DIY Packraft | Matt (Admin) | Friends Activity https://www.diypackraft.com/members/admin/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Matt (Admin)'s friends. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:50:51 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 6e2ed0d5ae3f0c781340e0a266786ab2 Troutsman posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/activity/p/4064/#acomment-4065 Tue, 11 May 2021 16:21:23 -0700 Hey Matt, thanks for everything. I have made two purchases on a packraft and zippers. I would like to get in and learn from the instructions that are password protected. Is there anyway that I can get this password sent to my email instead of waiting for my package that’s coming the end of May?

In reply to - Troutsman and Matt (Admin) are now friends ]]> bb8ddcd02bcdb3708bf01b9da48cafed Troutsman and Matt (Admin) are now friends https://www.diypackraft.com/activity/p/4064/ Tue, 11 May 2021 16:12:41 -0700 2 81e62ceaee0456d0bdcacd3ddaec9990 Troutsman replied to the topic New users say "Hi" here to prove you are not a Spam Bot in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/say-hi-here-to-prove-you-are-not-a-spam-bot/#post-14364 Fri, 07 May 2021 21:26:19 -0700 Hey everyone. New here and learning from everyone has been great! Can’t wait to receive my 2 person kit!

]]> 0 e8c9d0e6e4a93e710fb358908119ed6d Troutsman became a registered member https://www.diypackraft.com/activity/p/4050/ Thu, 06 May 2021 19:02:14 -0700 0 a72a72a8814b54793c8bc4acc7e80ea6 Joy started the topic TIZIP on an Alpacka? Experiences? in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/tizip-on-an-alpacka-experiences/ Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:05:27 -0700 did anyone try to install an TIZIP in an existing alpacka? would it be like in a DIY packraft, or in an Kokopelli – or is it different? I’ll Tr it and I’mlooking foreward to suggestions

]]> 0 6bb95830cc56db3fce4defa3c38ad208 Kwok Wah Lai replied to the topic Colorado River In Glen Canyon On My V3 in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/colorado-river-in-glen-canyon-on-my-v3/#post-9467 Tue, 23 Apr 2019 09:37:18 -0700 Very interesting! And beautiful… 👍

]]> 0 0c2660f5fb4a75ed097b423deff9e156 Lyn St George posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2019/03/16/the-silicone-roller-my-new-favorite-tool/#comment-8555 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:58:25 -0700 I also have an 858D – squeeze a nozzle down to make a slot around 24mm wide. The air flow is quite low, so if it’s used at 220C or so the heat will spread out too much. Wind the temp up to 300 or more (even 400) and roll at a speed to suit and it will melt only the target you want. A bit like quickly searing a steak, rather than slowly cooking it…[Read more]

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post For about $10 you can have a shiny new roller like this one. When heat sealing TPU coated fabrics together, it’s important to apply pressure to the fabric as it cools, otherwise it […] ]]> 01e6b2fda9e918a498260d6611a5dfe5 Kwok Wah Lai replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-8701 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 09:56:47 -0800 Wow!👍👍👍

]]> 0 cae571320f9ce3b93e6086fc86bc36bf Lyn St George replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/heat-sealing-tools/#post-7017 Sat, 08 Sep 2018 12:16:16 -0700 @Andrew. Bruce has posted some excellent reports on irons and I would consider his opinion definitive. You might also want to consider hot air guns, though not the one I reported on some months ago – this is one of many cheaper tools that don’t regulate the temperature and should not be considered.

Of the three ranges that Steinell make, their…[Read more]

]]> 0 71c25ec086229354bc0b2df5bd350b78 Lyn St George replied to the topic "long-term" use reports in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/long-term-use-reports/#post-6983 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 10:44:37 -0700 Looking at the site you’ve linked to, he pretty much admits that the problems are down to poor workmanship and poor tools. The photo shows a seam that will not only leak but quite possibly tear apart under serious stress. The situation is much the same as with anything else you might make, be it tent, shed or packraft: you need to have the right…[Read more]

]]> 0 846bc5efcbb228569b530dce5172ee92 Kwok Wah Lai replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-6815 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 09:26:55 -0700 Really beautiful …👍

]]> 0 74724606277c97a38b6184616e75e48c Kwok Wah Lai replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-6419 Thu, 17 May 2018 09:37:10 -0700 Wow… Great !!!!! Both you and your boat are awesome 👏🏼

]]> 0 273b6754c7c44bb5ffabb4ad28dd163a Kwok Wah Lai posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2018/05/03/convertible-spray-deck/#comment-5648 Fri, 04 May 2018 14:36:46 -0700 Wow, this is a kind of professional evolved from the evolution of DiY packraft… oh man another really Great DiYed Raft here ! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post Check out this stowable spray deck that Dom Adcock added to his V3 DIY Packraft! I’ve posted more detailed pictures of the construction process on a dedicated page here. (Photos by […] ]]> 31c97a5d2e35337bc2a3b3cda60b202f Kwok Wah Lai posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2018/05/03/convertible-spray-deck/#comment-5648 Fri, 04 May 2018 14:36:36 -0700 Wow, this is a kind of professional evolved from the evolution of DiY packraft… oh man another really Great DiYed Raft here ! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post Check out this stowable spray deck that Dom Adcock added to his V3 DIY Packraft! I’ve posted more detailed pictures of the construction process on a dedicated page here. (Photos by […] ]]> 555b5c064a059468d773bd84c060aaca Adam and Matt (Admin) are now friends https://www.diypackraft.com/activity/p/1781/ Wed, 02 May 2018 03:15:42 -0700 0 6b35e40d11aff9b3fb2d31e32b603062 Adam replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-6198 Tue, 01 May 2018 23:55:00 -0700

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

]]> 0 82dadda9a870cfab0576b1ccc1106124 Adam changed their profile picture https://www.diypackraft.com/activity/p/1779/ Tue, 01 May 2018 23:38:58 -0700 0 792f560d4a1d9b2d5e262f2f18fb0584 Adam changed their profile picture https://www.diypackraft.com/activity/p/1778/ Tue, 01 May 2018 23:36:26 -0700 0 33235e52270db4fc7e86d8a1273a0aef Adam changed their profile picture https://www.diypackraft.com/activity/p/1777/ Tue, 01 May 2018 23:33:50 -0700 0 de122616f70e12907a44544233b3f429 Adam changed their profile picture https://www.diypackraft.com/activity/p/1776/ Tue, 01 May 2018 23:24:33 -0700 0 d20267f7974f682f920f080ac5d8152c Adam changed their profile picture https://www.diypackraft.com/activity/p/1775/ Tue, 01 May 2018 23:20:31 -0700 0 e484f1636ce2b2cd7d6a93b45f296b71 Adam changed their profile picture https://www.diypackraft.com/activity/p/1774/ Tue, 01 May 2018 23:16:17 -0700 0 00facdc638f91da3eedca3c953d51457 Adam changed their profile picture https://www.diypackraft.com/activity/p/1773/ Tue, 01 May 2018 23:15:09 -0700 0 42f2838458c8369fcddfb782c2366e44 Adam's profile was updated https://www.diypackraft.com/activity/p/1772/ Tue, 01 May 2018 23:13:47 -0700 0 e4908db1475c22355c48b540cb4731f8 Lyn St George posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/activity/p/1526/#acomment-1528 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 18:03:07 -0800 I weld them with a Jingda iron, but just by laying the tube pieces flat and facing together. Imagine that you’re sewing the pieces together, so you add a seam allowance of 7 mm or so to each end of each tube piece and then, instead of sewing, you weld them on that seam allowance. This is where Alpacka sew theirs. You end up with a hull that’s…[Read more]

In reply to - Maynard posted an update @lynsg Lyn, I am curious as to how you pre weld your seams before you use a heat gun on the seams! Do you first. Weld them with a mini Iron over a curved surface then go over the whole […] ]]> 6159f18633576fa917b6cafed5b764d2 Lyn St George replied to the topic Hot air gun full report in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/hot-air-gun-full-report/#post-5322 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 20:58:32 -0800 Thanks Bruce.
To my mind this is absolutely the right tool for any fabric that’s not UL, but it needs time to learn how to use it to the best advantage. I also have a little 700watt ‘solder re-work station’ thing which I tried once. Both temp and air-flow are easily controlled, but the thing is just a wimp, like using a candle when you need a…[Read more]

]]> 0 7fe50fc4be4beff479c2c7b5a288cd98 Lyn St George started the topic Hot air gun full report in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/hot-air-gun-full-report/ Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:09:13 -0800 I have had this gun for several months now, and learnt its various quirks and ways it likes to be used. I will try to make this report detailed enough so that others can use one of these and benefit from my experiences.

For a long time it would do a series of perfect practice welds and then burn holes, or fail to weld. The reason turns out to…[Read more]

]]> 0 b9c9b22505ffd6538dfddf0e56d843f0 Kwok Wah Lai posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2017/12/22/new-paddling-video/#comment-4048 Mon, 25 Dec 2017 16:53:01 -0800 Great ! Love it…

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post I haven’t made many paddling videos this year, so I thought it might be fun to post a montage of video clips from some of my packrafting adventures in 2017. I couldn’t find any decent […] ]]> 1f810244c646851c2411368ea332484c Lyn St George replied to the topic TiZip MasterSeal 6 in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/tizip-masterseal-6/#post-5101 Fri, 08 Dec 2017 17:48:20 -0800 You can get masterseal 10’s from extremtextil.de in Germany. They currently have 23cm, 71cm and 91cm long zips. Or you can get superseals from lomo.co.uk, but these are much heavier and more expensive, more suited to the boat rather than the gear.

Cheers
Lyn

]]> 0 6f253ce5edeaff709abed0171baa0809 Lyn St George replied to the topic New seat design in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/new-seat-design/#post-4861 Sat, 04 Nov 2017 14:07:36 -0700 Just received some of these new red inflation and deflation valves, and I’m curious as to how well the deflation valves hold. I originally got these for dump valves on the reserve air bags in the tubes, but am thinking now of adding them to the main seats in the rafts and my new sleeping mat (rather than just holding the inflation valve open). On…[Read more]

]]> 0 a02671e02258ff02164442a7594d97d6 Kwok Wah Lai replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-4810 Fri, 27 Oct 2017 12:49:44 -0700 A beautiful piece of art, really! 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

]]> 0 3dabd48bea6133a3602c07b8113dcdda Lyn St George replied to the topic Inflation bag - update in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/inflation-bag-update/#post-4327 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 18:12:16 -0700 Have you considered adding a spout to it, like the Exped Schnozzel Pump? The schnozzel comes out of the side, not the bottom, so you can rest the bag on the ground away from whatever is being inflated and just “fall” on it. After a hard day when you feel like collapsing rather than inflating your sleeping mat, being able to ‘collapse’ on the pump…[Read more]

]]> 0 f595d29a1dbf0e0f8bff34032cc29438 Lyn St George replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/heat-sealing-tools/#post-4326 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 18:07:07 -0700 I’ve started using my Jingda “leather” iron again after all. Having ground and filed the bottom flat and the width down to 24mm, it really is quite good. The minimal temperature drift and massive heat retention is excellent. As for the shoe on mine bubbling, it has to be poor metallurgy. I have to assume that it’s made from recycled alloys, and…[Read more]

]]> 0 b93069dc55ed6c347423582042cd4de2 mikkel replied to the topic Scandinavian/nordic builders in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/scandinaviannordic-builders/#post-4104 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 09:11:27 -0700 Hi you guys.

Live in denmark, copenhagen.  Used Matts kitt’s. And the fabrics are great. Great quality and easy bonding (at the right tp)

But i have had problems with the heat sealing. But that is due to the soldering iron..

First used the Clover, but it does lack power, with some of the alterations and improvements alread described in the…[Read more]

]]> 0 0de749020c1025aba8adbb5341e53eeb mikkel posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2017/08/24/first-pictures-of-the-new-v3-diy-packraft/#comment-2916 Mon, 28 Aug 2017 15:38:09 -0700 Very, very nice.. Have to get me one of those..

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post First Pictures of the new V3 DIY Packraft Here are some pictures of the new V3 DIY Packraft. This one is the 120 size, and has a 420D floor (TPU on both sides) and 210D tubes. As it is […] ]]> cd915d2db12d404c3ef0cd27a83b4fa4 Lyn St George replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/heat-sealing-tools/#post-4020 Sun, 20 Aug 2017 10:46:12 -0700 Re the leather iron from Aliexpress mentioned in Comments.

 

I’ve just used mine in earnest (though not on a boat, alas) and have to change my opinion. The shoe is a solid lump of alloy, yet after a few hours it bubbled! See the photo. It looked like a chrome plating with bubbles, but after taking it all apart it is actually solid. The bottom of…[Read more]

]]> 0 0463ee8a082a0e5488a9cf92062c11f1 Lyn St George replied to the topic What paddles? in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/what-paddles/#post-3662 Tue, 18 Jul 2017 18:56:54 -0700 I bought my MRS from the German store and got their Anfibio paddles too. For the new DIY rafts I have paddles from celticpaddles.com in Anglesey – they make a series specifically for packrafts, and these look the cat’s whiskers.

]]> 0 c08157db163c349fcef37653e408aae7 Lyn St George replied to the topic Alternative to airtight zipper in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/alternative-to-airtight-zipper/#post-3610 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:00:04 -0700 Aha – have just found a youtube video showing what you describe. So I guess this inner valve would also be ‘sticky and cling to itself’ as you mentioned before on your own gear. I’m dead keen on finding a replacement for zippers if possible, and was just thinking about making up a test rig of a bladder representing the hull with a ‘tube’ thing in…[Read more]

]]> 0 e6fa74b44c8cc3100afede4e35cf20f8 Lyn St George replied to the topic Alternative to airtight zipper in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/alternative-to-airtight-zipper/#post-3593 Sun, 09 Jul 2017 18:50:25 -0700 I made an air pillow once with a roll top, thinking that a dozen rolls ought to keep air in. It stayed up for a couple of hours but was always flat in the morning.

Thermarest have a new ‘speedvalve’ on one model Neoair. This looks like a roll top about 20cm wide. Towards the end of the video they say ‘tuck the black inner valve all the way…[Read more]

]]> 0 488362ec5ec69c3226e51a3fec2e9b91 Lyn St George replied to the topic Alternative sources for fabric and other materials in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/alternative-sources-for-fabric-and-other-materials/#post-3524 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 10:16:09 -0700 Check posts 2248, 2771, and 2901 for fabrics from Seattle and Rockywoods. There are many other posts here from people who have tried other fabrics and concluded that it was a mistake. Currently Matt is the only supplier offering the correct fabric to the public. I speak as someone who bought the wrong stuff in the past and will not again -…[Read more]

]]> 0 11fc5e0cdae1f50fdb1c5486edc2751d Lyn St George replied to the topic Alternative sources for fabric and other materials in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/alternative-sources-for-fabric-and-other-materials/#post-3421 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:23:02 -0700 500den TPU Cordura from extremtextil

FYI: I have just made a test weld on this with a strip of Matt’s camo fabric, using the hot air gun, and can report that the result is perfect. The weld is very strong, and with no sign at all of heat damage to the fabric it can fairly be assumed to be the ’66’ variant. The TPU coating is thick and the cordura…[Read more]

]]> 0 a1c26cee99bb8c21c4a04a630ee8c9c4 Kwok Wah Lai posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2017/05/31/now-using-stripe-and-supporting-multiple-currencies-in-the-shop/#comment-1917 Wed, 31 May 2017 23:15:29 -0700 Hi Matt,
Please Hong Kong dollar to both display and drop-down.
Format is,
HK$1,234.56
Thousand separator is a comma.
Decimal separator is a full stop.
Two digits to the right of full stop (cents).

Thanks for adding and making our life easier.

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post Yesterday I made some changes to the back end of the DIY Packraft shop to make payments easier for people outside the US. The most noticeable change is that now prices can be displayed […] ]]> e58126d8b5dfee1a30bce2876117bcc4 Kwok Wah Lai replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-3262 Sat, 27 May 2017 10:26:37 -0700 Thanks so much Matt,

My raft had first virgin cruise today and I would like to share some more pics and points about it.

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It was super fun to paddle with my DIY raft on the sea, your design is so good that even this is my first packrafting with kayak paddle (I was self-trained with Canadian style canoeing with an oar) it can be handled very…[Read more]

]]> 0 e495aadb53d671564b24f37f6b47c86f Kwok Wah Lai replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-3249 Wed, 24 May 2017 02:23:47 -0700 Hi dear packraft DIYers,

I would like to share some pictures of my DIYed and some points on trouble shooting of air leakage.

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I must thank Matt first for his great web site and products. He had made my dream came true without costing arms and legs.

It is for my sea side recreation, watching birds flying and fishes jumping. But most of all, I…[Read more]

]]> 0 c900f736d1eefd63c707ef77447b4903 Kwok Wah Lai and Matt (Admin) are now friends https://www.diypackraft.com/activity/p/756/ Thu, 11 May 2017 14:41:18 -0700 0 eedfb4aa10eb3694090f91742667e43b Kwok Wah Lai replied to the topic Help & Questions re: DIY Packraft Construction in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/kit-plans-construction-questionshelp/#post-3116 Wed, 03 May 2017 16:27:44 -0700 Dear, I have the same question as I am thinking of doing or not installing that top up “valve” (but actually it is not a valve, it is just an air tap) to the raft being DIYed at the moment. However, thinking it as similar material to the Boston valve’s base, I will install it in the way as similar to that for a Boston valve installation as…[Read more]

]]> 0 7d310e75aa03c7f4635254f64feb808b Kwok Wah Lai replied to the topic Help & Questions re: DIY Packraft Construction in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/kit-plans-construction-questionshelp/#post-3116 Wed, 03 May 2017 16:27:44 -0700 Dear, I have the same question as I am thinking of doing or not installing that top up “valve” (but actually it is not a valve, it is just an air tap) to the raft being DIYed at the moment. However, thinking it as similar material to the Boston valve’s base, I will install it in the way as similar to that for a Boston valve installation as…[Read more]

]]> 0 fb5652404376d052e1e6303cec5efd2a Lyn St George replied to the topic Cruiser Stern in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/cruiser-stern/#post-3046 Fri, 28 Apr 2017 15:23:20 -0700 For weight in the bow, I’m thinking that when the boat needs to be manoeuvrable in moving water then the pack should sit behind with me jammed back against it; but for better tracking on flat lakes and the like then the pack would be up ahead, sitting on the floor and leaning on the bow; when the gear needs to be certain of keeping dry then it…[Read more]

]]> 0 0b848865649c879a7ea013fc54e9f294 Lyn St George started the topic Cruiser Stern in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/cruiser-stern/ Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:15:54 -0700

This photo is of a prototype made of hot air balloon fabric, and I would like to ask for critical opinions before making the real thing.

I’m calling it the “Fat Arse” aka “Cruiser Stern”, and my thinking is as follows:

– I want to have the option of dumping a heavy pack in the cockpit behind me, but this raises issues of weight and buoyancy…[Read more]

]]> 0 b87d72788101d088ba2c819772411e88 Kwok Wah Lai replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/heat-sealing-tools/#post-3021 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:38:56 -0700 Hi there,

Thanks for the inspirations.

I am going to make it from the kit and have to have a sealing iron.

Got no Clover Mini here so have to do modification on my 20W ham soldering iron.

That is what I could do with limited mech and metal resources at home.

Got a piece of an inch wide and 1/8 thick brass metal to make the tip, this is what…[Read more]

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