Gear Sales

[Aldaron]

I'm reading this on my cell, but if I'm reading this correctly, some of you may be interested in this packraft sale. I'm pretty sure I'm going to bite tomorrow:

http://www.kokopellipackraft.com

 

[Nick]

Damn. I wasn't even in the market and I'm tempted. They sent some out for us to test earlier this year, maybe @steve or @Parma can chime in on how they were. I think the official review is still in the works.

 

[Jackson]

Wow. That is an unbelievable deal.

 

[steve]

That's a fantastic deal. Personally, I think they're overpriced at full retail, but at those prices, that's insane. They're less aerodynamic (hydrodynamic?) than the Alpackas I've paddled, but they're really well built, and they have some cool features. You're not going to find a better packraft even close to that price. Plus the owners are really cool, and I'm all about supporting the little guys. If I were in the market, I'd grab one in a heartbeat.

The renegade with T-zip (sold out) would be my choice.

 

[steve]

We played around with them at 8:33 in this video.. Tess is in the Nirvana, and I'm in the Renegade. The Nirvana is pointier, the Renegade appears symmetrical, and is wider. Both were very well-made.

 

[Dave]

Tempting.

 

[LarryBoy]

Dang. Seriously tempted

 

[Aldaron]

I wanted the Renegade, but now it's sold out, too. Now I can't decide...while I'm not currently skilled enough to do class III rivers, someday I hope to be there. So I'm afraid the Nirvana wouldn't be a good option. @steve , do you have any thoughts on that?

 

[Nick]

Anyone know if the spraydeck is removable on the Nirvana? It doesn't appear to be but wanted to make sure. Seems to me like a spraydeck would be cumbersome on something like the dirty devil or escalante.

 

[Nick]

It seems it is not removable. I am now the proud owner of a Nirvana without a deck. Thanks for posting this @Aldaron.

 

[neiloro]

Dang. Seriously tempted

Hey @LarryBoy, want to split an order? I'll private message you.

 

[Nick]

At least 5 of my friends now have packrafts thanks to this thread. 2016 is going to be awesome.

 

[Aldaron]

And I haven't pulled the trigger because I can't decide if the Nirvana is the one I want...although it's probably exactly the one I need.

 

[Dave]

And I haven't pulled the trigger because I can't decide if the Nirvana is the one I want...although it's probably exactly the one I need.

I'm not sure if it's exactly what I want either, but I figured for the price it's not a big deal to grow out of it.

 

[Aldaron]

I took the plunge and just bought one Nirvana with the spray deck and one without. That's a deal that just couldn't be beat.

 

[Nick]

Nice. I'd love to know how many they sold in this promotion. I can count at least 10 or 12 just from what has come from this thread.

 

[steve]

I wanted the Renegade, but now it's sold out, too. Now I can't decide...while I'm not currently skilled enough to do class III rivers, someday I hope to be there. So I'm afraid the Nirvana wouldn't be a good option. @steve , do you have any thoughts on that?

My apologies for not getting back to you quicker, I somehow missed the question. Congrats on your new boats.

 

[TannerT]

missed it. That's what I get for not trolling BCP more frequently.

 

[Nick]

missed it. That's what I get for not trolling BCP more frequently.

It's still going through today!

 

[TannerT]

It's still going through today!

It says they're sold out...unless I read something wrong which is always a possiblity