• Handmade in Colorado, USA

• Weight: ~2.15-2.27kg (weight determined by configuration, see sizing chart below)

• Build Configuration:

  • Open

  • Self Bailer

• Available Colours:

  • Antarctic Sky (LW) 210D

  • Cedar Green Lightweight (LW) 210D

• Integrated Stern TiZip - Cargo Zipper: Optional (internal dry bags sold separately, available here)

• Late Rise Bow design for balancing heavy loads on the bow, while maintaining high performance in waves and easy whitewater

• Valve: Temper assist valve for inflation and deflation

• Seating: Full size standard seat with floor attachment toggle or Whitewater Seating with Self Bailer configuration

• Materials: Proprietary lightweight 210-denier high count nylon hull and 840-denier ballistic nylon floor (Made in USA) - NOTE: The Caribou uses a Lightweight 210denier fabric. The urethane coating is thinner than that found in Alpacka Raft’s other boats, although the nylon fabric denier is the same (210D).

• Attachments: 4 bow strap plates oriented for optimal bike attachment, 2 stern grab loops, and a floor loop to attaching the seat, bow handle on bow for easy dragging and portaging with gear on the bow

• Includes: Alpacka Raft packraft, Inflatable Seat with floor toggle (Open configuration) or inflatable 3/4 length seat + foot brace (Self Bailer configuration), Optional integrated stern TiZip, Inflation bag, mesh stuff sack, and Small Field Repair kit

The Alpacka Raft - Caribou

For many years, the only way to carry your gear on large, multi-sport packraft adventures was either inside the boat on the floor, or mounted to the bow. However, in 2011, Alpacka Raft changed the game completely when they invented the Cargo Zipper TiZip integration, allowing internal gear storage with the rafts hull. This design not only kept your gear drier, it also dramatically increased handling and whitewater performance. However, it didn’t solve the problem of carrying large bulky items like bicycles, big game animals, and large packs on the bow.

So Alpacka Raft decided to design the Caribou with the Late Rise Bow, that combines the stability and load carrying ability of a rockerless hull with the whitewater and wave performance of a rockered hull. Unlike anything else on the market, the Late Rise Bow still provides a rocker to shed waves and whitewater, but it moves the beginning of the rocker in front of the bow’s mounted load. The result is a broad stable platform for mounting bulky and heavy items like bicycles that carries them high and keeps them out of the water when paddling. And, the load remains balanced and stable on both water and or the river bank.

To keep the weight and bulk at an absolute minimum, while preserving Alpacka Raft’s legendary durability, they have utilized the same lightweight 210-denier high count nylon fabric as the Scout and the 840-denier floor featured in our other packrafts. This fabric has a thinner urethane coating over Alpacka Raft standard fabrics. The result is an ultralight, full-size bikeraft or ultralight hunting raft that rolls up small for stashing in a pack or on your handlebar roll. The Cargo Zipper is optional, but perfect for keeping bulky gear on the bow and loose gear inside and dry.

Note: Due to the specialized bags utilized by most  bike-packers, Cargo Zipper models of the Caribou do not include internal dry bags or internal attachments for clipping dry bags in place. However, internal dry bags can be purchased separately and used in the Caribou without the internal attachments.

Build Configurations

Sizing & Specifications