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It’s about 650 km (400 mi), roughly six weeks in total 🙂

I’ve sealed nine of ten tube pieces to the floor. As I lay the tenth and final piece, I notice that it’s about a quarter-inch longer than the available space.

What do I do?

Move the edges of the tube piece and the floor closer together, thus decreasing the width of the joint overlap

Overlap the tube pieces 1/8 inch each
Trim the edges of…[Read more]

I’ve sealed nine of ten tube pieces to the floor. As I lay the tenth and final piece, I notice that it’s about a quarter-inch longer than the available space.

What do I do?

Move the edges of the tube piece and the floor closer together, thus decreasing the width of the joint overlap

Overlap the tube pieces 1/8 inch each
Trim the edges of…[Read more]

I’ve sealed nine of ten tube pieces to the floor. As I lay the tenth and final piece, I notice that it’s about a quarter-inch longer than the available space.

What do I do?

Move the edges of the tube piece and the floor closer together, thus decreasing the width of the joint overlap

Overlap the tube pieces 1/8 inch each
Trim the edges of…[Read more]

Looks nice! What is the approximate time/distance?

Looks nice! What kind of total time/distance will it be?

I bought the Trim Sealing Iron Q-Model 606-1 in the first instance. I did not work. The iron simply does not produce enough heat. It was advertised for kite and rc plane decals. Probably it is good for these – for packrafting isn’t.

I bought the Trim Sealing Iron Q-Model 606-1 in the first instance. I did not work. The iron simply does not produce enough heat. It was advertised for kite and rc plane decals. Probably it is good for these – for packrafting isn’t.

If you are living in the EU then extremetextil.de might be a good choice.

I first wanted to purchase a complete ultralight kit, but after I did the math I didn’t… Why? In the EU we must pay VAT + customs tax above 150 Euro value. In many western countries the package most likely will not pass the customs. In the Netherlands the amount of tax is…[Read more]

Hi Larry,

Never fear! Where there is a will, there is a way.

You might be able to re-heat the ends with your iron and coax them apart while they’re hot. If this just makes a mess of things, leave them as-is and you can glue the end of the seam fabric to the outside of the floor. In Step 3 you will add some glue to the inside of this area anyway…[Read more]

Hi Larry,

Never fear! Where there is a will, there is a way.

You might be able to re-heat the ends with your iron and coax them apart while they’re hot. If this just makes a mess of things, leave them as-is and you can glue the end of the seam fabric to the outside of the floor. In Step 3 you will add some glue to the inside of this area anyway…[Read more]

Hi Larry,

Never fear! Where there is a will, there is a way.

You might be able to re-heat the ends with your iron and coax them apart while they’re hot. If this just makes a mess of things, leave them as-is and you can glue the end of the seam fabric to the outside of the floor. In Step 3 you will add some glue to the inside of this area anyway…[Read more]

Hi Larry,

Never fear! Where there is a will, there is a way.

You might be able to re-heat the ends with your iron and coax them apart while they’re hot. If this just makes a mess of things, leave them as-is and you can glue the end of the seam fabric to the outside of the floor. In Step 3 you will add some glue to the inside of this area anyway…[Read more]