Ensure the rubber grips on the handles are extremely secure, if not remove them if you cannot secure them good and proper.
I was once going down a steep bank to my swim when all of a sudden, I was just left looking like an idiot with a rubber hand grip in each hand as my heavily laden barrow made a break for freedom to get to the swim before I did. Luckily it just stopped before it went into the pond with the rear legs acting as a brake by gouging into the ground when it levelled out. I bet if it had, everyone would have been out of there bivvies to see what the splash was and to be first to get a rod on it thinking it was a "good fish" leaping.
These days going down a steep bank, I hold forward slightly of the grips with part of my hand to stop it happening again.
But, a few years later, my barrow cockled over in a track and I lost all my bags off the barrow and into the pond. Luckily, I still had my holdall with made up rods with rigs on and quickly assembled one and started casting out and hooking my bags floating away.
Cause of that issue though was elastic straps are not very secure with very heavy-laden barrows in situations like that which is one of the many reasons I prefer ratchet straps.
Also never put fragile items like eggs on top of the barrow to stop them getting crushed. I did one day and on arrival at my swim, I thought I would test out my new lure rod first before unloading the barrow and use it as an opportunity to check for weed and snags etc and I could move to the next swim if need be. About the third cast, I snagged on something heavy behind me and soon found out what it was, it was my box of eggs that came showering down on me.
The morals of the stories are, no matter what you do to pack your barrow, there is always something that will go wrong unexpectedly that you did not plan for or imagine it could happen or even think it possible it could happen.
I was once going down a steep bank to my swim when all of a sudden, I was just left looking like an idiot with a rubber hand grip in each hand as my heavily laden barrow made a break for freedom to get to the swim before I did. Luckily it just stopped before it went into the pond with the rear legs acting as a brake by gouging into the ground when it levelled out. I bet if it had, everyone would have been out of there bivvies to see what the splash was and to be first to get a rod on it thinking it was a "good fish" leaping.
These days going down a steep bank, I hold forward slightly of the grips with part of my hand to stop it happening again.
But, a few years later, my barrow cockled over in a track and I lost all my bags off the barrow and into the pond. Luckily, I still had my holdall with made up rods with rigs on and quickly assembled one and started casting out and hooking my bags floating away.
Cause of that issue though was elastic straps are not very secure with very heavy-laden barrows in situations like that which is one of the many reasons I prefer ratchet straps.
Also never put fragile items like eggs on top of the barrow to stop them getting crushed. I did one day and on arrival at my swim, I thought I would test out my new lure rod first before unloading the barrow and use it as an opportunity to check for weed and snags etc and I could move to the next swim if need be. About the third cast, I snagged on something heavy behind me and soon found out what it was, it was my box of eggs that came showering down on me.
The morals of the stories are, no matter what you do to pack your barrow, there is always something that will go wrong unexpectedly that you did not plan for or imagine it could happen or even think it possible it could happen.
One of the best tips I guess is not to use any form of elasticated straps at all....especially those bungees ,when one snaps back ,..you don't want an eye injury etc ..
So ,I use a long length of hook and loop ,otherwise known as Velcro,I got a long section and perma sowed it to the rod bar on my porterlite 2,thats ,all I use....number one it's fast to use and number two it's all you need,...especially if you turn your bedhair upside down ...on mine is ..unhooking mat,this stops the scratches to bedchair and porter frames,..techlite bag ,longtop.bivvy or compact Mhr..,three rods in a sleeve ,water n food in barrow bag ,small rucksack on back....by carrying the rucksack.,you are removing weight from barrow and putting it on yer back,makes so.much difference..
Try the hook n loop ,far superior to any straps,as if you sew it on ,you won't loose it...
So ,I use a long length of hook and loop ,otherwise known as Velcro,I got a long section and perma sowed it to the rod bar on my porterlite 2,thats ,all I use....number one it's fast to use and number two it's all you need,...especially if you turn your bedhair upside down ...on mine is ..unhooking mat,this stops the scratches to bedchair and porter frames,..techlite bag ,longtop.bivvy or compact Mhr..,three rods in a sleeve ,water n food in barrow bag ,small rucksack on back....by carrying the rucksack.,you are removing weight from barrow and putting it on yer back,makes so.much difference..
Try the hook n loop ,far superior to any straps,as if you sew it on ,you won't loose it...
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Yeah them things are naughty. Had one do me on my knuckles ****ing disabled my hand for half hour hahah
Yeah them things are naughty. Had one do me on my knuckles ****ing disabled my hand for half hour hahah
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I use my dogs long tether lead. The looped end on the barrow handle, up and over the tackle, round the front bars and clipped to itself.
I try to get everything balanced, water, bait buckets in the barrow bag, bedchair and chair on top, unhooking mat on top of them, then tackle box, food bag and rods on top.
I tend to take the rucksack out of the car just before walking round and on my back as I walk, then I can put it in the chosen swim. Not that I have any worry about not getting where I want, but with my health and injury issues, I struggle pushing the barrow and carrying the rucksack with the dog on the lead.
I use my dogs long tether lead. The looped end on the barrow handle, up and over the tackle, round the front bars and clipped to itself.
I try to get everything balanced, water, bait buckets in the barrow bag, bedchair and chair on top, unhooking mat on top of them, then tackle box, food bag and rods on top.
I tend to take the rucksack out of the car just before walking round and on my back as I walk, then I can put it in the chosen swim. Not that I have any worry about not getting where I want, but with my health and injury issues, I struggle pushing the barrow and carrying the rucksack with the dog on the lead.