DIY Packraft | chanchito17 | Activity https://www.diypackraft.com/members/chanchito17/activity/ Activity feed for chanchito17. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:50:51 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 9ad0e41b90ef1472390a22d89010d39a chanchito17 replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-20502 Thu, 01 May 2025 19:10:48 -0700 I want to see more pics of the self bailer bottom of your raft. The orange is amazing!

]]> 0 2f304724aa418d46917f8015b0d358e9 chanchito17 replied to the topic zipper TPU welding in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/zipper-tpu-welding/#post-17850 Tue, 30 May 2023 06:24:53 -0700

From what I can tell the seat cushion is TPU material.

This method only works if the material is TPU. If not, it won’t work, and you’ll have made an expensive error. Do your homework to find out what the material is, surely the manufacture will have more info for you.

If it is in fact TPU, just heat weld a zipper with the leather iron, same…[Read more]

]]> 0 2d556a802272f0892aacd4d5d51a747e chanchito17 replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-16538 Tue, 02 Aug 2022 21:50:43 -0700 This DIY project really attracts a certain type of person… so many pics say “Finished my first boat” indicating that they loved the project and plan to do more!! I’m the same, and all my friends are asking about how to make their own. Luc Mehl, the alaskan packraft Guru, even gave approval of my boat “bubbles” when I took his swift water rescue…[Read more]

]]> 0 02d41cc4a747b111c93d22a7f6e1b789 chanchito17 replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-14397 Wed, 12 May 2021 20:21:57 -0700 Finished my Skeena! What an awesome project. Wish I had the hot air gun for those hard to form end welds- like many folks on here, I used far too much aquaseal and patches to stop leaks once done. On the next one (the process is so addictive!!) I’m sure there will be perfect welds.
finished!

I couldn’t wait to try it out… Unfortunately in Fairbanks, it…[Read more]

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