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Packrafting is about exploring wilderness and whitewater by packraft, a lightweight, portable boat usually weighing less than five pounds. 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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M Prospects for 2012: New and Noteworthy Gear
| on January 17 | in Trends »
Trend Reports
News from the cottage industry is conspicuously absent from Outdoor Retailer, where even modest booths can be more costly than a serious gear-buying habit. So, here are a few new and noteworthy pieces of gear from smaller manufacturers that were either released late in 2011 or are coming in 2012. Keep these items on your radar as you prepare for the coming season!
News from the cottage industry is conspicuously absent from Outdoor Retailer, where even modest booths can be more costly than a serious gear-buying habit. So, here are a few new and noteworthy pieces of gear from smaller manufacturers that were either released late in 2011 or are coming in 2012. Keep these items on your radar as you prepare for the coming season!
2011 Backpacking Light Staff Picks
| on December 27 | in Trends »
Commentary
Backpacking Light staff pick their favorite gear/cool dealio/thingy-dingy of 2011.
Backpacking Light staff pick their favorite gear/cool dealio/thingy-dingy of 2011.
M Cottage Stagnation and Recent Gems
| on December 27 | in Trends »
Commentary
Commentary on the (lack of) gear you can love from the cottage industry.
Commentary on the (lack of) gear you can love from the cottage industry.
Listen to the Tales
Wilderness Cred for the Packrafting Noobs
| on September 15 | in Techniques »
Podcasts
I was perfectly content to let others do all the lightweight lifting, but at the first chance of a packrafting class (learning to play without buying the gear!), I jumped... and pulled my husband, Rob, with me.
I was perfectly content to let others do all the lightweight lifting, but at the first chance of a packrafting class (learning to play without buying the gear!), I jumped... and pulled my husband, Rob, with me.
Video: Packraft Wet Reentry
| on April 07 | in Techniques »
Podcasts
Wet reentry is one of the most common rescues you'll perform while packrafting. Be sure to work the kinks out of your technique ahead of time so this self-rescue tool will be honed when you need it.
Wet reentry is one of the most common rescues you'll perform while packrafting. Be sure to work the kinks out of your technique ahead of time so this self-rescue tool will be honed when you need it.
Podcast: Packrafting Safety Tips from the Experts Part 3
| on March 24 | in Techniques »
Podcasts
Seven packrafters with a total of over thirty-five years of experience under their bums share the safety gear they won't be without, skills that have kept them coming back for more, common - and dangerous - mistakes, and real life rescue stories.
Seven packrafters with a total of over thirty-five years of experience under their bums share the safety gear they won't be without, skills that have kept them coming back for more, common - and dangerous - mistakes, and real life rescue stories.
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