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Packrafting is about exploring wilderness and whitewater by packraft, a lightweight, portable boat usually weighing less than five pounds. Learn about packrafting gear and technique as well as the many applications for packrafting. Packrafting can be combined with mountaineering, backcountry skiing, mountain biking or trekking as part of long expeditions, or short day trips.
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Packraft Rating (PR) System
| on June 24 | in Techniques »
Techniques & Best Practices
Roman Dial demystifies whitewater for the packrafter wanting to understand the natural progression of learning to packraft in the context of increasingly difficult whitewater.
Roman Dial demystifies whitewater for the packrafter wanting to understand the natural progression of learning to packraft in the context of increasingly difficult whitewater.
M An Ultralighter Paddles on the Dark Side: Packrafting a Remote Canyon "Heavy" Style
| on June 24 | in Techniques »
Techniques & Best Practices
Packrafters need to limit their gear so it fits on the bow of their six-foot-long craft. This means dehydrated food for dinner, sleeping under a tarp and wearing wet clothes dry. What is river running like when big rafts haul the food and gear...Can an ultralight packrafter be enticed to the dark side?
Packrafters need to limit their gear so it fits on the bow of their six-foot-long craft. This means dehydrated food for dinner, sleeping under a tarp and wearing wet clothes dry. What is river running like when big rafts haul the food and gear...Can an ultralight packrafter be enticed to the dark side?
M Packrafting the Bear Trap Canyon
| on June 03 | in Places »
Notes from the Field
Bill Stadwiser shares his notes on packrafting Bear Trap Canyon with Ryan Jordan.
Bill Stadwiser shares his notes on packrafting Bear Trap Canyon with Ryan Jordan.
Get the latest Packrafting Gear
PACKRAFTING! An Introduction and How-To Guide (DIGITAL EDITION)
$12.49
The world's first instructional and inspirational volume about packrafting, by the sport's leading authority
The world's first instructional and inspirational volume about packrafting, by the sport's leading authority
Packrafting! An Introduction and How-To Guide (PRINT EDITION)
$12.49
The world's first instructional and inspirational volume about packrafting, by the sport's leading authority.
The world's first instructional and inspirational volume about packrafting, by the sport's leading authority.
Arctic Dry Pack
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An internal frame pack harness/dry bag combo for wilderness travel. Designed for the Arctic1000 expedition and manufactured exclusively for BackpackingLight.com by ULA.
An internal frame pack harness/dry bag combo for wilderness travel. Designed for the Arctic1000 expedition and manufactured exclusively for BackpackingLight.com by ULA.
Listen to the Tales
Packraft Trekking in Montana's Bear Trap Canyon (Videocast)
| on June 03 | in Places »
Podcasts
Ryan Jordan and Bill Stadwiser explore the Bear Trap Canyon Wilderness (the nation's first BLM-managed Wilderness Area) by foot and packraft.
Ryan Jordan and Bill Stadwiser explore the Bear Trap Canyon Wilderness (the nation's first BLM-managed Wilderness Area) by foot and packraft.
Podcast: The Fight to Permit Packrafting in the Grand Canyon
| on March 12 | in People »
Podcasts
Carol Crooker interviews Roman Dial about his experience with the NPS for securing a permit to packraft the Grand Canyon.
Carol Crooker interviews Roman Dial about his experience with the NPS for securing a permit to packraft the Grand Canyon.
Podcast: Little Alpacka Packraft can Play with the Big Kids
| on February 26 | in Places »
Podcasts
Green River through Desolation Canyon: 84 miles, 67 class II/II rapids, 7 days in a packraft.
Green River through Desolation Canyon: 84 miles, 67 class II/II rapids, 7 days in a packraft.
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