An inflatable life raft assembly comprising: an inflatable and elastic life raft (500, 600), reversibly and selectively alterable from a deflated and folded configuration to a deployed and inflated configuration, said life raft extending in longitudinal and lateral directions when in said deployed and inflated configuration, said life raft comprising: at least two flexible sheets (660, 664) joined and sealed together to form a body delimiting at least one gas impervious chamber, the chamber configured to inflate and deflate in a transverse direction perpendicular to said longitudinal and lateral directions; at least one valve in fluid communication with said at least one gas impervious chamber for inflating and deflating said at least one chamber; and a storage (310, 610) constructed integrally with or non-removably attached to a surface of said inflatable life raft, characterized in that: the life raft comprises at least one weight formed as a sheet portion in said body and arranged in transverse alignment with said chamber; and the storage carrier comprises: a plurality of sidewalls delimiting a receptacle, said receptacle being configured to store said inflatable and elastic life raft in said deflated and folded configuration, at least one closure flap extending from a sidewall for selectively preventing or providing access to said receptacle, and at least one fastener for selectively and removably securing said closure flap in a closed position in which access to said receptacle is prevented. an inflatable and elastic life raft (500, 600), reversibly and selectively alterable from a deflated and folded configuration to a deployed and inflated configuration, said life raft extending in longitudinal and lateral directions when in said deployed and inflated configuration, said life raft comprising: at least two flexible sheets (660, 664) joined and sealed together to form a body delimiting at least one gas impervious chamber, the chamber configured to inflate and deflate in a transverse direction perpendicular to said longitudinal and lateral directions; at least one valve in fluid communication with said at least one gas impervious chamber for inflating and deflating said at least one chamber; and at least two flexible sheets (660, 664) joined and sealed together to form a body delimiting at least one gas impervious chamber, the chamber configured to inflate and deflate in a transverse direction perpendicular to said longitudinal and lateral directions; at least one valve in fluid communication with said at least one gas impervious chamber for inflating and deflating said at least one chamber; and a storage (310, 610) constructed integrally with or non-removably attached to a surface of said inflatable life raft, characterized in that: the life raft comprises at least one weight formed as a sheet portion in said body and arranged in transverse alignment with said chamber; and the storage carrier comprises: a plurality of sidewalls delimiting a receptacle, said receptacle being configured to store said inflatable and elastic life raft in said deflated and folded configuration, at least one closure flap extending from a sidewall for selectively preventing or providing access to said receptacle, and at least one fastener for selectively and removably securing said closure flap in a closed position in which access to said receptacle is prevented. the life raft comprises at least one weight formed as a sheet portion in said body and arranged in transverse alignment with said chamber; and the storage carrier comprises: a plurality of sidewalls delimiting a receptacle, said receptacle being configured to store said inflatable and elastic life raft in said deflated and folded configuration, at least one closure flap extending from a sidewall for selectively preventing or providing access to said receptacle, and at least one fastener for selectively and removably securing said closure flap in a closed position in which access to said receptacle is prevented. a plurality of sidewalls delimiting a receptacle, said receptacle being configured to store said inflatable and elastic life raft in said deflated and folded configuration, at least one closure flap extending from a sidewall for selectively preventing or providing access to said receptacle, and at least one fastener for selectively and removably securing said closure flap in a closed position in which access to said receptacle is prevented.