DIY Packraft | Ben | Activity https://www.diypackraft.com/members/benny/activity/ Activity feed for Ben. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:20:36 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 342e19b7e3936f956b5f5adac2a83510 Ben replied to the topic tpu side in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/tpu-side/#post-3740 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 09:38:27 -0700 Hi Matt,

Thanks for the reply.

I think Dave meant (correct me if I’m wrong Dave) that only the TPU coating was damaged i.e. the fabric and underlying PU coating were in tact.

I’m using a temperature controlled iron, so I don’t have any issues with melting the fabric itself. Only the TPU coating melts when I place my iron on it, and this is…[Read more]

]]> 0 e4309531232448634c2f0b4ae06a2810 Ben replied to the topic tpu side in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/tpu-side/#post-3709 Mon, 24 Jul 2017 14:37:19 -0700 Hi Dave. I’m currently making a packraft and have unfortunately damaged the TPU coating a few times now myself.

I am surprised to hear that water is passing through your fabric though, even with a damaged TPU coating…

To my understanding, the fabrics sold through Matt’s site have a PU coating on one side in addition to the heat sealable, TPU…[Read more]

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