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- Wed Aug 14, 2013 2:09 pm
- Forum: Australia / New Zealand
- Topic: Help Needed From Melbourne/Victorian Packrafters
- Replies: 4
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Re: Help Needed From Melbourne/Victorian Packrafters
Hi Peter, just got your voicemail. Unfortunately, I don't own the Alpaca Brand of Packraft. I have one of the NRS packrafts which are VERY different to the Alpaca brand. I haven't had the opportunity to use it much yet, really just been playing about on grade 2 water getting a feel for the boat and ...
- Sun Aug 19, 2012 2:22 pm
- Forum: Australia / New Zealand
- Topic: New to Packrafting Melbourne
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6616
Re: New to Packrafting Melbourne
I have some friends that did leatherbarral to Tom Groggin in kayaks. They were a group of 4 solid boaters and they described it as being continious, difficult, lots of logs and drops. From the photos they took it looks like lots of class 4-4+. Doesn't sound like the type of thing I am keen to attemp...
- Fri Aug 17, 2012 1:24 am
- Forum: Australia / New Zealand
- Topic: New to Packrafting Melbourne
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6616
Re: New to Packrafting Melbourne
What section does this vid show? From what I know limestone creek to Tom groggin is a 2-3 day journey with an epic car shuttle ....
- Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:12 pm
- Forum: Australia / New Zealand
- Topic: New to Packrafting Melbourne
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6616
Re: New to Packrafting Melbourne
I have some time free 12 - 14th September (Wed - Fri). Keen for a packrafting trip if anyone else is around. Perhaps Big River (top of the Mitta Mitta)? Or perhaps Indi from Limestone Creek to Tom Groggin? Open to other suggestions from anyone else who might be free. Just looking for a 2-3 day trip ...
- Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:47 pm
- Forum: Australia / New Zealand
- Topic: New to Packrafting Melbourne
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6616
Re: New to Packrafting Melbourne
Well, no responses so I won't be there. Gonna do something else instead. (Kayaking)!
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:01 pm
- Forum: Australia / New Zealand
- Topic: New to Packrafting Melbourne
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6616
Re: New to Packrafting Melbourne
This Friday 22nd June going to head to Big River to touch up some packrafting skills. Planning just to paddle chaffe creek to Big River Bridge and workshop some rapids. Who wants to come and will meet me at Big River Bridge 10am? Should be off the river by 4pm. Let me know if you are keen to join.
- Sun Jun 17, 2012 12:51 am
- Forum: Australia / New Zealand
- Topic: Acheron paddle, near Buxton, Vic
- Replies: 3
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Re: Acheron paddle, near Buxton, Vic
Would be super keen on the top of the thommo. Maybe some of the tributaries that run into the thomson or tribs of the mitchell (got my eyes on the wongungarra when my skills are up to it). Please do let me know when you next go out. Email is best contact. ATM really only keen on class 2 - 2+ trips t...
- Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:19 pm
- Forum: Australia / New Zealand
- Topic: New to Packrafting Melbourne
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6616
New to Packrafting Melbourne
Hi all, Just wanted to shout out to any Victorians out there. I recently bought a packraft and interested in getting some skills up on class 2 water. Let me know who you are, where you are and when your going out so I might be able to join you. I have been kayakinga nd rafting for a while so I'm not...
- Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:17 pm
- Forum: Australia / New Zealand
- Topic: Acheron paddle, near Buxton, Vic
- Replies: 3
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Re: Acheron paddle, near Buxton, Vic
Good to hear you guys are getting out there! I remember doing this section in a kayak a couple years ago (12 months after balck saturday). Waterlevel was high but was very slow going due to all the fallen logs in the river as a result of the fires. So slow going infact we bailed 1/3 of the way throu...