A father's love. Makes me miss my 'little man' he's 37 and lives 350 miles away. Thanks Pete. Awesome, as usual!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks William! Trying to savor these days!!

Can't hit like enough for this one! Awesome river, been there, in a class 2 open canoe! And for you to watch Pete go through it...great!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob!

Another great video. Enjoying a sport and hobby with your son and family is awesome. I have never seen my brother smile so much while kayaking. Cheers

@RiverKingsKayak

3 жыл бұрын

That is what I'm talking about! Thanks KM!

REALLY enjoy the camera work, instruction, education and spirit of your videos! Hope to catch you guys on a river some day! Nothing like paddling with your favorite young man!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin! You nailed it! SYOTR!

Thank you for your videos. Much appreciate your friends and family bravely and proudly showing us newbies the "moves". As well your practical guidance to the strategic journey down river is so appreciated!!!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Denise! Hopefully it can all be of use to you!

Pete, you are a Dad and a half... that was awesome! Thanks for sharing it.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim! Trying my best!

Some day when I grow up! Looks like so much fun. 👍🏼

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

I hear ya Linda!

Yah,your dream come true. Nice 👍

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Yes sir!!!!!

Content. You said it was coming. And it will just get bigger and better from here. Great job grooming him, sir. If he can maintain control like that in everything each day, he will surely be some kind of little man!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kathy! Thats another aspect of it all and really far more important. Life lessons and fleeting time with my lil buddy!

Great video btw!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks j24dup!

thanks for the video, and good memories, one of my first white water, big water kayaking adventures several years ago, we had good weather like you guys and it was a fun & enjoyable run

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks lou36!

Nice video as always. Just noticed the Tuckasegee on the drive to the Nantahala today. Looks pretty similar to Nantahala section III. I will have to give it a try.

@RiverKingsKayak

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah! its a good one in that range of river!

You guys need to make it up here to the Slave River! (NT, Canada) REAL big water!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Would love that Zackary!

Pete my dad has always been my hero, i'm sure you are little mans hero too. It won't be long he will try to out paddle you. Enjoy these times they will fly by.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks DD! Same here! They are flying already! I love that little rascal.

Awesome video, this is great stuff. Educational and entertaining, can’t ask for more then that.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton Matthew!!

The Tuck is about 20 minutes from my place. I've never ran it but had planned to at the end of the summer do an over night trip from tuckasegee to fontana lake in Bryson city. Thanks for another great video and inspiration river kings! And little Pete lookin like a pro out there!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Right on Cody! Thank you sir!

Come grab a shuttle with Smoky Mountain River Adventures next time! Awesome vid!

@RiverKingsKayak

3 жыл бұрын

Will do Skyler!

Can you imagine Petes adrinalin rush going thru his first big water? I know he felt awesome. Great vid bro need more like this.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah! I hope he never forgets! Thanks Roy!

@roygraham6665

4 жыл бұрын

@@RiverKingsKayak i don't think he will. this experience will live with him forever.

Another fun video! I just hate P5 didn't get to run over anybody like at Kibler. He was smiling through his helmet. Thanks again!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dean! Indeed he was!

Great video and best one of the river I've seen! thanks for the tips would love to take a class soon!

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks SBO! At the moment, I dont really offer formal classes per se. However, we are always out and about, would love to link up sometime!

Great stuff right there..😎👍

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks canajian!

Another great video guys, Pete, did you get a new boat.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave! I recently picked up a flying squirrel 95. I will be using it on a pretty cool trip next week. Kinda been missing my yellow jefe!

i just drove past this place and now im dying to try it out, wish there was stuff closer to where we actually live in cincinnati lol we got nothing like this

@RiverKingsKayak

3 жыл бұрын

right on Gvmy!

Great stuff again looking forward to the next one, is that boat your riding the flying squirrel

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks PALS, yes, that is the flying squirrel. I will be taking it into a very special place next week. Of course that video will be in two weeks...

looks like a great run, missed the premiere unfortunately. Hope everybody is doing well.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt! We missed you on the chat!

What size Squirrel did you paddle?

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

95

@j24dup

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been paddling a 95 for the past two years and for whatever reason, I’ve struggled with it (stability/control). Just went with a older Nomad and it’s gave me so much more confidence. I hate it, because it’s a super nice boat.

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

@@j24dup one thing I noticed right off the bat on the first day I paddled it, is that the low Chines behind the seat really do tend to stay engaged. That leads to a feeling of the boat isabout to dump but it would always seem to land on secondary stability without really having to do anything but it did give me a really weird first 10 minutes. I have since just learned to come to expect what it's going to do and combat that with a lean. I love how fast it is but my Jefe is my gold standard for a boat that I always feel super comfortable in. I'm looking to try the Delta 88 and the alpha... that's the thing about boats, you really have to get in there with some big water to see what they really do and to see if they match how you like to paddle. The 95 was the first Big Creek boat I've had that seem to want to catch that Stern rail like that. It was something I immediately didn't like about the boat as well. Once you're going forward it does really Hold the Line well and that can help in big water

@j24dup

4 жыл бұрын

Good note man. Hopefully I’ll eventually get comfortable with it. I’m gonna spend a little longer in the Nomad, (build my confidence back up), before jumping back in the Squirrel. See you on the river!

Looks like a run I could actually do without swimming lol

@RiverKingsKayak

4 жыл бұрын

We should go back there with the crew...

@kylemicou1409

4 жыл бұрын

@@RiverKingsKayak I'm down