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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Floor to tube fabric heat sealing issues in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years ago
No problem!
In the meantime, I’ve changed it to bold text and added another bullet to the list.
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Sawtooth replied to the topic Floor to tube fabric heat sealing issues in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years ago
Thanks Matt!
Yup, it is right beneath the paragraph I quoted! Apparently I needed to keep reading, lol!
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Floor to tube fabric heat sealing issues in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years ago
Don’t worry – that’s normal. It looks like you’re doing a good job. Sorry for the confusion.
The answer to your question is directly below the text you quoted – it’s even referred to by the asterisk in the quoted section 🙂
Since switching to the 450 GSM floor fabric, I get this question a lot, so I keep moving the information, thinking “Now…[Read more]
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Sawtooth started the topic Floor to tube fabric heat sealing issues in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years ago
Hello all,
Been practicing my heat weld techniques for Skeena raft and seem to be having issues with the floor to tube fabric (all the TPU from floor peels off onto tube fabric). I can get a good weld when just using tube on tube fabric, but for some reason the floor to tube is kicking my butt! Found this on the site:
If the TPU layers fuse…[Read more]
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Sawtooth became a registered member 4 years ago
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noricorino replied to the topic New users say "Hi" here to prove you are not a Spam Bot in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years ago
Hello!
I’m new to forum and to packraft making. I’ve just welded the bow seam of Skeena (took me 1.5 days), with a couple burned spot. I’m going to glue them up as well as the sealing… and maybe some patching if needed…
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 4 years ago
This is just a quick follow-up to my previous post – I received some positive feedback about the pre-order idea, so now I’ve made it possible to pre-order (backorder) the packraft kits in the Shop. These orders […]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 1 month ago
Gorgeous photos! Thanks for posting!
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Luckyjim changed their profile picture 4 years, 1 month ago
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Nienke replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 1 month ago
I built this Skeena last summer. After a maiden voyage in the canals of Utrecht I took it to Swedish and Norwegian Lapland and had a great trip!




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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Tips & Tricks in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 1 month ago
Great idea! I find that the weight of the iron’s cord sometimes drags the light aluminum stand off my table – this would certainly solve that problem!
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Luckyjim replied to the topic Tips & Tricks in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 1 month ago
Jigs and tools I used… The 8″ cast iron pan made a great Hot Iron holder. It also acted as a heat sink so the Iron did not get to hot. My first raft…..

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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY GTX drysuit in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 1 month ago
Impressive work – thanks for documenting your project! It’s very cool! I’m sure other people will want to follow your lead.
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Drysuits for Packrafting in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 1 month ago
Fantastic!
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eswets replied to the topic Drysuits for Packrafting in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 1 month ago
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