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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Paddle length for minimal water dripping in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 1 month ago
Cool – I’ll be interested to know how it works out. I’m sure lots of other people experience the same thing and I wonder if what works for my paddle works for others. Cheers
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Paddle length for minimal water dripping in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 1 month ago
I use a 240 cm paddle and it does drip a fair amount if I leave the blades unfeathered (blades at the same angle), so I don’t think a longer paddle is necessarily the solution, but it could help. I feather my paddle to 30 or 60 degrees so the top blade is flatter when the low blade is vertical in the water, and then water doesn’t run off the top…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 3 years, 2 months ago
After being out of stock for nearly two years, the Ultralight DIY Packraft kits are back and better than before!
I’ve just received a shipment of beautiful new lightweight ripstop fabrics in red, yellow, blue, […]
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Not officially, but you could use some of the scrap fabric that is included in the kit to do that.
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I think it would be okay, but I don’t have a dog, so I’m not really sure… maybe take a look at the fabric comparison video or order a fabric sample pack so you can decide.
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 2 months ago
Wow, beautiful – thanks for sharing!
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 3 years, 2 months ago
Luc Mehl, the well-known Alaskan adventurer and author of The Packraft Handbook and http://www.thingstolucat.com, is now offering an online packrafting course.
Luc and I have exchanged a few emails over the […]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Heat Iron Exploded! (Anyone has one in Germany?) in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 3 months ago
Yikes, that could have ended badly!
I’m not aware of any time limitations for the irons – I have left my irons plugged in for much longer than two hours without any sign of problems, and I haven’t heard of anyone else having this problem either, so I think maybe you were unlucky and received a bad iron. It’s unfortunate that it takes so long to…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 3 months ago
Haha, that’s great! This project really does appeal to a certain type of person – there’s surely another type that ends up shelving it unfinished, but those people don’t tell me about it so it’s hard to know how many there are. It is pretty gratifying to see the “repeat offenders” though!
I think you’re right that the Anfibio self-bailing tube…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Pieces not aligning with dot/slit (3RL, 2RL) in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 3 months ago
Excellent! 😀
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Matt (Admin) commented on the post, Punctures, Leaks, & Repairs 3 years, 3 months ago
Right on! Bon voyage 😀
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 3 years, 3 months ago
Updated August 18, 2022
Finally, the first fabric shipment is here! That’s the good news.
The bad news is that there isn’t enough fabric here to fulfill all of the pre-orders (or any new orders), and due t […]
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No rush, but any update on the second round of new material?
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Hi Matt, I’ll post an update later today. Thanks for the push 🙂
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Matt (Admin) commented on the post, Punctures, Leaks, & Repairs 3 years, 3 months ago
I’m pretty confident it will work fine, but before tackling the repair, try welding a small circle of fabric to an out-of-the-way spot to make sure. Cheers
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 3 months ago
Awesome! Thanks for the feedback!
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Matt (Admin) commented on the post, Fabric Status Update 3 years, 4 months ago
Somebody should do this, but there are a few reasons why it won’t be me. First, selling bulk fabric is very boring – unroll, measure, cut, pack, ship, repeat. There’s no price that would make that a fulfilling job (for me). Second is the opportunity cost – any time I spend selling bulk fabric is time I’m not spending working on packraft stuff, and…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) commented on the post, Fabric Status Update 3 years, 4 months ago
It’s possible, but please don’t rely on it. Selling bulk fabric creates inventory problems because I need four different fabrics to make each packraft kit and when I sell bulk fabric as well then it becomes impossible to keep the right amount of each fabric in stock for the kits because bulk purchases are so unpredictable. If it only took a month…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Pieces not aligning with dot/slit (3RL, 2RL) in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 4 months ago
If tube 1 fits nicely between tube 2 and the center slit then I would locate the tubes as you have them in the pictures without modifying anything, but if tube 1 doesn’t fit, then I would trim the corner in this picture to make tube 1 fit.
It looks like it extends about 5 mm past the slit, so I would trim off 5 mm at the corner and gradually…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Pieces not aligning with dot/slit (3RL, 2RL) in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 4 months ago
Hi Tuk,
Apologies for the slow reply – for some reason the notification for this post went to my spam folder and I just saw it now.
A 1 cm difference isn’t a big deal (it’s about 1% of the overall length of the seam) and it won’t make a noticeable difference in the finished packraft, but how to accommodate it depends a bit on the adjacent tubes…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 5 months ago
Very cool 🙂
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Matt (Admin) commented on the post, Alternative lightweight inflation valves 3 years, 5 months ago
Aquaseal works, but something like HH-66 or Stabond might be stronger.
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Tips & Tricks in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 5 months ago
That is a great idea – I will try it myself!
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 5 months ago
Beautiful! How did you make the logos? They look great!
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