Werner 4 piece is a very good system, the push buttom is pretty much industry standard. As for Lendal and Mitchell both are good, not much between them. A lever varilock split system is excellent but does often mean you have one long end on the shaft making putting in a boat an issue, on a boat less...

Topo, whilst I love mine, is indeed a nostalgia trip. Gamlan, Cresta, Llanberis etc - well any modern boat could do the same.

Dan as ever is on the money.

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no more nails, that should do the job.

Llanberis Falls, lovely wee fall. Seen a fair few descents over the years. It is high, no doubt about it, but I expect since it is of limited freefall and mostly a slide that it falls short of 'highest' waterfall. I would expect the 'waterfall' to have freefall capacity. What do I know? D https://ww...

Manby, Bailie etc to my knowledge.

Always, always, be responsible as a leader. Always understand your own limits as part of the group. Always know your choices and decisions matter to the whole group.

Even now these are a popular boat for clients and guides on our Bhutan expeditions. - Lighter than a mamba etc. If you like rounder hull designs this is a good boat - dated but good. We still have a few in our Nepa. fleet that take plenty of abuse.

Darren

In most of my WW boat I take out the ratchet style and have an oldschool cool - standard back band. Means I am not as tight bt can exit quickly for scouts etc.

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Best piece of advice ever - a good cook book!

Wish I was younger -this is a lovely trip idea.

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looks like a projet

Lovely Dave - I remember hearing about the Canyon trip years ago - some excellent paddlers came out of that.

It will be life-changing.

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Disclaimer* I paddle for a living I have been paddling since my early teenage years, 42 now - so about 30 years in a boat. I still look up to my paddle icons, who are now 10,20,30 years my senior. As I get older I feel I do not get bolder. I feel more settled in my paddling. I can still paddle the s...

MANY RIVERS TO RUN, If Dave still has copies.

Had mine for years, inspired - still does.

Leeds or Wales at the moment.

It is with regret that I am selling my Scud- it is a fun, quirky boat - great on ditches, so ideal on those rivers of the UK.

This is orange - little use.

275 ono - pics on request.

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Finally the film Gerry started a few years ago is out - you can download it for a few $,which in my book is money well spent. - A joy to watch, and not a brown claw once! http://thunderdragonfund.org/the-tenth-step-film/

two on flea bay

We have a few curve in our Indian hire fleet - I personally enjoy the boat, its zippy, fast, surfs well. Think remix. - For big water it is a dream.

Others who have tried it have called it un-inspirational.

Daz

Another vote for the watershed - I used HF for many years (still do on day trips). I was really reluctant to move to watershed, but now will not go back.

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Thomas at dialaflight is a paddler, booking with him is a blessing - I use Jet, AI, Biman, Turkish all good over the last few years.

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Come join us and explore the 'Hidden Kingdom of Bhutan' . We are please to offer our premier Thunder Dragon tour to kayakers and rafters - Nov 4th 2017 - Cost £1925 THUNDER DRAGON JOURNEY, BHUTAN Our 7 day schedule provides an amazing cost effective river tour of Bhutan. This is not a pure adrenalin...

The topo was a classic in its day - designs have moved on greatly (but the topo still has a cult following). People love em or hate them. Modern boats will offer a better learning platform especially in mixed environments. The topo was designed for steep rivers and waterfalls a more general purpose ...

Then you've got the likes of Daz Clarkson doing multi day's in a Loki in places like Nepal. . I really enjoyed the Loki for multidays in Nepal...I once used an S6! My Perception whiplash from the mid 90s is now in Ladakh, I still love it on multidays - until last year it was the boat I had the most...

As a provider that runs kayak trips - we offer a 6 week zero to hero package class 2 to class 4. We find this intense, on the river daily. In real terms class 5 is not going to be an easy task with only a few hours in a boat, not only will skills be at a low level but safety and rescue methods will ...

Xile is a Savauge boat from over 15+ years old, - I'm quite sure. It never really sold in the UK, went quite and then Tek seemed to have bought the design. I know the excess is a Manic/sauvage I can certainly see the resenblance between the Mania/Beast and the Xcess. However I'm fairly sure the xil...

Has a bad boat been designed in the last decade? Sure the Ammo/Scud/Nano were niche, and many people disliked them - buy they had a place and a following - steep low volume - tick. The pure is a little quirky but Jim Snyder uses one so it cannot be that bad? So any real bad boat? AND by bad I say u...

When we lived in Wales, pre breakfast dawn raids on the Glen in season. Or a quick lap of the Glaslyn.
Now depending on season it could be a quick short Ganga lap.

I often think living next to the Dee would offer up daily pre breakfast runs, but then again...

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Has a bad boat been designed in the last decade? Sure the Ammo/Scud/Nano were niche, and many people disliked them - buy they had a place and a following - steep low volume - tick. The pure is a little quirky but Jim Snyder uses one so it cannot be that bad? So any real bad boat? AND by bad I say un...

Yep flights to Juphal no issue, and its advisable to get permits now - you can email me info (at) purelandexpeditions.com

Most of the other beta is in the guidebook.

Fly from Ganj to Juphal, need to book in country
Bus follows the lower river in places, lots of bus traffic

Darren

https://www.astraldesigns.com/shop/padd ... layla#LAEP

astral layla, also has a harness option.

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