It would have been helpful for me to watch this before I had to figure it out. 😊 My only addition would be that, if you are using ratcheted straps (like I do with my 18.5 footer) you can use long ones and go from each corner, around a thwart, down the canoe, around the thwart, and to the opposite corner on the sane side of the canoe. Two straps instead of four. Make sure they can pass by the thwarts to even pit the tension. This makes the straps a bit heavier if you do have to carry them (what with the ratchets) but it works well. Rope would likely also work but I am not good enough with rope to get it as tight as a ratcheted tie down. Without the straps, unless I am on something akin to pavement, my cano3 will not stay on the wheels. It is always worth a few minutes to strap it in. Also, my canoe is 129lbs (i think) so most gear needs to be portaged separately.
Excellent video, just bought a trolley because my wife has trouble carrying her end very far. I had already decided we needed 4 straps and now, with your help, I’m sure we do!
Very informative thank you. What make are those ones and would i be better trying to get a second hand set or are these quite resonable? I like the bigger wheels which would be more forgiving
great vid,wish I'd watched it before last weekend,my ekla trolley didn't want to cooperate and I ended up carrying a sea kayak in one hand and a sit on top in the other hand for a couple of hundred yards with paddles and pfds hanging from every limb....never again:)
Thank you it did help me. I have a 14" mad river canoe. I've been looking at the Trolley that's the wheels come off. John does tires matter hard rubber is more weight correct?
I've never really taken much notice of the kick stand (other than using it to set the boat up), I've never had it catch on anything, but I only use a trolley on reasonably smooth terrain. If it's lumpy enough to cause problems for the stand it's quite difficult to pull the wheels over stuff and I'd rather throw the boat on my head. I'd guess if you were finding it a problem you could always rotate things so if the stand hits something it collapses into it's folded away position.
Thanks for that, I've not usd my trolley yet and was wondering on the best way to hold it all in place. Question: what have you used for the keel protection 🤔 Thanks again
The first bit with the bridge and snowy mountains is Invercauld on the Royal Dee in Scotland, the second bit of jumping the boat into the eddy is river right at the top of Warden Gorge on the North Tyne in England. There's more footage of both sections in the River Dee 2018 and Tyne Tour 2015 videos on the channel.
Having seen the price of trolleys these days, I think the home built route might be the best option. I was lucky to get mine when they were reasonably priced and even with instructor discount, and a discount for buying it with loads of other kit, I struggled to justify the cost.
Bought it a long time ago, but I think it's what Eckla now call the Exprorer 400 XXL trolley, so it's big. We used smaller ones (Eckla 260s) at a place I worked. The smaller ones are easier to pack in a boat or car, but the big wheels on the one in the video make it easier to push.
@@johnw1850 Thanks for your quick reply, Found the model you got, it 160 EUR! Wow it a lot, I found a cheaper one for $80 CAD but it smaller. Hope it work out for short distance across the beach. :)
@@maikerul3618 That's a lot of cash for what they are. They were half that price when I bought mine, and I struggled to justify the expense at that price.
