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Raven Fork reminder... ChrisG New

Hope it doesn't turn out like the Green fiasco YubaBlue New

Thanks Chris!  More on access to RF.. ClayW New

 

lower Consauga logistics help condo New

 

Any visuals for Caney Fork and thoughts about it running tomorrow? <NT> slimerboy New

 

Any news from Costa Rica about the earthquake yesterday? ERASteve New

I was on the water when the earthquake hit ProNukePaddler New

Holy Shit! elb New

That's a trip you will never forget! wildwildwes New

 

Any idea how much rain if any we are expecting in the Asheville/SE area? basebaby New

NOAA prediction here:   FluidDruid New

 

Crooked Fork 3.7ft at 1:20pm Friday <NT> slimerboy New

 

Please post Rocky Broad Visuals. Is it really going? If so will it hold until Saturday? <NT> rwcowan New

 

07 Nomad Seat adjustment (or lack there of) Please help! Chucky New

Everything sounds normal. There is very little "travel" in the seat compared to other manufact.'s Red5 New

Problem Solved Info inside. Chucky New

 

Ocoee running Saturday? singleblade1 New

Read posts below - you prolly don't want to go to the Ocoee soon (a little more) HabitatMapper New

The sludge that's on every river bottom that's severely polluted with heavy metals and other copper mine waste Otter New

Just another service provided by your neighborhood dam! <NT> jackoffdadeck New

nice. <NT> southeastcreekin New

 

I'm building an "Oh shit, Im stuck on the river / in the woods tonight" kit.  Suggestions needed..... hardboater New

How about a satelite phone so you don't have to spend the night? <NT> slimerboy New

Leave it to you to say something like that..... hardboater New

Represent the Natti - throw a can of skyline in there. <NT> oopsiflipped New

Brilliant!  Which reminds me...... hardboater New

Take some Everclear. Clean wounds, starts fires, $%#&!s you up nice. And some duct tape. SirFlipsALot New

Cant believe I forgot Duct Tape..... hardboater New

you might toss in a couple big heavy duty leaf bags OkieBoater New

Great idea!  Thanks! <NT> hardboater New

Porn. <NT> Ed_E.Hopper New

At least you'd freeze to death happy! <NT> slimerboy New

You aint right either...thats funny though... hardboater New

You just aint right man!   hardboater New

One pint of Johnny Walker black and one big fat dobbie. <NT> Will_Carry New

Added a small flask of Crown Royal to the list.... hardboater New

Crown, Leaf bag, a bic, filtered bottle, some dry poly with a cap.., and a bag of deer-jerky. Life is good. <NT> Dave_ New

I have a water bladder in my PFD that is usually at least half full after a day of paddling <NT> hardboater New

MP3 player or such....those nature sounds are sooooo yesterday <NT> tomcat New

Do you carry First Aid? duckypaddler New

Ok...whats with.... hardboater New

a Wilderness First Aid/WFR course... tennpaddler New

 

Does anyone know how to get a hold of Chris Gorman? <NT> HortonVM New

You have mail.  (BT email) <NT> FluidDruid New

 

Visual:  Big Creek 2.4ft at 11:30. <NT> FluidDruid New

How low is too low?  Did you run it? <NT> Boat_Breaker New

Didn't run it, a friend texted me and he's on it.  I would think it's low, but FluidDruid New

 

Anybody like (or hate) the Fluid Solo L? SirFlipsALot New

the only negatives reviews I see about the boat are weight and crappy outfitting design... Jayrockin New

Great boat.....but.... WAVEYDAVEY New

 

If anyone wants to go to Suck or Cain after two o clock today, HortonVM New

Me and my buddy are headed that way TNPADDLER22 New

 

Has anyone ran Cove Creek along wiers valley road? Was it fun? What to look for? Water levels? <NT> helix149 New

oops "weirs valley rd" <NT> helix149 New

I've run it.  Straight forward ledges.  Fun.  Needs lots of water.  1.5" or 2" of rain would be good. <NT> Dooleyoc-1 New

Thanks as well., Was looking at that one on the way home to the plateau in Oct. <NT> Dave_ New

 

Will Watauga hold for Saturday? How are the side creeks pumping in? Looking for shuttle help. micklouie New

Looks like 200 for Sat. We'll be at takeout ~11:30 in a Jetta Wagon looking to run shuttle- Sam <NT> NCAquaholic New

I'm planning on heading that way so a Knoxville crew should be up that way also. <NT> Jayrockin New

 

seen this?  "TVA lets sludge into Ocoee River" r.moore New

Eewwwwww! <NT> Tallman New

ughhhh southeastcreekin New

Calabrese-Benton is no doubt related to the Ocoee parking lot sheriff who when asked if there was a drinking fountain ReformSchooler New

We were up there Sunday. Sludge is the right word! RiverChique New

with this and the ash fly spill issue going on here in ETN- I really hope the EPA puts the screws to TVA <NT> Jayrockin New

I wouldnt get your hopes up........ its unlikely <NT> waterfrk09 New

IDK...with Erin Brokovich on the case who knows.... southeastcreekin New

Hasn't been a good couple weeks for the TVA;  one of their waste ponds ruptured in AL this morning ReformSchooler New

 

White Water Trip to Portugal... watertech New

I'd love to paddle in a place where Nickelback fans don't exist WAVEYDAVEY New

 

Report from Green Narrows dawn patrollers: 9 inches <NT> BigFish New

 

Visual on Wilsons?? Guage is not updating.... <NT> bn15 New

might be frozen or holding. Temp outside though. probably holding <NT> rwcowan New

 

If anyone runs Caney Fork or North Chick (Friday) please post visuals Marty_Montana New

 

Does anybody know about any wood being in the Doe TN? Thinking about giving it a go for something new. <NT> rwcowan New

Hey Royce, I've got some buddies heading there today... tiskemanis New

what time are they going? We won't be up that way until 2:30 or 3:00. You missed the Big Crk near miss yesterday. rwcowan New

Can anyone predict if this will hold for saturday morning? <NT> zach349 New

"missed" the near miss??? Mexicano New

Good post <NT> YubaBlue New

The Doe is good to go tweetsie New

 

Sucks was 4.2 and crystal blue at 8:30..... Great first time level. <NT> pinnacle New

That is a sweet level selmaraid New

 

grand canyon kayak BigDeepk1 New

Short answer: the one you're most comfortable in... Longer answer inside yakdaddy New

You beat me to it. Comfort and some speed goes well <NT> wvrivers New

I am launching in a couple of weeks and I'm using Pyranha's new Zone <NT> Myoung New

 

Will Crooked Fork hold till friday? Getchasome New

If want it, today would be the day. Will_Carry New

 

Horsepasture Update AdamS New

Thanks for the beta.  Can't believe the changes have been so extensive. FluidDruid New

 

New York River/Ice question billq_jr New

yo girl... anthrice New

ooo butter jesus billq_jr New

 

GMC ad uses building of a large dam: boaters should boycott? backbonz New

boaters against dams IMO is like a farmer against irrigation.... southeastcreekin New

I completely agree with you- how many days do you think the Green would run a year without the dam? Not near as many... <NT> ugadelta98 New

My complex (and proprietary) alogrithm reveals it would run 52 days/year. <NT> farmschooler New

That's dumb jkodadek New

dumb??? I take that as a compliment from you.... southeastcreekin New

Well, listing a bunch of ww runs as the "positive aspects of what they have provided to our lives" isn't brilliant. arrmike New

Meant more for the board in general- not really under your post. <NT> arrmike New

I didn't...read my first post again... southeastcreekin New

sorry jkodadek...I guess I shouldn't call you jackoffdadeck just cause you don't agree with me... southeastcreekin New

Dams are important to paddlers, but not because of the Green. arrmike New

<No Subject> <NT> southeastcreekin New

Dams aren't all bad, but a lot need changes: HabitatMapper New

 

For all you SE water hippies lookin' to Green and Groove this summer - Phish in Asheville 6/9/09 <NT> mtnsport New

I though Jerry died. <NT> rasc New

Huh? <NT> HabitatMapper New

Great....and now Asheville's unemployment level jumps to 35% <NT> WAVEYDAVEY New

 

Which Rapid is more difficult: This Sinks vs Triple Drop (Wilson Crk) <NT> Carnage_Asada New

Triple drop technical...longer -The sinks is a drop with a delayed left redrock438 New

The Sinks, hands down. Once you learn the trick on triple drop, it's easy. Will_Carry New

 

Anyone ever modify a Pelican case by using a heatgun or torch to mold the plastic? kkugley New

Trim some thickness out of the egg-crate foam in the lid.   <NT> tcookson New

I did it to my 1200 kbelenky New

 

Will South Sautey hold til Sunday? I cant go Saturday <NT> Billy1Wick New

I think it'll be good thru the weekend... river0013 New

if anyone runs it please post the level (and specify which guage) <NT> river0013 New

n al paddle coryrapid New

 

Tremont was a solid medium level late this afternoon. Only one piece of wood to walk at the last island. <NT> Dooleyoc-1 New

Solid Medium?  That's not how our group felt @ noon.  Lets reference the gauge a much as possible from here on out. drippinwet New

I've run 30 or 40 times from ELF to floodstage and I would call today's level medium. I guess we need a better gauge. <NT> Dooleyoc-1 New

The boatingbeta virtual gage is there, but you have to use url that gives you all the gages ReformSchooler New

more ideas Chris bankfull1 New

Thanks.  I'll tweak. <NT> ReformSchooler New

I've paddled it much less than Dooley but it felt a lot higher than HabitatMapper New

.95 @ 3ish.  .85@ 5:00ish.  The fella that was monitoring the gauge. . . Footer New

 

why is Sweet full face $400 and a Shred Ready full face $99.00.  What's the dif? <NT> BLUEEZ New

wait for it...Cue trust fund smartass comment: "Is yer face worth $300, der der" Yall_Watch_This New

yeah. If it's really better, I'll get the better one, but if it's all about being cool, I'll get the cheaper one. <NT> BLUEEZ New

<No Subject> <NT> backbonz New

I'll bite- donutboy New

Just picked up the SR Full Face and it's super comfy. The plastic seems plenty tuff as well. basebaby New

To fuel the fire shredder New

There you have it. Straight from Tom @ SR.  Thanks Tom! <NT> donutboy New

Can't compare the two, but the Sweets felt and fit perfect right out of the box... Elvez New

Yes it does selmaraid New

fit shredder New

part of it is Shred Ready comes from Alabama & Sweet from Norway <NT> mtnsport New

Sweet's in Norway, but their production in in non-Euro Eastern Europe tcookson New

nice explanation benhosofat New

I stand corrected but non Euro eastern Europe or Norway is still going to be a more costly ship than Alabama mtnsport New

SR Full Face not good for those with a big head... goinbig New

I had the same issue the SR Full Face Enzo New

A 50 dollar steak is going to taste better than a 5 dollar one... BurpleDisco New

actually shredder New

hold one of each in your hand and it'sd easy to see where the extra money went FlailingProbe New

you beat me to it <NT> cdd New

economics, exchange rates, cost of goods, importing, exporting, etc,etc... <NT> briere New

So where would you all say that FNA falls in? hardboater New

The Sweet has EPS foam, like a bike helmet jkodadek New

In my case, the sweet fits, the shred ready does not. Bradley New

The T-dub didn't fit you? Leland New

 

10 min log pin @ up big crk today, another group besides us. will let them post details. all i have to say is........ rwcowan New

 

Notorious B.I.G.   2.8 @ 6:00 Gabriel New

 

Anyone know what the min. level on the Maury,goshen pass, would be? snacker55 New

I moved from Virginia in 2004... HillHarman New

I'd say anything under 600 wouldn't be worth driving for. RodeoClown New

Its already dropping billq_jr New

Tomorrow sounds like the day to be there. snacker55 New

check the weather too. gonna get nasty.  the pass is one big wind tunnel.   <NT> jonas_24112 New

 

Anybody going to be at LRC tomorrow? <NT> Paddleman New

That would be Friday... <NT> Paddleman New

 

Any kayaking worth checking out in Phoenix AZ?   armenchuck New

Not gonna happen.  Bring a bike, climbing gear, or resign yourself to golf & booze. <NT> tcookson New

from now to may watch salt river canyon - when it runs very nice! <NT> OkieBoater New

 

any visuals on crooked fork? Getchasome New

 

Alabama Visuals: Johnnies -1/2" @ 4:30 CST... LRC +16" @ 4:50 CST <NT> granolapaddler New

Adam, any guess as to what it will be Saturday?  Still high enough to run the falls? -Thanks <NT> Dooleyoc-1 New

7"-9" for sat morning would be my guess right now, but I'll have a better one after we get a visual this afternoon <NT> granolapaddler New

let me revise my previous guess and say closer to 7" sat morning, but they are calling for rain here sat <NT> granolapaddler New

 

Little Stony Creek is mostly free of wood... BigFish New

lucky guy granolapaddler New

Get a J.O.B. riverwest New

it's coming... BigFish New

 

MIllrace Massacre and Iceman Championships this weekend!! saludariver New

There will be water all weekend too! more.... cR@ViN_W@VeS New

 

Anyone got any NFFB and/or Wilson visuals from today? Predictions for Fri./Sat.? HarrisonMetzger New

Wilson was about +2 around noon <NT> Boat_Breaker New

Around 1" at dusk on Thursday.   tnredshoes New

Which one was 1 inch? Wilson or NFFB? <NT> HarrisonMetzger New

NFFB <NT> tnredshoes New

 

Anyone run or checked the Upper Conasauga yesterday or today?  Levels? river0013 New

No, but Holly Cr is 439 right now and we ran it before Christmas when Holly was 400, FluidDruid New

 

The Sinks are clear again! Whoop Whoop! drippinwet New

Cool. Buddy of mine headed over there Friday. Fire it up, Chris. <NT> HarrisonMetzger New

Did it move or was it moved???... not that any area boaters would ever break the law laddie New

A team of trained beavers was set loose on it... drippinwet New

You boat'n tomorrow?  Give me a call. kkugley New

Beaver Power~!!    Thanks! BLUEEZ New

Everybody loves a good beaver! <NT> love2kayak New

 

BAD log across top of Eclipse on the Lower Cullasaja! Not visible from upstream. HaIrBoAtR New

I second that. <NT> bikenrun New

 

Bear Boaters: Big Bang tree ran the drop. Disappeared into the depths. acecoach New

another reason we need a sticky! <NT> donutboy New

How about an alerts page like Mountain Buzz has?  Managing stickys is tricky. <NT> curtis_elwood New

Thanks for the "heads-up," Jeff.  Surprised it disappeared - didn't think the pool was that deep. <NT> FluidDruid New

Hey guys , please post this on the Waldens Ridge Wood forum, that could kill someone...it needs a perm. post <NT> ditchbitch New

 

White Tail Deer Runs the top slide on Big Hungry Creek taylor_brandt New

How many points? <NT> backbonz New

U talkin ender points or antler points? <NT> WAVEYDAVEY New

 

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