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The kayaking, rafting, instructional & safety, and general
river videos below are alphabetical within the three categories
of "guide", "fun stuff", and "techniques".
This page is going to go the way of the dinosaur - i.e. it will
disappear. Like books, videos seem to be something most folks are
chasing down through Amazon these days, so it isn't 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.
The trend is toward more and more hard shell kayak videos, but that
isn't our niche.
If you buy two videos below you get 10% off, 3 or 4 at 15% off,
and 5 or more at 20% off. We are closing out this page and will
be eliminating it altogether in the near future, with any leftovers
put on eBay.
Updated May 2005
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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
The Selway & Lochsa Rivers: this is a fairly low quality video
that looks like a second generation copy, but we stock it since it shows
most of the larger campsites and rapids on the beautiful Selway. If you
have a permit and haven't done this river before it will be a good investment.
As for the Lochsa footage, most people don't do overnighters on this river
but it will give you a feel, at least at one flow. 35minutes, $24.95
Southwestern Whitewater / Northeastern WW : these two tapes from
Camera One are 19.95 each 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.
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
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.
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
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.
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, $29.95.
Two paddles up!
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! $27
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, $19.95
-if there is a video that you are hunting for you don't see listed,
e-mail us and we will see if we can find it. We have some open and out-of-print
videos at half price.
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