# BUDGET PACK PART 2!! And my pack overhaul.. **URL:** \ **Category:** Proton Packs\ **Created:** [October 16, 2007, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/budget-pack-part-2-and-my-pack-overhaul/17761 "2007-10-16T11:06:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bigjuan2001](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/bigjuan2001/32/186734_2.png) [@bigjuan2001](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/bigjuan2001)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/budget-pack-part-2-and-my-pack-overhaul/17761/1 "2007-10-16T11:06:06Z")
So here’s another picture of my budget pack and a sneak peak of my original pack that has been redone. The budget pack is made of foam board and is super sturdy. I filled all the pieces with canned foam insulation and it’s feels very durable. Also here’s a pic of my finished pack from last year, I repainted it and went easy on the weathering. I also added some clippard valves thanks Thiago for that one and added new hoses that i recieved from Irricanian. Thank you too!! I built a new [bumper](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/bumper), repaired the Nfilter because it broke off and reinforced the [ion arm](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/aluminum-welded-ion-arm) because last year it broke off the first night. Now it’s super reinforced with wooden dowels and gorilla glue. Total cost for budget pack around $120 with light kits on the way!! ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/8/3/839a8ab442824314dcbd6bec2959f7ce574c7586.jpeg) ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/9/b/9b619276f755bdf896cdc79bfc11eb49a02bcaa6.jpeg) Better pics to come soon. ---
**Author:** ![thegreatgalling](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/thegreatgalling/32/131867_2.png) [@thegreatgalling](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/thegreatgalling)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/budget-pack-part-2-and-my-pack-overhaul/17761/2 "2007-10-16T16:06:57Z")
They both look great! ---
**Author:** ![BigJon](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/bigjon/32/117_2.png) [@BigJon](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/BigJon)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/budget-pack-part-2-and-my-pack-overhaul/17761/3 "2007-10-16T20:41:52Z")
Two questions on the “foam board budget pack”…did you seal the edges of the foam board at all? I noticed when I was working on my “lil’ ghostbuster pack” for my son that any edges I didn’t fill with bondo reacted with the spray paint. Just curious… Also, did you use gorilla glue for the whole construction or just the [ion arm](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/aluminum-welded-ion-arm)? I’m seriously considering building my first full-size pack out of foam board and filling it with spray foam like you have done. ---
**Author:** ![thegreatgalling](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/thegreatgalling/32/131867_2.png) [@thegreatgalling](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/thegreatgalling)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/budget-pack-part-2-and-my-pack-overhaul/17761/4 "2007-10-16T22:31:47Z")
That is a problem associated with styrofoam which is why I always stayed away from the stuff. I too am curious what you covered it with so the paint didn’t “eat” the foam. ---
**Author:** ![spooky](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/spooky/32/187216_2.png) [@spooky](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/spooky)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/budget-pack-part-2-and-my-pack-overhaul/17761/5 "2007-10-16T23:58:19Z")
I’m assuming by Foam Board he means the foam poster board you can buy at Wal-Mart in which case I use it a lot and the slick paper covered edges spray paint fine and the cut edges do too. They may get eaten a little but in general its not the same loose foam as in Styrofoam and since so little is exposed it looks fine. ---
**Author:** ![staticbuster](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@staticbuster](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/staticbuster)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/budget-pack-part-2-and-my-pack-overhaul/17761/6 "2007-10-17T03:48:11Z")
i dunno whats really going on with this build, but on the parts of my pack i did with foam board[which wasnt much] i sealed the edges over with silicon caulk. it worked out great. ---
**Author:** ![bigjuan2001](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/bigjuan2001/32/186734_2.png) [@bigjuan2001](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/bigjuan2001)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/budget-pack-part-2-and-my-pack-overhaul/17761/7 "2007-10-20T00:23:40Z")
I filled the edges with vinyl spackling. And yes it is cheap foamboard from Michaels. I used high temp hot glue to glue it all together and then filled it with canned foam. The glue is super strong and with the foam it’s build like a rock. The But the spackling kept it from dissolving. I didn’t use gorilla glue on the budget pack at all. Only to reinforce the dowels holding the [ion arm](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/aluminum-welded-ion-arm).