I’ve written about bike rafting with with the Alpacka Caribou previously but this year iv’e spent more time combining these two sports. Essentially you’re just biking to a place to launch your packraft and instead of heading out for a days paddling and then heading back, your taking your bike with you. This opens up…
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Packrafting, Same route, a different perspective.
Packrafting. I think I can safely say now after 3 years packrafting, how owning a packraft can allow you to see the same routes from a different view. During the pandemic when we where limited to our local areas, packrafting for me really allowed me to visit the same areas from a completely different angle….
Continue ReadingWhat Packraft to choose? Alpacka? Neris? Anfibio?
What packraft to choose? That’s a difficult question. Over the last two years I have seen a huge increase in the popularity of Packrafts. Why is this? I think it’s down to people like myself who have been influencing there followers into the wide use of Packrafts. The YouTube videos of multi day packrafting trips,…
Continue ReadingX1 Packraft by Aqua-Xtreme: Test Paddle on the River Waveney.
The X1 packraft from Aqua-Xtreme is an absolutely brilliant packraft in many ways. The main two points that makes the X1 stick out is that it is half the price compared to other high end packrafts and secondly, the quality and durability matches the high priced packrafts on the market. The X1 packraft is perfect…
Continue ReadingBike Rafting with the Alpacka Caribou. Opening doors to adventure.
Opening doors to adventure by Bike Rafting with the Alpacka Caribou. Bike Rafting with the Alpacka Caribou! it’s what it was designed for. I’d never heard of this as an adventure and wasn’t to sure whether it was my thing. After giving it ago I can really see the advantages and it has also made…
Continue ReadingAlpacka Caribou Packraft opening doors to adventure.
I have been sent this Alpacka Caribou Packraft from Packraft Europe to test and review and I have become completely fixated and fell in love with it. I wasn’t sure what to expect as I don’t have any experience with these packable boats. After a couple of sessions paddling it I’ve realised just how many…
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