Jason

Please post your DIY Packraft kit/plans construction-related questions here (or on the appropriate How-To page!).

Share your experiences with heat-sealing tools (mini irons, modified soldering irons, heat guns, sealing irons, trim sealing irons, etc.).

Note: If you wish to reply to a specific comment below, please click the grey “Reply” link above the specific comment you are responding to – then your comment will appear nested below that comment. If you…[Read more]

Share your experiences with heat-sealing tools (mini irons, modified soldering irons, heat guns, sealing irons, trim sealing irons, etc.).

Where have you gone packrafting, or where would you like to go packrafting?

I have a solo dream trip planned out already. It includes ocean, river, and lake paddling, combined with remote coastal rainforest hikes and difficult mountainous terrain. Here’s a map I made using Google Earth showing the route (and some alternative routes):

(For…[Read more]

Where would you like to go packrafting?

I have a solo dream trip planned out already. It includes ocean, river, and lake paddling, combined with remote coastal rainforest hikes and difficult mountainous terrain. Here’s a map I made using Google Earth showing the route (and some alternative routes):

(For context, Vancouver Island is located…[Read more]

I have several new designs in the works, but there are only so many hours in the day and it takes time to design and prototype things.

Here’s where you can tell me what you would most like to see available on the site – a 2-person packraft kit? A whitewater spray deck option? A cruiser spray deck? A DIY paddle? An inflatable PFD? A seat with a…[Read more]

I have several new designs in the works, but there are only so many hours in the day and it takes time to design and prototype things.

Here’s where you can tell me what you would most like to see available on the site – a 2-person packraft kit? A whitewater spray deck option? A cruiser spray deck? A DIY paddle? An inflatable PFD? A seat with a…[Read more]

I have several new designs in the works, but there are only so many hours in the day and it takes time to design and prototype things.

Here’s where you can tell me what you would most like to see available on the site – a 2-person packraft kit? A whitewater spray deck option? A cruiser spray deck? A DIY paddle? An inflatable PFD? A seat with a…[Read more]

Post pictures of your DIY Packraft (in-progress or complete) here!

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Post pictures of your DIY Packraft (in-progress or complete) here!

Here’s Marco’s black beauty:

And here is Jared’s boat on its maiden voyage in the misty hot springs at night!:

Post pictures of your DIY Packraft (in-progress or complete) here!

Here’s Marco’s black beauty:

And here is Jared’s boat on its maiden voyage in the misty hot springs at night!: (For some reason the image is not displaying… I will figure it out in the morning – too tired now!)

Post pictures of your DIY Packraft (in-progress or complete) here!

Here’s Marco’s black beauty:

And here is Jared’s boat on its maiden voyage in the misty hot springs at night!: (For some reason the image is not displaying… I will figure it out in the morning – too tired now!)

Post pictures of your DIY Packraft (in-progress or complete) here!

Here’s Marco’s black beauty:

And here is Jared’s boat on its maiden voyage in the misty hot springs at night!: