Can I Unicycle Across a Country Using ONLY Hiking Trails? Day 19

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Around 2:45, before entering grocery store, she says - isn't it hard to ride like that?

[@deanfinnie4701]

Loving your commitment to not buying water, even in a shop 🤣😆

[@davebeat]

I especially like that the shop was fine with it. She's like "Water...from the tap?! Ok, in the corner."

[@Vahamedus]

I think everyone should do this. But for some reason only brits are getting it that water should not be sold.

[@johnascroft9206]

Eds pratts is ..... DANGER MAN 😊

[@Lauris2211]

I think that the old guy was under the impression that you were offering him water or something. However, he declined, saying, ‘I don’t want it.’ I think he misunderstood you.

[@TimmyBadger]

My sensitive stomach could never! All that random water 🤣

[@TheNails3]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@tymanot]

Ed hell driving danger Pratt. Wonderful.

[@dimensionsofearth]

I love the idea of riding across a smaller country like this, compared to place in North America it seems very charming and not so daunting. Definitely inspiring

[@XEinstein]

I recommend Lichtenstein then

[@XEinstein]

6:30. It's not the fluids I think. It's the lack of electrolytes in your fluid. Under those warm conditions you really need to keep replenishing your electrolytes to keep feeling well. I just did a multi day race where my teammate was also not feeling well on the second day, after drinking only water. So we filled him up on sports drink with electrolytes and within an hour he was feeling well again. So next trip considering carrying sports drink powder or tablets, or alternatively bring electrolyte tablets

[@gordonp4675]

Ed, someone in Canada is working on developing a Trans - Canada gravel route in case you looking for another adventure!

[@Reptiliomorph]

I would love to see him do cross Canada! But in summer haha

[@kronstadt84]

Are you talking about Matt Kadey?

[@gordonp4675]

@@kronstadt84 No it wasn't Mr. Kadey and I can't find the website. It might be Bike Across Canada Route Network or something like that.

[@kronstadt84]

@@gordonp4675 so MK is definitely doing one. Check it out on his bt700 page or at the great northern bikepacking route. Would be interesting if you found yours to compare. Either way, Ed, if you do it, I will buy your food and beers through southern Ontario! 😁

[@chardelraconner7324]

7 : 42 there is a difference in ALL length

[@UniqueUnicycle]

I totally felt that fall. Sometimes you think you can push out one more pedal stroke but the muddy ground says no 😂😔

[@jorgeantonioruizvargas7573]

Good video. From Cucuta city Colombia 🇨🇴 South America

[@JonathanDowe]

Another great video, good to see I am not the only one who is on the search for water a lot of the time. Good luck

[@bigtoelittlefinger6133]

Wee pair of gloves for them falls lad much love fae bonnie Scotland ❤

[@reeceholmes8546]

thanks Danger, loving this trip so far, looking forward to the final episode, great stuff

[@davebeat]

11:26 can't quite tell if he said the Latvian phrase nevajag "(I) don't need", meaning he thought you were offering, or the Russian давай (Davai) which mean's "let's go/come on" like he was gonna show you.

[@HypnoToad248]

Keep on keeping on man. Cheers from Canada!

[@TheCSprogamingCREW]

Was wondering where the vid was yesterday - was looking forward to it after work. anyways appreciate these uploads, always look forward to getting home and watchin these

[@beebgerboogii2315]

Good job finding that shelter!

[@AndySimpson1969]

This has been a great series Ed, thank you...I really don't want it to end but it sounds like you do, even though you're loving the country. I wonder what your next adventure will be for us?

[@TriggerDAWG]

WOW - just watched Day 20, so worth signing up to watch 📹🎥📽️ best one yet ⭐️🌟💫✨ So glad I’ve found your channel

[@DavideDF]

Amazing adventure, can't wait for the finale. As a vegetarian myself, I love how you're doing everything on a vegetarian diet.

[@TommasoVisconti]

love the soundtrack pal!

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

Will you unicycle around the entire coastline of a large island country? I.e. Australia, or Japan, or the UK

[@andrewdunbar828]

Around Hokkaido would be awesome.

[@derCrummel]

Because you mentioned your beginner unicycle course: in 1987 we stayed at a camping site and there was a unicycle that caught my attention. I got on and fell off, and got back up again and fell off again... For about 2 hours, until I finally managed to tear the ligaments in my right foot. And that was that... Which brings me to commenting on you complaining about riding in the wind. I ride a velomobile, a fully faired recumbent trike. With head or tail wind you barely notice the wind at all, but with side wind you might swerve a bit on the road, or if a lorry is overtaking you, you may encounter a sudden displacement when the wind catches you again. It all has its upsides and downsides. Always looking forward to your content, especially the unicycle content. 👍

[@grahames9228]

Good find for a dry night's sleep.

[@biking-viking-claus-andersen]

Love these videos. They are part of why I am doing a Baltic cycling trip myself this summer.

[@marcfuchs6938]

I feel kinda bad for this camping spot in the end. Who would abandon that? Looks like it would need very little work to be in good shape again.

[@AlfonzaltarPicasso]

I always look forward to your videos you do very good job edit like 100% good love it your are a very cool dude man

[@familiezeijen]

Ed, great video's! We enjoy them a lot. We where just wondering why you didn't bring a waterfilter, besides the tablets?

[@Hally_NL]

Just a heads up Ed, this episode is missing from your playlist. At least that was the case for me, maybe it's just me.

[@RahLoh]

would love to see a jersey release this summer? maybe something camo/forest inspired? keep up the amazing work!

[@brilog69]

You lucked out on that abandoned cabin! Looking forward to the last video!!

[@SoupMagoosh]

Hi Ed! I was wondering which tent you use? Edit: I found the link in description nevermind!

[@Essence1123]

Under a minute after publish, super lucky timing

[@CaseyHandmer]

The melancholy of resuming solo travel after teaming up for a few days.

[@leathermug1070]

inspired me to ride a bicycle. it has rained every day since i bought it in the midwest lol.

[@TriggerDAWG]

Fighting the wind 🌬️💨 Too much veg 🥦🧅🧄

[@s3b_Leney]

quick question: what shoes do you wear for unicycling...? Ive recently worn out my current pair an looking at getting some new ones that'll last a good few miles out on the road! loving the videos, keep them coming!!!

[@EdPratt]

I wear fiveten impact boots. Honestly pretty heavy and a bit sweaty, but I like the ankle support they provide. A shoe with a similar grip pattern and flat sole would probably work just as well

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

Will you do a gear list video?

[@chardelraconner7324]

what you do 4 : 11 isn't what i do for a living

[@mtbtom8001]

When it rains, how do you not get the inside of the tent wet. Especially on your ride across the world when there’s not always a place to get dry before getting in the tent

[@ahappygoatcreamery6159]

You are fantastically inspiring! Ask me for water anytime (ignore all these couch trolls)

[@ManWalksDogs]

this series has sadly attracted quite a few including regulars, all bringing up the same subjects too

[@chardelraconner7324]

4 : 11

[@vandirazevedo]

good lucky

[@TriggerDAWG]

Recommend protein for breakfast 🥜 🥛💪🏼

[@cee_jay_0]

have you considered to re-edit and re-release your "unicycling around the world" as a movie/dvd? c90sAdventures did that and i really enjoyed it...

[@ManWalksDogs]

i thought he did...

[@cee_jay_0]

@@ManWalksDogs really? do you have a link for that? on his yt page i can only find the whole playlist...

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

What's your editing method? From home when you're resting or on the road somehow?

[@EdPratt]

On the world tour I managed to produce a heap of vids while out on the road. But since then I’ve much preferred heading out on trips, doing my best to capture what I can, and then, once home, focusing on creating something watchable

[@marcfuchs6938]

@@EdPratt I think that's the best way to go, but that must be an assload of material to check and sort once starting production....... And I assume you gather terrabytes of material on your way. Every shot in 4K I guess. For fun I'd like to know, what is the highest bitrate that any of your cameras records? In my case, my trusty old Panasonic GH4 records at 90mbit/s. The thing is 10 years old but still produces flawless motion picture. Recording usable stuff with my phone would be a stretch though, my Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is another old but very usable device, which is even modern enough to record in h.265 - but 25mbit/s in 4K already contains quite the perceivable compression.........

[@chardelraconner7324]

ex. ed climbs after

[@curiousgeorge555]

ed

[@chardelraconner7324]

jalapeno are unicyclist

[@oblioi]

:o)❤

[@hanskostka6788]

oh it starts to rain - hurry up - I need to take the camera out, place it, record it and then put a raincoat on ... how often during a day to you get of the unicycle to record yourself?

[@marcfuchs6938]

Supposedly many times, which is a big reason why he doesn't make that much of distance. I assume half of the entire time he's out he is busy with some aspect of doing something for the videos. I have produced such videos too in the past, and it easily burns away the time. Especially when he does drone shots, imagine that. For a few nice seconds, you need to unpack all that stuff, set up the drone, fly around a couple minutes, extract the footage, get it all back together and pack it back into the bags. I believe, each drone shot would at least take 15 to 30 minutes to make. An addition to that is managing your power. Drones can only fly so long on a battery and recharging them is a tricky process, since you need to stay at the power source for many hours when recharging.

[@ManWalksDogs]

@@marcfuchs6938 ...and if he didn't do all that then we wouldn't have any footage to watch, just a long recap to camera of all the stuff that happened that he didnt film as he wanted to get more miles into the day

[@marcfuchs6938]

@@ManWalksDogs Your reply sounds like I was complaining about anything. I was certainly not. =) Just explaining how things go on such trips, when you want to produce appealing videos. The more stops with more views to be recorded, the better. Making a lot of distance means nothing, when the experiences along the way didn't get captured.

[@TheWeardale1]

as well as fluids i'd say you need calories... you hardly seem to eat anything at all...

[@EdPratt]

I wouldnt be able to do this if I wasn't getting enough fuel in, but thanks for the concern :)

[@SomeYouTubeGuy]

I admire how you interact with the locals Ed, always have but I don't agree with entering a store that sells water and expecting them to top you up free of charge. That's rude in my opinion

[@Pfft613]

Agree

[@knitturn3422]

Buying water in single use bottles is rude to the world. I do think it would be good if he bought something else, but happy to see he is not politing the world with more single use plastic.

[@SomeYouTubeGuy]

@@knitturn3422 Your environmental beliefs or opinions are irrelevant to the point I was making

[@ManWalksDogs]

@@SomeKZbinGuy no they're not as that's precisely why he didn't, as he has explained in these comments

[@SomeYouTubeGuy]

@@ManWalksDogs walking into a store and asking for something they sell for free is rude. I don't care WHY you do it, it's rude. The fact you can't see that is irrelevant.

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

Are you vegetarian?

[@ManWalksDogs]

without fail someone asks this under every video of his, typically as they have an issue with it; it's his body, he can refuel how he sees fit and he's under no obligation to expressly put a label on his diet or a draw a hard & fast line in the sand from which he can never step over, hence why he never responds to these 'questions'/criticisms.

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

​@@ManWalksDogs stay triggered 😂

[@althejazzman]

I'm surprised you don't speak simpler and slower English when talking to strangers in another country instead of running off long fluid sentences. There's a higher chance they will understand you.

[@davebeat]

They more or less get the jist, they just don't get the context/cultural norms. Like the woman in Topp knew he wanted water, she just didn't realise he'd want it from the tap as most Latvians drink bottled or filtered due to it being hard-water. Not 100% as it was quite low volume, but the dude in the village either said "come on" in russian like he was gonna show him where the water was or " I don't need" in Latvian thinking Ed was offering him a drink.

[@brianbassett4379]

Well, I've seen people do dumber stuff to beg for money. LEt me know if you ever decide to do something for someone other than yourself.

[@biodegreaser4009]

Wow. That’s abit harsh 😂 I think you clearly don’t have any sense of adventure in your life ….

[@WangoBango]

I don’t know. Can you?

[@ManWalksDogs]

i dOn'T kNoW. cAn YoU? only one more ep for you to spam this then it's on to the next bee in your bonnet...

[@WangoBango]

@@ManWalksDogs 😭😭😭 actually funny how much I my comment effects you. I would have probably stopped by now if it wasn’t for your comment a few episodes ago. You’re definitely on the spectrum.

[@samuelculper4231]

Kind of not cool to walk into a business that sells water and ask for free water. I do totally get the deal of traveling by the hair of your teeth. But yeah with how awkward Ed already can be, it comes off as a major dikc move haha

[@EdPratt]

Nahh, I’m just not interested in using unnecessary plastic

[@RobBrown1991]

I suspect this is a cultural issue. It's very different in the UK. It is pretty normal to fill up a bottle for someone. Restaurants have to provide water to patrons for free (I accept he isn't always a customer).

[@gacho-mf9lz]

what are you talking about? tap water in latvia is very drinkable and dont cost nothing, why should he buy plastic bottles if he can just fill it up with water? you sound like a dick actually

[@samuelculper4231]

@@EdPratt Neither am I. Generally speaking, in the US it isn’t cool to walk into a grocery store and ask for free water when the store sells it, unless you are a child or have one.. an appendage of our capitalist culture. P.S. your awkward personality is the best. It’s actually relatable and realistic unlike 99.0731% of youtubers

[@paul8731]

​@@samuelculper4231rude? Oh like your original comment you mean?

[@worldofderp7049]

Ed, please stop forcing the vocal fry in your videos. I noticed when you were talking to Sylvan you dont have any natural vocal fry but as soon as you start talking to the camera you switch it on. Its really bad for your vocal cords and it doesnt sound good either. Just use your normal voice, which is a good clean sounding and perfect for narrating instead of the Joe Cocker-i-smoke-cigar-and-drink-whiskey-voice you try to use! Stay clean and keep making these awesome video's!

[@waltysalamander]

I noticed that too.

[@benja1378]

Lol I don't think he "forces it for the video", he just speaks differently alone (to himself or the camera) than when he talks to other people. Same for me xD

[@tonybruce]

Brutal

[@gragaloth6237]

Lmao he's not forcing it. When he speaks to Sylvan, he speaks in his full volume and enunciates well. When he's alone and speaking to the camera, he speaks quieter with less enunciation, which causes vocal fry. He's not forcing it, he's just speaking quieter and his voice naturally gets vocal fry

[@ciaran_2693]

the fuck you on about

[@wrusty3767]

Mate, how mean was that! You could have at least bought a lousy bottle of water at the store. C'mon, that's embarrassing - help the Latvian economy!

[@sh4394]

You really should consider actually spending a tiny bit of money in the areas you’re visiting. Worst kind of visitor imo: doesn’t engage with local food or culture, doesn’t spend any money supporting local economies. Essentially you could be doing all this in front of a giant green screen for all the impact your visit is making.

[@ElmarBon]

Ed is definitely the best type of visitor: promoting a country on youtube that isnt very much in the spotlight as a holiday destination

[@islandmarketer]

What are you doing?

[@gacho-mf9lz]

have you read how many people in comments are suprised how beautiful Latvia is and writes that they will visit it too? that brings a lot more to latvia and locals than if he bought some stuff what he can not carry with him anyways :D

[@PeterPanbe]

I think I kinda agree. Being able to afford it but still walk into a store asking for free water whilst it would be like 0.40€ for a store bought water is just cheap.

[@PeterPanbe]

@@gacho-mf9lzyeah and imagine all those tourists asking for free water.

[@chardelraconner7324]

wrx. chandelier trechia grip