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The Packraft Handbook: An Instructional Guide for the Curious

by Luc Mehl

A practical guide to packrafting skills and safety

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    National Outdoor Book Award winner — Outdoor Adventure Guides

    Listed as a winner in Outdoor Adventure Guides.

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A practical guide to packrafting skills and safety

Luc Mehl’s handbook organizes packrafting around a progression of practical skills, from getting started and caring for a packraft to maneuvering through river features and open water. Trip planning, boat control, risk mitigation, and responses to problems on the water are also part of its scope. The combination of instruction, illustrations, and photography gives the guide both a skills-based and visual approach to learning about backcountry paddling. Its coverage extends beyond packrafting to relevant whitewater recreation techniques.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Beginners seeking guidance on packraft care, paddling position, clothing, and communication.
  • Packrafters looking to develop boat control, trip-planning, and risk-management skills.
  • Whitewater recreation enthusiasts interested in river and open-water maneuvering.

Themes

Packrafting instructionSkill progressionWater safety and risk managementTrip planningBoat control

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Book overview

"A staple for paddlers.... [The Packraft Handbook has] now become the bible for outdoor recreators taking their inflatable rafts into the backcountry." ― Anchorage Daily News

National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Outdoor Adventure Guides
Banff Mountain Book Competition Guidebook Winner

  • Alaska-based author is a leading expert on wilderness travel
  • Emphasis on skill progression and safety applies to wide range of outdoor water recreation
  • Vibrant illustrations and photos inform and inspire

The Packraft Handbook is a comprehensive guide to packrafting, with a strong emphasis on skill progression and safety. Readers will learn to maneuver through river features and open water, mitigate risk with trip planning and boat control, and how to react when things go wrong. Beginners will find everything they need to know to get started--from packraft care to proper paddling position as well as what to wear and how to communicate.

Illustrated for visual learners and featuring stunning photography, The Packraft Handbook has something to offer all packrafters and other whitewater sports enthusiasts.
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