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Great work, Arnold! Thanks for posting!

Maiden voyage of a recently completed stock-length Voyageur.  This is my second packraft, first was a V2 which works very well and gets a lot of use.  This one had way fewer leaks!  Cold day and cold water made it tough to keep it full of air, but it worked great.  As Derek has mentioned in earlier posts, the Big Agnes Air Core fits per…[Read more]

Thanks for the suggestions!

I hesitate to recommend a DIY Packraft for unknown whitewater conditions… so much depends on the conditions and the paddlers’ skill. I assume the race organizers wouldn’t send you into unsafe conditions though, so it’s probably not a bad option. It would be a lot of work to make something you’re not passionate about though, so it might make more…[Read more]

I have tried many adhesives and do not recommend any of them, but two that other people have recommended (I have not used them because they’re not available where I live) are HH-66 and Stabond. They will stick to the fabric, but I don’t know if they’ll stick to a magnet. You may have better luck heat sealing a piece of fabric over the magnet to…[Read more]

Agreed! Unfortunately, the only outfitter renting double pack-rafts–that I can find, anywhere in NA–is sold out for the race (Backcountry Packrafts).

This leaves me renting a couple singles–a few of us have our own singles–or looking for an affordable way to get a double–unfortunately, not much re-sale action for doubles on the packraft FB groups…[Read more]

Agreed! Unfortunately, the only outfitter renting double pack-rafts–that I can find, anywhere in NA–is sold out for the race (Backcountry Packrafts).

This leaves me renting a couple singles–a few of us have our own singles–or looking for an affordable way to get a double–unfortunately, not much re-sale action for doubles on the packraft FB…[Read more]

In your situation I would rent packrafts for the event – much less stress and more time for training.