I have Anfibio rafts and love them, a little more heavy duty than this but thats horse's be for course as I usually try to plan trips 50/50 hiking and rafting. One tip I would have is to inflate it, put it on the water. Tie it there and have a brew. The cold water will cool the air inside making the raft softer. Once you've had your brew top the raft up with air and your good to go as it will remain rigid. You just need to let a little air out if your portaging long distance or stopping in the sun with the raft out of the water as the sun will heat and expand the air and damage the seams. Definitely an invaluable piece of equipment and have opened up untouched waterways that canoes and kayaks just can't get too! Keep up the great work!

reminds me of the guys that esaped alcatraz by making a raft like this out of rain coats lol awesome video man

You can get hand paddles for swimming. They are like two flat plastic plastic plates and they come with silicone straps to attach them to your fingers. I tie my trekking poles together and stick a hand paddle on each end for an instant kayak paddle. I wouldn't try rapids like that. But it's good enough to go do a little hand fishing in the middle of the lake.

In the past have used a cheap dinghy upside down as a bed in flash flood and a bath in a hot tent. awesome piece of kit

Handy to fit in a trunk. Handy on a small plane. Last ditch in a flood.

Fold a sleep pad in half and sit on it. Get you up a bit more also.

I saw this on another channel. He even put some of his gear inside the raft. He also, because of cold water as you mentioned, put his air mattress (inflated) in the bottom of the raft. It kept his butt warmer and drier. You just have to remember to dry out your air bed before you bunk down for the night.

I imaging that a fish-hook or even some sharp spines on some fish could make a decent hole in it, so I would try using it for fishing.

Ingenious bit of kit for water borne emergencies and backpacking near water course's.

Thermarest sit pad should take care of ur conduction. Depending on the outside n water temp. obviously.

I've got two of these rafts, and they are not the wimpy pool toys people assume. The build quality is high and the materials are very durable (similarly constructed packrafts are used to run class II-IV rivers all the time ), and easy to patch. You can strap a fully loaded backpacking back on the bow or store your overnight camping gear inside the tubes, and if you reduce your number of folds during the inflation process, you create a larger stern, meaning more flotation and better tracking and stability. I use my thermarest as an inflatable seat, so a cold butt is no problem. Some air does leak with the rolltop design, but there is an easy mod to mitigate that problem. I got a good deal on mine during the Indiegogo campaign, and the price is higher now, but even so I think they are impressive. I'll definitely be using them on all my backpacking lake trips, and am planning some multiday river excursions to test their limits.

I like this for stealth camping. So much easier to hide/disguise something the size of loaf of bread than a boat (even if the boat is small). But it does sit a lot lower in the water than I thought it would. I imagine it would take a lot of practice to become competent with. Wouldn't want to use in water that had anything more than a very slight current which might negate the whole emergency watercrossing/flood scenario

I wonder if one of those step on pumps would be good for that raft. Yeah you need something on the bottom of that raft other than just one ply rubber.

Good piece of kit.

Lol! Noticed the video cut at launch. Big butt bottomed out! Just busting boat balls my maaan. Thanks

Wowza looked up the price...around $400

I was looking for something like this as a sort of “meat wagon” to tow behind my canoe on a moose hunt. Can’t swing $400 tho.

Great video Dave thank you very kindly for sharing it with us back in my younger days I would use the inexpensive but relatively decent quality Yellow Rafts As my sleeping mattress flip them upside down and they are very comfortable I would imagine you could do the same thing with your New product Once again great video and great channel please give it a shot flip your raft over and have a great night sleep Let me know how comfortable it is and do a video on

Wow.... now that is awesome. Maybe with some gear in the front it will settle down some with the paddling. I am thinking.....small barbless hooks and some damn handy tenacious tape just in case. :) What a great idea! Thanks for sharing Dave.

Klymit makes a 70$ version of a packraft. Similar to this maybe slightly smaller for emergency water crossing etc. they are good up here in Alaska and if Christopher mcandless has one he wouldn’t have died on that bus.

Thanks, David,! ..I'd use it for a remote island adventure in a dispersed N.P. or BLM while fulltime RV'ing (our retired lifestyle, now) ..in some remote spots we have visited could be made more accessible.. There is just little space to store all our tools for varied spontaneous adventures areas we run across.. in our R-pod trailer by Forest River. We have been known to push the envelope when it comes to carrying stuff: kayaks, touring bicycles, backpacking gear.. in our younger years (mid-40's)!! ..always looking for better ways of survival, David.. Keep up the good work! and Thanks, again for producing these helpfull videos!!

Thanks for sharing. Definitely not what I thought it was Giant dry bag concept definitely works in this case

Thanks Dave. That's a great utv or truck addition.

Canoeing / rafting with Canterbury... Why not , I'd sign up.

Super cool! Great demonstration. Be safe.

You are the man sir,another great video

An inflatable, the bane of every smoker. Humor aside that is awesome.

A packable raft that is so cool. So many lakes that are only accessible by foot, awesome. Bring an inflatable sleeping pad for inside the raft. My mind is reeling.

get some water nodles to tightly pack in the middle after inflating maybe 2 or 3 maybe cut to lengths. i think would make much nicer still light weight but kinda bulky

We wanted to see your entrance and exit from the raft. lol. Looks good to me, a nice piece of equipment to have if needed.

Interesting product. Definitely fills a niche.

You giggled "weeeee" not long after you got in...in your head at least...I did when I got my wally-world yellow inflatable kayak...it was fun.😁

Looks good for it's intended purpose but I wonder if it could be used as a form of shelter in a pinch?

Hmmm... wonder whether a half-length ThermaRest tucked into the bottom would provide the missing protection from the cold, and add just a tad for buoyancy as well? Nice little unit.

Some good ideas wrapped into that raft.

same principle as Festival furniture had a couple air couches that worked like this

Lot of potential for hiking to a lake and doing a little fishing. Us country boys already thinking of improvements-for soft bottom. Light weight of course. My sister actuallysent me a cot , chair ? A couple years ago fills the same way, except no blow tube, always thought it looked like a canoe,. This would be awesome tow rig for canoe too . Small packable lightweight boat could be priceless

Stern is dragging’ a bit.

Awesome piece of equipment, and packs easy too!.Great video

Very cool!

A klymit inflatable sleep pad would definitely do well as an insulator underneath you and also provide a tiny bit of structure and also would float too!

Man that's cool as hell thanks for showing this

Cute and brilliant idea.

Combined with a folding paddle, you can go almost anywhere.

couch pillow , i love it.

neat! great invention. lightweight, sturdy enough, packs really small. only downside: I have to pay for it LOL Those UL rafts are usually rather expensive, and this one is so ingenious, it's probably unaffordable for me since I have a few other hobbies besides enjoying the outdoors...

It looks like it is a good thing for packers eh. Simple and light to boot. Good combo eh.

Cool raft

Do you think gear could be stored in the pontoon? Of course that would make it harder to do the initial inflation.

Genius, what a cracking bit of kit.

That looks like fun ! Best wishes 👍🏽👍🏽😎

Where would one get one of those small shovels? Seems like a extremely handy tool in the garden.

Ingenius...but for most of us, $400 is steep for something which 1.)isn't a great boat/kayak 2.) isn't exactly a pocket-sized piece of kit to be casually tossed in your (probably already stuffed, heavy) bag. Going into the wilderness in lake/river country? Yes, after VERY considerable debate. Stealth camping...commando raids onto Gilligan's Island...infiltrating the Keebler Elves camp...absolutely. This is nearly one of those brilliant products which solves a problem that doesn't exist. Naturally, I want one.

That's Genius Product...

I frog gig at that place when i was a kid .... i don't remember the way back there ...

Impressive with such a lightweight raft. The question is, is it robust enough for what it is intended for?

Only nitpick, the color should be rescue orange. So your visible to power boats or search plane.

be handy for duck hunting if you dont have a retriever dog

That's cool as hell. How tough is the material?

Cool, looks fun

Absolutely love it!

That is ingenious! Hope it is durable.

cool

thank you

Low hanging fruit if there's rocky water. 🤪

That is the coolest thing. I need.

Inventive Mr.cool

I just see croc bait LOL. Looks good, I would use a inflatable sleeping pad on the base.

Neat concept, but at $400, kind of pricey considering Klymit has a similar concept, with inflatable seat to help with insulation from the water for about $150. Neither one seems exceedingly durable, but I see where having one for water crossings while packing could be useful. Good vid and review though :)

I want one. Alan Rice

Wow that’s nice!

Thanks Dave. Is that on the list of equipment for the advanced class?

Might be good for emergency travel down a river.

Good review video

No patch kit? This is something that should be added to a loadout/preparation before it hits the water.

Pretty damn neat.👊💀

Ball park weight limit here ... I'm think little over 200 maybe . Genuinely want to know ,I'm a big guy so if It cant hold me I wont buy it it if it does I'll deff buy 2

Only a slight observation on my part after seeing the video. would it be wiser to unroll the back end once or mayber twice to add a little more bouancy as that's where majoirty of the weight will be locating on that raft? as stated just on observation for further testing. Have a great weekend Dave.

Hey Dave. I have a question, in the thought of multiple functions for items we carry, do you think if you had a ground sheet, and turned that upside down, could you sleep on it like a mattress? I’m not talking about a really big person, maybe 160# ?

I am sure that would easily attach to a ROKON :)

where do find them Dave

cool it inflates like our old army air matresses

Country of Origin ?

That's pretty cool. It would probably float 3 people. I weigh 215lbs.

How much does it weigh?

I Came from Cavallini's Channel

top demais

I would only use this in extreme emergency. Otherwise take the time to make you a log raft if you have the time.

Looks like a one man drowning device to me. Ok just kidding. If a person is backpacking and knows there will be a water crossing, I can see this being a handy tool, like you said, don't expect to stay dry.

Where to buy?

Dave, I had a inflatable kayak and was yanked out of a state park in Ohio for not having it licensed was also threatened with a fine.. does this have to be licensed?

I like it!!! Cool!’

That is awesome Dave !! I need one great for any pack system !! Cheers bro !! ;:;, Spook

any purchase links for the raft and PFD?

There is no graceful way to launch a dingy.

How expensive was it? Also what is it made out of? Is it puncture resistant?

That is a HUGE loaf of bread!

Very cool!!! TILL a gator bites it...then your like a escaped ballon. CRUNCH.. lol!!!!!!

I looked for one on amazon, but I couldn't find the one that you reviewed so is there a certain link that you can use to buy it.

So when's the rapid test???? haha