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Nothing worse than those long slogs back in the dark. I had one trip where it wasn't a slog, but it was a good 1.5 hours in the dark floating down he upper yak by moonlight. We totally blew our time and had to row out in the dark. Any head wind on a long slog just makes me cry.

So I've had my Bruin for close to 2 years now. I have done a bunch of trips with it from, day trips with 3 people, to 5 day trips with 2 kids, couple of 4 day trips withy wife, I've done a day trip with my 2 kids and 2 adults in it. It's been pretty awesome boat. I put some of my thoughts into...

It's a fine time to be a boat owner. LOTS of options out there at a variety of price points. I think there are probably more pontoons out because there are lot cheaper options. You can go to Costco and find pontoon boats. The problem I have with the cheaper ones is that they are often just...

Yeah a buddy of mine got those for his clearwater as well. Definitely seems worth it. though its to bad its an extra accessory to forget!

Pontoon boats definitely have their advantages (if they are well made) but a couple of thoughts come to mind on an advantage of a watermaster style raft vs a pontoon: 1. Faster to setup 2. Easier to store 3. rides shallower 4. enclosed bow prevents taking a rock up the middle protecting the...

Watermaster Grizzlies or Kodak are another good option. Though new ones are not cheap, and they don't come up on the used market very often. I do prefer no frame boats to framed boats like a pontoon. If you are using a Subaru to haul it around, the frame ends up taking so much room. Getting...

I confess, I'm often charging in with a fishing first attitude, but every now and then nature is just so spectacular it's like a slap upside the head "pay attention". Sometimes that's all we need. My body was also like "why are you doing this to me?!" I bet you have some amazing stories to...

Thanks @Shawn Seeger , peace be with you and yours as well.

I’ve never broken down the frame completely since ive put it together. Usually i either stick it in the minivan or i take the footrest off and put it on the roof rack. I would break it down if i was flying or traveling by horse but would never want to do it on the regular. I just store the...

I bet the SRB is a great boat. I've heard nothing but good things about Catchercraft boats. I personally got the WM Bruin for a similar sort of setup. I do like the flexibility of the Bruin. Do you want it to be a 2 person boat perfect for multi-day trips, done. Do you want a 3rd person, add...

These are our boats. Fleet full of Water Master boats and our Sea Clipper. The kids have since outgrown this configuration but we were able to do a lot of paddling of the coast of BC in that boat.

I know you already purchased your boat, but I thought I'd throw my 2 cents in. I'll also preface this by saying I'm particularly biased so probably disregard anything I say ... but I really like Water Master rafts. I own 2 grizzlies, kodiak, and the bruin. I do some video work for them so I did...

As my parents have gotten older and had health issues, it's made me a little more introspective about my own life. I realized, that my kids who are now 11 and 13 haven't really done much alpine hiking, which I feel remiss about. So this summer we planned a trip with some friends to take the kids...

I have both a pair of G3 and Dryft waders and try and alternate trips in them. My opinion is that no wader has a magic construction that prevents leaking, its gonna happen at some point. Finding a wader that fits well is the important part, so when you squat, move, take them on or off, you arent...

I always keep glasses cleaning cloth and chapstick in the pocket. After a trip theres usually a candy bar wrapper, maybe a box of flies.

4 seems like a good time to go, especially the shorter service creek to clarno run. You can rent them. Get you through until you get enough duckets saved up for your own raft.

lol yeah no.

Haha yeah, well we do a lot of sea canoeing and backpacking (prekids) so we end up usually on the lighter side of things than perhaps the typical rafting crew. lol when they become dirtbags and rafting guides I only have myself to blame/congratulate :D Thanks Sam! Always appreciate the warm...

I've tried to do this float after July 4th a couple of times and had to cancel due to low water. This year seemed like quite the anomaly to get so much water in June. Made for a very refreshing and fast trip. Lots of extra time playing in camp, which was fun.

Back again with a very late video of our trip down the John Day river (back in June). If you have been thinking "Where do I go to do a fun trip to get my family into camping and fishing" this is the trip for you. We did Service Creek to Clarno, which has only one rapid worth paying attention...