Outstanding River Gear

Here's a list of outstanding river gear manufacturers. These are the "little guys" that focus on quality products.

Raft Frames

Madcatr makes custom cataraft frames and boxes. His cataraft frames are simply the best.

Rafts

Avon Inflatables are the Cadillac of river boats. I could argue for hours about whether the 14' Adventurer or 16' Professional is the best boat ever made.

SOTAR makes great custom boats near Grants Pass. You tell them exactly what you want and they can make it. Pretty cool.

Dry Bags

Watershed dry bags are now the standard bag for river guides. Their top zipper and commitment to quality makes them the best.

Demaree Inflatable Boats makes some great boats, but they also make a traditional dry bag that is so bomber your grand kids will use it.

Kitchen

Partner Steel makes the absolute best stoves and blasters. Both are easy to clean and bomber.

Oars

Clavey oars are the most durable, bomber oars out there. These are heavy oars so you need to be bomber yourself.

Sawyer makes great lighter oars if you can't handle the Claveys. They definitely make the best composite oars.

Trailers

American Whitewater Products makes an absolutely perfect trailer and can produce a trailer to your specifications.

Coolers

Yeti Coolers simply makes the best coolers in the world. If you can't afford the best, then just go to Costco and get a Coleman.

River Outfitters (that use our stuff)

Northwest Rafting Company offers Rogue River rafting trips and other trips in Northern California, and Washington.

Sundance River Center offers rafting trips and kayak schools on Oregon's Rogue and Illinois Rivers.

ECHO River Trips rafts down Oregon's Rogue River and Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon River.