Porta-Bote

We're headed out for a week's vacation with my sister's family, where there will be much fishing, boating, hiking, and general silliness with my awesome nephews. Before I go, I wanted to show off my husband's fold-up boat that he got this year. It will be making the trip with us, of course; that's why we got it! I watched him put it together last month, and I have to admit, it's pretty darned cool.

The whole set is here on Flickr, but I'm posting some highlights on the blog.

Looking pretty insubstantial...


Unfolding...


More unfolding...


The stick becomes the key to the set-up.


Putting in the first seat


Putting in the second seat (less gracefully than the first, LOL)


Screwing in the stern board


Voila! We have a boat!


You can also attach wheels so you can roll it to the water, which I maintain are HUGELY DORKY and make it look like Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang.


There is, of course, a waterproof floating holder for the iPhone. OF COURSE THERE IS.


And we are on the water! With very bad rowing! (The trolling motor was added on the next trip. And Hubby claims to have improved his rowing technique now.)


(Sure does look weird without the bow piece. Hubby will be adding it this week, although it's still kind of ugly with it.)


Comes apart pretty fast too...


That's all of it, including the fishing backpack


Pretty cool, righ? It's called a Porta-Bote, and you can order them online. Tell 'em we sent you!