SHig's Superlight Packin'tube Project

[SHigSpeed]

I'm a little lighter than you, so I would sit with only my lower legs in the water? I have a Caddis tube and sit in the water which is ok during the summer in a bass pond. Now I'm very interested in your project! I believe you live across town and we need to meet someday! Bill

Yup, imagine wet calves and dry ass... You'd only need pants waders (if you're not a spaz that is).

_SHig

[Hector Lopez]

Wow what a great project designed by a flyfisher! I love going to the high Sierra mountains and sometimes I wish I could get in the water but packing something always seemed out of the questions but if this light system works that would change everything. I do believe you would have to make all the gadgets like fins and waders or else you defeat the purpose of the compact packing system. Look forward to hearing how the tube does in action.

[SHigSpeed]

Woot! Good progress tonight. I laid out and built my seatbottom and I must say it's DAMN close to right on. It may be a skosh longer back to front than I'd planned, but that'd be easy to fix - though I may not. I'll have to mull over how it'll affect the center of buoyancy.

So, this thing is THICK so it'll be rigid as heck. No collapsing in on the middle for this boat.

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Man, I can almost feel the ripple on the water...



_SHig

[Jay]

Oh MAN! So excited to see one of these in action.

And yes in RE: to an earlier post of yours, I will be using it without waders in October. Spaz

[SHigSpeed]

Few more pics for tonight...



Even with the ginormous Summit 2 valve and the goofy tube valve location, this thing will pack down compact. The plastic thickness is probably pretty close to the fabric thickness. Without the valves affecting my folding method, the read deal will pack down smaller.





Probably order fabric on Monday. Too bad I won't get it in time to tinker over T-Day weekend... Maybe I'll go fishing?

_SHig

[Ed Wahl]

Keep going Shig, you're blazing a trail here.

You may have to take out a patent when you're done.

Ed

[Blueracer]

Gee whiz SHiggy! Have you like, thought of the model name yet?? SHEISH!

[SHigSpeed]

Gee whiz SHiggy! Have you like, thought of the model name yet?? SHEISH!

SHigSpeed CDC.

Jay likes "Midge" but it ain't small enough to be a midge. I like CDC because it's light and nearly unsinkable!

Though it does translate to "Duck's Butt"...

Maybe "Custom Delux Craft"?

_SHig

[Hairstacker]

SHig, you're starting to remind me of the Professor on Gilligan's Island. I can't wait to see how this turns out.

[Blueracer]

Hmm. Just thought of.. the SLH "SHig Light Horse"