Weight: 3.0 kg / 6.6 lbs (with 560 GSM floor, no seats, no zipper, and no attachment points added yet)
Internal Length: 201 cm / 79″ / 6′ 7″
External Length: 340 cm / 134″ / 11′ 2″
Internal Width: 40 cm / 18″
External Width: 106 cm / 42″
Tube Diameter: 33 cm / 13″
Packed size: 25 x 25 x 50 cm / 10 x 10 x 20 inches
Capacity: Over 225 kg / 500 lbs
Release Date: To be determined.
Price: To be determined.
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10 Comments
gtrgroup · April 13, 2019 at 6:57 am
Matt,
Great job, I’m waiting on my sample pack & your testing of the new 2 person model. Is there a possibility of the wrap around floor on the new 2 person model, lots of rough creeks & rivers in central Texas?
Matt (Admin) · April 15, 2019 at 10:35 am
That might be a possibility in the future, but in general I’d recommend a smaller packraft for shallow creeks, as it’ll be much more maneuverable. Cheers!
Paddy · March 21, 2019 at 3:09 am
Hi Matt,
Pretty excited about this double boat. Just how long is it really. My partner and I are both over six foot and I’m wondering how it would go with packs for multi days trips.
I’m also loving the seat pictures in the next post and wondering if I could just make it into a pack.
Matt (Admin) · March 21, 2019 at 9:44 am
Hi Paddy, the best way to get a sense of the size would be to grab a tape measure and lay out the dimensions (given above) on your floor with tape or furniture and then sit within the lines. I’m sure the seat could be made into a pack – it would require some trial and error to make it comfortable for load carrying. I’ve never made a backpack, myself, so I’m not sure how difficult that would be. Cheers!
Ryan · March 18, 2019 at 10:07 am
Matt, any idea when this will be available and a rough idea of cost? I don’t remember how much more the Voyageur was than the other boats to estimate. I’d appreciate whatever info you’re ready to share; estimates are fine. I’m doing an Alaska trip at the end of May with my wife and I’m thinking building a two-person boat and bringing that may make more sense than bringing our two solo boats for what we have planned. Think the kits will be out in enough time for that to happen if we go that route? Cheers.
Matt (Admin) · March 18, 2019 at 10:27 am
Hi Ryan, it’s actually already posted on page two of the shop as a sort of soft launch because I haven’t written and recorded the instructions yet or had a chance to paddle it to be sure it performs as expected (everything is still frozen here). I’m pretty confident in the design and I’m working on the instructions, but I don’t have a firm timeline for when they’ll be done. Regarding the price, it’s significantly higher than the previous 2-person kit because it includes way more stuff (not just the bare bones boat pieces).
Bruce Campbell · March 3, 2019 at 11:05 pm
Wow, Matt you’ve advanced the field immensely. This is the best tandem packraft design available. Congratulations. I clearly have to buy one for next winters project!
Bruce
Fairbanks
Matt (Admin) · March 14, 2019 at 10:14 am
Thanks, Bruce! The design changes are largely based on your feedback from the previous version, so thanks for that!
Rob Zonneveld · February 28, 2019 at 8:11 am
I am also interested in the 2 person packraft. would like to use it for long distance bikepacking.
mark · February 13, 2019 at 3:15 pm
I’m interested in that new 2 person packraft