Jerry, Dan and Tom discover much about themselves and each other as their fun quickly dissipates into a desperate fight to survive. At the end of their journey, they agree that a meaningful life, not the missing money, is their real treasure. When the three stumble into the drug thugs’ camp, they are chased through burning marijuana fields and become stoned from inhaling the smoke. In this euphoric state, they discover two beautiful women living in a tree house who offer them refuge. While there is no sex, the scantily clad girls arouse the men with their behavior and explicit conversation. Crude bathroom humor and sexually suggestive references permeate the dialog along with a generous serving of foul language. Without a Paddle sinks into a quagmire of tasteless, crude content.