This is a forum dedicated to whitewater boating of all kinds. Feel free to discuss boating related issues and reach out and touch a larger paddling community. If it isn't boating related, take it to the Lounge. Off topic posts will be nuked at the admins' discretion.

This BoaterTalk forum is dedicated to providing an opportunity for Users to exchange information, questions, ideas, and opinions. As such, the information, facts, or opinions appearing at this site do not necessarily reflect the views of BoaterTalk, and BoaterTalk does not assume responsibility or liability for the materials found here, nor for any claims, damages or losses resulting from any use of this service or the materials contained herein. The information, notes, and comments contributed to BoaterTalk's message boards are the sole opinions of the individuals providing them. BoaterTalk merely presents a medium for this forum as is, without any warranty of any kind, express or implied, and is not liable for its accuracy, mistakes, errors, or omissions of any kind, nor for any loss or damage caused by a user's reliance on information obtained in these areas. To view the User Agreement required by each poster click here.

Clear all "New" markers Turn on extra data

Thread View Frames View Board View

Add Message

Do ski resorts alllow snow yakin or do you have to go backcountry? tucker_deloach New

 

Pyranha ??? kje New

 

Nolichucky Big Rock questions: analogkid70 New

Visit boatingbeta ReformSchooler New

 

does anyone else think someone should do a write up of the usnwc tucker_deloach New

why don't you do it? <NT> donutboy New

Im going tomorow and im a streamteam member, tucker_deloach New

It's not difficult. <NT> donutboy New

 

green river access fund calendars bryan_owen New

 

trade for boat htk911 New

 

Jay of MOE has passed away k1chik New

<NT> Turtle81 New

<No Subject> <NT> JulieKeller.com New

Very Sad Boat_Breaker New

chili run oc1paddlr New

 

Does anyone know if the DOT will remove the rebar downstream of the old Long Shoals Road Bridge over the French Broad? <NT> jnameth New

What they had there was coffer dam/crane pad.  Yeah, I think every scrap of it will be removed. Tallman New

No need to hurry. In Georgia we're still removing iron put in the riverbed during the Civil War. <NT> ezwater New

 

Astral Green Jackets we have got them!! tomdetrick New

 

JOHNS CREEK UPDATE (VA) jonas_24112 New

the second update I didn't know about.... jonas_24112 New

The kings grant is just his excuse...he still has a shotgun Gorman New

isn't that interesting..... jonas_24112 New

Not to say that we shouldn't try to get the kings grant annulled... Gorman New

That's not the angle... LuvLu New

 

4 Sick Chile Updates!! fredskiyak New

 

Drysuit zipper ? bseracka New

I ordered  Zip Tech wax from NRS, and it made a huge difference on my new drysuit.... kevo New

That stuff works well... curtis_elwood New

While you're waiting for the store bought stuff, you can probably get by with... zk1 New

Paraffin wax, 1 lb bars should be ~ $2 at any grocery store. HabitatMapper New

 

If you thought that was bad.... fahimaz7 New

yesterday's photo was far more gay than these....i take it med school hasn't started yet? <NT> Southside New

It starts August 2009. <NT> fahimaz7 New

your photographer is no Annie Leibowitz peterj New

 

suggestions wanted for kayaking elbow pads <NT> eh362 New

661 and fox both make good products brad_ New

I'm more than happy with my EVS Option pads <NT> ditchbitch New

661 <NT> kevo New

Dees pads cravincreeks New

<No Subject> <NT> curtis_elwood New

 

Some dempgraphics from yesterdays poll on age and number of years paddling hardboater New

Oops...should read "some demOgraphics....." <NT> hardboater New

I peaked at 39.  13 years ago. <NT> Will_Carry New

 

Raft tax on the Ocoee? DMark New

If only we had some of those TN judges in VA.  Rivers should be free. <NT> jonas_24112 New

 

anyoen know if there is enough snow up on Max Patch to do any snow yakin? southeastcreekin New

NOt enough yet climb4 New

 

Once more on sticky calendar updates....new mail order action....operational schedules....ASTRAL farmschooler New

 

Has cumberland falls ever been run? <NT> tucker_deloach New

Yep, LVM guys did it <NT> tennpaddler New

yep...ist D was a couple drunk reds in an aluminum canoe... southeastcreekin New

always heard (kentucky folklore & all)... russellfork New

Seen the Video eakirkwood New

Hollywood... Ptzzz... I guess you think we really landed on the moon too... Dale New

 

Gauley river is going to stay 900 cfs this weekend komushio New

You are CORE Nori, they are CORPS <NT> tbennington New

HARD CORE.  Lost Paddle has some tricky moves at 900cfs. <NT> Will_Carry New

 

rocky broad info? tucker_deloach New

<No Subject> <NT> backbonz New

Yes, (1) it is not running (the gage is screwed up), and (2) I would not take a playboat on it <NT> ReformSchooler New

don't trust the gauge, and as Reformer said, playboats not recommended G New

 

Best of AWC Awards, December 2nd --RSVP! splinter1 New

 

Anyone have the inside track on whether RF will hold for the weekend? fishdoc New

those wankers! russellfork New

<No Subject> <NT> boatiferous1 New

 

New Mohawk Outfitting 2opnboat New

photos? ckingoc1 New

 

Chattanooga vs. Megarocker. Which would go better with a full face helmet? <NT> Will_Carry New

only at the Charlotte Whitewater Park if you're in a C1 <NT> mtnsport New

Interesting., Dave_ New

Question: Am I ready for the MegaRocker while wearing my fullface helmet while in Chattanooga ditchbitch New

If you wear a full face helmet while you get a cleveland steamer oopsiflipped New

Is a Cleveland Steamer worse than a Stanley Steamer ?   Just say no! <NT> ditchbitch New

I get it. Gotta' get me a copy of  'paddle slang for dummies'.  Thanks ditch <NT> Dave_ New

Wtf kinda question is that? You're being too specific! <NT> oopsiflipped New

 

can someone tell me how to upload pics on AW? or am i just stupid? i have an account and everything <NT> clay54 New

Hmmm.... Gorman New

ha alright thanks all try it again later clay54 New

naw, your just stupid clay. <NT> alexkayaks23 New

It has been said that the answer can always be found within the question. <NT> PHILZZZ New

 

Was your crew (all in Jackson's) low water lapping the Tellico last Sat. 11-15-08?...if so I have pics... HabitatMapper New

tellico pix tom@springcreek New

Just emailed 'em, bad ones and all.  Enjoy! <NT> HabitatMapper New

 

Kayaking toff the ski jumps at the Olympic Sports Park in Park City Squints New

 

The Gnar Gnar photos from this year in WV swappe332 New

Yeah Johnny!   Zoolander New

If i could find work, i'd like to come out... swappe332 New

 

Kayaking near LA jhaddock New

Boof.com erikclarsen New

 

Need Advice! mikesong New

It's possible.   HabitatMapper New

 

Surf New Jersey (New video) RodeoClown New

Ah the memories... Zeppelinpilot New

It's a lot better than it used to be RodeoClown New

I have been since V2.0 has been around. I was there at 12K. It is awesome! Zeppelinpilot New

Seeing the word Scudders and premier in the same sentence... BMan1 New

But it works!  No one has to stop- very efficient! <NT> RodeoClown New

Until someone turns the wrong way into traffic at that crazy section where every direction of traffic interescts. <NT> Zeppelinpilot New

 

Just curious.  Of those that bash the whitewater park.  How many cbk1 New

I think the better comparison is who would pay to go hiking Julio New

ever hear of Grandfather Mountain? backbonz New

or entrance fees to state and national parks? <NT> southeastcreekin New

Or the Nantahala? <NT> backbonz New

So, if it was easier they would opt to not go to the resort.  But, cbk1 New

Dude, you've confused yourself, take a deep breath and try again. <NT> zk1 New

yawn. <NT> jkodadek New

bad comparison whitewater parks are to whitewater what ski dubai is to skiing. southeastcreekin New

ski-asheville knuckles New

Same piece of land and developer as the "new" speedway ;  given the shape of the real estate market ... ReformSchooler New

the entire park arguement is stupid and narrow minded ScottBarnes New

you say "cboaters are just tripping themselves up by kneeling and using one stupid blade" like they're not? <NT> mtnsport New

My point is. cbk1 New

have not used that program ScottBarnes New

Heres my take on it...kinda like a kayak and open boat issues that goes on. snacker55 New

drawing with such broad strokes is stupid and narrow-minded... cdd New

excellent ScottBarnes New

i think the value judgment "better/worse" has more objective basis cdd New

now we're talking! ScottBarnes New

<No Subject> cdd New

You stole my thunder dude Riv New

u know you hit a nerve when the thread gets that long! <NT> cdd New

Suppose there was a Creeking Park at the top of a mountain in an area surrounded by whitewater that was modeled after... TheBroncoKid New

and if ran year round with all teh run out flowing through a whitewater park and then into a hydro pumphouse that TheBroncoKid New

we should look at different parks differently... cdd New

unless the hypothetical mountain has an enormouse aquifer inside it , it can't work. jbseay New

well ....this particular hypothetical mountain does have an enormous aquifer ...Capiche? <NT> TheBroncoKid New

A natural river is far better than any artificial feature, but theres no reason they can't co-exist peacefully KELLMAN New

Bad comparison, two wrongs don't make a right! <NT> Pinecricker New

But, three rights make a left... Dan New

Jackson, squaw, Whistler, Telluride...  Green, Yuba, Feather, Ark, Cherry <NT> WookieBreath New

But one of those ski areas does not belong with the others jkodadek New

My point is that some ski resorts are pretty much as good is gets.   WookieBreath New

Not to me... crankee New

Comparison of the WW park with a ski resort IS perfectly accurate... snorkleman New

 

Update on Stonycreek releases (inside) and don't forget about Ohiopyle Falls Meeting rloughne New

Thanks  for up & will U B @ 7S this weekend?  Owe you an adult beverage!  :-)   <NT> PAC New

indeed. see you at springs <NT> rloughne New

 

Run afoul of the paddling lobby and look what happens to ya ReformSchooler New

Good ridens to Hayes/Bamford and their ilk. Skully New

Bamford called kayakers drunken bums ScottBarnes New

Seeing Hayes deny, backpeddle, spin, admit, and then ultimately lose was a minor highpoint of election night. <NT> farmschooler New

Larry Kissell is a boater! lesterflatt New

Good thing that didn't get out before the election marker New

 

What do you think.... fahimaz7 New

that is pretty gay <NT> Southside New

gayer than kuthe's naked yakkin' pic. <NT> jonas_24112 New

WTF - Who would really do this doyou-k1 New

GAY! <NT> Unabonger New

Supergay! <NT> hardboater New

I'm not sayin it looks gay ditchbitch New

But not quite as gay as this...... hardboater New

WTF is Tao doing??? Laura New

Yeah...got the message this morning.  Sent him my contact info.  How have you been.  Been WAY too long! <NT> hardboater New

I have been doing pretty good Laura New

Laura, he's waiting for you.... crunchy New

STALKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <NT> Laura New

agreed......Gold Medal for gay.....all time gay champ... <NT> Southside New

Ding Ding - We have a winner!!  Uber Gay!  That's just, I mean WTF!! Unabonger New

Gay, but Tao is still a bad-ass. <NT> K-Vez New

the staged windblown scene is gayer than that prosthetic looking bulge BLUEEZ New

and yeah, I looked   : )     <NT> BLUEEZ New

Hell yeah!! <NT> Turtle81 New

prosthetic looking bulge crunchy New

I was trolling for  "this is a tao berman post"   that's the real stuff baby!, but no. didn't get it.  :) BLUEEZ New

As team manager at the time jiggydawg New

Yeah, but how much did he get paid? And how many guys on this board would trade their eye teeth to do the same? GRITS New

  I-wish all-men  were-gay   + left the  'clit-lickin'  2-me   ;.) <NT> carnage-boater New

Nanty Cascades? Skully New

And Skully definitely knows his gay!!! Sweet_Pete New

no worries. Skully New

sent you a message <NT> Sweet_Pete New

<No Subject> nfbk New

Why are all you dumb meatheads shouting "gay!"?? jkodadek New

Scott, you are always good for bringing out the best in this forum... pretty funny <NT> ugadelta98 New

.... DDPMikeCO New

Not that theirs anything wrong with that! scottp47 New

Not saying it is GAY! But I would bet for either one that splinter1 New

Actually, it's pretty funny.....(not that there's anything wrong with that...either..."also"....you betcha) <NT> farmschooler New

 

Mad River Outrage GreenNarrows New

try cboats.net broam New

Not many with I.Q. out there ckingoc1 New

I'd think very carefully about the IQ system, because I see little or no advantage to having it ezwater New

Beware of buying a new one cheoahman New

Here's Outrage, not IQ though cheoahman New

Lots of outrage and IQ (low) over in the Liquid Lounge. <NT> ezwater New

 

Huge sale on gear!!! RainRider New

Impossible. If that is really the sale, then they are stupid. donutboy New

sorry. "stupid" was harsh- replace with insanium in the cranium <NT> donutboy New

Not all that crazy.... crankee New

plus granolapaddler New

Aren't you the same person who was dogging the shit out of Appomattox on here 2 weeks ago for underselling everybody? ugadelta98 New

Maybe the gift cards are only good to use one per purchase.  That cbk1 New

Is it the economy ? wvrivers New

 

Caliproduct Updates caliproduct.com New

 

manakazo first descent triberiders New

that looks sweet, i want to go there. <NT> alexkayaks23 New

I'd think that anyone who looks at this will be jealous yaknman New

What is going on here? arrmike New

wow tucker_deloach New

dats da stout killah!! <NT> KELLMAN New

The photo is deceiving... mrkayakman04 New

Cool pictures but the article is Nutz! GizmoTN New

cool photos-bad watermark atomizer New

Had the same thought. <NT> swampboy62 New

 

Anyone wanna creek the Upper G this weekend? hardboater New

You must really be wanting to put that new cold weather gear to the test. High Sat. is only supposed to hit 34 degrees. <NT> Ed_E.Hopper New

<NT> hardboater New

i might be desparate enought to go. komushio New

<No Subject> nfbk New

We will definitly be out there Sat and Sun since nothing else is running... basebaby New

Upper gauley? <NT> basebaby New

There is 13 ft to go until winter pool.  I say 12:00 at DAM. komushio New

 

Boaters in Knox- there is a killer band playing at Wild Wings Dec.6..... ocoeerat21 New

 

Curious about some BT stats.  I'm 36 and have been paddling for about 12 years.  You? <NT> hardboater New

66 and paddling for about 20 years <NT> unclefuzzy New

66 in December, paddling for 35 years. <NT> ezwater New

21 y/o SWF lf SWM to paddle class 5 350days/year. fahimaz7 New

Let's see...29 years old, I'm 6ft, red hair, hazel eyes, kayaked for 8year, enjoy snowboarding and walks in the park... <NT> slimerboy New

You goob! <NT> hardboater New

<No Subject> <NT> slimerboy New

Missed you last Sunday.  South Fork as a nice creeky 850. <NT> hardboater New

I wanted to paddle at BSF but... slimerboy New

40 years old, kayaked 4.5 years, hung like a stallion <NT> DonVitoCorleone New

42 years old , boating over 20 something years and hung like a fruit bat <NT> ditchbitch New

Oh lord!  Im never posting here agin!  EVER! <NT> hardboater New

52. Paddling whitewater since 19 and 77. <NT> Will_Carry New

Oh yeah...hung like a Vienna Sausage. <NT> Will_Carry New

31 years old, paddling for 15 years, kayaking for 7. <NT> arrmike New

48, kayaking for 8 years, You'll have to ask my wife the rest! <NT> r.d.mcdaniel New

28 from Idaho, This will be my 3rd season yaking <NT> Aroberts New

50, paddling 30 years, still waiting for my break-through year! <NT> energywonk New

I'm 35, paddling for 19 years, and hung like Lion <NT> Julio New

38, I have been kayaking for 17 years. <NT> acecoach New

Beckley, WV. 21 years old.  I've been kayaking for 3 seasons and the first wave I surfed was Nirvana on Upper New. <NT> mickeyg New

47 paddling 36 years. Danm curse of the Irish <NT> sj New

24 and just hit a decade of paddling, the last 6 years seriously. <NT> tybo99 New

46 years old, paddling 11 years <NT> swampboy62 New

45, been paddling for 17 years. Bradley New

I'm 36 and I've been kayaing for 14 years. <NT> dwilli New

43 paddling 29 years. <NT> shanebenedict New

55-27 <NT> smoot New

56, openboat for 32 years abbeysway New

52, paddling 39 years, seriously for 22 of them <NT> ReformSchooler New

First canoe trip on Little River of TN. in 1966. Been wet the whole 42 yrs wh2ofox New

40/30 <NT> crankee New

21 and paddling whitewater for 1 year <NT> sunchopper New

57/40 <NT> ckirby New

both me and my wife are 44 - paddling class 3-4 together for 15 years <NT> doyou-k1 New

38 & whitewater paddling for the last 9 years <NT> mtnsport New

23 and been paddling for 17 years and kayaking for 14. paddler511 New

28 - started paddled 6 years ago...started guiding and rowing 3...or is it 4? the summers are a blur. <NT> TennJon New

39, paddling for 12 years. <NT> Jas. New

54, paddling for 18 yrs.  Team Geez member.  No blog. <NT> FluidDruid New

35 and paddling 7 years. <NT> cR@ViN_W@VeS New

38 ~  28 <NT> Shrimpboat New

27 and paddling 9 years BLUEEZ New

Oh come on, you feel older than that DonVitoCorleone New

I'll have to be more careful who I let squeeze me, I feel 27 to me  ;) <NT> BLUEEZ New

. tiskemanis New

38, 8 <NT> paddlingphool New

40- kayaking/OC-1 15 years <NT> cport New

38yrs  started in 1982 <NT> scottp47 New

40, rafting 15 years <NT> GQ New

51 paddling for 30 years /just as stoked as the old days in Richmond <NT> zboat New

37/18, but I'm pretty sure... Pinecricker New

Im 15 and ive been paddling for 5 years <NT> tucker_deloach New

19 or 20 years <NT> wvrivers New

59, paddling for 11 years <NT> SYOTR New

I'm 35, kayaking 10 year, last 5 seriously <NT> magrell New

50...13 years paddling <NT> russellfork New

28 paddling 16 years <NT> cwilsonbell New

30, and I've been paddling for 2 years. <NT> GR8ESC New

42/9. Where's Michaud on this here thread??? <NT> GRITS New

29/10 tiskemanis New

54/43 jims New

34/13 <NT> DMark New

48/13 <NT> farmschooler New

27/13 <NT> Dooleyoc-1 New

67 and have been paddling for 4 years catchaneddy New

Damn,  now two guys have to kick off before I can be oldest ! <NT> ezwater New

54 years old first WW trip was Little Tennessee when I was fourteen. 1968 alum canoe with Falstaff beer <NT> Louie New

37, paddling for 18 years <NT> hugeh2o New

52/20 <NT> kanur New

42/24, I hit my peak about 5 years ago.  Is it the drought or my age? oakyjoey New

 

Dry Top Fitting WVkayaker New

dry top fit teepee New

<No Subject> Dr.Beer New

Dry Top Fitting for Winter LittleRiverCyd New

 

Stohlquist Caveman Ergo River Boot Feedback? Wondering about ordering a pair. Any users? <NT> nrjoel New

No direct experience but looks good and good price at Campmor DrSurf New