River Crossing
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River Crossing
Looking for ideas or advice. I'm trying to access some swamp ground by crossing a river. The river is about 30 yards wide and the issue is that the banks are like 5 feet of almost straight up and down mud on each side. It can't be waded. And with the steep banks, a kayak or canoe won't work. My only decent thought has been a zipline, but that would probably break some laws and could be dangerous, not to mention generally difficult to pull off. Any ideas?
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Re: River Crossing
I've used a climbing stick to get up high creek banks. Or you could stash an old ladder somewhere nearby
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Re: River Crossing
Just reread your post and realized I didn't help much with the hard part. I think I've read on here of people putting rocks and logs in the muck to make a crossable path.
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I've been known to carry a short rung ladder for places like that.
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I would ferry a canoe across that. You should be able to find a small section of bank that can be scaled. Even the straightest runs have wadeable perimeters, unless there's a man made dyke.
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Just thinking out loud here...
If you could drive a stake/anchor into the eroded bank, you could tie off your canoe. Then a rope ladder (or something similar) would get you up the bank. If it's only a 5' bank, when you climb back down, tuck the ladder back up on the bank to keep it hidden.
Instead of an anchor in the bank a tree root would be more discrete. And legal.
If you could drive a stake/anchor into the eroded bank, you could tie off your canoe. Then a rope ladder (or something similar) would get you up the bank. If it's only a 5' bank, when you climb back down, tuck the ladder back up on the bank to keep it hidden.
Instead of an anchor in the bank a tree root would be more discrete. And legal.
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If you possess ninja like balance you could also set up a 6' A-frame ladder in your canoe and step on to the bank
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Lockdown wrote:Just thinking out loud here...
If you could drive a stake/anchor into the eroded bank, you could tie off your canoe. Then a rope ladder (or something similar) would get you up the bank. If it's only a 5' bank, when you climb back down, tuck the ladder back up on the bank to keep it hidden.
Instead of an anchor in the bank a tree root would be more discrete. And legal.
I think LD has a great idea. I would add if you even used a large diameter rope instead of a ladder. I once climbed down a steep bank in a national forest in the NW US (on a trail). It worked great ! Just use the rope to pull yourself up and lower yourself down. Get one and tie it to something at the top.
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Rope. Waders. Inner tube. PFD.
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I would use a sledge and drive some stobs like pegs to climb the bank. Rip a 2x4 in half, cut into 30 inch pieces, cut a point at one in and drive them. They will last a while and be stout as can be
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That's the idea I like the most so far, Blizzard. Think those would get compromised easily in a flood?
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I bought a kayak for a similar situation, then realized it wasn't going to work.
Next thought is a boat tube 2 or 3 person with a flat level top. Tying a rope on each bank should make it work. But bow, stand and gear will get tricky quick.
Next thought is a boat tube 2 or 3 person with a flat level top. Tying a rope on each bank should make it work. But bow, stand and gear will get tricky quick.
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siwhitetail wrote:That's the idea I like the most so far, Blizzard. Think those would get compromised easily in a flood?
If you drive the stobs 18-24 inches you shouldn't have a problem. I work construction and will tell you those things hold up. I wouldn't be surprised it you got 2-3 years out of them.
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blizzardhunter wrote:siwhitetail wrote:That's the idea I like the most so far, Blizzard. Think those would get compromised easily in a flood?
If you drive the stobs 18-24 inches you shouldn't have a problem. I work construction and will tell you those things hold up. I wouldn't be surprised it you got 2-3 years out of them.
Sounds like the way to go to me.
I bet Blizzard recommends driving them at an angle to allow for some give?
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