Mad River Guide (and more Firefly 8s testing)

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6 жыл бұрын

Just a quick video of the first paddle in my new boat, a Mad River Guide, on a rather washed out and pushy Tyne at Prudhoe Country Park.
15 years after they stopped production, I still think it's the best solo, river tripping/running trad boat ever built. (feel free to argue in the comments section below, but it's my channel so you'll probably lose!)
The boat needs outfitting to my taste (we all like different outfitting and I really don't like kneeling thwarts).
Apologies for not fastening my buoyancy aid, I was tired and didn't notice. Don't try this at home kids, I'm a professional idiot.
If you are here for the camera, I'm continueing to play with the Ev settings, as it washes out on standard settings.
I still think it over saturates the video, so I did a bit of fixing during editing, and I fiddled with the gamma to compensate for my fiddling with the Ev.
A lot of this video was turning into and out of the low sun, the camera coped pretty well with these difficult condition and the lens flare isn't too offensive. Overall I'm quite pleased with it. Battery life is excellent at 1080p30, and my issues with saturation are easily fixed in post.

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@rexbenfield725 4 жыл бұрын

Finally, a video of someone who actually knows how to paddle a solo canoe! Owned a Guide once and just purchased a Freedom Solo (built during one of the good years - 2013 - after they brought Jim Henry back in 2011 to ensure quality control (prior to Dagger, et al, buying in 2015). Great boats and one that a paddler with an intuitive J-stroke/pitch stroke can track it well with the paddle. If you are a sit and switch paddler this will be a frustrating boat for you. Stick with straight-tracking Wenonahs.

@johnw1850 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'd pretend I was gifted, but it's down to good coaching and countless hours of practice. The guide is a lovely boat, wish Mad River would buy more T-formex and bring some of their old boats back. I hear you on those quality control problems though, the UK got some badly moulded hulls, then the importer would mangle them further with poorly fitted hardware, fortunately this one seems to be the right shape.

@bastiancanadier6636 4 жыл бұрын

Guter Paddler, tolles Boot... Da sieht man , was mit dem Guide alles möglich ist... Ich besitze den "Freedom Solo" ,bin sehr zufrieden...!! Gruß Basti

@RichBriere 5 жыл бұрын

Nice paddling...and a nice boat. :)

@buysomerice 6 жыл бұрын

What does the guide weigh??

@johnw1850 6 жыл бұрын

I've never weighed this one, but Mad River used to claim 25kg (55lb), manufacturers tend to stretch the truth a little, but I don't think that figure is too far wrong. If you're planning on a long portage it would need a yoke fitted, but carrying it a few hundred yards from the river to the car is easy enough without one.