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!
@GuantanamoBayBarbie23 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!
@MattCookOregon4 жыл бұрын
Same!
@mikekuczynski1552 Жыл бұрын
Very cool , I love rowing drift boats it give me a sense of the wild .
@JEEDUHCHRI3 жыл бұрын
“Boat’s like a woman, responds to touch.” -Capt Ron
@roscosgrow99063 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.
@flyfishhunter3 жыл бұрын
So crazy yet so awesome! That takes guts on so many levels. Amazing job guys!
@big1dog233 жыл бұрын
Nice. Been years since I've been there, but those pumpkins? Oh well, beautiful boats and scenery.
@MatanuskaHIGH4 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.
@calebcastano91263 жыл бұрын
Damn. Those drift boats look so good floating down that fish ladder. Just the way those boats are built are sexy...
@consentofthegoverned51457 күн бұрын
A McKenzie drift boat is about the most nimble human powered water craft short of a kayak... and wood ones handle great!
@brucebartow622910 ай бұрын
Excellent videography! Thanks.
@JEEDUHCHRI3 жыл бұрын
Would be fun to drift down that river with those two rangers grabbing pumpkins.
@georgewilliamssr52303 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.
@mrose41322 жыл бұрын
I haven’t met many fishing guides, but they were all kinda douchey.
@Prettygoodcowpony2 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 . 😊
@edithmatheson18284 жыл бұрын
I was holding my breath when he said wooden boats don't bounce, they break.
@MatanuskaHIGH4 жыл бұрын
I’d have some UHMW skinning the bottom to slide over rocks easier. And carbon fiber epoxied over certain higher stress areas.
@MatanuskaHIGH4 жыл бұрын
Even epoxied dyneema cloth fibers would make it insanely strong. And light
@consentofthegoverned51457 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.
@BallardBaller3 жыл бұрын
Nicely done... as always
@grantengrav3 жыл бұрын
great video, well made.
@genericx23474 жыл бұрын
Thanks.Great job.
@MatanuskaHIGH4 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
@albertshilton23464 жыл бұрын
Real men in my book. Inspiring everyone who sees this to live what they mostly only dream of doing.
@filmeditstudios31824 жыл бұрын
I was scared for the dog the whole time
@lindakay95522 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
@bigdudeps3 жыл бұрын
Any idea where one could find the plans for a boat like Randy's?
@duck7927 Жыл бұрын
In an origami book.
@NWKayaking2 жыл бұрын
Great Adventure
@consentofthegoverned51457 күн бұрын
@9:00 These are the Kalamath, not the Cascade Mountains, and the rock is mostly serpentine and metamorphosed sedimentary rock, not basalt.
@mflacke3 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.
@jannis89783 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
@AesthMed3 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with either, all a matter of preference.
@tahoeclay2 жыл бұрын
This is insane
@yyoohh Жыл бұрын
Beautiful ! What river is this ?
@SCOTT-vm5nj4 ай бұрын
Where can i get one of those cool small canvas tents? Thanks
@xxxvvv9172Ай бұрын
super...
@user-tq7rb5vn5o4 жыл бұрын
the dog needs a life jacket
@MattCookOregon4 жыл бұрын
That seems smart. You ever seen a dog in one?
@filmeditstudios31824 жыл бұрын
@@MattCookOregon My dog has a life jacket
@Bighorn14783 жыл бұрын
@@filmeditstudios3182 Dog should always have a life jacket if you like your dog.
@GuantanamoBayBarbie23 жыл бұрын
He can swim!
@hilaryhawken37683 жыл бұрын
uhmw bottoms?
@consentofthegoverned51457 күн бұрын
Typically skinned with a slick, durable material on the bottom, yes.
@jasonbasonbobason3 жыл бұрын
The pumpkins are graffiti... OK Karen
@consentofthegoverned51457 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.