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Just wanted to share some photos of my V3 kit.

I outfitted it as a light weight whitewater boat with three point thigh straps, a backband and a whitewater deck with a cockpit coaming.

Several of us ran laps on a local class II in it for it’s maiden voyage.

Coming from a rafting and whitewater kayaking background, the packraft  performed really…[Read more]

This is awesome!  I’m from Brasil. Anyone from South America?

Hello! Matt is helping me do some brainstorming on how to proceed. I will for sure post up the progress and how it ended up! It might not be the prettiest packraft, but as long as it can get me and a big pack across a lake I’ll be happy!

Hi Logan,

Sorry for the delay – I’m currently traveling with limited access to the forum.

It’s not uncommon to have some misalignment but this amount seems like a lot. It looks like your piece 2 might be a bit wrinkled where it’s attached to the floor, which may account for it – make sure to keep the pieces flat and tight when sealing. Can you s…[Read more]

Hey Logan!

I havn’t started building my packraft yet but I’d be curious to know how you proceeded. Did it work out in the end?

Hi,

Raftko here and not a bot..had purchased ultralight kit past summer and only now got the sealing iron from Aliexpres that needs to be moded for EU plug and testing on the scraps should begin before I seal the first boat…happy days!

question for the experienced DIYers out there..
Small or big problem?

As seen in photo I’m attempting to seal pieces 1-2 together. For some reason piece 2 is waaay off from where it is supposed to be. Previous to this I sealed seam 3 down and it was about 2cm off from where it was supposed to be as well. I couldn’t figure out why it kept coming…[Read more]

ahh nevermind, I was able to figure it out.. turns out you need to put the correct pieces next to eachother… whoops! luckily I didn’t seal anything down yet

Hello! Not a bot 👍

If you order an adjustable Leather Iron through Aliexpress, like the Jingda first discovered by Lynn, you may want to also order a 3-prong US plug adaptor. They are inexpensive ($0.66 with free shipping), but hard to find on Aliexpress. Here is a link for one. I haven’t ordered it, just wanted to provide the link so others might. I will order one…[Read more]

I should have been clear that I am actually getting MasterSeal 6’s from them which are lighter for my purposes.

Thank you Lyn.  I ordered two.  The chain length is 19 cm, so a little short for my purpose but it will work.

I also use Seam Grip as an excellent cover for abrasion exposed areas.  It is very abrasion resistant and won’t peel away.  Simply brush over the area of the material that is abraded and it will extend its wear life significantly.

Derrick