tortoise100
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I have just got myself a bedchaire and so now should I want to use it I will need to take a barrow down to my local lake it's 10 minutes walk from the house .
I normally go on my push bike but unless I can come up with a way the bedchair is not a good idea on the bike.
I have done this journey useing my standard wheelbarrow and found that my arms were aching allot and i had to stop a few times but the bedchaire was briliant and I want to use it more even for short sessions I can see the comfort value.
I do do some overnight sessions and certainly on the fens for instance distance can be expected.
So I am looking into carp barrows ,I have done a search on this site as well as all over other forums and found very conflcting opinions .
Lots of descusions on physics etc .
My experiance with a normal wheelbarrow had me thinking that a two wheel would be far better as I found myself having to put in a bit of side strain to keep the barrow from tiping a few times.
I have read people saying that single wheel is far better for rough tarain and I can see that but I have also read that if the wheel is mounted too near the middle of the barrow they become very unstable just like my wheel barrow .
I have also read that having the wheel in the middle with the weight over the axle feels like less weight on the arms.
In reviews on one site the preference is for the front wheel to be mounted sticking out the front as this made the barrows allot more stable .
I have also read that wheel sticking out the front can make it seem like a heavy load compared to wheel in the middle.
I have read plenty of people complaining about every benifit so it's hard to work out whats what stopping every few minutes is not the end of the world but getting stuck in thick mud would be.
Ideally i want to spend the least i can £50 on a barrow that is more stable than a wheel barrow does not have any serious problems like handles that can come off under load and will last me a long time I have read that standing a bed chair upside down and extending the legs will give you side rails so not bothered by those and even at this price range it is possible to get a barrow with a barrow bag atatched though i am not sure if that is an esential or not .
I am not sure about the one wheel or two debate either .
I plan on going to all sorts of venues but when out on the fens going up and down a few slopes I can remember wishing the wheel barrow was more stable ie two wheels on the other hand the turn ability of one wheel is good .
In terms of size I am in the camp that a big tool can do the job of a little tool but a little tool often can't do the job of a big tool so I don't want anything to small.
So far the runners are :all taken from ebay .
KOALA PRODUCTS Fishing Trolley Carp Loader Barrow + Bag
I like the wheel forward design ,the same one is available for 10-15 cheeper without the bag.
TFG TF GEAR HARDWEAR COMPACT CARP TACKLE BARROW
Same as above but wheel is more central
NASH H-GUN TWIN WHEEL BARROW
Bit over my price range with this badge on but same barrow different make can be had for around £50
KOALA PRODUCTS Fishing Trolley XL Carp Loader Barrow
Very simmilar to above but with bag I think this is the same as the jlc one and I have a local seller who sells them for £50 without a bag.
TF Gear Trail Blazer Wheel Barrow
Bit over my price again and i am suspisious that the wheel is a bit central but it does look very good on the tfg video.
Argos cheap as chips £40 job as far as I can tell it would do the job but it just seems that for hardly any more money I could get better.
So If you really had only £50 to spend then what do you think ??
One wheel or two ?
Not worried about bungies they are cheep enough.
I normally go on my push bike but unless I can come up with a way the bedchair is not a good idea on the bike.
I have done this journey useing my standard wheelbarrow and found that my arms were aching allot and i had to stop a few times but the bedchaire was briliant and I want to use it more even for short sessions I can see the comfort value.
I do do some overnight sessions and certainly on the fens for instance distance can be expected.
So I am looking into carp barrows ,I have done a search on this site as well as all over other forums and found very conflcting opinions .
Lots of descusions on physics etc .
My experiance with a normal wheelbarrow had me thinking that a two wheel would be far better as I found myself having to put in a bit of side strain to keep the barrow from tiping a few times.
I have read people saying that single wheel is far better for rough tarain and I can see that but I have also read that if the wheel is mounted too near the middle of the barrow they become very unstable just like my wheel barrow .
I have also read that having the wheel in the middle with the weight over the axle feels like less weight on the arms.
In reviews on one site the preference is for the front wheel to be mounted sticking out the front as this made the barrows allot more stable .
I have also read that wheel sticking out the front can make it seem like a heavy load compared to wheel in the middle.
I have read plenty of people complaining about every benifit so it's hard to work out whats what stopping every few minutes is not the end of the world but getting stuck in thick mud would be.
Ideally i want to spend the least i can £50 on a barrow that is more stable than a wheel barrow does not have any serious problems like handles that can come off under load and will last me a long time I have read that standing a bed chair upside down and extending the legs will give you side rails so not bothered by those and even at this price range it is possible to get a barrow with a barrow bag atatched though i am not sure if that is an esential or not .
I am not sure about the one wheel or two debate either .
I plan on going to all sorts of venues but when out on the fens going up and down a few slopes I can remember wishing the wheel barrow was more stable ie two wheels on the other hand the turn ability of one wheel is good .
In terms of size I am in the camp that a big tool can do the job of a little tool but a little tool often can't do the job of a big tool so I don't want anything to small.
So far the runners are :all taken from ebay .
KOALA PRODUCTS Fishing Trolley Carp Loader Barrow + Bag
I like the wheel forward design ,the same one is available for 10-15 cheeper without the bag.
TFG TF GEAR HARDWEAR COMPACT CARP TACKLE BARROW
Same as above but wheel is more central
NASH H-GUN TWIN WHEEL BARROW
Bit over my price range with this badge on but same barrow different make can be had for around £50
KOALA PRODUCTS Fishing Trolley XL Carp Loader Barrow
Very simmilar to above but with bag I think this is the same as the jlc one and I have a local seller who sells them for £50 without a bag.
TF Gear Trail Blazer Wheel Barrow
Bit over my price again and i am suspisious that the wheel is a bit central but it does look very good on the tfg video.
Argos cheap as chips £40 job as far as I can tell it would do the job but it just seems that for hardly any more money I could get better.
So If you really had only £50 to spend then what do you think ??
One wheel or two ?
Not worried about bungies they are cheep enough.