I don’t canoe. I don’t go camping. I don’t make things. I don’t cook outside. I don’t hike. I will never do any of this stuff. But, I still love these videos.
When I was a kid, my dad bought an 18 foot aluminum canoe that I portaged everywhere. It was pretty heavy and I always wanted to build or buy wheels; but, there was no money or guidance for that. So, a kid learns to lift and shoulder the canoe. Now, I’m old. Smiling…. A lighter canoe and wheels, heh, heh…. Texas
Simon I've just been bing watching some your previous videos, the last one was about making a (door) for a 3x3 mtr tarp tent using your canoe paddles. please can you let me know what the length is, as I would like fabricate a couple of plug together poles out of broom handles or similar for bike trips. Many thanks mate.
Appreciate another great vid. Here in the High Rocky Moutain Wilderness, "portage" means block n tackle , tree saw n a light weight kayak. May your feet be sure on the trail, your campfire warm at night and you trail tales be true!
I'd love to see you come up with a mechanism to peddle power the trolley so you can ride along in the canoe - now that would make me laugh! Cracking job as ever Simon - well done
Excellent use of that cot Simon 👌🏻, strong and robust, just the job 👍🏻 and unique to your canoe 🛶👌🏻 and like you say, will save you bags of time on your Scotland 🏴 trip.
Brilliant stuff as usual - really looking forward to see your vids from the Great Glen adventure. Visited Banavie & Invergarry in 2008 - beautiful part of the world!
Awesome job Simon 👍🎣. I had to make one for my 17ft Colman canoe, had to use steel tubing because of the weight 😦. Plus I was carrying a 2.5 out board motor,petrol,camping gear ,fishing gear and a 75lb dog. We had so much fun, on are adventurous 😀.
Hi Simon ,many thanks for this great design. Just finished mine for my open canoe. Using two camp beds and cheap bike trolley. It makes it so much easier to transport the canoe. Off to Scotland soon to use in anger. Cheers Mark
I built both my kayak/ canoe buggies. I built one from a Pioneer 757 speaker stand - the uprights suit the hole spacing in the Hobie voyager. The larger and wider the tyres, the easier it'll handle off-road. 🤠👍👏👏.
Hello Simon. Iv’e been canoeing for many year as were always getting older the canoes seem to get heavier. LOL Your cot / canoe cart is hands down the best I have seen in the DYI .. Very good mate!! I just happen to have on too. Around Bend Oregon out !!
Hi Simon. Beautifully engineered cart and it was a joy to watch you build it. Thanks for taking us along! One suggestion for the axles, if you will load heavy or be going over rough ground, it would be a good idea to strengthen the tube where the axle passes through. There’s a fair bit of load on one side of that relatively thin wall tube there. One idea would be to cut a c shaped channel off the scrap from your x brace you already cut and rivet it on to wrap the outside of the tube. You could then get rid of that spacer washer and wouldn’t have to worry about losing that on the trail.
Make another cradle and put the sail on the canoe . Ride on land to the water or find a big car park lot and ride it around , that would be fun to watch , lol . Just saying Simon. Thanks for the video. Waiting on the next one !
Thanks Simon. On the hunt for ideas to diy a trolley for my and my wife’s SUPs. Heavy bulky and we go places often a bit off the beaten track, although having seen quite a few of your excellent videos, perhaps not as off the beaten track as you. Love the trolley. Will give additional thought to your concepts. Love the light weight. Love using something you already have. I have lots of junk. Will have to search for alloy square tube junk lol. Thanks again
Saw your trailer in another video, great you have the build video. Cant believe I just split up 4 of these camp beds a few weeks ago, nearly threw the bits away until I watched your video. Happy days, new project ahoy 😀
Hi Simon Hope you are well... What can I say.. Great job you will definatley need that trolley as there is quite a few portages to be done trust me.!! And that will be just perfect.. 👍👍👌
I regularly see these cots at second hand stores, I think thanks to Aldi who flood the market with their special buys and subsequently the second hand market and sometimes still new. So will aim to get one as the folding bracket options on those cots make it a no brainer. Also, I reckon some old pram wheels would serve as a great alternative, although slightly smaller as they also have those axle and pin set up.
Love this, I seen quite a few vid's now people making these out of PVC, yet they not collapsible neither do they look as strong as you're build. thank you this best one I seen so far and once I able build my own kayak/Boat i will use this idea thanks again
Nice construction with a low center of gravity, the small one you used in the beginning is a real hazzle to use, especially if you try portaging with gear inside the canoe.
A folding trolley with wide support - very nice! Have one of those cheap store ones & had that same experience, but not perhaps the same words came out of my mouth though...
Another accoutrement to have with you on your August trip to Alba, as you'll be predominantly paddling, walking, sleeping near water, provided your bothered by flying biting insects is a product called Smidge, it was developed by Edinburgh University and contains a plant type extract which is far less toxic to humans then for instance Deet. Any wind less than around 4mph especially if it's damp say, after a rain shower, will have clouds if the blighters swarming all over. The Scottish Midge is well renowned for causing havoc in the right conditions !! Obviously you can purchase a head net protector which also helps ! Remember too when paddling across Loch Ness to cast a few haggie into the water at various stages, (they run around the hills on short little legs, making them easy to catch) in order of course to placate Nessie and stop him chewing your timber canoe !!! 👍😂
Simon does "How It's Made" TV! Love this. I love making things from scrap/recycled materials. Up-cycling stuff is they way forward. I do a lot of prop making as part of my job and I use loads of stuff that has been thrown out or scrapped and it is not only great for saving dosh but give an immense sense of satisfaction knowing you built it with things that would have gone to landfill of worse! Hope it goes well in Scotland. May yet see you up there if we get that far this summer!
Thank you very much for the film. The canoe trolley I bought bulges the bottom of my canoe and is getting on my nerves. I have to do the same as you. Great idea, thank you.
Awesome trolley Simon I used these with my canoe but placed the wheels closer to the rear so when loaded didn’t catch the ground at the back end going up slopes , keep up the vlogs 👍
Northern woodman 1 youtube I think thats it Vonny is his wife, He does and clears canadian portages carries everything as I recall. Cool trolly. I still think you are Britain's new 007 man at best a real live 007. Thanks
Such a satisfying result. Can’t wait to see your travel mates’ reaction when you whip out the ultimate canoe trolley and effortlessly portage all your gear in a . Single trip. Brilliant work as always. 👍🏻🙏🏻
Awesome result I have one of those stretches for the tip and will retrieve it tomorrow.My canoe kayak hybrid doesn’t fit those trolleys well, you have inspired me to give it a go thanks great videos.
I know the trolley was a success on the Scottish trip. But may I suggest using heat (flame/soldering iron) to melt the ends of the cable ties to take off the sharp ends. A friend had ended up with six stitches when his screwdriver slipped when doing a roadside repair on his motorbike and the back of his hand caught the cut end of a cable tie on the frame it was like a knife cut.
Gordon here, I did something similar but with 2 motorcycle tire clamped to each side of a 12 ft al boat with ratchet strap to hold together and used them to go around a log jam till someone wanted more than me. then I could haul boat and motor & gas over land by my self .But fate must have like me and had the log jam gone next spring lol.
Very nice clean job on making a usable trolley for your canoe. I liked that it was built from recycle material. Your workmanship is superb as always. Thanks for sharing. Jim
I love your portage cart. It is hands down the best i've ever seen and that you were able to produce it from recycled parts, primarily from a plan in your head is brilliant. I have one of the little commercial jobs. It's ok, but not really trail worthy. I especially liked your removable padded weight distribution bars. I also love how tight it packs.
I think everyone else on that trip going to be envious, once he brings it out on the first portage. Or I imagine the lot has watched this and trying to get Simon to make them one. Well done by the way. Look's very well built and engineered. P.s: I think the canoe needs a waxing before the trip. It's fantastic piece of craftmanship.
Good effort. Looking forward to your Scotland videos, you should be very proud of your abilities, homemade canoe, trolley, baker tent. How about a hammock? Just got back from a 20 mile wander with steak and veg on the bush box half way. Perfect.
Once again you continue to amaze me. Well done on design and construction of your canoe trailer. Much nicer than having to carry your canoe and gear across the portages
It just amazes me that I, with no intention of ever having or using a canoe, could enjoy watching this entire video so much. Always a pleasure to watch a master craftsman! Thanks Simon!
I don’t canoe. I don’t go camping. I don’t make things. I don’t cook outside. I don’t hike. I will never do any of this stuff. But, I still love these videos.
Ditto Julia! Love watching the innovation and love camping/canoeing vicariously with all my favorite outdoor Channels.
I think we all wished we were as handy as Simon.
Haha, thank you!
My dad was very simular to Simon the bloke. Simon is definitely a renaissance man for sure. Thanks
@@juliegogo2941 He sure is bud. My Dad is like this as well. He's an airplane mechanic and was always rigging up this and that when I was kid.
Did you consider a second TH-cam channel: Simon, a bloke in the shed? 👍
20:22 - Simon, a bloke taking his canoe for a walk. Great work!
I read: Folding Canoe...
I honestly think Simon could have several successful channels, but I can imagine the poor bloke has his hands full with this one !😂
Hahaha - one channel is enough!! 😂
Or just one channel: Simon, a jack of all trades and a master of many.
Brilliant! And Tom's bicycle didn't lose any bits!
Thank you , Simon .
It is pepole like you that made England great . in there sheds !
🐺 Loupis Canis .
Hmm. I have the same bike trailer sitting in my shed gathering dust for the last 13 years. And I need a canoe trolley, too. Thanks for a great idea!
That turned out super well, but who is surprised? I think this is one of my favourite 'shed' videos.
When I was a kid, my dad bought an 18 foot aluminum canoe that I portaged everywhere. It was pretty heavy and I always wanted to build or buy wheels; but, there was no money or guidance for that. So, a kid learns to lift and shoulder the canoe. Now, I’m old. Smiling…. A lighter canoe and wheels, heh, heh…. Texas
Home made canoe and a canoe trolly . Makes perfect sense .👍🏻 Sounds real exciting the canoe trip to Scotland .
Hi Simon : I'm looking forward to you towing this canoe carrier on the rear of your bike !!!.
Simon I've just been bing watching some your previous videos, the last one was about making a (door) for a 3x3 mtr tarp tent using your canoe paddles. please can you let me know what the length is, as I would like fabricate a couple of plug together poles out of broom handles or similar for bike trips. Many thanks mate.
Is there nothing this guy can't do? Damn impressive.
Hook up behind your bicycle and go adventuring!
Great video. Keep it up!
Fascinating to see the thought process put into reality - and managing the ‘hiccups’ along the way - great vid 👍
Appreciate another great vid. Here in the High Rocky Moutain Wilderness, "portage" means block n tackle , tree saw n a light weight kayak. May your feet be sure on the trail, your campfire warm at night and you trail tales be true!
Guessing your going pack some spare bolts, nuts, and straps just in case. Great video as always....
I m off me trolley quite often too. 😂Nice build🏴
😂😂😂👍
I'd love to see you come up with a mechanism to peddle power the trolley so you can ride along in the canoe - now that would make me laugh! Cracking job as ever Simon - well done
Pedal.
Simon, a bloke in his shed. New Series.
I admire your ability to repurpose your materials.
Excellent use of that cot Simon 👌🏻, strong and robust, just the job 👍🏻 and unique to your canoe 🛶👌🏻 and like you say, will save you bags of time on your Scotland 🏴 trip.
very creative, simple but functional, hug
A wheelie nice job. Looking forward to see you taking it for a spin out.
A guided tour of the In the Woods grounds thrown in !
One of the many things I enjoy about your channel, is that you mix up the content. Thanks, Simon.👍🙂🚣♂️
I am building a canoe trolley right now, using your video at a guide. We shall see how it turns out.
Brilliant stuff as usual - really looking forward to see your vids from the Great Glen adventure. Visited Banavie & Invergarry in 2008 - beautiful part of the world!
Great job Simon. That will make things a little easier on your Scottish trip.
Awesome job Simon 👍🎣. I had to make one for my 17ft Colman canoe, had to use steel tubing because of the weight 😦. Plus I was carrying a 2.5 out board motor,petrol,camping gear ,fishing gear and a 75lb dog. We had so much fun, on are adventurous 😀.
Hi Simon ,many thanks for this great design. Just finished mine for my open canoe. Using two camp beds and cheap bike trolley. It makes it so much easier to transport the canoe. Off to Scotland soon to use in anger. Cheers Mark
I built both my kayak/ canoe buggies. I built one from a Pioneer 757 speaker stand - the uprights suit the hole spacing in the Hobie voyager. The larger and wider the tyres, the easier it'll handle off-road. 🤠👍👏👏.
Hello Simon. Iv’e been canoeing for many year as were always getting older the canoes seem to get heavier. LOL Your cot / canoe cart is hands down the best I have seen in the DYI .. Very good mate!! I just happen to have on too. Around Bend Oregon out !!
Brilliant Simon, you are definitely going to need it in Scotland. The Fort Augustus portage is really long.
Hi Simon. Beautifully engineered cart and it was a joy to watch you build it. Thanks for taking us along!
One suggestion for the axles, if you will load heavy or be going over rough ground, it would be a good idea to strengthen the tube where the axle passes through. There’s a fair bit of load on one side of that relatively thin wall tube there. One idea would be to cut a c shaped channel off the scrap from your x brace you already cut and rivet it on to wrap the outside of the tube. You could then get rid of that spacer washer and wouldn’t have to worry about losing that on the trail.
Make another cradle and put the sail on the canoe . Ride on land to the water or find a big car park lot and ride it around , that would be fun to watch , lol . Just saying Simon. Thanks for the video.
Waiting on the next one !
Thanks Simon. On the hunt for ideas to diy a trolley for my and my wife’s SUPs. Heavy bulky and we go places often a bit off the beaten track, although having seen quite a few of your excellent videos, perhaps not as off the beaten track as you. Love the trolley. Will give additional thought to your concepts. Love the light weight. Love using something you already have. I have lots of junk. Will have to search for alloy square tube junk lol.
Thanks again
Oh to be a skilled handyman!! I need one of those!!! Stay safe and thanks for all the hard work it takes to make all of the great content!
Saw your trailer in another video, great you have the build video. Cant believe I just split up 4 of these camp beds a few weeks ago, nearly threw the bits away until I watched your video. Happy days, new project ahoy 😀
That thing is amazing. You should market them.
Good morning Simon! Really enjoy watching your videos!! You’re brilliant!! This is awesome!!👍
Great stuff. As you said, not only does it work well, but it makes good use of stuff that may have otherwise gone to waste.
I copied this, w a few mods. Very happy w it. Will use to tow canoe w bicycle for self shuttling on rivers. Will send a few pics via your FB blog...
Hi Simon
Hope you are well... What can I say.. Great job you will definatley need that trolley as there is quite a few portages to be done trust me.!! And that will be just perfect.. 👍👍👌
Ya can't beat a Simon build video, makes it look on so somple. Brilliant
Can’t beat a bit of up cycling 👍🏴
I regularly see these cots at second hand stores, I think thanks to Aldi who flood the market with their special buys and subsequently the second hand market and sometimes still new. So will aim to get one as the folding bracket options on those cots make it a no brainer. Also, I reckon some old pram wheels would serve as a great alternative, although slightly smaller as they also have those axle and pin set up.
Love this, I seen quite a few vid's now people making these out of PVC, yet they not collapsible neither do they look as strong as you're build. thank you this best one I seen so far and once I able build my own kayak/Boat i will use this idea thanks again
You are a clever old stick Simon 🙂
Wow. This is quite genius. It looks like it works splendid too!
Nice construction with a low center of gravity, the small one you used in the beginning is a real hazzle to use, especially if you try portaging with gear inside the canoe.
That carriage is awesome! Nice work! Cheers
A folding trolley with wide support - very nice! Have one of those cheap store ones & had that same experience, but not perhaps the same words came out of my mouth though...
Another accoutrement to have with you on your August trip to Alba, as you'll be predominantly paddling, walking, sleeping near water, provided your bothered by flying biting insects is a product called Smidge, it was developed by Edinburgh University and contains a plant type extract which is far less toxic to humans then for instance Deet.
Any wind less than around 4mph especially if it's damp say, after a rain shower, will have clouds if the blighters swarming all over.
The Scottish Midge is well renowned for causing havoc in the right conditions !!
Obviously you can purchase a head net protector which also helps !
Remember too when paddling across Loch Ness to cast a few haggie into the water at various stages, (they run around the hills on short little legs, making them easy to catch) in order of course to placate Nessie and stop him chewing your timber canoe !!! 👍😂
Nice little trolley there mate worked a treat!
Simon does "How It's Made" TV! Love this. I love making things from scrap/recycled materials. Up-cycling stuff is they way forward. I do a lot of prop making as part of my job and I use loads of stuff that has been thrown out or scrapped and it is not only great for saving dosh but give an immense sense of satisfaction knowing you built it with things that would have gone to landfill of worse! Hope it goes well in Scotland. May yet see you up there if we get that far this summer!
"mum, dad's walking the canoe again!"
Great build Simon, awesome job!
Thank you very much for the film. The canoe trolley I bought bulges the bottom of my canoe and is getting on my nerves. I have to do the same as you. Great idea, thank you.
Great job! Glad you showed your miscalculation. Happens to us all...
Awesome trolley Simon I used these with my canoe but placed the wheels closer to the rear so when loaded didn’t catch the ground at the back end going up slopes , keep up the vlogs 👍
DIY / upcycling videos are my favorite and you make some of the best ones out there! Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work, Simon!
Northern woodman 1 youtube I think thats it Vonny is his wife, He does and clears canadian portages carries everything as I recall. Cool trolly. I still think you are Britain's new 007 man at best a real live 007. Thanks
Great design. Well done Simon
Ever bit as good as my store bought one and yours has bigger wheels!
Very nice , my dad always told me I could do any thing that I put my mind to. You just proved that . Well done
Such a satisfying result. Can’t wait to see your travel mates’ reaction when you whip out the ultimate canoe trolley and effortlessly portage all your gear in a . Single trip. Brilliant work as always. 👍🏻🙏🏻
He should wait until they have carried all their heavy kit over a long portage way. That way they will gave the right amount of envy and resentment!
Using this as inspiration to make a trolley for my new canoe. I don't have an old campbed, but I do have an old ladder and some box section ali.
That turned out just fine. Great job.
You sir are so talented😇 I wish I had just a smidge of your creativity 🙌
discover your channel by chance and I became your fan....
Awesome result I have one of those stretches for the tip and will retrieve it tomorrow.My canoe kayak hybrid doesn’t fit those trolleys well, you have inspired me to give it a go thanks great videos.
Very clever. I wish I had half the skills Simon does. Smart use of recycling
I know the trolley was a success on the Scottish trip. But may I suggest using heat (flame/soldering iron) to melt the ends of the cable ties to take off the sharp ends. A friend had ended up with six stitches when his screwdriver slipped when doing a roadside repair on his motorbike and the back of his hand caught the cut end of a cable tie on the frame it was like a knife cut.
Awesome video. Great seeing things repurposed into something useful
Gordon here, I did something similar but with 2 motorcycle tire clamped to each side of a 12 ft al boat with ratchet strap to hold together and used them to go around a log jam till someone wanted more than me. then I could haul boat and motor & gas over land by my self .But fate must have like me and had the log jam gone next spring lol.
Very nice clean job on making a usable trolley for your canoe. I liked that it was built from recycle material. Your workmanship is superb as always. Thanks for sharing.
Jim
Good work Simon love your videos keep up the good work God bless you.
I love your portage cart. It is hands down the best i've ever seen and that you were able to produce it from recycled parts, primarily from a plan in your head is brilliant. I have one of the little commercial jobs. It's ok, but not really trail worthy. I especially liked your removable padded weight distribution bars. I also love how tight it packs.
That's a great design! Serial production, please :D It's amazing how poor trolleys there are available on the market.
That's a really neat job. You even took a band saw to the pipe lagging!
I think everyone else on that trip going to be envious, once he brings it out on the first portage. Or I imagine the lot has watched this and trying to get Simon to make them one. Well done by the way. Look's very well built and engineered. P.s: I think the canoe needs a waxing before the trip. It's fantastic piece of craftmanship.
Good effort. Looking forward to your Scotland videos, you should be very proud of your abilities, homemade canoe, trolley, baker tent. How about a hammock? Just got back from a 20 mile wander with steak and veg on the bush box half way. Perfect.
Thank you! Sounds like a perfect day! 😁
Once again you continue to amaze me. Well done on design and construction of your canoe trailer. Much nicer than having to carry your canoe and gear across the portages
Thankyou vm to teach us and sharing. Very useful, creatve like your house and wonderfull shoning green and bird's music. Health for you and yours !
love it and i really like the idea of " a bloke in the shed "
Nice contraption 🛶✨
Great instruction, I'll cobble together something similar. Thanks
Excellent video and the trolly is Awesome Simon really enjoyed watching this video ☺👍
Great repurposing of materials and a great job!
Nice engineering, sir. Great bit of kit.
“Anyone who says they like portaging is either a liar or crazy.” - Bill Mason...the older I get the more I agree.
That is soooo true! Good old Bill 👍😔
This is a nice looking Canoe Cart, and it appears strong too! Thumbs Up! for a job well done. Thanks for posting!
You are so bloody clever simon!
this is one of the best self builds i have ever seen really good work
Great result Simon 👍
Very well done, and always an enjoyable watch.
It just amazes me that I, with no intention of ever having or using a canoe, could enjoy watching this entire video so much. Always a pleasure to watch a master craftsman! Thanks Simon!
great help Simon !! I start my project trolley in the spring !! Thanks !!
Is it just me or would everyone love to spend a day with Simon just to figure out how his brain works?
Pick me!
I know how his brain works, he's brilliant Plus his great love of the outdoors!
Brain overload 💣💥
No, not me. I wouldn't want to dog his heels.
I think the secret is cow pie and chilli..................
Love your channel 😊
Love from India
Nice build. Next you need to make a hitch, that attaches to the bow, so you can pull it with your bike.
Nice video, I'm sure Andy will appreciate your invention.