From our childhood to your adventure!

Our Story

With kiwi for a dad (a person from New Zealand… not the fruit) we grew up designing and building and playing with boats. So, when our founder began working with a local scout troop, he shared his love of engineering and boating with them. in an effort to teach the scouts design principles they developed a boat that could collapse and transported remote mountain lakes yet to be reached by boat. After his first successful prototype stirred a lot of interest the problem became how to build enough boats for other explorers. With the help of his brother the Thompson’s designed and built machinery for the rapid prototyping of boat designs. This proprietary manufacturing process allows us to go from concept to prototype quick enough to hone our design to perfection. You can be assured your next boat is the best because we already tested the designs that weren’t.

This boat collapses small and is light enough for you to port through brush and over mountains. Its lightweight design makes paddling an ease so you can spend your energy exploring places no other boat can go. We hope you enjoy your next adventure as much as we did making it.