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Welcome to BigEddy, a source for river rafting equipment, information, and supplies. Staffed by stubborn "old school" Western boaters, BigEddy is the place for outfitters, boatmen, and enthusiasts to go for the real type of equipment and information you are not likely to find at the mass merchants, or even the specialty catalogs that cater to the latest whitewater fads. We only sell what we know works. Our judgment is based on extensive experience working and recreating on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon and a good variety of rivers in the Western United States. We have broken and worn out some of the "best" equipment available, and we are full of opinions. We remember when polypropylene rope was a novelty, and we couldn't imagine clothes made of the stuff. We like old boats, and don't scoff at a wooden frame. Nowadays we think our aluminum frames are among the best available, but we still won't row with anything but wooden oars and open oarlocks. |
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Big Eddy Is Doing
It Again Mark your calendars for our Seventeenth annual "River Fools" party... Sunday April 2nd, 2023 Yep, it is almost getting to be a tradition. The party will start at 2:pm and continue until the beer runs out. Come see what we have been up to. Our fabrication shop is now crammed full with more industrial sewing machines than you can shake a stick at, and we have been adding to our rental fleet of support boats and equipment, as well as increasing the amount of new river equipment we have in stock and ready for sale. New stuff has been rolling in from Hyside, Northwest River Supplies, and others for the past few months, and now is the time to show it off, as well as some new boats and frames we have been putting together. What else is new? This winter we are busy installing our new commercial block ice machine... soon, we will be Prescott's source for solid hard frozen block ice! A new place? ... well not really, we've moved most of the river equipment from the old Henry Street shop where the motorcycle dealership started some 27 years ago, to another warehouse @234 E Hillside, just a couple blocks away, but still an industrial garden spot down by the West Fork of Granite Creek in the heart of Prescott. |
BigEddy.com is divided into four major categories, and each of
these is subdivided into several more. We try to keep information
and prices current, but due to market fluctuations (and our desire
to be anywhere but in front of a computer) we can not guarantee
accuracy. Just because you don't see it, doesn't mean we cant make
it or get it. If you have products, links, or content you would
like to see on BigEddy, let us know... contact us on email
The four main categories on BigEddy.com are as follows:
| Boats | Where you'll find boats, and stuff that goes with them including: Rafts, Kayaks, Inflatables, Frames, Oars, Paddles, Pumps, Etc. |
| Boaters | Where you'll find stuff to outfit boatmen / paddlers including: Rain Gear, Paddle Gear, Life Jackets, Health Care, First Aid, Clothing, Personal Gizmo's, Etc. |
| Boating | Where you'll find other boating necessities, including: Rigging, Rescue, Kitchen Equipment, Camping Equipment, Dry Bags, Watertight Boxes, Toilet Supplies, Etc. |
| BigEddy | Where you'll find a swirling mess of information including: Information about BigEddy.com, Discount programs for professionals and others, Links to all kinds of river information, and whatever else floats to the surface |
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