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Chasing Alaskan Foliage on the Chickaloon River by Tyler Stallings and Nick Coulter.

Alaska: The last frontier, The birthplace of Packrafting, and one of the few truly wild places left in North America. Nick Coulter and I started our trip off with a detailed Itinerary, a plan to paddle 5 class I...

Eclipse Adventure by Ross Bernards

Last fall my wife Lauren, our roommate Peter, and myself ventured to Hanksville, Utah to witness the annular solar eclipse so I could photograph the cosmic wonder. It was a truly magical experience, even though I didn’t capture it the way I had hoped. I knew I ...

When I first started paddling I had a recreation plastic sit on top kayak. I paddled it in lakes, the ocean, and some easy rivers. I followed the coast guard rules of having a pfd on board, but never wore it. It’s crazy to look back seeing myself running class II/III rapids in a sit on top with n...

Hawaii: A Dream Paddling Destination on the Brink by Eric Bergdoll

For most people, mentions of Hawaii bring up visions of expansive sandy beaches, expensive accommodations, and big waves. For others it brings up connections to complicated politics, an illegal military occupation, and a residu...

Packraft Fly Fishing written by: Matt McCourtney Packrafting & Fly Fishing Guide

Paddling Paradise: Escaping Winter in Baja by Melanny and Evan aka Outofthisvan

Last January, we escaped winter by heading south to Baja California Sur, Mexico for 8 weeks of sunshine, sand, and paddling. While relaxing on the shore is nice, what's a trip to the beach without an adventure out on...

TLDR: Bikerafting combines mountain biking and packrafting into one thrilling outdoor adventure. Essential gear includes a packraft, paddle, pfd or life jacket, bikepacking dry bags, a bike and straps to rig everything up.

Newcomers should start on flat water, familiarize themselves with their g...

Packrafting is great. If you’re reading this, you probably agree.

A packraft gives you the option to turn what would otherwise be a one-dimensional point-to-point adventure into something more. Instead of shuttling multiple cars around, paying for a shuttle, or hitchhiking back to where you star...

TLDR: There are several ways to roll a packraft: quick rolling for short distances, seam-side down for easier rolling, seam-side up so the floor faces out for enhanced protection, and rolling for short-term storage vs. long-term storage. There’s also a difference between rolling packrafts with qu...

Need a last second gift for your packraft, kayak, SUP and paddling friends? Here’s our top 5!

Feather Pump - Works on any packraft, inflatable kayak, sup, or full size raft to quickly inflate your boat.

Delta Roll Top Dry Bags - Great for keeping gear dry on the water for any paddler.