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Brett- If you are still interested in trying out a FlytePacker, I have one and live in Iowa City. You can borrow it for a test-paddle if you would like. I have had it out on the Iowa River and at Lake MacBride recently and it worked great in both places.

I just happen to know the TI Goat raft should be a bit lighter than the flyweight. Unfortunately I have no idea if this will be ready any time soon.

Wow it's a small Iowa after all. I went ahead and purchased one as well. Thanks for the offer though.

I've meant to post a review, but have only been out on it once and don't have any photos. I agree with your assessment of it posted on another thread. Packed up it is smaller than I expected and inflated it is roomier (wider) than I expected. Material and construction are plenty durable. There are a few changes I would prefer, but for its intended use it is a great option.

I don't have any adventure racing plans, but it works great for my daughter and me. We took it down Clear Creek from near the Coralville mall, connected with the Iowa River and got off at Iowa City, City Park. (we did make a quick stop at the Hardee's by the creek for some fast food to continue the float with).

I'm surprised I haven't heard more from the BPL community about this raft. But finding out someone so close has purchased one maybe it is just a silent movement.

I also have some secret information about the Titanium Goat raft in the works. From what I'm told it should be more than a few ounces lighter. Besides that, I also think I prefer the proposed design of the Ti raft. Not to take away from the Fly Weight Designs. But I also have no idea when the Titanium Goat raft will be available.

I used a FlytePacker on a trip with my son last week. Great raft! It weighed in at 2 lb 0.5 oz and although we were just paddling around on a lake, I would feel very comfortable in mellow whitewater in this raft. For this trip- my 4 year old son's 10th backpacking trip- the packraft added so much enjoyment to our experience. And it doubled as the ultimate toddler sleeping pad. Inflated by mouth with little difficulty. Love the FlyWeight Designs boat!

Note Henry's custom bag by Tim over at EnLIGHTened Equipment. So sweet!

FYI here is the 1.5 pound TI Goat raft.

I think it's awesome that more options are appearing on the market. In many regions of the country, a packraft can totally change how you plan trips.

Alpackas are expensive, but the design and materials quality really does merit the cost. My Yak is amazingly effective, and the urethene impregnated fabrics really are (as Alpacka says) the titanium of waterproof fabrics. At the moment the boat is way more capable than I am.

That being said, my Yak does take up a lot of space (in the pantheon of UL gear). If the TiGoat boat rolls down to the bundle shown on the ground in the pic above, it could be a great tool for flatwater.

A raft weighing one and a half pounds sounds amazing!

Is there any news on this raft?

With regards to the TiGoat raft they apparently are not proceeding with that project see this post http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=41063

Does that mean that you won't see a lighter boat? Maybe not. :)

Last I heard, the Ti Goat backed out for various reasons.