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I’m having the same issue with blue fabric from a packraft that I ordered on June of last year. The fabric is delaminating from the TPU at the seam strips, and the exposed fabric is fraying badly. I’ve gone over the outsides of the seam strips with Seam Grip, and it appears to have halted the fraying. It looks pretty messy but is still holding air.

I say 240V only solely because it has so little heating power at 120V.  It will take a long time to heat up, and the iron won’t be able to maintain a stable temperature in use.  The temptation will be to run it hot (or at least as hot as it gets) and rely on thermal mass, rather than feedback temperature regulation.

Even at 240V the iron has a p…[Read more]

Hey everyone!

Sorry about the long delay on an update on this.  I emailed back an forth with Matt, sent him some fabric samples from the affected areas, and it seemed to be a one off fabric issue.  The supplier isn’t used anymore so it should 100% be a non-issue anymore.

I still wholeheartedly recommend the DIY’s to anyone that has decent s…[Read more]

Interesting! Thanks for posting this… it is a bit worrying that the safety features aren’t as advertised, but we should never leave these irons plugged in unattended anyway, so maybe it’s not such a concern.

I didn’t quite follow the steps to the conclusion that it’s only suitable for 240V – can you explain your reasoning?

I bought one of the Jingda ‘XL-150A’ leather irons from Aliexpress and did an examination.

Before even powering it on, I took it apart.

The first thing I noticed was the power cable was bogus.  It had a 3 prong ‘Y’ grounded Chinese Type I plug molded to the cable.  The plug was marked “JS-03 10A 250V”.  The cable was embossed with “3×0.75mm2” al…[Read more]

Thanks Matt =)

I would suggest placing it across the top of the seat so it can wrap around the corners and not cross any seams. Locate it closer to one edge or the other so you can sit on the seat without it being right in the middle.

>That’s a nifty paddle setup! You don’t have any issue with the blades twisting?

Yes, it was an issue, it would have been good to put some tape around the walking pole joints to stop them twisting, but I could manage getting across those rivers.

I think my paddle set-up would give better propulsion at a similar carried weight to your hand pad…[Read more]

Very cool! It’s a great idea for ultralight propulsion.

That’s a nifty paddle setup! You don’t have any issue with the blades twisting? I know Alpacka used to sell a trekking pole paddle at one point.

The DIY Ultralight is pretty amazing given it’s much lighter than the Klymit LWD, same weight as the Supai but it’s a full-sized boat whereas the other two are quite small. Of course it is made of much…[Read more]

Thanks Matt!

Not quite sure about the question? I sat in the boat facing the front and used my hands to push backwards, basically how you would normally paddle. The paddles themselves are on my palms so I am pushing them through the water, the straps are not strong enough to be able to pull the paddles through. Hopefully that makes sense.

I used…[Read more]