As somebody who has built boats, and cycling contraptions, traveled along the Great Glen, and towed canoes by bike, I'm hugely impressed by your engineering, resourcefulness and bushcraft skills but also by your audacity and confidence to think such a challenge was possible! Also can't get over how beautiful that axe looks and how your hair kept it's condition!
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
😄🙏 thank you! Very pretty axe - made in Sheffield 👌 sold by Woodland Craft Supplies. The hair has a mind of its own 😅
@jerryjungle57173 ай бұрын
😂🤣😂🤣
@genespell43402 ай бұрын
When I had hair, I also told people that it had a mind of its own.
@NotCoolNancy2 ай бұрын
Ooooooooo you should get married ggggrrrrwwwllll
@uwesenft930427 күн бұрын
In dieser Haarpracht nistet vielleicht ein seltenes Kolibripärchen 😂😇😍
@mircomuntener46433 ай бұрын
When I started browsing KZbin tonight I had no idea I was about to watch a bloke build and use a canoe bicycle to cross Scotland and back with duck feet plapp plapping through the water, but I'm here for it.
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
😄 welcome!
@tolmol2 ай бұрын
Hail the algorithm.
@freespiritwithnature43842 ай бұрын
New subscriber here. This girl loves your ingenuity! ❤ ontario 🇨🇦
@davehumpleby34403 ай бұрын
You, sir, are the best kind of nutty inventor. What a mode of transport, and what an incredible adventure. I salute you.
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
😄 thank you!
@CogentConsult3 ай бұрын
And here I thought I was quite inventive and creative…holy smokes, brother, you’re at an Orville & Wilbur Wright level of inventiveness! Keep it up! You’re fun to watch!
@ben-kilner2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😄🤓🙏
@davidhussell85812 ай бұрын
The indomitable spirit of the true inventive, eccentric Brit. lives on in you Sir ! Well done !
@ben-kilner2 ай бұрын
😄❤️
@alphabeta160811 күн бұрын
Don't forget the true !courage! Brave as he is, must be inherited from the soil!
@recurve1003 ай бұрын
A surreal experience for any tourist especially on a misty day on the loch, fantastic practical steampunk type project.
@1974UTuber3 ай бұрын
Those duck feet do an amazing job and dont seem to struggle at all with the weight of the water they are pushing. Your efforts paid off. I l9ved watching you craft them and love seeing them in action
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
They did surprisingly well 😄 I thought they may be a bit too delicate but they kept paddling on 🦆🚀🤩
@dwbusk1Ай бұрын
A Heath Robinson machine brought to life, and it works, and beautifully! I am in awe of your creation and your adventure. Bravo!
@Putt-Putt-Vroom3 ай бұрын
Amazing series, craftsmanship and thank you for sharing. Seeing you pedal these paddles reminds me so much of da vincis mechanical drawings for ariel vehicles.
@stevenmellet5555Ай бұрын
I love the idea that you brought all the tools required to build your own wooden spoon, instead of just bringing a wooden spoon.
@clayz13 ай бұрын
You are hovering right at the line between the lightness you need and the strength you need. Good call.
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
😬🤞🤞
@cadmdhpro87792 күн бұрын
You are a genius. About wind and Big lakes, my brother and I barely survived a trip in Kiruna by paddeling to place the widest ends of the canoë on top of the waves and stopping every half an hour on islands to lit up a fire, eat meat, set up camp, sleep half an hour and paddle again. We were 21 and 15 and it was discipline and survival in its purest form. We made the day, eventually.
@petreamccarthy86353 ай бұрын
Fantastic, eccentric and wonderfully creative. With a huge dash of skill and perserverance. ☺
@ddt6773 ай бұрын
This is the most fantastic invention I've ever seen. The peddle paddle propolsion is amazing and the benevolent cause most worthy. Congratulations on this amazing achievment.❤🎉😊😊
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
Thank you 😄🙏 is ate up those miles! Lots of kind support has raised £4.4k so far for ALTSO.
@th3tiby7 күн бұрын
The adventure, craftsmanship and stunning shots from your journey are really inspiring! I think millions would enjoy watching it! Thank you for taking the extra effort to film and share it with us!
@gordonc23772 ай бұрын
Well done!! Great craftsmanship and ingenuity. Stunning scenery to boot! What a remarkable adventure, thank you for sharing it with us.
@audioadventurer6892Ай бұрын
This is nice. I was watching for about 7 minutes, the morning montage at start of day two and that's when I noticed the subscriber count was less than 20,000. Your videography is top notch, your sound design is quality work and the story you're telling is unique and engaging, you deserve more subs. Honoured to be here so early in your career. Thanks for your art.
@ben-kilnerАй бұрын
😄🙏 thank you! Good to have you along for the ride (working on the follower count 👀🤞)
@deanedeane43183 ай бұрын
Go Ben ! What a wonderful adventure and amazing scenery ! Great filming too ! Thankyou for taking us along ! ♥️😉🙃😎 NZ
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it 😄🤩
@GravyMonPlan2 ай бұрын
This is the type of craft I only have seen in my dreams until now, well done!
@ben-kilner2 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏 sounds like we have similar dreams 🤣
@hannuhelminen965313 күн бұрын
What a great adventure you've had. Wonderfully presented. I've only once been to Scotland, but now I know there's a lot more to see and experience. My warmest thanks! 👌
@ben-kilner12 күн бұрын
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it ❤️
@LiorFTheOtter2 ай бұрын
literally whittling a spoon in the middle of nowhere to eat dinner with is the ultimate power move.
@ben-kilner2 ай бұрын
🤣
@Bloodysugar10 күн бұрын
Nice share ! Two cents that may be useful : for such trips a combo hammock + tarp is way better than tents : - Lighter - More comfortable - Allows to camp no matter how rocky the ground can be - Easier to DIY if that's our thing It takes quiet some time to learn how to make one, but once done there's nothing better than a custom hammock kit.
@burthreinoldsrenaldojunkes65492 ай бұрын
Wonderful proposal! Congratulations. There's a little bit of my country on your feet, Hawaiian flip-flops. Thank you for sharing the experience of your invention.
@mvmarchiori18 күн бұрын
I started following the workshop project and stumbled on this amazing trip through Scotland! You're definitely a jack of all trades! The scenery, the fiddle music, amazing! Ah, and nice havaianas hahaha Best regards from Brazil!
@janiscubbage32242 ай бұрын
The market in Florida with our paved bike trails and flat water rivers would be off the charts! I want one!
@ben-kilner2 ай бұрын
😄🚴♂️🛶🚀🚀 there is a waiting list at www.benkilner.com I’ll be taking a small number of commissions for custom builds 👍
@RussTillling2 ай бұрын
What an absolutely amazing contraption!! I’ve had lots of adventures with my sit-on kayak and dinghy around Dorset, Poole Harbour and the River Stour, but for sheer inventiveness and skill you are top of the world! Subscribed.
@ben-kilnerАй бұрын
Welcome to the channel 🤩🤩
@scopex274929 күн бұрын
THAT looks like proper FUN! As a lifelong engineer I ADORE your 'Peddleoe' machines - I LOVE the duck paddles! what an amazing invention! NOW THAT is living! Im suprised 'Nessie' didnt pop her head out to see what was going over her................
@manolino.2 ай бұрын
Stunning scenery. As others have already said, your boat creation and bushcraft skills are awesome. Thanks for the video mate!
@ben-kilnerАй бұрын
Thank you 😄🙏
@janskeet13827 күн бұрын
That was so sweet and beautiful to watch, AND SO ARE YOU! 💕
@landrover25612 ай бұрын
As a keen kayaker covering most of your journey in stages at various points in my life this brought back some fond memories ❤ you’re very easy and enjoyable to listen too ….. can’t wait for your next adventure…. 👏
@ben-kilnerАй бұрын
Welcome to the channel! Glad you enjoyed the adventure 🤓 currently brewing MK4 👀
@robertfm1162 ай бұрын
Absolutely preposterous. I loved it.
@ben-kilner2 ай бұрын
🤣🙏
@iansmith15563 ай бұрын
What a positive and ingenious young lad . A beautifully produced video with lovely music. An inspiration for adventurous youngster. Thank you.
@ben-kilner2 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏❤️
@jerrymcintire79025 күн бұрын
Extra points for making your own spoon. Beautiful lochs.
@adamnorton74821 күн бұрын
You're definitely moving the sport or whatever, the thing where people try and enjoy their bicycle and their kayak on the same journey, you're moving that forward so much with this project! Of course your build looks like something that Frodo's fantasy elves would use. Incredible stuff way to go!
@tondailha589612 күн бұрын
Maravilha!!! Super criativo!!! Parabéns, gratidão por compartilhar!!! Saudações do Brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🤝🤝🤝👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏
@henrykahil92757 күн бұрын
Such a genius design my friend! Excellent adventure
@carolewarner1012 ай бұрын
WOW! You were incredibly fortunate with the weather. Other than that windy, rocky stretch at the beginning, the water was practically like glass! What a fun adventure.
@EddieTheH21 күн бұрын
Excellent mission, cool contraption and some of the most beautiful locations in the world. This is peak KZbin. Well done sir.
@ben-kilner13 күн бұрын
Thank you 🙏🙏
@deathwolf54Ай бұрын
you are a craftsmen through and through i admire your gaul to just go and do such a thing and the skill cultivated to beable to make a contraption like the boat
@ben-kilnerАй бұрын
🙏❤️
@adipradanat.r.877011 күн бұрын
Man i came after watching some of your shorts about your pedal paddle canoe, great work for greater cause, thank you
@felixmakesart3 ай бұрын
Greetings from Canada, the land of canoes!
@Sailor-Man-Dave5 күн бұрын
Ingenious amphibious road canoe, but I'll bet it will get damaged in the next leg. Really great that you made it that far!
@BudhagRizzo3 ай бұрын
I am really impressed on how well this creative contraption has fared on this adventure.
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
Likewise 😄 it gets ‘challenged’ in the next episode 😬👀
@Afro408Ай бұрын
That''s a real piece of brilliant piece of engineering Ben. 😅😅👌👍👏👏👏👏👏I built one of those canvas covered Canadians back in 1975 and fitted it with an out rigger and sail and it was great for fishing in Moreton bay, when I lived up there. Good luck on your endeavour mate. Cheers from Downunda!
@ben-kilner29 күн бұрын
Thank you 😄🙏 greetings from 🇬🇧
@Neptune7303 ай бұрын
This is an awesome video. I stumbled across your channel. I watched the build of the mechanical parts. I love the engineering. The scenery is beautiful. I will watch the rest of the series and the canoe build then check out the rest of your channel.
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
🤩❤️
@GiovanniLentini-y5z2 ай бұрын
Complimenti per tutto il tuo progetto, mi è piaciuto tantissimo. Hai fatto un grandissimo lavoro tecnologico in tutti i sensi... Rispecchi molto Leonardo da Vinci ❤❤❤
@ben-kilner2 ай бұрын
😄🙏❤️
@GiovanniLentini-y5z2 ай бұрын
@@ben-kilner non mollare mai, vai avanti per la tua strada, potrai fare cose sempre più meravigliose , perché sei un'animo nobile. Grande Ben-Kilner .
@rossmccabe36672 ай бұрын
@@GiovanniLentini-y5zwell said sir
@mjohnson503027 күн бұрын
14:04 "What bird is this?" First, it's beautiful. Thanks. Most likely a Red Kite or Common Buzzard. Both live over Loch Ness. The tail is the way to identify them. Hard to see their tail in this brief shot. Red Kite has a long forked tail. Buzzard has a short rounded tail. Less likely, Loch Ness has Golden Eagles. But they are much larger and have short round tails. All are beautiful and you are so fortunate to have seen it. ☺ Thanks for sharing it with us. You are amazing.
@patricksimas11933 ай бұрын
Incredible! A suggestion for the front wheel would be a semi-rigid, removable cover that would add some hydrodynamics. It would also make the wheel serve as a rudder at the front.
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
🤓👌 I have a sneaking suspicion that a front rudder would create an undesirable rotational moment counter to the natural tenancy to lean into a turn. I think it would be great in still water but could get squiffy in rough conditions. I’ll see if can get some testing in 👍
@izzyplusplusplus10043 ай бұрын
As a river guide, I agree. Don't do that. @@ben-kilner
@izzyplusplusplus10043 ай бұрын
@@ben-kilnerrudder with cross section below the chord line of the boat, from the front, will counter rotate the boat at the moment of turn initiation. If you were to make it only above the chord line, it would stay out of the water, making it irrelevant. This is my nerd understanding of it.
@Wise4HarvestTime3 ай бұрын
Good idea if you decide to move the bike steering to the back like a traditional rudder... Rear steering would take some getting used to. The compromises needed to optimize a human powered amphibious vehicle Show just that: this beautiful contraption is neither an ideal tricycle nor an ideal boat It's a compromise Next contraption: human powered duck: land sea and air modes
@izzyplusplusplus10043 ай бұрын
@@Wise4HarvestTime You know, some rotax powered canopy dreams of carrying this into the sky!
@robinjones66923 ай бұрын
You're an incredible man. I wish I had an ounce of your motivation. Excellent videos. 👍
@Ernzt83 ай бұрын
What an amazing journey and what an incredible vehicle! Looking forward to the rest of the trip.
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
😄🙏 thank you! Next episode out this Saturday at 9am BST.
@zzskylarkzz2 ай бұрын
Mad respect for taking a moment to raise awareness for a cause you value. We all should be doing more to leverage the attention we receive from our endeavors to places beyond ourself that could greatly benefit from the support.
@ben-kilner2 ай бұрын
🙏❤️
@Trucking_Tones3 ай бұрын
I can't imagine how much work has gone into this piece of art 😮
@toniwilson62102 ай бұрын
Positively silly and I’m here for it
@ben-kilnerАй бұрын
😄🤩❤️
@_c_y_p_36 күн бұрын
It needs to have a horn that makes a quack sound cuz it is a giant duck on wheels! I love this! I was dreaming of something like this when I was a kid but found the skate board and punkrock instead 🙃
@NeilisthevideokingАй бұрын
Amazing episode there fantastic work. I really like the soundtrack especially Dan brown. Well done for raising money for a good cause.
@ben-kilner18 күн бұрын
Thank you 🙏🙏
@lexheath82763 ай бұрын
Freaking awesome. I put a Falcon sail on my kayak, absolutely love it. Tried to make an Aerosani from an adult tricycle. Never finished it, had to relocate to warmer climes. Cheers
@zzskylarkzz2 ай бұрын
Absolutely brilliant, this is quite a unique adventure rig you conjured up. While it seems to have had its moments, the performance overall appeared very impressive!
@ben-kilner2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I was amazed with how well it fared 😅 got away lightly!
@JimmPratt3 ай бұрын
Great video, Ben, t hanks for sharing! As a long-time recumbent trike rider, I've learned that when the toes are tingling - as was your right foot near the end of the Loch Ness segment - one thing to check is whether the underside of your thighs are not being compressed/pinched against the front edge of the seat then you need to either lower the edge (probably rotating the seat forward a bit), or raise your butt a bit buy using something like a folded towel or cushion. If that is not the problem, then often it's a foot position issue - just adjust the foot position around the pedal surface periodically. Also, flipflops/shower sandals are the worst cycling shoes. 😋 They provide uneven pressure which might cause nerve or vein squeezing when you pedal.
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
Top tips thank you 🙏🙏
@JohanLarssonKiruna3 ай бұрын
Perfect advice. Looking at the video at 16:56 it seems to me that the pedals could be a bit too far away also. Which would add to the underside of the thighs pressing down on the front edge of the seat. But for some reason I think it seems like the right leg/foot show more signs of this than the left? The right foot seem more extended than the left at the end of the stroke. It could be just the way it looks, with the camera angle or something. But do you (Ben) know if perhaps your right leg is a little shorter than the other? Nice videos, very inspiring! Thanks!
@rayrous82292 ай бұрын
That's quite a bold contraption. The oars are kind of steampunk. Fun watching you ride it. I'm going to get a creative project going soon.
@vivienhall1468Ай бұрын
What an amazing and beautiful video. Well done. I absolutley loved every minute of this presentation and to be honest I am totally jealous. You have inspired me to get a kayak and do the journey with B & B along the way. Thankyou do much.
@ben-kilner17 күн бұрын
My pleasure! Best of luck with your journey 🤩
@okiedoke63733 ай бұрын
That recumbent has got to be the best build on the internet I went on and hit that subscribe button and I believe I'll go ahead and share the video damn dude that's just amazing
@ben-kilner2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😄🙏🙏
@F0XD1E3 ай бұрын
What a journey! A backup hammock might help if you cannot find any good tent sites. Nicely done!
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
Good idea!! 🙏
@RyantheGiraffe3 ай бұрын
Fantastic, thank you for documenting! Excited to see the return journey
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it 🤩 episode 4 will be out on the 26th October at 9am BST🚴♂️🛶🚀🚀🚀
@tooljockey2777Ай бұрын
From one crazy man to another, I can say, excellent work!
@ben-kilnerАй бұрын
🤣🙏🤩
@cabcalloway6742 ай бұрын
An amphibious canoe is a fascinating idea! Some improvements you could consider making in the future are a way to lift the front wheel out of the water when not in use, but to be able to swing it down and lock in place (spring activated? Ratchet system?) on command for when you need it to roll onto shore. You could secure it further with clevis pins or whatever once out of the water for actual riding. Another idea is to see about the possibility of making a weather-proof cover to go over the rim of the gunnels to keep yourself and your stuff dry, sort of like those tent-like jackets some cyclists use in bad weather to completely cover themselves and the handlebars while riding. It might be possible to make something similar and can accommodate whatever structures might be in the way by making appropriate cuts and wrapping around them. You could keep the flaps in place with Velcro straps or something. Some creative design might be necessary to allow to use of the sail while wearing the cover, but I imagine with some overlapping flaps in the front, you could make that work out fine if you attached a control lever across the sail mast (to be steered beneath the cover). It could have a bungie sewn into the edge with a toggle to cinch down onto the boat and keep out the wind. You could even integrate a hood on top to stay as dry as possible and a vent to prevent too much humidity inside the cover. Even just a small tarp across your lap would be better than nothing. Is that sail good enough to tack upwind with? If not, it might be worth looking into a sail shape that would allow for that. Some way to secure the sail control rope would also be nice (even just a series of small cleats on each side, which double as convenient tie-off points for stuff) so you don't have to hold it all the time. You could probably find ways to cut the weight back a good bit to help make hill climbs a bit easier and reduce stain on the components. Finding areas that are over-engineered, finding lighter materials, packing lighter, etc. will all add up. It could get expensive if you went with an all-aluminum frame or something, though. I don't know if your setup has gears, but perhaps you could also find a way to gear-down for steep sections? Maybe it would pay to simply take a little more care to with your route setting lol. In any case, a ratcheting system you can activate to prevent accidental roll-back on hills would also be a good idea. 400 pounds of gear jackknifing, tossing you backwards down a steep slope, and tumbling over you would be a very bad day. Maybe if you could figure out telescoping wheel posts, you could get a bit of extra ground clearance when needed, too, but maybe they wouldn't be strong enough.
@schnauzpigАй бұрын
This is fantastic - I love it all, right down to the webbing on it's "feet".
@HighlandCowWoodworking3 ай бұрын
Wow. Your boat/bike looks amazing 👏🏼👌
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
🤩🙏
@onanysundrymule31442 ай бұрын
I think it is called a Boake!
@LARIMUS121213 ай бұрын
Awesome what you’re doing. Lower your seat in the boat.
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
👌👌
@mikeanderson27303 ай бұрын
Nice adventure, genius invention! The bird is a bird of pray, a common buzzard. You recognize them on the brownish black colour and white "Nike" markings on the underside of middle/wings.
@somechrisguy3 ай бұрын
I love this, it's utterly absurd in the best of ways. New subscriber from Scotland
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
😄🙏 welcome to the channel!!!
@tolmol2 ай бұрын
Great adventure, great invention, great video and music. Thank you sir.
@ben-kilner2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 🙏😄
@NSResponder3 ай бұрын
Marvelous contraption, stunning locations! Bravo!
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
Thank you 🤩🙏
@IC20243 ай бұрын
I love the paddles moving when cycling.
@michaelhoffman52013 ай бұрын
For takeing on water, put a small, or medium, sized pump in line with the drive chain so that a thrown leaver ingages it to pump out your ' BILGES '.
@girottos3 ай бұрын
I'm truly baffled by your videos, your skills and the will to make this happen! from scratch to the lakes, you've done such an amazing job. thats amazing!!
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
Thank you 😄🙏
@mjohnson503027 күн бұрын
This is spectacular. The effort. Such engineering, so beautiful the scenery. Your camera work and audio and editting... the improv PONTOON was genius... (did you anticipate that? Where did the pontoons come from?). Seen Academy award documentaries with less quality. Thank you. This is as good as any
@kevinw3733 ай бұрын
Love the duck feet. Hobie mirage drive eat your heart out 😅
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
😄🙏
@geoffb1083 ай бұрын
A wonderful adventure. I have a pedal drive sailing Hobie and made out riggers after a surprise capsize. You could just remove the front wheel before sailing.
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Definitely should be popped off when in the water. I’ll think of a neat solution 🤓
@Jimbobuster19863 ай бұрын
Been here since day 1 of the build beautiful can't wait for our trip back she's got it. I hope you don't mind but I've named her Jessica after my daughter
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
😄😍 next episode out will be out this Saturday 26th at 9am BST 🚴♂️🛶🚀🚀
@bartjohnson81393 ай бұрын
Pedal On Ben!! Cheers from Dallas🍸✨😎
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
🚴♂️🛶🚀🚀🙏
@chaswarren72392 ай бұрын
Very ingenious - congratulations ! You were incredibly lucky with the weather on Ness. Could have been a very didfferent outcome.
@ben-kilnerАй бұрын
Very lucky indeed 😅
@nautichunt843 ай бұрын
Love your work, if you build a 2.0 you should try the 2 wheels/paddles on the front and the front of a bike as the rudder and rear steering? Obviously you would need to cloth the spokes so it could act as a rudder. You could even use the axle setup as a mounting point for the outrigger floats. Just idea's I had while watching
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
🤓👍
@sk8a3 ай бұрын
Your sponsorship with lomo has worked! Had no idea they existed, looked at their website and was thrilled with their range of reasonably priced gear! Great work btw.
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
Excellent 🥳🥳 love their gear!
@bobmirror71643 ай бұрын
Cool setup with the paddles. I can see others making the same thing. I am sure it took a while to get everything working properly.
@Kergorn1Ай бұрын
Wow truly awesome, wish I'd done this kind of thing when I was younger 😊
@ben-kilnerАй бұрын
❤️
@olavius7713 ай бұрын
What a wonderful journey! ❤️
@usa23422 ай бұрын
So funky and so cool! I would rent one if it was available at my local lakes.
@Cobsspeedshop3 ай бұрын
I love the project brother! One thing i was thinking is maybe make a cover for each side of the front wheel to make each side flat and make it better to steer with while in the water
@chrisbartlett60223 ай бұрын
I am sure you have found the return journey much more up hill. Remember watching some of your videos quite a while ago and thinking WoW, Bonkers but GOOD Bonkers. The World needs loads more folks like you Ben. Oh yes, should add you have proved you don't mind hard work and your skills seem boundless. The beauty of this canoe compared to the blunt functionality of the ply wood one are miles apart.
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
Oooh yes 😅 definitely more of a challenge on land. Next episode is out this Saturday at 9am BST 🚴♂️🛶🏞️
@finding_mojo2 ай бұрын
What a wonderful adventurfe in a mad machine. It reminded me a bit of Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang in the old movie. It just needs a steam engine! A worthy cause too. Good on you.
@ben-kilner2 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏🙏
@Improveng12 ай бұрын
Really impressive and enjoyable Ben. It's a big thumbs-up and a sub from me. 😄😄👍👍
@ben-kilner2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Welcome to the channel 🙏
@richardsandes322 ай бұрын
I really injoyed your video and I am look forward to the next one
@jarrodworlie62884 күн бұрын
You sir , are a true inspiration.
@jeffreynerdin35223 ай бұрын
This has probably been noted, but you would be much more stable in both water and road mode if you lowered the seat as much as possble. Your high seat is the major factor contributing to the instability, especially in water.
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
100% 👌 lowering restricted by constraints of the scrap bike frames. A fully custom built setup would have the seat slammed as low as possible.
@kbenham76833 ай бұрын
Ben, I am impressed with your ingenuity but - I suggest a small, folding electric bicycle, with spare batteries, and a +-18ft. canoe with trailer. Maybe a sail rig with outriggers, and or, an electric trolling motor with connection to the spare batteries. Maybe not as steam-punk but probably more practical. This is a proper adventure.
@TCHorwood-xq7mw3 ай бұрын
He could also take a plastic spoon rather than carving wooden ones, but that would be missing the point.
@msmetacentre2 ай бұрын
This is just wonderful. Not just your ingenious device and determination - the photography is gorgeous. Your boat would roll less underway if you adjusted the paddles so that the paddle strokes back at the same time as the leg on that side pushes forward. At the moment it seems to be the opposite, meaning the paddle stroke and leg movement are acting together to cause a roll and yawing motion. Your little sail is not doing nothing as you go in calm weather, it is slightly reducing roll. Fishing boats often used to carry a little sail like this for that purpose, it's called a stay sail.
@ben-kilnerАй бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video. Well spotted re. Pedal and paddle phase. Would just need to back pedal by half a turn to fix while in motion 👍
@Scottish-Nomad3 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this ! Thank you for the amazing upload❤
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
Very pleased you enjoyed it 🤩
@TonyNelsonCamping3 ай бұрын
4:51 the carving of this spoon was oddly satisfying 😊👌
@ben-kilner3 ай бұрын
🤓🙏
@missourimongoose88582 ай бұрын
Dude brought 2 knives so he could make a spoon lol