Gear Garage Live Show | April 15th, 2025

This podcast is the audio version of the Gear Garage Live Show, where we answer submitted questions and talk all things whitewater.

Topics and links that Zach talked about in this episode

• GoRafting.com Maps
• Answer Questions
• May 4th Illinois Trip

Today's Questions:

Topic: Raft Pressure

I’d love to hear your thoughts on air pressure for rafts. How do you know when it’s right?

What do you think about those digital air pressure caps, like the TRiB brand ones NRS sells? I know you should let some air out when driving over mountain passes or when the boat's sitting in the sun to prevent blowouts.

But other than that, how important is it to get the air pressure just right on the water? Thanks, and keep up the good work!

Topic: Tech Support

Hi Zach! Love the show, great content!

I’m filming our Main Salmon trip this year with a GoPro. What do you use—or what have you heard of—to merge and edit GoPro clips into one seamless video with text and music?

I need something old-guy friendly, since I’m not super tech-savvy.

Got any tips or tricks you’ve learned from your own experience? Thanks!

Topic: Dish Bucket Water

Love the show, thank you for keeping this up. I always look forward to the Tuesday show and any other reviews, testing or other topics you cover.

For getting rid of dish water, different rivers have different rules. My understanding is that for high-volume rivers, it's better to dispose of strained dishwater into the river. For smaller rivers (Smith, MFS), you're supposed to disperse the water above the high water line and away from camp. For low use camps, I guess this could make sense, that eventually the rain will do it's thing and it'll soak into the ground. For desert trips or popular camps, this just seems like a recipe for attracting pests. Even if you could strain every bit of food, there's still going to be oils and dissolved sugars which will get tossed on the ground.

Maybe my concept of how much oil/sugar/small stuff gets left behind is wrong. I'm assuming these rules have science/research behind them. Any thoughts or ideas on this?