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We have a big packrafting trip coming up. We have never used packrafts. In order to learn how these crafts operate, we take them up to French Broad Section 9! Nothing like a little test run through some big water. Adventure Steve from Adventure Outdoors joins us for his first time on any real water. Brian, Steve and I put the rafts through the paces in a fun-filled day of watery awesomeness!! Oh, and there may be a few swims in there! What a great way to enjoy a beautiful river! FB9 never disappoints.
find us at riverkingpete.com
Special thanks to Alpacka Raft for supplying the fleet of rafts! www.alpackaraf...
Special thanks to Adventure Steve for joining us! Check out his channel at / myadventureoutdoors

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@turtleheadboys5263 5 лет назад

Holly smokes!!! Awesome video, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time!

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

You gotta go with me next time Josh! You will love it

@MichaelMiddletonTBH 5 лет назад

I enjoyed the test run, but I can't wait to see the packraft trip y'all are on now! Those things look pretty cool!

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

Thanks MMTBH! They were a blast! Gatewood and the guys are all sold on them.

@stevethedude8740 5 лет назад

Really enjoyed that! Reminded me of my usual bass fishing float at Old Greensboro....well sorta....not really. Bonus points for the smallie LOL

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

LOL! Thanks Steve the Dude!

@fredjohnson3283 5 лет назад

Steve, the last time a ran Frank Bell's I surfaced just about where you did. That's a requirement to hold your breath for some time. . . That was 25 years ago. Some things never change. hat's off to you!

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

He did well Fred. And yes, I warned him that if he goes down in there...understand that air will not be available for a little bit...he he he!

@KentuckyWoodsman 5 лет назад

Looked like a really good time! The French Broad is awesome!

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

Thanks KW! You are correct sir!

@EZPrAnCs 4 месяца назад

This is the best packrafting video I've seen as far as excitement and showing what a packraft can do....without the elitist undertones that can be intimidating to newbies. I realllllyyyy enjoyed this and got me excited to go out in my new packraft 😊

@RiverKingsKayak 4 месяца назад

Thanks a ton! That is what it is all about!

@delriv5238 5 лет назад

Great video. Thanks for hiking back up

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

Thanks! You bet!

@andreas956 3 года назад

More videos like these please, love it.

@RiverKingsKayak 3 года назад

Thanks Andreas!

@BackonTrailasia 5 лет назад

Nice vid. Thanks for taking the time to do the class 4 once more, were looking forward to see it. Sad you did not get the first run on film. Mistakes happens, they are the best part to learn from. Have not done class 4 yet, but looking forward to learn how to ride them.

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

Thanks Back on Trail! I think the issue comes from my going back and forth from gopro 5 to 7...there are subtle differences and it is user error resulting in thinking I'm filming when I'm not...lol. be safe!

@jatiedesurvey6057 5 лет назад

That looks awesome! And you catch a fish!

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

Thanks JATiede! You get lucky sometimes!

@canajian 5 лет назад

Very cool! Great video guys!

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

Thanks Canadian! It was a fun one!

@KCCNYwhitewater 2 года назад

Man, running nice-sized rapids and you even did some rolls in that other video!! Thanks for the heads up on these clips. Lot of fun to watch so far

@RiverKingsKayak 2 года назад

Thank you!!

@KCCNYwhitewater 2 года назад

@@RiverKingsKayak have you done any other packrafting videos? I didn't see any in your collection, but you have a lot of videos to watch!! Currently catching up on your downriver techniques. I haven't found a channel as helpful as yours since the Eric Jackson clips on Paddle Education. Your use of arrows and edited descriptions are spot on. Thank you for the dedication, RK!!

@RiverKingsKayak 2 года назад

@@KCCNYwhitewater thanks a ton!! Unfortunately I have not done any other trips yet. I would like to do more though!

@KCCNYwhitewater 2 года назад

@@RiverKingsKayak you got it! I hope to see you out in it, would love to hear your thoughts on edging it, eddying in & out, and boofing it! Seeing your page is quite inspiring, makes me want to put out informational content. There are a lot of folks nabbing PRs for the first time, and the worry is they don't have proper WW or swiftwater rescue knowledge. All that super stable primary stability builds false security & confidence!

@RiverKingsKayak 2 года назад

@@KCCNYwhitewater thanks! Do it!!!

@fayleya3865 3 года назад

Best kayaking channel out there . Many thanks :)

@RiverKingsKayak 3 года назад

Thanks Faley

@TheMicheru 5 лет назад

Omg this looks amazing! I would love to do this trip! So cool

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

Thanks Bomchell Belle!

@adventurekid9242 4 года назад

I love it

@RiverKingsKayak 4 года назад

Thanks Guy!

@explorism7716 5 лет назад

This is cool Pete! I’m excited to hear your thoughts on the pack rafting experience

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

Thanks man! We Loved it!!

@explorism7716 5 лет назад

River Kings those pack rafts are just screaming for a river kings trip down the Bluestone River

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

@@explorism7716 thanks for the tip! I am going to check that out

@perfectweather 3 года назад

Fun stuff

@RiverKingsKayak 3 года назад

Thanks PW!

@SalineScott 5 лет назад

Man... Shane missed out on this trip. I feel like I did too. That scared me when I didn’t see Steve pop back up out of the water.

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

It can get a little sporty in the big water! We will get Shane up there too!

@kentwilliams13 Год назад

Awesome video! So I have just moved to the Cumberland Plateau of TN. Would you recommend a pack raft or a kayak for a beginner/novice to learn to paddle in classI-III. I do plan to actually pack raft at some point but learning ww paddling skills is the first priority. Thanks for your content.

@RiverKingsKayak Год назад

I would say get both! They are very different crafts and while the kayaking would translate to whitewater, the packraft will not really prepare you for a kayak.

@rubberduckproducktions532 5 лет назад

Those look like really fun boats! Great video. You going to do a review on these at some point?

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

Thanks! And yes

@carlkoch6460 4 года назад

Great video. I like to watch your instructional videos and would love to see some for packrafting. I really liked that were were constantly making sure everyone was ok. Wondering why you aren’t wearing dry suits? Doesn’t that add a lot more risk of hypothermia? I’ll admit I’m not familiar with the locale.

@RiverKingsKayak 4 года назад

Thanks Carl. It was middle of summer and waaaaay too hot for drysuits...You would pass out from heat casualty. 90 degrees and drysuits don't mix in NC.

@jefflanger5475 5 лет назад

Looks like an awesome trip. What kind of boats were those? Can you share a link to them if you don’t mind?

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

Thanks Jeff! They were Alpacka packrafts...I have a link in the video description for you. They are pretty cool!

@1stVARifleman 5 лет назад

Do you get to keep the fleet? I still want to paddle the French Broad section 9. I just paddled the Ocoee back to back days last week for the first time. It is such an awesome river, love the continuous class III whitewater.

@riverkingbrian9264 5 лет назад

Section 9 is such a fun run, and so scenic! One day I’ll run the whole thing upright....

@advnturerob8899 2 года назад

If I could pick your brain for a second. The packraft looks so much more stable than a ww kayak, am I correct? second, which do you think is better, self bailing or with a skirt? We are debating getting them & would greatly appreciate any advice you could give.

@RiverKingsKayak 2 года назад

I think I would go with a skirted and self bailing raft. The skirted boats maintain their performance in the heavier water but do eventually need draining. The self bailers get really bogged down and lose a lot of performance as they slowly drain out...having both would be hands down what I would order...

@MonkeyNAround 5 лет назад

I am working my way up from a Club 1.5!!!!!!

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

LOL! Your day is Coming!

@1stVARifleman 5 лет назад

How would you compare the feel of the pack raft to a kayak? I've thought about buying one before but they're more expensive than a new whitewater kayak. So, I'm hesitant because I'd probably just buy a new kayak, haha.

@riverkingbrian9264 5 лет назад

1stVARifleman - One strong stroke and you’ll spin 180 degrees- there’s no tracking like a kayak- but it bumps off of rocks like a raft- no tipping like a kayak

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

They are pricey. Really I view them as I do all boats...as a tool. These can do some amazing things that kayaks cannot...and visa versa. They are really really fun though!

@bobmcelroy7289 5 лет назад

Used to live on the French Broad. Where is this section at?

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

Section 9 which runs from Barnard to Hot Springs

@wouter6539 4 года назад

What model was this specifically? One from the Whitewater series? Or a classic? :-)

@RiverKingsKayak 4 года назад

The green one I was using was the gnarwal ww series

@wouter6539 4 года назад

@@RiverKingsKayak thank you!

@autigerz84 5 лет назад

What paddle do you use with your touring kayak?

@RiverKingsKayak 5 лет назад

RPC3 performance tour

@KZ-yu4jz 3 года назад

@@RiverKingsKayak How do you still like your RPC3 performance tour paddle? Do you recall what the flow was on your trip? I love watching these videos and I use them with other info about the rivers I go on. Thanks again for all you do!