mikkel

The Klymit LiteWater Dinghy appears to be made with the woven fabric on the outside, and pretty much all packraft seats are made that way, too, so you’ll probably be okay, depending on what you’re designing.

When I was designing my first packrafts I used a roll of clear plastic vapor barrier from the hardware store (used for house construction) and the tape they sell for sealing it. My prototypes weren’t completely airtight, but close enough to judge whether or not they were the right shapes when inflated.

Sounds good!

Hi Pipe,

The speed difference between the Atlin and Telkwa is not much. I have only tested it a little bit with GPS on a lake, but it seems like the Atlin is about 10% slower (less than 1/2 km/h difference). On rivers, speed is less important because the river does most of the work for you.

If the packraft’s length is critical, you can make the…[Read more]

The postal strike ended today – yay!

I’m sure I have a scrap of fabric big enough for you. Send me an email and we can work out it.

Very cool indeed!

I’m glad that the damage wasn’t too bad. If you email me with the dimensions you want, I’ll see if I have a large enough scrap I can set aside for you.

Cheers!

Very cool design! It looks light and functional, with the easily accessible sit pad and mesh pocket. Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful! And thanks for telling me about the log encounter – I think that’s the first one I’ve heard about, so it’s good to know. Did it damage the seat, too?

One option to patch and reinforce the floor under the seat is to use some of the scrap floor or tube fabric (or inflation bag fabric). It wouldn’t be pretty though. If you use the tube…[Read more]

Tim Riddles sent me these photos of his Telkwa with a really creative camouflage pattern, and I thought it was so cool I had to share them here 🙂

After many prototypes, I finally got the thigh straps and back band to a place where I’m happy with them and I’ve incorporated them into the new kits.

Thanks for the inspiration!

That’s great, Zach! It sounds like a cool mini-adventure, and just the sort of thing packrafts are great for. Cheers!