Running a Wild Oregon River In A Wooden Drift Boat

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Running a Wild Oregon River In A Wooden Drift Boat

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Oregon Public Broadcasting

Күн бұрын

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@yoboo6167 7 ай бұрын

My father in law tells some great stories about building his wooden drift boats. He used to guide people in back in the 60's, 70's and 80's on the Rogue and also had the first raft rental shop on the Rogue. He's a true piece of Oregon's history!

@GuantanamoBayBarbie2 3 жыл бұрын

The mention of canvas tents brings back so many good memories of my childhood camping trips. My grandmother was a seamstress for Salem Tent and Awning, and she made many tents including ours. And the thing I remember most was they just didn't leak. They were durable, and lasted forever.

@geob0324 Жыл бұрын

Classic boat design. Grew up fishing our home-mades on Montana rivers.

@Namaste.. 4 жыл бұрын

A wonderful outdoors video. Beautiful boats. Really enjoyed it!

@MattCookOregon 4 жыл бұрын

Same!

@mikekuczynski1552 Жыл бұрын

Very cool , I love rowing drift boats it give me a sense of the wild .

@JEEDUHCHRI 3 жыл бұрын

“Boat’s like a woman, responds to touch.” -Capt Ron

@roscosgrow9906 3 жыл бұрын

He said gorilla not guerrilla !

@GallopingWalrus Жыл бұрын

Drift boats may have been going down these rivers for a little over a century, but the indians from here been doing it in canoes for millennia. That's gotta be a fun trip.

@flyfishhunter 3 жыл бұрын

So crazy yet so awesome! That takes guts on so many levels. Amazing job guys!

@big1dog23 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. Been years since I've been there, but those pumpkins? Oh well, beautiful boats and scenery.

@MatanuskaHIGH 4 жыл бұрын

Alaskans still use wood boats lol. Wood flexes and handles more than you would think and if it’s reinforced wit fiberglass and carbon fiber it can be very strong.

@calebcastano9126 3 жыл бұрын

Damn. Those drift boats look so good floating down that fish ladder. Just the way those boats are built are sexy...

@consentofthegoverned5145 7 күн бұрын

A McKenzie drift boat is about the most nimble human powered water craft short of a kayak... and wood ones handle great!

@brucebartow6229 10 ай бұрын

Excellent videography! Thanks.

@JEEDUHCHRI 3 жыл бұрын

Would be fun to drift down that river with those two rangers grabbing pumpkins.

@georgewilliamssr5230 3 жыл бұрын

I drifted by a wood boat last week. About 25-30 feet away. The guide didn't have any lines in the water yet. Unfortunately, he was a total dick. Even when I told him I was admiring his boat because I plan on building one. He was still rude. Disappointing. Poor river courtesy and very none friendly.

@mrose4132 2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t met many fishing guides, but they were all kinda douchey.

@Prettygoodcowpony 2 жыл бұрын

@@mrose4132 You definitely met the wrong ones. I’ve met some bad ones as well; but the six that I’ve actually gotten to know are all around great people.

@mikekuczynski1552 Жыл бұрын

Interesting, most of the dicks I meet on the river are guides . 😊

@edithmatheson1828 4 жыл бұрын

I was holding my breath when he said wooden boats don't bounce, they break.

@MatanuskaHIGH 4 жыл бұрын

I’d have some UHMW skinning the bottom to slide over rocks easier. And carbon fiber epoxied over certain higher stress areas.

@MatanuskaHIGH 4 жыл бұрын

Even epoxied dyneema cloth fibers would make it insanely strong. And light

@consentofthegoverned5145 7 күн бұрын

@@MatanuskaHIGH Pretty much all driftboaters but glove-it, coat-it or UHMW un the bottom, except some glass boaters. Wood and aluminum both stick to rocks like velcro.

@BallardBaller 3 жыл бұрын

Nicely done... as always

@grantengrav 3 жыл бұрын

great video, well made.

@genericx2347 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks.Great job.

@MatanuskaHIGH 4 жыл бұрын

Pitching a tent like that hope it doesn’t rain and raise the river or they open the tailrace up and let water down

@albertshilton2346 4 жыл бұрын

Real men in my book. Inspiring everyone who sees this to live what they mostly only dream of doing.

@filmeditstudios3182 4 жыл бұрын

I was scared for the dog the whole time

@lindakay9552 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of going white water rafting on the Desk Chutes. Oregon has some awesome class 5 rapids. These rivers look like creeks compared to the Columbia

@bigdudeps 3 жыл бұрын

Any idea where one could find the plans for a boat like Randy's?

@duck7927 Жыл бұрын

In an origami book.

@NWKayaking 2 жыл бұрын

Great Adventure

@consentofthegoverned5145 7 күн бұрын

@9:00 These are the Kalamath, not the Cascade Mountains, and the rock is mostly serpentine and metamorphosed sedimentary rock, not basalt.

@mflacke 3 жыл бұрын

What a contrast to the whole SUP fad and their neon boards, bags and dry suits. These guys know how to do it. They are art on a most beautiful canvas.

@jannis8978 3 жыл бұрын

But leeking in safty no halmets and one didnt used a PFD. I drive witwater with the kayak and the SUP but i am coflicted about this its cool but its stupid with out halmet and PFD. Has somting from disrespecting the danger off the river

@AesthMed 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with either, all a matter of preference.

@tahoeclay 2 жыл бұрын

This is insane

@yyoohh Жыл бұрын

Beautiful ! What river is this ?

@SCOTT-vm5nj 4 ай бұрын

Where can i get one of those cool small canvas tents? Thanks

@xxxvvv9172 Ай бұрын

super...

@user-tq7rb5vn5o 4 жыл бұрын

the dog needs a life jacket

@MattCookOregon 4 жыл бұрын

That seems smart. You ever seen a dog in one?

@filmeditstudios3182 4 жыл бұрын

@@MattCookOregon My dog has a life jacket

@Bighorn1478 3 жыл бұрын

@@filmeditstudios3182 Dog should always have a life jacket if you like your dog.

@GuantanamoBayBarbie2 3 жыл бұрын

He can swim!

@hilaryhawken3768 3 жыл бұрын

uhmw bottoms?

@consentofthegoverned5145 7 күн бұрын

Typically skinned with a slick, durable material on the bottom, yes.

@jasonbasonbobason 3 жыл бұрын

The pumpkins are graffiti... OK Karen

@consentofthegoverned5145 7 күн бұрын

They are graffiti, and they are also non-native species that will sprout and grow on the riverbank, and they rot and stink. Leaving them there is just like littering, but worse. Imagine making that trip as a professional photographer on assignment for nature photos, and finding those things in every scene and having to remove them. Imagine being a BLM worker who has to climb to sketchy places to remove them. It's illegal and I hope people start getting prosecuted for trashing up the canyon.