diff --git a/src/packet/error.rs b/src/packet/error.rs
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+++ b/src/packet/error.rs
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+use std::net::IpAddr;
+
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum PacketError {
+    #[error("Mismatched source and destination address family: source={0:?}, destination={1:?}")]
+    MismatchedAddressFamily(IpAddr, IpAddr),
+    #[error("Packet too short: {0}")]
+    TooShort(usize),
+}
+
diff --git a/src/packet/mod.rs b/src/packet/mod.rs
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+++ b/src/packet/mod.rs
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+pub mod error;
+pub mod protocols;
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diff --git a/src/packet/protocols/mod.rs b/src/packet/protocols/mod.rs
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+pub mod udp;
diff --git a/src/packet/protocols/udp.rs b/src/packet/protocols/udp.rs
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+use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
+
+use pnet_packet::Packet;
+
+use crate::packet::error::PacketError;
+
+/// A UDP packet
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+pub struct UdpPacket<T> {
+    source: SocketAddr,
+    destination: SocketAddr,
+    pub payload: T,
+}
+
+impl<T> UdpPacket<T> {
+    /// Construct a new UDP packet
+    pub fn new(
+        source: SocketAddr,
+        destination: SocketAddr,
+        payload: T,
+    ) -> Result<Self, PacketError> {
+        // Ensure the source and destination addresses are the same type
+        if source.is_ipv4() != destination.is_ipv4() {
+            return Err(PacketError::MismatchedAddressFamily(
+                source.ip(),
+                destination.ip(),
+            ));
+        }
+
+        // Build the packet
+        Ok(Self {
+            source,
+            destination,
+            payload,
+        })
+    }
+
+    // Set a new source
+    pub fn set_source(&mut self, source: SocketAddr) -> Result<(), PacketError> {
+        // Ensure the source and destination addresses are the same type
+        if source.is_ipv4() != self.destination.is_ipv4() {
+            return Err(PacketError::MismatchedAddressFamily(
+                source.ip(),
+                self.destination.ip(),
+            ));
+        }
+
+        // Set the source
+        self.source = source;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    // Set a new destination
+    pub fn set_destination(&mut self, destination: SocketAddr) -> Result<(), PacketError> {
+        // Ensure the source and destination addresses are the same type
+        if self.source.is_ipv4() != destination.is_ipv4() {
+            return Err(PacketError::MismatchedAddressFamily(
+                self.source.ip(),
+                destination.ip(),
+            ));
+        }
+
+        // Set the destination
+        self.destination = destination;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Get the source
+    pub fn source(&self) -> SocketAddr {
+        self.source
+    }
+
+    /// Get the destination
+    pub fn destination(&self) -> SocketAddr {
+        self.destination
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> UdpPacket<T>
+where
+    T: From<Vec<u8>>,
+{
+    /// Construct a new UDP packet from bytes
+    pub fn new_from_bytes(
+        bytes: &[u8],
+        source_address: IpAddr,
+        destination_address: IpAddr,
+    ) -> Result<Self, PacketError> {
+        // Ensure the source and destination addresses are the same type
+        if source_address.is_ipv4() != destination_address.is_ipv4() {
+            return Err(PacketError::MismatchedAddressFamily(
+                source_address,
+                destination_address,
+            ));
+        }
+
+        // Parse the packet
+        let parsed = pnet_packet::udp::UdpPacket::new(bytes)
+            .ok_or_else(|| PacketError::TooShort(bytes.len()))?;
+
+        // Build the struct
+        Ok(Self {
+            source: SocketAddr::new(source_address, parsed.get_source()),
+            destination: SocketAddr::new(destination_address, parsed.get_destination()),
+            payload: parsed.payload().to_vec().into(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl UdpPacket<Vec<u8>> {
+    /// Construct a new UDP packet with a raw payload from bytes
+    pub fn new_from_bytes_raw_payload(
+        bytes: &[u8],
+        source_address: IpAddr,
+        destination_address: IpAddr,
+    ) -> Result<Self, PacketError> {
+        // Ensure the source and destination addresses are the same type
+        if source_address.is_ipv4() != destination_address.is_ipv4() {
+            return Err(PacketError::MismatchedAddressFamily(
+                source_address,
+                destination_address,
+            ));
+        }
+
+        // Parse the packet
+        let parsed = pnet_packet::udp::UdpPacket::new(bytes)
+            .ok_or_else(|| PacketError::TooShort(bytes.len()))?;
+
+        // Build the struct
+        Ok(Self {
+            source: SocketAddr::new(source_address, parsed.get_source()),
+            destination: SocketAddr::new(destination_address, parsed.get_destination()),
+            payload: parsed.payload().to_vec(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Into<Vec<u8>> for UdpPacket<T>
+where
+    T: Into<Vec<u8>>,
+{
+    fn into(self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        // Convert the payload into raw bytes
+        let payload: Vec<u8> = self.payload.into();
+
+        // Allocate a mutable packet to write into
+        let total_length =
+            pnet_packet::udp::MutableUdpPacket::minimum_packet_size() + payload.len();
+        let mut output =
+            pnet_packet::udp::MutableUdpPacket::owned(vec![0u8; total_length]).unwrap();
+
+        // Write the source and dest ports
+        output.set_source(self.source.port());
+        output.set_destination(self.destination.port());
+
+        // Write the length
+        output.set_length(total_length as u16);
+
+        // Write the payload
+        output.set_payload(&payload);
+
+        // Calculate the checksum
+        output.set_checksum(0);
+        output.set_checksum(match (self.source.ip(), self.destination.ip()) {
+            (IpAddr::V4(source_ip), IpAddr::V4(destination_ip)) => {
+                pnet_packet::udp::ipv4_checksum(&output.to_immutable(), &source_ip, &destination_ip)
+            }
+            (IpAddr::V6(source_ip), IpAddr::V6(destination_ip)) => {
+                pnet_packet::udp::ipv6_checksum(&output.to_immutable(), &source_ip, &destination_ip)
+            }
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        });
+
+        // Return the raw bytes
+        output.packet().to_vec()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    // Test packet construction
+    #[test]
+    #[rustfmt::skip]
+    fn test_packet_construction() {
+        // Make a new packet
+        let packet = UdpPacket::new(
+            "192.0.2.1:1234".parse().unwrap(),
+            "192.0.2.2:5678".parse().unwrap(),
+            "Hello, world!".as_bytes().to_vec(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        // Convert to raw bytes
+        let packet_bytes: Vec<u8> = packet.into();
+
+        // Check the contents
+        assert!(packet_bytes.len() >= 8 + 13);
+        assert_eq!(u16::from_be_bytes([packet_bytes[0], packet_bytes[1]]), 1234);
+        assert_eq!(u16::from_be_bytes([packet_bytes[2], packet_bytes[3]]), 5678);
+        assert_eq!(u16::from_be_bytes([packet_bytes[4], packet_bytes[5]]), 8 + 13);
+        assert_eq!(u16::from_be_bytes([packet_bytes[6], packet_bytes[7]]), 0x1f74);
+        assert_eq!(
+            &packet_bytes[8..],
+            "Hello, world!".as_bytes().to_vec().as_slice()
+        );
+    }
+}