DIY Packraft | OlympicMtnBoy | Activity https://www.diypackraft.com/members/olympicmtnboy/activity/ Activity feed for OlympicMtnBoy. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:36:24 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 aa55e3ab69575d40bd64d112811eabdb OlympicMtnBoy started the topic Inflatable Floors in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/inflatable-floors/ Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:11:43 -0700 <p style=”text-align: left;”>Slowly working away on mine, it’s been a slow process of laying out baffle placements on both pieces of fabric so they will line up, sizing out baffles, etc.  I know due to the curve at the bow and stern I’ll probably have some wrinkles but we’ll see how it looks when I finish. Someday.</p>
I opted for seven baffles…[Read more]

]]> 0 49869fe6821f19ed29bb791533e89fef OlympicMtnBoy started the topic Inflatable Floors in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/inflatable-floors/ Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:11:43 -0700 Slowly working away on mine, it’s been a slow process of laying out baffle placements on both pieces of fabric so they will line up, sizing out baffles, etc.  I know due to the curve at the bow and stern I’ll probably have some wrinkles but we’ll see how it looks when I finish. Someday.

I opten for seven baffles running now to stern, the center…[Read more]

]]> 0 0bab55514b71da88b816ec5db4111f8e OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/heat-sealing-tools/#post-2926 Sun, 16 Apr 2017 18:32:13 -0700 Ebay heat sealing ironHeat sealing iron cover

I picked up a military surplus Valad Heat Sealing Iron off eBay like one of these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/VALAD-SEALING-IRON-HS3T-150W-120V-HEATING-PARTS-TOOL-HOT-ELECTRIC-MILITARY-USED-/172624490089?hash=item283138ae69:g:Sb0AAOSwoydWqAl8

I didn’t have much luck with the clover either, this is much heavier and seems to hold the heat better.…[Read more]

]]> 0 3c167c6ab9e6732016daf9c21226c4af OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic An improved tie down in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/an-improved-tie-down/#post-2828 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 18:43:02 -0700

A few more pics of our diy patches.  They were a bit hard to get to seal right, you have to work both front and back well, but I think they look good and seem pretty strong.  About 3.5 inches in diameter.

]]> 0 51edc09dab4c1d2c2ed3b1e9d0a7bddf OlympicMtnBoy started the topic An improved tie down in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/an-improved-tie-down/ Wed, 01 Mar 2017 04:15:33 -0800 I haven’t had much time to work on my raft (grabbing an evening a week with a friend to work on them), but I wanted to post up our last session on tie downs.  We wanted to do these before closing our tubes so we have easy access the the inside to heat seat the tie down patches on well.

We did up a couple as Matt demonstrated.  With the lighter f…[Read more]

]]> 0 ed6257e7ef685dd077b31de58cb3d2c3 OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-2591 Tue, 28 Feb 2017 18:28:39 -0800 Evans raft

 

]]> 0 c8c2b76a96b3e67f20e3e23988e3f62c OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-2590 Tue, 28 Feb 2017 18:27:20 -0800 Stewart sealing

 

]]> 0 bd9fcc2b9791f525cdccd71794e325d4 OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic What plans/kits would you like to see next? in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/what-planskits-would-you-like-to-see-next/#post-2423 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 17:20:03 -0800 Thanks Lyn, that’s a good suggestion! I have an exped downmat and that sort of valve would work great. I think I’ll probably just end up getting a couple more things from Matt but I may keep an eye out at the used gear spots for a similar mattress for late projects.

]]> 0 017dede5dfa71f50903e67f6d61022e8 OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-2422 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 17:02:27 -0800 Let’s see if these pics work from my phone. Here is Evan working on Step 1 of his ultralight:

evan

And me hard at work on my blue raft. These are gonna need names I guess!

stewart

]]> 0 e28ac07eceb36d3eb8ee6f393715e6ae OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-2422 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 17:02:27 -0800 Let’s see if these pics work from my phone. Here is Evan working on Step 1 of his ultralight:

evan

And me hard at work on my blue raft. These are gonna need names I guess!

stewart

]]> 0 27ee6698e756fd6a5296c532e7774e27 OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-2422 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 17:02:27 -0800 Let’s see if these pics work from my phone. Here is Evan working on Step 1 of his ultralight:

evan

And me hard at work on my blue raft. These are gonna need names I guess!

stewart

]]> 0 e94e383ad782616ed0ea0f384acf13fb OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/diy-packraft-photos/#post-2422 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 17:02:27 -0800 Let’s see if these pics work from my phone. Here is Evan working on Step 1 of his ultralight:

evan

And me hard at work on my blue raft. These are gonna need names I guess!

stewart

]]> 0 1c75105b2542ecba897ffa068bd74d6a OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic What plans/kits would you like to see next? in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/what-planskits-would-you-like-to-see-next/#post-2403 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:42:44 -0800 Thanks Matt! I am going to start putting my kit together tomorrow and I’m planning on doing an inflatable floor with it! Now I wish I had ordered an extra small valve though. Do you have any suggestions on US suppliers (or even what type of item to search for)? Or can you figure out a shipping break if I only order a small valve ($7 shipping…[Read more]

]]> 0 cbf29738bc6c01a32d9864541ad04a8d OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic What plans/kits would you like to see next? in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/what-planskits-would-you-like-to-see-next/#post-2069 Wed, 28 Dec 2016 18:34:36 -0800 I like the self bailing floor idea, always made more sense to me in a raft like this than a spray skirt if it could be done for a reasonable weight. Also a seat with a back would be handy, often I just fold up a full length self inflating sleeping pad into a back rest/seat and that works ok in my current raft.

An inflation bag seems fairly…[Read more]

]]> 0 ceed3116c5234bb1dcf3a87144d1dde5 OlympicMtnBoy started the topic Packraft Sizing? in the forum DIY Packrafts http://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/packraft-sizing/ Wed, 28 Dec 2016 18:28:43 -0800 I’m curious how people are finding the sizing? I have been using a very old aviation liferaft on my trips which is technically a 2 person raft (weighs about 7 lbs). Not very maneuverable but I can put my pack on the floor in front of me with my feet on either side.

If I measure as Matt says I should get a small, but will there be any room for…[Read more]

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