OT: Creature Craft Runs Tumwater

tetonovice · Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 437

This video is a blast! I know some folks here have some interest in whitewater, but may not keep up with the WW forum posts. If you haven't seen a "creature craft," it's worth a look, and in Class VI.

http://www.icicle.tv/Blog/SPORTS-OUTOORS/Creature-Craft-runs-the-Tumwater-Canyon.html

robrox · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:23 pm Post subject:

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twopass · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 6528 Location: Behind the wheel

Ballast.
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revloren · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 635 Location: Agrestic Village

The overhead tubes probably make it more likely to flip, but with these, who cares? Very rarely are you ever strapped into a boat, but if it makes class VI runnable then go for it!
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SoulMan · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:18 pm Post subject:

Me and the Family Activity Coordinator just drove through there on Thursday morning and I wondered if anyone ever ran that water at that level of flow.

Wow! Shocked

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heyyou · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 3:06 pm Post subject:

Gotta love the croco-kayak.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDREvpvVzA4

There was a more hilarious one posted on BTalk years ago...But I couldn't find it.

It actually looks like a pretty good surf boat.

tetonovice · Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 437

So the two schools of thought on this seem to be:
1) It's an abomination -- no finesse required, just strap in and have an amusement park ride, get stuck in a hole and get spit out, OR
2) This is fantastic because it opens up rivers to boating that would otherwise be unrunnable.
(I have no worldview to protect on this matter.)

Grant · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:21 pm Post subject:

That raft is the NTN of whitewater. It makes it all easier, but you loose a lot of style points!
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ragdoll · Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 162 Location: Boston

Anyone know where to find video of Jeff Snyder running it in a Bigfoot squirt boat?
(I believe he got extra style points for that.)