• Hi all,

    Finished my V2 from plans and finally got around to testing it in the river. The raft is great and exceeded my expectations for handling etc. The material I sourced looks very much like an imitator of Mat’s so I plan on getting some “DIY packraft” decals done.

    My biggest problem was the end join on the seams, the last one, nearest the…[Read more]

  • Stevoggo replied to the topic Seamgrip vs Aquaseal in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years ago

    Hi Matt,

    Thanks for your reply, I didn’t think to check the MSDS.

    The main glue listed in that forum is no longer available. I did check the local hardware store and found the product Sika Bond, Tech grip. This is a high strength Polyurethane adhesive and it contains …….4,4′-Mthylenediphenyl disocynate…Ta Da…

    I’m still squirrelling my…[Read more]

  • Stevoggo replied to the topic Seamgrip vs Aquaseal in the forum DIY Packrafts 7 years ago

    Hi all,

    Wondering if anyone knows if these glues are available under any other brand names. I can source them in Australia, but its been my experience in the past, that products like this are often available under other names and are occasionally much cheaper.

    I noticed a lot of the diving forums use “shoe-goo” available at Woolworths for fixing…[Read more]

  • Hi,

    Steve here in Australia, currently  waiting on my heating iron thing to arrive. Excited to start

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