DIY Packraft | kdfisher | Activity https://www.diypackraft.com/members/kdfisher/activity/ Activity feed for kdfisher. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:07:35 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 518bab636e7c80b0bfa2b9ae1dc207dc kdfisher posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2023/09/18/beautiful-new-packraft-fabric-colors/comment-page-1/#comment-21852 Sat, 23 Sep 2023 03:51:33 -0700 Those are nice.

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post Beautiful New Packraft Fabric Colors New orange and green packraft tube fabrics (standard weight only). I’m excited to announce that a fabric shipment has arrived with two new [… […] ]]> 99d4f79169bb158253ecbf863636d403 kdfisher posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2023/06/20/new-heat-sealing-video/comment-page-1/#comment-21400 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 15:36:40 -0700 Great Video. I’m just about to start assembling my second packraft and I know my sealing technique needs improvements. After using he first packraft a few times I found the edge of the seams would develop little bubbles of delamination between the TPU layers which I spot hit with the iron. I think not having to move the iron back and forth…[Read more]

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post New Heat Sealing Video As part of my effort to continuously improve the DIY Packraft instructions, I’ve made a new, more comprehensive video about heat sealing. It’s […] ]]> a812cdc88fe73aa7d3a2c5f5542b5560 kdfisher replied to the topic Workspace Suggestions in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/workspace-suggestions/#post-17084 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 04:36:18 -0800 I bought a piece of underlayment from a local hardware store.  Basically a 1/4″ x 4’x 4′ piece of plywood which has a smooth finish on one side.  I plop that on top of a plastic folding table. Works well enough that I’ll use it for my second packraft.

]]> 0 bdf80db47972fb8369a713e548df04e5 kdfisher replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-14676 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 02:45:00 -0700 Finished, mainly.

I built the two person packraft.  I prefer the canoeing, followed by rowing, with kayaking coming in third.  So I wanted a packraft I could could canoe paddle or row.  So I also made a rowing frame from old yagi antenna elements I had laying around, some conduit fittings and some UHMW plastic for the oar yokes.  I gave it the…[Read more]

]]> 0 31677911cebefed021b61a8763311dc8 kdfisher posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2019/01/03/the-online-review-economy/#comment-7910 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 16:16:23 -0800 I’m not sure what you’d really be getting out of the deal. I’m not a BL member, but it seems like there are plenty of avenues for people will find out about packrafts in general. People who would consider DIY as an option will find your website. The end product depends a lot on the person who is assembling it and a one-off review might be done…[Read more]

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post The Online Review Economy TL;DR: Should DIY Packraft give free stuff to online reviewers like Backpacking Light? I’m the type of person who likes to research the hell out […] ]]>