One of the best parts of Clack Fest is getting to try out new boats! Here’s your chance to test out the latest and greatest rafts, cat boats, packrafts, inflatable kayaks, canoes or SUPs from all the leading manufacturers.
Vendors with Demos Available to Try Out
Atlas Paddles
New paddling company making paddles right in your backyard.
Go North Rafts
Go North Rafts is a Portland, Oregon-based company specializing in ultralight, durable packrafts designed for a variety of outdoor adventures, including whitewater paddling, bikerafting, hiking, fishing, and hunting. They are available locally at Clackamas River Outfitters in Estacada.
Pyranha Kayaks
After over 40 years of research and development, award winning designs, world-class expeditions, supporting top class boaters and expanding to become Europe’s leading specialist manufacturer of canoes and kayaks, we still design and build all our boats in Britain. We do not know where our kayaks will be paddled so they are all built to the same high standard – to be pushed to the limit by our world class team of paddlers on the world’s toughest rivers in the Himalayas, Rockies and Andes.
We are still primarily run by kayakers and so are committed to being on the leading edge of kayak design and make constant improvements to our whole production process to support this.
From kids to champions, we want everyone to enjoy the world’s biggest water sport having as much fun out there as we do. Whether that’s just ripping up your local play spot, exploring a remote creek or just messing about on the river. We always have and always will be by Enthusiasts, for Enthusiasts. Developing the most technologically advanced materials, using the industry leading processing methods and most detailed quality control systems means we can produce truly world class kayaks and reduce our impact on the environment.
Class V Adventure Gear
Class V Adventure Gear is a white water gear manufacturing company. We make Aluminum Cata-raft and Raft frames, Cargo Modules,Platforms, Fire-pans, Tables.
AIRE
AIRE has been making high-performance, durable whitewater rafts, catarafts, and inflatable kayaks since 1989 in Meridian, Idaho. AIRE designs and builds their boats in the USA, using an innovative AIREcell system—an internal bladder inside a tough outer shell—for superior performance, durability, and repairability. Designed and tested by boaters, AIRE’s industry leading designs are at the forefront of whitewater rafting. Their boats are popular among rafters, guides, and adventure seekers for their quality, performance, and unmatched 10-year No Fault Warranty.
Aquabound Paddles
For over 30 years, Aqua Bound has stood for kayak paddles of the highest-quality. Our Wisconsin-based team takes pride in producing best-in-class experiences for paddlers around the globe. Our commitment to service, pride in workmanship and dedication to innovation translate into paddles that bear the mark of quality and the promise of good times. Proudly made by paddlers, for paddlers, we embody the spirit of adventure and a never-satisfied attitude. You can trust that no matter where the waters are headed, Aqua Bound is committed to “Taking You There”.
Go Light Outdoors
Your Source for Quality Lightweight Whitewater Equipment – including our “International Travel” cataraft packages designed to be transported on commercial airlines to worldwide destinations. We also offer one of the lightest, best handling, high-kick catarafts on the market that weighs in as little 40 pounds for the set of tubes. We are a dealer for Jack’s Plastic Welding and Sotar. Accessories include full break-down aluminum frames, custom mesh bags, and custom travel bags for tubes and frames.
Sotar
Sotar boats are design and made next the Wild and Scenic Rogue River in Merlin, OR. It takes many hands to design and build our boats. Each hand adds to the boats custom details. We are a small business with fewer than 20 employees. We work hard and then we play hard on the products we make. Sotar makes everything from inflatable kayaks, to ultra light rafts, to full size 18 oar frame boats.
Alpacka Raft
Alpacka Raft started the fall of 2000 as a collaboration between mother-son team Sheri and Thor Tingey. 20+ years later, every Alpacka Raft is handmade in our Mancos, CO factory, for adventurers by adventurers like you. Join the adventure.
Kokopelli
Since 2012 Kokopelli has designed and manufactured award winning packrafts, inflatable kayaks and stand-up paddle boards. Kokopelli products are ruggedly designed to last and purposefully built for ultimate portability and packability. Paddlers, campers, hikers, overland and van life enthusiasts, bikers, climbers, anglers and hunters adventure all around the world in their packrafts. Kokopelli specializes in packrafts which are ultralight and packable kayaks that weight 5-20 pounds, making them easy to cary to remote paddle spots or if you are just tight on storage space.
Next Adventure
Deek and Bryan really are just “two local guys” who have put their hearts and souls into building a small business that allows them to share their love of the outdoors and support their own outdoor adventures with family and friends. This simple mission has continued to inspire Deek and Bryan, and their staff at Next Adventure for more than 20 years.
Clackamas River Outfitters
Your source for disc golf, paddle sports rentals, tours, and instruction on the Clackamas River. Stop by our shop in downtown Estacada.
More Information You Need to Know
Are you interested in trying new gear at this year’s festival? Here’s what you’ll need to know about vendor demos.sign up for demos at the registration booth
- All demo participants must obtain a wrist ban
- Wrist bans are obtained by signing a liability form and paying the $10 ACA insurance fee at the registration booth.
- Paddlers should have previous whitewater experience and their skills should be appropriate for the section of river they are demoing gear on. If an individual is unsure what section of river is appropriate for them they should double check with the vendor they are demoing gear from.*
- Weather in May can be unpredictable. Temperatures range from cold and wet. To sunny and dry.
- Appropriate personal gear is mandatory for demos. Drysuit, wetsuit, helmet, and life jacket are mandatory to demo boats. We recommend neoprene boots and neoprene gloves if you plan to be on the water.
- Shuttles will be running from the event site between Hole In the Wall and Big Eddy.
*If you aren’t a whitewater paddler, some vendors will have the option to try out a packraft, kayak or SUP on North Fork Reservoir but you will need to transport the boat from the event 10 miles down stream and then back up to the event.