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Matt (Admin) commented on the post, Overseas? Save money by using a "freight forwarder" 1 year ago

Hi Eleonora, unfortunately I don’t have an answer for you and I doubt you will receive one here anytime soon because I have only a few customers in Italy and I don’t recall any of them having used a freight forwarder. You might be able to find more information elsewhere online – if so, please tell us here. Also, sometimes the direct route is the…[Read more]

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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Tips & Tricks in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year ago

Thanks for posting this! Cheers
Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year, 1 month ago

I love it!

The Greek letters remind me of all those physics classes I took…
Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year, 1 month ago

Great work, Clyde, and thanks for the feedback about your experience! It looks like you have a beautiful playground there for adventures, so enjoy!
Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Offcuts and Seconds in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year, 1 month ago

Hi Eric, now that I’ve gotten rid of the offcuts I had accumulated over several years, the offcuts and seconds are rarely in stock (like only a few units added to the shop every few months).

There are three reasons, the first being that I include more of the scrap fabric with the packraft kits than I used to, the second being that I have some…[Read more]
Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year, 1 month ago

Wow, Eric – having done this myself, I know how much work you put into it! Great result – thanks for sharing!
Matt (Admin) replied to the topic off topic question- hard cooler in packraft in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year, 1 month ago

I can’t really see this as being a problem, but an email to Alpacka might set your mind at ease.
Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 1 year, 1 month ago

Beautiful New Packraft Fabric Colors New orange and green packraft tube fabrics (standard weight only). I’m excited to announce that a fabric shipment has arrived with two new […]
- kdfisher replied 1 year, 1 month ago
  
  Those are nice.
- Christian001 replied 9 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Really nice colors. I think, I should order a new packraft! 🙂
Matt (Admin) replied to the topic New users say "Hi" here to prove you are not a Spam Bot in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year, 1 month ago

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).
Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year, 1 month ago

Outstanding! I’m so glad the rod holders worked out. Great work, and thanks for sharing! It looks like you’ve already been to some stunning places. Cheers
Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Atlin and length questions in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year, 2 months ago

I second BobDep’s advice 🙂
Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Fishing Rod Holders in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year, 2 months ago

Cool! I hope it works out – it looks like it will. Thanks for posting the pictures!
Matt (Admin) commented on the post, New Type of Airtight Zipper 1 year, 2 months ago

I haven’t made specific instructions yet, but you can either install it the same way as a SuperSeal or you can iron it directly to the tube fabric from the “inside” side of the tube. You will be on your own if you want to install it in a seam, at least for the time being, as I haven’t done that yet myself.

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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Atlin Tube 1 Final Seam Issue in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year, 2 months ago

Well done – it looks great! Do you mind if I add your photos to the instructions page?
Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Tips & Tricks in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year, 2 months ago

That is a great idea! I’m going to add these heat sealing form tips to the Heat Sealing page.
Matt (Admin) commented on the post, Ultralight Packraft Kits In Stock 1 year, 2 months ago

Not officially, but you could use some of the scrap fabric that is included in the kit to do that.

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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Atlin Tube 1 Final Seam Issue in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year, 3 months ago

Hi ztron, don’t worry, it’s not a big problem. I’ll post my advice on the Tube 1 instructions page. Cheers
Matt (Admin) replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year, 3 months ago

Yeah, that’s something I’ve thought about, but once there’s TPU on both sides of the standard tube fabric then it’s only slightly lighter than the standard 450 GSM floor fabric – the difference isn’t big enough to make it worthwhile on a floor that’s about one square meter (it might save 50 or 100 grams compared to using the standard weight floor…[Read more]
Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Custom Ultralight Packraft options in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year, 3 months ago

It sounds like an Ultralight is what you want… I paddle class 1+ in the Ultralight and sometimes carry my wife with me on lakes. If you dig through my old YouTube videos you can see me doing these things in earlier versions of what became the Ultralight. Just four days ago a customer who built an Ultralight emailed:

“By the way last weekend I…[Read more]
Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Custom Ultralight Packraft options in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year, 3 months ago

I’ve looked at the numbers before and unfortunately it doesn’t really make sense.

Having an Ultralight packraft with a wraparound floor wouldn’t make it stronger because the ultralight floor fabric is the same strength as the ultralight tube fabric.

Compared to a standard weight Telkwa, substituting ultralight tube fabric in a Telkwa only…[Read more]
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