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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]

I just started assembling my packraft. (I really know how to have fun on a Friday night!)

I was so excited to get everything all lined up perfectly that I accidentally forgot the rule “2 cm left unsealed at each end of tube-floor joint (for now).”

So a couple of tube ends are sealed. Is this going to really mess things up down the road? How can…[Read more]

I just started assembling my packraft. (I really know how to have fun on a Friday night!)

I was so excited to get everything all lined up perfectly that I accidentally forgot the rule “2 cm left unsealed at each end of tube-floor joint (for now).”

So a couple of tube ends are sealed. Is this going to really mess things up down the road? How can…[Read more]

I just started assembling my packraft. (I really know how to have fun on a Friday night!)

I was so excited to get everything all lined up perfectly that I accidentally forgot the rule “2 cm left unsealed at each end of tube-floor joint (for now).”

So a couple of tube ends are sealed. Is this going to really mess things up down the road? How can…[Read more]