If this is the UK trip that you mentioned ages ago...forget speedhooks bud. Not legal. And as for fishing in the UK to keep you going...I'd forget that too. Even the west coast of Scotland is in dire straits for sea fishing. In mackie season you may be ok but anything else....well you'd be better off foraging on the shore for shellfish.
I'm really curious about this trip of yours, you've kind of kept quiet on this since you first mentioned it, although not on the gear front. Don't mean to sound rude but I'd love to kow how you are getting on and see some pics of you actually in the sea with your packraft like you suggested it was going to be for.
As for the guy in the Arctic was it Paul Caffyn the Kiwi guy that you meant?
Actually, I've not "kept quiet" on it at all, I've discussed it at length with another member and others, offline. My expectations as to what I should take with me have changed, due to reasons of suitability, durability, weight and cost.
Originally I wanted to take a Kifaru Tipi and Stove, Luxury Lite Cot and Sling Light chair, reason being that I have injuries which mean I'd need a tent I can stand upright and stay warm in, and a 'Cot' off the ground.
£/$ exchange rate ruled out the Kifaru gear and the designer of the L.L. Cot confirmed that it couldn't be made higher, also, I realized that the weight of my gear needed to be trimmed.
I'm making a small collapsible, and a smaller cylinder wood burning tent stove, both in stainless steel, with Ti-Goat titanium 'roll up' pipes (with dampers and spark arrestors) and have bought the lightest gear suitable for my intended use, such as a Katadyn Mini Filter to carry in place of my Katadyn Pocket Filter and a NeoAir pad and Multi-Mat Expedition XL mat in place of the 'Cot'.
The Sling Light chair's are now made by Crazy Creek, whom today confirmed the shipping charge to the UK for my order.
I've not been in the sea, low water temps and not having a dry suit being the main reason, plus the fact that I'm due to have long awaited surgery on my spine in May!
The article I read on the kayaker really inspired me, but it didn't name the paddler, it was more about the durability of the Feathercraft K1, coincidently, my larger Packraft, the Dory/Explorer, was built by Feathercraft under contract from Alpacka Raft.
If there's genuine interest, I'll put up detailed (inc weight and size) reviews with photo's of the gear list and Packrafts (and the ultralight tent stoves too). I'd intended to write a trip log and keep a photo and video journal of my trip, and to do a blogg on it.
I'd also intended to reply sooner, sorry for the delay, and thanks for the interest.
Additional thanks to Pignut for letting me reply in his thread!