I sincerely thank you for making this video! You've answered a lot of questions I had as well as questions I didn't know I should have been asking!!

@caide

2 жыл бұрын

Nice to be helpful 😊

@berndbegemann6798

Жыл бұрын

@@caide Hello Caj, can you give me some advice? I have a Gnarwhal with WW deck and am considering buying a self bailer. is a self-bailer worth it? i like the idea of ​​an open boat. I'm a bit concerned whether a Gnarwhal XL will work for my weight (115 kg) and 30 kg of luggage or whether it means I'm sitting too deep in the water. Do you have experience with a lot of weight and luggage in the self-bailer? is a self-bailer much more sluggish and slower and less stable in waves? and would you say the 420d material is worth it? thank you very much for an advice…

@caide

Жыл бұрын

@@berndbegemann6798 Hello, I love the selfbailer consept and I don´t like the WW rafts so much. I am paddling a lot of rapids and lake jumping places, so I like fast access and exit to the raft. I never had so much weight, so I can't tell you about that, but for me I don't sit so low. SB seats are higher than normal, so I have only my heals in water. SB is slower than decked one, you can feel it, when jumping back and forth from these rafts, but the actual different isn't much. For me I don't think it's an issue. I can paddle same speed than others and I don't see any difference in real life. Alpack gives 204 kg for XL Gnarwhal Max Capacity, it is for the WW, but I would guess, that the SB has at least 150 kg, so it should be fine with you. 420D is great if you don't mind of the extra weight and that is more difficult to pack to a roll. But it is stiffer and on whitewater it is great.

@berndbegemann6798

Жыл бұрын

@@caide Hey Caj, thank you for the quick and detailed answer. That helps me a lot!

@caide

Жыл бұрын

@@berndbegemann6798 No problemos, nice to be helpfull.

I like that yellow blue custom.

Perfect - all the info I was looking for.

@caide

3 жыл бұрын

Nice to hear 😊

Very nice Video ! Thank you for the super 👍 Tipps !

it reminds me a bit of my sit-on-top kajak, lot of fun too

Hej caj what backpack are you ysing for the longer hikes with packraft best regards alex

@caide

8 ай бұрын

It is from kvntrek. 120 liters and 1,2 kg.

Great review, thanks Caj! What size did you get for Katja (at 150cm tall) and does it fit her well? My wife is a similar height.

@caide

3 жыл бұрын

Katja bought the size S with self bailer seat. It's higher so she got better fit. But now she has size S Wolverine and it works much better with short hands, because the tubes are smaller. So Wolverine could be better choice.

Nice vid... again!

@caide

5 жыл бұрын

mandarin125 Thanks!

Dartboards inside of packrafts is a good idea.

@caide

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, also outside.

Thanks for posting. Could you please tell me what size Gnarwhal you are paddling? Im only 5'6" /168cm Male, 70kg. You look a bit taller than me? just trying to decide what would work for me

@caide

3 жыл бұрын

I had large. Now I have actually Wolverine so a Large. You need to measure your sitting lenght and then check the size table. I am 176 cm long.

Which paddle do you advice to ride on sea water please ? Do you think the Gnarwhal would be a good option Thanks

@caide

4 жыл бұрын

Hello, I don't paddle so much on the sea and I use whitewater paddle. I have now the Kober Lemon and I love it! Packrafts are not the best choice to sea, they take the wind and it can be dangerous. But with good weather it's doable and I would choose Alpacka Raft Expedition. I don't have own experience other rafts than Alpacka Raft, so there could be other options too.

@pedoncule36

4 жыл бұрын

@@caide Thanks again but the expédition doesn't have the option of self-bzilor and bow bag.. So ??

What dry top are you wearing, in this video?

@caide

2 жыл бұрын

Do you mean the dry suit top? It is a Ursuit drysuit.

which dry suit does Katia wear ?

@caide

4 жыл бұрын

Katja had in this video Anfibio drysuit. It's nice light-weight drysuit. But novadays she uses Ursuit AWS Lady suit.

Have you tested it for bikerafting? The high front doesn't look optimal for strapping a bike on, though i did find one review from NZ that said it worked well. I pretty much had my eyes on an Alpacka Mule, but being home sick has given me lot of time to watch your videos and some other as well. It does seem like the Gnarwhal has become a very popular boat during the last few years.

@caide

4 жыл бұрын

No I haven't. I don't usually like to paddle with bicycle on the raft. But I think it will work just fine.

@OutsiderYeti

4 жыл бұрын

@@caide Thanks! I've now found a few videos with bikes on Gnarwhals. Looks quite doable.

Whats your huge backpack you put in your Gnarwhal..? Thanks

@caide

4 жыл бұрын

It was a 120l pack from kvntrek.

@pedoncule36

4 жыл бұрын

@@caide Thanks a lot for your quick reply !!

@caide

4 жыл бұрын

@@pedoncule36 No problems! You were lucky, I am in summer holiday and just sitting in car and time to answer 😊

@pedoncule36

4 жыл бұрын

@@caide 🙏😘

Is a selfbaling boat better den one with whitewater deck and is it slover speed as one with ehitewater deck

@caide

Жыл бұрын

I like self bailer more and the speed different is very small.

@alexhaarslov5917

Жыл бұрын

@@caide ok thanks what is yore paddel of choice

@caide

Жыл бұрын

@@alexhaarslov5917 I have maybe 4 different paddle what I use. I have Aqua Bound for flat water, and 3 paddles for whitewater. You want usually 4-piece whitewater paddle and sometimes they are difficult to find. Rapa is usually easier to find.

@alexhaarslov5917

Жыл бұрын

I am 184 cm hi and 100 kg vil the wolverine L be too small for me

@caide

Жыл бұрын

@@alexhaarslov5917 yes, take one size bigger