Five known fatalities to date, all in Alaska. Hyperlinks in this post: https://thingstolucat.com/2019/08/15/packraft-fatalities/ Nizina River, Wrangell-St. Elias, Alaska (2018) American Whitewater Accident Report cold water no PFD or drysuit limited experience Aidan Don (22) and a friend were droppe...

$1000, whitewater ready:
https://anchorage.craigslist.org/boa/d/ ... 92442.html

Boat in action:
https://vimeo.com/143757338#t=7m53s

This boat used to be rad. Well loved and used Alpacka Llama (large) from 2007. The boat has many modifications for running whitewater, but the old-school geometry is more appropriate for lightweight scenic trips or hunting/fishing. Tie-downs installed for thigh-straps. Mouth valve has an extension s...

Building on Media Feliz's 101 instructional videos, here are some notes and links for class IV gear, technique, and safety.

http://thingstolucat.com/class-iv-packrafting-guide/

-Luc

Adding my 'how-to' documentation (and other mods) to the mix...

http://thingstolucat.com/pimp-my-packraft/

-Luc

Upstream Paddling!

http://thingstolucat.com/upstream/

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk_ABPj6K-Q

If your 'pending funds' buyer doesn't come through, please let me know. lucmehl at gmail

Video, photos, and beta from a September run on the Lakina:

http://thingstolucat.com/lakina-loop/

-Luc

Here is video, photos, and beta from a September run on the Lakina:

http://thingstolucat.com/lakina-loop/

-Luc

Inspired by the cold and cramped trip down the Yanert River with 6'4" John Sykes sharing my boat last month... Here is a tongue-in-cheek (literally?) guide to doubling up in packrafts. Thanks to Roman for the photos! http://thingstolucat.com/ks-packrafting/ Let me know if you have more positions/pho...

Aniakchak Crater Video and photos.

Can't embed anything... here is the link:

http://thingstolucat.com/aniakchak-crater/

-Luc

Denali traverse by bike-ski-packraft!

http://thingstolucat.com/denali-traverse/

The tie-down loop in question was defective- the two layers of the patch were only glued together for half of the patch. I put stabond between the unglued surfaces as well as on the boat/patch bottom. The patch (strong-side hip) ripped along that glue/no glue seam, and took a little bit (4x4 mm) of ...

Rubbing surf wax on your paddle helps with grip in the cold/snow. I am really happy with my NRS Toaster Mitts too. Looks like fun!

Late in the season, but the AOOS map now contains NOAA river gages.

Shoot- sorry Doug, didn't see your response until now.
I think 11 ft at six mile is probably ideal for Res. Ck class II/III. I'd check Brad's notes on the forum.
We didn't run the canyon, will need a bigger group for safety on that one.

I've been working on a real-time sensors map as part of a project for the Alaska Ocean Observing System. It is pretty sweet to check stream gages, webcams, and weather, at one site. (The snow observations will be useful to skiers too.) There is a feedback tab on the map- if you know of some weather/...

Lost a 4-pc Aqua Bound paddle, yellow blades, 5 miles up creek from the Hope Trailhead. Please keep an eye out for it!

Thanks, Luc (227-9748)