Wayne Nicol, You have the still WILD Fraiser River in B.C. That's the wildest river I've ever seen -beautiful and untamed!!
Thanks. I hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon 5 times and climbed half of the "14'ersin in Colorado and did not leave anything behind. With...
Now that's a real boat! Thanks for sending it. But, I am afraid it would take me far too long to construct it.
ElGringo, Thanks for the suggestion, but I will either be on the Missouri or Arkansas Rivers. My days on the Gulf and beyond are long gone!...
Westfield I will say that being in an Arabian prison most likely would put the rest of us to shame. Congratulations on living to tell about it....
I've also kicked the can around a number of times, but, now in my mid 70's, most of my friends that are left think going to Walmart is an adventure!!
Raft bouyancy Mr. Efficiency, thank you for the useful comments. I am thinking that by carefully positioning the barrels I may be able to add...
Rafting Par, You are most likely living a stale life, with no sense of adventure left in you. The whole idea is just to see if it can be done,...
Too much buoyancy Very interesting and useful comment. I would like the top of the deck to be about 12 inches above the water line. If I know the...
Westwood 11, thank you. I will try those suggestions.
Down river aways Thanks for the reply. I will always be going down river and will have an AIS transponder onboard along with marine radio contact...
Hello, is there anyone out there with some actual experience in building a motorized home made raft using 55 gallon plastic barrels for floatation...