The Mule features a high volume hull with a center back stern to maximize buoyancy and cargo capacity, so you can easily carry yourself and all the gear you’ll ever need. The late rise bow provides additional foot room and makes carrying bulky heavy items a breeze.
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. 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
Dimensions and Sizing*
The Mule is designed to optimize cargo capacity with backpack weight. The following capacities are general guidelines based on our experience and performance goals. For more information, please visit our max capacities page:
- Passengers. Up to 260lbs for single paddler or 300lbs combined weight with additional persons or pets.
- Cargo. Optimum performance with up to 100lbs balanced load in the Cargo Fly. Up to 200lbs depending on conditions and paddler experience.
- Hunting. Hunter plus 100lbs of personal gear and 150lbs animal weight, more weight possible depending on conditions.
- Max. 600lbs on flatwater under ideal conditions.
