Attempting to follow a River WITHOUT leaving it

In this 3 part series we attempt to follow the River Parrett from the source to the sea while staying on or above the river. Inspired by Ed Pratt, who also attempted to follow the river over 4 days. This challenge was particularly brutal, so we hope your enjoyment level is proportional to our suffering!
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[@EdPratt]

Great to see this concept being pushed to the extreme, but you didn’t need to show me up THIS hard 😂 Also attempting this is December is mental! Can’t wait for the next parts

[@archiefieldhouse]

Thanks for the inspiration Ed! Unfortunately it only gets more savage from here....

[@swalkner]

kudos to Ed, I think the guys overdid it way too much with their comments on him

[@hoon2806]

@@swalkner Yup, big difference between solo and having a support crew.

[@GodAtum]

@@archiefieldhouse at least Ed wild camped unlike you guys!

[@TheWhiteWolves]

next they'll be doing extreme unicycle crossings lol

[@jensumayer]

Well, Ed strayed from the river at times, but he did it self-supported. No proper waders, no proper canoe, because you can't carry that. Carrying a tent and a boat some of the thicket and the culverts are just not passable. So really it is a different challenge. Kudos to all three of you!

[@Altropos]

Yeah having a 26kg backpack makes a world of difference that these two are oblivious to, apparently.

[@MartyFox]

Next week: Running across Africa, inspired by the Hardest Geezer

[@Amdir372]

See if they can beat him to Tunisia

[@poilboiler]

Straight line north to south?

[@Amdir372]

@@poilboiler now that's a proper challenge! "Straight line mission across Africa"

[@russellgeisthardt9828]

Ed's trip was more of a narrative journey a la Beau Miles than it was a follow the rules as closely as possible journey a la Geowizard

[@twnfaem]

Loved Ed's attempt and enjoyed yours! I think it's the support crew approach that makes the difference. Ed was carrying the boat and his gear ^^ I was quite surprised when no one bothered to take and bin the backpack you found in the river...just threw it back in....😅

[@ryanbratley6199]

You're very quick to challenge Ed Pratt for not being hardcore enough in their approach to this for 2 people who are being supported by 3 people and a big van rather than carrying all of your gear like he did.

[@g00dfr1end102]

My thoughts exactly, the parameters are completely different. Solid content nonetheless!

[@TheHobohobbit]

Exactly, Ed being solo made his trip significantly harder and stopped him from taking any major risks with regards to staying 100% on river and also made him very limited in the equipment he could bring (of course he wasn't going to carry a rigid canoe on his back). It's a little frustrating the guys didn't acknowledge this before starting the jokes

[@adamwade2546]

Can't wait for them to unicycle across a country

[@LankyLegs96]

Yeah the cockiness is unjustified. Especially when the video idea came from him.

[@swalkner]

couldn't agree more with the comments before me. And even if nothing of that would be true: why talking so negative about another guy doing a challenge? Everyone can do it to their own liking...

[@ab8jeh]

Constant bashing of Ed whilst having a support crew and somewhere to sleep each night makes this a tough watch.

[@TheSuperF21]

I don't know if this was planned or not, but the timing of this video right after the straight-line mission with Geowizard is a clever move. Another banger video, great job!

[@Nooticus]

of course it was planned. they know what they're doing!

[@gunamerstravels]

I love Ed Pratt's videos.

[@OutsideYourZone]

Come on boys, gopro float mounts are a must! We learned that the hard way too 😂

[@archiefieldhouse]

Yeah so annoying! We lost over 50% of our day 1 footage

[@turtlewhohatescabbage1157]

6:20? Oh really, I on't remember Ed driving slowly along the river in his heated van, crashing his drone... Must be my bad memory, right? :) Nah but seriously, both approaches are super cool. Yours being supported, but dedicated to REALLY stay as close as possible and Ed doing this thing on his own, ofc not risking that much, but being hardcore with his massive backpack and all the stuff on his back

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

8:59 - why did you throw the bag back in the river rather than leave it by the road?

[@tallky]

Because these boys only seem to care about themselves.

[@Samsonfs]

Reminds me of Beau Miles' "bad river" video, awesome.

[@KevIsOffGrid]

Beau is great!

[@wraithchild666]

Yep. I was thinking the same. The water doesn't look great at any point really !

[@Jl3Jl3Jl3]

With all those jokes, I am expecting your next video to involve Unicycling across Latvia, as it is obviously very easy to do everything Ed is doing :)

[@Moolers]

This is a really lovely concept. I've always wanted to follow a river all the way, just not *in* the river.

[@FootballMadAdventures]

Same

[@OutsideYourZone]

You boys are exactly what we want to see from young British adventurers. Great stuff 🧡

[@ashwilliams4959]

Agreed, love that they seem to be taking the baton from geowizard. Impressed with their editing too, the race with geowizard was nearly an action movie, whereas this is more relaxed

so, you have a support team, with a drone and a van, to carry all your food and gear... but no patch to patch those waders?

[@archiefieldhouse]

Fair point to be honest

[@olivere5497]

Pro tip if using waders in winter. Soft cheese is a natural insulator, drop it down there and let nature do the work.

[@RealTal.]

Guys this is incredible! most channels of your size struggle with properly editing VO but you did it perfectly! of course, having an inspiring mentor helps. tom basically invented this style of adventure VO interspersal.

[@bluejaydave123]

Too many comments about Ed’s attempt who had no support system and went alone. Just enjoy your adventure. Don’t make it about beating someone else. People like good vibes not negative ones

[@johansmythe5909]

I hope some kid finds that gopro in a few years, it’ll just be hours of footage of some crazy bloke walking up a river 😂

[@janesholst]

Great content, hope there´s a great future of adventure for the two of you!

[@flashsamuk1]

Maybe try a Unicycle around the world challenge next then maybe you can compare with Ed to see who's hardcore or not.

[@TimmyBadger]

Ed catching so many stray bullets 🤣

[@CampingRulesOkay]

Awesome video guys, this was a thoroughly enjoyable adventure and i can't wait eait for part two! 👍👍

[@garethwhite4629]

We tried to do this age about 11, inflatable, predictable issues, spent about 4 hours going down a meandering river then 4 minutes walking home when it started to get dark.

[@bloodredroses88]

I love your vids, but I do wish they were longer!

[@HunHaze]

This is good stuff, loving your channel.

[@billyblanden5585]

Great idea guys, ready for the next episodes

[@millskidd8099]

Great video, i can't wait to see the next installments. please keep up the adventure videos, thet are a brilliant watch.

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

I watched most of the Ed Pratt series and it felt off for some reason. But his unicycle series has been awesome.

[@stretch4666]

Love it! Reminds me of when I walked the River Parrett Trail last year like yourself inspired by Ed. I’ll have to watch your Lemur Loop, raced that myself several years ago 👍

[@justmanic9673]

Here from the GeoGussrWizard collab video. Really like this idea

[@mnrneck]

incredible... definitely deserve the "Hey, hold my Beer and watch this" Badge!

[@toukopouko1760]

This is amazing! Keep it up!

[@OutsideYourZone]

Will we see you boys attempt our world record and taking a

[@Calum_S]

"You got a bit of splash on your hole" 😂😂😂

[@CampingRulesOkay]

It didn't sound dirty at all until I just read your comment... Oh dear 😂🤣

[@adamgh_8098]

Amazing effort as always lads

[@mat5473]

Awesome video guys. Be careful about overtopping waders. It can be fatal. You're supposed to wear a belt at the top of the waders to prevent water getting in, weighing you down, and drowning you.

[@syrus3k]

Lol this is just the kind of silliness I need to watch. You have a new subscriber.

[@Nooticus]

Props to you guys for having another video ready to go after your GeoWizard collab.

[@what.why.where.when.waterhole]

with the state of uk rivers I commend you for your bravery and death defying stunts of trying not to consume any cholera!

[@S1su]

I’ve always wondered if it was possible and I love that in the past few lonths I’ve seen a number of videos about it

[@RobOutdoor]

Oh wow fairplay lads Looking forward to the next episode!

[@jackbates7467]

Now we're waiting for the Fieldhouse vs Ed Pratt (hopefully on unicycle) showdown.

[@archiefieldhouse]

Which crazy challenge should we take on next?

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

straight line mission from England to Japan or New Zealand, or river mission down the entire length of the Volga

[@archiefieldhouse]

are they doable over a long weekend?

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

gotta get home for your posh hoohar stuff eh? More "house" than "field"...

[@kirmy1]

3 peaks challenge in under 18/20/22 hours depending on how hard you reckon it may be

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

for Adam maybe, not as much the rest of fieldhouses@@archiefieldhouse

[@WilllSkii]

Great video guys, this and geowizard collab in same month is insane

[@robodad_]

Videos like this just show how destroyed British rivers are. I can't imagine you would a single edible fish within 10 miles of any given city.

[@EziosBladez]

Oh hey, look who it is, these dudes be getting about all the straight line mission crews :D

[@samuelculper4231]

Love the cheekiness. Really giving it to Ed and maybe a little softer on the Wizard before. Well done!

[@JorntWagenaar]

A worthy challenge. Researching rivers around Ghent right now!

[@matenaka146]

need a toughlayer over the waders, the layer will get wet, but thats fine if it saves the waders.

[@comedyhunter]

Brill, always interesting to see a different take on an adventure.

[@CampingRulesOkay]

I absolutely second that! 👍

[@comedyhunter]

Are you a fan of Eds vidoes too ?@@CampingRulesOkay

[@Duda286]

CURVY LINE MISSION! YES! I actually always dreamed of doing that but from the end to the source, with a jetsky or something, but I ain't that rich

[@InNominePraxis]

You guys are going about this channel the perfect way, have all the algo engagement I can offer

[@KevIsOffGrid]

Great stuff, I'd watched Ed's and fancied a go - did a 2-day straight line last year after watching GW and you guys. I've a local one in mind for source to sea but it seems you are lifting the bar - I had reckoned on the same rules as straight line, within 25M of the center of the river. Bloody whippersnappers!

[@robjordan2659]

Great start lads.

[@rickhammer7204]

Another banger video!

[@Covingsworth]

Inspiring, guys!

[@gobbel2000]

You guys are so crazy. This is a great project, and the snarky comments against Ed really round it out.

[@Adam-mc5in]

Hoping for more regular content 🤞

[@gullyfoyle2615]

Great video.

[@calvin_geo]

So excited to see another upload from you two legends!! I just watched your video about the 10k loops and I wanted to say that you inspired me to run 30k today, albeit on a treadmill. Working up to being able to tackle adventures like you can! Best wishes from New York

[@archiefieldhouse]

Great to hear! Well done, thank you for watching

[@covereye5731]

You know I only just realized these are gaming challenge videos done IRL

[@neverstop117]

I did this with my sparrow last year. I was unsupported so had to carry all my supplies. I can highlight recommend it although I would warn against paddling back as I did. It took me 37 days. I'm planning to do a trip to Exmouth from the river Yeo this year.

[@Mistwolfss]

Ooo, film it I would love to see that trip

[@neverstop117]

@@Mistwolfss I'll try but it's hard to get my sparrow to hold a camera.

[@Mistwolfss]

@@neverstop117 I'm sure you can find a specialized go pro for birds.

[@SamAronow]

_Prats Parrot Pratt's Parrett Parade_

[@mazdaman2315]

Do you have any longer form versions of this I feel I could watch hours of this

[@ragnarwinther4984]

love it guys

[@CraigJukes]

Ah Burnham, My old home. Well...Brean, can get out to Sturt Island just off Burnham

[@saintsaens21]

Epic. Always wanted to do this.

[@turkey7269]

If you're going to do something, do it proper. Well done folks

[@Aaron_Whg]

Another insane video from you! You and geowizard are the best youtubers of this kind.

[@kareliask]

Inspiring content, lads.

[@dylanjones120]

Great video, but no need for such passive aggression towards Ed. Keep up the good work guys

[@_Wombat]

Love how half the comments are just people getting offended on Ed's behalf. Relax people!

[@bort_p]

legends

[@jackyspamo5159]

Came here from the shout out from OYZ! You guys are like Outside Your Zone if they weren’t Northern

[@slobben]

Epic!

[@leilaa.810]

For one hot minute, I consider doing this with the nearest river to my hometown. Then I remember I don't want to get eaten by crocodiles

[@jugs0101]

Waiting to see you sail past my house in Combwich in the third episode! I could have filmed you from my tower had Ferg told me you would be passing (or maybe you hadn't told him you were doing this)😆

[@archiefieldhouse]

Haha, he knew about it but didn't fully approve I don't think due to the non-zero chance of drowning etc..

[@jugs0101]

😆@@archiefieldhouse

[@charles7293]

This is great

[@mattwaters7055]

quality content

[@schmiddy1473]

The delivery of scran 😂😂

[@BluFrost8888]

Awesome job! Would love to see done with the River Thames source in Gloucestershire to Southend-on-sea or Shoebury. I heard there's someone who posted 360° Google streetview paths for a majority of the Thames riverbanks. So you can plan for all obstacles along the way through the countryside, though London will be very interesting to see how much is walkable or ferry through.

[@johnsnow5125]

that ... that is how rivers that run into the sea usually work, yes

[@aspuzling]

Hah. I loved the original mission by Ed Pratt and I love your new and purer take on it. Can't wait to see the other parts.

[@onlineo2263]

This take is fun but certainly less pure. Ed carried everything he needed for 4 nights including a canoe, and sleeping bag etc. Archie and Adam have 3 support crew in a van, only carry a GoPro each and Adam even managed to lose his!

[@aspuzling]

@@onlineo2263 Ah true. I was thinking more of purity of sticking to the line of the river but yes, support-crew can certainly be a factor too.

[@ashwilliams4959]

'Dangerous animals.. swan!!' Yeah we've gone far too soft in Britain 😂

[@kennyw4297]

non stop digs at Ed despite stealing another creators idea. good one boys

[@GubernareMens]

2:34 me and my fellow Post 10 watchers think there's nothing wrong with walking through a culvert mate.

[@OrloxPhoenix]

I wish the videos were a bit longer, but i guess most of your audience preffer this length. Great video anyway 👍🏼

[@SylviusTheMad]

I've often thought about whether this could be done in the Fraser River of western Canada.

[@flare2000x]

The Fraser is over 1300 km long going from the Alberta border near Jasper up to Prince George and all the way down to Vancouver. Even from its source it's probably wide enough to boat down. These little UK rivers that are all overgrown are honestly more entertaining and have more variety in a way. I am sure someone has done most of the Fraser already. I know people canoe the Columbia (which is tricky because of all the dams).

[@SylviusTheMad]

@@flare2000x It is wide enough at the source (Moose Lake), but there are some treacherous sections (most notably, Hell's Gate, but along 1300 km I imagine there are more).

[@Gengu]

Have you guys ever thought about doing a straight line mission across a national park? I am currently planning one out for the Brecon Beacons, works out as only 50km but theres some hefty elevation gain. Thinking of running it alone sometime in the spring/summer.

[@benwx4755]

You two are a different breed

[@zedman1]

GeoWizard brought me here.

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

cool, now do the Volga River

[@woorit2983]

Absolutely banger video! But… could you also upload longer less edited versions of the same video in the future (if that isn’t too much work)

[@seanempson1099]

maybe with a metal detector you could find the gopro that you dropped in the river

[@syko.uk.]

Comes across a little mean-spirited towards Ed here boys, I'm know it's all just jokes but Ed seems like a good lad 😂

[@Lightbringer04]

Without the support teams would be far better........ Man Vs Nature (without help) 👌

[@pcareo-dactyl3327]

Whilst i can't commend you enough for the effort put into the subtitles, spelling definitely as defiantly not once but twice in a row is just disappointing hahaha