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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 10 months ago
Great shot! I love seeing DIY Packrafts in what to me are exotic locations!
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 10 months ago
That’s a big rubber duck 😀 Looks great!
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keopgaard replied to the topic Scandinavian/nordic builders in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 10 months ago
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keopgaard replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 10 months ago
Got my packraft finished today 🙂 Testing for airleaks..
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Bruce replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 10 months ago
Comparing Heat Sealing Irons: Clover Mini-Iron, Coverite, Top Flight, and Jandga Electrothermal Products
By: Bruce Campbell
Date: September 4, 2017
Background: I built my first DIY packraft using a Clover Mini-Iron and an old household Iron. They worked, but the Clover is slow and fragile. The old household iron was a challenge to keep hot…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 8 years, 10 months ago
Tom F. sent me this video and this link to a forum thread documenting the design and construction of a lightweight fishing float tube (a.k.a. bellyboat or belly boat) using heat sealable fabrics. […]
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Matt: AWESOME link to this man’s quest to build a 2 lb float tube. I read through all 22 pages of posts spanning 5 years of research and design. Fascinating stuff. We lost a good one when he died.
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Hi Derek, that’s great! Too bad that site doesn’t exist anymore… I see that the page was saved in the Wayback Machine ( https://web.archive.org/ ) in 2015, but I didn’t bother to make an account and check to see if all the info is there.
I’m not aware of anyone else who has posted anything similar, but if you find something, please post a link in a comment here. Thanks!
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Oh, good find – thanks!
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 8 years, 10 months ago
Nikki’s parents were visiting over the holiday weekend and they wanted to try out the new packraft, so I took the opportunity to take a few pictures to share. You can see that the weather was much better than the […]
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Rob became a registered member 8 years, 10 months ago
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Zack replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 10 months ago
Protip: You can buy 1oz of Aquaseal for $8, or 8oz for $22. You may as well buy the 8oz, cause you just might need it.
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Zack became a registered member 8 years, 10 months ago
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Jason Berti started the topic 210D and 40D Nylong-66 For sale in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 10 months ago
Hey all! I have a ton of unused Heat Sealable Nylon-66 from a project that never made it off the ground that I am looking to sell. I purchased this material earlier this year from Mat, here is what I have:
210D Black – 40″ x 40″
210D Blue – 5′ x 12′
40D Red – 5′ x 11′
$95 Shipped (US) is what I am asking, much less than what I paid for it…[Read more]
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Jason Berti became a registered member 8 years, 10 months ago
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mikkel replied to the topic Scandinavian/nordic builders in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 10 months ago
Hi you guys.
Live in denmark, copenhagen. Used Matts kitt’s. And the fabrics are great. Great quality and easy bonding (at the right tp)
But i have had problems with the heat sealing. But that is due to the soldering iron..
First used the Clover, but it does lack power, with some of the alterations and improvements alread described in the…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 10 months ago
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 8 years, 10 months ago
For the maiden voyage of the V3 DIY Packraft, Nikki and I spent the weekend visiting some glaciers!
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My favorite seat back, and the easiest, is a Crazy Creek folding camp chair. Not exactly a back packing item, but I can set a 2″ thick square boating flotation seat pad into the raft, top it with the crazy Creek chair and my daughter is up above the water and happy. Commercial versions that support the back and wrap around the hips are not popular among the hardcore here in Fairbanks. I bet Matt can develop something much better! The whitewater hardcore I know prefer a good kayak back band, supported with attachment loops or D-rings high on the inside of the raft. If using D-rings, they also attach their thigh braces to the same point. (I’m still looking for nice 1″ (25mm) aluminum D-rings, chrome rust, and the Titanium ones are a bit rough edged (DutchGear.com)). If using webbing one has to think through the connection so knees and back straps are connected and pulling against each other, not both building pressure on the side attachment patches in opposite directions.
Can’t wait to get my V3 built! Lets see, 1000D or 420D, that’s the question?
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thinklocal became a registered member 8 years, 10 months ago
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Bruce replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 10 months ago
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 8 years, 10 months ago
First Pictures of the new V3 DIY Packraft
Here are some pictures of the new V3 DIY Packraft. This one is the 120 size, and has a 420D floor (TPU on both sides) and 210D tubes. As it is now, […]-
Yes indeed!
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Thanks, Rob! Yeah, the inflatable floor will be a removable insert instead of integrated into the boat – it’s just easier that way.
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Awesome – it should be within the next week or two. Thanks!
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Looks great! Wider seams, appear to be almost 40 cm wide?
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Looks great! Wider seams, appear to be almost 40 cm wide?
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Very, very nice.. Have to get me one of those..
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Hi Hugh – I’ve updated the post to include the main differences. Thanks!
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Thanks, Eliot!
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They are heat sealed together 🙂
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 8 years, 10 months ago
I’ve posted written instructions for assembling the inflation bag kit here. They are text-only, at the moment, but I will add photos and a video soon!
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Ted became a registered member 8 years, 10 months ago
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