When I started browsing TH-cam tonight I had no idea I was about to watch a bloke build and use a canoe bicycle to cross Scotland and back with duck feet plapp plapping through the water, but I'm here for it.
As somebody who has built boats, and cycling contraptions, traveled along the Great Glen, and towed canoes by bike, I'm hugely impressed by your engineering, resourcefulness and bushcraft skills but also by your audacity and confidence to think such a challenge was possible! Also can't get over how beautiful that axe looks and how your hair kept it's condition!
And here I thought I was quite inventive and creative…holy smokes, brother, you’re at an Orville & Wilbur Wright level of inventiveness! Keep it up! You’re fun to watch!
Those duck feet do an amazing job and dont seem to struggle at all with the weight of the water they are pushing. Your efforts paid off. I l9ved watching you craft them and love seeing them in action
An amphibious canoe is a fascinating idea! Some improvements you could consider making in the future are a way to lift the front wheel out of the water when not in use, but to be able to swing it down and lock in place (spring activated? Ratchet system?) on command for when you need it to roll onto shore. You could secure it further with clevis pins or whatever once out of the water for actual riding. Another idea is to see about the possibility of making a weather-proof cover to go over the rim of the gunnels to keep yourself and your stuff dry, sort of like those tent-like jackets some cyclists use in bad weather to completely cover themselves and the handlebars while riding. It might be possible to make something similar and can accommodate whatever structures might be in the way by making appropriate cuts and wrapping around them. You could keep the flaps in place with Velcro straps or something. Some creative design might be necessary to allow to use of the sail while wearing the cover, but I imagine with some overlapping flaps in the front, you could make that work out fine if you attached a control lever across the sail mast (to be steered beneath the cover). It could have a bungie sewn into the edge with a toggle to cinch down onto the boat and keep out the wind. You could even integrate a hood on top to stay as dry as possible and a vent to prevent too much humidity inside the cover. Even just a small tarp across your lap would be better than nothing. Is that sail good enough to tack upwind with? If not, it might be worth looking into a sail shape that would allow for that. Some way to secure the sail control rope would also be nice (even just a series of small cleats on each side, which double as convenient tie-off points for stuff) so you don't have to hold it all the time. You could probably find ways to cut the weight back a good bit to help make hill climbs a bit easier and reduce stain on the components. Finding areas that are over-engineered, finding lighter materials, packing lighter, etc. will all add up. It could get expensive if you went with an all-aluminum frame or something, though. I don't know if your setup has gears, but perhaps you could also find a way to gear-down for steep sections? Maybe it would pay to simply take a little more care to with your route setting lol. In any case, a ratcheting system you can activate to prevent accidental roll-back on hills would also be a good idea. 400 pounds of gear jackknifing, tossing you backwards down a steep slope, and tumbling over you would be a very bad day. Maybe if you could figure out telescoping wheel posts, you could get a bit of extra ground clearance when needed, too, but maybe they wouldn't be strong enough.
What an absolutely amazing contraption!! I’ve had lots of adventures with my sit-on kayak and dinghy around Dorset, Poole Harbour and the River Stour, but for sheer inventiveness and skill you are top of the world! Subscribed.
Wonderful proposal! Congratulations. There's a little bit of my country on your feet, Hawaiian flip-flops. Thank you for sharing the experience of your invention.
Amazing series, craftsmanship and thank you for sharing. Seeing you pedal these paddles reminds me so much of da vincis mechanical drawings for ariel vehicles.
As a keen kayaker covering most of your journey in stages at various points in my life this brought back some fond memories ❤ you’re very easy and enjoyable to listen too ….. can’t wait for your next adventure…. 👏
This is the most fantastic invention I've ever seen. The peddle paddle propolsion is amazing and the benevolent cause most worthy. Congratulations on this amazing achievment.❤🎉😊😊
This is an awesome video. I stumbled across your channel. I watched the build of the mechanical parts. I love the engineering. The scenery is beautiful. I will watch the rest of the series and the canoe build then check out the rest of your channel.
Incredible! A suggestion for the front wheel would be a semi-rigid, removable cover that would add some hydrodynamics. It would also make the wheel serve as a rudder at the front.
🤓👌 I have a sneaking suspicion that a front rudder would create an undesirable rotational moment counter to the natural tenancy to lean into a turn. I think it would be great in still water but could get squiffy in rough conditions. I’ll see if can get some testing in 👍
@@ben-kilnerrudder with cross section below the chord line of the boat, from the front, will counter rotate the boat at the moment of turn initiation. If you were to make it only above the chord line, it would stay out of the water, making it irrelevant. This is my nerd understanding of it.
Good idea if you decide to move the bike steering to the back like a traditional rudder... Rear steering would take some getting used to. The compromises needed to optimize a human powered amphibious vehicle Show just that: this beautiful contraption is neither an ideal tricycle nor an ideal boat It's a compromise Next contraption: human powered duck: land sea and air modes
I'm truly baffled by your videos, your skills and the will to make this happen! from scratch to the lakes, you've done such an amazing job. thats amazing!!
Freaking awesome. I put a Falcon sail on my kayak, absolutely love it. Tried to make an Aerosani from an adult tricycle. Never finished it, had to relocate to warmer climes. Cheers
Nice adventure, genius invention! The bird is a bird of pray, a common buzzard. You recognize them on the brownish black colour and white "Nike" markings on the underside of middle/wings.
You know noises at night can be kind of deceiving if you lived in an old farmhouse and owls frequent the area you can hear what appears to be a pathetic attempt by someone to make the sound of a dog or someone dropping rocks on top of your house rest assured the owl is guilty they dropped the rocks to scare the rabbits how I know it was is an owl busted in the act determined to catch the perpetrator of this crime I was camped out of my van and there he came perched up on the top of my house 1 2 and then the swoop I didn't know what I had witnessed anyway they ate all the rabbits and stopped practice cuz you can't stop them from doing it
Great video, Ben, t hanks for sharing! As a long-time recumbent trike rider, I've learned that when the toes are tingling - as was your right foot near the end of the Loch Ness segment - one thing to check is whether the underside of your thighs are not being compressed/pinched against the front edge of the seat then you need to either lower the edge (probably rotating the seat forward a bit), or raise your butt a bit buy using something like a folded towel or cushion. If that is not the problem, then often it's a foot position issue - just adjust the foot position around the pedal surface periodically. Also, flipflops/shower sandals are the worst cycling shoes. 😋 They provide uneven pressure which might cause nerve or vein squeezing when you pedal.
Perfect advice. Looking at the video at 16:56 it seems to me that the pedals could be a bit too far away also. Which would add to the underside of the thighs pressing down on the front edge of the seat. But for some reason I think it seems like the right leg/foot show more signs of this than the left? The right foot seem more extended than the left at the end of the stroke. It could be just the way it looks, with the camera angle or something. But do you (Ben) know if perhaps your right leg is a little shorter than the other? Nice videos, very inspiring! Thanks!
Your sponsorship with lomo has worked! Had no idea they existed, looked at their website and was thrilled with their range of reasonably priced gear! Great work btw.
Ben, I am impressed with your ingenuity but - I suggest a small, folding electric bicycle, with spare batteries, and a +-18ft. canoe with trailer. Maybe a sail rig with outriggers, and or, an electric trolling motor with connection to the spare batteries. Maybe not as steam-punk but probably more practical. This is a proper adventure.
That recumbent has got to be the best build on the internet I went on and hit that subscribe button and I believe I'll go ahead and share the video damn dude that's just amazing
I am sure you have found the return journey much more up hill. Remember watching some of your videos quite a while ago and thinking WoW, Bonkers but GOOD Bonkers. The World needs loads more folks like you Ben. Oh yes, should add you have proved you don't mind hard work and your skills seem boundless. The beauty of this canoe compared to the blunt functionality of the ply wood one are miles apart.
Complimenti per tutto il tuo progetto, mi è piaciuto tantissimo. Hai fatto un grandissimo lavoro tecnologico in tutti i sensi... Rispecchi molto Leonardo da Vinci ❤❤❤
This has probably been noted, but you would be much more stable in both water and road mode if you lowered the seat as much as possble. Your high seat is the major factor contributing to the instability, especially in water.
its not just a simple idea, when it comes to a floating craft that can move on land, combining it's aspects without losing the practicality is all that would be cared.
I love the project brother! One thing i was thinking is maybe make a cover for each side of the front wheel to make each side flat and make it better to steer with while in the water
Love your work, if you build a 2.0 you should try the 2 wheels/paddles on the front and the front of a bike as the rudder and rear steering? Obviously you would need to cloth the spokes so it could act as a rudder. You could even use the axle setup as a mounting point for the outrigger floats. Just idea's I had while watching
A wonderful adventure. I have a pedal drive sailing Hobie and made out riggers after a surprise capsize. You could just remove the front wheel before sailing.
@ben-kilner it's obvious your spoon carving isnt just a one off hence my comment about the robin wood spoon knife ..I also have a robin wood axe ..and a canoe !!..I'm 65 so I envy your youth..keep up the channel ..
@@ben-kilner Well, I'm sure it's still full of good memories. Awesome planning and execution of you adventure. Loved the fact that you packed outriggers and made the mounts on the spot. Good luck on your next adventure.
Been here since day 1 of the build beautiful can't wait for our trip back she's got it. I hope you don't mind but I've named her Jessica after my daughter
It is a Campbell / Black Watch tartan 😍 my maternal ancestors are clan Campbell - Kinloch Anderson kindly sent it over for the trip. Favourite fireside attire now 😄🔥
Changing out the front wheel with a thin plywood disc for water mode would reduce drag and maintain beaching function. Store either wheel across the front steering bars when not in use. 👣🕊👽
When I started browsing TH-cam tonight I had no idea I was about to watch a bloke build and use a canoe bicycle to cross Scotland and back with duck feet plapp plapping through the water, but I'm here for it.
😄 welcome!
As somebody who has built boats, and cycling contraptions, traveled along the Great Glen, and towed canoes by bike, I'm hugely impressed by your engineering, resourcefulness and bushcraft skills but also by your audacity and confidence to think such a challenge was possible! Also can't get over how beautiful that axe looks and how your hair kept it's condition!
😄🙏 thank you! Very pretty axe - made in Sheffield 👌 sold by Woodland Craft Supplies. The hair has a mind of its own 😅
😂🤣😂🤣
When I had hair, I also told people that it had a mind of its own.
You, sir, are the best kind of nutty inventor.
What a mode of transport, and what an incredible adventure.
I salute you.
😄 thank you!
And here I thought I was quite inventive and creative…holy smokes, brother, you’re at an Orville & Wilbur Wright level of inventiveness! Keep it up! You’re fun to watch!
Thank you 😄🤓🙏
A surreal experience for any tourist especially on a misty day on the loch, fantastic practical steampunk type project.
Those duck feet do an amazing job and dont seem to struggle at all with the weight of the water they are pushing.
Your efforts paid off. I l9ved watching you craft them and love seeing them in action
They did surprisingly well 😄 I thought they may be a bit too delicate but they kept paddling on 🦆🚀🤩
An amphibious canoe is a fascinating idea! Some improvements you could consider making in the future are a way to lift the front wheel out of the water when not in use, but to be able to swing it down and lock in place (spring activated? Ratchet system?) on command for when you need it to roll onto shore. You could secure it further with clevis pins or whatever once out of the water for actual riding.
Another idea is to see about the possibility of making a weather-proof cover to go over the rim of the gunnels to keep yourself and your stuff dry, sort of like those tent-like jackets some cyclists use in bad weather to completely cover themselves and the handlebars while riding. It might be possible to make something similar and can accommodate whatever structures might be in the way by making appropriate cuts and wrapping around them. You could keep the flaps in place with Velcro straps or something. Some creative design might be necessary to allow to use of the sail while wearing the cover, but I imagine with some overlapping flaps in the front, you could make that work out fine if you attached a control lever across the sail mast (to be steered beneath the cover). It could have a bungie sewn into the edge with a toggle to cinch down onto the boat and keep out the wind. You could even integrate a hood on top to stay as dry as possible and a vent to prevent too much humidity inside the cover. Even just a small tarp across your lap would be better than nothing.
Is that sail good enough to tack upwind with? If not, it might be worth looking into a sail shape that would allow for that. Some way to secure the sail control rope would also be nice (even just a series of small cleats on each side, which double as convenient tie-off points for stuff) so you don't have to hold it all the time.
You could probably find ways to cut the weight back a good bit to help make hill climbs a bit easier and reduce stain on the components. Finding areas that are over-engineered, finding lighter materials, packing lighter, etc. will all add up. It could get expensive if you went with an all-aluminum frame or something, though. I don't know if your setup has gears, but perhaps you could also find a way to gear-down for steep sections? Maybe it would pay to simply take a little more care to with your route setting lol.
In any case, a ratcheting system you can activate to prevent accidental roll-back on hills would also be a good idea. 400 pounds of gear jackknifing, tossing you backwards down a steep slope, and tumbling over you would be a very bad day.
Maybe if you could figure out telescoping wheel posts, you could get a bit of extra ground clearance when needed, too, but maybe they wouldn't be strong enough.
What an absolutely amazing contraption!! I’ve had lots of adventures with my sit-on kayak and dinghy around Dorset, Poole Harbour and the River Stour, but for sheer inventiveness and skill you are top of the world! Subscribed.
Wonderful proposal! Congratulations.
There's a little bit of my country on your feet, Hawaiian flip-flops.
Thank you for sharing the experience of your invention.
Amazing series, craftsmanship and thank you for sharing. Seeing you pedal these paddles reminds me so much of da vincis mechanical drawings for ariel vehicles.
The indomitable spirit of the true inventive, eccentric Brit. lives on in you Sir !
Well done !
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Stunning scenery. As others have already said, your boat creation and bushcraft skills are awesome. Thanks for the video mate!
As a keen kayaker covering most of your journey in stages at various points in my life this brought back some fond memories ❤ you’re very easy and enjoyable to listen too ….. can’t wait for your next adventure….
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Well done!! Great craftsmanship and ingenuity. Stunning scenery to boot!
What a remarkable adventure, thank you for sharing it with us.
Absolutely preposterous. I loved it.
I can't imagine how much work has gone into this piece of art 😮
What a positive and ingenious young lad . A beautifully produced video with lovely music. An inspiration for adventurous youngster. Thank you.
Thank you 🙏❤️
Go Ben ! What a wonderful adventure and amazing scenery ! Great filming too ! Thankyou for taking us along ! ♥️😉🙃😎 NZ
Glad you enjoyed it 😄🤩
Fantastic, eccentric and wonderfully creative. With a huge dash of skill and perserverance. ☺
Positively silly and I’m here for it
You're an incredible man. I wish I had an ounce of your motivation. Excellent videos. 👍
This is the most fantastic invention I've ever seen. The peddle paddle propolsion is amazing and the benevolent cause most worthy. Congratulations on this amazing achievment.❤🎉😊😊
Thank you 😄🙏 is ate up those miles! Lots of kind support has raised £4.4k so far for ALTSO.
4:51 the carving of this spoon was oddly satisfying 😊👌
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I am really impressed on how well this creative contraption has fared on this adventure.
Likewise 😄 it gets ‘challenged’ in the next episode 😬👀
You are hovering right at the line between the lightness you need and the strength you need. Good call.
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This is an awesome video. I stumbled across your channel. I watched the build of the mechanical parts. I love the engineering. The scenery is beautiful. I will watch the rest of the series and the canoe build then check out the rest of your channel.
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I love this, it's utterly absurd in the best of ways. New subscriber from Scotland
😄🙏 welcome to the channel!!!
What an amazing journey and what an incredible vehicle! Looking forward to the rest of the trip.
😄🙏 thank you! Next episode out this Saturday at 9am BST.
Awesome what you’re doing.
Lower your seat in the boat.
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Marvelous contraption, stunning locations! Bravo!
Thank you 🤩🙏
Incredible! A suggestion for the front wheel would be a semi-rigid, removable cover that would add some hydrodynamics. It would also make the wheel serve as a rudder at the front.
🤓👌 I have a sneaking suspicion that a front rudder would create an undesirable rotational moment counter to the natural tenancy to lean into a turn. I think it would be great in still water but could get squiffy in rough conditions. I’ll see if can get some testing in 👍
As a river guide, I agree. Don't do that. @@ben-kilner
@@ben-kilnerrudder with cross section below the chord line of the boat, from the front, will counter rotate the boat at the moment of turn initiation. If you were to make it only above the chord line, it would stay out of the water, making it irrelevant. This is my nerd understanding of it.
Good idea if you decide to move the bike steering to the back like a traditional rudder...
Rear steering would take some getting used to.
The compromises needed to optimize a human powered amphibious vehicle
Show just that: this beautiful contraption is neither an ideal tricycle nor an ideal boat
It's a compromise
Next contraption: human powered duck: land sea and air modes
@@Wise4HarvestTime You know, some rotax powered canopy dreams of carrying this into the sky!
Fantastic, thank you for documenting! Excited to see the return journey
Glad you enjoyed it 🤩 episode 4 will be out on the 26th October at 9am BST🚴♂️🛶🚀🚀🚀
I love the paddles moving when cycling.
Very ingenious - congratulations ! You were incredibly lucky with the weather on Ness. Could have been a very didfferent outcome.
For takeing on water, put a small, or medium, sized pump in line with the drive chain so that a thrown leaver ingages it to pump out your ' BILGES '.
Wow. Your boat/bike looks amazing 👏🏼👌
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I think it is called a Boake!
The market in Florida with our paved bike trails and flat water rivers would be off the charts! I want one!
😄🚴♂️🛶🚀🚀 there is a waiting list at www.benkilner.com I’ll be taking a small number of commissions for custom builds 👍
Greetings from Canada, the land of canoes!
Really enjoyed this ! Thank you for the amazing upload❤
Very pleased you enjoyed it 🤩
I'm truly baffled by your videos, your skills and the will to make this happen! from scratch to the lakes, you've done such an amazing job. thats amazing!!
Thank you 😄🙏
Freaking awesome.
I put a Falcon sail on my kayak, absolutely love it.
Tried to make an Aerosani from an adult tricycle. Never finished it, had to relocate to warmer climes.
Cheers
What a wonderful journey! ❤️
Nice adventure, genius invention! The bird is a bird of pray, a common buzzard. You recognize them on the brownish black colour and white "Nike" markings on the underside of middle/wings.
Just found your channel I'm loving it thank you for sharing
Welcome to the channel 🤩
your a total maverick Ben , hope you made it
I really injoyed your video and I am look forward to the next one
That noise in the night was probably one of nessies kids coming round to check if ur edible or not 😂
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You know noises at night can be kind of deceiving if you lived in an old farmhouse and owls frequent the area you can hear what appears to be a pathetic attempt by someone to make the sound of a dog or someone dropping rocks on top of your house rest assured the owl is guilty they dropped the rocks to scare the rabbits how I know it was is an owl busted in the act determined to catch the perpetrator of this crime I was camped out of my van and there he came perched up on the top of my house 1 2 and then the swoop I didn't know what I had witnessed anyway they ate all the rabbits and stopped practice cuz you can't stop them from doing it
Great video, Ben, t hanks for sharing! As a long-time recumbent trike rider, I've learned that when the toes are tingling - as was your right foot near the end of the Loch Ness segment - one thing to check is whether the underside of your thighs are not being compressed/pinched against the front edge of the seat then you need to either lower the edge (probably rotating the seat forward a bit), or raise your butt a bit buy using something like a folded towel or cushion. If that is not the problem, then often it's a foot position issue - just adjust the foot position around the pedal surface periodically. Also, flipflops/shower sandals are the worst cycling shoes. 😋 They provide uneven pressure which might cause nerve or vein squeezing when you pedal.
Top tips thank you 🙏🙏
Perfect advice. Looking at the video at 16:56 it seems to me that the pedals could be a bit too far away also. Which would add to the underside of the thighs pressing down on the front edge of the seat. But for some reason I think it seems like the right leg/foot show more signs of this than the left? The right foot seem more extended than the left at the end of the stroke. It could be just the way it looks, with the camera angle or something. But do you (Ben) know if perhaps your right leg is a little shorter than the other?
Nice videos, very inspiring! Thanks!
What a journey! A backup hammock might help if you cannot find any good tent sites. Nicely done!
Good idea!! 🙏
That's quite a bold contraption. The oars are kind of steampunk.
Fun watching you ride it. I'm going to get a creative project going soon.
Great video, super inspiring construction. Thanks.
Pedal On Ben!!
Cheers from Dallas🍸✨😎
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Your sponsorship with lomo has worked! Had no idea they existed, looked at their website and was thrilled with their range of reasonably priced gear! Great work btw.
Excellent 🥳🥳 love their gear!
I'm loving your adventures...... thanks from London
Glad to have you along for the ride 🤩 next episode will be out on the 26th 🚴♂️🛶🚀🚀
I build King size beds on water rafts with a outboard and extendable ski legs. Nice work
You should have a million subscribers Ben. Loved it 🙏
Working on it 😄🙏
Ben, I am impressed with your ingenuity but - I suggest a small, folding electric bicycle, with spare batteries, and a +-18ft. canoe with trailer. Maybe a sail rig with outriggers, and or, an electric trolling motor with connection to the spare batteries. Maybe not as steam-punk but probably more practical. This is a proper adventure.
He could also take a plastic spoon rather than carving wooden ones, but that would be missing the point.
This is the absolute best kind of insane!
Loving this. Cheers from Tasmania.
Absolutely amazing adventure 👍
Epoxy is mans best friend when building boats.
This has been a joy to watch!
I would be worrying more about Nessie, that thing is huge!
That recumbent has got to be the best build on the internet I went on and hit that subscribe button and I believe I'll go ahead and share the video damn dude that's just amazing
Thank you 😄🙏🙏
Amazing beautiful adventure👍
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I am sure you have found the return journey much more up hill. Remember watching some of your videos quite a while ago and thinking WoW, Bonkers but GOOD Bonkers. The World needs loads more folks like you Ben.
Oh yes, should add you have proved you don't mind hard work and your skills seem boundless. The beauty of this canoe compared to the blunt functionality of the ply wood one are miles apart.
Oooh yes 😅 definitely more of a challenge on land. Next episode is out this Saturday at 9am BST 🚴♂️🛶🏞️
Complimenti per tutto il tuo progetto, mi è piaciuto tantissimo. Hai fatto un grandissimo lavoro tecnologico in tutti i sensi... Rispecchi molto Leonardo da Vinci ❤❤❤
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@@ben-kilner non mollare mai, vai avanti per la tua strada, potrai fare cose sempre più meravigliose , perché sei un'animo nobile. Grande Ben-Kilner .
@@GiovanniLentini-y5zwell said sir
That's so cool very interesting and a great video mate 😊
That is so functional and beautiful 😍 ❤❤❤❤
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Wow good job
What an adventure!
What a great trip!!
Everything about this, top!
😄🙏🙏 thank you Henry!
This has probably been noted, but you would be much more stable in both water and road mode if you lowered the seat as much as possble. Your high seat is the major factor contributing to the instability, especially in water.
100% 👌 lowering restricted by constraints of the scrap bike frames. A fully custom built setup would have the seat slammed as low as possible.
What an epic journey. But you missed the monster at the Loch Ness ;-).
Pretty sure it was Nessie snooping around the tent 😄🐉
its not just a simple idea, when it comes to a floating craft that can move on land, combining it's aspects without losing the practicality is all that would be cared.
I love the project brother! One thing i was thinking is maybe make a cover for each side of the front wheel to make each side flat and make it better to steer with while in the water
Brilliant, just brilliant!
Cool setup with the paddles. I can see others making the same thing. I am sure it took a while to get everything working properly.
Love your work, if you build a 2.0 you should try the 2 wheels/paddles on the front and the front of a bike as the rudder and rear steering? Obviously you would need to cloth the spokes so it could act as a rudder. You could even use the axle setup as a mounting point for the outrigger floats. Just idea's I had while watching
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Suka tengok tuan mejelajahi... Terbaik
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Awesome trip
Brilliant. Full stop!
Amazing!!!!
Brazilian greetings! - Havaianas ;)
🤩🙏 greeting from the UK! Love those Havaianas. My local fox ran off with one of my previous pair 🦊😄
Love the duck feet. Hobie mirage drive eat your heart out 😅
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You’re an absolute nut lol, and it’s great!
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A wonderful adventure. I have a pedal drive sailing Hobie and made out riggers after a surprise capsize.
You could just remove the front wheel before sailing.
Thank you! Definitely should be popped off when in the water. I’ll think of a neat solution 🤓
Amazing bro
A robin wood spoon knife I belive ..you are a talented young man
Spot on 😄👌
@ben-kilner it's obvious your spoon carving isnt just a one off hence my comment about the robin wood spoon knife ..I also have a robin wood axe ..and a canoe !!..I'm 65 so I envy your youth..keep up the channel ..
I love all the MSR (REI) gear. I have the exact sleeping bag, pad and pillow. I'm sure you were comfy.
Excellent kit! The tent is on its last legs after 8 years of solid service 💧
@@ben-kilner Well, I'm sure it's still full of good memories. Awesome planning and execution of you adventure. Loved the fact that you packed outriggers and made the mounts on the spot. Good luck on your next adventure.
Been here since day 1 of the build beautiful can't wait for our trip back she's got it. I hope you don't mind but I've named her Jessica after my daughter
😄😍 next episode out will be out this Saturday 26th at 9am BST 🚴♂️🛶🚀🚀
You might add a cable and lever system with a pin mechanism to release and rotate the front wheel up and down to eliminate the drag you mentioned.
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What a freaken GIT !!!!
Gosh, what a leg end
You sir, are a legend!
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Is that the Gordon Clan blanket you were using. If so that’s our Clan. Hello from Down Under 🇦🇺👍🏻👍🏻
It is a Campbell / Black Watch tartan 😍 my maternal ancestors are clan Campbell - Kinloch Anderson kindly sent it over for the trip. Favourite fireside attire now 😄🔥
respect dude.
Brilliant!
Oh, very nice.
Thank you 🙏🙏
Changing out the front wheel with a thin plywood disc for water mode would reduce drag and maintain beaching function.
Store either wheel across the front steering bars when not in use.
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Could also act as a front rudder.
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