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The Good Fairy: Features On Our Tripping Canoe Wishlist

The Good Fairy: Features On Our Tripping Canoe Wishlist

There’s an ancient green 17-foot Old Town Tripper on the rack out back that, aft...

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Best Inflatable Two-Person Kayaks For 2025

Best Inflatable Two-Person Kayaks For 2025

In all my years paddling, I’ve spent many days in kayaks and in rafts, but some ...

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Cold Water Shock

Cold Water Shock

As part of the packrafting culture of safety promotion we have been taking a dee...

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Hypothermia

Hypothermia

As the third and final article in the series as part of the Packrafting Culture ...

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Packrafting Trip Planning

Packrafting Trip Planning

One of the most important factors in determining the successful out come of any ...

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Following the Footsteps of River Runner

Following the Footsteps of River Runner

We’ve been huge fans of Deane Parkers film work since his first bike rafting adv...

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Career Advice

Career Advice

Warning, this article has grown up themes and language. I recently was invited t...

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Tips for Becoming a Guiding Pro

Tips for Becoming a Guiding Pro

The subtle art of being a world class guide Some of you might be here reading th...

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Helmets for Packrafting

Helmets for Packrafting

For years, in Packrafting meet ups around the world or pictures/vidoes you’ll se...

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The Next Level with Packrafting Queenstown

The Next Level with Packrafting Queenstown

There are some adventures you embark on that grab you by the scruff of the neck ...

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Opportunistic Packrafting Overnighter

Opportunistic Packrafting Overnighter

Days were getting shorter and noticeably colder. The official packrafting season...

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Pack Weight Reduction in Packrafting

Pack Weight Reduction in Packrafting

The quest to lighten up the load you carry into the backcountry is seemingly nev...

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Healing Adventure Trauma: Julia Yanker on How Adventurers Can Get Back Into the Activities They Love

Healing Adventure Trauma: Julia Yanker on How Adventure...

A BEginner’s Guide to Packrafting & Bikerafting, Episode #5: Healing Adventure T...

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The Ute Mtn. Ute Tribal Park: Where History, Culture & Bike Adventures Converge

The Ute Mtn. Ute Tribal Park: Where History, Culture & ...

SIGN UP FOR A TOUR TODAY! Story by Lauren Beach, photos by Steve Fassbinder, Vid...

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5⭐️ Reasons To Packraft La Venta River

5⭐️ Reasons To Packraft La Venta River

Need reasons to Packraft La Venta River? Jeff rogers has got some ???? Story by ...

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Podcast Episode #7: Seeking Wild Adventures? 1st Descents? Good Beer? Try Packrafting New Zealand

Podcast Episode #7: Seeking Wild Adventures? 1st Descen...

The Best of Packrafting New Zealand with Packrafting Queenstown Owner, Huw Miles...

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Mexican Packrafting: Learning to Paddle in Chiapas

Mexican Packrafting: Learning to Paddle in Chiapas

REGISTER FOR OUR LA VENTA RIVER COURSE IN CHIAPAS TODAY! The 1st Mexican Packraf...

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Hello Patagonia! A Photo Essay of Packrafting in Chile

Hello Patagonia! A Photo Essay of Packrafting in Chile

“We have done several trips with Four Corners Guides, which have all been amazin...

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????Listen Now! Whitewater Bikerafting in New Zealand with Deane Parker

????Listen Now! Whitewater Bikerafting in New Zealand w...

Episode #7, A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting & Bikerafting: Bikerafting New Zea...

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Packrafting Rio La Venta – Waterfalls & Whitewater

Packrafting Rio La Venta – Waterfalls & Whitewater

Packrafting Rio La Venta ???? https://youtu.be/QmK14bGsUrM?si=6Kfrjg1hcNS4ZJna F...

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????Fall At Scullbinder Ranch: Greetings from Doom & Lizzy

????Fall At Scullbinder Ranch: Greetings from Doom & Lizzy

Greetings from Scullbinder Ranch! packraft flyfishing on the animas River yester...

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????LISTEN NOW! Packraft Fly Fishing in Colorado & the Arctic Wildlife Refuge + Tips on Fly Fishing w/ Thad Ferrell

????LISTEN NOW! Packraft Fly Fishing in Colorado & the ...

Packraft Fly fishing: how to reach far-flung places & catch wild fish, a chat wi...

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New Inflation Bag Assembly Instructions

New Inflation Bag Assembly Instructions

As part of my ongoing effort to improve the DIY Packraft instructions, I’ve comp...

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Opie’s 2-Person Packraft Build Report

Opie’s 2-Person Packraft Build Report

Due to its size, the 2-Person model is the most time-consuming DIY Packraft to b...

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Inflation Bag or Electric Pump?

Inflation Bag or Electric Pump?

I’ve always used an inflation bag to inflate my packrafts, but I keep seeing peo...

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Thigh Straps Available Now

Thigh Straps Available Now

After many iterations, I’ve come up with a thigh strap design that works well, i...

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Price Reductions!

Price Reductions!

Just a quick post to let you know that as of now, all the DIY Packraft kit price...

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Slotted Attachment Point Video

Slotted Attachment Point Video

I use this type of attachment point to secure the thigh straps to my packrafts, ...

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Backband Attach Point How-To

Backband Attach Point How-To

Reclining against a packraft’s rear tubes is comfortable, but for whitewater pad...

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Back Band Assembly Instructions

Back Band Assembly Instructions

I’m excited to announce that all the standard weight single-person DIY Packraft ...

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Fabric For Sale

Fabric For Sale

It’s been a long time since I sold any bulk fabric in the DIY Packraft shop (fiv...

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Postal Workers Strike :(

Postal Workers Strike :(

This is just a quick message to say that Canada Post workers are on strike and a...

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How to Buy a Gift Card

How to Buy a Gift Card

If you’d like to give the gift of packrafting to someone special this holiday se...

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