Alpacka or Pr-49 hd ?

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I have used the PR49 for years and have friends who have the Forager. Hands down with what you want to do I would go with the PR49. However, the PR49 only weighs 15lbs if you are just talking the boat without the floor, paddle and pump. All in with raft, floor, paddle and pump you are closer to 25lbs. Now I still use the cheap pump that Larry sold with the raft with years ago, but it is not that heavy. You could save some ounces with the upgraded pump he linked above.
You will not be able to truly solo a moose hunt with one raft though. You could maybe haul a whole moose across a flat lake, but if there were any waves you wont flip but you are going to be sitting in water. I have hauled a lot of moose down rivers with the PR49 and it has always taken two, though I will admit that most of those rivers have had class III sections to navigate. Even though when on the flat class I water, if you hit a small wave train the water will be in the boat and you will be constantly bailing. I have loaded the PR49 to 850lbs (rated at 1000 with the floor) and had about 2 inches of clearance to the water.
I love these rafts, but realistically you need 2 to haul a mature bull out with camp.

How do packed volumes compare? I don’t mind a few more pounds, but space is premium for me.