Thanks, Collin; insights into a new -- to me -- pastime. If I were younger I might have tried it on the Rio Grande.
Folbots: I remember those being advertised at the way back of National Geographics in the 1960s. On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 2:19 PM Collin A <collinmichae...@gmail.com> wrote: > Patrick, > > I've posted my "Joe-Rafter" here before and I think John Rinkler picked > one up in the winter? > > But yes, this raft was designed with having a heavy bike loaded on the > front of the raft, no mini/foldable/small wheeled bike required. I > essentially used it to bike up river, strap my bike to it, paddle down > river, hop back on the bike, then pedal home. It saves having to stage a > car as your friends and most others with a kayak do it. Its not as fast as > a kayak (although, that's partly due to the engine as the argument goes), > but also exceedingly light and packable. So the idea is you never have to > worry about locking/staging anything and just bring everything with you on > all legs of the trip! > > I added another photo and video of what its like with the bike on the > front of the raft. > > Collin > > On Monday, March 25, 2024 at 1:03:10 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> I'm not in the market, sorry, but I find that little inflatable very >> interesting. Is the boat designed specifically for packing on a bike, then >> floating the bike down river, then back to bike packing? I didn't know that >> this combination was a thing. >> >> And isn't the Appaloosa a long wheelbase model? Do they make >> kayak-specific bikes? (Recall a long-ago Boblist member planning a custom >> small-wheel backpacking bike for wilderness trips.) >> >> The reason I'm interested is that my next door neighbor (ex Serotta >> brazer back when Serotta built in steel and former roadie, but as a mail >> carrier nearing 60 he now finds that his daily load carrying uses up his >> energy) and his wife like to pack inflatable kayaks to the Rio Grande (the >> river is about 1/2 mile East of my front door, but they pack the kayak/s >> north to a Corrales entry point), float downriver about 6-8 miles, then >> take the other car back to pick up the first car. I think *he* once or >> twice packed the kayak north on his bike, locked bike, floated down, then >> drove back to pick up bike. >> >> If you or anyone else cares to post photos of kayak/boat excursions, I'd >> be delighted to see them. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 1:16 PM Collin A <collinm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Folks, >>> >>> It is with a heavy feeling in my gut that I am posting my packraft setup >>> for sale. I haven't used it since I moved away from Sacramento and I don't >>> forsee it being something I continue with. >>> >>> Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/wANwCsEVy5zK242K9 >>> Asking for $1000 shipped (plus 3% to cover G&S fees) for everything. >>> >>> You'll get: >>> >>> - Alpacka Carribou Bikerafting Raft - just the basic one (no bailer >>> or internal storage) that comes in at about 5 lbs in blue. Comes with the >>> seat, inflation bag, storage sack, and a mini-repair setup. No tears, >>> abrasions, repairs, etc. Only used in freshwater, and cleaned/air dried >>> after every use. >>> - https://www.alpackaraft.com/products/caribou >>> - Aquabound Whisky 4-piece fiberglass paddle in *sunwave*. This >>> is *light* and packs down small for easy carrying on the bike. It >>> was bought as a cosmetic second so its got some inconsistencies in the >>> epoxy, but is structurally sound. There is one itty bitty chip in one of >>> the paddles in the outermost layer, but otherwise pretty good condition. >>> 200cm length >>> - Whiskey Fiberglass 4-Piece Straight Shaft Kayak Paddle | Aqua >>> Bound >>> >>> <https://aquabound.com/collections/packrafting-paddles/products/whiskey-fiberglass-4-piece-straight-shaft?variant=39485546692657> >>> - Not pictured, but a little waterproof holder to hang onto your >>> phone, wallet, etc. very useful in keeping the important stuff dry. >>> - https://www.alpackaraft.com/products/lap-bag >>> >>> Backstory: >>> I picked up the raft and paddle in mid-COVID (Spring 2021) and used it >>> extensively with my appaloosa during my time in Sacramento - pedaling up >>> the American River Trail to the Nimbus fish hatchery and then paddling down >>> the river back to paradise beach in Sacramento (about 3-4 hours of >>> leisurely floating). I also used it once for camping up at Folsom lake >>> Peninsula Campground, which was a hoot and mildly scary. >>> >>> It served as a great extension to my normal bike rides during the hot >>> summer months and the weird time of COVID, and really opened up my eyes to >>> what you can accomplish via bike. If you have a river near you, I'd >>> strongly recommend giving it a shot. >>> >>> Collin in Riverless Berkeley >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/38ab4580-a71a-4941-b9ae-57694c87cdd1n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/38ab4580-a71a-4941-b9ae-57694c87cdd1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >> services >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* >> >> *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* >> >> *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6b09e6bb-ed51-4fa6-837a-28c3f0b88e6an%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6b09e6bb-ed51-4fa6-837a-28c3f0b88e6an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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