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Title: How not to negotiate a beaver dam
Post by db on Mar 8^th, 2013 at 3:55pm

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Title: Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam
Post by Jim J Solo on Mar 8^th, 2013 at 4:35pm

I was expecting the canoe to fold in half. ::)

Title: Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam
Post by MuleLars on Mar 8^th, 2013 at 4:38pm

;D

As I used to say to my kids, "What did you THINK was going to happen?"

Title: Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam
Post by jjcanoeguide on Mar 8^th, 2013 at 4:53pm

That was good for a laugh! Thankfully no injuries, but if it was my canoe, I'd charge them for the popped rivets.

Title: Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam
Post by Joe_Schmeaux on Mar 9^th, 2013 at 2:10am

;D

Dohhh!

Here's another "instructional" vid:

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(And you wonder why renting a canoe is so expensive ...)

Title: Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam
Post by mastertangler on Mar 9^th, 2013 at 11:43am

The vids on canoe "mishaps" are quite plentiful.......
This one reminded me of the typical school outing where no one knew what they were doing (but that was part of the fun)

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Title: Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam
Post by starwatcher on Mar 9^th, 2013 at 5:00pm

I saw some novice canoeists on a similar outing on the Fox River in Illinois. They were canoeing down the river at 4 or 5 knots when they came to a low hanging tree that extended out horizontally from the bank about three feet above the water and it knocked them out of the canoe like a football tackle, capsized their canoe and scattered their gear. Very painful to watch. We helped them gather their belongings and dignity.

Title: Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam
Post by solotripper on Mar 10^th, 2013 at 7:21pm

Sometimes I wonder if some of these are just "staged" because you would think at least 1 person in a group setting would know better :-?

But, when I think back to when I went with 3 other guys and some of the dumb stunts 2 out of the 3 did on a regular basis, I realize that some people despite the warnings of others somehow think they can be the exceptions to the rule. ::)

Title: Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam
Post by TomT on Mar 10^th, 2013 at 10:56pm

Here's one from the winter. (You need to Login or Register

:)

Title: Re: How not to negotiate a beaver dam
Post by solotripper on Mar 11^th, 2013 at 1:14pm

TomT wrote on Mar 10^th, 2013 at 10:56pm:

Here's one from the winter. (You need to Login or Register

:)

;D ;D
I guess that's what a canoe with a keel is for ::)