MRS Fin Whale Packraft Wins Gold at the 2025 Asia Outdoor Gear Awards

December | 2025

The winners of the 2025 Asia Outdoor Gear Awards have been announced, and MRS has received a Gold Award in the Technical Equipment category for its Fin Whale packraft.

The Asia Outdoor Gear Awards recognize cutting-edge innovation and outstanding products in the global outdoor industry. Evaluated through both professional standards and real-world user experience, the awards follow a rigorous and impartial selection process to highlight exceptional gear designed for the Asian market, offering consumers a trusted benchmark for quality outdoor equipment.

This marks another milestone for MRS. In 2024, the MRS Surveyor also earned a Gold Award. The 2025 recognition of the Fin Whale packraft once again underscores MRS’s ongoing commitment to research, engineering, and product innovation.

Designed for Family Travel and Heavy Loads

The award-winning Fin Whale packraft was purpose-built for family adventures and load-intensive water travel. Its design priorities are clear: enhanced stability, increased carrying capacity, and comfort for multi-person trips.

When packed down, the Fin Whale folds into a backpack-friendly size, making water exploration more accessible from urban environments to remote landscapes. Constructed with reinforced 420D nylon TPU fabric, the hull balances paddling efficiency with exceptional durability and static stability. It comfortably carries two adults, one child, and additional gear, making it well suited for family outings, camping trips, and long-distance flatwater expeditions.

Expanding the MRS Lineup: From Ultralight to Family-Oriented Performance

While the 2024 award-winning Surveyor represented the efficiency of ultralight packrafting—with its streamlined shape, compact portability, and balanced land-to-water performance—the 2025 Gold Award-winning Fin Whale packraft extends the MRS lineup toward more everyday adventure scenarios, prioritizing multi-person use, heavier loads, and maximum stability.

From lightweight solo exploration to family-centered travel, MRS continues to refine a comprehensive product range that helps paddlers with different needs find the right craft for their journeys.

Durable Gear and a Commitment to Sustainability

Beyond performance and user experience, MRS is actively committed to sustainability. The company works with leading global fabric manufacturers to develop environmentally responsible TPU-coated textiles that meet BLUESIGN® certification standards, ensuring safer and more sustainable production.

MRS also offers a lifetime free repair service, encouraging users to extend the lifespan of their gear through maintenance and repair, helping reduce material waste.

From the creation of a single boat to years of continued use in the field, these efforts reflect MRS’s long-term investment in quality, responsibility, and user experience—bringing its belief that movement makes life better into everyday outdoor advent