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Hi Matt. Sorry for lack of detail. I sealed up the last of the raft and blew it up, but it lost air. One problem spot was the very rear-most point where the flap hadn’t stuck down well with the sealant. I used rubber cement (HB-66) that I’d used to attach the tie-downs to add a small section of inner tube patch over that. It didn’t work well, so I…[Read more]

I’m not sure if you saw the second “Note” on the heat sealing page, but what you’re describing could be normal. All of the seams in the packrafts are designed to avoid that kind of peeling force – they’re either shear forces only, as in the areas where the tubes attach to the perimeter of the floor, or the area that would feel a peeling force is…[Read more]

Hi RhettB, I’m sorry I’m not doing any bulk fabric sales at this time. Maybe when global supply chains are back to normal and I have plenty of stock I will, but that won’t be in the foreseeable future. Some people have had success modifying inflatable camping mattresses to fit the packrafts floor – that’s the approach I would take, as it would…[Read more]

Can you elaborate on what you mean when you say locating the leaks and sealing them hasn’t helped? It sounds like either there are more leaks to find and seal or your method of sealing them didn’t work.

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Just got my telkwa in the mail and am looking forward to the process. Heading to a heat seal forum for some early struggles. 🙂

Here’s my Skeena (front and center) in action exploring some icebergs outside of Spencer Glacier in Alaska!

Loved the build process, found it to be super satisfying to weld with the leather iron- this was my first DIY raft and I am so proud of how it turned out, haven’t found any leaks to speak of after a few times out on lakes and the 12 miles…[Read more]

Hello!

I’m not a bot, and I just finished my Skeena!

In case you were curious this little Thermarest micro pump inflates the boat in 10 minutes.