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Interview with Karen Jettmar: Wilderness guide, Retired Teacher and Author
Today we are excited to interview Karen Jettmar - packrafting enthusiast with over thirty years experience! How did you get into packrafting? I've been paddling one kind of boat or another since I was a child. I learned to paddle on paddleboards made by my father. These were constructed using airplane wing technology. He used thin plywood stretched over a wood framework and were up to 15-feet long. He also made feathered paddles to use with the paddleboards. It took two of us to carry one down to the beach, and then we'd just hop on and paddle to our...
Packrafting Adventures: Interview with Byron Hartzler of Myanmar Adventure Outfitters
Very quickly, we fell in love with both paddling and with the ability to take them along anywhere and turn a hiking or mountain biking trip into a paddling trip as well. We discovered packrafting for developing our company routes, but now I’m addicted and am out all the time paddling rivers that no one has ever paddled before, and it's so incredible to be able to get a boat into these remote areas and paddle in frontiers.
Top 6 MRS Packraft and Inflatable Kayak Options for This Summer
Having trouble deciding which packraft to get? This article is for you!