Foldingboatco
Adventurist
Since then and over the last 25 years I’ve had the good fortune to be able to play, camp, explore, and fish in Alaska, Wyoming, and a few other beautiful wilderness areas. Most trips to Alaska involve bareboat chartering 32’ – 42’ Nordic Tugs. I do this in Southeast Alaska where there are no roads to get from one place to another, only boats and airplanes. Usually we live aboard for 8 or more days exploring some of the millions of hidden beautiful harbors and bays. The one thing that seemed to be missing, either on a highland lake in the Bridger Tetons or a swift salmon packed stream in Alaska, was a small portable boat. So, Ralph Hoehn and I invented and patented a 21 pound, skin-on-frame, folding boat that assembles in less than 5 minutes, the K-Pak.
These boats have been tested everywhere, over the last 5-6 years, from Alaska to Ocracoke, on still and moving water. We now have two other boats on the drawing board. The K-Pak comes in its own backpack that measures 37” x 18” x 7”, so we can check it when traveling on planes, buses, or trains. It fits in the trunk of a small car, on the back of a BMW, or even the rear seat of a small airplane. We have backpacked the boats up to highland lakes to fish for trout and launched them from the fantail to fish for halibut and salmon.
Assembled, the boat is just over 9’ long and has a 30” beam, making it very stable and versatile but it still paddles well. The boats are very comfortable and have are used for fishing, hunting, nature photography, and exploring hard to reach places. We take them everywhere.
I recently purchased a Toyota Tacoma and a roof top tent. Plenty of room for a few boats and all my new gear. I’m excited to be spending more time in out of the way places. I hope to see some of you along the way and would be happy to have you test paddle a K-Pak. The boats retail for $895 but I’d be very willing to offer them for $750 to help get the word out. Google foldingboatco or www.foldingboatco.com for more info.
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