Driftboats: A Complete Guide

This book includes: How to handle your driftboat; how to acquire, equip, and row your own boat; how to read water, identify and avoid dangerous river features; the basics of drifting a river while staying in the good graces of other folks you meet there; a complete set of checklists to help you remember all the vital items for an afternoon float or an extended multi-day river adventures; over 150 rare and exciting pictures bringing to life the first driftboats and the pioneers who built and proved them on some of the wildest rivers in Oregon and Idaho.