DIY Packraft | oldcanuck | Activity https://www.diypackraft.com/members/oldcanuck/activity/ Activity feed for oldcanuck. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:50:51 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 5e1cc2e9211221c18139db15c9934501 oldcanuck replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-20546 Fri, 16 May 2025 20:50:24 -0700 First splash with one of the new DIYPackrafts I made this winter!

I couldn’t be happier. It handles just like an old creek boat kayak I had years ago but lighter, is much more controllable than my canoe and is going to see a TON of time on the water throughout Canada. Thanks again for making these kits Matt!

First Splash

]]> 0 c1a7cc182aa8115be961de81f5444df6 oldcanuck posted a new activity comment https://www.diypackraft.com/2025/02/03/off-grid-heat-sealing-irons/comment-page-1/#comment-25303 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 05:02:55 -0800 Hello Matt … and welcome back.

I hope my design can help others who also live off-grid know that they can build a diypackraft, with a hand-made seam sealing iron!

Living with solar power for an electrical source, the thought of running a power hungry electric iron for dozens of hours had me thinking there must be a way to use my wood stove…[Read more]

In reply to - Matt (Admin) wrote a new post Off-Grid Heat Sealing Irons I’ll admit I was skeptical when forum member @oldcanuck first emailed to say he was planning to try powering his fabric welding iron the […] ]]> 35ebb6b9f2abef410657600964a3cf9f oldcanuck changed their profile picture https://www.diypackraft.com/activity/p/5181/ Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:14:41 -0800 0 f79aaf9b164663a6d94e239f9c736240 oldcanuck 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-20055 Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:54:40 -0800 Gidday! I seem to DIY everything in my life, so might as well try out Matt’s kits. Looking forward to much fun on the water throughout Canada in the coming years … oldcanuck

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