Since I announced there had been a delay in the fabric manufacturing process, a number of you have asked to be notified when the Skeena, Telkwa, or 2-Person packraft kits are back in stock.
I’m delighted that you’re keen to know when the kits will be available, but I probably won’t remember to email each of you individually, so I made a signup form so you can add yourself to an email list and receive a notification when the kits are back in stock.
I will not use this email list for anything else, except maybe to announce new products when they launch – no annoying weekly newsletters or sales pitches, only the really important stuff (and you can unsubscribe at any time).
I set it up using an email list service called Mailchimp, so it should be secure and hopefully the emails won’t end up in your spam folder.
If you’d like to sign up, here’s a link to the form.
8 Comments
sleepingsparrow · January 9, 2021 at 11:57 am
Hey Matt, I’m really excited to make a DIYpackraft. Any idea update to when fabric will come in?
Matt (Admin) · January 9, 2021 at 12:01 pm
Awesome! It’s looking like early February now.
sleepingsparrow · January 9, 2021 at 12:36 pm
Thanks for the update!
Scott · December 3, 2020 at 5:29 pm
Every year I pack in to a an alpine lake for some fishing. Its about ten miles in. Im in my 50’s now and concerned about weight in my pack (the knees and back arent what they used to be). I really love the skeena but am wondering if the ultralight is a better option for an aging packer. Youve paddled in both, so which raft would you take for some high altitude fishing?
Matt (Admin) · December 4, 2020 at 8:31 am
Hi Scott, either option would work. Alpine lakes often have sharp rocky shores, so when I take an Ultralight I have to be a little more careful and be willing to get my feet wet when transitioning between the land and water. The heavier Skeena fabric is more durable so that isn’t such an issue. A rod holder would probably be more secure in a Skeena (search “fishing rod holder” in this site’s search bar to see how to incorporate one into the packraft)… I probably wouldn’t attempt to build a rod holder into the Ultralight. If you’re just drifting and casting that’s not a problem, but trolling isn’t easy in a packraft without a rod holder.
Agu · November 14, 2020 at 4:21 pm
Hey Matt, any idea if you´ll have the fabrics or at least some spare parts in december?
Matt (Admin) · November 16, 2020 at 8:19 am
Yes, unless something else goes wrong the new fabric should be here sometime in December.
styler · January 11, 2021 at 7:43 am
I couldn’t post in the introduce yourself section for some reason so I’ll just comment here.
I assume there is a bit of a backlog of orders. So I signed up for email notification in the hopes I can scoop up acouple Skeenas when material arrives.