Thanks to Alex Morgan for sharing his photos and description of his recent trip bikerafting Patagonia! Bikerafting Patagonia’s Aysen Region The goal for this trip was to explore off the main Carretera Austral route I did in 2012 onto smaller X-number roads that are not as busy with tourist traffic. I also wanted to incorporate…
Story by Lizzy Scully, photos and captions by Dave Gray and John Evingson, an excerpt from the history section of The Bikeraft Guide. Plenty of accounts of the history of fatbikes exist on the internet. But none address the true history of fatbikes or the fact that they developed hand-in-hand with packrafts. In this excerpt…
This year we got to check out a lot of great gear, which we both reviewed and/or unboxed for The Bikeraft Guide. But we also read about excellent options elsewhere on The Radavist, Bikepacking.com and from our own gear rooms. This is the stuff we love most and think is perfect for the bikerafters in…
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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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…
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…
Testing Internal Dry Bags on Colorado’s Dolores & San Miguel Rivers Story & photos by Waldo Aguayo Riquelme. Read the review in Spanish! I tested Stikine’s 70L internal dry bags on a three-day trip on the San Miguel and Dolores rivers, Colorado, while working for Four Corners Guides. I used them in an Alpacka Raft…
Bikeraft Checklist Tips from a Canadian Multi-Sport Adventurer Canadian Adventurer Anthony DeLorenzo recommends making a bikeraft checklist and checking it twice, and then revisiting it years later. For his first big trips (and even big trips he does now), he lists all the gear he plans to bring and how much each piece weighs. “Starting…
Hurunui Bikerafting Brevet* – A Beginners Trip Photos, film & story by Deane Parker Bikerafting New Zealand A bike and a packraft have allowed me to pull off some cool short routes, inspired by some longer routes. I didn’t actually need boats on any of these trips, but I used them for access – to…
Lost Coast Bikerafting In 2011 Maurizio Doro Naturaider attempted to do the Lost Coast, Yakutat to Cordova, arriving to within 10 miles of the end of the trip. Unfortunately he had to be rescued because he was out of food and had reached his limits. What a bold effort to do something only a handful…
Bikerafting Alaska: How to visit remote regions? Photos and story by Zachary Tourville How to visit remote Alaska was a question that plagued me since my arrival to that state a year ago. On my first visit to Alaska, before actually living here, just traveling the roads felt remote. The reality, however, is that there…
Buy a copy of The Bikeraft Guide from one of our retailers: Resources & Retailers. The Bikeraft Guide Sneak Peak – Roman Dial’s Foreword Follow Roman on Instagram for some truly inspiring stories and photos and to learn more about his adventure books! While rafts are truly ancient, the bicycle as we know it is…
Follow Helen’s journey on the first bikerafting instructional course in New Zealand by Packrafting Queenstown in conjunction with Deane Parker- Adventure Channel. “Helen’s journey into bikerafting started when Helen and her husband discovered a book by Roman Dial and contemplated how many of their backcountry trips could be morphed into boating trips. Unfortunately before this plan…
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