The ultimate bang for your buck when it comes to pack weight and cargo capacity. Go ultralite but carry bigger cargo with the Caribou bow and internal storage!
While the lightweight material typically doesn’t puncture more than the standard 210d material on other models, there is a slightly higher risk of a longer tear with this lightweight material. To date we haven’t seen this happen but we only have a few models with this material.
The open boat configuration (aka bucket boat) does make it easy to get in and out of, but it also means once water comes over the bow, it will stay in the raft until you dump it out, so while you can get by a few rapids and wave trains it certainly isn’t ideal for continuous Class II.
Zipper maintenance required for this raft!
While the internal storage/cargo fly is a game changer, lack of maintenance can cause major problems. Rather than eliminate this option from all our products, we elected to create a very strict secondary rental agreement for rafts with internal storage/cargo fly. There is a minimum $50 cleaning fee if the agreement is not followed. Please review and e-sign the agreement prior to checking out. Only one of these agreements needs to be signed per order regardless of the number of internal storage rafts rented under a single order (unlike the basic rental agreement/waiver that is required for each person using rental equipment rented from us). We will follow-up with you if we are missing any needed waivers.
Shipping
Shipping is auto calculated at check out for the 1st raft, however, shipping for 2nd, 3rd and 4th identical rafts must be added on in the product add-ons section (if you are getting several different types of rafts shipping should auto-calculate at checkout accurately without add-ons). Round trip shipping is $40/1 raft, $50/2 rafts, $60/ 3 rafts and $70/4 rafts for rafts shipped in Montana. Rafts shipped outside of Montana start at $50/1 raft and go up from there depending on the shipping time and number of rafts. Please contact us directly (phone or email) to book groups of 5 or more rafts. If shipping is incorrect at checkout, your card will be refunded/charged accordingly. Please see shipping rate chart in FAQ for more info.
Our booking system doesn’t work perfectly, so if the days you want are unavailable, it doesn’t hurt to call or email us to double check that it isn’t an error on our website! 406-272-6468 backcountrypackrafts@gmail.com
Weight Capacity
The Caribou is designed for extra capacity at minimum weight. The following capacities are general guidelines based on our experience and performance goals. For more information, please visit our max capacities page:
- Paddler. Up to 250lbs
- Cargo. Optimum performance with up to 80lbs balanced load in the Cargo Fly, plus bicycle on bow. Up to 140lbs depending on conditions and paddler experience.
- Hunting. Hunter plus 50lbs of personal gear and 120lbs animal weight, more weight possible depending on conditions.
- Max. 500lbs on flatwater under ideal conditions
Dimensions and Sizing*
*Due to the handmade nature of our packrafts and natural variances in weights between different colors and production runs in our fabrics, all weights are estimated and will vary from boat to boat.
*Base Weight is boat without any seating. Kitted weight is boat with seating and rigging. Complete weight is everything in the stuffsack. Weights are the LW 210d versions.
Total number available for 2025 season: 3
Color may vary from pictures.
