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Didn’t see Matt’s leg straps post. Cool! Glad I could help.

Thanks for putting this together!  I printed one out, still need to clean it up a little but it threaded in perfectly.

Thanks for this!  I have two inflation bags so I’ll use this on one and compare.

Great photos, Lee, and excellent work! Thanks for sharing!

Finished building the Atlin a couple weeks ago and have already taken it on several trips.  So far just fishing trips, low stress stuff as I get familiar with things.  I plan on bikepacking and hopefully taking it on some class 1/2 rivers.  I’ve been scouting some places and trying to find something beginner friendly in my area.  Just recei…[Read more]

As far as I can see, neither of those looks bad enough to risk removal and rewelding. I would just coat them with Aquaseal and not worry about it, because everything else looks great. For the sealant on the inside, I would proceed as normal, just making sure to plug any obvious routes where air could escape. Cheers!

Excellent – in my opinion, that’s the best way to do it – a little at a time, so you don’t get sick of it. Cheers 🙂

Thanks for a fast reply Matt, that cheered me up! 🙂 I’m continuing little by little, sneaking out to the garage inbetween all other stuff that is calling on my attention during spingtime.

/Anders

Fantastic! I’m glad to hear it! Enjoy the summer 🙂

First splash with one of the new DIYPackrafts I made this winter!

I couldn’t be happier. It handles just like an old creek boat kayak I had years ago but lighter, is much more controllable than my canoe and is going to see a TON of time on the water throughout Canada. Thanks again for making these kits Matt!

Hi Anders – don’t worry! It’s not necessary to go back and change anything – just carry on. Those inside reinforcements are only for extra strength (the Skeena and other packraft models don’t have them, and that has never caused a problem). If you are really concerned, you could add a wider reinforcing strip that bridges across the sealant, but…[Read more]