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OlympicMtnBoy started the topic Inflatable Floors in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years, 11 months ago
<p style=”text-align: left;”>Slowly working away on mine, it’s been a slow process of laying out baffle placements on both pieces of fabric so they will line up, sizing out baffles, etc. Â I know due to the curve at the bow and stern I’ll probably have some wrinkles but we’ll see how it looks when I finish. Someday.</p>
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OlympicMtnBoy started the topic Inflatable Floors in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years, 11 months ago
Slowly working away on mine, it’s been a slow process of laying out baffle placements on both pieces of fabric so they will line up, sizing out baffles, etc. Â I know due to the curve at the bow and stern I’ll probably have some wrinkles but we’ll see how it looks when I finish. Someday.
I opten for seven baffles running now to stern, the center…[Read more]
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OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years, 11 months ago
I picked up a military surplus Valad Heat Sealing Iron off eBay like one of these:Â http://www.ebay.com/itm/VALAD-SEALING-IRON-HS3T-150W-120V-HEATING-PARTS-TOOL-HOT-ELECTRIC-MILITARY-USED-/172624490089?hash=item283138ae69:g:Sb0AAOSwoydWqAl8
I didn’t have much luck with the clover either, this is much heavier and seems to hold the heat better.…[Read more]
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OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic An improved tie down in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years ago
A few more pics of our diy patches. Â They were a bit hard to get to seal right, you have to work both front and back well, but I think they look good and seem pretty strong. Â About 3.5 inches in diameter.
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OlympicMtnBoy started the topic An improved tie down in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 1 month ago
I haven’t had much time to work on my raft (grabbing an evening a week with a friend to work on them), but I wanted to post up our last session on tie downs. Â We wanted to do these before closing our tubes so we have easy access the the inside to heat seat the tie down patches on well.
We did up a couple as Matt demonstrated. Â With the lighter f…[Read more]
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OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 1 month ago
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OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 1 month ago
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OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic What plans/kits would you like to see next? in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 1 month ago
Thanks Lyn, that’s a good suggestion! I have an exped downmat and that sort of valve would work great. I think I’ll probably just end up getting a couple more things from Matt but I may keep an eye out at the used gear spots for a similar mattress for late projects.
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OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 1 month ago
Let’s see if these pics work from my phone. Here is Evan working on Step 1 of his ultralight:
And me hard at work on my blue raft. These are gonna need names I guess!
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OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 1 month ago
Let’s see if these pics work from my phone. Here is Evan working on Step 1 of his ultralight:
And me hard at work on my blue raft. These are gonna need names I guess!
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OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 1 month ago
Let’s see if these pics work from my phone. Here is Evan working on Step 1 of his ultralight:
And me hard at work on my blue raft. These are gonna need names I guess!
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OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 1 month ago
Let’s see if these pics work from my phone. Here is Evan working on Step 1 of his ultralight:
And me hard at work on my blue raft. These are gonna need names I guess!
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OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic What plans/kits would you like to see next? in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 1 month ago
Thanks Matt! I am going to start putting my kit together tomorrow and I’m planning on doing an inflatable floor with it! Now I wish I had ordered an extra small valve though. Do you have any suggestions on US suppliers (or even what type of item to search for)? Or can you figure out a shipping break if I only order a small valve ($7 shipping…[Read more]
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OlympicMtnBoy replied to the topic What plans/kits would you like to see next? in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 3 months ago
I like the self bailing floor idea, always made more sense to me in a raft like this than a spray skirt if it could be done for a reasonable weight. Also a seat with a back would be handy, often I just fold up a full length self inflating sleeping pad into a back rest/seat and that works ok in my current raft.
An inflation bag seems fairly…[Read more]
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OlympicMtnBoy started the topic Packraft Sizing? in the forum DIY Packrafts 8 years, 3 months ago
I’m curious how people are finding the sizing? I have been using a very old aviation liferaft on my trips which is technically a 2 person raft (weighs about 7 lbs). Not very maneuverable but I can put my pack on the floor in front of me with my feet on either side.
If I measure as Matt says I should get a small, but will there be any room for…[Read more]
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