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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 3 years, 9 months ago
I am very grateful for the number of people who placed orders immediately after I announced the new fabric shipment had arrived, and now I am working to fulfill the orders as quickly as possible.
DIY Packraft […]
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Matt (Admin) commented on the post, Packraft Kit Availability Update 3 years, 9 months ago
Hi Mike – sure, I’ll send you an email.
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Not Sealing Seams? in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 9 months ago
Excellent work, and thanks for the update!
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Matt (Admin) commented on the post, Packraft Kits Are Available Now 3 years, 9 months ago
Yeah, the decks and skirts have been more popular than I expected so I need more of the non-fabric components, but that shouldn’t take too long.
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 3 years, 9 months ago
At long last! The Skeena, Telkwa, and 2-Person packraft kits are now available in all colors and sizes, and spray decks and spray skirts are also available. (Bulk fabric sales and Ultralight packraft kits will […]
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Thanks for the good news regarding hit availability. Bummer though about the UL fabric. Very interested in purchasing a UL should those kits ever become available again.
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Hi Matt. It says the Telkwa spray deck and skirt are on backorder in the shop pages. I put an order in anyway.
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Yeah, the decks and skirts have been more popular than I expected so I need more of the non-fabric components, but that shouldn’t take too long.
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Hey there, I just placed an order due to arrive early May-ish. Do you think spray decks/skirts will be available by then to add onto my order? Thank you Matt!
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Great! Yes, the spray deck components just arrived 20 minutes ago 🙂
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Thanks for the notification. Ordered a Skeena within minutes of receiving it, and a friend ordered a Telkwa afew hours later. Curious how many orders you received on day 1 to maybe have an idea on when they might ship. Ready to build this :-).
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I haven’t experimented with skegs, but there’s some general advice in the last section of this page: https://www.diypackraft.com/faq/tracking-or-directional-stability/
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Foot Rest? in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 9 months ago
I haven’t made one, but the easiest way would be to fold a circle or rectangle of fabric in half and seal the edges together. Add a top-up valve for inflation/deflation, and add at least one attachment point by sandwiching some floor material into the edge as in this seat: https://www.diypackraft.com/construction/how-to/seat-bottom-assembly-late-2020/
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Seam Grip Adhesion? in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 9 months ago
Good to know – thanks for the update!
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Matt (Admin) commented on the post, A DIY Packraft Logo? 3 years, 9 months ago
I’ve added the image above 🙂
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Matt (Admin) commented on the post, A DIY Packraft Logo? 3 years, 9 months ago
Unfortunately people complained that it was too difficult to separate all the tiny pieces that weren’t fully cut through, so I stopped scoring fabric for this type of logo. I’m experimenting with other ways of making them though, so hopefully it’ll work out 🙂
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Matt (Admin) commented on the post, Packraft Kit Availability Update 3 years, 9 months ago
Yep, red and black will be available! Ideally, you’d want an iron about 27 mm wide, give or take a few mm. I haven’t looked online lately, but you could post in the buy/sell page here in the forum and maybe someone will respond: https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/forum/diy-packrafts/
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Matt (Admin) commented on the post, My Month-Long Packrafting Trip 3 years, 9 months ago
Thanks! I used a 360 camera on the end of my trekking pole to film the paddling – no drone or other rigging required. For more information, there’s a link to a complete gear list (including camera gear) in the post above.
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Matt (Admin) commented on the post, Packraft Kit Availability Update 3 years, 9 months ago
Touché.
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Matt (Admin) commented on the post, Packraft Kit Availability Update 3 years, 9 months ago
Unfortunately I probably won’t be offering bulk fabric sales other than the fabric that is already available in the shop – at least for a while – because it makes it really difficult to plan ahead and control the inventory when I get sporadic orders for large quantities of fabric and it takes so long to have new fabric made. (All the people who…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 3 years, 9 months ago
The past several months have sure tested my patience, but barring further delays, the new DIY Packraft fabric shipment will arrive in 2-3 weeks (early to mid-February). Then I will start making packraft kits […]
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Thanks for the update Matt! What weight fabrics will be available for purchase? I’m thinking about making an inflatable of my own design, but want to use your fabric.
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Unfortunately I probably won’t be offering bulk fabric sales other than the fabric that is already available in the shop – at least for a while – because it makes it really difficult to plan ahead and control the inventory when I get sporadic orders for large quantities of fabric and it takes so long to have new fabric made. (All the people who are waiting for an out of stock packraft kit can thank the person who ordered 100 m of fabric one day…) Helping people with their various projects also takes up a lot of time that I should be spending on packraft stuff.
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I understand bulk fabric isn’t a priority for you which is unfortunate. To clarify, I was not asking for, and people shouldn’t expect, any non-kit-project help from you other than selling the fabric.
You can set limits for the bulk quantities that people can buy (say 5m) which would help with your planning. I don’t think the person customers are thanking for waiting on out of stock kits is the 100m order guy.
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Touché.
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Thank you for the update! I’ve been checking constantly to see if the kits are back in stock as I want to get going on a Skeena in February :-). Will you have it in the red fabric? And I take it the seams and seat will be black?
I’ve also been searching everywhere for a leather iron. No luck on Alibaba, Amazon, local hobby shops, etc. What is the idea iron width to look for? Would also be happy to buy one second-hand from anyone who has completed their built and would be willing to sell theirs.
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Yep, red and black will be available! Ideally, you’d want an iron about 27 mm wide, give or take a few mm. I haven’t looked online lately, but you could post in the buy/sell page here in the forum and maybe someone will respond: https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/forum/diy-packrafts/
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I’ve been checking back in too for updates. Thanks for updating.
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Hi Mike – sure, I’ll send you an email.
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The average for a first time builder seems to be about 35 hours. (The answer to this question and many others are posted in the FAQ.)
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No, the ultralight material is too flimsy to make boats like that.
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Seam Grip Adhesion? in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 9 months ago
Yep, that’s the stuff.
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Seam Grip Adhesion? in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 9 months ago
The “Seam Grip +WP” is the same product that used to be called “Seam Grip” and you’re right – I just checked and “polyurethane” doesn’t appear anywhere on the new tube or packaging.
Most of the content on this site was written before they changed their product names and messed everything up, so I’m going back to add “+WP” everywhere Seam Grip is…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Seam Grip Adhesion? in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 9 months ago
Hmm, yeah, that’s a problem. The “+SIL” stuff is “silicone tent sealant”, and will only stick to silicone coated fabrics, not polyurethane. It used to be called “SilNet,” but I guess they changed the name to “Seam Grip+SIL” for some reason. I will add a note to the instructions warning people not to confuse the two. Unfortunately I think you’ll…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Seam Grip Adhesion? in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 9 months ago
Interesting… what brand is it? I haven’t seen this with Seam Grip before (or any of the other McNett/Gear Aid polyurethane products), but I have seen it with all the other seam sealants I’ve tried, which is why I recommend the Gear Aid stuff.
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 3 years, 9 months ago
The American Packrafting Association is hosting an online whitewater packrafting skills clinic called, “Boat, Don’t Float” presented by Mark Oats.
I’m not associated with Mark or the APA, but it looks like a […]
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Not Sealing Seams? in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 9 months ago
I used to only seal around the places where the seam strips intersect with the floor, but in spite of my best efforts I always ended up with at least one leak that I had to track down, and finally I decided that for me (and most people) it is worthwhile to apply seam sealer to the inside of all the seam strips.
Because you have a zipper, it won’t…[Read more]
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I can sell a kit without the fabric being scored, but I do not have any Ultralight fabric in stock at this time.
I will send you an email. In case anyone else wants to do this, here is a link to purchase the zipper separately: https://www.diypackraft.com/shop/merchandise/zipper-merchandise/tizip-superseal-50-cm-airtight-zipper/