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Step 0.5 – Practice Heat Sealing
Step 1: Joining Tube Pieces to Floor
Step 2: Joining Tube Pieces Together
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2024
Back Band Assembly Instructions
Backband Attach Point How-To
Slotted Attachment Point Video
Price Reductions!
Thigh Straps Available Now
Inflation Bag or Electric Pump?
Opie’s 2-Person Packraft Build Report
New Inflation Bag Assembly Instructions
New Heat Sealing Iron
Zach Schiada’s Telkwa Build Report
Video: The Fabrics
The first orange DIY Packraft
Inflation Bag Boston Valve Adapter
2023
$200 DIY Packraft Coupon at Charity Auction
Beautiful New Packraft Fabric Colors
Replacement Spray Deck Stiffener
New Heat Sealing Video
Packrafting Safety
New Type of Airtight Zipper
Drybag Kits Now Available
Heat Sealing Forms For Sale
Bikerafting Gear & Tips
Customer Tips & Build Reports
New Payment Methods
Save $20 on a Skeena Kit
New Year, New Packraft Models?
2022
All Kits are In Stock
Fabric Update (Dec. 13)
Hurry! $200 DIY Packraft Coupon Charity Auction
Ultralight Packraft Kits In Stock
An Online Packrafting Course
First Fabric Shipment Arrived!
Fabric Status Update
Packraft Trip Video
Pre-Orders Available
Packraft Kit Pre-Orders?
2021
Only a Few Kits Left
State of Emergency – Possible Shipping Delay
$200 DIY Packraft Coupon Charity Auction
Customer Build Report
Current Order Processing Times (updated)
How to Modify Your Order
Packraft Kit Availability Update
Online Packrafting Clinic
2020
My Month-Long Packrafting Trip
Get Email Updates
I’m Back/Fabric Delay
Now Closed Until September
Today: Last Day to Shop ’til September
July 9: Last Call for Kits
Packraft Camping Video
DIY Packraft Closed for ~August
Video: How to Roll, Carry, and Store a Packraft
Packrafting Paddles & PFDs
Pandemic Update/FAQ
Bulk Fabric Sales Suspended
Notice: Colored Seats
Postal Service Suspended to 60 Countries
Coronavirus & DIY Packraft
New Packraft Floor Fabric
Ken’s DIY Packraft Fleet & Telkwa Build Report
2019
How to Choose a Packraft (not just DIY)
$200 Coupon in Online Charity Auction
Backcountry Meal Planning
Spray Deck & Spray Skirt
A DIY Packraft Logo?
Book Review: Packrafting, by Molly Absolon
Book Review: A Long Trek Home
Convert a Kayak Paddle to a Packraft Paddle & Trekking Pole
The Perfect Ultralight Packrafting Water Shoe
Packraft Weight Capacity
First Look: Skeena
Website Redesign in Progress
New Video: Iron Temperature & Timing
Iron Modification Video
Success! New packrafts tested.
Surprise: Another New DIY Packraft Model
The Silicone Roller: my new favorite tool
Packraft Fishing Rod Holder
More 2-Person DIY Packraft Pictures
First Look: Updated 2-Person DIY Packraft
Ken’s DIY Packraft Build Report
The Online Review Economy
2018
New Ultralight DIY Packraft – First Look
Two new fabrics in the shop
14 Day Alaska Group Trip
Travel Notice: August 10-24
Tim’s Pontoon Kayak, Version 2
Tie-Down Video Posted
Convertible Spray Deck
Packrafting Events, 2018
Privacy
Camouflage Fabric in Stock
Website Speed Maintenance
Book Review: The Wilderness Paddler’s Handbook
Inflation Bag Video
New Seat Construction Video
FAQ Reorganized, New Content
Zippers & Green Fabric Back In Stock
Backordered Products Resupply Timing Estimates
New V3 Assembly Video (password protected)
Heat Sealable Boston Valves in Stock
Backordered Products Resupply Timing Estimates
Iron Modifications (more Forum gold)
Whitewater Fittings, a Packraft “Trailer,” and More
Back from Vacation
2017
New Paddling Video
The DIY Packraft Kit Tester program
Holiday Notice
A Few New Videos
Another Improved Tie-Down
Bruce’s Voyageur 2-Person DIY Packraft – First Float!
Overseas? Save money by using a “freight forwarder”
V3 Kits Now Shipping!
How Fast is a Packraft?
V3 DIY Packrafts will start shipping early October
Lightweight Fishing Float Tube
More photos of the new V3 DIY Packraft
Paddling the V3 DIY Packraft
First Pictures of the new V3 DIY Packraft
Inflation bag kit instructions posted
New DIY Packraft Design Available Soon (and a small rant)
Inflation Bag Now Available as a Kit
New Seat Kit Instructions Posted
Review: Model Airplane Heat Sealing Irons
Quick review: New 40D Ripstop Fabric
Two New Fabrics Added to Shop
Fabric is Here! Actually and in Reality!
Fabric Shipment Update
Good News/Bad News
A Few Photos
10% off Coupon Code for Group Orders
Another Fabric Shipment Update
New Shipping Options, Free Shipping Code
Now Using “Stripe” and Supporting Multiple Currencies in the Shop
Forum Spam – Private Messaging Disabled
Another *%#@ Fabric Delay!
Airtight zippers are back in stock
Time-Lapse Video of DIY Packraft Construction
Alternative lightweight inflation valves
Fabric Shipment Update 4
Fabric Shipment Update 3
Spray Deck Plans (V2)
New Fabric Update 2
Update: New Fabric
DIY 5-Piece Carbon Paddle
Inflatable Floor Guidelines
Improved Top-Up Valves in Stock
Tim’s Pontoon Boat
A few Multi-Color Kits Left (until resupply)
Field Repair Tape added to Shop
New Spray Deck (Pictures!)
Crowd Sourcing Green
Aquaseal and Seam Grip added to Shop
New Option: Self-Bailing and/or Inflatable Floor
Video – Finding & Fixing Leaks
Photos – Vancouver Island Paddling
TIZIP Airtight Zippers now in Stock
Video – Tomi testing his new DIY Packraft
2016
Airtight zipper installation instructions posted
New Forum Added to Site!
Kit Instructions Finished!
New How-To Video
Second Instruction Video for Kits
Review: $25 Heat-Sealing Iron
Making Tie-Downs: Instructions Posted
Airtight Zippers Pre-Order Sale!
“Whitewater” Packrafting – Just for Fun
First Instruction Video for Kits
Colour Choosing
Video Showing How Plans & Kits Work
Fabric Comparison Video
New Plans Shipping Now
Update on Fabric, Kits, New Valves
Punctures, Leaks, & Repairs
Fabrics Coming to the Shop (Updated August 23)
Google Translate & a DIY carbon fiber paddle
Follow DIY Packraft on Instagram
Alpine Paddling
Inflation Bag
DIY Heat Sealing Iron
The DIY Packraft World Map
New Seat Design
New Facebook Page
Yellow Packraft Finished!
New Larger Packraft Plans!
Buoyant and Stable!
New How-To Video Posted: Joining Curved Seams
New How-To Video: Joining Side Pieces
Lake Paddling & 2-Person Test Video
New Video Up – Tracing and Cutting Your Fabric
Plans Available Now
DIY Packraft intro Video
813 grams (1.79 pounds)!
DIY Packraft Pictures and Details
Plans Available Soon
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