DIY Packraft | Dwayne | Activity https://www.diypackraft.com/members/dwaynew/activity/ Activity feed for Dwayne. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:02:48 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 5eaea63b17b8b60a3ccbd1cf5ee11620 Dwayne posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2024/08/26/inflation-bag-or-electric-pump/comment-page-1/#comment-24070 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:49:45 -0700 I use the FlexTailGear ultra-mini air pump. It weighs just 100g and inflates a Skeena raft about 6-8 times per charge. As a bonus, I use it to vacuum the last bit of air out of the raft so it packs tighter in my backpack.

Try holding the electric pump back about 6-12in from the open boston valve and blowing air towards it. The Venturi effect…[Read more]

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post Inflation Bag or Electric Pump? I’ve always used an inflation bag to inflate my packrafts, but I keep seeing people mention that they prefer to use a little portable electric pump, […] […] ]]> 516579d1dab23cebbc8945ec64b08bd8 Dwayne posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2024/04/22/inflation-bag-boston-valve-adapter/comment-page-1/#comment-23350 Thu, 30 May 2024 16:36:39 -0700 I found this 3d printed adapter posted on Printables.com. It is a perfect fit for the boston valve and, with a slight internal diameter adjustment, will fit snugly over the top-up inflation stems for the backrest and seat.

https://www.printables.com/model/809119-inflation-bag-adapter-for-packraft-boston-valve

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post Inflation Bag Boston Valve Adapter Evan Rodgers emailed to show me this simple and ingenious method of using a second Boston valve to create an inflation bag adapter that screws into […] ]]> 873f896bac76538392c871344a86f376 Dwayne replied to the topic Top-up valve adapter for boston valve in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/top-up-valve-adapter-for-boston-valve/#post-17410 Sun, 12 Mar 2023 01:46:14 -0800 Larry, I had to scale it up to 102% and it fits perfectly.

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