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Things I wish I would’ve known
Barefoot Tubing的点评
点评：This is my personal experience and isn’t meant to discourage you from going, but rather make you aware of things that I wish I knew in advance.
This is NOT a float down a lazy river! Although there are parts of the river that are calm, there are many white water rapids and the river is littered with rocks and boulders of all sizes in different spots throughout the river; some of which you cannot see. Keep in mind, you do not have any way to paddle or steer your tube other than your hands.
A little bit about myself, I am in my mid-60’s, I am 6’1” and I am 200lbs. I swim laps in my community pool each week, so I would consider myself an above average swimmer. I bought brand new close toed water shoes, a long sleeve rash guard, along with my swim shorts, a hat with a strap around my chin, and a pair of sunglasses.
The instructions about the river from the driver were brief and inadequate.
For example, it was told to everyone that you will most likely fall out at least once but you just get back in your tube; “not a big deal just grab your tube and get back on.” What they fail to mention is that your tube isn’t gonna stay with you when you fall out, and you’ll most like fall on a rock or you’ll be drug into one.
They also said the water “doesn’t go past your waist” which is false! There are some parts where it’s maybe 2-3 feet deep but there were moments where I, a 6’1” man, could NOT touch the bottom.
Make sure your life vests are secured and tightened! There is not anyone to do safety checks for life vests, check the tubes between each use, nor are there any safety checkpoints down the river in case there’s an emergency.
The water itself is about 60°, so prepare for very cold water as it comes from snow melt in the mountains.
You immediately get separated from your party, as this current is swift so do not plan on staying together with your group unless you hold onto each other’s tubes.
I went with my daughter and we started at the same time and held onto each other’s tubes and still got separated about two minutes in from the current pulling you apart.
Before long, my daughter was at least a quarter of a mile down the way and I was by myself. Not long after that, I couldn’t see her and I had fallen out of my tube between the white water rapids, I couldn’t catch my tube so it was being pushed down the river without me. My life vest wasn’t tightened enough because the bottom strap that was supposed to be by my waist was up around my neck cutting off my air circulation and not keeping me afloat. I got pulled under the water and I bashed my head into a rock whilst being underwater. Both of my legs got scraped up, I was yelling for help and there wasn’t anyone around that I could see.
My tube was no where to be found as it was being pushed down the river without me. Thankfully, there was a girl from another family that was tubing who came up behind me that let me hold onto her tube until I could get to my daughter who helped me try to get back on my tube.
By that point my lips were blue, I was shaking from the cold water, both my legs were bleeding, and I had a hematoma the size of a golf ball on the back of my head while I was gasping for air because my ill fitting life vest was strangling me. My daughter who is an adult in her late 20’s had to grab me by the vest and then sit me in the tube and take the vest off me so I could breathe easier and cough up water.
It is NOT as easy as we were told by just “getting back in your tube” even off to the side of the river where the current is supposed to be calmer my daughter and I struggled to get me back on the tube for a few minutes.
We then got to the concrete bridge which was the halfway point and there is a little shore you can get out and go around instead of going underneath the bridge. Thankfully, there was a family who was waiting on the shore for my daughter and I to make sure we were safe. It took three men from the shoreline to lift me and my tube up out of the river because I had no feeling in my legs by that point. If it wasn’t for those men I would’ve gone underneath the bridge with the river current and most likely gotten stuck. My water shoes had holes in them from the rocks scraping against me.
After I was pulled out of the river, I sat in the sun with my daughter for a while and then we had to climb up the side of the shore through rocks with our tubes to get to the other side of the bridge (which had a very low clearance which is why people go around it) and I knew I wasn’t going to get back in the water. I was ready to walk back to the check in area miles away if it meant we didn’t have to go in that water again.
Thankfully, one of the Barefoot Tube workers who was driving by in his own personal car saw us sitting on a rock with our tubes in the sun and had the decency to get out and ask if we were okay. The employee then loaded our tubes up and took us back to our car by the check in area (which was at least a 15 min drive) and we went home. At one point it was mentioned to us by him that “no one has died in this river” saying it like it was an advantage.
Well I would hope not because this is where people come to try to relax and have fun!
It has been ten days since this incident and my lump on my head is almost gone but not quite, I have numerous bruises from my legs and thighs all the way up to my shoulders, my lacerations on my shins are starting to heal up some but they are still very noticeable.
I just don’t want anyone to be under the impression that this is a lazy river where you can sit back, pop open a beer and close your eyes. You have to constantly be looking for obstacles, find a way to steer, and know that you’re at the mercy of the water when you fall out of your tube.
If you are in a 4-8 person raft, with paddles, helmets, and a guide, this would’ve been a completely different experience!
Do NOT recommend Barefoot Tubing for anyone over 50 years old or under 12 years old.
This is NOT a float down a lazy river! Although there are parts of the river that are calm, there are many white water rapids and the river is littered with rocks and boulders of all sizes in different spots throughout the river; some of which you cannot see. Keep in mind, you do not have any way to paddle or steer your tube other than your hands.
A little bit about myself, I am in my mid-60’s, I am 6’1” and I am 200lbs. I swim laps in my community pool each week, so I would consider myself an above average swimmer. I bought brand new close toed water shoes, a long sleeve rash guard, along with my swim shorts, a hat with a strap around my chin, and a pair of sunglasses.
The instructions about the river from the driver were brief and inadequate.
For example, it was told to everyone that you will most likely fall out at least once but you just get back in your tube; “not a big deal just grab your tube and get back on.” What they fail to mention is that your tube isn’t gonna stay with you when you fall out, and you’ll most like fall on a rock or you’ll be drug into one.
They also said the water “doesn’t go past your waist” which is false! There are some parts where it’s maybe 2-3 feet deep but there were moments where I, a 6’1” man, could NOT touch the bottom.
Make sure your life vests are secured and tightened! There is not anyone to do safety checks for life vests, check the tubes between each use, nor are there any safety checkpoints down the river in case there’s an emergency.
The water itself is about 60°, so prepare for very cold water as it comes from snow melt in the mountains.
You immediately get separated from your party, as this current is swift so do not plan on staying together with your group unless you hold onto each other’s tubes.
I went with my daughter and we started at the same time and held onto each other’s tubes and still got separated about two minutes in from the current pulling you apart.
Before long, my daughter was at least a quarter of a mile down the way and I was by myself. Not long after that, I couldn’t see her and I had fallen out of my tube between the white water rapids, I couldn’t catch my tube so it was being pushed down the river without me. My life vest wasn’t tightened enough because the bottom strap that was supposed to be by my waist was up around my neck cutting off my air circulation and not keeping me afloat. I got pulled under the water and I bashed my head into a rock whilst being underwater. Both of my legs got scraped up, I was yelling for help and there wasn’t anyone around that I could see.
My tube was no where to be found as it was being pushed down the river without me. Thankfully, there was a girl from another family that was tubing who came up behind me that let me hold onto her tube until I could get to my daughter who helped me try to get back on my tube.
By that point my lips were blue, I was shaking from the cold water, both my legs were bleeding, and I had a hematoma the size of a golf ball on the back of my head while I was gasping for air because my ill fitting life vest was strangling me. My daughter who is an adult in her late 20’s had to grab me by the vest and then sit me in the tube and take the vest off me so I could breathe easier and cough up water.
It is NOT as easy as we were told by just “getting back in your tube” even off to the side of the river where the current is supposed to be calmer my daughter and I struggled to get me back on the tube for a few minutes.
We then got to the concrete bridge which was the halfway point and there is a little shore you can get out and go around instead of going underneath the bridge. Thankfully, there was a family who was waiting on the shore for my daughter and I to make sure we were safe. It took three men from the shoreline to lift me and my tube up out of the river because I had no feeling in my legs by that point. If it wasn’t for those men I would’ve gone underneath the bridge with the river current and most likely gotten stuck. My water shoes had holes in them from the rocks scraping against me.
After I was pulled out of the river, I sat in the sun with my daughter for a while and then we had to climb up the side of the shore through rocks with our tubes to get to the other side of the bridge (which had a very low clearance which is why people go around it) and I knew I wasn’t going to get back in the water. I was ready to walk back to the check in area miles away if it meant we didn’t have to go in that water again.
Thankfully, one of the Barefoot Tube workers who was driving by in his own personal car saw us sitting on a rock with our tubes in the sun and had the decency to get out and ask if we were okay. The employee then loaded our tubes up and took us back to our car by the check in area (which was at least a 15 min drive) and we went home. At one point it was mentioned to us by him that “no one has died in this river” saying it like it was an advantage.
Well I would hope not because this is where people come to try to relax and have fun!
It has been ten days since this incident and my lump on my head is almost gone but not quite, I have numerous bruises from my legs and thighs all the way up to my shoulders, my lacerations on my shins are starting to heal up some but they are still very noticeable.
I just don’t want anyone to be under the impression that this is a lazy river where you can sit back, pop open a beer and close your eyes. You have to constantly be looking for obstacles, find a way to steer, and know that you’re at the mercy of the water when you fall out of your tube.
If you are in a 4-8 person raft, with paddles, helmets, and a guide, this would’ve been a completely different experience!
Do NOT recommend Barefoot Tubing for anyone over 50 years old or under 12 years old.
翻译：这是我的个人经历，并非旨在阻止您前往，而是让您了解我希望提前知道的事情。
这不是在漂流河上漂流！虽然河流有些部分很平静，但也有许多白水急流，河流各处都散落着各种大小的岩石和巨石；有些您看不到。请记住，除了用手之外，您没有其他方法可以划桨或操纵您的管子。
关于我自己，我 60 多岁，身高 6 英尺 1 英寸，体重 200 磅。我每周都会在社区游泳池游泳，所以我认为自己是一个高于平均水平的游泳者。我买了全新的包趾水鞋、长袖防晒衣、游泳短裤、带下巴带的帽子和一副太阳镜。
司机对河流的说明简短且不充分。
例如，他们告诉每个人，你很可能会掉下去至少一次，但你只需回到你的管子里即可；“没什么大不了的，只要抓住你的管子再回去就行。”他们没有提到的是，当你掉下去时，你的管子不会留在你身边，你很可能会掉在石头上，或者被拖进石头里。
他们还说水“不会超过你的腰部”，这是错误的！有些地方可能只有 2-3 英尺深，但有时候，我这个 6 英尺 1 英寸的男人根本摸不到底部。
确保你的救生衣固定好并系紧！没有人对救生衣进行安全检查，每次使用后都检查管子，河下游也没有任何安全检查站以防紧急情况。
水温大约为 60°，所以要准备好迎接非常冷的水，因为它来自山上的融雪。
由于水流湍急，你会立即与同伴失散，所以除非你们抓住对方的管子，否则不要打算与同伴待在一起。
我和女儿一起去，我们同时出发，抓住对方的管子，但还是在水流将你们拉开后大约两分钟内失散了。
不久之后，我的女儿至少走了四分之一英里，而我独自一人。不久之后，我看不到她了，我在白水急流之间从管子上掉了下来，我抓不住管子，所以管子被推下河去，我没有在。我的救生衣没有系紧，因为本应系在我腰部附近的底部带子绕到了脖子上，切断了我的空气流通，无法让我浮在水面上。我被拉到水下，在水下时，我的头撞到了一块石头上。我的双腿都被擦伤了，我大喊救命，但我看不到周围有人。
我的救生圈不知去向，它被推到了河里，我没有在场。谢天谢地，一个来自另一个家庭的女孩走到我身后，让我抓住她的救生圈，直到我能找到我的女儿，她帮我试着回到救生圈上。
那时我的嘴唇已经发紫，我被冷水冻得瑟瑟发抖，我的双腿都在流血，我的后脑勺上有一个高尔夫球大小的血肿，我喘不过气来，因为我那不合身的救生衣勒住了我的身体。我女儿已经 20 多岁了，她不得不抓住我的救生衣，然后把我放在救生圈里，脱掉救生衣，这样我就能更轻松地呼吸，咳出水来。
这并不像我们被告知的那么容易，只需“回到你的救生圈里”，即使在河边，水流应该更平静，我和女儿也挣扎了几分钟才把我拉回到救生圈上。
然后我们来到了半程的混凝土桥，那里有一小片海岸，你可以下桥绕过去，而不必从桥下走。谢天谢地，岸边有一家人在等我和女儿，以确保我们的安全。岸边的三个男人把我和我的救生圈从河里抬起来，因为那时我的腿已经没有知觉了。如果没有那些人，我就会顺着河水流到桥下，很可能会被卡住。我的水鞋被石头刮破了。
被拉出河后，我和女儿在阳光下坐了一会儿，然后我们不得不带着救生圈爬上岸边的岩石，才能到达桥的另一边（桥的间隙很低，所以人们会绕着桥走），我知道我不会再下水了。我准备走回几英里外的登记处，如果这意味着我们不必再下水了。
值得庆幸的是，一位开着私家车经过的 Barefoot Tube 工作人员看到我们坐在石头上，地铁管子暴露在阳光下，便好心地下车询问我们是否还好。然后，工作人员把我们的管子装上车，带我们回到登记处附近的车上（至少开车 15 分钟），然后我们就回家了。有一次，他跟我们提到“这条河里没有人死过”，好像这是个优势似的。
但愿不是，因为人们来这里是为了放松和玩乐！
这件事已经过去十天了，我头上的肿块几乎消失了，但还没有完全消失，我的腿和大腿到肩膀上有许多瘀伤，小腿上的伤口开始愈合了，但仍然很明显。
我只是不想让任何人觉得这是一条懒惰的河流，你可以坐下来，打开一瓶啤酒，闭上眼睛。你必须不断寻找障碍物，找到掌舵的方法，并知道当你从管子里掉出来时，你只能听天由命。
如果您乘坐 4-8 人筏，配备桨、头盔和导游，这将是一次完全不同的体验！
不建议 50 岁以上或 12 岁以下的任何人赤脚漂流。
这不是在漂流河上漂流！虽然河流有些部分很平静，但也有许多白水急流，河流各处都散落着各种大小的岩石和巨石；有些您看不到。请记住，除了用手之外，您没有其他方法可以划桨或操纵您的管子。
关于我自己，我 60 多岁，身高 6 英尺 1 英寸，体重 200 磅。我每周都会在社区游泳池游泳，所以我认为自己是一个高于平均水平的游泳者。我买了全新的包趾水鞋、长袖防晒衣、游泳短裤、带下巴带的帽子和一副太阳镜。
司机对河流的说明简短且不充分。
例如，他们告诉每个人，你很可能会掉下去至少一次，但你只需回到你的管子里即可；“没什么大不了的，只要抓住你的管子再回去就行。”他们没有提到的是，当你掉下去时，你的管子不会留在你身边，你很可能会掉在石头上，或者被拖进石头里。
他们还说水“不会超过你的腰部”，这是错误的！有些地方可能只有 2-3 英尺深，但有时候，我这个 6 英尺 1 英寸的男人根本摸不到底部。
确保你的救生衣固定好并系紧！没有人对救生衣进行安全检查，每次使用后都检查管子，河下游也没有任何安全检查站以防紧急情况。
水温大约为 60°，所以要准备好迎接非常冷的水，因为它来自山上的融雪。
由于水流湍急，你会立即与同伴失散，所以除非你们抓住对方的管子，否则不要打算与同伴待在一起。
我和女儿一起去，我们同时出发，抓住对方的管子，但还是在水流将你们拉开后大约两分钟内失散了。
不久之后，我的女儿至少走了四分之一英里，而我独自一人。不久之后，我看不到她了，我在白水急流之间从管子上掉了下来，我抓不住管子，所以管子被推下河去，我没有在。我的救生衣没有系紧，因为本应系在我腰部附近的底部带子绕到了脖子上，切断了我的空气流通，无法让我浮在水面上。我被拉到水下，在水下时，我的头撞到了一块石头上。我的双腿都被擦伤了，我大喊救命，但我看不到周围有人。
我的救生圈不知去向，它被推到了河里，我没有在场。谢天谢地，一个来自另一个家庭的女孩走到我身后，让我抓住她的救生圈，直到我能找到我的女儿，她帮我试着回到救生圈上。
那时我的嘴唇已经发紫，我被冷水冻得瑟瑟发抖，我的双腿都在流血，我的后脑勺上有一个高尔夫球大小的血肿，我喘不过气来，因为我那不合身的救生衣勒住了我的身体。我女儿已经 20 多岁了，她不得不抓住我的救生衣，然后把我放在救生圈里，脱掉救生衣，这样我就能更轻松地呼吸，咳出水来。
这并不像我们被告知的那么容易，只需“回到你的救生圈里”，即使在河边，水流应该更平静，我和女儿也挣扎了几分钟才把我拉回到救生圈上。
然后我们来到了半程的混凝土桥，那里有一小片海岸，你可以下桥绕过去，而不必从桥下走。谢天谢地，岸边有一家人在等我和女儿，以确保我们的安全。岸边的三个男人把我和我的救生圈从河里抬起来，因为那时我的腿已经没有知觉了。如果没有那些人，我就会顺着河水流到桥下，很可能会被卡住。我的水鞋被石头刮破了。
被拉出河后，我和女儿在阳光下坐了一会儿，然后我们不得不带着救生圈爬上岸边的岩石，才能到达桥的另一边（桥的间隙很低，所以人们会绕着桥走），我知道我不会再下水了。我准备走回几英里外的登记处，如果这意味着我们不必再下水了。
值得庆幸的是，一位开着私家车经过的 Barefoot Tube 工作人员看到我们坐在石头上，地铁管子暴露在阳光下，便好心地下车询问我们是否还好。然后，工作人员把我们的管子装上车，带我们回到登记处附近的车上（至少开车 15 分钟），然后我们就回家了。有一次，他跟我们提到“这条河里没有人死过”，好像这是个优势似的。
但愿不是，因为人们来这里是为了放松和玩乐！
这件事已经过去十天了，我头上的肿块几乎消失了，但还没有完全消失，我的腿和大腿到肩膀上有许多瘀伤，小腿上的伤口开始愈合了，但仍然很明显。
我只是不想让任何人觉得这是一条懒惰的河流，你可以坐下来，打开一瓶啤酒，闭上眼睛。你必须不断寻找障碍物，找到掌舵的方法，并知道当你从管子里掉出来时，你只能听天由命。
如果您乘坐 4-8 人筏，配备桨、头盔和导游，这将是一次完全不同的体验！
不建议 50 岁以上或 12 岁以下的任何人赤脚漂流。
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