Going to have muscles like Arnie...

[Mrswoodyowd]

3 days in of our narrowboat experience and with me being the lock girl (audlem it was emotional) my legs are solid!! I just thought I'd do a porta potti run before hubby gets in from work... Bloody hell that's heavy!! All I can say is you narrowboaters are a hardy lot... And bloody friendly, we've had lots of help and lots of thanks when we've helped others... It's going good!

[RLWP]

They hardy ones are those with cassettes.

 

The smug ones have pump-outs and an easy life

 

Richard

[Kae]

Sounds like a great start

 

One of these is very handy to have on the boat:

 

They fold flat and are very useful when you need to carry a full gas bottle (or a cassette or two) down the towpath for a mile or so!

 

They're usually about £30 from Chandlers

Edited September 13, 2013 by Kae

[Mrswoodyowd]

Oh to have a pump out right now!!! Now that there trolley thing looks fab... Next purchase I think.. Anyhow I've just got to go about 3 minute walk with the porta potti and... The heavens open might just have a brew first haha I'm working nights at the moment and what a joy to have peace and quiet for my daytime sleep

[system 4-50]

Sounds like a great start

 

One of these is very handy to have on the boat:

 

They fold flat and are very useful when you need to carry a full gas bottle (or a cassette or two) down the towpath for a mile or so!

 

They're usually about £30 from Chandlers

They work reasonably well for transporting objects with a broad base, but the bottom folds up without warning and can damage the gear arrangement if you attempt to move stuff that is mostly edge such as a board. I have one and don't like them, but I don't know of anything better.

[Suzie_q]

Sounds like a great start

 

One of these is very handy to have on the boat:

 

They fold flat and are very useful when you need to carry a full gas bottle (or a cassette or two) down the towpath for a mile or so!

 

They're usually about £30 from Chandlers

 

Maplin's do a 70kg rated one for £20.

 

http://www.maplin.co.uk/70kg-folding-trolley-511924

[Kae]

They work reasonably well for transporting objects with a broad base, but the bottom folds up without warning and can damage the gear arrangement if you attempt to move stuff that is mostly edge such as a board. I have one and don't like them, but I don't know of anything better.

 

Touch wood I've never had that problem - but then I've only ever used it to transfer gas bottles, bags of coal and the occasional tool box or six!

[Robbo]

Sounds like a great start

 

One of these is very handy to have on the boat:

 

They fold flat and are very useful when you need to carry a full gas bottle (or a cassette or two) down the towpath for a mile or so!

 

They're usually about £30 from Chandlers

 

Although I would avoid them and go for a folding fishing trolley like this, as they much more suitable, especially if you need to go over rough ground.

 

Edited September 13, 2013 by Robbo

[Mrswoodyowd]

Was thinking of trying hubby's powered golf buggy hahahahahaha god I could just imagine his face!! On a serious note thanks for the advice these definitely appear to be a useful thing to have ... Thanks!

[Mike Tee]

Either get a second cassette (one for each hand) or try and swap sides regularly - nothing worse than ending up with one side bigger than the other.

[alan_fincher]

3 days in of our narrowboat experience and with me being the lock girl (audlem it was emotional) my legs are solid!!

If you think the easy peasy Audlem locks are hard work, you are in for a baptism by fire when you do some real ones!

[Poster girl]

There's a folding trolley similar to the one from Maplins currently on offer at Homebase for £17.99, takes up to 80kg. Sorry I can't find a link but can highly recommend!

[Mrswoodyowd]

Thank god it was easy for my first day of narrowboating! I think tired/emotional and piss wet through made audlem a bit of a challenge.. Will look forward?? To some more difficult locks lol