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theferalife
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 10 เม.ย. 2020
Nationwide river guide and Aspen ski pro; but once a cowboy, always a cowboy.
Welcome to the Feral Life
Spring is here, and with it, the end of ski season. Join me as I move out of the camper I have lived in for the last four winters, and figure out where my next "home" might be!
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That Was a Soft Landing | Skiing with 5 Year Olds | Deer Valley
มุมมอง 262 ปีที่แล้ว
Teach your kids to send it. Learning to fly requires learning to fall, and to get back up again.
Fryingpan River Drone Flight - 03/05/21
มุมมอง 473 ปีที่แล้ว
This is one of my first flights running a DJI Mini 2, above the Fryingpan River. The Fryingpan is a tributary of the Roaring Fork River, and eventually their waters join the mighty Colorado at Glenwood Springs. I really enjoy spending time up the Fryingpan because of its red rock cliffs, made of sandstones and shales reminiscent of eastern Utah canyon country, and for good reason. Tag along as ...
DJI Mini 2 Drone Crashes in Trees Over an Icy Colorado River - Will It Be Lost Forever?
มุมมอง 363 ปีที่แล้ว
Drone Commander Paul Britt and visual observer Holli Neely lose a Mini 2 in the trees over the icy Gunnison River... or do they? Yes it's ridiculously dramatized, I spend a lot of time bored and alone in my camper trying to learn to edit videos!
Road Trip! Summit to Source | Aspen-Basalt Campground, Mt. Sopris, Vail Pass, Front Range Mountains
มุมมอง 453 ปีที่แล้ว
Drone footage from a road trip home from the Rockies to North Carolina. DJI Mini 2. Aspen-Basalt Campground, Carbondale, Roaring Fork River Valley, Mt. Sopris, Vail Pass, Front Range Mountains
Class 5 Takeout - Cataract Canyon / North Wash Boat Ramp at Lake Powell / 4,500 CFS
มุมมอง 8793 ปีที่แล้ว
There are all sorts of miserable, dangerous, or downright low vibe takeout experiences had at North Wash after a Cataract Canyon trip. This is not one of them! Great to work with such an awesome crew at M.T. Sobek on my last Cat run of the ‘21 season.
Pine Creek Rapid - Arkansas River | Best of Colorado Whitewater Rafting 2021
มุมมอง 4.1K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Pine Creek Rapid | Arkansas River | Colorado | Aire Super Puma | R2 Whitewater Rafting Critics are claiming that this may be the best video documentation of whitewater boating through the Granite narrows of the Arkansas River that some untold amount of dirtbag boaters have ever seen. A gripping narrative about taking strong intermediate girlfriends into real whitewater with real consequences - ...
She Swings Both Ways - Holli's First Day Skiing | Skiing for Beginners
มุมมอง 1003 ปีที่แล้ว
After a single, notably horrible beginner skiing experience, and a lot of years on a snowboard as a result, Holli has become interested in skiing again. She wants to learn to skin and spend more time in the backcountry, and although splitboards work, skis are still just the most effective way to do that. While I'm off of skis with an MCL tear, we took advantage of a quiet day at Buttermilk Moun...
2001 Dodge Ram 24V 6 speed manual | Towing camper in mountains | Edge Comp Box & BD Exhaust Brake
มุมมอง 3.3K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Over the top and down Berthoud Pass with my camper home behind my second gen. Cummins - Colorado's mountain passes are an unforgiving testing ground for both equipment and driver, especially in a 6 speed manual at maximum payload. Ride along and enjoy watching and listening to that marvelous inline six do her work!
Westwater Canyon | Skull Rapid | Whitewater Rafting on the Colorado River
มุมมอง 5463 ปีที่แล้ว
First person view of paddle guiding a raft through Westwater's notorious Skull Rapid. We are running in a 14 foot RMR self bailer, with a friend on my 14 foot Maravia cataraft as safety - but we still run safety third...behind experiences and relationships!
The End is Near | Climate Change/Global Warming, Covid, Oceans and Rivers | How it All Affects YOU
มุมมอง 613 ปีที่แล้ว
If you have an uneasy feeling about Covid 19, what's going on in global socioeconomics, or how quickly your own neighborhood, town, or city seems to be growing around you, your instinct is not wrong. Things are not alright in the world, and the arrogance and egocentricity of the human species is at the root of the problem.
Quit Your Job and Sell Everything - You Don't Need It and It Won't Make You Happy
มุมมอง 793 ปีที่แล้ว
USMC vet and Exxon tower crane operator talks about the day he sold it all and walked out of Chicago - I meet a lot of incredible people in my travels, and this gathering of complete strangers in the Utah desert was no different. Join in as Dave Selby tells us about his personal experience leaving normal American life behind, recounting the day that he shouldered his USMC backpack and walked ou...
Deer for dinner? | (I'm going to train this deer to come to dinner with me)
มุมมอง 173 ปีที่แล้ว
While living in the woods of Montana as a river rafting guide in the summers, I get to have a lot of up close and personal experiences with Mother Nature - like this whitetail deer joining for dinner time!
2001 Dodge Ram, 24V, 6 speed manual | Towing my heavy ass camper through the Rocky Mountains
มุมมอง 60K3 ปีที่แล้ว
2001 Dodge Ram, 24V, 6 speed manual | Towing my heavy ass camper through the Rocky Mountains
Skiing Aspen, Colorado - Buttermilk Mountain | Top to Bottom - Take a Tour with a Ski School Pro!
มุมมอง 6743 ปีที่แล้ว
Skiing Aspen, Colorado - Buttermilk Mountain | Top to Bottom - Take a Tour with a Ski School Pro!
Kids Skiing Black Diamonds at Aspen Mountain | Nose of Bell
มุมมอง 2643 ปีที่แล้ว
Kids Skiing Black Diamonds at Aspen Mountain | Nose of Bell
Alberton Gorge Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking | Clark Fork River, Montana
มุมมอง 1.6K4 ปีที่แล้ว
Alberton Gorge Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking | Clark Fork River, Montana
Bentonville, Arkansas Mountain Biking | Coler MTB Preserve - technical single track and sweet jumps!
มุมมอง 1344 ปีที่แล้ว
Bentonville, Arkansas Mountain Biking | Coler MTB Preserve - technical single track and sweet jumps!
Colorado River Rafting in Grand Canyon - my first time rowing Lava Falls
มุมมอง 3774 ปีที่แล้ว
Colorado River Rafting in Grand Canyon - my first time rowing Lava Falls
Idaho Whitewater Rafting Flip - Lochsa Falls | 14' Maravia Cataraft, girls crash an RMR paddlecat
มุมมอง 4.4K4 ปีที่แล้ว
Idaho Whitewater Rafting Flip - Lochsa Falls | 14' Maravia Cataraft, girls crash an RMR paddlecat
COVID-19 Is an Experience with Natural Order
มุมมอง 1064 ปีที่แล้ว
COVID-19 Is an Experience with Natural Order
Sounds amazing!
Depends on the CFS. Between 1300 to 1800 cfs the hole below Pine Creek rapid gets really sticky. Plus, if you go out of the boat there, you're probably swimming all the way through Triple Drop.
For a 72-year-old former open boater (me) it is a class 6+. On my best days, I could run The Numbers and The Gorge, but I never built up the courage to even try Pine Creek. Just watching this video gives me the heebie-jeebies. Keeping a hard open boat dry in this kind of chaotic whitewater is nearly impossible. I think that most open canoeists who have run this have used the shorter boats completely filled with flotation. Even though I had a fairly dependable roll, some those hydraulics look to be keepers. A paddler could spend eternity window shading in one of them. I'm just glad that I don't have to worry about the decision whether to run it or not now that I'm out of the sport. I knew my limits.
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This is a long, long Class V rapid. I ran it once commercially, and it all turned out okay, but I do not think I will run this rapid again.
Let the thing sing a little with higher rpms. Will keep EGT under control also
You don’t want to get stuck in black sand it killed people just like you and the man got torn in half bc the helicopter could wave him
Great video, hits all the necessary points and tips. I have an 01 Ram 2500 Quad cab, lwb, same trans, PacBrake mounted on the down pipe, and an older chip box. The difference between towing with an exhaust brake is like night and day, especially helpful in traffic. The remote down pipe location helps keep the EGT lower, and the turbo cooler, than a flange mount on the bottom of the turbo. It’s a great rig, enjoy yours!
My camper weighs 16k empty
Where is that
Cool video man, ive heard of that area and this is about the only video on yt that actually depicts what to look out for, thx for posting it. Hope your trip was nice👍🏼
thats not quicksand thems midflats more deadlier than quicksands
U need to watch the tide and don’t venture out to far. The tide rushes back in making a vacuum and pushes you in. Then the tide comes back and u 💀
lay on your back,and point your toes, right away
Had she had gotten stuck and then for some strange reason you would have gotten stuck trying to rescue her both of you would have been on the news. Sometimes it’s best to admire things from afar.
Natural selection at its best
dont do that
Both absolute abysmal idi0ts
Wow they have no idea how dangerous that could have been.
Someone just died from doing this in Alaska. Be careful.
Nothing more satisfying than paddling with your lady!
Terrible video
Stupidity.
Not a laughing matter, multiple people have gotten stuck in the mud and drowned, including a 20 year old just recently. Remove this irresponsible video.
this was made in 2021 they're not gonna check it
More censorship, yeah that's what we need. Don't like it, don't watch, real simple
okay greta
What do I need to swap a 6 speed in a 5 speed? With a Cummins of course
Whats yur switch on the shifter
Exhaust brake!
Very dumb to do that shit....you can literally get stuck and die.
BRILLIANT video!!
What turbo are you running?
Love the content
1300 degrees for exhaust temp that's not hot you could go clear to 18 or 1900 before you need to start worrying about anything
Very dangerous. A girl got stuck and drowned there.
Strong Class IV with class V consequences. If you fall out you’re going to swim ALL of that
Exactly. Like dowd chute in high water.
all of it.
Swim? You aren't swimming anything at that point. You are floating along for the ride.
whats that button conected to the shifter
Exhaust brake switch.
Thanks for the video of north wash takeout. Any idea what the dimensions were on the pvc pipe being used? Thanks
4" heavy duty walled
How long of a rope do you need?
For a rafter, probably a stiff Class IV, but for a kayaker, a VERY stiff 4 and that hole down by the big rock is a solid 5 between 1,500 and 2,500 cfs. Which is why I never ran Pine Creek. Always put in below. I really don't think most companies should run it commercially.
Just caught your videos, well done. Love the 'discussion' on driving the 24v. I have a '96 12V, pulled a camper to Glacier last Summer. Just got a 2022 3500 H.O. Cummins. World of difference, and so much more confident with the new truck. Still love my old '96 and wouldn't part with it, but I love towing with my new truck. Take care and stay safe.
Class IV at Best. For something to be class V there has to be a strong chance you can die if you dont make the line. Enjoy the river and keep paddling which is the most important thing
As you say, enjoying the river is definitely the most important thing; but in regards to your ego and our place in the whitewater dominance hierarchy - I was just quoting our national whitewater organization, American Whitewater, who uses Pine Creek as a benchmark for Class V whitewater, and actually says that for something to be Class V there has to be: "Extremely long, obstructed, or very violent rapids which expose a paddler to added risk. Drops may contain large, unavoidable waves and holes or steep, congested chutes with complex, demanding routes. Rapids may continue for long distances between pools, demanding a high level of fitness. What eddies exist may be small, turbulent, or difficult to reach. At the high end of the scale, several of these factors may be combined. Scouting is recommended but may be difficult. Swims are dangerous, and rescue is often difficult even for experts. Proper equipment, extensive experience, and practiced rescue skills are essential." Now, I might add that it was running under 1,200 in the video - which arguably might mean that its 4+, or 5- on this run - but its a super sporty descent for an above average country boy and a suburban professional mom, and I think the average park visitor would die if they fell out of the raft at the top of it, so what do ya say you give us your approval, partner? Much love and hope to see ya on the river! - www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Wiki/safety:class5benchmarkrapids
Dude, at least half a dozen people have flush drowned in Pine Creek, mostly as a result of screwing up the S Turn move (easily a solid class IV move in itself) and swimming out of the hole. What more do you want? Being out of your boat has proven to be a life-threatening situation here.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video! I am very familiar with the Berthoud Pass, lived in Denver for a year and went to Granby most weekends during that time. I just got a 2013 ram 2500 with 6 speed manual transmission and I’m confident it’ll do everything I ever need from a truck. It’s my first diesel though, so I enjoy seeing videos like this that explain a bit more about the functions of a diesel. I’ll follow more of your content now!
Thank you so much for posting this. I have been trying to find info as to the condition of this takeout, and your post makes the difficulty Very obvious.
It's going to be even weirder this season with Lake Powell even lower! But that means there will be even more current in the bottom of the Canyon, the River is reclaiming her domain :)
So who makes that overhead gun rack??
That, my friend is by Big Sky Racks. Mine is one of the OG's from what appears to be the sporting line nowadays - bigskyracks.com/sporting/
I actually enjoyed video and watching ur shifting. But driving in those heights and curves would have me nervous!
Thanks, I appreciate it! I've done a lot of truck driving over that pass in particular...like anything, with enough experience the nerves go away and it's pretty damned fun ;)
Is this canada
No, it's the northern Rockies in Colorado :)
Shoulda been called: Q n A with my retarded GF.
Towed my 42 foot fifth wheel with my father in laws 12 valve. It struggled in first and 2nd gear but after it got going it did fine.
Was that with a 5 or 6 speed transmission?
Great video.
Keep your rpms high for lower egts
maybe get a 4 or 5 inch straight pipe and not have to worry about your egts as much?
It's 4" but with a high flow muffler - I got tired of true straight pipes after 100,000 miles. I did see an increase in EGTs with a turbo change, I went smaller on the last one at the shop's recommendation, and went a little too small. Seems like different folks have different opinions about proper turbo sizing and altitude...