Bali White Water Rafting Equipment

Tools and equipment used in rafting differentiated according to the needs of groups / teams and length of time wading the river, is as follows:

1. Team Equipment
Rubber Boat
Inflatable boats (Inflatable Raft) for river rafting, made of synthetic rubber material such that strong but still elastic. It is intended to resist scratches and impact of river stones. The rubber boats used for rafting is should be well maintained, select a rafting company that keep well their boats such as Bali rafting.

Paddle
Rowing as a means of paddles on the sports rafting wherever possible be made from strong but lightweight materials; eg mahogany wood and a combination of fiberglass and aluminum. Rowing boat used by the crew, ranging in length from 4.5 to 6 feet. But generally is from 5 to 5.5 feet. Real determinants of the length of the paddle, there are three things: a big body and strength of the crew, boat tube diameter, and its function, as a rower or crew or rower steering kapten.Tanpa great looking body and the size of the boat crew boats, paddles used by the captain is 5.5 to 6 feet, while for the boat crew size shorter.

ROPE
Inflatable boat equipped with a rope type karmantle 40 meters long which is used as: pedestal foot, boat and crew safety rope anchors.

2. PERSONAL EQUIPMENT.

Buoy
Types of buoys are good and right for rafting is a float that matches the size of your posture, contains a thick cork (can serve as a barrier against a hard object collision). Feasibility can be seen from the qualification tested in terms of buoyancy for maximum weight.

For possible emergencies, need to be considered regarding the use of a float with the addition on the back of the head, so keep your head afloat looked up, as if unconscious. To keep the life jacket does not ride or sticking up when used, the bottom of the buoy can be strapped to the groin or other body parts are possible. To avoid dehydration, it will bring the time of the bottled mineral water 500ml.

CLOTHES
Appropriate clothing for rafting is clothing that allows us to remain flexible in moving.

SHOES
To protect the legs from possible injury, use the type of shoes that can protect the ankles, but the ankle can still move freely, including easier to swim.

HELMET
Wading river rafting with the location of irregular rocks or rivers with a high degree of difficulty, the absolute helmet use. The goal is to protect the head from the possibility of a hard object collision. A good helmet should be lightweight, waterproof and does not interfere with vision or movement.

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