I think the level was around 8 inches at D bridge. I ran two laps that day. Starts with a swim and bloopers second half is mostly random surfs and sillyness. Saint Francis river, mo.
No pedestal, no thigh straps, and not even a whitewater specific hull -- yet you have great boat control, you read the water well, and you are having fun. Much respect! Well done sir! Loved the video!
Such a kind thing to say! When I took that video that was all I had! I have a sweet white water canoe I run down there now. I recently took the camper on a overnight with the girlfriend and ran some class 2 stuff with a fully loaded canoe that was fun. One day I will take my big boat back to the Francis and run it again.
Oh man non stop rapid action you make it look so smooth and easy! Its a really blast watching you way up here in frozen Canada waiting for the rivers and lakes to break up. Thanks for the thrills!
Thanks for watching! That boat is a Old Town Camper 16 it makes everything look easy its super stable it does all the fun things. Watch some of my other videos in my newer white water canoe and you will see me look like a newb and swimming a bunch lol
It's an amazing control. Hopefully, I will learn something, because I just lost my canoe on some rapids taking the wrong path. It's probably part of learning process:)
Saint Francis river It’s in Missouri about 1.5 hours south of St. Louis. The white water section is the upper and lower. The upper run adds a few miles but it’s a lot of flat water and only a couple class 2 rapids. A majority of the paddlers will just run laps on the lower section.
Mostly class two rapids the bigger drops might be super easy class 3 at the level I did that day. At higher water levels the drops are 3, at really high levels they become 4 apparently.
If I paddled more white water with this boat I would. I mostly tool around with it and camp. I got myself a Mohawk Probe for white water that I have been running this last season. I want to get a plastic boat next!
@@paddlingjourney1450 You did great but a few things will bother you as you progress into bigger water. I noticed you tend too keep the boat level in the water where it would help to have the boat leaning. I think thats what Mark means when he says take a class. when you eddy in or out if you lean the boat and lift the edge out of the water you get a much smoother transition into the flow and that'll keep you swimming less. If you could find a class or a teacher you could get a few things that'll help alot
I think you did pretty good considering; A 16 foot boat A flat bottom boat Partially weighed down with luggage No thigh straps. A narrow boney creek. Congratulations! And thanks for the inspiration to get out there!!! :-)
