To get a sense of how excited Alpacka is about its newest creation, the Alpackalypse, look no further than the fact that it’s marketed as the “world’s first whitewater packraft” when the company ...

The sun is high in the sky as I crest the final hill after four miles of hiking through pristine wilderness, surrounded by changing leaves and occasional wildflowers. My hiking partners are dots in ...

Packrafting is a legitimately novel way to explore new waterways. “Cool tent,” said my friend Bill Gamber. “Who makes it?” His interest in the rolled-up UPS parcel was natural; he runs a tent company ...

You may think that a lightweight, packable raft capable of carrying hundreds of pounds through rapids would require advanced skills and facilities to produce. Well, you’d be wrong. “We made them in ...

Few gear innovations spawn entirely new sports, but that’s exactly what pack rafts—backpackable inflatable boats—have done. From Alaska tundra routes to remote desert canyons, hike-and-float fans are ...