Three Seeka packrafts. Solo, Tourer and Duo. Every one of them self-bails, rolls onto your pack, and ships by tracked express to Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, the UK and Europe.
This note sets those three beside the three flagships people search for: Alpacka Expedition 2026, MRS Microraft and Kokopelli Nirvana Self-Bailing. Competitor facts come from official brand pages as of 29 August 2026.
It is not a price table, and the columns are not the same kind of hull. Rank by the job first. Then read the names.
Rank by the job
A self-bailing packraft you walk with, for lakes, inlets and easy rivers, bought direct online: Seeka's three, or Kokopelli Nirvana Self-Bailing.
A decked cockpit, a drier sit, a spray deck, the enclosed touring feel: Expedition 2026, or Microraft in the configs they publish.
Handmade Mancos construction, a cargo zipper and thigh straps as standard, and lifetime cover for the original owner: Expedition 2026. Seeka does not claim that construction.
A factory all-rounder with a spraydeck as the published flagship: Microraft.
Nirvana Self-Bailing is the fair self-bail comparison in this set. Expedition and Microraft are not self-bail hulls.
Alpacka and MRS make self-bail hulls too. They are not these flagship columns. Australian shops often stock a different Kokopelli as the volume model. That hull is a different class, not self-bail, and it is not in the table.
The qualitative table
| Feature | Seeka (Solo, Tourer, Duo) | Alpacka Expedition 2026 | MRS Microraft | Kokopelli Nirvana Self-Bailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-bail | Yes | No, whitewater deck | No, published configs are spraydeck | Yes |
| Where built (as they publish it) | Australian brand, self-bailing range | Handmade Mancos, Colorado, USA | Longquanyi, Chengdu | Denver company; country of manufacture unpublished |
| Cargo zipper | Unlisted | Standard (Cargo Fly) | Unlisted on Microraft | Compatible, not included |
| Warranty (as they publish it) | 2 years, materials and welding | Lifetime materials and workmanship, original owner | 3 years, quality and process | Lifetime on the packraft |
Alpacka: spray decks, seats and attachment points, 1 year. The cargo zipper itself is not covered. MRS: zipper, 1 year if fitted. Kokopelli: zipper, 1 year if fitted. Seeka does not list a zipper.
Cloth, and what denier is not
Seeka cloth, on all three: heavy duty, ultra lite weight tubes over an 840D floor. Yellow with black trim, welded Seeka logo.
A higher denier number is not a better cloth than Alpacka 210d. Alpacka Expedition cloth is 210d USA nylon, handmade in Mancos, as they publish it. Seeka does not claim to match that construction.
What Seeka lists, and what it does not
Weight is on the page: Solo 2.4 kg, Tourer 3.65 kg, Duo 5.8 kg. A cargo zipper and thigh braces are not listed for Seeka. Expedition ships with a cargo zipper and thigh straps as standard, as Alpacka lists it. Microraft and Nirvana list optional zippers. Unlisted is not the same as theirs.
Self-bail is a hull type, not a river grade. Seeka hulls are built for lakes, inlets, estuaries and easy rivers, and carry no whitewater class.
Warranty, as they publish it
Seeka: two years on materials and welding, held in Australia.
Alpacka: lifetime on materials and workmanship for the original owner, with the exceptions they publish.
MRS: three years on quality and process.
Kokopelli: lifetime on the packraft, as their warranty page lists it.
Lifetime and three years are longer than two years. Seeka cover is shorter, and it is specific: materials and welding.
How you get one in Australia
Seeka: add to cart and check out. Every order ships by tracked express, dispatched within two weeks and at your door in about three. Shipping is shown before you pay. Any model can be hired first, posted to your door with a paddle, two-day minimum, refundable bond.
Alpacka: Pack Raft Australia is the Australian retailer, as Alpacka lists it.
MRS: Australian dealer Horizon Line / packraft.com.au, as their site lists it.
Kokopelli: kokopelli.com does not ship internationally, as they publish it. Australia is through dealers.
What this comparison is not
It is not a price table. It is not a claim that Solo, Tourer or Duo is the Australian stand-in for any of those three.
For a decked cockpit, Expedition 2026 and Microraft, in published configs, are the columns for that sit. For self-bail, Seeka and Nirvana Self-Bailing are the columns for that sit.
Every Seeka self-bails and carries a two-year warranty on materials and welding. Or hire one for a weekend first.