About the reviewer First-year boater with 200 days, running Class V. Test environment East Fork Lewis waterfall run, Hospital Rock section of Kaweah, lower Tuolumne, Farmlands section of White Salmon, etc. Review With a freshly-broken boat (courtesy of the North Fork Clackamas) and a California creeking trip coming up, I found myself in the market for a new boat. I'd always looked at the Riot Magnum 72 and wished there was a bigger version, so I jumped at the chance to demo the Magnum 80 on the East Fork Lewis River before my trip. The East Fork is a great place to test a boat, because there is a little bit of everything. Halfway through the run, I knew I'd found a keeper. I've owned a Magnum 80 for about 3 weeks now, and had the opportunity to thoroughly test it on Class V California creeks. I was raised on a low-rocker planing-hull river-runner (the Bliss-Stick MAC-1), but as I boated more Class IV and V creeks, it became clear that I needed a proper creekboat. I couldn't stand the pure displacement hull boats I tried, but knew I...