Like some of you I've had an eye on pack rafts for the last few months and I've spent my time researching the best one for my needs.
I liked the Iron Raft but wouldn't trust my DIY skills to be comfortable with me, my bike and gear on top of one of them to cross water on.
I'm sure they are great, but not for me.
A dig around the back of the sofa, raided my secret (wife doesn't know about) bank account and bought what I wanted.
I bought the new grey colour Alpacka Caribou from Backcountry Scotland after many emails to and from with Andy the owner.
It was ordered with a 4 piece paddle and basic lift jacket to start with and away I went.
6 or 7 paddles/floats/adventures later I think I can safely say I'm so glad I bought this set up.
The Caribou is the only Alpacka raft specifically designed that is to carry weights such as bikes and camping gear or even Alaskan or Canadian hunters "prizes"
https://www.alpackaraft.com/rafting/product/caribou/
"Unlike anything else on the market, the Late Rise Bow still provides a rocker to shed waves and whitewater, but it moves beginning of the rocker in front of the bow’s mounted load. The result is a broad stable platform for mounting bulky and heavy items like bicycles that carries them high and keeps them out of the water when paddling. And, the load remains balanced and stable on both water and land."
When it's loaded it's very, very stable, when it's un laidened the front is high up, meaning the square fronted load carrying area is above the top of the waves so it skims around the water like any other pack raft.
Anyway enough of all this here are some pictures, if you have any questions please let me know below.
Tiny size
2520grams including a drybag with straps to pull it tight.
Here it is on the bag of my 29er in the Wildcat Harness, on the front is the lift vest and paddle
Loaded with my 29er+ and all the gear for an overnight bivi on Coniston.
Loaded with the 29er+ and my overnight gear on land showing how stable it is
It even fits on the "gravel" bike.
Unloaded on the sea
. I guess there's a midge-net add-on for the raft as well 
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