• Dave replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years ago

    Yes, totally! Interested to see how it handles solo as well.

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  • Dave replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years, 3 months ago

    Very happy to show off the newly completed packraft, as you can see using the new green fabric! I tested it out yesterday and it worked very well. It’s impressive how lightweight yet rugged these craft are.

    I still plan to install a top-up valve, and multiple tie downs for a packtach system.

    My only issue now is in trying to fix a slow leak.…[Read more]

  • Dave replied to the topic tpu side in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years, 3 months ago

    Hopefully I didn’t cause too much alarm with my question.  In my tests the minor stuff didn’t seem to leak, but a couple of the more majorly damaged areas did. When I say “leak”, the area appeared damp on the outside after a couple of minutes and then a bead slowly formed.

    Probably I should explain how I did my tests. I took some scrap material…[Read more]

  • Dave replied to the topic tpu side in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years, 3 months ago

    I did some tests with scrap fabric and found that damaging the tpu coating allowed for some water to creep through the fabric, so I guess I’ve answered that question. What I’m looking at now is how to correct it. I was thinking of applying seam gripper to these areas – I assume on the tpu side?

  • Dave started the topic tpu side in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years, 3 months ago

    Packraft construction well underway. question..i’ve occasionally touched the exposed tpu side with my iron leaving marks. is this something i should be concerned with? the marks are generally very small, except one 1″ section that looks a bit fried.

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