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kdfisher commented on the post, Beautiful New Packraft Fabric Colors 1 year, 4 months ago
Those are nice.
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kdfisher commented on the post, New Heat Sealing Video 1 year, 6 months ago
Great Video. I’m just about to start assembling my second packraft and I know my sealing technique needs improvements. After using he first packraft a few times I found the edge of the seams would develop little bubbles of delamination between the TPU layers which I spot hit with the iron. I think not having to move the iron back and forth…[Read more]
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kdfisher replied to the topic Workspace Suggestions in the forum DIY Packrafts 1 year, 12 months ago
I bought a piece of underlayment from a local hardware store. Basically a 1/4″ x 4’x 4′ piece of plywood which has a smooth finish on one side. I plop that on top of a plastic folding table. Works well enough that I’ll use it for my second packraft.
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kdfisher replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 7 months ago
Finished, mainly.
I built the two person packraft. I prefer the canoeing, followed by rowing, with kayaking coming in third. So I wanted a packraft I could could canoe paddle or row. So I also made a rowing frame from old yagi antenna elements I had laying around, some conduit fittings and some UHMW plastic for the oar yokes. I gave it the…[Read more]
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kdfisher commented on the post, The Online Review Economy 6 years ago
I’m not sure what you’d really be getting out of the deal. I’m not a BL member, but it seems like there are plenty of avenues for people will find out about packrafts in general. People who would consider DIY as an option will find your website. The end product depends a lot on the person who is assembling it and a one-off review might be done…[Read more]
