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    Thwart bag cam-strapped to a paddle raft thwart at a desert put-in, quick-reach gear stowed
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    Thwart Bag or Under-Seat Storage? What Goes Where

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    Self-bailing raft floating high through a wave train with water draining off the floor
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    Why Self-Bailing Beats Bucket Boats Until It Doesn’t

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    Rafter adjusting the chinstrap of a full-cut whitewater helmet at a river put-in
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    How to Choose a Whitewater Helmet That Won’t Ride Up

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    Boater checking the fit of a WRSI Current rafting helmet at the put-in before a spring run
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    Best Rafting Helmet for the Class You Actually Run

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    Rower checking oar length on a raft frame rigged with Sawyer Polecat oars at the put-in
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    The Oar Length Formula River Guides Actually Use

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    Rafter layering up at a cold river put-in on a gray spring morning before launch
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    How to Layer for Cold Water Rafting Before You Swim

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    Rafter at the put-in dressed for cold water in a wetsuit before a shoulder-season whitewater run
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    What to Wear Rafting When the Water’s Colder Than the Air

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    Beginner crew paddling an NRS Otter self-bailing whitewater raft through a Class II wave train
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    Best Whitewater Rafts for Beginners Ranked by Ease

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    River camp kitchen coming together on a Green River sandbar in Desolation Canyon at dusk
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    Best River Camping and Kitchen Gear Your Permit Requires

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    Rafter cinching her Astral GreenJacket rafting PFD at the put-in before pushing off on a gray morning
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    Best PFD for Rafting When You’re Not a Guide

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