I have a Maravia Spider with full NRS frame and have owned several drift boats including a Hyde and my current Willie. If I had to have only one boat it would be a raft. I have mine set up to plug out of and it works well. Doesn't track as well as a driftboat, but still works fine even with three big dudes in it. As you mentioned the raft opens up low water conditions that aren't the best for drift boats. Rafts don't have much for dry storage but with a few dry bags and boxes you can bring what you need for three people. I've been in and rowed NRS, AIRE, Outcast and Maravia and all are good high quality rafts. I chose to go with the Maravia because it seemed more nimble with three aboard than the other boats did. That might change with different set ups in different boats.