Re: Pack Raft Hunting
I bought an Alpacka Forager a couple years ago from Mt. Waddington in Chilliwack. They were great to deal with and their price was very fair.
I used mine on a hunt up near Redfern Lake, then again this year I put it in on the Elk River. I was in the stern on the lake but the river was super-shallow and my 200lbs on the stern kept arresting our movement so I sat mid-ships on the river. To our surprise, we friggin' capsized in an eddy when my wet rain pants slid over the inflatable bolster/seat. It was a Sept hunt in the Kootenays, so fairly warm and it wasn't an emergency situation but it made me a bit nervous about using it for real river use. I think a hard seat that kept me up above the gunnels would be way better. Sitting mid-ships I really didn't like the fact that my feat were the same height as my butt and I couldn't generate any power on the paddle.
All in all, I like it, but I need to tweak it considerably before I have confidence.
Is Justin Competent, or just incompetent?