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 <collinmichae...@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-bunch+unsubscr...@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/CALuTfguXjPLyuuPjQk8rQmk%3D5eXH%2BOXUOOo6-u6pXCvCDponXw%40mail.gmail.com.
