News, Events, Reviews

What's new for 2025

We put together a quick video sharing the news and 2025 updates, including a new model! Here’s a sneak peek of what’s coming.

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2022 Dogs of Packrafting Photo Contest

The #DogsOfPackrafting (And Cats Too!) Photo Contest finalists have been announced. Now it's up to the public to vote for the winners.

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T-Shirt Design Contest Winners

The Winner of the Alpacka Raft 20th Anniversary T-Shirt Design Contest has been awarded.

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Alpacka Raft Caribou Packraft & Aqua-Bound Whiskey Fiberglass 4pc Paddle Sweepstakes

Congratulations to Our Randomly-Chosen Sweepstakes Winner, Tom Gilmore of New Smyrna Beach, Florida! From Tuesday, March 20th at noon until Tuesday, April 3rd at noon, Alpacka Raft and Aqua-Bound are partnering up to do a giveaway worth .00! Win one of Alpacka’s brand new Caribou Packrafts, ideal for bikerafting and solo […]

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Luc Mehl's Review Of The New 2020 Expedition

The new and improved 2020 Expedition is now available. Review and Photos by: Luc Mehl Based on its name alone, I assumed that the Expedition was the right Alpacka packraft for me. Like most packrafters, I started as a backpacker, not a boater, and my principal use for a packraft […]

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Meghalaya Rivers - A New Guidebook on Packrafting & Boating in Northern India

Filmmaker and Guidebook Author Zorba Laloo on the Making of His New Boating & Packrafting Guidebook Zorba’s book is available exclusively in the United States at Alpacka Raft. Click here, and get yours today! “Meghalaya Rivers” is a testament of life and the spirit of exploration that special places on […]

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*Limited Edition* Lime Green Fabric + 10% Off Sale Starts Today - Check Out The Photo Gallery

Limited Edition Lime Green Fabric Now Available 10% OFF All Pre-Orders — Get Yours Today! In the mid 1600s, the poet Pedro Calderon de la Barca said, “Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.” We dig the new lime green color, especially […]

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2nd Annual Mancos Valley River Film Fest, June 29-30 - All Burro & 416 Firefighters Get in Free

2nd Annual Mancos Valley River Film Festival, June 29 & 30: Premiering Never-Before-Seen, “From the Doorstep” Burro & 416 Firefighters Get in Free! Get your tickets today! Local nonprofit Mancos Valley Resources (MVR) and Founding Sponsor Alpacka Raft are spearheading the 2ndAnnual Mancos Valley River Film Fest with a “Local’s Night” […]

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The 2018 Forager - The Hunting & Fishing Packraft

The 2018 Forager — The Ultimate Two-Person Backcountry Adventure Packraft is Now Better and More Affordable To Be Launched in Early April! The 2018 Forager is the ideal two-person river trip packraft, perfect for sportsmen, families, and wilderness fly-in float trips. The heart of the 2018 Forager is the new […]

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Wild and Scenic Montana! - East Rosebud Creek Newly Designated

What Makes a River “Wild and Scenic” and Why East Rosebud Creek in Montana Deserves The Designation by Kevin Colburn, the National Stewardship Director of American Whitewater Photos and story by Kevin Coburn. We call it bear spray boating, because here’s the secret: almost all the best packrafting in Montana […]

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Thor & Sarah Tingey Featured in Two Podcasts

Two Podcasters Catch up with Sarah & Thor Tingey to Discuss Everything from Conservation to the Origins of Packrafts DIY Alaska caught up with our busy owners Sarah and Thor Tingey at the 2018 Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Rendezvous. Topics of discussion include the birth of Alpacka Raft, the contrast […]

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Business Profile – Meet Michaela & Seon, Owners of Our Newest Retailer, Packraft Europe

Michaela & Seon Crockford-Laserer Love Adventure, Family, and Packrafting, So it Made Perfect Sense to Them to Found Packraft Europe, the First Alpacka Raft Retailer in Central Europe. Follow the Alpacka Raft Instagram page August 27-31 to see more of their stunning photos. In 2014, Michaela and Seon Crockford-Laserer started […]

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Gateway to Fun – California Women’s Watersport Collective Adds Packrafts to their lineup

Photo and Stories from: The California Women’s Watersport Collective The California Women’s Watersport Collective (Cali Collective) added two donated Alpacka Raft Gnarwhals to their lineup. “We are thrilled to have these great packrafts in their quiver. And holy moly…we were missing out without them!”, said Melissa DeMarie, Cali Collective’s Chief […]

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The Canadian Packraft Rendezvous

This year’s Canadian Packraft Rendezvous to be Held June 28-July 2 at Mount Robson Provincial Park Story by Lizzy Scully, featured photo by Ben Weigl. Canada’s plethora of beautiful rivers and wilderness areas make it prime territory for packraft adventures. Or, so thought numerous members of the “Packrafting in Canada” […]

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Alpackalypse- Adventure Gear of the Year!

Check out these reviews of the Alpackalypse: The Alpackalypse was chosen by Nat Geo Adventure for Adventure Gear of the Year!  Click here for the Review Check out the May 2105 Edition of Canoe & Kayak for another Alpackalypse review. A review from Gear Junkie. A review from Gear Patrol. […]

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From Packrafts to PPE

Switching From Packrafts to PPE Alpacka Raft helps the community by making hospital gowns in times of need. Alpacka Raft has recently switched from packrafts to Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) during the pandemic. Since all of our packrafts are manufactured in our Mancos, Colorado shop, we have been able to […]

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The Alpacka Classic – From the “Stubby” to Streamlined in 2019

The Alpacka Series Story – Early History & The Golden Age of Packrafting Story by Thor Tingey, photos by Bjorn Olson and from the Sheri Tingey historical archives. Welcome to the best backcountry adventure boats on the planet and our new Alpacka Series lineup! The Classic is our iconic original packraft and […]

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Welcome to the World of Packrafting

Lightweight Boats, Easy Portages, Fun, Fun, Fun — Welcome to Packrafting Story by Marilyne Marchand. Feature photo by Tomas Zalepa. Other photographers identified in individual photos. Imagine a canoe or kayak course connecting several different streams that do not communicate with one another. Impassable rapids and passages too shallow to […]

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2nd Annual Mancos Valley River Film Fest Film Line Up

Click here to buy Your Film Fest Tickets Today! FIRST HALF – ~41 MIN of FILM Alpacka Raft Wright Award Submission – 1:30 – Katie Schuler (Coral & Oak) The Land We Live In – 5:32 – Jayme Dittmar From the Doorstep – 4:00 – Pursuit Films Our Wild – […]

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Packraft Packing Systems for On the Water + the *New* Expedition Bow Bag

Alpacka Raft Pro Team Athlete Dulkara Martig on Her Preferred Packing Methods for Packrafting Adventures Sign up for our email to find out about specials and discounts: http://eepurl.com/c91LOf Dulkara’s Packing System My favorite packrafting trips are remote and long, involving multisports or rugged sections of hiking before I get to a river. […]

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