• Eliot replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 6 years, 3 months ago

    Hi Matt,

    I’ll get some pictures and documentation together for you regarding the outfitting, hopefully this week.

     

  • Eliot replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 6 years, 3 months ago

    Hi Clemens,

    The rod that forms the coaming is currently a single piece of 3/8″ OD, 1/4″ ID Polyethylene (PEX) tubing. This is available at most hardware stores in North America for installation in household plumbing as an alternative to copper or CPVC.

    There is a short section of 1/4″ aluminum tube inserted as a joining piece.

    I believe this…[Read more]

  • Eliot replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 6 years, 3 months ago

    Just wanted to share some photos of my V3 kit.

    I outfitted it as a light weight whitewater boat with three point thigh straps, a backband and a whitewater deck with a cockpit coaming.

    Several of us ran laps on a local class II in it for it’s maiden voyage.

    Coming from a rafting and whitewater kayaking background, the packraft  performed really…[Read more]

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