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- Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Friends of the Chugach Fall Fundraiser with Luc Mehl
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1622
Friends of the Chugach Fall Fundraiser with Luc Mehl
http://www.cnfaic.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cnfaic-poster-150-658x1024.jpg F-CNFAIC Annual Fundraiser! Luc Mehl November 13 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Beartooth Theatrepub, Anchorage AK Join F-CNFAIC for our 6th Annual Fundraiser featuring Luc Mehl! Friends of Chugach National Forest Avalanche...
- Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:56 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Friends of the Chugach Fall Fundraiser with Luc Mehl
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3976
Friends of the Chugach Fall Fundraiser with Luc Mehl
http://www.cnfaic.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cnfaic-poster-150-658x1024.jpg F-CNFAIC Annual Fundraiser! Luc Mehl November 13 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Beartooth Theatrepub, Anchorage AK Join F-CNFAIC for our 6th Annual Fundraiser featuring Luc Mehl! Friends of Chugach National Forest Avalanche...
- Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Alpacka Raft Cargo Fly
- Replies: 17
- Views: 18896
The Alpacka Raft Cargo Fly
http://www.alpackaraft.com/layouts/alpackaraft/images/fly.jpg The Cargo Fly is an airtight, waterproof zipper system in the stern of the boat. Opening this zipper allows access to the inside of the tubes to store your gear. With careful planning, everything can now go inside your raft rather than s...
- Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Spammers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3847
Re: Spammers
We've been upgraded. Hopefully the spam will stop. Many thanks to the people who marked topics as spam while waiting for the upgrade.
- Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Spammers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3847
Re: Spammers
Our version of phpBB is out of date... thus the deluge of spammers recently. I'll be upgrading to the latest / greatest version later this week. That should stop them for a while.
- Sat Aug 25, 2012 7:27 am
- Forum: Southcentral
- Topic: RETURNED: Packraft Upper East Fork Chulitna
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1992
- Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Re: Youtube Videos!
Have loved all the videos everyone is putting out. Not sure if these will embed okay as haven't done it before but here are a couple of ones I have made of packrafting in Australia on the Franklin and Snowy Rivers: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zdDXo3QG9SI" <ifr...
- Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Re: Youtube Videos!
Globalization comes to packrafting... here we have a vid of packrafting the Hozu river in Japan (just outside of Kyoto). The music is the great Japanese punk band Hi-Standard playing an Elvis cover. Turn it up!
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Spammers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3847
Re: Spammers
Sorry about the spam... but unless you update the code every month spam on forums is a fact of life. If you're familiar with PHPBB3 admin and want the power to nuke spammers let me know & I'll be happy to get you the privileges.
- Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Admin deleted my account / all my posts
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3144
Re: Admin deleted my account / all my posts
Just wanted to chime in and say that I'm the admin I'm sorry too. I'll be more careful in the future.
Sorry Nik!
Sorry Nik!
- Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Re: Bikerafting Yakutat to Glacier Bay.
The automated forum nazi won't let me embed a vid or even post a link to it, for fear of my newbness here meaning spam. Anyone care to embed it, please? Or give me a workaround? It's on vimeo, vid # 25943565. Thanks, MC Got the Vimeo embed working... but you should really jump to the page to watch ...
- Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Re: Youtube Videos!
Luc's vid embedded.... but it really deserves a click though to his site above so you can watch the higher rez version.
- Sun May 08, 2011 12:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Alpacka in the Dever Post
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1373
Alpacka in the Dever Post
Nice article in today's Denver Press:
Mancos businesswoman creates lightweight "packrafts" to open paths less traveled
Read more: Mancos businesswoman creates lightweight "packrafts" to open paths less traveled
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_18014119
Mancos businesswoman creates lightweight "packrafts" to open paths less traveled
Read more: Mancos businesswoman creates lightweight "packrafts" to open paths less traveled
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_18014119
- Fri May 06, 2011 7:33 am
- Forum: Southcentral
- Topic: Gulkana River
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3754
Re: Gulkana River
Saw some people in packrafts on it last summer. From Paxon to Sourdough it's a mellow float and the canyon is straight froward along with a good trail that you can scout / spot from. I have some pix here.
- Fri May 06, 2011 7:30 am
- Forum: Southcentral
- Topic: Coffee River, Alaska Range
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3481
Re: Coffee River, Alaska Range
I have not floated it but last year I was speaking with Artur Mannix in Talkeetna and he told me that years ago he took a canoe with a motor up the Coffee years ago to attempt the Broken Tooth. So I'm guessing pretty mellow if they got a canoe up the river.
- Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Re: Youtube Videos!
wyattroscoe sent me this excellent vid. Great music for an urban adventure!
- Wed Nov 24, 2010 9:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Re: Youtube Videos!
This vid is from RemoteRiverman. Enjoy!
- Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Message from the Alpacka Designer: Mods & New Boat
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11249
Re: A Message from the Alpacka Designer: Mods & New Boat
It's Yukla... but it's not quite 8000' - the summit is 7535'. Comeon Roman - you know this stuff from your climbing days! 

- Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Alpacka Sighting
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2353
Alpacka Sighting
Proof in today's Anchorage Daily News that packrafts are no longer only for core wilderness travelers!
- Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Active Topics Button
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2178
Re: Active Topics Button
Not sure what's going on with the code. It seems to not want to run the correct query. Until I get it fixed use the "view new posts" option. (search.php?search_id=newposts)
- Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Forums Mission & Commercial Policy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2671
Forums Mission & Commercial Policy
In case you hadn't noticed we recently migrated from Alpackaraft.com to our new server here at Packrafting.org. The objective of the Packrafting.org forums is to maintain a free and open discussion space for the greater packrafting community, without regard to craft type. The forums are moderated to...
- Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:27 am
- Forum: Wanted...
- Topic: wanted packraft
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2723
Re: wanted packraft
There are a couple packrafts on Ebay (as of 9/18) -- but caveat emptor. Note that the seller is in Indonesia and that they're pulling text and photos from our site without permission.
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:43 pm
- Forum: Southcentral
- Topic: Russian River - June 10th - Thoughts?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1761
Re: Russian River - June 10th - Thoughts?
Some years the Russian is really really packed with fish prior to the opening -- if it's like that the bears will be thick. Make lots and lots of noise (not that noise will scare away bears fully habituated to people) and carry bear spray!Brian M wrote:So...is there any reason that this is a bad idea?
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Felt Soul Media do Packrafts
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5120
Re: Felt Soul Media do Packrafts
Nice design on that site!
FYI - the dory article starts on page 97.
FYI - the dory article starts on page 97.
- Wed Feb 11, 2009 5:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Test, just a test
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3025
Re: Test, just a test
Looks like the hackers found a security hole; I can upgrade us to the latest version of PHPBB which should keep them at bay for a while!
- Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:15 pm
- Forum: Packrafting Gear
- Topic: Mobile Sauna for rafting.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2674
Re: Mobile Sauna for rafting.
I once floated the Tana and a guy brought along a hot tub to soak in. It was a kiddie pool filled with river water and heated by water circulated through copper tubing over a fire by a motorcycle battery powered pump. After about 4 hours of circulation the water was over 100! A bit heavy for a packr...
- Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Packrafting in the News
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3002
Re: Packrafting in the News
The morning after meeting them while anchored up at Barney's Hole, she went ashore to check on them. "You think of adventure people and you expect them to be up at the crack of dawn," she said. Not so for Parsons and Kentch, who at 9:30 a.m. were nowhere to be found, she said. Later they rolled out...
- Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:49 pm
- Forum: Southeast
- Topic: Lost Coast Bike / raft
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8767
Re: Lost Coast Bike / raft
Fun? Hmmm....CST wrote:fun was had..
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I look forward to the film!
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:51 pm
- Forum: Southcentral
- Topic: Nenana / Riley questions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2061
Re: Nenana / Riley questions
We floated the E. Fork of the Chulitna and it was lower than normal. The NOAA gage for the Nenana is here:
http://aprfc.arh.noaa.gov/ahps2/hydrogr ... 8,2,9,15,6
http://aprfc.arh.noaa.gov/ahps2/hydrogr ... 8,2,9,15,6
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:39 pm
- Forum: Northern
- Topic: Packrafting the Arctic Refuge the Dirtbag Way
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5604
Re: Packrafting the Arctic Refuge the Dirtbag Way
Sounds like fun! I have a friend who was on the river doing a hunting trip at the same time you were. He mentioned he saw a packrafter walk by with two dogs and was incredulous!
- Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:41 pm
- Forum: Southcentral
- Topic: Winner Creek to 20 mile
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11392
Re: Winner Creek to 20 mile
Floated 20-Mile on Sunday with a large crew. 8 packrafters on the river... and only 5 power boats!
Followed this guys tracks from Alyeska to 20-Mile -- but never actually met him.
Followed this guys tracks from Alyeska to 20-Mile -- but never actually met him.
- Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:47 am
- Forum: Partners & Logistics
- Topic: Want to float Saturday?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1780
Re: Want to float Saturday?
Hey Kathy -- Yvonne & I were planning on doing 20 Mile this weekend. You're welcome to join us.
- Billy
- Billy
- Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:59 am
- Forum: Southcentral
- Topic: Little Switzerland to Talkeetna
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4229
Re: Little Switzerland to Talkeetna
Great photos! Have you tested paddles as pickets in the event of a crevasse fall?
- Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:31 pm
- Forum: Montana
- Topic: stillwater river
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4741
Re: stillwater river
Man... that trip sounded like a pure suffer-fest. I'm surprised there wasn't more carnage. I was just on Gannett and went out the Green with a friend and we were talking about one day trying a Granite climbing / rafting trip; I'm beginning to rethink it now!!! :lol: Is the north couloir the obvious ...
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Consequences of Posting Trip Reports
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3325
Re: Consequences of Posting Trip Reports
Pardon the cross-post if you've already read it... Van Horn's article is interesting but he seems to have neglected to point out that usage of our parks has declined in recent years. His claim of instantaneous sharing leading to "increased visitor use in remote trailless areas" doesn't appear to fit...
- Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:15 am
- Forum: Southcentral
- Topic: Moose Creek - Palmer Area
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2207
Re: Moose Creek - Palmer Area
While Embick gives Moose Creek two stars in Fast and Cold I can't say that I would recommend this one. A recent flooding event has rearranged this creek, making for a very messy run. Didn't Fish and Wildlife install a number of log jams and other barriers on this creek when they took out the waterf...
- Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:06 am
- Forum: Packrafting Gear
- Topic: Helmets
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9062
Re: Helmets
This past spring I bought the Grivel Salamander helmet for ski mountaineering. It is fairly light and the back of the helmet extends down quite a ways to protect the back of your head. It's not as beefy as my skiing helmet and not as light as my climbing helmet but it's a good compromise - and hopef...
- Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:49 pm
- Forum: Wyoming
- Topic: Jackson Hole
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7384
Re: Jackson Hole
Forrest - any recommendations for moderate floats around Jackson Hole in late July? I will be there climbing and hope to do some packrafting on the rest days. Thanks!
- Tue May 27, 2008 11:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Re: Youtube Videos!
More Parson's productions:
Erin & Hig's adventures edited by Eric
Eagle River / Echo Bend
Erin & Hig's adventures edited by Eric
Eagle River / Echo Bend
- Wed May 21, 2008 1:59 pm
- Forum: Southcentral
- Topic: Winner Creek - 20 mile this weekend
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2236
Re: Winner Creek - 20 mile this weekend
People are still skiing to the car down at Turnagain and I doubt Girdwood / 20 mile is much different. Consider Willow (http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River_detail_id_57_), Kenai Canyon (if it doesn't get smoked out) or the Chulitna (http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River_detail_...
- Fri May 02, 2008 1:19 pm
- Forum: Packrafting Gear
- Topic: WATERPROOF Digital Cameras?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8011
Re: WATERPROOF Digital Cameras?
The majority of my pix on http://www.peakaweek.com/ taken within the last 2 years were taken with a Optio W10. I have used it from 0' to 20,000', from -10F to 90F and in everything from water to snow to sun. I'm quite impressed... and recently have been leaving my big camera on days where I want to ...
- Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:31 pm
- Forum: Southcentral
- Topic: Girdwood-Knik River Traverse?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12233
Re: Girdwood-Knik River Traverse?
FYI - Eric & Tony biked up to the gorge this past weekend. The glacier has surged all the way to the wall:
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=394949
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=394949
- Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Re: Youtube Videos!
The amazing Sheri fixing a boat shredded by a grizzly bear!
Alpacka Raft, Patch N Go and Floor Repair
Alpacka Inflation Demonstration
- Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fishing and Packraft
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5082
Re: Fishing and Packraft
Vaughn -- I float and fish the Upper Kenai in my Dory every now and then. It's a good little fishing boat but you feel like you're in a smart car on a freeway of SUVs with all the giant catarafts all around you. You can't stop in the middle of the river and fish like you can with a drift boat but it...
- Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:20 am
- Forum: Packrafting Gear
- Topic: Alpacka offers new packraft Paddle
- Replies: 21
- Views: 12402
Alpacka offers new packraft Paddle
Alpacka is selling a new paddle. Check it out: For five years Alpacka Raft has been trying to get a someone to build us a paddle that was specifically designed for packrafting. Last season Sawyer paddles agreed to give it a try. The results were spectacular so we are adding it to our paddle line. Th...
- Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:46 pm
- Forum: Southeast
- Topic: James River, Virginia - Balcony Falls Run
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4939
James River, Virginia - Balcony Falls Run
On December 27th I floated the Balcony Falls section of the James River with two of my brothers and two of my nephews. Temps were in the 50s and the river was low but running! My youngest brother & i were in packrafts (his first time ever in one) and my oldest brother and two of his son's were in ka...
- Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:38 am
- Forum: Southcentral
- Topic: Eagle River
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10251
Re: Eagle River... takers...
alaskacreeker wrote:....we're already planning a decent of Raven Gorge through the falls...


- Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Re: Youtube Videos!
Timmy J's trailer!
- Sun Dec 02, 2007 7:21 pm
- Forum: Packrafting Gear
- Topic: Packs for Packrafting
- Replies: 40
- Views: 25346
Re: Packs for Packrafting
I know everyone has their opinions, and I'm sure some of you will rip on me for this one.. but for overpackers like me , this bag is pretty cool. I got the opitional waist harness. And it's really big. :D http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150149785867&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&i...
- Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youtube Videos!
- Replies: 320
- Views: 165220
Re: Youtube Videos!
This is a movie trailer that Forrest sent me to post. Looks like these guys landed in Little Switzerland and hiked out.