Don't like to buy all that "extra stuff" when you purchase something? Well...too bad. If you buy a whitewater raft, I can guarantee that sooner or later you'll be spending money on lots of little (and sometimes, not so little) extra stuff. Worse...it's not an expenditure of "choice." Instead, you'll have to spend due to need - after all, floating a river with Class IV rapids without a repair kit is a really stupid idea! Also, don't forget to protect the gear you might have with either some Dry Bags or Dry Boxes, too. Water has a nasty tendency to destroy precious little things like cameras, cell phones and iPods.