Chase Nobles (Idiot) Kayacks COS drainage ditch during flood

[PugnacAutMortem]

My concern would be, how many young boys saw him go by, or saw the video, and are now thinking of jumping in on an inner-tube or raft during the next flood?
Dead kids are fished out of our drainage ditches every year.
Setting a bad example.

Kids don't need to see this video to get the idea to ride a tube down a drainage ditch. Not exactly sure how this is "stupid". It's a concrete drainage ditch with a foot, maybe two of water in it. If this is "extreme" to you then I shudder to think what your daily lives are like.

[Zundfolge]

That drainage ditch goes behind my office ... had he been there when it was at his highest I seriously doubt he'd have survived (especially when he slammed into the bridge at Chestnut ... or the back side of La Bagette restaurant).

We all stepped out right after the rain subsided yesterday afternoon and it was almost out of its banks and moving at least 60mph.

[Monky]

Looks fun to me..

[def90]

My concern would be, how many young boys saw him go by, or saw the video, and are now thinking of jumping in on an inner-tube or raft during the next flood?
Dead kids are fished out of our drainage ditches every year.
Setting a bad example.

In that case all extreme skiing should be banned in case some kid might watch someone jump a cliff and decide to do it themselves..

sent from a soup can and some string..

[Colorado_Outback]

Not sure what there is to re-read.. Talk about armchair qb'ing.. How much whitewater kayak experience do you have?

People have been running drainage and irrigation ditches throughout Colorado for decades. Some of them are pretty famous runs..

sent from a soup can and some string..

Lol I don't have any. If you had read the the thread you would know that.
And FYI that's a city owned waste water drainage not a river.
If you can't understand why it's not smart to enter a waste water drainage well.. I don't know what to tell ya..

[Colorado_Outback]

So since you sound like you know about kayaking def90 what's the proper kayak manuver to enter one of those tunnels when the water level is 18 inches off the roof instead of 8 ft.

Just curious. .

[Ah Pook]

Looks like the Springs needs to clean the foliage out of their ditches.

Guess I'm not seeing the extreme or the stupid. Well, the need to video and post everything to the interweb is on the stupid side. Looks more like a sped up log ride. My "guess" would be that the area was scouted beforehand.

Lots of fast moving water but no real obstacles. Looks within the ability of a moderately skilled kayaker with appropriate equipment.

[cstone]

I'm not trying to offend anyone, but I wanted to share my white water adventuring:

[Colorado_Outback]

So since you sound like you know about kayaking def90 what's the proper kayak manuver to enter one of those tunnels when the water level is 18 inches off the roof instead of 8 ft.

Just curious. .

Anyone care to answer this one?

AhPook?

[Ah Pook]

Anyone care to answer this one?

AhPook?

Only kayaked a few times. My guess would be to duck.