I am starting a two week training on Monday for commercial river rafting. Besides about a handful of trips as a customer, I have no prior experience. Obviously I will learn all the how-tos in training so what I want to know is

1) Good ways to make cash tips that you guys have not regularly heard in training

2) Optional gear that staff should bring on their own, it seems like almost everything is provided as they just asked me to bring clothing and some other non gear related stuff

I do year round adrenaline chasing so this is definitely something I look forward to as a challenge rather than being too nervous, although there is pretty cold snowmelt in Northern Colorado right now…