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Feb 11, 2015 at 6:09 am #1325634

Nikita Yurinov
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@diggercat

Hello everyone!
I'd like to introduce packrafts of a completely new type. We decided to enlighten classic inflatable kayaks and adapt them to the rivers with mostly calm water and lakes. Here are some photos of river model. Lake version will be longer.
Pack-kayak Kolchim: length 2,9 m, width – 0,86 m, tank diameter – 0,27 m. Weight 3,2 kg. Tanks – vinyplan 4426 (320g/sq.m) bottom – vinyplan 6331 (650 g/sq.m). The prow and the stern will be made a bit different way (aesthecics). Spraydecks are also to be (re)designed.

The bow is lowered to rise wind resistance (lakes) and course stability

Look at the cockpit width – we kept it constant for most of the length

<=not me, my boss:)

We've also got alpacka-style boats but this one will be the flagship.
Will be glad to answer your questions.
Upd: we're located in Saint-Petersburgh, Russia

Feb 11, 2015 at 6:17 am #2173370

Ken Thompson
BPL Member

@here
Locale: Right there

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Feb 11, 2015 at 6:19 am #2173373

Nikita Yurinov
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@diggercat

Already made it out:)

Feb 12, 2015 at 2:05 pm #2173793

Ivan Dominguez
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@idtejera
Locale: Canary Islands

Congratulations
Great product. I wil hope to have good luck
It will be interesting the longer version.
We have shared it on our website http://www.planetpackraft.com
Thanks to innovate

Feb 16, 2015 at 3:56 am #2174649

Nikita Yurinov
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@diggercat

Thank you, Ivan. Cannot find the post. Can you give a link?

upd: found

Feb 17, 2015 at 1:35 pm #2175087

Dean F.
BPL Member

@acrosome
Locale: Back in the Front Range

Kind of looks like some of those Innova 2-tube inflatables (and doubtless many others) but built of lighter packraft-approprite materials.
How much does it weigh?

Feb 18, 2015 at 7:26 am #2175326

Nikita Yurinov
Spectator

@diggercat

Saying "new" I meant new for packrafting. Yes, it looks like wide-spread kayaks but the geometry is slightly different.
Weight is 3.2 kilos

Feb 18, 2015 at 12:29 pm #2175433

Dean F.
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@acrosome
Locale: Back in the Front Range

7 pounds… I'm not sure what "vinylplan" is. Is it just a type of polyvinylchloride (PVC)?

This certainly looks like it might tempt the whitewater guys. It would be nice to see a photo of it in the water with a person in it.

Feb 25, 2015 at 7:38 am #2177697

Nikita Yurinov
Spectator

@diggercat

Vinyplan consists mostly of PU and very few PVC. It is more durable and lightweight. Photos will be in a month I think.

Mar 23, 2015 at 4:50 am #2185147

Nikita Yurinov
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@diggercat

Kind of a photo. The water was high and the day was short so had no time to take pictures with my DSLR
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