New users say "Hi" here to prove you are not a Spam Bot

[Matt (Admin)]

To combat spam, I regularly delete users who have not made any posts, so if you are a newly-registered user and you are not going to post in one of the other topics right away, please say “Hi” below to prove you are not a spam bot.

If you are already a registered customer, this is not necessary.

Thanks!

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[Aussie Andrew]

Bot free zone, but have a soft spot for R2D2.

[Barkof]

Hi, not a bot either.

[Jameson]

New user saying, “Hi.”

[tothehilt]

Hi,

Whether I am a bot or not is a deep philosophical question. I don’t think I am, but how can I know for sure?

[Matt (Admin)]

It’s a good question, and one that I can’t answer, but only spam bots are currently banned, so certainty isn’t necessary. If you are a spammer, you will be banned regardless of whether you are human or bot (if there is even a real distinction between the two).

[ztron]

Not a bot.

[HydroCycle]

Aloha, not a bot.

 

Have plans to use your method to make hand crank generator AC/Heated inflatable bivy sack…….that does float like a boat on calm water.

https://vimeo.com/HydroCycle

• This reply was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by HydroCycle.
• This reply was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by HydroCycle.

[James Abell]

Hi from the UK

Im interested in a DIY packraft especially for Scottish hiking.

 

• This reply was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by James Abell.

[EricNort]

Hi!  Found your site a couple weeks ago via YouTube and looking at buying the Ultralight packraft kit to bring along on my backpacking trips to alpine lakes in Washington state.

[ABartels]

Hi there! 🙂 Im not a bot

[BobDep]

I am not a robot 👍🏻

[ABartels]

Hi there! 🙂

[Yelk11]

beep boop n such, hello

[DancingDragons]

Hello there! Hoping to graduate from a slack raft to something a little lighter and easier to pack this summer 😀

[Eriuqs]

Hi. Looking forward to checking out all the info on the forum in advance of building my one packrafts.

 

• This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Eriuqs.

[clcranor]

Not-a-bot here.  Just got the Telkwa kits a week ago,  got the seat done today.  Will do the back next week before I start on the boat.  Clay

[Damo]

New user, just waiting on Pre-Orders to become available again.  I already own 2 Anfibio Packrafts and I am interested in making my own for a comparison.  Located in Tasmania, Australia.

[noricorino]

Hello!

I’m new to forum and to packraft making. I’ve just welded the bow seam of Skeena (took me 1.5 days), with a couple burned spot. I’m going to glue them up as well as the seam… and maybe some patching if needed…

• This reply was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by noricorino.

[redairline77]

Howdy,

Looking forward to building my packraft.

I reside in CA and I’m looking to get in some Kern River adventures.

David

[kentobin]

Hi Matt,

Currently not spam.

Ken

 

[peter]

Hi there, from the Deep South of NZ ..

 

[vissernl]

Hi

Outdoory person from the Netherlands here.

Looking at buying a telkwa or skeena for bikerafting and mild rivers, does anyone no what class waters they can handle? I’m not looking at going over class 3 but things change fast sometimes.

[Matt (Admin)]

Welcome! Here’s some information about whitewater paddling in DIY Packrafts: https://www.diypackraft.com/faq/whitewater-capabilities-of-diy-packrafts/

[Sparky]

Hi

[snack pack]

Just got my telkwa in the mail and am looking forward to the process. Heading to a heat seal forum for some early struggles. 🙂

[anacognate]

Hello!

I’m not a bot, and I just finished my Skeena!

[pweissma]

Hi — My kit just came in the mail. Excited to start building but I’m waiting for my iron to arrive so all I can do now is dream.

[Balagan]

Hello,

I am not a bot.

[craig1185]

Hello. Recently purchased a V3 kit off of eBay.

[Troutsman]

Hey everyone. New here and learning from everyone has been great! Can’t wait to receive my 2 person kit!

[Kenjaja]

Hi Everyone,

I am not-a-bot!

But I am a Brit!

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[Henrik]

Hi there, Best regards from Sweden!

[Robert P]

Hello from Indiana, and would like to say Thanks again to Matt for helping me out on my Telkwa packraft!

[DannyP]

HI, AHOY!

[Ironbirdexplorer]

Hello, from Manitoba! Just got word my DIYpackraft kit is just about on its way!!!! OMGosh, I can’t wait. Thanks Matt. Not a bot, btw.

[CoupDeKai]

Hello, I am not a robot. Just registering a bit preemptively while I window shop for my first packraft. 🙂

[AK TnG]

Not a bot…jussayin

[MattDingley]

Matt in the UK, looking into building my first packraft 🙂

[pahom]

Hi! I am a spam bot from Latvia looking to get into packrafting and most likely go with Skeena. Just stuck with choosing between 130/140 inner length :/

[Toma]

Hi!

[marcfrdly]

Hi!

[Dan H]

Hi, I’m a new user from Victoria, Canada. Waiting excitingly for both my iron (nervous as I never used Ali Express before)  and my Skeena. I am looking forward to both building the pack raft and using it. Should be fun.

[Cate]

Hi,
I’m waiting on my first diypackraft, a Telkwa. Looks like a very fun project.

Today I made an iron stand. Can’t wait to get started.

 

Cate’

[Blair]

Hi, I bought a v3 kit  2 and a half years ago and have finally found time to work on it.

[thewwkayaker]

Hi

Awesome site! Looking forward to building many rafts (currently ordered 2 UL, 1 for wife and 1 for me for hiking with but will later order tougher versions for bike rafting).

Great to have a community to ask questions, and see new ideas, and read trips planned or already travelled!

[xraymtb]

New user here just starting out on a Skeena build (a kit someone else imported but didn’t start the build other than separating out the parts). Looking forward to getting on with it and exploring the Scottish Highlands.

[standard]

Hi, I’m not a bot.

I’ve done many packraft trips using borrowed Alpacas, it’s time for me to build a Telkwa. I’ll definitely be buying a kit in Jan 2021.

Thanks 🙂

[FJ Guy]

Hi, I’m on the email list for a Skeena and I managed to find a used Coverite Black Baron on fleabay for cheap.  Hopefully it works otherwise I’ll just order one of those Prolux digital irons.  I have an Alpacka Llama being made but I would like to make a packraft on my own.  Looks like a fun project.

[Christian001]

@FJ Guy: I would order a cheap Leather Iron of Aliexpress like this: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32833241758.html It works really great and I think better than those Coverite Irons.

Christian

[torch]

Hi, just bought myself an Ultralight Raft! Looking forward to seeing it shipped and getting started on it!

[Ian F.]

Not a bot but a British Columbian from the pacific southwest.   Plan to build this winter…

[VinBC]

Hi! I’m not a spam bot. I just received my kit today and I am very excited to assemble my raft and start taking it out on paddling adventures in southwest BC! Thanks Matt!

[alfu]

Hello from Germany, I was with my family in Norway and had my packraft with me. My wife and children now think we need more than one packraft! So we try a Packraft Kit for 2 people from Matt. Can’t wait until it is available again.

[Helmholtz21]

<p style=”text-align: center;”>Hello, Definitely not a robot. Thanks for all the great information on here!</p>

[Jvigue90]

Hi not a bot, just a guy that wants to build his own pack raft

[legslegum]

Hey Hi hello not a robot! We just bought two kits on my partner’s account and are very excited to get started once they arrive.

[alewyfe]

Confirming not-a-bot-ness… Have been on the fence about building one of these for awhile… Looks like every inflatable kayak I was alsocalso is sold out for the season, so that may tip me over the edge into DIY-raft land. I guess I have about 24 hours to research and decide to make the order deadline! 🙂

[Bill]

Hi Matt- I’m excited to get building my Skeena packraft. I got a Coverite Black Baron iron and it is working well. The instructions look great and it looks like a fun build. Thanks!  Bill

[mort1414]

Hello, all.

Can’t wait to get packrafting.

 

cheers

[JayJay]

Hi, not a bot. I have owned and used an Alpacka raft for many years but I’m now considering building a DIY packraft to get skills and insight with TPU fabrics to build a dream float tube for fishing. Not sure if anyone has done a similar project yet. I’m all ears if someone has experience in building a float tube!

Great site, Matt!

[Matt (Admin)]

Welcome to the forum! You might find this post useful: https://www.diypackraft.com/2017/09/08/lightweight-fishing-float-tube/

[JayJay]

Thanks! What a great resource although the story had a very sad end.

[Matt (Admin)]

Indeed!

[PhilB]

Hi, I’m not a bot

[grendelrising]

Hi! Not spam.  Here to figure out how to DIY a deck onto my raft!  If anyone has finished their projects and is welling to sell and ship their iron and bonding agents I’m all ears.  I can order them myself but I figure some people are probably done and I’m all for reusing things that aren’t being used.

[Cedric F]

Hello I’m not a bot at least I don’t think I am.
Looking forward to build my first raft.

[bootje]

Hi!

I’m new here and looking for some information to build my own raft. I’m from the Netherlands, so if someone can help me source parts here in the EU, please contact me!

[chrislrob]

Hello, all.

I ordered the sample materials pack a couple of weeks ago. Should be here soon.

I am going to make the two-person raft. I think. I ordered my iron on Ali Express, too.

I’m very excited.

 

[itxhinwil]

Hi,

 

my name is Daniel, I’m from switzerland and startet packrafting about 2 years ago. Our firt big trip was in greenland for 18 days without any resupply. We used to take an canoe (was fun as well) but always needed a car to get to the starting point and find a way back. And no hiking in between, except maybe a few kilometers.

Now I want to build me a packraft and do some minor changes on my existing packrafts (tie-points, T-TIP).

 

 

 

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[HTM99]

Hello.
just bought a telkwa kit. Super excited to make this thing and hit the water.
Bryan

[Anch0rDrop]

Edit…. Looks like bulk sales are suspended right now so I won’t be able to make that brace after all. Feel free to throw in some extra scraps in that sample pack if you want 😂

[Matt (Admin)]

I saw your valve order – I will see what I can do 🙂

[Anch0rDrop]

Hello from Utah, I don’t know how I end up on this website but now I have a sample pack ordered and a goal to make a foot brace for my current pack raft. If that goes well maybe over the winter I’ll make a DIY pack raft.

[invincible]

Reporting in that I’m not a spambot!  Just a guy looking for a way to go on even wackier adventures…

[griffonflames]

Hi from a Spaniard living in Santa Fe, NM

 

 

[tiregabe]

Not a bot!

[Pilotpeat]

Hi from Washington State.  I just received my first pack raft kit, looking forward to getting started on it!

 

PeteD

[buetts]

Hi there from Germany!

I have just finished my blue Skeena 🙂

It was fun to build and I´m enjoying using it.

@buetts on Instagram. Pics of the build and other nerdy stuff.

 

[TimmY]

Hi,  i’m Tim from Germany.

I ordered a set last week and i’m really looking forward to starting to build my packraft 🙂

Best Regards.

[jaymenna78734]

Howdy from Texas.  Not a  bot

[Aaron]

Hi Matt,

I think my posts are getting caught by the spam bot. I’ve been trying to post in the help thread for a few days now and it looks like the posts are going through, but then nothing shows up!

-Aaron

[Aaron]

Hi!

Received my kit a couple weeks ago so I’m just practicing right now. I’ll begin building soon and will be taking it out to Montana in August!

-Aaron

[dirk]

Hi I’m Dirk UK

I wonder if anyone has benefited from utilising a metal surface under

heat welds where possible to get tpu as hot as possible

I’ve used light saws (teeth taped)and a brass door plate

Wish I had known earlier for to achieve better joins

[Jason]

Hey Guys and Gals

Received my 2 Twelka kits (red and yellow) packrafts. Just practicing welding. So far so good but only time will tell.

[NatureCalls]

Hi Everyone,

Just got my Skeena kit and am very excited to be here. I am a Youtuber “Influencer” whatever that means.  But you will get to see my foray into the DIY Packraft world and hope to help Matt’s effort.  This is going to be so much fun.

Take care

Bruce

[harald]

Hi there, greetings from Germany.

[TOU-47]

Happy Thanksgiving! No bots here, just an interested packrafter. I have a KokoP Nervana with TiZip & splashdeck.

I already have my whitewater…but it is heavier for obvious reasons. So…I think for $200, I might try an ultra light (packs smaller & weighs less than 2#). I want one for accessing, fishing & crossing mountain lakes…I already have my whitewater…but it is heavier for obvious reasons. Many times the best camp sites & fishing holes are “across the way” away from everyone. It would be great for that especially with a cargo zipper.

Then if it turns out well & I feel good about out…I may build a whitewater version.

[Laith]

Hello

My kit should arrive tomorrow. Can’t wait. I use my rafts for fly fishing the PNW. Thanks Matt for giving us the option to build one. Love it.

Laith

[Frenchie-Bikeraft]

Hi

First of all, I’m sorry if my messages aren’t understandable, because I’m French and I’m not fluent in English, so I use a translator….
For now, I have just ordered a kit of fabric samples, but I need some tips to choose 2 kits to assemble to do bikerafting & camping on several days in couple.
I hope to be able to carry out this project despite the difficulty of translation in more…
Are there any other Francophones here?

[Jeremyc1999]

Saying Hi. Just ordered my kit a couple of days ago.  I plan to use it for backcountry hunting in Montana.  Can’t wait for everything to get here for a good winter project.

[Stefan]

Not a Spambot

[Pirate323i]

Hi there. a big thank you to Matt!

I am looking to purchase a V3 in the coming weeks in order to explore some backcountry rivers and lakes here in NZ.

[ltk1144]

Hi

[Christian]

Hi every body,
First, a very big thank you Matt for making this available!
I completed my Ultralite packraft and also assemble a sub-2kg kit with all that is needed to go (including an inflatable vest). I’m planing on doing Run-raft an Para-raft (paragliding) with it! Very exited about the new possibilities of this kit!

A few contribution: I added a hole in my wooden form to help assembling the valve and I also used spray adhesive to fix the masking tape on it rather than using more tape…it it nicer and you can use all of the surface (I also trided double face tape and it doesn’t work..the heat melts it and your left with a long cleaning job!).

I installed a second valve on my inflation bag instead of the tube provided so I can screw it to the packraft when inflating it. A little modification on the valve allow it to be used reverse…. I also put a roll-top closure on it and it can be used as a dry bag. Lastly, I added a square bottom so it is easier to capture air…(just too more seames in the bottom after bag is done.)

Cheers from Quebec!
Christian

PS Ordering today a Telkwa!

[Matt (Admin)]

Very cool! Thanks for the tips, Christian!

[Rodrigo]

Hello all! I am planning to build my packraft for doing bikepacking 🙂

[supguy]

Hello,

I am not a bot.

I am interested in this fabrication technique for  boats  other than packrafts.

I poked around the site looking for the max psi this technique can support but the closest I found was the inflation bag which suggests low pressure.

I guess it depends on 1 or 2 sided TPU and the seam overlap.

Can folks point me to any answers ?

Thanks,

supguy

 

[Matt (Admin)]

Welcome! I haven’t done any high pressure testing, but yeah, I think it will depend on the factors you mentioned plus the design of the inflatable object and how the forces are distributed along the welds. Cheers!

[PackMaker]

Hi!

Bots can say “Hi” can they?

[Isaac]

Hello all

[Justin]

Do not believe I am a robot.

[Anonymous]

Hi:  First time user- I’m a very do it myself person and am interested in fabricating some Kayak items such as custom fitted water displacement flotation bags and dry bags.  I’m thinking I could combine the tw0.

Thanks, Robert

[miloo]

Hello everybody 🙂

[Tuomas]

Hi to all and greetings from Finland!

I just got my V3 kits. I’m psyched up waiting that my heat sealing iron will arrive from Aliexpress.

 

[Brad]

Hi All,

Received my kit a few weeks ago.  Thank you Matt for creating this packraft option.  A Jingda iron has arrived and been modified flat.

My educational background is organic  chemistry so I am curious about gluing joints.  A quick google search shows THF, DMF and DMSO as good solvents for TPU.  Of the readily available urethane adhesives, stabond, clifton and HH-66, I have HH-66 in stock.  HH-66 uses acetone, MEK and toluene as solvents.  Only Clifton uses THF.

First trial, HH-66 shows excellent adhesion.  Point of failure was the TPU bond to the fabric not the glue joint.

[powerboil]

Hi everyone from Thailand. Just order kit. I think I am first one of DIY Packraft in my country.

Now I try to heat sealing practice. it’s not easy.

[derektmartin]

Hi. Also not a bot.

[yeoshumin]

Hi, just got my kit, gotta build it up soon!

[krstahl]

Greetings All, from Ken in Montana.  I’m working on the stern closure seam of my V3 kit today.  This has been a fun project.

[E. Roy]

Hi All.

[Pavel CZ]

Hi, many greetings from Czech Rep in Europe. I am planning to use the packraft for trips to the wilderness and as a sailboat dinghy.

[Andrew Dutcher]

Hi. Andrew here. Interested in packrafting, and I like working with my hands, since my work is entirely working with my brain. Plus I always think I can make something better (for me) than what is commercially available, even though I am frequently proven wrong.

[bushrat]

Hi, bushrat from new zealand, keen to do a packraft build , and this looks an awesome site to get a kit and have a crack at it. Oh yer I’m not a spam bot.

cheers da rat

[phil.workshop]

Hi. Pretty sure I’m not a robot.

[Kenny]

Hi

[JYP]

Hi.

[unnamedpeaks]

Nobody has ever accused me of being a robot

[nfmtmaz]

HI

[bryanmehall]

hi

[alaskastinson]

Hello From Fairbanks AK, I just finished my raft!

[thaalstra]

I just made my first purchase and i am pumped!!

Also not a bot

Hi!!!

[Marcin]

Hi from Poland.

I’m not a bot. Really.

[Alex]

Hi

[snowmax]

Hi everybody from the French Alps. I’ve just ordered a sample of the fabrics and will probably start a V3 build this summer.

Max

[lkahuna]

Hi,

I’m Mike, and after roughly a year of deliberation I have purchased a 2-person kit to accommodate my big frame.  Really looking forward to putting this together, also equally nervous of futzing it up.

 

Cheers,

[kelloggs]

Hi! Just ordered a Voyageur kit that once built will be going with me to Alaska. Super excited to get started!

[Nate]

Hi.  I’m Nate.  I started following the site as I am interested in creating an inflatable surfmat.  Unfortunately, there is not too much info out there on the subject.  I have definitely been learning a lot on the site here.  Thanks!

[porsmose]

Hi everyone. I’m building a v3 and I would like to say that so far I haven’t melted off all of my fingertips.

 

Neil

[Alexander]

Hello!

[Steve]

Hello

[Conrad]

Hi, got 2 x V3 kits and now need time advice and lots of luck…

 

[rtullett]

Hi  Rodney here from Mercer Island, WA.

Can’t wait for the V3  kit to arrive.

Got my iron mostly modified at the tip and rear sides but may need to shape the front sides.

[Jack Rabbit]

Hello from Finland!

[Phenocryst]

Greetings!

[naas]

Hi

[Johan Wikström]

Hi,

My name is Johan and I’ve recently bought my first packraft from Matt. I’m from Sweden, right now living in Stockholm but born and raised in the south of Sweden and this fall ought to move up north.

Cheers, JW

[quezz38]

Hi! I am not a robot, but I am a forum lurker, so I probably will not be posting much.

This packraft looks awesome, and I hope to build one when I finish some of my other projects.

[CASCADE]

Hi from  Spain.

Are there people from here?

Best Regards

[Stevoggo]

Hi,

Steve here in Australia, currently  waiting on my heating iron thing to arrive. Excited to start

[xj35s]

Hi there!! I am very excited about this. I want to make a trunk bag for my bike. Also very interested in the ultralight packraft. I have a sealing iron for monocoat RC airplane covering that looks like it will be perfect for this.

[Luciano B. Ferrari]

This is awesome!  I’m from Brasil. Anyone from South America?

[Raftko]

Hi,

Raftko here and not a bot..had purchased ultralight kit past summer and only now got the sealing iron from Aliexpres that needs to be moded for EU plug and testing on the scraps should begin before I seal the first boat…happy days!

 

[Logan]

Hello! Not a bot 👍

[pieterjanblaton]

Hi, reading all about DIY packrafts all the way from Belgium!

After my DIY winter hammock camping gear Im happy to explore some non sewing projects 😉

Im not a bot and I ordered some samples 😉

Cheers!

PJ

[rdoherty894]

Hi, Just ordered a V3 Kit. Hope it all works out so I can build more for the rest of the family.

[caillet.christophe]

Bonjour,

Bravo pour votre site , j ai hâte de recevoir ma commande pour pouvoir tester tout çà

[sldrose]

hi

just ordered the v3 kit and irons

Living in Calgary, Canada but originally from Australia.

I’m really looking forward to building this.

Great site Matt, I can finally get into packrafting!

cheers

Sean

[Perrin]

Howdy

[Monoferrara]

Hi I’m Filippo , Monoferrara ,from Italy  i’m like ride in gravel bike and unicycle ,my next proget is a trip in unipackraft .I’m like outdoor ,survivor and build whit my hand.

[Timo]

Hi!

Currently working my first V2 raft.

[Simon]

Hello,

Eagerly awaiting a delivery, and if anyone has a good suggestion of a good heat sealing iron (EU plug) I’m all ears.

[Clemens]

Hi!

I’m not a bot from Austria – hopefully I’ll work as precise as one… 🙂

[Dave]

Based on the limited information I currently have, I am not a bot. Although my gut bacteria may say otherwise.

Thanks for running this site, Matt.

[Torgil Benigh]

Hello! I’m Torgil from Sweden, just registered to the forum but I’ve been lurking this fantastic site pretty much since it went up.

I’m planning to do a build this coming winter so I thought I’d register so I can tap the resources here.

[Stacker]

New guy here, no robot.

Just looking through the site and like the design.  Years back I used to pack cheap store bought heavy one man rafts into the Windriver mountains and now my older back needs to go as light as possible.

Stacker

[Jim Yeo]

Hey Matt! Thanks so much for creating DIY packraft. To the best of my knowledge, I am not a bot.

[nitroxmutant]

Hi,

Just purchased my first packraft from this site and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for an iron in the UK.

 

Thanks in advance

Graham

[Craig]

I cant wait 🙂

[Allen]

Hey! Thanks for keeping up with this site and all of the information, some seriously incredible and inspirational stuff on here!!

[Svensk]

Greetings!

[Matt Allen]

Hi, just found this, I’m excited to try building my own, I own an Alpacka Yak, but would love to make one for my wife, or friends to use.

-Matt

[Stefan Höök]

hi!

[anacapri]

hi!

[ALLARY]

hi

[Anonymous]

No Spam Bot here.

[C Harley]

Hi, I’m me and not a BOT 🙂

[eric]

Hello. I am not a bot. I think.

[Author]

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