Sevylor Trail Boat

I love the alpacka people and everything, but their prices are STEEEEEEEEEEP. There needs to be competition to bring those prices out of the stratosphere on these plastic boats ; ).

I got a Trail Boat before investing in a packraft. I still use it for simple river crossings, etc. since the thing only weighs 3 lbs. There are no drain holes in my Trail Boat or in any of the several I've seen- Don't think this will be an issue.

In my experience, the Trail Boat is perfectly fine for flat/quick water, where the flow is adequate to prevent dragging. The major weakness of the Trail Boat besides is susceptibility to puncture is it's abrasion resistance (minimal).

I would NOT use the trail boat in rocky, low water where you can expect a lot of dragging. Be careful taking it in and out of the water, don't use it as a pad, and ALWAYS keep it in sturdy stuff sack when hiking, and it should last awhile.

The only damage mine sustained was when I had it rolled up and strapped to the top of my pack (not in a stuff sack), was squeezing through a sandstone crack and it dragged on the walls as I pushed through. This abraded two small holes in it right there.

The patch kit it comes with is garbage. Doesn't stick worth a darn even in the best of conditions. I carry these guys:

http://www.ems.com/catalog/product_detail_square.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442588929&emssrcid=GoogleBase

and a small amount of Gorilla Tape for a patch when I take my Trail Boat out.