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First Look: A New Hybrid Whitewater Hardshell/Packraft?

A cross between a hardshell and a packraft for hiking into remote whitewater? Yep, that’s what we thought, too, but that’s exactly what the...
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Athlete Stories

Packrafting In Grand Canyon…Who Really Was The First?

Patting yourself on the back for packrafting the Grand? Before you bruise yourself, consider that people have been doing it for a long, long...
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Packrafts

First Look: Alpacka’s New Sea Kayaks! (Tested From Alaska to the Animas)

When we caught wind that Alpacka was taking its award-winning packraft concept to the world of sea kayaks, we were intrigued. For all their...
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Athlete Stories

Oui, Oui! Biking and Packrafting France

Rugged cliffs, deep gorges and crystal-clear water—that's what y you'll find on a bike and packrafting tour in the south of France around the...
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Accessories

Alpacka, IR Debut Sixmile Packraft Skirt

Packrafters rejoice! Packraft maker and pioneer Alpacka Raft has partnered with longtime paddlesports apparel and accessories brand Immersion Research (IR) to introduce the new...
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Athlete Stories

Frenchman Solo Packrafts Sierra Leone’s Rokel River (Country’s Longest)

A Frenchman recently returned from solo packrafting 365 km down Sierra Leone’s Rokel River, the country’s longest waterway. According to Explorer’sWeb, Tom Mariee took...
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Athlete Stories

Skiing and Pack Rafting Iceland’s Vatnajökull Ice Cap (Catching Up with Chris Burkard)

Want to combine pack rafting with skiing across a glacier? Get in touch with Chris Burkard. Last spring, using Alpacka pack rafts as tow-behind...
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Alpacka Debuts 2025 Sneak Preview Plus Holiday Boat Sale

Now could be the perfect time to get on board the hottest trend in paddlesports right now, with a site-wide Holiday Sale from Alpacka...
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Athlete Stories

Patagonia Releases “Into the Thaw: Witnessing Wonder Amid the Arctic Climate Crisis” by Jon Waterman

Just in time for winter to set in, Patagonia has published a first-hand account of the Arctic crisis, "Into the Thaw: Witnessing Wonder Amid...
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Testing Alpacka’s New Mage Packraft

Alpacka’s got a new packraft out and though winter’s starting to roll in, we managed to sneak out and put it through its paces...
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Pulling the Cover Off Alpacka’s New Tango

It takes two to tango…and you’ll be doing that aplenty in the new two-person Tango kayak-style packraft from Alpacka, the perfect tandem craft for...
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Alpacka Unveils 3 New Models for ’24: Behold the Rendezvous, Tango and Refuge (Plus an Update to the Valkyri)

Alpacka Raft has been working overtime this past season on its various designs, with proof coming this spring with its three new models just announced...
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Alpacka Releases New Film “Sheri” Paying Tribute to Founder

Alpacka pack raft founder Sheri Tingey defied the odds by starting a company at age 50 that has revolutionized the outdoor industry. To pay her...
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Apparel

Water Boot Roundup 2023

Let’s face it, having the right footwear no matter what kind of outdoor pursuit you’re doing can really make or break the experience. Paddling...
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Kayak Fishing

Portugal The Man Releases New Album and Announces Tour, but Still Goes Pack Rafting!

Portugal The Man might have won the Grammy for their 2017 hit song “Feel It Still.” But they’d still rather be out on their...
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Getting Wet in the Kokopelli Rogue Lite X

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Colorado-based Kokopelli has a slew of reasons topop the cork, including the launch of its first full Kevlar X-series packrafts, as well...
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New Book Aims to Teach Packrafting Skills

Packrafts are far from being a novelty anymore; they're becoming a mainstream piece of paddling gear for both their performance and packability. But there...
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And In This Corner, Weighing In At….! Alpacka Hits the Water Running in 2022 With New Lightweight Boat Line-up

Yes, it sounds like a boxing announcer, and for good reason. Pack raft maker Alpacka is packing in a full, ultralight product line for...
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Advanced Elements Launches New Packlite+ Packraft Series

Advanced Elements, a longtime maker of drop-stitch construction inflatable kayaks, has launched into the packraft market with its new Packlite+ Packraft Series. “What makes them...
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Packrafts

Holy Hanksville! Utah’s Dirty Devil Floods to 5,500 cfs

Not that we’re aware of anyone who had their act together quick enough to run it, but Utah’s slot canyon Dirty Devil River surged...
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Packrafts

20 Years and Counting: A Q&A with Alpacka Pack Rafts CEO Thor Tingey

Alpacka pioneered the pack raft industry when president Thor Tingey’s mother, Sheri, helped him invent the craft for her son’s multisport racing exploits in...
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Athlete Stories

Middle Fork, Main and…Selway? A 310-mile Packraft/Ski Combo in Idaho

Proud of your measly little portage? A group of hard chargers in Idaho skied across the Sawtooths to Marsh Creek, then used their Alpacka...
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Accessories

WIN a Sawyer Cedar Surge II paddle from Alpacka Raft valued at $400

After you've entered to win a Sawyer Cedar Surge II paddle from Alpacka Raft, check out these other packraft and camp essentials. New Alpacka...
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New Alpacka Ranger is the Perfect River-based Solo Hunting and Fishing Packraft

Alpacka Raft launched, literally and figuratively, in the Fall of 2000, as a collaboration between Sheri Tingey -- the designer behind the products --...
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Ken Sleight, River Guide Who Inspired Edward Abbey’s Seldom Seen Smith, Dies at 97

Ken Sleight, the river guide who inspired Edward Abbey's Seldom Seen Smith in "The Monkey Wrench Gang," has died...
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Dustin, Scott Lindgren Work Water Magic to Film New “Redemption River” Video

There’s a new vid out highlighting Cali’s American River, billed as a faith-based survival thriller. Filmed among the rugged canyons...
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That’s a Wrap: Our Man in the Field Reports Gauley Fest is “Beautiful Chaos”

That is Gauley Fest: a little intimidating, a little ridiculous, incredibly loud and absolutely unforgettable. Beautiful chaos on the Gauley.

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