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Jacks or Better….. News from the wild cards at JPW Highlights of 2011

We have a new web site Over the past 4 years our site has been stolen once, and hacked into numerous times. We even got a call from the FBI. When you look at these links, please scroll down and see what else is on the page. You will be pleasantly surprised. Our home page is still www.jpwinc.com, but we think you will find this much easier to navigate. Look for regular updates.

Jack’s Yacks are back. We made a number of different variations of IK design, and the best features of all these designs come together in these boats, including drop stitch inflatable floors that are removable so you can easily clean them out and repair them . At JPW we believe in expedition use, so we included a grommet strip that runs the length of the main section so that the back rest thwart, or gear load can be tied down easily in many locations.

More self- bailing rafts. We now have a 10 ft. with 20 inch tubes, a narrow 13 ft. 9 inch with 19 inch tubes, a 13.5 ft. with 22 inch tubes, our standard 15 ft. a wide version of the 15 ft., and a 16.5 ft. self-bailer all have 22 inch tubes. We also build custom sized rafts for customers who cannot otherwise find what they want.

With large catarafts, It is not just about high water, we have built large cats that are used for gold dredging off the coast of Alaska near the Yukon Delta, and as motor rigs for the AK Dept. of Wildlife. Airboats West is a company that uses our pontoons on their air boats. This is the first one, and it has been being tested for the past year in a variety of conditions. Please have a look at AIRBOATS WEST web site. It looks rather exciting. and it is the largest HP motor we have ever had on one of our cats. 425 HP.

In January we fabricated pontoons, that serve as shock absorbers for cargo on sleds that travel across Greenland, 1500 miles from Thule southeast to the summit ( a giant dome of snow ), at 10,000 ft. in elevation.

A new version of the Rescue Culebra goes to Clear Creek rafting just in time for high water. It includes a flotation bar at each end that is held up by a bungee cord so the mesh rescue deck does not scoop water.

We have added another RF welder. This addition has increased our production capacity, and decreased the back log of production when one RF welder could not keep up with demand.

Culvert plugs can range from 8 inch pipe plugs to 14 ft. in diameter. We even made some arches 23 ft. high for a diamond mine in Canada.

The Eco Auger is in the test phase. This amazing device uses the energy of moving water to generate electricity without the use of dams, and it does not chop up fish.

This year a huge emphasis is on environmental products. We are on the 15th revision of the inflatable compost tube system. We are selling more self-inflating and foam sided spill containment systems for the oil and gas industry. We build custom fish finders and inflatable Weir fence pontoons to help to help save endangered fish species. We supply large cat tubes that are used as electro fishing boats for Smith Root. There are many agencies that use cutthroat variations for fish studies, hydrology studies, and conservation officer patrols on rivers in the west. The University of wyoming uses Tubes by JPW, and a frame and plastic grid floor system developed by Chip Rawlins, Author, River Runner of Outstanding nerve, and creator of outrageously good systems to analyze river qualities. The science gear included an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (measures depth, current speed, and current direction), a turbidity sensor (water clarity), an echo sounder (depth and GPS location) and a spectrometer (color and reflectance of the water). These devices were linked by radio to a GPS earth station on a summit above the river. This system packs an extreme amount of data collection into one small package.

This summer we built a couple of difficult air structures for Elumanati. This company uses inflatable structures to make portable theater systems to use for presentations. These Inflatable theater structures have some of the most difficult design issues we have come across. We are pleased to be doing this again, and to have better software to design it with. Have a look at our structure. The company we sub contracted to is named Landmark Creations. They make some incredible sewn inflatable structures. However they wanted more permanent structures that did not require a blower, and could be inflated for many days. This one is a structure for fire fighters, and rescue personell to rest in and get out of the rain or the heat. Note I am sitting in the middle of a 165 inch span.

The best news is that product demand is up, and we are still struggling to keep up with the orders flowing in. So we highly encourage everyone to preseason order. Not only do you get great margins, we have a generous cancellation policy. We build and ship orders based on when the order was received, not how large it is.

We make the best waterproof mattresses, dry bags, and whitewater inflatables in the world? Our products are built to last and then some!

Buying River gear does not have to be a gamble when you go with the team that holds all the cards. Built with pride (like no one else can) in the good old USA!

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Custom & Prototype inquiries: info@jpwinc.com