I find it hard...