The Bob White Loop, Solo Packrafting in the Bob Marshall Wilderness (Montana)

[@fayleya3865]

Oh that was gorgeous! I’ve often wondered about pack-rafting. I do kayaking and I do hiking but not together! Those wolves freaked me out a bit just listening, so I can imagine your adrenaline sitting in that tent! Thanks so much for sharing this adventure :)

[@ShastaBubba]

Thanks Fayley! You would definitely enjoy packrafting then, since you already have the skills for both. It's great fun to add the thrill of whitewater to the joys of the wilderness adventures.

[@zionalberto7680]

i realize it's pretty randomly asking but does anyone know a good website to stream newly released series online ?

[@s4livestock641]

Great video and information, thank you!

[@ShastaBubba]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cq7415]

You had a great adventure. Congratulations on accomplishing this. Your raft was very small, you did great keeping it upright in the rapids. Great filming too. Thanks.

[@ShastaBubba]

Thank you very much! Appreciate the kind words!

[@DrJohn493]

Waay too much fun and adventure! Thanks for a sneak peak what I'm in for late this summer. Well done!

[@ShastaBubba]

Glad you enjoyed it! Have a great time!

[@David-ze6bb]

Very cool trip. That moose bit was pretty funny but I'm glad he didn't give you a hard time or get aggressive. An adventure for the books!

[@ShastaBubba]

Glad you enjoyed it! I really got a workout trying to keep ahead of that moose. Thanks!

[@dzedogranatovich7085]

Well planned and executed. Great overview and carry list. Very nicely done.

[@ShastaBubba]

Thanks so much and glad you enjoyed it!

[@elijahgahm8842]

Subscribed. Love my memories from multiple summers packrafting all through the Bob. Thanks for showing all the details! River rocks, burnt down forests and all! You captured the experience very well!

[@ShastaBubba]

Thanks so much Elijah, I really appreciate it, especially coming from someone who has shared this experience and country. Did you have a favorite float in the Bob?

[@elijahgahm8842]

ShastaBubba Adventures big salmon creek was always one of my favorites but it was so short! I also loved everything leading to the midcreek takeout and then the west fork of the south fork of the sun (ridiculous name haha) was great if the flows were good enough! Also, mad props for getting up and over white river pass with a boat on your back! That’s no small mountain!

[@ryantownsenda]

Great footage. I'm in the process of planning a trip of my own. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@ShastaBubba]

Thanks so much! Where are you planning on going?

[@grandmamichelle6753]

What a wonderful trip!

[@ShastaBubba]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!

[@adamholbrook2281]

Awesome trip. Thanks for sharing.

[@ShastaBubba]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@midlifeadventures391]

Incredible trip and fantastic video! I need to get back to Montana soooon!

[@ShastaBubba]

You should! Hope this video provides motivation. Thanks so much!

[@kylepucko9367]

Great video. Could it be possible this trip was not in 2016? I ask because that's my wife and I at 8:06 :) Based on my paddle, (which I acquired in 2017) I think it may have been that year. We did the Bob White Loop in 2016, but with different gear.

[@ShastaBubba]

Wow, good eye! I actually floated both years and had the photography together in one file, and must have pulled that clip from 2017. Thanks for letting me know!

[@NickandRachel]

Looks like a really awesome trip!

[@ShastaBubba]

It was! Thanks for watching.

[@NickandRachel]

@@ShastaBubba no problem! We really enjoy filming our adventures as well

[@backwoodssurvivalist1779]

I do similar activities but hadn’t packraft yet. Fished middle fork Flathead few days ago and swan river tommorow

[@ShastaBubba]

Sounds great; good luck and thanks for watching!

[@MTmixer84]

Amazing trip. Floating unscouted Rapids is verry dangerous though

[@ShastaBubba]

Agreed! These don't really qualify as rapids though; mostly standing waves (hence the Class II designation). Thanks for your comment!

[@paulhepfer8155]

looks great, thanks for sharing. You did four days, If you only had two nights on the river, might you be able to suggest which section you would do? thanks

[@ShastaBubba]

The South Fork of the Flathead is really only accessible via a full-day hike from any angle, but next time I go, I plan to go in at Holland Lk, go down along Gordan Creek, then float to Salmon Forks and back along Big Salmon Lk and out by Pendant lake. It would be more hiking than floating, but you extend your time on the river by stopping as you please. This trip would likely take 4-6 days. I guess if you put in at the Basin (via Stadler pass, as in this video), you can float all the way to Meadow Creek in two long days, after the day of hiking in.

[@JohanGartner]

amazing trip dan! love to goo there!!

[@ShastaBubba]

Thanks Johan! I'd be happy to help with trail suggestions.

[@JohanGartner]

@@ShastaBubba sounds great! Thank you🙏

[@JohanGartner]

@@ShastaBubba are you living near the Bob Marshall wilderness?

[@ShastaBubba]

@@JohanGartner Yes, I live in Kalispell, MT, so am able to look over every day and see the Swan range, which is the western border of the Bob. Very blessed!

[@JohanGartner]

@@ShastaBubba oh, that's amazing🙂 I'm really jealous😄 stay safe my friend🙏

[@roytd96]

Hi, What kind of boat do you use?

[@ShastaBubba]

It's an older style Alpaca Raft; called the Denali Llama. They've been upgraded and improved, so I think it would be similar to the current Classic model. Thanks for watching!

[@roytd96]

Thank you Dan.

[@noBearAdventures]

Do you think the Scout could handle this trip? Killer vid btw

[@ShastaBubba]

@@noBearAdventures Thanks! I believe a Scout would handle the water just fine, but you would have to pull out and dump water more often due to the lack of a spray skirt. The best authority for this question I know would be Dave Chenault, at BedrockandParadox.com (a blog), who wrote the guidebook for floating the rivers of NW MT and, I think, even owned a scout.

[@noBearAdventures]

ShastaBubba Adventures thanks brother. I appreciate the input. Was thinking of maybe installing a MYOG skirt anyway.