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<span style=”color: #000000; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15px;”>There are software programs that assist designers to visualize complicated 3D shapes of products made with fabrics. Many industries, not only clothing designers, use them for their simplicity, accuracy and speed. When the designer modifies the 2D pattern pieces, the 3D model…[Read more]

Hi all! Long time kayaker looking to become part of the packraft community.

No problem – sounds great!

Matt, thank you! This is exactly the kind of advice I was looking for. Agreed that full scale is probably easier to work with than taping up tiny models, and it has the added benefit that I can use my patterns on the real material once I land on a design I’m pleased with. I’ll let you know how it goes.

-Ben

For quick prototyping I’ve used clear polyethylene plastic sheeting (sold as vapour barrier for home construction or floor/furniture protection while painting) held together with vapour barrier tape. Both are available at building supply stores (in North America, at least).

Often making things smaller is significantly more difficult because it’s…[Read more]

There are TPU fabric vendors that will sell 20 yards worth for a couple hundred bucks if you reach out and ask (they usually have minimum amount that goes into thousands of dollars).

Hi Hello!

Northern California-based packrafter here. My buddy showed me DIY packraft dot com when we were talking about an idea I had for a new packraft design. I’m so happy to have found this website and community!

-Ben