Dear friends, I write this to you after spending the day writing letters, emails and making phone calls to President Trump and the State of Colorado’s congressmen and women. Why? Because I received a phone call this morning from a representative at one of the government agencies that provides us with our public lands permits.…
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inflation manipulation: how alpacka raft’s team designs its high-performance whitewater boats At the end of 2024 we got lucky and had a super interesting and informative interview with Alpacka Raft Design Engineer Dustin Partridge before he left for three months of packrafting in Patagonia, Chile. We’re super stoked on Episode #11 and the focus on…
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“It’s always refreshing to paddle with people who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to participate in a sport that requires an intensive amount of equipment and knowledge. I was very happy to be able to donate my time, provide instruction and, working with Rodrigo Alfonso, provide packrafts and other packrafting gear to this community where…
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Click here to check out Lizzy’s short overview of Alpacka Raft’s new whitewater boat, the Mage. This is a non-technical look at the boat. For specs and Alpacka’s video, visit their website. We’re publishing Episode #11 of, A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting, with one of Alpacka Raft’s designers, Dustin Partridge, January 21 (updated date). In…
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The *New* alpacka Raft Mage – launching 2025 Please note this is a non-technical look at the Mage, where I compare how it feels compared to the Wolverine and the Gnarwhal. On January 21 (updated date) we’re publishing Episode #11 of, A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting, featuring one of Alpacka Raft’s designers, Dustin Partridge. In…
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In this episode, Alpacka raft CEO, Thor Tingey, talks about how hunters and anglers have adopted and now use packrafts on their remote adventures, how using packrafts can save you money and make your hunt and fish adventures simpler, how growth and changes in the market have increased desire and need for packrafts and all…
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this campaign is over. but we’ll be running a more comprehensive survey in 2025 with a lot more prizes. Stay tuned! How to enter… Sign up with a valid email to be entered to win. You must be subscribed to win. Answer the 7-minute survey to get 15 additional entries. Receive extra entries for every…
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Packraft Fly fishing: how to reach far-flung places & catch wild fish, a chat with guide thad ferrell In Episode #9 of, “A Beginner’s Guide to Packrafting,” guide Thad Ferrell talks about packraft fly fishing. Thad was an early adopter of packrafts, and a longtime cyclist, rock climber and fly fisherman. He recently packrafted the…
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Greetings from Scullbinder Ranch! packraft flyfishing on the animas River yesterday. we’ll be offering courses in 2025! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Four Corners Guides (@fourcornersguides) Some great clips from our amazing dark canyon expedition course. Thanks kat, eric & Maria for being awesome! View this post on Instagram A post…
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Packrafting Rio La Venta 😍 https://youtu.be/QmK14bGsUrM?si=6Kfrjg1hcNS4ZJna Finally, we’ve put together all of Steve’s footage from his packrafting Rio La Venta trips January and February 2024. YouTube randomly chose the feature image for the video. But it really captures peoples’ emotions after they paddle this wild, remote river in Chiapas, Mexico. We hope you enjoy! If…
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