Combining Eddying, Ferrying, and Momentum to Run Rapids

Combining Eddying, Ferrying, and Momentum to Run Rapids | Ep. 138

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4 жыл бұрын

In this episode of Gear Garage Zach combines ferrying, eddy catching, and using speed/momentum to discuss running rapids in an oar raft.
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@danielbrogan9639 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great series, I think most will agree these have been really fun to watch! In this video and other similar vids can you mention or add in the caption what boat and size you’re running? Another video idea might be to argue what boat/size or a range of sizes you think is best for the popular runs out there. Cheers

@shawny250 3 жыл бұрын

Zach I’m some what new to rafting this video was extremely helpful. The way you slow down and loose momentum will really help me. I’m going to practice this as soon as I can. I like all your videos and I have been studying them closely. Keep it up. 👍

@GearGarageTV 3 жыл бұрын

I'm stoked to hear that!

@lisalaser3698 3 жыл бұрын

Prepping for my first year as a raft guide and I really appreciate your technical vids. Just the confidence boost and inspiration I needed.

@GearGarageTV 3 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear!

@TheSukifelix Жыл бұрын

Thanks, man! Full of helpful advice and I appreciate it!

@tkeames1 4 жыл бұрын

Useful stuff man. Thanks.

@isaacmont3623 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Keep them coming.

@paulvannoy8872 2 жыл бұрын

I love that this is solid contact thank you so much

@zacharywinters1841 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Zach, that is definitely some technical maneuvers! I hope to get to that ability someday!

@danielmclendon8346 10 ай бұрын

Great footage. Super helpful.

@lifeat45 Жыл бұрын

Impressive rowing. Thanks for the education.

@ClintFarmer-ym5hw 11 ай бұрын

Great video . Thank you for the concept of slow momentum and use of Eddys.

@GearGarageTV 11 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@user-xe4qc2qn6x Жыл бұрын

Haha love the pins and clips!

@jasonphillips150 Жыл бұрын

I wish I had access to these videos when I started guiding 15+ years ago. Great content and perspective. Thank you!

@GearGarageTV Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the nice note!

@pussbust7073 3 жыл бұрын

Good work!!

@chrisavila2788 4 жыл бұрын

Inspiring Video. I hope to have similar skills some day. Thanks!

@GearGarageTV 4 жыл бұрын

Practice, practice, practice

@rellirTnoraa1 4 жыл бұрын

Great video

@andrewwatkins6109 Жыл бұрын

Great vid

@BillMashek 4 жыл бұрын

good informative video

@daniel9111 Жыл бұрын

Love the content!

@GearGarageTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@rtennant Жыл бұрын

Sweet! I can't disagree with any of this!

@bjnslc 3 жыл бұрын

Well done. Smaller raft and and tighter river than I've ever rowed.

@ZacharyCollier 3 жыл бұрын

That's a big tube 16' raft

@richardservatius5405 3 жыл бұрын

I like your comments about momentum...but you can use momentum in ferrying to catch rock eddies and move across the river .

@jeffpaddock3469 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips on slowing down for control, very useful. A question that has been on my mind since getting stuck in the fish ladder at Rainie Falls on the Rogue: Would my raft track better going down stream better if the weight of the gear pile be on the bow instead of the stern? Thoughts?

@GearGarageTV 4 жыл бұрын

Probably. It's complicated.

@flyingmustard1938 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid Zach! I am based out of Ashland, do you offer runs on the iL with customers rowing their own boat?

@GearGarageTV 4 жыл бұрын

No, I'm really sorry but we don't

@GuthrieStraw 4 жыл бұрын

Been enjoying the video styles greatly - not much I'd change to be honest. Have you encountered folks running the Illinois on smaller craft such as a technically inclined Alpacka raft? From my understanding, much of the harder stuff could be portaged as needed - I know the focus of this channel is more on the big rafts but figured I'd ask. (P.S. - I ran across your Upper Clackamas rapid guide earlier this week and had a good chuckle when I realized it was you - you've got a very natural talent for making these topics approachable!)

@GearGarageTV 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Yes some people do run the Illinois in small boats at low water and portage the bigger rapids.

@stacykiely961 3 жыл бұрын

I loved this whole series, but I tend to run higher volume rivers, sometimes with tiny or non existent eddies. Do you have any video of you running higher volume stuff you could share and describe your thoughts and movement through? This is so helpful for the creeks and smaller rivers in Colorado, but how does it translate to the bigger stuff on the Green and Colorado rivers, or even on the Salmon in the Spring??

@GearGarageTV 3 жыл бұрын

Getting good video of making moves on high water rivers is difficult to do. Partly because the features aren't as obvious from drone or GoPro and partly because we don't have many larger volume rivers in Oregon. The same general principles do apply to big water.

@RandomRetallingsofRiggins 3 жыл бұрын

the principals apply to any river but the difficulty depends on the boat and rapid but also the salmon in the spring its fluctuating so much that some waves disappear and reappear but one thing is the salmon high over the last few decades has been way high than the the Colorado's

@brianjudd2801 3 жыл бұрын

Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast!

@alexcalderaro162 2 жыл бұрын

Where can we buy this 1 person row boats?and what kinda should we get?

@Sailor376also 3 жыл бұрын

I thought your skill going through the rapids and description of was genius. I travel a great deal of white water,, love it. Utah, Arizona, Wyoming,,, in an expedition size canoe 20'. But as the hair grays,, I am thinking raft. Easier, calmer, slower. That same stretch you just traveled,, I would be going 5 to 10 times faster. Canoes pick up speed amazingly. And really hard to hold them back. Not the best boat for tight or big rapids.

@GearGarageTV 3 жыл бұрын

Yes rafts have some big advantages over canoes!

@Sailor376also 3 жыл бұрын

@@GearGarageTV Laughing,, but canoes are so much more fun. My knees, as I age, might disagree with that fun part.

@willybumbum6682 4 жыл бұрын

Are those shoe laces from a old pair of 5-10 Canyoneers?

@GearGarageTV 4 жыл бұрын

@TypeIIAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

So different from the rivers here in Utah.

@21zimm 3 жыл бұрын

Why the pins and clips on a technical river Zach?

@GearGarageTV 3 жыл бұрын

For MANY reasons including they help keep you in the boat and they are easier to ship

@peterbenedict6363 4 жыл бұрын

I realize that going slow and pulling is crucial in these rapids but it would be cool to see pushing and pulling the same rapid.

@GearGarageTV 4 жыл бұрын

At the beginning of the video I begin by pushing the entrance of Submarine hole and then change to pulling half way down. In the second video of Prelude I push into the eddy and then pull before making the main drop and then pull into the eddy. Is that what you're looking to see or are you interested in something else?

@peterbenedict6363 4 жыл бұрын

@@GearGarageTV I would love to see the same rapid, same boat, once pushing once pulling. I may try to film that. admittedly I only row to carry gear. Not sure I have ever rowed a light boat.

@GearGarageTV 4 жыл бұрын

@@peterbenedict6363 That's a great idea. We'd need to find a rapid that can be either pushed or pulled and is still interesting. The most interesting rapids (to me) require a combination of both pushing and pulling.

@peterbenedict6363 4 жыл бұрын

@@GearGarageTV Of course but usually once you start pulling (upstream ferry) you keep pulling because your difference with the current is in that direction. If you start pushing (downstream ferry) then your difference with the current is downstream. It takes more effort to transition from downstream ferry to upstream ferry or vice versa. Unless you are using a feature to help change your momentum ie pull into an eddy above a slot and push a couple stroke to move through then bump a rock to back ferry again.. The video "class 1v rosing school April 6-9" You have some good examples of pushing and pulling on wall shot and turbo throbulator.

@GearGarageTV 4 жыл бұрын

@@peterbenedict6363 It does take a lot of effort to switch from pushing to pulling but sometimes rowing rafts takes a lot of effort. Using features really helps but sometimes you just have to grind it out - especially on more difficult rivers.