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Children successfully test their raft, in Brixham harbour, south Devon, England. The raft is made from wooden poles, rope and blue barrels.

The raft occurs as favorite nature and severity of boat, distinguished by the absence of the hull. Rafts come saved afloat either by buoyant materials like wood, or by inflated containers.

This technology has been superseded by hulled boats around virtually all area of the globe however inflatable rafts made of flexible materials come utilized for amateur navigation of whitewater.

Philip K. Wittman Field Research
Operation Canopeé in tropical rain forest canopy of Paracou, French Guiana in November 1996. Photographs of the blimp and inflatable canopy raft.

Exn.ca: Building a Better Treehouse
Brahm Rosensweig reports on the raft used for 10 years and plans to make an improved version, with photographs.