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Awesome! Thanks for posting, Dave! It looks great 😀

Very happy to show off the newly completed packraft, as you can see using the new green fabric! I tested it out yesterday and it worked very well. It’s impressive how lightweight yet rugged these craft are.

I still plan to install a top-up valve, and multiple tie downs for a packtach system.

My only issue now is in trying to fix a slow leak.…[Read more]

Hello! I’m Torgil from Sweden, just registered to the forum but I’ve been lurking this fantastic site pretty much since it went up.

I’m planning to do a build this coming winter so I thought I’d register so I can tap the resources here.

Bottle top valve installed in a seat. Some bottle tops (like this one from a Badoit sparkling water bottle) have a slightly lower profile. The valve is absolutely airtight without the screw top on, but deflates easily when the flap is pushed in with a finger tip. Works better than I thought. No going back now – I prefer this to the Boston valves…[Read more]

Hopefully I didn’t cause too much alarm with my question.  In my tests the minor stuff didn’t seem to leak, but a couple of the more majorly damaged areas did. When I say “leak”, the area appeared damp on the outside after a couple of minutes and then a bead slowly formed.

Probably I should explain how I did my tests. I took some scrap material…[Read more]

Hi Matt,

Thanks for the reply.

I think Dave meant (correct me if I’m wrong Dave) that only the TPU coating was damaged i.e. the fabric and underlying PU coating were in tact.

I’m using a temperature controlled iron, so I don’t have any issues with melting the fabric itself. Only the TPU coating melts when I place my iron on it, and this is…[Read more]

Nice work – I like it!

I’m currently using a very light two piece carbon kayak paddle made by Werner, which was a very generous gift; if you’re making or purchasing a paddle, I recommend choosing a four piece design because it’s easier to pack.

When it comes to paddles, spending more money generally gets you a lighter, stiffer paddle. Depending on the type of paddling…[Read more]

Same thing happened to me as Chris Chitty above with the Clover II from Amazon US — Mine was hot enough but after a few uses the heating element broke off from the handle because of the poor construction of the mount. I’m looking into modifying my soldering iron now.

Also a  good light weight valve for the seat or inflatable floor, with the added benefit of the inflation bag adapter (mentioned earlier) fitting all valves.