Someone need to invent a small launchable water "sail" with about 20 -30 feet of cord so you can get dragged free of keeper holes. Even a throwable one would likely work... I used to keep a releasable fanny pack to do that with my kayak back when I did a lot of remote solo runs. (clip a biner to the grab loop and push the kayak out of the hole if I ever had a swim and wasn't releasing). Only did it twice (and yes rope tangling around you is a worry; it's always a game of odds)
Have you ever gone whitewater rafting and thought “I wish this felt more like a violent car crash”? well then I’ve the thing for you! Creature crafts; a self righting, inflatable whitewater craft with a seatbelt! Proven on class 6 rapids and proven to break your hips, ribs, and spine!
They really thought this design through when Creature Craft made it. Every rescue team around the country near lowhead dam or doing swiftwater rescue needs one of these. They're virtually unsinkable.
These boats can get into a "stable 2" state with the occupant hanging inverted. I think they're safer than traditional rafts but are not without issues.
Yeah, sad to say, they're pushing the envelope and it's already ended in tears. From Gearjunkie in 2017: "Darren Vancil, inventor of the Creature Craft, landed in the emergency room with serious injuries after thrashing in a violent set of rapids on the Skykomish River Sunset Falls drops more than 100 feet over a 275-foot stretch of river. It’s a seriously technical and turbulent falls along the fast-flowing south fork of the Skykomish. Prior to last month, only seven boats descended this rigorous section of whitewater. ... Vancil took a blow to the head, lost consciousness, and suffered a fractured pelvis, sacrum, and significant bruising after he was pummeled on his attempt. Yet, he still swears by the craft."
Бессмысленная какая-то, не управляемая конструкция, типа одноместного катамарана. Половину времени из всего ролика гребец совершенно не участвует в сплаве, то весла вырвались из рук, то само судно перевернулось и весла машут лопастями по воздуху
I really really wonder how It’d go on rivers like the Zambezi, The White nile, the Niagara gorge or even the Indus pretty mush any big river like the Tumwater
