Is the knee position lower on this model? Is the skirt rigid enough to roll?
@packrafteurope-officialalp853820 күн бұрын
Hello Joe, lower to what? It depends on your seat length and whether you take the Valkyrie in size M or L. If you also order the HD spray skirt, then a roll is easy possible and it will stay in place. The HD skirt has never popped up so far.
@edcunningham55622 ай бұрын
Im 193.5 cm and 82kg, do you think the large valkyrie will be big enough for me?
@packrafteurope-officialalp8538Ай бұрын
Hey, you're just above Alpackaraft's recommendation, but I think the Valykrie in L should still be suitable for you. Just try it out somewhere and test ride it.
@edcunningham5562Ай бұрын
@@packrafteurope-officialalp8538 Thanks, is there anywhere in Europe that I can test ride it? Would love to do that
@packrafteurope-officialalp8538Ай бұрын
@edcunningham5562 Hey, yes as mentioned in the outro the best place to test the Valkyrie is the Iselriverstore.com right on the Isel near Ainet in Austria. iselriverstore.com/ or you visit our webpage and go to "partners/rentals" in the footer. Best regards.
@billthomson23272 ай бұрын
I saw a few tipping over but none came up. Can you roll these things?
@packrafteurope-officialalp85382 ай бұрын
Yes of course you can. These ones which you saw aren't the best paddlers.
@ronactive2 ай бұрын
Die machen schon eine gute Figur. Würde ich schon gern mal testen. Grüße ronactive
@ronactive2 ай бұрын
Sehr schönes Packraft. Schade, dass relativ teuer ist. Grüße ronactive
@conorintemann78723 ай бұрын
I wish they would make an XL! There are some of us taller than 6’3”!
@christophberenotto3 ай бұрын
Very cool, boat looks great. But you keep cutting the scene before we see whether they roll or not
@packrafteurope-officialalp85382 ай бұрын
They didn't roll up, but good paddlers can easily manage that.
@packrafteurope-officialalp85384 ай бұрын
Find more information about the newest model of the awesome Valkyrie-Packraft here: packrafteurope.com/products/alpacka-valkyrie-kayakers-packraft
@stephankorneffel32694 ай бұрын
Hi Seon, looking forward to paddle the new Valkyrie at the meet up, in June. See you there. Cheers Stephan
@AndrewGoesOutside4 ай бұрын
Curious if you’ve played around with weight in the boat for whitewater, specifically when you don’t have overnight/backpacking gear. I found it runs best with ~7kg total spread out in the tubes/lap bag. I was wondering (if you do add weight) what you use? I’ve been using wet towels in my dry bags haha.
@packrafteurope-officialalp85384 ай бұрын
Hey Andrew, no I've paddled it completely empty. No extra weight. But yes, if you add some kilos it's more stable. Cheers Seon
@mayrbmx4 ай бұрын
Gruselig 🙈🙈🙈
@thomaswimmer16784 ай бұрын
Nice run.
@packrafteurope-officialalp85384 ай бұрын
😆 next time with you again.
@almighty123T4 ай бұрын
Awesome send!
@leigha62754 ай бұрын
Seon thank you for the helpful videos you've made on the Valkyrie, much appreciated. 1) How would you describe the performance of the Valkyrie on flatwater rivers and lakes, and on coastal seas? I'm coming from a sea kayaking background, and my first use case is paddling it on coastal sea water within and around cities; second is calm rivers and lakes; third is whitewater to class II and III). 2) If you were to buy 2 different packrafts for more flexibility for my use cases, which two models would you suggest? (I know someone that uses one of the Alpacka tandem packrafts solo for paddling coastal waters for the longer length and better tracking).
@packrafteurope-officialalp85384 ай бұрын
🤙 thank you and sorry for the late reply. First of all, it is important to understand that the focus of Alpackaraft is on whitewater and that packrafts generally have major disadvantages on open water with a lot of wind or current. To your questions: 1. Even though the Valkyrie is probably the fastest packraft on flat water, it is not necessarily suitable for that. Of course you could use it for that, but its strengths are definitely in difficult whitewater and so it is rather oversized for your simple tours. WW-2+3 Trips would be perfect for the Valkyrie. 2. Difficult question. If I had to choose a boat, it would be the Expedition or the new Tango for 2 people. The Tango is the fastest packraft, but I wouldn't recommend paddling alone. Maybe even the Explorer 42 could be a simple option. It's a 1,5 Person boat. 😅 When I would buy two Packrafts, for sure my first choise would be the Valkyrie and then maybe a light boat like the Caribou for Bikerafting trips. Cheers
@biodiv625 ай бұрын
My v3 pre-order was just delivered today!
@packrafteurope-officialalp85385 ай бұрын
Super. 🤩 Have fun with your brand new Valkyrie.
@packrafteurope-officialalp85385 ай бұрын
If you want to buy the Valkyrie-V3 in Europe, here is the Link: packrafteurope.com/products/alpacka-valkyrie-kayakers-packraft
@wolfriveroutdoors7 ай бұрын
Great video! I’d love to see a video on loading gear in this setup for an expedition. Love the channel - keep up the great work!
@packrafteurope-officialalp85386 ай бұрын
Yeah,👍 Thanks man. Good idea for the following video. Will keep in mind.
@packrafteurope-officialalp85387 ай бұрын
Find more information about the newest model of the awesome Valkyrie-Packraft here: packrafteurope.com/products/alpacka-valkyrie-kayakers-packraft
@packrafteurope-officialalp85387 ай бұрын
Find more information about the newest model of the awesome Valkyrie-Packraft here: packrafteurope.com/products/alpacka-valkyrie-kayakers-packraft
@dillcanski48249 ай бұрын
Nice video Seon!
@dgrfsthrgsergwrtghasefq Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info, I'll just add it to the list of information Alpacka Raft seems to not tell their customers.
@GavinRieser Жыл бұрын
Okay so can Alpacka and Immersion Research team up to make a spray skirt that fits the Valkyrie? I can't see myself buying a packraft for whitewater with such flimsy skirts (my buddy got one that fell apart after 2.5 trips). Please make this happen!
@drivingmissmolly Жыл бұрын
This is amazing!!! I just recently saw the documentary “wild waters” at the BANFF film festival starring Nouria Newman!!!! I even thought to myself “she really needs a packraft” when I saw her lugging that hard shell around. Wow! Great to see she found one!!
@Shiwwy Жыл бұрын
2650€ 🤡
@madaprak Жыл бұрын
Thanks good to know
@klimm012 жыл бұрын
Paddling a kayak-like looking packraft with kayaking techniques may come easy for a pro-kayaker :)
@alexmultimodalpackrafting9152 жыл бұрын
Great images and had to laugh when Nouria talked about a "a fun ride" paddling Koritnica and Soca (ww 3-4+). It has been a nearly 2 years wait since the first Valkyries have been spotted, and Thor mentioned in a podcas, that they would only release a limited number of them and for 2022 most are already reserved for longtime costumers and friends (?). Anyway they are already selling Chinese knock-offs from a German Packrafting reseller. But since many of us want the original, is there any chance to at least rent one until next winter?
@alexmultimodalpackrafting9152 жыл бұрын
Also based in Austria:-)
@steveboyce38712 жыл бұрын
This seems a reasonable bridge upward from my Gnarwhal, which I'd never think to roll. Beautiful video and engaging interview. I'm going to work in the pool on my roll and hopefully deserve an upgrade to this Valkyrie in the coming months/years. Thank you for this engaging interview and the beautiful shots on the river!
@brentvandam19102 жыл бұрын
How heavy is it compared to the other models
@ronactive2 жыл бұрын
Schaut auf jeden Fall sehr interessant aus. Schöne Grüße ronactive
@davehumpleby34403 жыл бұрын
Looks like a fun design. Would love to try one.
@dgrfsthrgsergwrtghasefq3 жыл бұрын
I love the idea of the internal wall/ baffle in the stern to give the bottom some actual shape you can edge instead of a huge flat suction-cup surface.
@AnonymousOtters3 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to the new boat! Might have to put one in the quiver with all my hard boats! Is there a different schedule for release in North America? Link is only for Europe?
@CHILEPackrafting3 жыл бұрын
Genial!!!
@Packraftexplorers3 жыл бұрын
Thanks again for this absolutely awesome day with Nouria and the Alpacka Valkyrie. It was incredibly fun to capture on camera what Nouria Newman can do in combination with Alpacka's best packraft. Thanks for this opportunity and see you soon on the river again. 😎👌🔥 Cheers Tom.