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

I have been using the same overnight backpack for… 19 years! I had to think about that. It’s a Gregory, about 70 litres, and it’s very comfortable. It weighs a lot though – maybe 3 kg? I have noticed some ultralight backpacks on the market recently, and I wonder if any of you have experience with them. Are they comfortable? Are they worth the…[Read more]

Have you found other sources of materials for making packrafts, like TPU-coated fabric and inflation valves? Maybe you are overseas and the shipping is cheaper from a supplier close to you. Tell us about it, and please review the quality – especially if you have compared it to the stuff I offer.

Of course I want people to purchase things from the…[Read more]

Have you found other sources of materials for making packrafts, like TPU-coated fabric and inflation valves? Maybe you are overseas and the shipping is cheaper from a supplier close to you. Tell us about it, and please review the quality – especially if you have compared it to the stuff I offer.

Of course I want people to purchase things from…[Read more]

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

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 don’t first click the “Re…[Read more]

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

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]