As part of the packrafting culture of safety promotion we have been taking a deep dive into exploring some of the leading causes of fatalities on the water. The aim with these articles is to try to build risk literacy around the water in order to help ensure that the 2021/22 season is free from …
Packrafting and Drowning
In 2020 the packrafting community didn't suffer a single fatality. Also in 2020 many countries were in lockdown, access to the outdoors was limited and taking part in activities that could necessitate a Search and Rescue response was discouraged. Whilst we can take heart that there were no …
PFD’s For Packrafting
I've fielded a lot of questions around gear and how to pack for longer packrafting trips recently and I've created some content on my current set up for longer trips on the Packrafting Queenstown Facebook page. I didn't arrive at my current set up straight away and it's taken years of trial and …