I have just had a cardiac arrest and stroke which has left me quite weak and am thinking about gettone of the battery powered barrows.
What do you think of them, which should I be looking at and who is offering the best price?
Any info will be greatly appreciated!
What do you think of them, which should I be looking at and who is offering the best price?
Any info will be greatly appreciated!
Power porter 24v £875 doubt you'll get much of a discount as they're not readily available
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out of interest the difference between a 12v and a 24v power porter
will only be evident on a hill ! so if there was a large price difference and you dont intend fishing anywhere with hills
out of interest the difference between a 12v and a 24v power porter
will only be evident on a hill ! so if there was a large price difference and you dont intend fishing anywhere with hills
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Do they still make the 12v ?
Do they still make the 12v ?
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Power porter 24v is the one to look at. Mine has been over all sorts of terrain over the past few years.
The other week after a particularly heavy downpour turning the paths of the lake into deep mud the power porter didn't struggle at all, not like i would if it was my old non powered barrow .
Power porter 24v is the one to look at. Mine has been over all sorts of terrain over the past few years.
The other week after a particularly heavy downpour turning the paths of the lake into deep mud the power porter didn't struggle at all, not like i would if it was my old non powered barrow .
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Don't think so but it's not a patch on the 24v as I once had the 12v
Don't think so but it's not a patch on the 24v as I once had the 12v
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Hi Roland, I've had a prestige power porter for over 10 years now. it still working, though the batter replacement I got last year no longer seems reliable. but that isn't prestiges fault.
regarding your strength since the Heart issues. they are HEAVY and a lot of faff to pack down.
personally I wouldn't consider one unless you can wheel it in and out of a van. I'm hefty and used to lift it in and out of my Zafira. but at 53 I now have a van with a ramp. it did previously occur to me how long would I be able to keep lifting it?
secondly, if the trail you push is flat then you can use 3 wheels, and it's great. if it's not if it angles down around a lake
the power porter likes to tip more than the MK2. and it takes a lot more strength to keep it upright.
I found you cant load it so far forward, you have to take more weight on your arms. on a long flat push, or through mud, or gradients they are a real advantage though. so there is good and bad to them.
Hi Roland, I've had a prestige power porter for over 10 years now. it still working, though the batter replacement I got last year no longer seems reliable. but that isn't prestiges fault.
regarding your strength since the Heart issues. they are HEAVY and a lot of faff to pack down.
personally I wouldn't consider one unless you can wheel it in and out of a van. I'm hefty and used to lift it in and out of my Zafira. but at 53 I now have a van with a ramp. it did previously occur to me how long would I be able to keep lifting it?
secondly, if the trail you push is flat then you can use 3 wheels, and it's great. if it's not if it angles down around a lake
the power porter likes to tip more than the MK2. and it takes a lot more strength to keep it upright.
I found you cant load it so far forward, you have to take more weight on your arms. on a long flat push, or through mud, or gradients they are a real advantage though. so there is good and bad to them.
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Just to add to others comments here, I've had my mk6 24v for about 3 years, I found the invoice the other day for £800 and it made me smile, I'd usually wince at a bill like that but I can honestly say its probably the best money I've ever spent.
I felt like I was going to keel over carrying all my gear about 300 yards up a steep hill with my old mark 2, so that pushed me over the edge to get one.
There is knack of folding it all away and I must say the wheel with the motor is a PIA as it weighs a ton and always flops to one side, but that apart I'd say it's a bit bigger than my old mk 2 but tops 5 minutes to assemble and dissamble. Once the battery is off and the wheel it's easy to pack down.
Personally I wouldn't think twice in your situation as long as you can get it in to and out of your car.
24 volt is the way to go, my mate has a 12v and it definitely won't go uphill fully loaded.
Good luck with your recovery and take it easy 👍
Just to add to others comments here, I've had my mk6 24v for about 3 years, I found the invoice the other day for £800 and it made me smile, I'd usually wince at a bill like that but I can honestly say its probably the best money I've ever spent.
I felt like I was going to keel over carrying all my gear about 300 yards up a steep hill with my old mark 2, so that pushed me over the edge to get one.
There is knack of folding it all away and I must say the wheel with the motor is a PIA as it weighs a ton and always flops to one side, but that apart I'd say it's a bit bigger than my old mk 2 but tops 5 minutes to assemble and dissamble. Once the battery is off and the wheel it's easy to pack down.
Personally I wouldn't think twice in your situation as long as you can get it in to and out of your car.
24 volt is the way to go, my mate has a 12v and it definitely won't go uphill fully loaded.
Good luck with your recovery and take it easy 👍
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Good luck on your recovery.
Very usefull comments as I'm thinking of getting one as well.
Good luck on your recovery.
Very usefull comments as I'm thinking of getting one as well.
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ive had a 24v power porter for few years
i also had the 12v
12v ok but 24v is different league,i fish a lake with hills and it handles them easily
i run mine straight into van up a ramp
good luck on your recovery
ive had a 24v power porter for few years
i also had the 12v
12v ok but 24v is different league,i fish a lake with hills and it handles them easily
i run mine straight into van up a ramp
good luck on your recovery
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I've been out this weekend with mine and here's a piccy of the 24v workhorse and embarrassingly, the **** I carry for a day session.
I can't do overnighters with my kids situation at present but can you imagine also carrying all that extra gear, it is a heart attack in the making....
Absolute no brainer of a purchase.
I've been out this weekend with mine and here's a piccy of the 24v workhorse and embarrassingly, the **** I carry for a day session.
I can't do overnighters with my kids situation at present but can you imagine also carrying all that extra gear, it is a heart attack in the making....
Absolute no brainer of a purchase.
How many miles would a 24v get on a single charge with kit loaded like in post 11?
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i guess that would be down to how good the bettery is,how much is loaded ect
i fish some pretty big pits and mine has never moved from green on the meter
i always look after my battery charging when i get home
i guess that would be down to how good the bettery is,how much is loaded ect
i fish some pretty big pits and mine has never moved from green on the meter
i always look after my battery charging when i get home
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Prestige reckon between 4-5 miles
Prestige reckon between 4-5 miles
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A day session
I can carry all my day session gear what the hell do you take
A day session
I can carry all my day session gear what the hell do you take
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Had mine a year and fully loaded never been out the greenon the meter.
Pain to put up andcpack away but whats 5mins. Press and go.
Loaded correctly and wheels perfectly level mine sometimes pulls left but not end of world.
I take kit hen sink with me and have not had it out of the green power.
Had mine a year and fully loaded never been out the greenon the meter.
Pain to put up andcpack away but whats 5mins. Press and go.
Loaded correctly and wheels perfectly level mine sometimes pulls left but not end of world.
I take kit hen sink with me and have not had it out of the green power.
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How many times would you be able to go around a 100+ acres pit that's reasonably flat fully loaded on a well maintained battery would you say?
Fully loaded say 75kg
How many times would you be able to go around a 100+ acres pit that's reasonably flat fully loaded on a well maintained battery would you say?
Fully loaded say 75kg
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i can cycle mine and thats with a shelter lol
i can cycle mine and thats with a shelter lol
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Thanks for all your replies.
Thanks for all your replies.
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Been no prestige power porters available for 6. Months, ive spoke to prestige And they dont have the parts due to covid and china. When they resume it will be the Mk 7, the Mk 6 has been discontinued.
Been no prestige power porters available for 6. Months, ive spoke to prestige And they dont have the parts due to covid and china. When they resume it will be the Mk 7, the Mk 6 has been discontinued.
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To be fair I do take the kitchen sink. Rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it 🤣
To be fair I do take the kitchen sink. Rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it 🤣
I can understand people who want to camp in comfort while fishing, and take a big bivvy, bedchair, bbq etc. But what on Earth do you have in all those little pieces of luggage strapped to that thing that you would need just for a day?!
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Well, that's twice around the pit I'm fishing at the moment. So essentially, these things are really only any good for small waters, no good for any sizeable waters unless you carry rake loads of spare batteries.
Well, that's twice around the pit I'm fishing at the moment. So essentially, these things are really only any good for small waters, no good for any sizeable waters unless you carry rake loads of spare batteries.
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Surely the furthest any swim can be from the car park is half way or less.
Surely the furthest any swim can be from the car park is half way or less.
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What about if you do several laps a day looking for fish and not just plotting up in a swim?
Twice around a big pit like I'm fishing and the battery is dead. Rattle around Ferry Lagoon and the battery would be dead on one lap. I'm not knocking these things as I think they're fantastic, just that they are really only limited to fishing small waters if you're actually on your toes looking for fish.
What about if you do several laps a day looking for fish and not just plotting up in a swim?
Twice around a big pit like I'm fishing and the battery is dead. Rattle around Ferry Lagoon and the battery would be dead on one lap. I'm not knocking these things as I think they're fantastic, just that they are really only limited to fishing small waters if you're actually on your toes looking for fish.
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I've gotta say my battery meter has never left a green LED, I barrow around some fairly big cheshire meres and to be honest I'd probably have to enter it into the Indianapolis 500 to see a battery status change, fair enough if the barrow battery is a bit long in the tooth but anything fairly new I think you're going to be a bit unlucky for it to run flat.
I've gotta say my battery meter has never left a green LED, I barrow around some fairly big cheshire meres and to be honest I'd probably have to enter it into the Indianapolis 500 to see a battery status change, fair enough if the barrow battery is a bit long in the tooth but anything fairly new I think you're going to be a bit unlucky for it to run flat.
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How many miles would one lap be on the largest of waters you've used it on be and how many kilos worth of weight is that carrying to give some real world experience with one of these barrow's?
Sorry for the repetition again
The water I'm currently on is two miles all the way around. Going by what Prestige are saying, their power porter will do 4 to 5 miles. I'm assuming loaded, it's what most anglers take for a few nights. If I'm having to move around a lot and find fish, two laps the battery will be dead or not far short of being dead going by Prestige's figures.
Just to be clear, I'm not digging out Prestige, in any way, I know they're the best going, I just want to know how this would work on a reasonable sized water, like 100 acres say
There was a guy on the water I'm on who's got the 24v version. I've not seen or heard of him for a long time to find out how well it works out. I do know the barrow went belly up and he had to push it back to his car a mile away.
How many miles would one lap be on the largest of waters you've used it on be and how many kilos worth of weight is that carrying to give some real world experience with one of these barrow's?
Sorry for the repetition again
The water I'm currently on is two miles all the way around. Going by what Prestige are saying, their power porter will do 4 to 5 miles. I'm assuming loaded, it's what most anglers take for a few nights. If I'm having to move around a lot and find fish, two laps the battery will be dead or not far short of being dead going by Prestige's figures.
Just to be clear, I'm not digging out Prestige, in any way, I know they're the best going, I just want to know how this would work on a reasonable sized water, like 100 acres say
There was a guy on the water I'm on who's got the 24v version. I've not seen or heard of him for a long time to find out how well it works out. I do know the barrow went belly up and he had to push it back to his car a mile away.
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I looked very closely at both the Prestige and Nash power barrows before I purchased one earlier this year. The Nash one is much better in my opinion, I use it on a regular basis and it's been spot on. There are other threads on this forum that discuss both. The Nash one is much easier to use and break down if you have to. I would say a power barrow is exactly what you need given your circumstances. Good luck.
I looked very closely at both the Prestige and Nash power barrows before I purchased one earlier this year. The Nash one is much better in my opinion, I use it on a regular basis and it's been spot on. There are other threads on this forum that discuss both. The Nash one is much easier to use and break down if you have to. I would say a power barrow is exactly what you need given your circumstances. Good luck.
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Understand what your saying and I can imagine you might not actually be doing "laps" but surely you must pass close enough to your car/van to collect a spare battery.
I only have a 12v battery and it easily does a lap of a 60 acre lake.
Wouldn't be without mine.
Understand what your saying and I can imagine you might not actually be doing "laps" but surely you must pass close enough to your car/van to collect a spare battery.
I only have a 12v battery and it easily does a lap of a 60 acre lake.
Wouldn't be without mine.
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Personally I doubt that I've travelled more than a mile there and back worst case, fairly flattish paths too. From my perspective I wouldn't personally target a water that I need to do a marathon on before I can pitch up and get fishing, just a personal preference. I can't therefore offer any advice on extreme distances but what I will say is that at the risk of sounding like Bilbo Baggins, after the mile trip there and back again mines still been on a green LED.
If you have any concerns why not buy an extra battery and load that into your luggage, just in case you find yourself in the sh*t and need to swap out the battery, I'm sure Prestige would flog you a spare battery. The other thing on the power porter is you can flip the lug on the wheel from motor to 'free wheel' so it works as a conventional barrow.
These barrows are fantastic bits of kit and will cater to 99% of most people's needs but if you are to fishing what Mo Farah is to marathon running then you might need that extra battery.
Personally I doubt that I've travelled more than a mile there and back worst case, fairly flattish paths too. From my perspective I wouldn't personally target a water that I need to do a marathon on before I can pitch up and get fishing, just a personal preference. I can't therefore offer any advice on extreme distances but what I will say is that at the risk of sounding like Bilbo Baggins, after the mile trip there and back again mines still been on a green LED.
If you have any concerns why not buy an extra battery and load that into your luggage, just in case you find yourself in the sh*t and need to swap out the battery, I'm sure Prestige would flog you a spare battery. The other thing on the power porter is you can flip the lug on the wheel from motor to 'free wheel' so it works as a conventional barrow.
These barrows are fantastic bits of kit and will cater to 99% of most people's needs but if you are to fishing what Mo Farah is to marathon running then you might need that extra battery.
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Really appreciate your experience with yours
I know they're exceptionally good and very well made. I've been looking at them for some time but because of the waters I fish I've held back. There's a guy on the water I'm fishing who has the 12v version who had to borrow my barrow as his went tits up and the wheel wouldn't freewheel, plus I'll be fishing bigger waters, so going by what Prestige are saying I'd have to get a few spare batteries.
Lol, you mention marathons, there's a water I'm going to fish that's 300 acres. Hell knows how far around that is, oh, no boats
Really appreciate your experience with yours
I know they're exceptionally good and very well made. I've been looking at them for some time but because of the waters I fish I've held back. There's a guy on the water I'm fishing who has the 12v version who had to borrow my barrow as his went tits up and the wheel wouldn't freewheel, plus I'll be fishing bigger waters, so going by what Prestige are saying I'd have to get a few spare batteries.
Lol, you mention marathons, there's a water I'm going to fish that's 300 acres. Hell knows how far around that is, oh, no boats
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I've got the Power Porter extreme. I've got to say its brilliant. The Lake i'm fishing is a mile round and the most I have used the barrow fully loaded is probably 2 miles over a session in total. will even cope with steep slopes.
it is a big and heavy barrow even when empty so I would question whether I could get it in my car and breaking it down would be a lot of effort. I leave it fully assembled and use a trailer ... and when I get home wheel it straight into the garage... a van dedicated to Fishing would be cracking option.
I've got the Power Porter extreme. I've got to say its brilliant. The Lake i'm fishing is a mile round and the most I have used the barrow fully loaded is probably 2 miles over a session in total. will even cope with steep slopes.
it is a big and heavy barrow even when empty so I would question whether I could get it in my car and breaking it down would be a lot of effort. I leave it fully assembled and use a trailer ... and when I get home wheel it straight into the garage... a van dedicated to Fishing would be cracking option.
In reply to Post #33
Those are some massive waters, personally I'd get two batteries with the mk7 porter both fully charged and see how you get on, if the brown stuff hits the rotating thing don't forget you can always free wheel it. If two batteries don't cut it then you might have to order a third until you nail it, I'm sure you'd get to the moon and back on two though so I'd go from there.
Some really good input from everyone here so take your time and get it right, good luck you'll certainly need it on a 100 acre water 👍
Those are some massive waters, personally I'd get two batteries with the mk7 porter both fully charged and see how you get on, if the brown stuff hits the rotating thing don't forget you can always free wheel it. If two batteries don't cut it then you might have to order a third until you nail it, I'm sure you'd get to the moon and back on two though so I'd go from there.
Some really good input from everyone here so take your time and get it right, good luck you'll certainly need it on a 100 acre water 👍
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