Packrafting
Packrafting is paddling with a boat that you carry on foot, by bike or in your luggage to wherever you want to start.
The appeal lies in the freedom: a packraft makes routes possible that would hardly be feasible with a kayak or canoe. You hike over a pass, inflate the boat at the lake, paddle across and walk on. Or you paddle down a river and take the train back, without any shuttle vehicle.
Alaska is considered its birthplace. Small inflatables were carried on wilderness trips there as early as the mid-20th century, and packrafts took part in the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic, a wilderness race, from 1982. Today packrafting is widespread worldwide, and there's a big scene in Germany too.
What packrafting means to us is on our home page: What is packrafting?
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Research as of 13 Nov 2026. We have marked manufacturer information as such.