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I get a lot of emails from people with questions, tips, pictures, and requests, and for some time now I’ve been thinking I should add a forum or social networking platform to the website so others can benefit […]

As many of you have noticed, the new Version 2 plans and DIY Packraft Kit instructions are complete, including videos, text, and pictures. You can find them in the How-To menu above. Here’s the packraft I […]

New How-To Video I’ve just uploaded the latest how-to video. Text+picture instructions are posted here 🙂  

I have just uploaded this second instruction video for the kits and V2 plans. Enjoy!

Text+picture instructions are posted here.

This heat sealing iron arrived in my mailbox today, and I’m really happy with it! Click here to read my review.

Note: This is a post from 2016. See the current iron recommendations here. 

Here’s the newest how-to video – I’ve posted text+pictures instructions here 🙂

I did it! I’m offering exactly the same zippers available in the best manufactured packrafts, at a fraction of the cost.

In order to get them at a decent price, I had to purchase a large quantity (the story of […]

After hiking up our local ski hill yesterday, Nikki and I were rewarded with an exciting ride down!

I just uploaded this video, in which I show the first steps in constructing a DIY Packraft from a kit. The same procedure is used for the new (Version 2) plans, after cutting out the shapes from the fabric. […]