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The only way to create a rigged 2 persons Packraft is using the High-pressure Drop Stitch Floor or aluminum Poles (construction)… 😉

The tubes folding up was an issue even in flat water, and I imagine that in broken water it might well get swamped. Part of the trouble with the MRS X2 is that it doesn’t have a top-up valve usable while paddling – you have to pull up on the bank to top up the pressure. If I were to keep the boat I would definitely add one and that would partly,…[Read more]

Welcome to the forum, Jeb!

I’ve been working on a two-person packraft design for a while now, but I’d like to avoid the floppy side-tube syndrome that people complain about in the manufactured two-person packrafts. How much of an issue was this for you, @lynsg? I know you found the length an issue for comfort as well (it not really being long…[Read more]

Haha yeah – nothing is actually copied and pasted, but so far it doesn’t look like this Nick Kowalski character has anything new to offer, aside from his location.

As far as I can tell he hasn’t even built a packraft yet, which makes his “Iron Raft” venture quite a bold move… unless he’s selling someone else’s proven design.

A two person boat plan and/or kit would be phenomenal.  Something similar to the Explorer 42 perhaps..  I think the boat plans are probably the most helpful for folks, once one learns how to assemble them, they can come up with their own accessories.  Getting the patterns for a new boat design would be a lot harder.

Inflatable PFD would be pr…[Read more]

Rather more than imitation, it looks almost like a straight rip-off. A whois shows the site was registered on 5.01.2017 by a Nick Kowalski in Somerset. The videos and instructions are “available after purchase of a kit” – why are these not public??? He will sell you a sample pack of red, blue and black fabrics, but only sells the kit in green.…[Read more]

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery… check out this copycat DIY Packraft shop – they even call their product a DIY Packraft Kit 😀

“iron raft“

What I really would like to see would be a multi chamber one with a spray skirt for whitewater and an inflatable backrest. Another thing that would be nice would be a self bailing one that you don’t have to sit in a few inches of water.

I heated up again.
I was able to tear it off.
Thank you.

Thanks for posting these tips, Mike!

I will incorporate some of them into my future videos.

Thanks for posting these tips, Mike!

I will incorporate some of them into my future videos.

Beautiful work, Mike!

The seam fabric will not form a strong bond with the non-TPU side of the floor fabric, so I recommend heating the area with your iron again so you can pull it apart there.

Hi @hiroshi, that is a common mistake – if you heat the fabric with your iron again, I think you will be able to separate the fabric.

I should be able to tear it off, but do not seem to be able to tear it off.

Because there is no help for it, are even these measures good?

Or how is such measures?