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I made this video at the end of 2015/start of 2016 so now it is very out of date. I wanted to show the differences that self-bailing and thigh straps could make. Back then NO company other than Feathercraft and Aire made self-bailers. Fortunately multiple companies now make production model self-bailers that come with thigh strap systems. It has been great from my perspective to see such boats introduced onto the market as for most people doing their own conversions is problematic. For further discussion around the pros and cons of self-bailers and WW decked-boats see: the following Facebook page: / 1086691728061147
There is also some discussion/comments around a video that a friend did on KZfaq on the benefits of self-bailers at: • Self-bailing packrafts...
Ultimately whether a self-bailer or WW-decked boat is better for YOU personally depends on the environment(s) you will be paddling and the type of paddling you will do. Note too that not all self-bailers are the same as there is quite a lot of variation between different self-bailer setups and each of these has advantages and disadvantages.