One day I decided to kayak from the Faith Rock area in Franklinville down to the Ramseur dam. By myself, without fully scouting, and I hit a rock sideways and leaned upstream. My boat was suddenly underwater and pinned between the rock and water flow in seconds. I had to stand in the flowing river a while to rescue it. So pretty much all the things you’re not supposed to do. 😅 Thankfully all came out OK, but whew - lessons learned the hard way! Thanks for sharing!

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, once the water catches that upstream edge, the laws of physics are not in your favor 😂 It seems we're only able to learn lessons the hard way right? Thanks for watching!

Thanks for sharing this. In some ways it's a more powerful lesson of the danger from trees than seeing one in a more dramatic situation. Seeing how quickly this got dangerous at this flow level is going to make me show even more respect to those river trees.

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! The "calm" river can be deceiving. Even in calmer waters, I've heard of incidents with trees that had a bad outcome. The river will always demand respect. Thanks for watching!

The power of water is crazy. Good video, a big reminder to be safe and avoid these areas. Life is more important then ego

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed sir! I think ego is something we all battle with to varying degrees. There's a fine balance between pushing your limits and knowing when you've reach the edge of them. Knowing that line is often a challenge for me. Thanks for watching!

I was scared for you. Even the second time I watched it, knowing guy made it through. Great share and leading what not to do video. Glad you are ok.

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I know what you mean. I've watched this clip countless times and wince almost every time. Thanks for watching!

How guickly something can happen,glad it turned out well ,amazing the power of the water even when it looks easy.

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

If I'd had more skill, it's likely there would've been a different outcome but no less reason to appreciate the river's power, even in a "smoother" section. Thanks for watching!

Indeed a scary moment, glad you are ok. Thank you for sharing it.

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Awesome! Loved this. You have become a pro out there my friend. But, still scary!!! Be careful. Crow✌️

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

I've never doubted my ability to create footage of kayak carnage 😂 Thanks for the kind words good sir! Hope you're doing well!

I always knew this could happen, but never saw it in action. That happened so fast!

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

It's something we all hear about and I'm guilty of sometimes seeing debris and thinking "that doesn't look so bad". Looks are obviously deceiving. Lesson learned for sure. Thanks for watching!

Glad you’re ok! Pete was on the move before you even tipped 😉 good crew!!

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

There is no one on the water that I trust more than Pete. I'm positive that if I had gotten stuck under that log, I still would've gone home at the end of the day because of Pete. There is no better crew😎👍. Thanks for watching!

Lots and lots of respect that water deserves

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

Been there, but fortunately the current was a little less, so I was able to lean into the obstacle to avoid going under, but it was touch an go. It is a creepy feeling when you feel the kayak is wanting to roll on you and you don't know what is under the surface.

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed...not a good feeling at all going under like that. Glad you were able to recover during your experience! Thanks for watching!

Nervous laughter always follows close calls...

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Ain't that the truth😂👍

Sweepers will kill you! Sort of counter intuitive but best to lean INTO the log if you can’t avoid, rather than neutral or leaning upstream. The water then flows under the hull and will buoy you up instead of roll you under. Of course, best to do whatever it takes to avoid altogether.

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

You're exactly right and exactly what was in my head as a plan to make it out of that predicament. I just failed in the execution and the current caught that right edge before I could edge the boat. Lot of lessons learned. Thanks for watching!

Sweepers are no joke. I pulled a kid out of one three years ago that was tubing down a lazilly flowing river, until he got sideways against it and it very quickly took him down.

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

The lazy flowing rivers give a false sense of security for sure. Glad you were able to help!

@eduffy4937

2 жыл бұрын

@@SideTrailAdventures 8 year old kid on his own 300ft from drunk mom. They were all laughing until he started gettibg pulled. Then it turned serious. Kid got lucky thay day as mom was wider than she was tall and would have been of no assistance. Was only 5ft deep but wpuld have been plenty to do that kid in for good.

That's really scary!

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

It all happened so fast, I had time to be scared for about 1.5 seconds and then it was over...whew! Thanks for watching!

Was intense for sure!

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, there was mud all up in my cockpit....no faster way to clean out the inside of a boat😂 Thanks for being there to bail me out!

Just Plain Scary!

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Not exactly something to tell mom about 😂

Spaghetti strainers are what we used to call trapping deadfalls.

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

For sure! Those darn things are not to be trifled with.

Scary

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

It was scary for about 1.5 seconds and then amazing relief!😂 Thanks for watching my friend!

At least it pushed ya through fast.. sheesh.. scary.. not so good times.

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Not so good times for about 2.3 seconds...then we're good again😎

Which river? Cape?

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

This was on the Deep River near Gulf, NC.

Rookie mistake. Came into that situation at completely the wrong angle.

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

We live and we learn...hindsight is always 20/20. I had come from that direction after looking for another route around the chute.

If you would not have landed in that small pocket that was above the water you would have been fine,but you slipped rt into that pocket and away you went.

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

My buddy on the trip said the same thing. I just "picked" the exact right/wrong spot. Thanks for watching!

@pieseasmyseas

2 жыл бұрын

@@SideTrailAdventures yea of all the places to hit but seeing how it was over water it was unobstructed flow so it would be a stronger current I've actually learned a but from this glad your ok

@SideTrailAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Really glad you got something out of it! That was 100% the reason for me putting myself out there and broadcasting my mistakes.