DIY Packraft | naas | Activity https://www.diypackraft.com/members/naas/activity/ Activity feed for naas. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:50:51 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 a52244e592c7b9c7a53de1e9893f01de naas posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2019/03/16/the-silicone-roller-my-new-favorite-tool/#comment-8695 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:51:09 -0700 yes, you still need both hands to do it, so everything mustbe fixed in place by tape before you begin welding

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post For about $10 you can have a shiny new roller like this one. When heat sealing TPU coated fabrics together, it’s important to apply pressure to the fabric as it cools, otherwise it […] ]]> 0f03981bd5600a13c57ce7bb506cefb0 naas posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2019/03/16/the-silicone-roller-my-new-favorite-tool/#comment-8684 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:24:32 -0700 we made a video about it:

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post For about $10 you can have a shiny new roller like this one. When heat sealing TPU coated fabrics together, it’s important to apply pressure to the fabric as it cools, otherwise it […] ]]> 1e745847b0e4759f05c0886c8b7665c8 naas replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/heat-sealing-tools/#post-9402 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 14:58:39 -0700 We made a video describing how to use a hot air soldering station to weld TPU nylon:

]]> 0 3f65acc30fa32e24fa56c53817512b06 naas started the topic Packrafting Helmets in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/packrafting-helmets/ Sat, 06 Apr 2019 14:07:40 -0700 Decathlon now sells a “Soft surfing helmet”

https://www.decathlon.com/products/soft-head-protection-for-surfing

This seems like a good choice to me for whitwater up to Class III or so.

any other compact/light options out there?

]]> 0 13e121223cde05e12a46504df82cfa6f naas posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2019/03/16/the-silicone-roller-my-new-favorite-tool/#comment-8424 Sun, 17 Mar 2019 14:57:06 -0700 YES, this works even better in combination with a hot air soldering station:
https://www.banggood.com/858D-220V-Hot-Air-Soldering-Rework-Station-Handle-Handle-Stand3-Nozzles-p-1129100.html?rmmds=buy&cur_warehouse=CN

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post For about $10 you can have a shiny new roller like this one. When heat sealing TPU coated fabrics together, it’s important to apply pressure to the fabric as it cools, otherwise it […] ]]> 5a6fe9726d961a75966a356d9c99d90d naas posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2019/03/16/the-silicone-roller-my-new-favorite-tool/#comment-8424 Sun, 17 Mar 2019 14:56:57 -0700 YES, this works even better in combination with a hot air soldering station:
https://www.banggood.com/858D-220V-Hot-Air-Soldering-Rework-Station-Handle-Handle-Stand3-Nozzles-p-1129100.html?rmmds=buy&cur_warehouse=CN

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post For about $10 you can have a shiny new roller like this one. When heat sealing TPU coated fabrics together, it’s important to apply pressure to the fabric as it cools, otherwise it […] ]]> aa6837b02823bbbf93418e4acbf4c610 naas replied to the topic Pure TPU as adhesive in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/pure-tpu-as-adhesive/#post-6099 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:48:20 -0700 i don’t see why rolling wouldn’t work just as well.

]]> 0 a3c6f9021d23c7639b5fbbc174624209 naas replied to the topic Pure TPU as adhesive in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/pure-tpu-as-adhesive/#post-6038 Fri, 13 Apr 2018 11:18:53 -0700 I just tried the VHB tape,

If you clamp it momentaraly between two pieces of wood, it bonds very good to the non coated side.  On the TPU coated side it doen’t stick very well.

]]> 0 bc498dd183d47b2c2c7b5c7f1226d867 naas posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2018/03/18/website-maintenance/#comment-5200 Sun, 01 Apr 2018 19:57:06 -0700 yes, it works now. thanks

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 […] ]]> 666fd53fa7a9f412d9d26cd965bef9b5 naas started the topic Seam strip start in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/seam-strip-start/ Sun, 01 Apr 2018 09:12:35 -0700 I was thinking of using 420d double sided fabric for the first 5 cm of the seam strips. This way it would be possible to just follow the fabric of the side tubes for bonding to the floor and avoiding the sharp bend  (these are in my opinion the weakest points in the packrafts) in the seam strips. This would however only be possible to do by using…[Read more]

]]> 0 e84cdfe09a73fad0ef3550817d89a48d naas started the topic Pure TPU as adhesive in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/pure-tpu-as-adhesive/ Sun, 01 Apr 2018 08:54:54 -0700 I think it should be possible to substitute the aquaseal/seamgrip with pure TPU. If it works, i thing this might be a more elegant solution. There are many options available:

Tape…[Read more]

]]> 0 511a351421c68c1634bb6744ddfbb13e naas posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2018/03/18/website-maintenance/#comment-5195 Sat, 31 Mar 2018 15:17:56 -0700 We can’t properly login to the forum…
I managed to post in the “say hi” thread, but thats about it.
website is constantly telling us: “You must be logged in to create new topics.”
We tried multiple browsers…

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 […] ]]> f66e4e1bb63b249e06298c8a2059a976 naas replied to the topic New users say "Hi" here to prove you are not a Spam Bot in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/say-hi-here-to-prove-you-are-not-a-spam-bot/#post-5917 Fri, 30 Mar 2018 09:21:57 -0700 Hi

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