Minda,
A trailblazer friend of mine recommended the Sevylor Trail Boat so I got one.
The pros: Hey its 4.5lbs, and its cheap. You can buy 10 of them for the price of one Alpacka.
The cons: After four trips I’ve had to repair it twice. I bought some $25 Tear Aid and fortunately the repairs have been basically the same as putting on a band-aid.
Maybe I’m just clumsy and/or dim. YMMV.
I’m thinking of taking up Chris Scoone’s offer of trying out his loaner alpacka, just to see what I’m missing.
http://washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php?t=60748&highlight=alpacka