There is a story in Adventure Cyclist of some guys out of Fairbanks riding mtbs along the Alaska Range (west to east) and used home-made pack rafts to ford water ways. 250 miles IIRC. The author of that article is also in a Scientific American from a few months back, helping out with water surveys in the Brooks Range. Using packrafts again! I think he is a math prof at UA-Fairbanks, and used his wilderness skills to assist with the water surveys. The term water surveys is used very lightly - melting permafrost is causing biochemical reactions in the peat and soil layers, and releasing metal oxides into the streams and turning them orange.
Mike SLO CA On Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 2:15:15 PM UTC-7 Collin A wrote: > The rivers are calling, summer is coming...and the setup is still > available... > > Collin in Berktown > > On Monday, March 25, 2024 at 12:16:55 PM UTC-7 Collin A wrote: > >> Folks, >> >> It is with a heavy feeling in my gut that I am posting my packraft setup >> for sale. I haven't used it since I moved away from Sacramento and I don't >> forsee it being something I continue with. >> >> Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/wANwCsEVy5zK242K9 >> Asking for $1000 shipped (plus 3% to cover G&S fees) for everything. >> >> You'll get: >> >> - Alpacka Carribou Bikerafting Raft - just the basic one (no bailer >> or internal storage) that comes in at about 5 lbs in blue. Comes with the >> seat, inflation bag, storage sack, and a mini-repair setup. No tears, >> abrasions, repairs, etc. Only used in freshwater, and cleaned/air dried >> after every use. >> - https://www.alpackaraft.com/products/caribou >> - Aquabound Whisky 4-piece fiberglass paddle in *sunwave*. This is >> *light* and packs down small for easy carrying on the bike. It was >> bought as a cosmetic second so its got some inconsistencies in the epoxy, >> but is structurally sound. There is one itty bitty chip in one of the >> paddles in the outermost layer, but otherwise pretty good condition. >> 200cm >> length >> - Whiskey Fiberglass 4-Piece Straight Shaft Kayak Paddle | Aqua >> Bound >> >> <https://aquabound.com/collections/packrafting-paddles/products/whiskey-fiberglass-4-piece-straight-shaft?variant=39485546692657> >> - Not pictured, but a little waterproof holder to hang onto your >> phone, wallet, etc. very useful in keeping the important stuff dry. >> - https://www.alpackaraft.com/products/lap-bag >> >> Backstory: >> I picked up the raft and paddle in mid-COVID (Spring 2021) and used it >> extensively with my appaloosa during my time in Sacramento - pedaling up >> the American River Trail to the Nimbus fish hatchery and then paddling down >> the river back to paradise beach in Sacramento (about 3-4 hours of >> leisurely floating). I also used it once for camping up at Folsom lake >> Peninsula Campground, which was a hoot and mildly scary. >> >> It served as a great extension to my normal bike rides during the hot >> summer months and the weird time of COVID, and really opened up my eyes to >> what you can accomplish via bike. If you have a river near you, I'd >> strongly recommend giving it a shot. >> >> Collin in Riverless Berkeley >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1b32c326-ec9f-43c6-865a-5fab8fbdaef2n%40googlegroups.com.
