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ag403 started the topic Trouble sealing seam strip to floor junctions in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 6 months ago
I have several major leaks that all seem (ha) to be coming from where tube-to-tube seams meet the floor. This undoubtedly stems from making my reinforcement strips too long and interfering with the seam strip and trying to go back and fix this and losing some TPU in the process. Any suggestions for plugging these up besides using ungodly amounts…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
It looks great! And thanks for the note about the time!
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 5 years, 7 months ago
I am embarking on a solo packrafting expedition for several weeks. This is the trip I have been dreaming about for many years, and it’s the reason I started making packrafts in the first place, so in a very r […]

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keopgaard replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago

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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
Beautiful!!
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 5 years, 7 months ago
This is just a heads up that tomorrow will be my last trip to the post office before I leave for my month-long packrafting trip, so today is your last opportunity to purchase a fabric sample pack, valve, etc. […]
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pporneluboater replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
Trial float of my skeena with Colorado air.

And a trial river run on the Animas tubing through Durango.

Not your typical “Bikeraft” setup, but love that I can take a boat along on a motorcycle!
This photo also shows one of the new “Covid-19” color schemes. I think the blue seam strips look pretty good. Need to work on installing a…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Heat Sealing Que in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
Looks good to me!
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LaylaLou11 started the topic Heat Sealing Que in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
Hi there,
I’ve been practicing heat sealing on scraps (I’m a little OCD, I’m sorry.) And I’m not sure if I’m doing a really great job or a really terrible job haha. I’ve come across a few things I haven’t seen mentioned in your videos so I hoped to check with you before I start on my Skeena!
I feel pretty good about my tube-to-tube fabric…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic TPU orientation in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
There’s no step in the DIY Packraft kits where that’s required, but in theory you could use a hot air welder.
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androidmids replied to the topic TPU orientation in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
So when welding the floor material which is double coated, how can we melt it to itself if we cannot weld tpu coated sides of fabric?
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adelorenzo replied to the topic Inflating packraft with Thermarest inflation bag in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
It took me 5:30 to inflate the boat with the small thermarest sack. I use the dump valve to start and when it starts to fill up I switch to the one-way valve. 10 breaths to finish the job.

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adelorenzo replied to the topic Inflating packraft with Thermarest inflation bag in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago

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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
Thanks for showing us, Christian! Your packrafts look great and it is good to know about the hot air soldering station – your seams look excellent!
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Christian001 replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
Couple of weeks ago I finished my two packrafts! Telkwa and 2-Person.
It was awesome to build these. I really enjoyed it! The Telkwa was the first and it took me about 3 weeks. I was not very fast, but was afraid of doing any mistakes. I did some, but nothing major. Had some very minor leaks at the zipper.

The second (2-Person) took me…[Read more]
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