Is Bikerafting-Specific Gear Worth It? Probably Durango Bike Bags review and photos by bikepacker and adventure instructor, Sarah Carr. With their new lineup of bikerafting-oriented bikepacking bags, Kokopelli has imported the tough TPU fabric and Tru Zip waterproof zippers from the packraft realm into the world of bikepacking storage. They’re also the first company to…
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https://vimeo.com/735953971 New Award-Winning Adventure Film Out of New Zealand Features Bikes & Packrafts In 2017 a team of five adventurers set out on an attempt to carry mountain bikes strapped to packrafts in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. Their plan? To paddle Class III through the jagged gorge of the Clarence River (aka Waiau-toa).…
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“The sport of bikerafting is growing and evolving, if not at a breakneck speed, at a steady pace. In the two short years since we’ve published the first and second editions of and sold 3000 copies of The Bikeraft Guide, our comprehensive how-to, stories about and history of bikerafting tome, more people have paired bikes…
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A Roll-Top Improvement on an Already Stellar, Time-Tested, Ultralight Set of Panniers Photos & Video by Steve “Doom” Fassbinder, adventurer & owner of Four Corners Guides. “Over the last 20 years of riding, having used just about every kind of gear-carrying scenario, I’ve found nothing better than the latest Revelate Designs Nano Pannier offering. If…
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How to Safely Load a Bike Onto Your Packraft An excerpt from the safety chapter of The Bikeraft Guide, by Luc Mehl Loading a bike on a packraft dramatically affects handling and recoverability. The best way to compensate for this increased vulnerability is to choose destinations with fewer hazards and limit your exposure by staying…
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Aqua Bound Just Made My New Bikerafting Paddle Review by Lizzy Scully, with input from Steve Fassbinder, Tyler Marlow and Spencer Harding. Photo by Lizzy Scully. Photo by Lizzy Scully. The Best Thing About the Updated Manta Ray Hybrid 4-Piece Paddle Aqua Bound says “The Posi-Lok™ ferrule is the gold-standard in paddlesports today, known for…
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The Let’s Go Bikerafting! Spring 2023 Giveaway Brought to you by Four Corners Guides, a guide service based out of Mancos, Colorado.
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ULTRALIGHT PACKRAFTING POGIES By Alejandro Strong, owner of the guide service Packraft Maine. I have never been a fan of gloves, mittens, and, least of all, pogies. I’m that person who takes of his gloves no matter how cold it is if I have to do anything with my hands. When I do begrudgingly bring…
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Do You Need a Stikine Bow Protector for Bikerafting? It Depends… Photos & review by Andrew Strempke. Stikine designed their Bow Protector to act as a barrier between a bike and packraft when bikerafting. Webbing loops at the corners fix the sheet to the raft, then additional webbing straps on the sheet provide attachment points…
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Historia y fotos de Waldo Aguayo Riquelme. ¡Lee la reseña en inglés! He probado las bolsas secas de Stikine en un viaje de tres días por los ríos San Miguel y Dolores. Concretamente en un modelo Alpacka Raft “Classic”, talla L. Cargado con comida y equipo para dos personas durante todo el viaje. El material…
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