Yes you can cut into your hands if you pull a fish in just using the line but only when the line is quite thin - that's why most people use 10lb-12lb line (or even heavier) on these types of reels. For the fish I target the line needs to be thinner since they will be able to see it.

(my other channel) No, and it is very soft.

All the holders are separate and they will only go bad if they get wet or touch contacts together. Yes, rechargeable batteries are great - I have them in another box, lol As far as charging packs for batteries go I got one with one of the metal detectors I bought years ago - it charges 8 AA at a time so is very handy.

Sorry, I've just realized what you meant when you said the holders were linked. They are in two's but the batteries are kept far enough apart that there's no chance of them touching unless there is a huge furring mess bursting from the corrupted battery. I hope you're keeping well, man.

We might be needing a load of gear, lol

Thanks for the compliment - this is the link to the Amazon review which just went live: www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3I67CK7OUTQOB/ref=pe_1572281_66412651_SRTC0204BT_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv

I generally use an unweighted worm if bait fishing - that will cast approx. 10m (33 feet) easily but further if an E-Z Trout Float is also used - they are very good, in all my kits and can be found here: geni.us/U7xkguZ If using a small spinner as shown in this video I can throw that over 20 metres (80+ feet).

Yes, it could be regarded as pricey but these small espresso machines are expensive compared to just taking a flask of coffee.

The potatoes are well planted in now so I'm expecting those to be ready later in the year and store beyond Christmas. Usually I only drink coffee early in the morning when I need to get lots of emails answered then the late afternoon is for gardening when I finish work.

Yes, I was aware of such things but I'd never really looked into them until I was contacted and asked if I wanted to review it for the channel - as I am often out way up in the hills it seemed like a good product to review so I said yes and I'm very pleased with it. As a gift idea it is very good and it is genuinely well made. Since it is sold on Amazon the price will probably fluctuate so it's worth keeping an eye on it if you're interested. I use a plug in on my browser called 'camelcamelcamel' which tracks the prices of anything on Amazon - it's free and shows historical prices for anything I'm interested in. I simply set a price alert then get an email when the price drops to what I'm willing to pay. It's a great thing to just set and forget.

@@ThousandYardStare what a good idea, all new to me. I live under a rock here down South 😄

@@Les-OZZYTHEOSCAR I use that site all the time as the Amazon prices yo-yo madly through the year and flash deals can come and go very quickly.

I hope you're well too, man - like everyone we're feeling the financial pinch of the managed destruction of the Western empire but other than that all is well, lol

Yes, currently being sold just under £70 and it is excellent. I've just made a review video of another Litheli product which we took on holiday up to Scotland. It's a backpack fridge / freezer which can be set from +20C -to -20C and uses the same battery shown in this video. We used it as a freezer all the way up to our self catering cottage then used it as a fridge on the way back for cheese, meat, bottles of wine etc. It got the seal of approval from my wife so all is good. Everything I've featured from Litheli has been excellent quality and a reasonable price.

@@ThousandYardStare wow that sounds great for day trips out and picnics. The things they think of 😊

I had many ratching sessions last year and there was absolutely nothing about (not one porcini) so it's very hit-and-miss. Good fungi spots are like secret fishing holes and not readily shared but there are loads of places I know there are many types of fungi and are largely unexplored which I'd love to take a hard look at. I've lost my hunting partner as he's dropped off the face of the Earth so I'm up for some walks in the woods - where are you from?

@@ThousandYardStare Alright marra, I live in West Cumbria have you ever fished the Till ?

@@user-oy3lc3kq2y I haven't fished anywhere in Cumbria but there are some beautiful rivers there. It's a shame you're so far away and that my work has me tied up at random times of the day and night. That makes meet-ups difficult for me since I never know when I am free (it depends on when and how many orders come in each day). When I go for a bike ride / fishing / fungi hunt it's dictated by random free time.

I'm not sure why I would want to use electricity to pull heat from the panels as they don't have a problem overheating. The mirrors only bounce evening light back - I have plenty of light on the panels until late afternoon. Each ground mounted panel has a huge hollow space under the panel which probably serves to cool the panel. I'm not sure what you mean by "cool the backside of the panels with a fan and the cool earth temperature" so some clarity on that would be good - thanks for watching.

This particular one is not currently available using the link in the video description and pinned comment but there will be similar cordless washers available.

I am editing it now and it will be live today. Then I will make a short video to be part of an Amazon review.

lol, if you haven't caught bugger all that must mean that you've caught plenty of fish? I've caught plenty of fish too. Seriously though, this rod is great and I've bought 6 of them to put into different backpacks and extended survival kits. Last week I had a couple of decent trout on it while using my favorite silver Fox vibrax spinner but the video footage was terrible so I deleted it. It was lashing down with rain and the rain noise made the video unwatchable. If it starts lashing down with rain the fish can sometimes go berserk and attack anything since the heavy rain washes so many insects out of the trees, plus you can stalk closer to the fish without them seeing you due to all the disturbance on the water surface. Unfortunately most anglers hide under shelter during those conditions and wait for the rain to stop. I realized that it was the same situation when lamping for rabbits at night - in conditions of stiff wind and drizzling rain the rabbits are still out and sit tight, waiting to be shot from closer range. If you fish and shoot in all conditions you'll learn what the prey does in every weather scenario and that will add to the chances of catching / shooting something. Best of luck next time you're out fishing.

@@ThousandYardStare I’ve only tried on the drain and the river near my son I was advised a lure that looks realistic by the guy in the angling centre I think my problem is I reel the lure in too fast…. I’ve a spinner too and some other assorted lures I like the idea of having sort of wild waterways you can just pop down to instead of paying for a day ticket that’s why I got it.

​@@markhauxwell1230 Just keep plugging away with various techniques - you'll eventually hit gold and when you do it will be a revelation. There is nothing I can say and no videos I can make which will take the place of personal experience so go for it, man. If you want to fish anywhere which is well off the beaten track with whatever method you want to use then go for it - the vast majority of people tasked with enforcing the 'fishing licence' are too lazy to venture beyond any easily accessible footpaths. In this age of DEI you're even less likely to see an 'enforcer' since they will probably be a transexual afro-american midget in a wheelchair.

@@ThousandYardStare ffs man 😂😂 tbf I’ve a licence I debated signing up to the local authority near my sons but it was 90 quid! Anyhow I was a bit of a rebel and went on the river with my lad…. Obviously im not going to rock up on someone’s pond with a ticket but I do like going off the beaten path to try spots nobody bothers to get to….

@@markhauxwell1230 I'm just waiting for the Western empire to collapse then I can employ all my hunting, trapping and fishing skills in an unregulated environment. It will be great, lol It is definitely worth practicing every possible way to hunt, trap and fish for everything you can but that is more difficult the further you get away from the countryside. Luckily I've had a lifetime of living in the country where there is no 'official' oversight. I'd be quite happy to grab a bug-out-bag and head out into the wilderness for as long as I needed to and that all starts with fishing, or shooting, or trapping knowledge. Therefore I wish you the best of luck every time you're out.

No worries and I'm glad you found the video useful.

Some clarification would be good - was this question meant for a different video? I'm not sure what 'axle tech' is or how it relates to a 'bevel hedge'.

Thanks for the suggestion - I'd not heard of speed hooks before so they were not part of any of my kits, therefore not part of this video. It looks promising so I will get a few and give them a try. When searching 'speed hooks' in the UK very little comes up but there are several items which are the same and marketed as 'automatic fishing kit'.

Good one - thanks for the report on the rods. Best of luck next time you're out.

Thanks for the clear explanation of your concerns. A previous comment mentioned the mulch but offered nothing in the way of an explanation - that comment just said "Bro ditch the mulch. U gna melt em xD". Reflected light is very different from concentrated light and since the light being reflected is not concentrated it is no more dangerous than the sunlight it is reflecting. If I'd had concave mirrors focusing a beam onto the panels then it would definitely be a fire risk if that beam was moved to concentrate on anything flammable but in this case I'm simply reflecting light, not concentrating it. However, I previously considered installing convex mirrors to spread the sunlight further than a simple straight reflection but those mirrors are very expensive compared to what I've used. If I ever come into disposable money I'll invest in some of the convex mirrors to spread the sunlight further and although it will weaken the intensity per area it will spread it over more panels than a simple reflected light. I hope that makes sense.

@@ThousandYardStare this will work but the space in between would overlap reflecting light from the mirrors in that kind of setup so the best place to have the panels is in the areas that the two mirrors meet.

@@daniellapain1576 (my other channel) Yes that would work for when the sun is high in the sky but I only really need the light to be enhanced later in the day when the sun is behind the panels. If I put the mirrors too close to the panel it would shade the panels earlier in the day (especially in the Winter) when the sun is low in the sky. Since the solar system (12kW) is bigger than I need I'm really just trying to extend the time it generates power when the sun is low and behind the panels in the evening. Hope that makes sense.

Yes, the missing while winding is the main issue with this one and if it was only an inch bigger it would make all the difference. It would allow for much more gear to be stored in it too. It's a shame that Exotac have't released an XL version as it makes sense to do so.

The pond is doing great and the water is clearer this year than in the last 15+ years. If I can coerce someone to fish all the carp and the massive sturgeon out for me it would be crystal clear again. Thanks for the sub and I'm glad you enjoy the videos.

How?

Wey aye, man.

@@ThousandYardStare 🤣😉👍🇬🇧

It definitely is great value and I have been all over the local area on mine. Hills are no longer a challenge and riding everywhere is a pleasure. However, since it is a commuter bike (for roads) I still ride my mountain bike for off-road.

I sometimes cut the lower part of the hackle to ensure that the winged flies sit straight on the water but they still spin, lol Cutting the wings down helps a bit on the big mayfly patterns but every cast twists the line a little. Outside of using the big mayflies the other dry flies I use have wings the same height as the hackle and they cast no problem - often I find that using a decent size grey wulff (especially in fast moving water) will work as well as a mayfly and definitely casts better.

It sounds like you have a couple of good rifles there and to win a night vision scope is awesome. The HW97K is one of the models I was looking at when deciding whether to sell my FAC FX Indy air rifle in favor of a springer but since the money I'd get back for the FAC air rifle would be negligible I decided against the plan. However, in any sort of SHTF situation a springer will be worth it's weight in gold. I'm well and spending most of my spare time in the garden - it would be good to meet up again at some point and if you're ever unfortunate enough to head up to the grim North feel free to call in with your massive truck any time brother.

@@pondguru cheers m8 ,that's the reason I got a springer in 🫡

@@crazycressy7986 100% - it will last for ages. Best of luck when you're out.

Yes, I love tomatoes. As I work from home and have plenty of time for cooking we're having a Spanish style sauce (tomatoes, garlic, onions, oregano) with roast chicken and parsley mash tonight. It is awesome to get some of the ingredients from the garden. We're following that meal with a fruit medley of wild strawberries, alpine strawberries, loganberries and blackberries in creme fraiche. Yup, I had to look up how to spell 'fraiche', lol With regard to pests in the garden and greenhouse apart from a couple of outdoor cabbages which have had some snail / slug damage I have NO pests, not one and I don't have to use pesticides anywhere. I grow all my lettuce in hydroponic towers and they're also pest free and I'm growing them all year with no problems at all - no need for nets or any protection. In the greenhouse I'd usually be fighting against aphids / whitefly with neem oil but there's not a single leaf with a pest on. The only thing I'm doing differently from previous years is planting a few marigolds in the greenhouse and a few of the pots with tomatoes in have coils of copper wire in them (electroculture). The outdoor garden has lots of stakes with copper wire wrapped around them and I'm beginning to think that has made a difference since my father's garden (a stones throw away) is blighted by caterpillars, slugs and snails and his pepper plants are infested with whitefly - I've got none of that and all my plants are huge, producing harvest even before many people down South. The conclusion I've reached is that since the electroculture produces such a tiny micro-current in the soil it must take a while for the area to become fully protected (and plants enhanced). I should really do a video on this since it's working extremely well for me and I have been growing all sorts of crops with no problems since the electroculture rods were installed - it is a very old technology from the 1700's which produced some crazy results in France in the late 1800's and early 1900's (the unbelievable pictures of massive crops are online) but the method is much older than that and unfortunately is derided by people who don't give it time to work (e.g. 'Epic Gardening' on KZbin) and class it as 'pseudo-science'. They couldn't be more wrong.

It was certainly an anomaly for this river so it was a pleasure to catch on that trip.

I felt like such a fool but that's probably just a realization of what I actually am.

100% - it really bugs me when I see people carrying fish away from the river as half the time they'll just be shown to the wife then fed to a dog. I'd love to see the whole river / fishing club have a catch and release policy but I guess that's up to the individual to decide on.

100% - money is not the problem since we have always traded with something of value until recently (fiat currency is backed by nothing) and now that we're on the verge of a digital prison with CBDC it is even more important to wake up and see the economic slave system for what it is. The love of money has ruined so many souls and I just see it as something which can be converted into infrastructure projects of real value.

Yup, there was plenty of swearing once I'd pulled myself out of the river - major bummer.

Oh mate, you gotta stop ending up on your arse and breaking things. If it's not breaking yourself your breaking your equipment. Atleast your laughing about it. I also hope you hadn't got too much footage. It's almost like somethings trying to bump you off, so just laugh in their face my friend 😊

@@Les-OZZYTHEOSCAR When I'm walking up the river I should really be wearing waders but I usually go out in wellies so I have to try and walk on stones in the river - it's my own fault and I'm constantly getting wet feet, lol. There wasn't anything really important on the video camera but I really need a decent camera to continue making KZbin videos. However, I can't justify the expense at the present time. If KZbin is now what it was 10 years ago I'd have spent money on a new camera straight away but it's not worth it now since no matter how much effort I put into making a video on either channel they sink without a trace and only a tiny percentage of the subscribers get any new upload notifications. I'd rather be working in the garden when I get some spare time.

@@ThousandYardStare I have no clue in how KZbin works, but know that your videos are enjoyed and all the work involved , is appreciated by all who view them.

@@Les-OZZYTHEOSCAR Well, they may be appreciating many fewer videos in the next year or so as I've spent a fortune making videos over the last 15 years and got nothing back, lol The love of the video making process only goes so far and I'd rather be preparing for tomorrow than reporting on today.

Do you mean the small 2" pipe? That would be bought from the same place as the 4" pipe (DIY store, Plumbing supplies store etc.). If you're asking about the small plastic baskets the plants are in then they would be bought from suppliers of hydroponics gear.

This is my favorite time of the year since I love tomatoes. We've also got a nation of spring onions and lettuce growing too so salads are definitely on the menu. With soft fruit for dessert.

You can eat it but I choose not to since it diminishes from the flavour of the berry and makes processing the fruit more time consuming. However, if the fruit is picked when it is very ripe (purple) then the fruit may just slide off the woody core.

Groovy - I'm not sure they are still available but there will surely be very similar jet washers on Amazon.

Yes, they are absolutely excellent and very buoyant - I have them in all my survival / bushcraft fishing kits now.

Yes I think that makes sense and is the most logical reason for the 19.9mph limit on the screen. In the UK the 'legal' limit for an e-bike is only 15.5mph but in most other countries I think it is 20mph and while I'm not a fan of man-made laws and regulations I can kind of see the limit reason from a pedestrian protection point of view as electric bikes are very heavy compared to most normal bikes.

Yes, it confused me that they would produce a bike which has this problem for many riders since the industry standards for frame design and sizes must be easy to replicate given how many well functioning bikes there are on the Earth. Even after 300+ miles I've never had a problem with my foot catching the front wheel, even when turning tightly or at speed but that's because I'm so used to using the ball of my foot on pedals (my other bikes have always had small SPD pedals I click into).

Yes, it's now got over 300 miles on the clock and since I crashed it one of the wheels is a bit bucked. While I've been able to straighten it sideways the shape of the wheel is still slightly egg-like now so I am taking it to a local bike place to repair and replace the brake pads / check all joints and make sure everything is torqued correctly etc. since I like to have a bike running sweet. With regard to the speed it came from the manufacturer limited to 15mph but that was easily changed since I'm not going to run around on a bike which isn't working to the full potential. I live in the country and most of my rides I don't even see a car on the roads let alone anyone who is going to snitch about going over 20mph, lol - in a city it's very different since there are many vehicles and pedestrians to consider.

Good one - thanks for the tip and best of luck with your systems.

Yes I use it semi-regularly to clean my greenhouse roof and also my house roof since it is very light and simple to get up there compared to a standard jet wash.