DIY Packraft | Mark | Activity https://www.diypackraft.com/members/marker/activity/ Activity feed for Mark. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:50:51 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 eddfc07c6ca6de5231196cd05e27e5c4 Mark posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2018/07/26/travel-notice-august-10-24/#comment-6952 Wed, 22 Aug 2018 21:15:45 -0700 You should extend your vacation a few days and come to the 1st Canadian Packrafting Roundup at Mt. Robson… I’ll be there with my DIY V3 in hand!

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post Please note that Nikki and I will be travelling between August 10th and the 24th, so no orders will be fulfilled between those dates. I will have limited internet access so I may also […] ]]> cb563d5faa7a8f6d40857d07c68dd4a6 Mark posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2017/07/22/review-model-airplane-heat-sealing-irons/#comment-5331 Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:08:28 -0700 I recommend against the 21st Century Iron altogether. Mine actually didn’t get hot enough and it lost its heat too quickly due to the shoe having less mass than the Black Baron iron. The 21st Century Iron looks good on paper and I’m sure it’s great for the thin fabrics that airplane modelers use, but for this application I don’t think it’s the right tool.

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post A number of people have experienced temperature problems with mini irons like the Clover Mini Iron II and the Dritz Petite Press, so I am designing future DIY Packrafts to be easier to […] ]]> 95462f4a0247d4a12b0c05e48370b4b5 Mark posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2018/03/18/website-maintenance/#comment-5000 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:56:21 -0700 The site definitely seems faster to me. So far so good.

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post This is just an FYI that I’m making some improvements to the DIY Packraft website behind the scenes, with the goal of making the various pages load faster for you. In theory, this […] ]]> 124746eb6405819d8ec02f208018dd1d Mark replied to the topic Inaugural V3 trip in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/inaugural-v3-trip/#post-5624 Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:19:38 -0800 I’m interested to see your spray deck when it’s completed. I’d really like one on mine, but I don’t want to commit to the more permanent whitewater style spray deck since I will often just be paddling around flat lakes fishing with my children…

I’d be fine with some sort of removeable cruiser deck, but I’m not sure what the best way will be to…[Read more]

]]> 0 4c23ed939d446f94a70de108d8994d67 Mark replied to the topic Necessity of the Top-Up-Valve? in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/necessity-of-the-top-up-valve/#post-5623 Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:16:26 -0800 I can’t speak from much experience since I just finished my raft, but I’d say that it’s not necessary. If I was building a second raft, I’d probably leave it off for now and decide later.

That said, I did mount mine already and I extended it with some silicone hose so it can be used from the normal seating position. But if you aren’t going to…[Read more]

]]> 0 4a6d4503eb3938676f2dee6824ccbb37 Mark replied to the topic Finished my V3! in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/finished-my-v3/#post-5618 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 01:53:42 -0800 I couldn’t find the right type of attachment loops for hooking the backband shock cord to the plate anchors… so I made some. Used some scrap 8AWG copper wire and a $13 wire bending tool from Lee Valley Tools. The nice thing about copper is it doesn’t rust, its malleable, and it’s easily solderable. I wouldn’t use it for some heavier duty…[Read more]

]]> 0 9716e9ff08347952fe32732aa480aaf9 Mark replied to the topic Finished my V3! in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/finished-my-v3/#post-5617 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 01:49:51 -0800 More pictures of the refinements I’ve added over the past couple days…

Finished grab lines on the stern, added thigh straps and a backband:

The thigh straps and back band are simply some shoulder straps that came with my MEC duffel bags over the years:

 

Had to name it of course…

I’d like to introduc you to the Wavefaring…[Read more]

]]> 0 eee71870cd75cde18c535453621b745d Mark replied to the topic Finished my V3! in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/finished-my-v3/#post-5600 Sun, 04 Mar 2018 00:15:39 -0800 Added a few tie down points:

one inside on the floor with a paracord loop to clip a nalgene onto: It’s simply 2 – 2″ circles of 210D with a 1000D semicircle in between.

 

Then 4 on the bow for a grab line (using the improved tie-down method posted here on the board):

 

And then took it for a test drive in grandmas pool:

]]> 0 3bcb52d9d1f341c53274eea0930370cd Mark replied to the topic Finished my V3! in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/finished-my-v3/#post-5591 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 19:21:14 -0800 Feel free to use anything I post here 🙂 I’ll take some good measurements of things tonight and post up more information and details. The measurements you provided for the TIzip location worked out beautifully.

]]> 0 634b4fba91b8258975721d5851ad006b Mark started the topic Finished my V3! in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/finished-my-v3/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 17:33:23 -0800 I say it’s finished… but I feel like a project like this is never done… it’ll continually change to meet my needs. But for now it holds air so I’m considering it finished enough until I actually get around to using it this summer and figuring out my first round of modifications.

"completed" v3

Things I learned:

Don’t use the Coverite 21st Century Iron.…[Read more]

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