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Hallo, I orderd first also an packraft-plan from matt, idea was buy fabric from extremtextile and made a raft. First start with the free seat and the tafetta TPU, terrible project. Orderd stronger material 270 den TPU from extremtextile in different collors to try, same result. Good thanks Matt startet with own precuted Kit 2, well heureka it…[Read more]

Hi @OlympicMtnBoy! The packrafts are designed with a fairly narrow cockpit to minimize weight and improve paddle clearance, so a pack will probably not fit between your legs. If you build a Large size, however, you will have an extra 20 cm (8″) of length and a day-pack would probably fit in front of your feet or behind your back.

An alternative…[Read more]

@Andreas hast du da einen link zur Lötstation? Hört sich professionell an

@Tomi made this very cool video of his DIY Packraft made from plans! Awesome!!

a white water spraydeck – would be fine! looking foreward to it!

Ok Matt,

I will order materials directly from you for my next packraft. Quite soon, I think.

My extreme textil packaft floats and works but for more serious wilderness use I will make better quality raft. I don’t want count how many hours I struggled with sealing that fabric… The good thing is that now I know the making process, tools etc.…[Read more]

I should add that I had no idea that extremtextil’s current tpu fabric is different to the lot from 5 years ago, and it was only discovered when testing to find the right temperature for the new tool. In the end I had to abandon that project and write off the money and time spent on it. This was hugely irritating, but even though these were going…[Read more]

@Tomi

I used the 210D fabric from the DIY Packraft shop for the multi-colour packraft how-to videos – you can see that it bonds quickly without melting. (I use the same temperature to bond the 40D fabric, too.)

I did a lot of research before deciding what fabrics to purchase for the DIY Packraft shop… I tested TPU-coated fabrics from other…[Read more]

For me the spraydeck (with or without the Velcro) or the White water version, and the T-zipper like this model

I own this boat (without the t-zip) but if you want i can give you some size and good pictures from the spraydeck and construction.

For me the spraydeck (with or without the Velcro) or the White water version, and the T-zipper like this model

For me the spraydeck (with or without the Velcro) or the White water version, and the T-zipper like this model

OK, I’ve just seen that post and added one for the iron I’m using. The original 70den/170gsm tpu fabric I bought 5 years ago from extremextil welds very well at a temp of around 280C, but the new lot just melts at anything more than about 160.

It seems to me that anything extremtextil do not list as “high-tenacity 6.6” is only “nylon 6”. Matt…[Read more]