Is it safe to wear your Rolex while boating the Rio Grande

[gwozhog]

Taking a trip to Big Bend National Park and will be making a boat run through the Santa Elena Canyon. That region appears to be dominated by 4 conflicting drug gangs. It also in the most remote location in all of Texas. 10 hour drive from home. Im torn on deciding wether or not I should wear my sub This is going to be an epic trip I have been wanting to do for years now.

[Scapegoat]

Go for it!!!

[r8t3d_M]

I don't see why not. Wear it and enjoy the trip!

[Lordofrolex]

I guess if you get caught up in some kind of gang situation. I would be more worried about getting out of that situation alive over the fact they will steal my watch.

[AlphaOmega4]

or Hell if you do get caught up in something Crazy

You can offer up your Watch for your life



You should be fine ... wear in good Health, with confidence that you will be fine.

Sounds like an amazing time ahead

[GB-man]

Sounds incredible. I'd def wear the sub. I'd probably also wear an FN

[sleddog]

Texas ranger Chuck Norris should be close by, no worries....

But seriously, if you're worried, don't take it and wear a Casio or something. Have fun!

[Alexwwjd]

I think when someone asks if it is safe, it's probably not safe :) a G-Shock would be more suitable. Please post more pics.

[Kingair]

Isn't it the Rio Bravo . . . 😂

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[GradyPhilpott]

My father and I barely escaped with our lives trying to cross the stream at that point once. Don't ask me why. I was only 12 years old.

For some reason my dad wanted to get to the other bank at the far right of that picture and the farther we walked the deeper the mud got and eventually we swam to the other side.

Getting back was just as treacherous.

My mother and grandparents were having screaming fits by the time we got back and the ranger who'd arrived on the scene just stood there in disbelief.

Dad could be crazy sometimes.

We weren't wearing Rolexes.

[andromeda160]

How come these threads aren't banned yet? Anything shy of dipping it in a volcano or using a drill on max speed as an autowinder should be fine for your watch. If you encounter drug gangs, your watch will be the least of your worries.

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by andromeda160

How come these threads aren't banned yet?

Relax. It's all in fun.

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

My father and I barely escaped with our lives trying to cross the river (or maybe it was just a stream) at that point once. Don't ask me why. I was only 12 years old.

For some reason my dad wanted to get to the other bank at the far right of that picture and the farther we walked the deeper the mud got and eventually we swam to the other side.

Getting back was just as treacherous.

My mother and grandparents were having screaming fits by the time we got back and the ranger who'd arrived on the scene just stood there in disbelief.

Dad could be crazy sometimes.

Lucky you guys got out Grady, as remote as that is rescue would have been impossible 50 years ago.

I spent three weeks in the big bend area in the late 80's on a botanical survey. We walked across the river every night to go to a little cantina on the Mexican side (great food and a strong alcoholic beverage that tasted a lot like gasoline). Time of year and silt born events probably play a role in the level of risk in the river itself, now add drug gangs and it may no longer be the idyllic destination it once was. I can picture a Sierra Madre moment.

I'd probably take the G-Shock on this trip.

[Snow-Dweller]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

My father and I barely escaped with our lives trying to cross the stream at that point once. Don't ask me why. I was only 12 years old.

For some reason my dad wanted to get to the other bank at the far right of that picture and the farther we walked the deeper the mud got and eventually we swam to the other side.

Getting back was just as treacherous.

My mother and grandparents were having screaming fits by the time we got back and the ranger who'd arrived on the scene just stood there in disbelief.

Dad could be crazy sometimes.

We weren't wearing Rolexes.

It would probably have been an easier crossing if you'd been wearing a Sub.

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by Abdullah71601

Lucky you guys got out Grady, as remote as that is rescue would have been impossible 50 years ago.

Indeed! Even though a ranger happened by while we were coming back through the nearly knee-deep mud, he was as helpless as my family.

He said that we very lucky to have made it.

Originally Posted by Snow-Dweller

It would probably have been an easier crossing if you'd been wearing a Sub.

Probably.

[OmegaJJH]

Definitely to Sub!

Post plenty of pics - it looks epic!

[scott k]

The cartels will take both your life and your watch...