Lovely! And very well filmed.

@ChrisandDanya

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

👍👍❤❤

More more more! ☺️

All your videos look amazing!! Can’t wait to watch more of the most beautiful country in the world. Miss NZ 😢

@ChrisandDanya

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ❤️🙏 We hope you get the chance to visit NZ again!

Great fun! The water colour & clarity is amazing. Nice work once again to bring us great footage-thanks a bunch!

@ChrisandDanya

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the continued support Alan! The water colour is always so beautiful in New Zealand. I don't think the video even captures it that well!

the nature is so beautiful !!

@ChrisandDanya

2 жыл бұрын

We are very lucky!

Sooooo good! How amazing is the caples as a first mission

@ChrisandDanya

Жыл бұрын

So good Huw! Need to go back when there's some more flow. The rapids at the end are so fun We're heading up the West Coast for about 8 weeks in November, so hopefully do a lot of Packrafting in that time

W❤️W! That’s Awesome! Cheers for more incredible and exciting adventures! 🥂❤️✨

@ChrisandDanya

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Juan! 🙏

Excellent stuff Chris, perfectly filmed and presented. In watching these you can really see your positivity.

@ChrisandDanya

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mark! 🙏

Great video, looks like so much fun, you guys are living the life!

@ChrisandDanya

2 жыл бұрын

It is so much fun, we are definitely very lucky!

That looked like a lot of fun! Definitely excited to see more of those!

@ChrisandDanya

2 жыл бұрын

Got some more recorded, just need to edit them

Well done. Anything for a challenge with you two.

@ChrisandDanya

Жыл бұрын

It wasn't too much of a challenge 😅. Some of the packraftjng we did on the West Coast was a bit of an eye opener!

That looked amazing. Definitely keen to watch more of your trips

@ChrisandDanya

2 жыл бұрын

Got some more in the bank, just need to edit!

That looked like so much fun moose 👍👍👍👍

@ChrisandDanya

2 жыл бұрын

Was so good, can't wait to do more trips

Thanks Chris, the video was great! We are from Australia and have just been to South Is NZ. We have done the Hooker Valley Trail while overthere and now like this one on Caples River when next we go over. How many kilometers did you walk before you came back packrafting? Thank Marli & David (Brisbane)

@ChrisandDanya

Ай бұрын

From Greenstone Carpark it's about 9 km (2-3 hours) to Mid Caples hut. Just before the bridge to the hut there is a path down to the river and is a good spot to put in Have a wonderful time!

Loved it - just ordered my first packraft for bike/raft packing here in Oz. Looks like you both have the Gnarwhal - still happy with them?

@ChrisandDanya

2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear from you again Gary!! Danya has a Wolverine and I have a Gnarwhal. Danya loves hers, but I kind of wish I went with a custom Caribou with self bailing floor, just to save on some weight. Packrafts are awesome though!

@GaryTischer

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisandDanya Thanks for the update - I've gone for a Ranger for bike touring/car based/photography platform but am looking at a smaller lighter one for hiking/WW so your thoughts on saving weight are interesting. Keep up the great work with your videos.

@ChrisandDanya

2 жыл бұрын

I believe the Caribou could get a great option for you! It's designed for bike rafting and is pretty lightweight and capable. The Scout is Alpacka's lightest raft you can get, but is definitely designed for calm water

Where was the put in and take out?

@ChrisandDanya

4 ай бұрын

Put in was just before the bridge to McKeller hut. Take out is at Greenstone carpark

awesome! that water looked amazingly clear. Have been looking into the pack rafting idea more lately but man those rafts aren't cheap hey. Are the rafts you're using here the Alpacka "classic" ?

@ChrisandDanya

2 жыл бұрын

They definitely aren't cheap! I'm using a Gnarwhal and Danya is using a Wolverine, so boats that are good for pretty much any situation. Probably overkill for the level we'll be at for the next 2 years. Are you located in NZ? There is definitely cheaper options, but Alpacka is definitely at the top for quality + durability

@nath5440

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisandDanya Cheers! was just back on the Alpacka site and noticed the differences. Im in Aus but after watching your vids since you moved its made me want to get to NZ even more. Between The MTB and the hiking was enough now heres another thing to add to the list of possibilities lol

@ChrisandDanya

2 жыл бұрын

One of the biggest reasons we bit the bullet and bought them while we were here, is that NZ is so good for packrafting. There are so many trips to do and it's got a really good community. There are some local packrafting companies in NZ that build them as well. If we didn't buy the Alpacka's, we would have gone with a local brand, Koaro Packrafts. I also think the ones we got are a bit overkill, as I don't think we'll be doing anything over Grade 2 and you can do that in a Caribou or Classic raft and save a lot of weight. One other thing to keep in mind is the PFDs + Paddles can be quite expensive as well. It's not a cheap hobby 😅

@nath5440

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisandDanya great advice! I'll keep researching and take a look at the Koaro rafts. Its always a compromise isnt, what you want to do, weight, cost ect Thanks again for the tips.

@ChrisandDanya

2 жыл бұрын

The own thing we'd suggest is a self bailing floor, which you can add to most boats. Otherwise you'll be pulling over to empty your boat every time you go through a rapid