Are you looking to venture farther away from civilization with a capable watercraft stowed in your backpack? The latest release from Alpacka Raft aims for low weight and high durability, adding a new ...

The need for a light, sturdy raft hit Sheri Tingey after her son went backpacking into the Alaska wilderness twice with inadequate boats. The second time, he shipped his boat back with 11.5 pounds of ...

Sheri Tingey has been sewing since she was 3 years old. The 76-year-old never thought the skill would make her one of the pioneers in the pack raft industry. But as her company Alpacka Raft celebrates ...

The entire crew was outfitted with Alpacka rafts, tiny one-person watercraft that look as if they would be more at home in a pool or bathtub than near the stretches of thunderous whitewater we would ...

At the age of three, when most kids are just learning how to count, Sheri Tingey started sewing doll clothes. By age 10, she was making most of her own clothing by hand, intent on creating better ...