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Cool! Thanks for posting!

Awesome! How was it paddling with the three of you?

Got the “packship” down the Mendenhall and Herbert Rivers with me, wife, and 7 year old.  Working well.  I put 3M 5200 on all the seams instead of Aquaseal because I had some minor leaks and for whatever reason, nobody will ship the big 8oz bottle of Aquaseal to AK (hazmat?). It’s ugly, but I could care less, it works great.

Hi all,

Finished my V2 from plans and finally got around to testing it in the river. The raft is great and exceeded my expectations for handling etc. The material I sourced looks very much like an imitator of Mat’s so I plan on getting some “DIY packraft” decals done.

My biggest problem was the end join on the seams, the last one, nearest the…[Read more]

Thank you so much Matt!

No worries 🙂

Hi Alex – don’t panic! This is fixable.

It doesn’t look too far off and I think you’ll be alright. If worse comes to worst, send me an email through the Contact page and I’ll give you my phone number so I can help you out. I’m off to dinner now, but briefly, here’s what I propose:

Position 4R so it lines up with the floor slit and 5R, and trim…[Read more]

I just realized this should have gone in the help section and I don’t know how to change it. Sorry (first time poster).

Hi

Bruce,

I built one like yours, but 14″ longer.  I just bought a Big Agnes sleeping pad that fits in as an inflatable floor.  It’s uncanny how well it fits.  Perfect width, stiffens the boat up very well, and it’s a heck of a lot easier than building an inflatable floor.

Beautiful shot with the glacier in the background!

First float.  Still have some pinhole leaks to fix, but it works fine.  

‘Deadpool’ packraft. Spray deck and decals to be added soon.