DIY Packraft | Tristan Helzer | Activity https://www.diypackraft.com/members/tristan-helzer/activity/ Activity feed for Tristan Helzer. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:32:06 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 135138386bb4efc2c5b6c50033a7d4f1 Tristan Helzer replied to the topic Any ideas for a stiffer spray deck? in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/any-ideas-for-a-stiffer-spray-deck/#post-14646 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 02:21:56 -0700 Thanks for the response Matt.

I am trying to use a kayak spray skirt and its fairly tight. Can you tell me what kind of tubing you use in your kit? I’d love to order more because what I have got damaged from trying to force it with my spray skirt.

I’ll also try to make it work with aluminum tent poles as well because the section I’m running is…[Read more]

]]> 0 ee82f7de6d2e8f24762bbe2d96c3764d Tristan Helzer started the topic Any ideas for a stiffer spray deck? in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/any-ideas-for-a-stiffer-spray-deck/ Sun, 30 May 2021 02:06:46 -0700 Hello all!

I’m just getting back from my boat’s maiden voyage on the water and it was awesome! The only issue is my spray skirt is not staying on the spray deck. The plastic tubing is too soft, and it’s collapsing inward under the tension of my spray skirt. The tubing also became kinked and no longer holds the right shape.

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