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It’s a good question, and one that I can’t answer, but only spam bots are currently banned, so certainty isn’t necessary. If you are a spammer, you will be banned regardless of whether you are human or bot (if there is even a real distinction between the two).

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Whether I am a bot or not is a deep philosophical question. I don’t think I am, but how can I know for sure?

Outstanding! I’m so glad the rod holders worked out. Great work, and thanks for sharing! It looks like you’ve already been to some stunning places. Cheers

I have completed my build of the Ultralight Packraft with fishing rod holders added.  The build went much quicker than I expected and I had it completed in about three weeks.  I worked on it on nearly a daily basis and was thrilled to have it ready to bring along on a backpacking trip to Flapjack Lakes in Olympic National Park this past w…[Read more]

You’re welcome, good luck with the build, I found it a lot of fun . And really satisfying and versatile on the water, adventure awaits!

Placed the order for the Atlin! Thanks @BobDep for your help!

I second BobDep’s advice 🙂

Cool! I hope it works out – it looks like it will. Thanks for posting the pictures!

The build is going great and I am hoping to be able to inflate my raft for the first time by this weekend.  I have the tubes on both sides completed and joined at the front and am in the process of seam sealing all the joints before I close it up at the stern end.  If all goes well, it will be going with me on a 4-day backpacking trip to F…[Read more]

Oh and to answer your question, I haven’t had Ben and the bike on the raft at the same time , he’s a fairly large dog and I wouldn’t run him for 30 – 40 km so it’s one or the other ..

Bob

Hey , good evening… i pretty much went through the same thought process as you are at the moment . It’s true there’s no one  raft that’s going to get everything done well .
so what I decided was I would build my bike rafting set up first ( make sure I could accommodate Ben, and enough gear for 4/5 days out )  bike raft my local rivers  for quic…[Read more]

Thanks! Two more questions for you (I don’t know if you’ve tried the Skeena, but you said you’ve used other kayaks, so…) – which of these would you say is better playing the “as a” role?

a. The Atlin as a general-purpose packraft (mostly lake paddling and possibly occasional class 1-2 WW in the future, <50% bikerafting)

b. The Skeena as a…[Read more]

Good morning, mostly flat water and grade 1-2 is what I’ve had experience with over the last couple of months , , if I were to tackle grade 3 I’d probably get out and portage that section given my current experience , that’s not to say that the raft couldn’t handle it , I’d just be cautious.
The Atlin does seem to be very forgiving  and the learni…[Read more]

Thanks for the response! Do you do mostly flatwater (lakes) or rivers?

Also, do you think it works well as a general-purpose packraft? Say bikepacking < 50% of the time, future class 1/2 rapids possibly. I’m looking to use it as a raft on lakes mostly though, with or without bikes.

Hey, here’s my experience.

1 – more surface area to strap heavy items on the bow  and a little tucked up off the waterline to give increased floatation and control.

2-I personally have seen no difference in speed compared to kayaks I’ve paddled with.
3- My Atlin tracks really well  .

I went for the 147 because I bring my dog along too . There…[Read more]