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    Byron
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    I built one out of a tarp and some gorilla tape just to see if it would work. I used spray glue to bond the panels to the floor and sandwiched them between another floor piece to make the floor a little stronger. All seams were sealed using gorilla tape. on both sides. I did have a small leak in the floor section causing the air to fill up in between the floor sections. I only glued the perimeter instead of the whole floor area which turned out to be my point of failure. the spray glue just didn’t bond very well and with little movement it spread and eventually separated completely. It was still holding air alright but with the lack of structure and more volume it wasn’t really functional. It was a fun and extremely time consuming project but it was fun just to see if it would work. I’m sure with a few tweaks it could actually work but I don’t know if i want to do it again.

    Byron

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