That brought back good memories. I haven't been down the Nantahala for a long, long time. Was always a blast going down those rapids. My sister lives across the mountain in Robbinsville.
We have some good white water rafting near us ( The Nolichuckey River and the Watauga ), but the Nantahala is my favorite. It's about 2 and a half hours from us so we make a Friday evening Saturday trip out of it. Lots of fun and a good day on the water. We also have family in South Carolina and do an Edisto River trip every few years or so. That raft would probably survive the Edisto trip easier as it's more of a leisurely float versus fast water.
Still not planning on building or buying something that sketchy at my age.:nono:
My 17 year24 year olds if they saw that add would allready be scrounging through the garage for wood to build it. Still pretty safe it wouldn't get built because they can't work together for more than 2 hours before it turns to war:fencing::facepalm:.