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pporneluboater became a registered member 5 years, 7 months ago
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Samsquanch replied to the topic TPU orientation in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
Thanks for the response. That totally makes sense. It was the fact that the heavier fabric is coated on both sides that I’d missed. I was able to build confidence by watching the videos, but found myself pausing the videos at various points to check if the floor was shiny side up or down. My Alpacka has the floor shiny side up, which was also…[Read more]
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adelorenzo started the topic Inflating packraft with Thermarest inflation bag in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
I’ve figured out a lightweight solution for inflating my Ultralight boat with has the red PVC valves. I use my new-style winglock valve Thermarest inflation bag. A short peice of 0.875″ OD vinyl tubing from the hardware store connects perfectly into the Thermarest bag and then needs a few wraps of tape on the other end to fit the packraft…[Read more]
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invincible replied to the topic TPU orientation in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
Excellent, that’s super helpful! I had the same question when I just started my build yesterday. I just went with what was shown in the videos and figured it must be working. I did notice that if you touch the iron to either side of the black floor fabric it looked like it was melting, whereas it only did that to one side of the colored fa…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic TPU orientation in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
Sorry for the confusion – I guess I need to make this clearer somewhere (or maybe several somewheres).
The lighter fabrics (e.g. tube fabrics, seam strips, inflation bag fabric) are coated with TPU on one side only, and the woven fabric is exposed on the other side.
The heaver fabrics that are used the in packraft floors are coated with TPU on…[Read more]
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legslegum replied to the topic New users say "Hi" here to prove you are not a Spam Bot in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
Hey Hi hello not a robot! We just bought two kits on my partner’s account and are very excited to get started once they arrive.
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legslegum became a registered member 5 years, 7 months ago
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Samsquanch started the topic TPU orientation in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
Newbie here with what is probably an obvious question. So I’ve got my Skeena pieces cut out. Got my tools ready. Tested my welding technique. Watched a bunch of videos. Feeling more or less ready to start welding my first DIY packraft. I have this nagging question. When you are joining two pieces of fabric, is there a principal that guides how the…[Read more]
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Samsquanch became a registered member 5 years, 7 months ago
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darrens became a registered member 5 years, 7 months ago
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alewyfe replied to the topic New users say "Hi" here to prove you are not a Spam Bot in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
Confirming not-a-bot-ness… Have been on the fence about building one of these for awhile… Looks like every inflatable kayak I was alsocalso is sold out for the season, so that may tip me over the edge into DIY-raft land. I guess I have about 24 hours to research and decide to make the order deadline! 🙂
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Bill replied to the topic New users say "Hi" here to prove you are not a Spam Bot in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 7 months ago
Hi Matt- I’m excited to get building my Skeena packraft. I got a Coverite Black Baron iron and it is working well. The instructions look great and it looks like a fun build. Thanks! Bill
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Bill became a registered member 5 years, 7 months ago
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 5 years, 7 months ago
As mentioned in a previous post, I will be away on a packrafting trip for the month of August and so I will not be processing orders during that time. Because it takes a couple of weeks to make a packraft kit, I […]
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Have a great trip!
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Thanks, Ken!
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Sure! I’ll send you an email.
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic New users say "Hi" here to prove you are not a Spam Bot in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 8 months ago
Indeed!
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JayJay replied to the topic New users say "Hi" here to prove you are not a Spam Bot in the forum DIY Packrafts 5 years, 8 months ago
Thanks! What a great resource although the story had a very sad end.
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