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CaseyH replied to the topic Alternative sources for fabric and other materials in the forum DIY Packrafts 6 years, 11 months ago
Did anyone ever find a heavier material for North American customers? I noticed a comment where Matt said heavier material would be available soon but I don’t see anything in the shop yet.
I am interested in materials upto and maybe over 1000 denier. Cordura or ballistic or vectran or options would be great. Something heavy and two sided would be…[Read more]
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CaseyH started the topic Full sized whitewater rafts? in the forum DIY Packrafts 6 years, 11 months ago
Has anyone ever seen larger boats built from these materials … that can handle real whitewater? I am interested in building a 11′ x 5′ raft or frameless paddlecat with 20″ tubes.
The fact nobody has done it, leads me to believe I might be unaware of structural or other design limitations.
I’m not really concerned about weight. I am more…[Read more]
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CaseyH became a registered member 6 years, 11 months ago
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mitchelleverly started the topic Completed my first DIY packraft! Impressions, review, pictures in the forum DIY Packrafts 6 years, 11 months ago
Proud and excited to say I finally finished my DIY packraft. It’s been an awesome project to take on this summer, as I’ve been working an internship in a different city and had time in the afternoons to make progress. I’ll share a couple of first pictures I took and give a bit of a review of the process/share some things I found helpf…[Read more]
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dluiiulb became a registered member 6 years, 11 months ago
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Stefan replied to the topic New users say "Hi" here to prove you are not a Spam Bot in the forum DIY Packrafts 6 years, 12 months ago
Not a Spambot
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 6 years, 12 months ago
A few keen-eyed DIY packrafters have noticed that the newer Telkwa and Skeena kits have lower capacity ratings than the V3, in spite of being longer and having more air volume in the tubes. This is a result of a […]
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David Olsen replied to the topic DIY Donut in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years ago
I’m still working on my first project, so don’t take this as advice, just ideas. The simplest thing to do would be to have the TPU side inside and just seal the top and bottom together around the inner and outer of the donut – but that would give you an obvious seam sticking out when inflated, and the pressure would be trying to pull the seams…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Donut in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years ago
It’s not exactly a donut, but start by checking out the link in this post: https://www.diypackraft.com/2017/09/08/lightweight-fishing-float-tube/
Cheers!
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unnamedpeaks started the topic DIY Donut in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years ago
Hi,
I like to take an inflatable donut with me backpacking. In early season I can snowtube, and in later season I can float on lakes.
It seems easy to make with the DIY packraft fabric. Just two washer shaped pieces of fabric inflate into tubes.
Will anyone help me think through a construction method? How do I seal those two pieces together, I…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 7 years ago
Since the new Ultralight and Telkwa DIY Packraft kits were released, several people have asked for a similar packraft kit made from standard weight fabrics without a wrap-around floor. Tonight I inflated this new […]
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I think it would be pretty easy to add a water-filled keel, but whether the tracking would improve so much that it outweighed the increased drag, I’m not sure.
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Pirate323i replied to the topic New users say "Hi" here to prove you are not a Spam Bot in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years ago
Hi there. a big thank you to Matt!
I am looking to purchase a V3 in the coming weeks in order to explore some backcountry rivers and lakes here in NZ.
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Pirate323i became a registered member 7 years ago
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ltk1144 replied to the topic Is there hope for my V3…? in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years ago
Thanks Matt and krstahl,
I think I would be interested in letting it go pending some details. I’d be happy to talk directly, sending you a message.
Landon
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 7 years ago
Several people have reported having issues with this website not working properly in their browsers, so I’m making some major changes both behind the scenes and to the design of the site. All the same content […]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Is there hope for my V3…? in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years ago
Hi guys, I had to disable direct private messaging between forum members because people were getting too much spam, so if you’d like to connect directly out of the public eye, just send me a message through the contact form and I’ll send you each other’s email addresses. I won’t do that until both parties have requested it though. Sorry for the…[Read more]
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krstahl replied to the topic Is there hope for my V3…? in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years ago
ltk114,
I would be interested to give it a try if you really have given up on it. I live in Montana but get down to AZ (Grand Canyon) a couple times a year – no plans to get back there till late September. The seam in your photo looks like it needs a lot more heat. If that is the only type of error made then it might be repairable with some ef…[Read more]
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Paul Ortega became a registered member 7 years ago
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 7 years ago
New Video: Iron Temperature & Timing
I’ve just made a new video that shows what to look for (and what to avoid!) when setting the temperature on your heat sealing iron, and how to tell […]-
It’s a leather iron – more information here: https://www.diypackraft.com/construction/tools/
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I have the idea of setting a timer as I weld a seam to make sure I don’t rush and produce a bad weld. I plan to do an experiment to calibrate my iron. Do you have any estimates of weld rate? For example, about how much time should it take for 12 inches of seam? I assume it is iron specific; however, I suspect most builders are using the iron you suggest.
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I think there are too many variables to make setting a timer a practical approach, but my technique now is to hold the iron in one spot and count to six (or five, or seven, etc. – depends on the fabric and the room temperature) and then roll that spot and move on… would it help if I made a video explaining this?
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ltk1144 replied to the topic Is there hope for my V3…? in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years ago
Thanks Gustav, I will look into the hotter irons you mentioned. The raft isn’t in the EU though. I’d probably be willing to ship it and take a loss on the materials, but I understand if you don’t want it.
It’s in Arizona, USA for future reference.
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