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Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 19:17:24 No.2583239 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2583249 >>2583280 >>2583287 >>2583297 >>2583332 >>2584305

is it a stupid idea to "packraft" solo and in the middle of nowhere

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 19:21:08 No.2583242 Report

Quoted By: >>2583249

The only /out/ approved activity are ultralight thru-hike speed runs. That's the meta. Everything else is irrelevant just fuck off to r*ddit kid. We are 95lb speed walkers here. Best you learn from me than one of these other sickos.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 19:38:22 No.2583249 Report

Quoted By: >>2583253 >>2583298

>>2583239
Ppackraft wherever you want. Absolutely absurd force multiplier for /out/ activities.
Fishing? How about hiking to a lake with no roads in it and fishing from your boat?
Hiking? Stick a boat in your backpack, can cross rivers and lakes now.
Kayaking? Use a packraft instead, now you can cut through land to get around hairy spots or just redo your favorite mile a few times.
>>2583242
Packrafters and ULers have a lot of overlap.
It's hard to fit 20-50 liters/10-20 lb of boat and gear in your bag along with everything else otherwise.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 19:42:36 No.2583253 Report

Quoted By: >>2583257

>>2583249
>ultralight
>carry 20lbs of plastic with you

No. Ultralighters go swimming.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 19:47:09 No.2583257 Report

Quoted By: >>2583262

>>2583253
All ULers aren't packrafters. The majority of packrafters embrace some degree of UL as space and weight for clothing, shelter, and food become the main limiting factors in the distance you can carry.
You're never going to find someone packrafting down South Fork with an ALICE pack.
I know I am just replying to a shallow troll, but it allows me to further the discussion with you being a valuable straw man and bump a thread about a rarely discussed /out/ topic.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 19:51:36 No.2583262 Report

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>>2583257
Listen buttercup, when you have a fucking boat you inherently stop worrying about weight. A boat ALWAYS means "fuck yeah I can bring more".

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 20:03:45 No.2583268 Report

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>>2583262
Your life must be very sad for this to be how you entertain yourself.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 20:14:52 No.2583274 Report

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>>2583268
t. naked in a raft

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 20:20:48 No.2583280 Report

Quoted By: >>2583281

>>2583239
ehhhhh its not something i would do with out lots of expeirence. Water while being the source of all life, is unforgiving and dangerous.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 20:22:18 No.2583281 Report

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>>2583280
Lmao nigger just learn to swim they teach 4 year olds.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 20:30:01 No.2583285 Report

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>>2583281
>Under current from the hood shows up,
>bonk head
>Found 3 weeks later bloated, blue, drowned with pants full of shit.
Can happen super quick and super easy anon.

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Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 20:34:02 No.2583287 Report

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>>2583239
in my experience inflatable canoes are not as hot shit as they are made out to be
friend got one so he could paddle with us in his own canoe but it did not go so well, his inflatable raft was so slow he could not keep up with us
in the end he ended up purchasing electric motor and a stand for it and the funny thing is in the beginning his whole point was getting a cheaper alternative to kayak/canoe

i tried it once and it was basically like paddling an air mattress

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Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 20:48:20 No.2583295 Report

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>>2583287
sea eagle are a shit brand, no wonder. you have to spend 1000$+ to get something quality. gumotex from czech republic are pretty good, i can keep up with weekend warriors in their hardshell ocean kayaks in my big lumpy gumotex rush

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 20:53:05 No.2583297 Report

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>>2583239
My dad used to pack a fly fishing float up to cascade WA alpine lakes. That thing was a lot heavier than some floats.

But why not use your sleeping pad?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 20:54:04 No.2583298 Report

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>>2583249
I have a telescopic rod that I plan on mount to it
>>2583287
Meant to be made of thicker materials than inflatable kayaks, some are used for white water rafting so they have some credibility

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 21:02:06 No.2583301 Report

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>>2583287
A walmart IK and a packraft aren't at all the same thing. Packrafts are inflated on site and carried in your backpack, are made of way more durable material and have features and shapes closer to play kayaks than IKs or canoes. Higher end ones will have whitewater decks, leg straps, and storage in the tubes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 21:44:49 No.2583332 Report

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>>2583239
Leaving the house always involves some level of risk. Just bring a sat phone if you're in a place w/out service.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 22:31:02 No.2583352 Report

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I just bought a Kokopelli XPD.
For float trips and booting around lakes its perfect, and both of these I'd be totally comfortable doing solo and far from people. I use it to do one man floats where I'll park the car upstream, paddle back close to my house, ditch the boat in the garage and then bike back to the car.
Running Class 3+ whitewater I'd want a buddy or to at least be near help. Moving water needs to be respected.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 22:55:47 No.2583369 Report

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>>2583285
Helmet and life jacket anon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 May 2023 23:17:59 No.2583380 Report

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>>2583285
Maybe don't hit level IIs and up in a solo packraft

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 May 2023 03:36:51 No.2583560 Report

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WQaZeaIkvY&t=0

Its fine, if this guy can do it in the amazon, you can do it anywhere. Just buy a nice one and know its limitations.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 19 May 2023 16:12:32 No.2584275 Report

Quoted By: >>2584318

>>2583295
What's wrong with sea eagle besides the fact they're not a special snowflake euro brand that costs twice as much for comparable offerings? Give me specifics.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 19 May 2023 16:41:55 No.2584305 Report

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>>2583239
Man are they really so far along with LotR sequels that Samwise Gamgee's offspring are wearing modern clothes?

Anyway I have solo packrafted out of backcountry hunting spots several times. The risk depends on the water you are navigating and your experience level with it. On calm water you'd have to be a full blown non-swimming imbecile to get hurt. But anything swifter than that, risk goes up.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 19 May 2023 17:06:28 No.2584318 Report

Quoted By: >>2584797

>>2584275
They aren't packrafts first off.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 20 May 2023 13:18:32 No.2584780 Report

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not smart to go on water alone.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 20 May 2023 14:12:25 No.2584797 Report

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>>2584318
They have one offering but it weighs 22 lbs and it's also not a kayak, apples and grapefruits. Disregard my cost comment I was going off an antiquated exchange rate.

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