by davidf » Wed 29 May, 2013 7:57 am
An alpaka pack raft set up you won't get much change out of $1200. Boat, paddle, PFD, helmet etc. Then you will also have to account for your knewly aquired dry bag fetish;).
The Alpacka boats are great. I'm a tight *&%$#! but the boat has been worth every cent. I've paddled places I would never of walked but would of really missed out seeing like the upper Murray and Snowy rivers. I've had mine for a bit over a year and have used it heavily.
Depending on flow you are looking at 20km a day but this also varies with water level ie. portaging and rapid difficulty.
You can fall into the water quite a bit.