Please Help I Need A Barrow

[shaun]

Just come off redesmere this weekend with cliff , and we got discussing about needing a barrow to get around the place alot easier. Anyone suggest a quality barrow for us to purchase our hard earned reddies on .

[abc]

prestige carp porters

[kopite]

i was told the nash nomad is a good one, a guy i was talking too said he got so much stuff on his, he had to pull it instead of push it, strong as an oxe

Originally Posted by kopite

i was told the nash nomad is a good one, a guy i was talking too said he got so much stuff on his, he had to pull it instead of push it, strong as an oxe

Jesus...how much gear does a person need for 48 hours to warrant loading up a barrow that heavy?!

Maybe a cut down on gears in order...makes you more mobile therefore more inclined to do a move when required?

Its carping not camping!

[Nige]

Originally Posted by kopite

i was told the nash nomad is a good one, a guy i was talking too said he got so much stuff on his, he had to pull it instead of push it, strong as an oxe

Single-wheeled one for the boards on the Mere, I can't see the difference between a cheap one and a quality one, I find that it's down to how you stack it that counts and where the bulk of your weight is in comparison to your wheel/the pivot point.

Whichever barrow you get just make sure the wheel is located underneath the main frame ie as nige has said like a pivot-if the wheel is too far forward it defeats the object as you'll be carrying the weight on your arms and the barrow won't be doing its job.

Single wheels are good for manouverability,double wheels are good for stability but bear in mind its harder to steer with two wheels so sharp corners are a mare.

One of the nash barrows has an adjustable axle so it caters for both twin wheel and also gives the option of pushing both wheels into the axle centre creating a single wheel system.

Just remember your can of tyre weld for that pucture..it WILL happen at some point!

[WHEEZY]

Originally Posted by abc

prestige carp porters

yes the prestige are a good barrow,but imo the wychwood mule is better and a lot cheaper £8o for the standerd or £100 for the ali one both come apart in 4 pieces

[Nige]

Originally Posted by nev cash

Just remember your can of tyre weld for that pucture..it WILL happen at some point!

Good point, mine went on the bank, what a nightmare!

The I forgot about it and took it to the next session flat...GRRR

[woody]

can recomend a chub transporter ! got 1 ! impressed with it ! only trouble is you tend to carry more stuff !!!!

[kopite]

Originally Posted by nev cash

Jesus...how much gear does a person need for 48 hours to warrant loading up a barrow that heavy?!

Maybe a cut down on gears in order...makes you more mobile therefore more inclined to do a move when required?

Its carping not camping!

it was actually 2 people sharing one barrow lol

[kevw]

Originally Posted by WHEEZY

yes the prestige are a good barrow,but imo the wychwood mule is better and a lot cheaper £8o for the standerd or £100 for the ali one both come apart in 4 pieces

Got the ali-mule and can't fault it. Think the only difference between this and the std one is adjustable legs and room for the bedchair on the front.

[braidman]

i've got a cheap n cheerfull wychwood single wheel cost me £39.99 the wheel was to small so that cost me another £15.99 for a bigger wheel and to be honest it's not upto the job . wheezy's wychwood mule cost him £25 more than my total outlay and is about as good as a barrow gets. my next barrow would be a wychwood mule

[Joephus]

Dont mess about with others the only one is prestige, MK2 seems the best as its simple with enough bits to hold your kit on. Makes moving swims oh so easy.

[kopite]

i`d strongly advise anyone to avoid cheap barrows as when i started i bought a cheap one with barrow bag for 50quid and it was as strong as a chocolate tea pot in a summer greenhouse! im definately looking to invest in a good one, but there are alot of waters with good car access

[WHEEZY]

Originally Posted by kopite

i`d strongly advise anyone to avoid cheap barrows as when i started i bought a cheap one with barrow bag for 50quid and it was as strong as a chocolate tea pot in a summer greenhouse! im definately looking to invest in a good one, but there are alot of waters with good car access

cant go wrong with the wychwood mule m8 imo betterthen the carp porters