Iron Raft
UK business offering its own packraft designs, paddling accessories, and TPU-coated nylon fabrics for heat sealing.
About Iron Raft
Iron Raft focuses its store on a particular form of paddling: packrafting with lightweight inflatable boats. The UK business presents its own designs alongside a range of boats, accessories, and materials. Its stated aim is to make the activity more accessible in Britain. The catalog distinguishes a boat ready for paddling from components or fabrics purchased for other projects.
The range includes the Paddle Ready Lightweight Packraft and the Paddle Ready+, the latter listed with a spray deck and skeg. Models appear in olive green, orange, and blue. Their names and equipment differences help distinguish the two offerings. Iron Raft describes its packrafts as lightweight and designed in the UK, presenting them in a collection separate from paddles, fabrics, and accessories.
Accessories include the four-piece RUK Sport Moray paddle and an inflatable backrest. The store also groups inflation accessories in its packraft collection. This organization allows customers to consider a set of equipment rather than the boat alone. Alongside these products, the brand offers organic-cotton T-shirts, long-sleeve shirts, caps, and laminated vinyl stickers featuring original Iron Raft artwork.
The other specialty is heat-sealable fabric. The store lists TPU-coated nylon in 70D, 210D, and 420D versions, sold by the meter from UK stock. This is a separate offering from finished boats, intended for customers who need the material itself. Bringing the two lines together serves both people buying ready-to-use equipment and those interested in working with these fabrics.
The website supplements the store with tips, product reviews, and trip stories, including material about an adventure in the West Highlands. It also has FAQs, safety precautions, and return policies. This content extends the brand beyond a retail catalog. Iron Raft’s distinction is its focus on a niche: UK-designed packrafts, related accessories, and heat-sealable materials within one offering.
Lightweight packrafts, sectional paddles, inflatable backrests, and heat-sealable fabrics.