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One Man Raft Kickboat: An Inflatable Raft Better Than A Drift Boat
 


The best kickboat raft on any river or lake for Total Access!

 

 

Water Strider

Water Strider Raft Kickboats are Inflatable Rafts for Fishing, Hunting and Whitewater Rafting. The best one man or one woman raft on any river or lake.  Expedition river rafting equipment that's designed for real adventure.
 


Water Strider chosen by Field & Stream Best of the Best Awards
for Fishing Craft!


Click here or on the photo below to read what Field & Stream Editors
had to say about the Water Strider.

Dave Inks fly fishing from his Water Strider on the Lochsa River in Idaho.


Dave's New Zealand Rainbow

The Water Strider™ one man or one woman raft system is a kickboat style self-bailing raft. The Water Strider raft is expertly designed to be the toughest whitewater fishing, hunting and fun raft on the planet. The Water Strider is the most dependable, most ruggedly made fishing raft or hunting raft available because it's made of the highest grade of raft making materials used by any manufacturer. This versatile one man or one woman raft really has no competition.  There is no comparison, far superior to drift boats, pontoon boats and large rafts..  There simply isn't a better kickboat raft on any river or lake anywhere!  You can watch a Water Strider in action video here.  See for yourself!


New Improvements for the 2010 Season!

Kickboat it up a notch! Water Strider is now Expedition Grade.

Get a Water Strider Kickboat Raft now and be ready for  outdoor adventure on your favorite river or lake.

Only $1,595.00

Download the new 2010 Water Strider Brochure by clicking here.

Read about the updated 2010 Water Strider here.
 


Dave Lambroughton running a New Zealand RiverThe first time I used my Water Strider we ran some serious Class III rapids on the Dean River in British Columbia  without a hitch while carrying 120 pounds of camping and $10,000 worth of camera gear.

Dave and I also ran some serious Grade 3 and 4 rapids on the Rangitikei River in New Zealand.

Running rapids in a Water Strider is the most fun you can have with your waders on!

Ron Castle, Tennessee


 
Water Strider's Dean River Adventure is now on YouTube!

New Zealand White Water Rafting Photos -- Rangitikei River January 2006
 

NEW!

PROBAR the first great tasting, convenient, high-performance, meal replacement energy bar is now available at WaterStrider.com!
 


Dave Lambroughton
on New Zealand's 
Tongariro River

 
Water Strider™
designs and manufactures the highest quality expedition grade one man or woman rafts available on the planet. If you like to run rivers, if you like to float and fly fish, if you want to pack in to your secret lake, if you like to duck hunt, you don't have to use heavy, cumbersome, difficult to maneuver rafts or drift boats when you want to go float fishing, hunting or rafting for fun. You can do it yourself whenever you want to enjoy floating your favorite river or lake. When you're ready to fly fish, hunt or just enjoy a fun river float, a Water Strider raft is ready to go whenever you are.

 


 
What the heck is a Kickboat?

Water Strider's open floor design let's you sit on the air ride seat to propel and steer the Water Strider raft with fins on your feet while you keep both hands free for casting and landing fish.
In shallow water you can stand up and wade while the Water strider floats around you. There's no better way to fish! Makes a good hunting boat, too. Click here to see hunting ideas.

See Water Strider Raft Kickboat features in detail here >>


The Water Strider Raft Kickboat is a complete system... and then some!  Dave Inks is a raft master!  This is the best fly fishing boat there is!  Better than a drift boat.

Water Strider™ has the flotation capacity to carry all of the equipment to enjoy river and lake kickboat rafting adventures. Dave's rafting equipment, camping and camp kitchen gear are designed to work together as an integral part of the entire Water Strider one man or woman rafting system. Check out Dave's complete line of personal kickboat rafting gear and discover a great new way to enjoy floating, fishing and hunting on your favorite rivers and lakes!  Water Strider is rafting fun at its best.
 
 



When you want to fish out of a Water Strider, you can fish while floating or stop, stand up and cast!

Dave Inks shows how it's done.  You can stand up in shallow water through the open floor of your Water Strider to make your best cast.  Even in current the raft floats with little drag.

Want to learn how to fly fish from a Kickboat? 

Read Dave's how-to article here.
 

 


Kickboat it up a notch! Get a Water Strider kickboat raft now and be ready for outdoor fun and adventure on your favorite river or lake!

Order your Water Strider Raft Kickboat now!

Available in two colors: 
RED
or GREY

Color:

 

Water Strider Kickboat Raft
Shipping weight: 33 lbs.
Price: $1,595.00

Only $1595.00

Every new Water Strider raft now comes standard with:

  • 3 Piece HD Oars with Storage Bag

  • Inflatable Back Rest

  • Water Strider Kickboat Fins

  • Model K 100 hand pump

  • Heavy Duty Waterproof Dry Bag

  • Ruled Stripping Apron

  • Patch kit & Instructional DVD

  • New Roll Up Instructions

 

 


 
A Montana moment on Hidden Lake.

A Montana Moment  by J. Gilbert

Dear Water Strider,

This August for fifth time we took a float plane in to the Togiak wilderness in Alaska. This is a 2 million acre wilderness whose great rivers flow into the Berring sea in Bristol Bay. The three of us take your boats , bear fence and everything we need for 10 days of fishing and floating one the great rivers there. Many of these rivers have headwater sections with river depths of only a few inches and even when loaded to the max, the worst we have to do is stand up inside the boat and walk a few feet and then sit down again. Being able to just stand up in the boat and stop and fish makes prospecting for holes efficient and about as easy as it can be.

We have modified our boats a little for long expeditions and extra heavy loads with a few extra rings and two rear handles so we can lift the heavily loaded sterns out of the fast water without having to drag them but otherwise they are just stock boats.

After probably 500 miles and 50 days in the wilderness they look brand new and nothing comes close to their performance and their tremendous load carrying capacity for a one man boat. We love being able to bring our boats up near our tents...carrying them with a couple of fingers instead of two men. There just isn't better one man expedition boat made. In between I have been using mine on the Big Horn, the Green River and the Snake and carrying this light weight marvel long distances into isolated trout lakes in the Boundary Waters Wilderness in Minnesota. These boats are simply the best you can buy for expeditions on Alaska rivers and its also one boat that will do it all as well as any other boat made.

Jeff M.  
November 2007
 


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We've Got Pumps! Check out the new
Air Pumps for 2010!

Dave's selection of electric, bicycle style and foot air pumps makes inflating your Water Strider a breeze.

BRAVO 12 KITE Pump


Electric Kite Air Pumps >>

K- 40 Pump


Raft Pumps >>

KWIK CHECK PRESSURE GAUGE


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Check out our
newest items...
 

NEW Personal Floatation Device

 

NEW Seychelle Stainless Steel Filterd Water Bottle

NEW Stainless Steel Kelly Kettle
 

Wind River Boat Bag & Chest Pack


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Sunglasses by Guideline
 Polarized Performance
with Bifocals


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Personalized Fly Box


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Truck-n-Trailer

Water Strider Truck-N-Trailer
The all new Water Strider Truck-n-Trailer is a must
for the Water Strider Kickboat raft. You can
now carry your boat and gear easily to and from
the lake or river.

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The Measure Net

Measure Net the perfect gift for all your flyfishing friends.
The all new Measure Nets
are a perfect addition to
the Water Strider.

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