Gear and accessories

Spray deck

Also: deck, spray deck

A spray deck closes the boat from above and keeps out waves, spray, rain and cold.

The Packrafting Store distinguishes two designs: decks with a cockpit, stiffened coaming and skirt (for whitewater and all-round use) and decks with hook-and-loop and zipper that seal around the body with an elastic cord (more convenient, but not fully watertight). On top of that there are open boats and self-bailers.

Removable decks like the Anfibio UniDeck turn an open boat into a decked one when needed. Mekong builds the Pablo Pro, a boat that converts between decked, self-bailing and open in under a minute.

Sources and further reading

• Packrafting Store: open and decked boats compared
• Mekong Packraft (manufacturer)

Research as of 13 Nov 2026. We have marked manufacturer information as such.