04-26-2012, 09:20 PM
FishinRookie ,
I just went thru what your thinking of. I will say this I agree with IF you are thinking of any kind of whitewater then get the best you can afford. I totally excluded North Fork ( Scadden ) for that reason. I agree they are a great option for flat water , minor rapids but not the best choice for any kind of whitewater. Not that they have not been used for it just better choices out there. I looked at them ALL believe me.
I have rafted all over the east coast and did a 14 day Main and Middle Fork Salmon River trip a year ago. A present to myself after having 2 heart attacks a yr before ( i wanted to do it before i no longer could ) LMAO [
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I went with Canyon White Water Inflatables . I would as an alternative go with Catchercraft then Steelheader.com. For the next level down either Bucks Bronco Supreme or Pac900fs , Scadden X5
If also the possibilities of hiking in with unit then I think North Fork's Renegade is the top pick .
As far as ANYONE classing their units for whitewater they can pretty much say what they want - as far as I could find out there is no certification as such. Bottom line is it is your backside that is taking the ride [crazy] and it is jst my opinions which others may not agree with.
Attached a few pics to look at The green cataraft grouping is the set- up I ordered . Yellow is Bucks , single green Pac 900FS , Red Scadden X5
Good luck in your search. [fishin]
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I just went thru what your thinking of. I will say this I agree with IF you are thinking of any kind of whitewater then get the best you can afford. I totally excluded North Fork ( Scadden ) for that reason. I agree they are a great option for flat water , minor rapids but not the best choice for any kind of whitewater. Not that they have not been used for it just better choices out there. I looked at them ALL believe me.
I have rafted all over the east coast and did a 14 day Main and Middle Fork Salmon River trip a year ago. A present to myself after having 2 heart attacks a yr before ( i wanted to do it before i no longer could ) LMAO [
]I went with Canyon White Water Inflatables . I would as an alternative go with Catchercraft then Steelheader.com. For the next level down either Bucks Bronco Supreme or Pac900fs , Scadden X5
If also the possibilities of hiking in with unit then I think North Fork's Renegade is the top pick .
As far as ANYONE classing their units for whitewater they can pretty much say what they want - as far as I could find out there is no certification as such. Bottom line is it is your backside that is taking the ride [crazy] and it is jst my opinions which others may not agree with.
Attached a few pics to look at The green cataraft grouping is the set- up I ordered . Yellow is Bucks , single green Pac 900FS , Red Scadden X5
Good luck in your search. [fishin]
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