Aire R vs DD raft design
Whats up Buzzards
Lets get another threat going about raft design where today we feature the merits of the R vs DD. Im in the market to upgrade from a 14 Outlaw. Im pretty sold out on the Aire design in general. Weve seriously put as much as we can into our old raft but now its time to go to 15-16 model.
Im looking at the 156R or the 16DD. Weve been using as big a frame as we can for all the gear for 3 people for upwards of 9 days. We life in Bend now but travel all over to hit the usual spots; Main, San Juan, Deschutes, John Day, Grande Ronde, Green, etc
My questions are these: Once loaded up like a pig, will the DD actually be more maneuverable than the R? Will the extra inch of tube size of the R ride higher or handle a large load better? Does the DD handle better in the wind?
Please feel free to nerd out on raft design. Thanks and see you out there
Lets get another threat going about raft design where today we feature the merits of the R vs DD. Im in the market to upgrade from a 14 Outlaw. Im pretty sold out on the Aire design in general. Weve seriously put as much as we can into our old raft but now its time to go to 15-16 model.
Im looking at the 156R or the 16DD. Weve been using as big a frame as we can for all the gear for 3 people for upwards of 9 days. We life in Bend now but travel all over to hit the usual spots; Main, San Juan, Deschutes, John Day, Grande Ronde, Green, etc
My questions are these: Once loaded up like a pig, will the DD actually be more maneuverable than the R? Will the extra inch of tube size of the R ride higher or handle a large load better? Does the DD handle better in the wind?
Please feel free to nerd out on raft design. Thanks and see you out there