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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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Two in One Boat: Sharing a Packraft on a River Trip
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.
Any details on your ZRE Racing Shields?
Price, weight, why chose them, who sells them?
Cheers
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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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