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The kayaking, rafting, instructional & safety, and general
river videos below are all that we have left, and the contents of this page will eventually be moving to the Used/Closeouts section. And whatever stagnates there after this season will go on Ebay.
Like books, videos seem to be something most folks are
chasing down through Amazon these days, so it's not worth our time
trying to maintain this page. The other disappointment is that there
continues to be a serious dearth of videos for inflatable kayakers,
and very few even for rafters who want something instructional.
Even if we were selling more videos than we are, the trend is toward hard shell kayak films and that's not our niche.
Please note that everything below is in VHS format, not DVD,
Updated February 2009
Guide Videos
Adventure Kayaking - Around Hawaii's Friendly Island: very comprehensive
tape even if it's only 40 minutes, and a good companion to Audrey Sutherland's Paddling Hawaii book. Covers trips, preparation, packing, meal planning, diving,
boat surfing, and some non-boating things like hiking & sightseeing.
Only $14.95 VHS
Southwestern Whitewater / Northeastern WW : these two tapes from
Camera One are 14.95 each, reduced from 19.95, and run 55 to 60 minutes. Their quality is very
good, but they only cover a few rivers each. We don't know if they should
be under "guide tapes" or the entertainment section because they are sort
of a blend of each. Only the big-name rivers from each geographical area
are shown.
VHS
West Virginia Whitewater: From the same folks at Camera One as
the above four films, this is a good one if you are planning a vacation
in this beautiful state. 60 minutes, mostly big water from the Gauley
and some less rowdy footage on the New, $19.95 VHS
Used Videos
California Whitewater: This is a classic Camera One video that
we used to sell large numbers of, and it is our last copy left. It covers
many of the hair runs in our state, and includes the obscure Deer Creek
out of the Lassen drainage, with naration on that part of the tape be
Beyond Limit's Mike Doyle. 60 minutes. $14.95 (list was $25). VHS
Cataract Canyon: Another Camera One production, but this one is
only about 12 minutes. Gives a few of the highlights but it and the one
below could certainly have been a lot longer. Oh well.... $9 VHS
Green River - Desolation Wilderness: A brief 15 minute overview
of one of Utah's most popular floats, more scenic than action, but then
that pretty well describes the river section this covers too. $9. VHS
Hell's Corner Gorge - the Upper Klamath. Sort of half informational / half blooper, but the exact length escapes us. It's a Gayle Wilson Productions film, and many of hers were only 30 minutes but it seems like this one was longer. In any case, if you haven't run this boat-shredding section of the otherwise mild "K", it's worth checking out. Almost all the action on Hell's Corner is in the middle six or so miles, where a lava flow came down a side creek (or gulley?) in ancient times, leaving behind some interesting bedrock rapids and plenty of weird boulder sieves (which mostly occur at tough-to-scout island splits). The catch is that the bubbly basalt broke off in ways that left many a knife edge to tear your raft. Not a recommended run for inflatable kayaks or old timers in fiberglass kayaks, but if you are running this without anyone that has been down before you should buy this video. $12 VHS
Nepal Discovery: 29 minutes, from Wilderness Travel. Not much rafting, but a little. More cultural than anything, includes trekking and safari footage from the jungles of Chitwan Nat'l Park. $9 VHS
Whitewater Bloopers 2: This one is also from Gayle Wilson, vintage 1990. Features footage from CA and Oregon rivers including the "Cal Salmon", the Illinois, the Rogue, and the Smith & Upper Klamath which are both on the CA/OR border. About 30 minutes, these used to sell for about $22, yours for $10. VHS
Please note that we do have a $20 minimum for anything shipped, but if you wanted two of the $9 videos above we would call it close enough.
Just Fun Stuff
Adventures of Johny Utah: a crazy, unique video featuring not
only runs but interviews as well with some southeastern class five hair
boaters. A very interesting documentary-style film, 66 minutes, $22.95 reduced from 29.95.
Two paddles up! VHS
The River of Lost Souls: footage from the Upper Animas in Colorado,
approx. 45 minutes, we haven't seen this in so long we've forgotten what
it was about. Mostly action as I recall, but if you have questions please
email and we'll watch it again! $20 (reduced from $27) VHS
Riverpeople: there is an amusing story behind this one. The poor
fellow who produced it actually believed he could pay the rent in a San
Francisco office and make a living marketing just this one video.
Well, we thought it was pretty funny. Anyway, this is a classic video
with lots of trendy music and a very short concentration span. Just when
it gets interesting, the friggin' scene changes. Again and again. Sort
of like attention deficit disorder on video. It is high-quality though,
and if you have an outdoor sports shop like we do it's perfect for running
continuously in a VCR. All others should pass. 32 minutes, reduced from 19.95 to $14.95. One open copy also available for $10. VHS
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