Linville Gorge in the New Liquidlogic Sweet Ride

Colin Hunt
Colin Hunt
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Published 2023-03-19
I had the chance to test out the new Liquidlogic Sweet Ride on the Linville Gorge. This kayak is meant to be a capable river runner, composed in hard whitewater that you can also stern squirt on a good eddyline. This was my second time paddling the kayak and so far my impression is this kayak feels like a combination of the Party Braaap and RMX. It's certainly more stable and easy to paddle than the Party Braaap but still has a lot of the same quick playfulness. I'll have to paddle it more before giving a full review but I can already tell this is going to be the kayak I use for 90% of my paddling.

Check out the Sweet Ride here:
liquidlogickayaks.com/products/sweet-ride?variant=…
All Comments (21)
  • @EPICichiban
    I remember stories from Mark Liles and Jeff West on Linville Gorge... boat scouting top to bottom. I couldn't believe their ability not just paddling but keeping their minds right all day.. such an amazing river. Taking the time to explain the Gorge was Stout.. thank you. Good to see young, motivated, expedition kayakers still exist out east. Beautiful Country.
  • @Riverchaser365
    Awesome Video! Great run. LET'S GET IT BOYS! SUBSCRIBED
  • @bfosterkayaking
    Great content and paddling. Thanks for putting this out there!
  • @DownstreamV
    Best walkthrough I have seen. Thanks for making it!
  • @heatherhuth1
    Great video! I especially appreciate the commentary about the run.
  • @Lost_Cove_Lloyd7
    Great walkthrough video bro!! I dream about Linville!! One day!!
  • @PisgahGravelProject
    Great content man. I am semi-local to LG, and as an obsessive backpacker I spend 30ish nights a year there. I love watching paddling videos to pinpoint points of interest that are off trail. Geological features and fishing spots are some of the POI I have gathered from paddling videos. Well done
  • @tonyrobinson1623
    there's actually a rapid with a sneaky sieve called "Class II of Death."
  • @jonnynails
    I really liked this style of video. Hope to see you do more like this! Maybe one on Taugs next? Trying to step up to that one soon, so would be cool to see from this kind of viewpoint. Looks like that Sweet Ride bow gets some skippity-skips!!
  • @Christgoldberg
    Awesome video, loved the walk through. Seems like the whole river would be pucker factor. Every rapid looks consequential. Cant imagine running 14 miles of sustained Class V with serious consequences. This place just mystifies me and looks stunning. Great run!
  • @wisenber
    My paddle skills-----------------------------------------------------------------------Linville Gorge. That gap is a bit too wide for me. Hiking into the Gorge with a backpack isn't easy. I don't want to think what my shoulder would feel like carting my boat down that trail.