Kayak incident could use DFWM help

[CJ]

We stashed a lot of stuff into a crevice and I imagine some of it is still there, we just don't have a way to get there especially considering we have no kayaks.

Well, you couldn't have picked a better case to put it in. I know of a special forces crew that had a chopper go down in the gulf of oman, and two months later they chartered a diving crew to get their equipment from the bottom of the ocean, and everything inside was perfectly fine. Pretty damn crazy. I just hope they didn't get washed away.

[YALE]

Glad y'all are safe, dude.

[KBScobravert]

Glad you are safe. Sorry about your stuff but I am sure you are gonna make an effort to get back and see what is still there right?

[564826]

I'm very glad you your father and two friends made it out ok. All material belongings can be replaced. I hope you can find what you're looking for and post those pictures if you ever find the camera.

[Danny46]

Well, you couldn't have picked a better case to put it in. I know of a special forces crew that had a chopper go down in the gulf of oman, and two months later they chartered a diving crew to get their equipment from the bottom of the ocean, and everything inside was perfectly fine. Pretty damn crazy. I just hope they didn't get washed away.

Yeah I am sure the cameras are fine, just dont know their location. I feel they were washed down, the pelican case is pretty bouyant and with the water pressure coming through the crevice I imagine it would have worked loose and floated down river. We'll see. My total tally for camera equipment is at 6200. This is not including about 2-3k for kayak/camping equipment/clothes etc.

[CJ]

Yeah I am sure the cameras are fine, just dont know their location. I feel they were washed down, the pelican case is pretty bouyant and with the water pressure coming through the crevice I imagine it would have worked loose and floated down river. We'll see. My total tally for camera equipment is at 6200. This is not including about 2-3k for kayak/camping equipment/clothes etc.

I feel your pain, damn sorry to hear it. I hope it turns out well for you. Sounds like you had a body and lenses in there.

[ceyko]

Ya, you're happy to be alive, but pissed off on losing tons of good gear.

I doubt it, but do they offer/have insurance for yaks? I presume since you "lost" it out there, the cameras would not be covered under homeowners?

[talisman]

Ya, you're happy to be alive, but pissed off on losing tons of good gear.

I doubt it, but do they offer/have insurance for yaks? I presume since you "lost" it out there, the cameras would not be covered under homeowners?

I'm not sure, but I would definitely be calling on it. That is a lot of damn money to just throw away. Dang.

[ceyko]

Who did the call come from anyway? Just an alert? Sounds like another hour of sleeping in and you'd have drown in your tent for sure. Wow.

[ceyko]

I'm not sure, but I would definitely be calling on it. That is a lot of damn money to just throw away. Dang.

I know with motor/sailboats you carry an active policy on it. Not sure if it is an option for a yak since some consider them expendable. The base cost may not be that high, but all the customization work on them...etc...etc would piss me off to lose.

The cameras...it's worth a phone call that's for sure.

[A_A_G]

Your homeowners/renters insurance may cover it. Id call your agent.

[Danny46]

Who did the call come from anyway? Just an alert? Sounds like another hour of sleeping in and you'd have drown in your tent for sure. Wow.

I will be checking to see if it is covered under my insurance, however I am not getting my hopes up.

We had a satilllite phone and called/text for a weather update Thursday night since we could see storm clouds building and knew there was a chance of rain. It started raining around 10PM Thursday if I remember correctly and rained hard through the entire night; none of us really slept much and at this point we readied our bug out bags which is standard practice for a trip like this. When we got up around 6AM the river had only come up a few inches but we got another weather update saying we went from a flood "Watch" to a flood "warning." No bueno. The river still wasn't coming up and was relatively clear so we had time to break down camp, purify water and start working on our next move (still raining hard). Waterfalls started forming in the canyon draws and water started cascading down the walls so we realized we needed to get ready to move to higher ground and/or bug out.

We pulled the kayaks/canoe up as high as we could then went to check on our initial escape route which we discovered was blocked off due to an enormous amount of water flow down the draw. Keep in mind that this river is mostly surrounded by sheer canyon wall so there are only a couple ways to get out. At this point the water was starting to cascade exponentially and the river was starting to muddy so we knew it was time to make a move. Our second escape route was also blocked by essentially I gigantic waterfall but gave access to a more gradual climb out vice scaling the wall. The river started coming up quickly at this point, probably about a foot a minute or so so we had to link arms and carefully walk through the flowing water to a small trail we found (thank God).

[Danny46]

Just to give you guys an idea of the river, this is a photo I took on the same river last year.


Feet by Photography by Daniel Rodriguez, on Flickr

[Baron Von Crowder]

man, glad you guys made it out ok, and sorry to hear about losing your stuff, but at least you all are alive.

[talisman]

Wow, I was looking at the scale of that completely wrong until I spotted the yaks on the shore. The could present a large problem if you needed a quick exit. Crazy story man.