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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Awesome, thanks for posting! I can probably do a multi for you next week – send me an email to discuss. Cheers!
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joes replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Here’s a less than informational photo of the Skeena I made. This is a calm section of Sandy river in Oregon. Very stable boat, even in class III. My partner has been using it and it’s been the perfect boat to learn on – time to upgrade however..
Any timeline on when/if a multi-coloured Chilko will show up? Curious what’s happening here before…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 3 months, 1 week ago
Tariff Refunds!
If you’ve been following the US tariff drama, you may know that the US Supreme Court deemed many of the tariffs illegal back at the end of February. […] -
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New Footrest Kit
The new Chilko whitewater packraft kit will include an inflatable footrest, and I’ve decided to offer the footrest as a standalone kit too, so those […] -
Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Meet the Chilko Self-Bailer
After binning more prototypes than I care to admit, the Chilko whitewater packraft is finally here! As you can see in the pictures below, its […]-
Heck yeah finally! 😀
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Well, it looks like I will need, or at least want, to build another boat this fall! 🤞
That is one great looking boat!
Do you have an approximate price for the spray deck when it releases? Or is it too early to speculate?-
Thanks!
If all goes as expected, the spray deck should be the same or a similar price to the other spray decks.-
Excellent! I will probably be waiting until the new year to do this as a winter project. I am also hoping that my health and wellness benefit through my insurance will consider this a healthy activity and they will reimburse me a portion of the cost. It certain promotes a healthy lifestyle which saves them money in the long-term.
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Ha! That’s a great idea 😀
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This looks sweet, Matt! Competition with the Mage at 30% of the cost, and over a pound lighter. I would love to see some footage of it in whitewater.
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Thanks! The rivers are flooding here, but I hope to be able to do that soon!
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Somehow I missed this announcement. Great to see your leg straps and inflatable floor designs mature into a new boat!
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Looks awesome Matt! Do you think it would be possible to modify it to have smaller diameter tubes by using more overlap when sealing the tube fabric to the floor fabric, or would that mess up the geometry of the boat? Would love a whitewater focused boat that paddles more like a kayak, and lower volume tubes would help (I know this is really difficult to pull off in practice). Regardless, awesome work and I’m glad to see you’re still putting out new rafts! My skeena is one of my prized possesions and I’m glad to see the diypackraft dream lives on.
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Hmm, unfortunately the geometry wouldn’t work out, but that’s great to hear!
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Christian001 replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 months, 3 weeks ago
I used a heat gun to do some tricky spots on my packrafts. I used the “858D Heat Gun” (search for it on AliExpress). I flattened the smallest nozzle slightly with pliers. This allowed me to direct the airflow much more precisely onto the seams. I don’t recall the exact settings (temperature and airflow) right now, but if you need me to look them…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic New users say "Hi" here to prove you are not a Spam Bot in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 months, 1 week ago
Welcome!
Just scroll down to the bottom of the topics list when you’re logged in and you should see a form to create a new topic there.
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RooflessRider replied to the topic New users say "Hi" here to prove you are not a Spam Bot in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 months, 1 week ago
Hello,
I really appreciate all the resources posted here and on YT for diy rafts.
I’d like to make a post about a making a diy ‘cataraft’ however I can’t find an option to create a new thread, only reply to existing ones…?
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Calima replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Thanks, then I will stick with the iron and I will test the iron on the banner since I will be reusing it I can make tests there.
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Hi, some people have used hot air welders successfully, but I tried it and couldn’t get it to work well myself. I found that I needed three hands, and it was difficult to direct the heat only on the areas I wanted to weld.
I’m not sure if an iron will work on the banner vinyl material you have.
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Calima replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Hi!
I would like to make a packraft and I also have some old vinyl banners for other projects, so my question is if you could use this too for the packraft.
I already checked the forums and the mini iron as far I understand wont work really well with 110v, but if it is the best tool for the job then I will buy that one, I can always make it work…[Read more]
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Calima replied to the topic New users say "Hi" here to prove you are not a Spam Bot in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Hey, human here
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