Відео

Cheers buddy 👍

Thanks 👍 mate

I wish I had the video turned on when I was near the cows because they were going crazy that's why I moved a bit further up before speaking to the camera. Glad you liked it buddy 👍 yes only just got home and the heavens opened and it was coming down bloody heavy, perfect timing for once.

@@THE-RIVER-RAT Hehe. Most a-moo-sing.

@@AirOnTheWater lol

Well no offence to Bobby who is a nice bloke. But I disagree. However, I have always been a loner who prefers there own company. But you will see him again on the river with us at some point.

@@THE-RIVER-RAT haha got it 😂

Thanks glad you enjoyed it 👍

The health and safety manager told me they don't mind if kayaks or paddle board use that slipway. However Motorboats such as jet skis are completely banned.

@@THE-RIVER-RAT here is the reply I got from the environmental agency when I asked about permission to use the slipway. Hi Tim The Hull & Humber Asset Performance Team have advised the following: I believe there has been a slight misinterpretation of the signage on-site at the slipway which simply reads “No Unauthorised Access” We have stopped the use of the EA land and slipway for two main reasons:- The bank is actually a flood defence embankment protecting local homes and businesses from flooding and has been damaged by many vehicles driving onto it either for parking or with boats on trailers for launching. We have a duty to protect all our flood risk assets and keep them to their required specification, that’s why the bollards and barrier have been reinstated. The second reason is that we have a duty to protect people from harm on all our assets and carry out Public Safety Risk assessments on them. The PSRA Inspection highlighted that we have no way of knowing who is using the slipway and how competent people are. We are not resourced or funded to manage who is using the slipway to ensure they are competent and using it safely and the EA is unable to carry the risk of somebody having an accident using our land/slipway so the decision was made to prevent access to all users. Unfortunately, for these reasons we will not be issuing any authorisations to any individuals to use the land and/or slipway. Kind regards Kay Hall Email Management Unit National Customer Contact Centre Environment Agency

Already planning another. Cheers buddy

Thanks, Hope you're having a great time. Some beautiful spots over there for kayaking.

@THE-RIVER-RAT there are. The only problem is that most of the rivers we encountered can only be paddled one way. Still managed some lovely outings and paddled on the Dordogne and the Lazere but had to hire kayaks as current too strong to paddle upstream.

Haha ok 8 seconds next time 🙂

@@THE-RIVER-RAT Good plan!

lol Good idea 💡

Cheers buddy, however I still love Scotland and I'm already planning another trip, but this time I'm going to make bloody sure I have a place to park for a few days. In fact I have already checked out one place but they wanted to charge me £60 a night just for parking, so that's out But I will find somewhere.

@@THE-RIVER-RAT I'm sure parking at Milarrochy bay car park is free. There are toilets there too. Also I'm sure you can park over night. Check out that one. Is on the east side of the Loch and the islands are more accessible from that launch point.

@@JamesFleming888 Thanks James, I will check it out. Cheers buddy.. Yum yum

Agree 👍 I forgot to mention that mobile ice cream shops should be able to track you and be there at a moments notice lol

@@THE-RIVER-RAT Yes, I was thinking that! After all the times you've pointed out that I forgot this and then you forget! 😂

The way it's going I think I'm going to be in a dry suit all year. Can't remember ever having to put the big gloves on in June.

@@THE-RIVER-RAT Yeah, that's rough. If it's any consolation, before this unusually early warm spell we had a massively cold winter and spring. Unusually so with almost no access to water even at sea in January-February.

@@AirOnTheWater I remember your winter/spring, perhaps you should buy a snowboard for next year, just in case Hehe 😀

@@THE-RIVER-RAT Hehe, not such a bad idea! Come to think of it, I have a SUP, should do nicely without the fin...

That'll work 😃

Lol

Easier said than done after being up for 48 hours and finding out your plan B was out because of road closure due to flooding which makes one wonder if you just drive around you could end up driving for hours and hours before you find a spot. And that's when people fall asleep at the wheel. I may be disappointed but I know I made the right choice. 👍

Any that fits the jack on the cam will work. Hope this helps.

@@THE-RIVER-RATthanks man, is it micro usb?

Thanks, Patrick for them kind words, yes a hell of a lot of preparation went into this trip But just like we often say in our videos you never know what could happen, and in a way, this goes to show that (sort of) If I wasn't so tied and frustrated I know if I had just kept going I would have found a spot somewhere. However, I didn't feel like driving for maybe hours just in case things didn't work out. Next time I will be booking a campsite just so I have somewhere to leave the car, but the only issue with that is they are very expensive up there because I did look into that a few months ago but it would have cost around £100 a night and as the plan was for a week or more on the water, so no way. As it happens today I looked at a different way around, by leaving the car in Glasgow in a safe place and getting a Taxi to the loch for £80 something else to think about. I'm going out for a paddle tomorrow even though the forecast is rain because I'm so annoyed about this and thought if I don't get back on the way straight away it will build up and could even put me off paddling for a while. As they say, if you fall off your bike get straight back on it lol

@@THE-RIVER-RAT Yes, getting back on the bike is probably a good idea! From a safety standpoint it would seem you made a wise choice as getting out on the loch water after lack of sleep and all that stress could have ended badly as well. Unfortunate that it turned out to be this difficult. Hope next time works out well and that you also get some great closer-to-home paddles as partial compensation soon.

@@AirOnTheWater Thanks mate.

Thanks buddy, and sorry your plan's fell apart too. Yes them bloody kayak gods like to have their jokes lol

Bloody weather hates Paddlers. I went to the Keys about 40 years ago on a holiday and the one thing I remember is it rained a lot (small world)

Cheers mate, and yes nothing will waste, in fact I had one of my camping ready meals for my dinner tonight lol. Yes next time I'm going to book a camp spot then at least I know I will have a car parking spot. 👍👍

I could have launched from the moon if I knew about it before hand. Information beforehand is a wonderful thing but absolutely bloody useless when you don't know about those places. However now I will know for next time

@@THE-RIVER-RAT true but i did mention to you about a month ago to try Balmaha 🤷‍♂️🤔🤣

@@ccwweeman3385 lol yes you did.. But as it happens it wouldn't have been any good I did some checking yesterday because I thought I would go there next time. However, you're not allowed to park overnight and you have to pay for parking and if you're not back by 1600 you get a £100 fine So that spot is not good for me as I was planning to camp on the loch for a few days. But the other spot you mentioned (tarbert) looks like it could be ok, just have to find out how much it would cost to leave the car there for a week. One way or another I will find something for next time. Cheers matey.👍

Still annoyed but shit happens. Maybe better luck next time 🤞

You should be fine as you did it the right way. Yes, next time I will book a site.

I will look in to it thanks 👍

Thanks 👍 glad you liked it

Hi Patrik, Yes it's a bloody good time saver (Pun not intended) as I have a great paddle app on my phone but apart from running the battery down it was a pain getting the phone out each time I stopped or if I wanted to check my distance, so I'm glad I found this because as I said I almost sipped it as its a Running watch. Thanks for watching matey.

@@THE-RIVER-RAT Same here, used to use my phone, real hassle as you say and also a safety issue as the phone is a safety tool and low battery at the end of the day is not a great situation.

@@AirOnTheWater You're right there and that's another reason why I like this watch the SOS button that sends a text to whomever with my GPS coordinates and a message telling them to send help. Hopefully I will never use it a part from a test every so often.

@@THE-RIVER-RAT Indeed!

That's why I wanted Garmin They're the best when it comes to GPS I had one in my truck and never got lost.

Glad you like it, and I guess the yes was for the compass video 👍👍

I thought you might like this app, Bobby. and I guess the yes was for the compass video 👍👍

@@THE-RIVER-RAT 🤣 absolutely right George

Thanks, I will get on it.

I figured out why the paddle jumped off once or twice there was a big branch behind me in the water that was moving backwards and forwards with the current and it was catching the back of my paddle and knocking it off Haha. Yes it's always a good idea to carry more gear than what you actually need just in case. Thanks for watching Patrik, I'm glad you like the music.

Have to agree with you, can't beat a map and compass, but for the other stuff it's great. I'm just doing a review of the app as I'm so impressed with it, having a video record of your route will be cool to look back on.

Thank you for watching and glad you liked it. Yes, the PakAyaK is an awesome boat and the PakAyaK team are great, with great customer service, as you found out.

Me too, Glad you liked it.

Yes kayaks and SUP's are fine to launch from there. Yes the Kayak app is awesome, it gives you every bit of info you want from time taken to distance and how many stokes and a video map of your paddle and a hell of a lot more. So I will be doing a review in a day or two, because I'm sure someone will want one. The best bit is you don't even have to have your phone on.

@@THE-RIVER-RAT does the app come with the phone? Sounds like a subscribing app to have this much info.

@@THE-RIVER-RAT crazy how it works without hour phone on! Look forward to watching that vid .

@@uni-bob-kayakingshould be ready to post tomorrow or Friday.

@@uni-bob-kayaking No your get it from Garmin Connect

Thanks mate 👍

Cheers buddy but I'm fine I really posted this just to help other people in the same situation just in case they're still embarrassed and to let them know they're not alone

⁠❤❤

You should run out and buy a lottery ticket with timing like that you can't miss. Thanks buddy, yes after receiving numerous insulting messages I thought I'm going to say something in the hopes that if anybody else gets embarrassed by this problem may take a small bit of comfort in knowing that they're not alone.

Hello and thank you for your kind words. Just like you I hid my problem and learned lots of tricks how to make sure no one found out. But then I thought why should I be embarrassed I'm great at other things and it felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I wish you well on your journey and your channel, and you have my respect. I just remembered I watched your video when you tested the Coleman Cobra tent in the mud, that was a great video 👍

Too right! You can drive a HGV, that takes skill. I struggle to parallel park my car! I think it’s good that you have done a video like this. Certain people have no consideration for others, they don’t stop and think. Like you said there are more considerate, polite ways to put a point across. I made a polite point about my condition in my first video made, then it’s in my “about” section on my account.

@@LH-70 You are right about some people having no consideration for others and you not not believe some comments I have had about spelling mistakes, so if my video helps to point this out and give people an understanding that they are not alone who are still embarrassed and perhaps have been bullied then that's good enough for me. As for your parking I'm sure it's not to bad But as they say practice practice practice x

Thanks much appreciated 👍 that's why I decided to post this video in the hope it may help others or at least let them know they're not alone.

That's the thing buddy where not all perfect and some people are better at somethings than others, just like numbers as for me I may have trouble spelling Numbers but I'm pretty good at using them. I always say the world would be a bloody strange place if everyone was the same Especially if everyone looked like me lol

Glad you found this interesting Patrik and yes it's muscle memory indeed, as it happens that's how I remember how to spell your name. As I say I do get a lot of comments that are very rude but for me it's just water off a duck's back. However this time I thought No I'm going to say something and hopefully it may just help or give a boost to someone who is still embarrassed about having this problem. As for your videos, you dont have to change anything my friend there great, and if some of us have to take more time to read what you have written that ok I think of it as practice. BUT If you ever make a 5-hour long video with writing all the way through it I will send Ninjas after you 🥷🥷🥷

@@THE-RIVER-RAT Hahaha. If I ever see a team of ninjas climbing in through my balcony I'll know where I went wrong 😂 And yes, I think it's quite important to shed light on topics like these, so well done.

@@AirOnTheWater Thank you Patrik very nice of you to say.

Very True. I still have planes and some Drones and even a few Helicopter's But I don't really use them anymore now (Old eyes lol)