Packrafting Setup and Modifications 2018 by Epic Trips

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My Packraft Modifications including spray deck, rope, throw rope, thigh straps, electric pump, foot brace, anchor, cell phone holder, camera tripod and more.

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@CaughtRedHanged 4 жыл бұрын

great tips and video, thanks for taking the time to share them, 3-4 of them I will implement right away.

@walterweiss6931 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing your modification. I go kajak for 30 years in Germany from 1 to 6. I would not go in a river with the rope going around the packraft because I would be afraid that you can hang with the rope at a tree that lies in the river. That can kill you when you are upside down. Better let the packraft swim than drowning. I see that others did also give you this warning maybe enough warnings will keep you and others alive. Good luck on all rivers for you. Mike from Germany

@Onkeo75 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I removed the rope since. I only put on the rope in the pool to pull my kids around.

@dageide6008 3 жыл бұрын

I think You have to many carabiners and hooks that can hook to your west when tipping, and the line on the mid sections wil hook to your west and gear when entering the raft from the water, so take away the lines on the outside mid sections.

@Onkeo75 3 жыл бұрын

I got rid of the cargo net and carabiners in 2019 because the net can snag on things. It took too long to strap on my backpack in the field. Now I use Titian straps with the Sea to Summit 70L Big River dry bag with lash loops.

@EventyrsorenDenmark 4 жыл бұрын

Great video.Thanks a lot !!!

@pathfinder4679 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing these tips.

@malu0815 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. And the TZip doesn't mind being rolled too

@russellhathaway1598 Жыл бұрын

This is a terrifying setup. Check out Luc Mehl's Pimp your packraft for a safer, more practical setup.

@nedlewis3006 19 күн бұрын

Great vid. Excellent advice. Your background music is too loud.

@LaHayeSaint 3 жыл бұрын

How easy is it for the raft material to tear? How do you repair tears on expedition? Would an alligator attack this vessel or an anaconda? (Could you use this boat in the Amazon?)

@malu0815 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, a lot of valuable input. Many thanks. Where do you pack your Raft?

@Onkeo75 2 жыл бұрын

It's usually rolled up in between the top zipper-pack and where it clips onto my backpack. Some times if I can pack it small enough it goes on the bottom of my backpack.

@RichardKeysoftware 3 жыл бұрын

You should drop weight of those carabiners , look into making dyneema carabiners they are actually stronger and considerablly lighter and more malleable.

@franzk9192 4 жыл бұрын

hey, thanks for the video! wich model is it? It looks like an MRS but i cant see any sign. best regards from germany

@Onkeo75 4 жыл бұрын

The brand / model I have is an Alpacka Classic 2012 version.

@anywhereroam9698 5 жыл бұрын

Really good video. In some sections it was a little hard to hear with the background music though.

@Onkeo75 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feed back, always learning and improving my videos.

@caide 5 жыл бұрын

Nice things you made, but there is some dangerous things also. I hade a string like you going around my raft, but not anymore. That kind of lines are entrapment hazard, and specially in whiter water its a big no no. Also use only locking carabiners and never tie you self to the raft. All lines are dangerous, and that kind of line is really dangerous!

@Onkeo75 5 жыл бұрын

Caj Koskinen: Thank you for your advice, I appreciate the feedback as well. I usually take the rope and the locking caribiners off if I paddle in rapids higher than a class III-IV, since I been in Japan, the rivers here has been nothing more than a class III rapids or less.

@caide 5 жыл бұрын

@@Onkeo75 Yes, they are risk in class I already.

@caide 5 жыл бұрын

@@Onkeo75 I don't wont to be rude, but for example mounting yourself to your raft is extremely dangerous. I was once stucked to Alpacka raft bow bag carabiner from my leg after making a self rescue in class II rapid. It was scary thing. You should go some ww course or try to read some basics from internet. Also getting some experienced friend to paddle with you gives you a lot of knowledge. It can save your life :)

@Onkeo75 5 жыл бұрын

@@caide : No not at all, I totally understand, I am still learning and any advice is very valuable. Thanks again!

@lucmehl_ak 2 жыл бұрын

@@Onkeo75 A friend sent me a link to this video because they were concerned about new boaters adopting the non-locking carabiners and attaching themselves to the boat. Would you consider adding some comments in your video description about the changes you've made since posting this video? I think it would be very helpful to have that information up front. Congratulations on making a popular video about packrafting! We are all still on the learning curve.

@229Reaper 4 жыл бұрын

what king of orange rope you have?

@Onkeo75 4 жыл бұрын

The rope that goes around the boat is a New England 4mm Utility Cord. I removed it from my boat this year.

@229Reaper 4 жыл бұрын

@@Onkeo75 why?

@Onkeo75 4 жыл бұрын

@@229Reaper The rope got snagged on tree branches.

@weisswurstfruhstuck8523 2 жыл бұрын

Did someone ever try to glue a fin on these things? Not much weight more but should improve the straight forward motion quite a bit?

@Onkeo75 2 жыл бұрын

I considered putting one of those SUP board fins on, but most of the rivers I have been on the raft is pretty close to the rocks I would think it will drag and hit rocks.

@weisswurstfruhstuck8523 2 жыл бұрын

@@Onkeo75 yeah if you have such shallow waters this makes no sense. But any water over hip height would be not so silly I think. And if you don’t need it you can just leave it and if needed you quickly clip it on the base. Doesn’t bother at all. I know the German producers make always their pakrafts with an optional fin that you can clip in or out. I think that the option is a good one to have for sure.

@Onkeo75 2 жыл бұрын

@@weisswurstfruhstuck8523 I mean it sounds like a great idea, I might consider that mod in the near future, but thank you for the suggestion on it.

@weisswurstfruhstuck8523 2 жыл бұрын

@@Onkeo75 sure. As it’s not a great deal to do yourself, I will definitely do that too :)