DIY Packraft | craig1185 | Activity https://www.diypackraft.com/members/craig1185/activity/ Activity feed for craig1185. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:50:51 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 0434d41289b2ce0181e6f70d1818f102 craig1185 replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/heat-sealing-tools/#post-14447 Fri, 14 May 2021 15:32:12 -0700 And apparently my tablet is schizophrenic when it comes to posting in a forum and I apologize.

]]> 0 70048788ca94e020ef695b3baeea3c34 craig1185 replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/heat-sealing-tools/#post-14441 Fri, 14 May 2021 15:25:59 -0700 Thank you Bruce, I appreciate your advice. The iron came with the V3 kit I recently purchased on eBay and I’m guessing it’s, at least, unused if not new. TBH I find infrared temp sensors to be iffy at best and I couldn’t get a consistent temperature trend to save my life. I find contact thermocouplings to be considerably more accurate and consi…[Read more]

]]> 0 169ec50eb9acb1185aa1e76b427b4d08 craig1185 replied to the topic Alternative to airtight zipper in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/alternative-to-airtight-zipper/#post-14437 Fri, 14 May 2021 09:46:27 -0700 Has anyone considered coating the inside lip of the dry bag closure with sealgrip to help minimize air loss?

]]> 0 6af17c51225814633b99e388d949a5d2 craig1185 replied to the topic Alternative to airtight zipper in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/alternative-to-airtight-zipper/#post-14436 Fri, 14 May 2021 09:41:24 -0700 Have you considered using a piece of 1/4 or 3/8 pex pipe split lengthwise on one side?

]]> 0 7b8381e11a73f459ca66ae033abe34e9 craig1185 replied to the topic Hot air heat sealing in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/hot-air-heat-sealing/#post-14423 Thu, 13 May 2021 02:30:56 -0700 I’m experimenting with a Ryobi heat gun with tips purchased from Amazon. So far I’m getting more consistent results then with the iron I’m using. This is my first packraft and I have zero experience.

]]> 0 8a983ee2a427e8d0c41c710d3d8506a4 craig1185 replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/heat-sealing-tools/#post-14422 Thu, 13 May 2021 02:25:03 -0700 Is anyone else using the hangar 9 iron having problems with inconsistent temperatures? Thanks.

]]> 0 d4c58bb37a76eaee0d0d7412aa21146a craig1185 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-14386 Tue, 11 May 2021 13:19:54 -0700 Hello. Recently purchased a V3 kit off of eBay.

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