Two in One Boat: Sharing a Packraft on a River Trip

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As the rear of the boat was sucked back into the eddy fence, I felt water rushing down my back. "Paddle! Hard! Now!" I yelled to my little companion in the front of the boat. In tandem, we gave it all we had and managed to eke back into the current, leaving the foot-high eddy boils behind us.

Such is life in a packraft, which is more sensitive to load:boat weight ratios than other boats, making the consideration of weight even more critical when there are two people sharing a single six-pound packraft.

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Aug 4, 2009 at 1:19 pm #1238330

Addie Bedford
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Locale: Montana

Companion forum thread to:

Two in One Boat: Sharing a Packraft on a River Trip

Aug 5, 2009 at 12:51 am #1518824

Jason Brinkman
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Locale: Idaho

Great article! Really brings to life the lightweight methods that this site is all about.

DIY flocculants? Never occurred to me, but I would be interested in learning more… Dosing, sourcing, alternatives, etc.

I have heard the hiss of silt-laiden waters a time or two myself on a spring Salmon River trip in Idaho – it's one of those little known and seldom observed phenomenons that you feel privileged to witness.

Aug 7, 2009 at 6:58 am #1519320

Sebastian Ventris
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Locale: SW UK

Any details on your ZRE Racing Shields?
Price, weight, why chose them, who sells them?
Cheers

Aug 7, 2009 at 7:00 am #1519321

CW
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ZRE.com

Aug 16, 2009 at 1:12 pm #1521260

Roman Dial
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Locale: packrafting NZ

Here's another video of various approaches to two in a packraft in Canyonlands NP:

Canyonlands video

There are two models of boats: one is the Dory and the other is an early prototype of the Double Duck.
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