recently pulled the trigger on an Alpacka explorer 42. In the middle of planning a fly in float out stone sheep/ maybe elk hunt. never packrafted before and wondering what gear i should include. also the two trips i am looking at are a little different so i am wondering how i would pack for each.
trip option 1- fly into lake. river flows out of the lake so no real need to haul packraft/extra gear up the hill. pack weight not a concern. float is fairly long but no real white water. may be shallow spots in which i may need to walk down the river pulling the boat. . i am thinking i should pack chest waders, water shoes to wear over wader booties, life jacket, water proof type gloves. any luxury items to consider since i am not having to lug it over a mountain.
trip option 2- fly into lake. need to hike to river which is quite a hike. float out is shorter but a little more white water. pack a life jacket, ditch the chest waders?, water shoe to wear in case i need to walk down river? wear regular rain gear. drop the pants and bear leg it with water shoes if i need to walk down the river in the water. or do you bring waders and ditch rain pants?
i could use some packraft experts to set me straight. am i thinking this out right? i would prefer to keep my hiking boots dry and not use them on the river. put them in the fly zip? any additional gear? any recommendations for shoes for the water with or without the waders? a good lightweight wader that doesn't break the bank? how do you store your rifle while floating? do you load as much gear in the fly zip as possible?
thanks in advance
total nube packrafter
trip option 1- fly into lake. river flows out of the lake so no real need to haul packraft/extra gear up the hill. pack weight not a concern. float is fairly long but no real white water. may be shallow spots in which i may need to walk down the river pulling the boat. . i am thinking i should pack chest waders, water shoes to wear over wader booties, life jacket, water proof type gloves. any luxury items to consider since i am not having to lug it over a mountain.
trip option 2- fly into lake. need to hike to river which is quite a hike. float out is shorter but a little more white water. pack a life jacket, ditch the chest waders?, water shoe to wear in case i need to walk down river? wear regular rain gear. drop the pants and bear leg it with water shoes if i need to walk down the river in the water. or do you bring waders and ditch rain pants?
i could use some packraft experts to set me straight. am i thinking this out right? i would prefer to keep my hiking boots dry and not use them on the river. put them in the fly zip? any additional gear? any recommendations for shoes for the water with or without the waders? a good lightweight wader that doesn't break the bank? how do you store your rifle while floating? do you load as much gear in the fly zip as possible?
thanks in advance
total nube packrafter