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Post by JohnV on Apr 18, 2020 9:43:42 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2020 9:45:42 GMT
was trying to post the image but first try was (as I presume you saw) half a page of gibberish ...... sigh ........ modern technology
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Post by JohnV on Apr 18, 2020 9:47:20 GMT
Thank you for that Chagal
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2020 10:20:38 GMT
Thanks Jim, that looks just the job. I'll come back and let you know what I eventually get. If I do get a dog, this is it hands down Dog or no dog, if you can get one cheap.... At first glance, I agreed with that thinking. You could probably pile seven or eight bags of shopping in there if you wanted to do a massive shop, or bag of coal and four bags of shopping. Its good in that way. But then I thought- what if I needed a gas bottle and there are no fuel boats around, or a couple of new batteries... you know, something very dense and pretty heavy, that could move about a bit when riding back to the boat. I can see the side walls of the dog hauler are fabric, and I was wondering if there was a chance something like a gas bottle (or say a new tool, with a sharp edge) could go through the fabric sides? Are they strong enough for that kind of thing? The other thing is that it would be great it it was foldable. The other trailer I'm thinking of has a solid plastic 70L container, with a fabric cover- so sharp or dense/movable loads wont escape or leak from it. But to be fair, that's just guesswork- I've never once used one of these- I've always used a car for moving anything heavy enough that it couldn't be carried more than 200 yard I really like the idea that the dog trailer is dual purpose, but I haven't decided whether to get a dog yet, so the dual use thing might not be a factor for me personally. I'd love a dog, and it was very painful to have to leave ours behind when I split up with my ex. But then I remember a work colleague being hit for almost ten grand of vet/hosp bills for one of her dogs last year (despite having what she'd been told was excellent insurance), and I worry about being able to pay for the care/ops the dog might need when he/she gets older.
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Post by kris on Apr 19, 2020 11:33:38 GMT
Dog or no dog, if you can get one cheap.... At first glance, I agreed with that thinking. You could probably pile seven or eight bags of shopping in there if you wanted to do a massive shop, or bag of coal and four bags of shopping. Its good in that way. But then I thought- what if I needed a gas bottle and there are no fuel boats around, or a couple of new batteries... you know, something very dense and pretty heavy, that could move about a bit when riding back to the boat. I can see the side walls of the dog hauler are fabric, and I was wondering if there was a chance something like a gas bottle (or say a new tool, with a sharp edge) could go through the fabric sides? Are they strong enough for that kind of thing? The other thing is that it would be great it it was foldable. The other trailer I'm thinking of has a solid plastic 70L container, with a fabric cover- so sharp or dense/movable loads wont escape or leak from it. But to be fair, that's just guesswork- I've never once used one of these- I've always used a car for moving anything heavy enough that it couldn't be carried more than 200 yard I really like the idea that the dog trailer is dual purpose, but I haven't decided whether to get a dog yet, so the dual use thing might not be a factor for me personally. I'd love a dog, and it was very painful to have to leave ours behind when I split up with my ex. But then I remember a work colleague being hit for almost ten grand of vet/hosp bills for one of her dogs last year (despite having what she'd been told was excellent insurance), and I worry about being able to pay for the care/ops the dog might need when he/she gets older. you have to tie or strap any heavy loads to what ever trailer. Or else your asking for trouble especially if the load is diesel. Personally I wouldn’t get a two wheeled trailer after using both I much preferred the single wheeled variety. I can get 50kg ie two bags of coal, 50 litres of water, 50 litres of diesel or loads of food shopping on mine with no hassle. Saying that though I’ve not used mine for quite a while and find my bike with pannniers adequate.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 14:42:01 GMT
At first glance, I agreed with that thinking. You could probably pile seven or eight bags of shopping in there if you wanted to do a massive shop, or bag of coal and four bags of shopping. Its good in that way. But then I thought- what if I needed a gas bottle and there are no fuel boats around, or a couple of new batteries... you know, something very dense and pretty heavy, that could move about a bit when riding back to the boat. I can see the side walls of the dog hauler are fabric, and I was wondering if there was a chance something like a gas bottle (or say a new tool, with a sharp edge) could go through the fabric sides? Are they strong enough for that kind of thing? The other thing is that it would be great it it was foldable. The other trailer I'm thinking of has a solid plastic 70L container, with a fabric cover- so sharp or dense/movable loads wont escape or leak from it. But to be fair, that's just guesswork- I've never once used one of these- I've always used a car for moving anything heavy enough that it couldn't be carried more than 200 yard I really like the idea that the dog trailer is dual purpose, but I haven't decided whether to get a dog yet, so the dual use thing might not be a factor for me personally. I'd love a dog, and it was very painful to have to leave ours behind when I split up with my ex. But then I remember a work colleague being hit for almost ten grand of vet/hosp bills for one of her dogs last year (despite having what she'd been told was excellent insurance), and I worry about being able to pay for the care/ops the dog might need when he/she gets older. you have to tie or strap any heavy loads to what ever trailer. Or else your asking for trouble especially if the load is diesel. Personally I wouldn’t get a two wheeled trailer after using both I much preferred the single wheeled variety. I can get 50kg ie two bags of coal, 50 litres of water, 50 litres of diesel or loads of food shopping on mine with no hassle. Saying that though I’ve not used mine for quite a while and find my bike with pannniers adequate. Fair enough Kris- you've used both types of trailer, and used them for the same purpose I will be, and your opinion is the single wheeled models are better. I can't ask for better evidence than direct experience. I did notice the single wheeled models seemed to be more expensive, sadly. The other thing for me is whether I end up getting a dog, so I need to give that some thought, unless there are single wheel dog trailers... I might do a bit more research on that, and bit more thinking about whether I'm going to look for a dog. Its such a huge step, sharing your life with an animal. The selfish part of me says a dog will restrict my options in travel and lifestyle (e.g. reduced access to restaurants, pubs, tourist attractions, etc. But they are such wonderful creatures, and they do enrich your life somehow.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 14:47:57 GMT
I'm waiting for robot dogs to become more available, and had been considering a parrot in the meantime.
I did have a whippet cross bitch on a piece of string for the first ten years on narrow boats. She was already an established pet having been my companion for 4 years beforehand, and she died on the boat. I also had another similar but totally mad whippet X bitch who went to someone much more able to deal with nutter canine than me. Rescue centre animals both of them.
Not sure I would want another one. Nice company but quite a lot of general agro and if they live inside the boat it's a lot of dirt to deal with as well.
Even on short haired animals.
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Post by kris on Apr 19, 2020 15:03:04 GMT
you have to tie or strap any heavy loads to what ever trailer. Or else your asking for trouble especially if the load is diesel. Personally I wouldn’t get a two wheeled trailer after using both I much preferred the single wheeled variety. I can get 50kg ie two bags of coal, 50 litres of water, 50 litres of diesel or loads of food shopping on mine with no hassle. Saying that though I’ve not used mine for quite a while and find my bike with pannniers adequate. Fair enough Kris- you've used both types of trailer, and used them for the same purpose I will be, and your opinion is the single wheeled models are better. I can't ask for better evidence than direct experience. I did notice the single wheeled models seemed to be more expensive, sadly. The other thing for me is whether I end up getting a dog, so I need to give that some thought, unless there are single wheel dog trailers... I might do a bit more research on that, and bit more thinking about whether I'm going to look for a dog. Its such a huge step, sharing your life with an animal. The selfish part of me says a dog will restrict my options in travel and lifestyle (e.g. reduced access to restaurants, pubs, tourist attractions, etc. But they are such wonderful creatures, and they do enrich your life somehow. I don’t know about dogs, but if I had one I think I’d make it run along side as I don’t cycle fast.
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Post by JohnV on Apr 19, 2020 15:17:43 GMT
Fair enough Kris- you've used both types of trailer, and used them for the same purpose I will be, and your opinion is the single wheeled models are better. I can't ask for better evidence than direct experience. I did notice the single wheeled models seemed to be more expensive, sadly. The other thing for me is whether I end up getting a dog, so I need to give that some thought, unless there are single wheel dog trailers... I might do a bit more research on that, and bit more thinking about whether I'm going to look for a dog. Its such a huge step, sharing your life with an animal. The selfish part of me says a dog will restrict my options in travel and lifestyle (e.g. reduced access to restaurants, pubs, tourist attractions, etc. But they are such wonderful creatures, and they do enrich your life somehow. I don’t know about dogs, but if I had one I think I’d make it run along side as I don’t cycle fast. what about training it to run in front and add a bit of speed
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 15:21:24 GMT
It's a bit hazardous to have a dog running alongside the bike on a road.
When I went shopping by bike I would just leave her in the boat.
Canal boats are not as bad as cars but you have to be a bit careful in hot weather around ventilation and provision of adequate drinking water.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 15:28:12 GMT
I don’t know about dogs, but if I had one I think I’d make it run along side as I don’t cycle fast. what about training it to run in front and add a bit of speed I had a beautifully-natured male Rottie that loved everyone and wanted to make friends with every dog he saw. He would have been able to tow me plus several 25kg sacks of coal, a weeks shopping and a brand new genny at a very respectable clip. The snag is that he would only ever pull me and said cargo in the direction of the nearest dog, and if there happened to be a road junction between us and his new friend, our journey would have been a very exhilarating but very short one.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 15:31:06 GMT
That's where robot dogs are good as you can remotely reduce the energy transfer from the battery pack. And no shit, Sherlock.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 18:08:04 GMT
My mutt was both stupid and intelligent. First time I strapped her to the bike via a springy thing, she launched me along the road (level or slightly downhill for first mile) then uphill she run out of puff so I had to start pedalling. Second time she did the same but as we came to the uphill bit she slowed, dragging the bike back and started barking at me until I started pedelling...
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Post by naughtyfox on Apr 19, 2020 18:42:17 GMT
was trying to post the image but first try was (as I presume you saw) half a page of gibberish ...... sigh ........ modern technology I rather liked the series of Art programmes Waldemar Januszczak did for TV. I don't know the name of the series, but it came to Finland in 4 parts. I remember William Dobson being the subject of one episode, and the Belgian/Dutch (Flemish) painters being another. "I also like the way van Dyck, Dobson’s predecessor as the king’s painter, was shovelled brusquely out of the way at exactly the right moment to make room for Dobson. Van Dyck died in 1641. The civil war broke out in 1642. So the Fates were being ruthless, yes. But how perfectly they set up everything for the advent of a native genius." waldemar.tv/2011/09/a-call-to-arms/
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 18:50:21 GMT
My mutt was both stupid and intelligent. First time I strapped her to the bike via a springy thing, she launched me along the road (level or slightly downhill for first mile) then uphill she run out of puff so I had to start pedalling. Second time she did the same but as we came to the uphill bit she slowed, dragging the bike back and started barking at me until I started pedelling...
I used to cycle around with my bitch on a lead. On more than one occasion I was heckled by agitated other dog owners and someone once suggested it was really bad for her heart. What the heck? I've never been a tour de France type just idly pedalling about with dog usually going a bit faster if anything. The suggestion was that her having to keep up with me while I was on way to park on bike was going to give her health problems. I could understand this if I was a lycra clad high speed Racer but I wasn't, rather the opposite and she was a fit lurcher type dog with boundless energy. Some people!
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