@@alexhaarslov5917 I have maybe 4 different paddle what I use. I have Aqua Bound for flat water, and 3 paddles for whitewater. You want usually 4-piece whitewater paddle and sometimes they are difficult to find. Rapa is usually easier to find.
Thanks for posting. Could you please tell me what size Gnarwhal you are paddling? Im only 5'6" /168cm Male, 70kg. You look a bit taller than me? just trying to decide what would work for me
@@caide Hello Caj, can you give me some advice? I have a Gnarwhal with WW deck and am considering buying a self bailer. is a self-bailer worth it? i like the idea of an open boat. I'm a bit concerned whether a Gnarwhal XL will work for my weight (115 kg) and 30 kg of luggage or whether it means I'm sitting too deep in the water. Do you have experience with a lot of weight and luggage in the self-bailer? is a self-bailer much more sluggish and slower and less stable in waves? and would you say the 420d material is worth it? thank you very much for an advice…
@@berndbegemann6798 Hello, I love the selfbailer consept and I don´t like the WW rafts so much. I am paddling a lot of rapids and lake jumping places, so I like fast access and exit to the raft. I never had so much weight, so I can't tell you about that, but for me I don't sit so low. SB seats are higher than normal, so I have only my heals in water. SB is slower than decked one, you can feel it, when jumping back and forth from these rafts, but the actual different isn't much. For me I don't think it's an issue. I can paddle same speed than others and I don't see any difference in real life. Alpack gives 204 kg for XL Gnarwhal Max Capacity, it is for the WW, but I would guess, that the SB has at least 150 kg, so it should be fine with you. 420D is great if you don't mind of the extra weight and that is more difficult to pack to a roll. But it is stiffer and on whitewater it is great.
Katja bought the size S with self bailer seat. It's higher so she got better fit. But now she has size S Wolverine and it works much better with short hands, because the tubes are smaller. So Wolverine could be better choice.
Have you tested it for bikerafting? The high front doesn't look optimal for strapping a bike on, though i did find one review from NZ that said it worked well. I pretty much had my eyes on an Alpacka Mule, but being home sick has given me lot of time to watch your videos and some other as well. It does seem like the Gnarwhal has become a very popular boat during the last few years.
Hej caj what backpack are you ysing for the longer hikes with packraft best regards alex
It is from kvntrek. 120 liters and 1,2 kg.
I like that yellow blue custom.
Is a selfbaling boat better den one with whitewater deck and is it slover speed as one with ehitewater deck
I like self bailer more and the speed different is very small.
@@caide ok thanks what is yore paddel of choice
@@alexhaarslov5917 I have maybe 4 different paddle what I use. I have Aqua Bound for flat water, and 3 paddles for whitewater. You want usually 4-piece whitewater paddle and sometimes they are difficult to find. Rapa is usually easier to find.
I am 184 cm hi and 100 kg vil the wolverine L be too small for me
@@alexhaarslov5917 yes, take one size bigger
Thanks for posting. Could you please tell me what size Gnarwhal you are paddling? Im only 5'6" /168cm Male, 70kg. You look a bit taller than me? just trying to decide what would work for me
I had large. Now I have actually Wolverine so a Large. You need to measure your sitting lenght and then check the size table. I am 176 cm long.
I sincerely thank you for making this video! You've answered a lot of questions I had as well as questions I didn't know I should have been asking!!
Nice to be helpful 😊
@@caide Hello Caj, can you give me some advice? I have a Gnarwhal with WW deck and am considering buying a self bailer. is a self-bailer worth it?
i like the idea of an open boat. I'm a bit concerned whether a Gnarwhal XL will work for my weight (115 kg) and 30 kg of luggage or whether it means I'm sitting too deep in the water. Do you have experience with a lot of weight and luggage in the self-bailer?
is a self-bailer much more sluggish and slower and less stable in waves?
and would you say the 420d material is worth it?
thank you very much for an advice…
@@berndbegemann6798 Hello, I love the selfbailer consept and I don´t like the WW rafts so much. I am paddling a lot of rapids and lake jumping places, so I like fast access and exit to the raft. I never had so much weight, so I can't tell you about that, but for me I don't sit so low. SB seats are higher than normal, so I have only my heals in water.
SB is slower than decked one, you can feel it, when jumping back and forth from these rafts, but the actual different isn't much. For me I don't think it's an issue. I can paddle same speed than others and I don't see any difference in real life.
Alpack gives 204 kg for XL Gnarwhal Max Capacity, it is for the WW, but I would guess, that the SB has at least 150 kg, so it should be fine with you.
420D is great if you don't mind of the extra weight and that is more difficult to pack to a roll. But it is stiffer and on whitewater it is great.
@@caide Hey Caj, thank you for the quick and detailed answer. That helps me a lot!
@@berndbegemann6798 No problemos, nice to be helpfull.
What dry top are you wearing, in this video?
Do you mean the dry suit top? It is a Ursuit drysuit.
Great review, thanks Caj! What size did you get for Katja (at 150cm tall) and does it fit her well? My wife is a similar height.
Katja bought the size S with self bailer seat. It's higher so she got better fit. But now she has size S Wolverine and it works much better with short hands, because the tubes are smaller. So Wolverine could be better choice.
Perfect - all the info I was looking for.
Nice to hear 😊
Very nice Video ! Thank you for the super 👍 Tipps !
which dry suit does Katia wear ?
Katja had in this video Anfibio drysuit. It's nice light-weight drysuit. But novadays she uses Ursuit AWS Lady suit.
it reminds me a bit of my sit-on-top kajak, lot of fun too
Dartboards inside of packrafts is a good idea.
Yes, also outside.
Nice vid... again!
mandarin125 Thanks!
Have you tested it for bikerafting? The high front doesn't look optimal for strapping a bike on, though i did find one review from NZ that said it worked well.
I pretty much had my eyes on an Alpacka Mule, but being home sick has given me lot of time to watch your videos and some other as well. It does seem like the Gnarwhal has become a very popular boat during the last few years.
No I haven't. I don't usually like to paddle with bicycle on the raft. But I think it will work just fine.
@@caide Thanks! I've now found a few videos with bikes on Gnarwhals. Looks quite doable.