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Yo yo yo. So I am new to rafting, only having floated from Rancho Del Rio to State Bridge on the Upper Colorado River a couple times. The first time was with an experienced buddy on a larger raft, and the second time on a small pack raft. It seems pretty easy to navigate, even for a novice like...

Fresh meat. So fresh you could give me a grade A sticker. Happy to be here. The answer is kayaking. Who cares what the question is. Newly obsessed front range paddler here, searching for my people. Reach out if you feel the urge. I have a Dagger Mamba (just pre-ordered a code) and an...

I just bought my first raft and am looking for suggestions on good first-time floats to break in my new setup. For context, it's a 16 ft Aire cataraft with a three-bay DRE frame, which I want to use for multi-day floats and fly fishing. I am living in the Denver area and was thinking about...

Hey everyone, my old college roommates and I do an adventure every couple years and next year we're thinking about giving the Middle Fork of the Salmon a try. We've all done a lot of outdoor trips in the past (hikes, climbs, sails), but we don't have a lot of whitewater rafting experience. So...

Hello! As the title suggests, I am new to both whitewater rafting and these forums. I have found these forums extremely helpful in getting started with my raft buildout and I wanted to get some advice on if I'm headed in the right direction. I have a reasonable amount experience on guided trips...

I'm new to the whole kayak world and ... I love it! I constantly find myself checking USGS for the current CFS level or watching kayak videos whenever I am bored. Kayaking is almost always on my mind. Now yesterday I took a swim... I wouldn't necessarily call it a gnarly swim but I was honestly...

Push Pull Or Drag Sale- March 19 - 28th Bring any "sea worthy" kayak under 9 feet in length into CKS for a minimum of $150 store credit towards the purchase of a new kayak "sea worthy" = no holes, no cracks, all essential parts of the boat's interior are present and functioning well...

Hey everyone I am Dane and I pretty much want to start whitewater kayaking, but have no idea where to start. I am a big time snaowboarder and outdoorsman in the colorado summers... so I was hopeing that someone might be able to push me in the right direction for classes, shops, pros, what ever...