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ejensen replied to the topic Drysuits for Packrafting in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 7 months ago
Not sure about designs explicitly for packrafting. I have a kayak touring setup already. I have a Stohlquist EZ drysuit with a neoprene neck gasket and front zip. It works well for me and I don’t get leakage when inverted, but the neoprene neck does not fit as wide a range of neck sizes as a latex one. A friend using one had problems getting the…[Read more]
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ejensen replied to the topic First seams – how to tell if it’s good? in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 7 months ago
Just got my kit and now have scraps to try out. Using the Aliexpress leather iron at max setting. I found that a test strip of 250GSM (tube fabric) on 450GSM (floor fabric) would separate by the TPU peeling off the floor fabric (see photo)
Joining 250-250 resulted in a very strong bond that eventually tore with some TPU on each side. Joining…[Read more]
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