Paddling Dutchman you’re still paddling right

I just searched for “kayaking the Netherlands” and this video popped up. What an awesome video! thank you for sharing :)

Is a River runner for sea and ocean a bad idea?? How mach is the difference

Je hebt een hele goede app heb je hiervoor dan zie je bij welke water welke waterstand heb en nog meer ook zie je de klasse van 1 tot 6 de app heet Riverapp ik kan je die zeker aanraden mocht je deze nog niet kennen niet

Een hele goedenavond Ik zat zelf te twijfelen aan een drysuit omdat wij natuurlijk in Nederland wonen en onze temperaturen van de rivieren en kanalen zijn niet zo warm Waar zullen we het beste in Nederland aan kunnen trekken een drysuit of die meerdere lagen kleding Dat is mijn vraag

What knife is that?

THE ALMOST PERFECT MURDER Down in the corner of Austria near Salzburg are the Lammarofen and Salzachofen. The German word "ofen" literally means oven but here translates to "a gorge". The Lammarofen is a small tight swirly run which will still get the best paddlers edgy and nervous. The Salzachofen is a large swirly run which can still get the best paddlers nervous and edgy. They were, however, first run back in the 1950's in fold boats. The Salzachofen was also the scene of a near perfect murder. The local paddlers had been eyeing the two stretches as a possible run but no one had plucked up the courage to attempt either of them. The local doc­tor and his wife set out one day to paddle the Salzach and put in some way upstream of the Salzachofen and paddled down to the take-out just above the "ofen". Here he pushed his wife in and then paddled down to the other end of the gorge and rescued his wife's body. His idea was to claim that his wife, also a noted keen kayak paddler, had fallen in on their attempt and drowned. Unfortunately the push was seen by another local paddler.

Ik heb een vraag op de foto sta jij namelijk met een oranje pedel jas aan wat voor merk en type jas is dat vind hem cool en ik zoek nog naar een oranje peddeljas gr lesley

Just finished your construction project. It works great. Thanks. I also shared your video to a Kayak DIY page.

That is very interesting thank you. I am a fair wether paddler mostly due to the pain opf cold hands. I tried neoprene gloves but found as you did that they were counterproductive so I shall investigate pogies.

2024 & JUST the top is now more expensive than your entire outfit was during filming. 😢

I'm paddling for about 4 years now and really want to be able to paddle in winter, since that time brings not only the worst weather, but also the most beautiful, calm days. But... I'm not that athletic, or sporty (read: short, obese...) so finding suitable winter-kayaking-clothing is hard. Also, after trying some neoprene stuff early last summer, I quickly decided neoprene is definitely not for me. So my only option really is a drysuit. Due to the higher cost I don't have it yet, but I'm about to go shopping for some thermowear, paddling shoes or booties and.. a drysuit. I'm telling this to show there can be other factors that might shift one's interest from wet- to drysuit and vice versa.

Cool! In which part of Amsterdam is this?

How much are the wet suits?

Have learnt a lot from Paddle TV Ken Whiting , Kayaking hipster and River kings . I dont get into white water kayaking so haven't really checked out the other channels but they look like pretty good veiwing when I get around to it

Thanks for the tip re layering under a wetsuit. 25 years ago I was a whitewater canoeist using Kokotat drysuit in winter and farmer john drysuit is spring/fall. 70yo now and using wetsuit for flatwater canoeing for exercise, wildlife viewing, and much river cleanup. Equipment has changed a bit. I like stretch seals which wetsuit has for ankles & wrists. Potomac river marshes below DC/Anacostia are covered with plastic, glass, and aluminum, mostly bottles and cans. Wish heavy river littering was drowning offense.

All pogies are terrible for whitewater because they interfere with the paddle feel. I am working on an alteration that will prevent pogies from bunching up between my finger tips and palm.

Out of curiosity l just went to watch Seth’s video. This is not what he says at all. Well a little bit. Kokatat do put their break away buckle on the quick release chest harness. But this is done by the manufacturer and not a modification by Seth. So if the user of the Kokatat PFD is unable to pull the chest harness release, then it will still release from the break away buckle, as designed by Kokatat. Your home made set up on the other hand, is connected to a ring with 14kn breaking force, so definitely won’t release in an emergency! I think the message here is you need to be very careful what you watch online and how you interpret it. And then, how quickly someone can go from inexperienced novice to instructor just from watching a video. Even then sometime the elite don’t follow best practice, as their environment is pretty specific as well. As an example, Alex Honnold does a love of climbing without ropes but l wouldn’t suggest this is the way ahead for most climbers. As people have previous commented, you need to attend a professional certified safety and rescue course. If you’re in the Uk, let’s go for a paddle 😀

In answer to your question, l do think you’re making a big mistake to be honest. Firstly, why do you need a cows tail? Towing? Well there’s definitely better, more effective and safer ways to tow. Realistically, the chest harness is for live bait swimmers or securing bank belays, both risky, complex and rare situations. Secondly, that little weak plastic D ring you rejected, is specifically designed for the chest harness. It is made of plastic so will break very easily and actually the back bar has a gap in it, so it gives even easier and therefore is not a risk to use. What is a risk to use, is the cows tail itself, as you are using it. 1. As slack as you are is creating a big snag hazard and 2. With a snap gate carabiner, which is another big no-no, as it presents an accidental clip, as many people have found out to their cost. Nice knife, but leash needs to be removable, what if you need to pass it to someone or use it away from your PFD. Whistles need to be on elastic and long enough, so that you can move your head around without it being pulled from you mouth.

Is he jake busey?

I performed K1m in my youth end of the 60ties, short before it get Olympic discipline in Augsburg. I started for the German youth Championship on the old Eiskanal 1970 when in the lower part the Bulldozers were grabbing the new chanel. long ago and end with racing due to school and job education in 71. The boots were different minimum 4 m long instead of 3,5 and with bigger volume according knowlege of that time. The gates had red pins left and green pins right, like ships lighting. Upstream gates got an A (In German aufwärts) mark beside the number and ther were gates on the course minimum one with an R at the number for reward passing. It was not allowed to undercut the gate with the boat front part, officially alss with the rear but this rule was difficult to observe and was as i remember at the end of the 60ties not penalted unless you did not hit the pin with the boat, like today. The penalty was 10 sec. for contact of a pin from inside per pin, so if you touch both red and green you got 20 seconds. If you touch from outside you got 50 sec. If you miss a gate 100 sec. When you look on the competion until the beginning 90ties the paddelind of the paddlers looks not so dynamic like today, because of the rules and the safety to prevent penalties with the longer boats and the risk of front undercut enter a gate

A couple friends tagged a gold medal in the '92 Olympics in C2, Joe Jacobi / Scott Strausbaugh. Their boat has been hanging in the Natahala Outdoor Center restaurant for a few years. It's a shame that most people working there don't have a clue of the history of the boat especially since they are hometown guys. I'm a big fan of the C2 class, it's a shame it's been dropped.

Please don’t do that with your cowstail

I paddle for three years now, and just bought my 5th boat... my intentions were touring, never tought i would end up in a surfski.

What are your thoughts on the 120°F rule? If the water temperature plus the air temperature is below 120°F then wear a survival suit.

A spare drain plug would be great!

Went on my first kayak trip two weeks ago. A shallow twisting creek that dumped into a peaceful lake. I’m in love! Just bou go t my own boat and am eager to explore. Loved this video and appreciate the info!

good story telling! really enjoy your video's

do you have any advice for slalom kayaks? i've tried a few and personally i prefer galasport but do the newer models, like the caipi, make that much of a difference or would i be fine with a tiktak, also does the type make much difference (carbolight, profi ect.)

Your just fucking about there fella?

Very good my friend. I'm enjoying watching your recording while waiting to get my truck loaded. I remember going through many experiences like yours. 👍 Take care, and keep up the good work.

Great little video!

yeah... you need an instructor to learn it... paddle float at the end of the blade helps too. And then you have sea kayaks, vs white water kayaks which roll very differently....

Seems like P2 never made it up?

Incredible!! 🚣 I SUP in Canada and love our lakes and rivers, but I like Nederlands canals more. My dream is to take an unpaid leave of absence and paddle Nederland canals.

Wear some cheap waders to kayak fish. No problem. Been doing it for years

A local pond had a 'Try Kayak' event last year. I was excited to try it, but was not dressed for the potential of getting wet. I was wearing a gray tee shirt, long blue jeans, white socks and low cut Jordan 1's (which I left on cuz what's the chance my shoes will get wet)?? I got in the kayak and was doing well!! The wave action was a little choppy and I thought I was going to tip over a few times, but I didn't! I was still in the deep water and was then making a turn in the water to head back to shore. Just as I made the turn, this guy on the kayak was coming toward mrle at great speed and made no effort to stop. His kayak hit mine in the 'sweet spot' and I tipped over into the water! I climbed out, the water was up to my chest... He's like 'Sorry, dude! You're really soaked now'. Well, yeah!! As I tried to climb back in, he noticed I had jeans and shoes on and was like 'Damn you wearing all your clothes! Sorry, man.' I got back in the kayak and paddled back to shore. I wan't the only one wet, but I had the most clothes on. My jeans were waterlogged and my shoes were squishy and oozing out water. You really can get wet kayaking, so please dress appropriately! I was at least glad I left my phone in the car, 'just in case'..

Great video and I'm nearly at your stage of paddling, still nervous but loving it. Thanks for your honesty, I bet there's loads of us at this stage which gives us a certain amount of confidence to carry on. I have recently put a video up with my first whitewater trip and you can here the mild panic in my voice Atb Graeme Graeme

In England some people have discovered that pogies are good for cyclists too. And I can believe it. I went out one night on my bike and couldn't find my propper winter gloves. So I put wooly gloves on and put a plastic bag over the top. It worked better than some propper winter gloves. First line of defence. Keep the weather off, wind and wet.

Excellent !

March of 2020 right before the lockdowns.

That wasn’t a fig 8 knot….!

✌🇳🇱🙂enjoyed this video..I luv me canoe/water..moved here 32yrs ago from Merseyside/Liverpool(brought canoe with me)..hebben een mooie dag elke dag..zorg altijd.!🇨🇰😉👍

One year later would you still recommend this set-up for frigid Dutch canals in the winter? Or better to spend €500 on a budget drysuit?

The cold shock has me kind of worried tbh in winter here low 40s water temps would be good if surfing to have the wetsuit like 5/4 or thicker but on the kayak idk but yeah a grand is something I don't have atm

Thank you for this!

what do you wear underneath the pogies just in case you do have to do a wet exit?

A bit late to the party but love your vids

Neoprene DOES NOT work better when it's wet, that's not how it works at all. Neoprene keeps you warm because it has tiny pockets of air inside the rubber and that's what provides the insulation. This myth originates the phrase "wetsuits work by trapping a thin layer of water inside". That's partially true, but only in the context that it traps the water RATHER THAN allowing it to move freely. If the wetsuit is too loose then cold water water flushes through the suit too easily, underneath the neoprene, then it negates the effect of the neoprene's insulation. So you need a tight suit to trap as little water as possible on the inside. This is where the myth originates from, but it's not the water doing the insulating, it is the neoprene itself, the tiny pockets of air inside it. Neoprene does keep you a lot warmer dry and out of the water than it does in it. It's rarely well suited for insulation other than water sports because of other factors - like being bulky and not being breathable, but it is used sometimes. ---- Btw i've paddled with gloves in winter, even in hail storms, and never had this issue. It probably depends on the gloves, i use a well fitted "Palm Hook" designed to follow the curve of the handle. I don't like the restriction of pogies locking your hands in place on the shaft. It's personal preference, they both have pros and cons. And don't forget the old saying "if your feet are cold, put on a hat", as you say your body cuts off circulation to the extremities when it gets cold, so if your hands got cold the issue might be that your head, neck, legs, or torso weren't protected enough so your body was cutting off the extremities to keep your core warm.

Great video on the .nl signs...thanks.