Part 4 - Source to Sea down the River Thames WITHOUT Leaving it
Added 2025-01-17 15:41:02 +0000 UTCThank you for your patience with this one. 'Twas a beast of an edit, but we got there :) I've also had to switch video hosting from Vimeo to Youtube. So please let me know if you have any issues viewing. Vimeo told me I was exceeding my bandwidth allocation - too many people watching haha! Good issues to have!
The Rivers Trust fundraiser: https://www.justgiving.com/page/edprattriver
Also, give Richard’s album some love. It's great! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii7CktJ57s4
Comments
Great video Ed. Really enjoying the series. Subscribed today because I couldn’t wait for episode 4. Just a thought after watching you struggle with the wheels for the kayak: could you turn the kayak upside down and secure the wheels with it flat on the ground and then flip it back once the wheels are on?
Mms
2025-02-05 18:03:13 +0000 UTCAbsolute brilliant Ed you have experienced a journey that most won't 👏 your a amazing young man
Simon Rowswell
2025-01-26 13:56:04 +0000 UTCAnother great video, Ed!
Stephanie Collins
2025-01-22 08:41:00 +0000 UTCMy favourite part of these videos is seeing the kindness of others along the journey
Jo Mannisto
2025-01-22 01:49:03 +0000 UTCAnother great video Ed !
Adam Gray
2025-01-21 23:05:12 +0000 UTCPs my son wanted to see his name on a future episode, hence the profile name. I could have been a man with a hubby of course 😁
Ted Neath
2025-01-20 19:44:41 +0000 UTCI've started watching your videos with my hubby and 9 year old. It's something we can all enjoy together. Makes us want to get out on our own adventures soon.
Ted Neath
2025-01-20 19:43:08 +0000 UTCHi Ed, great series. I enjoy watching you and dreaming about being out there myself. About those wheels on the kayak, I’m wondering if you can’t just turn the kayak over and attach them where you want? And then turn the kayak back on it’s wheels? I’m no expert. I’ve got no experience with kayak’s but that seems easier then lifting the kayak and putting these wheels under… looking forward to your adventures. Greetings!
Christoffel Janssens
2025-01-19 10:35:14 +0000 UTCI've started watching "The Marlow Murder Club" and it's set on the Thames. You've already gone by it and I hope you'll be able to tell us about the murders as you paddle along. Kidding. But I will look forward to seeing your view of Marlow as you pass through it.
Warren Snaider
2025-01-19 07:31:01 +0000 UTCIf only you could find some vibram barefoot toe shoes at the shops. Think they’d work with your wetsuit booties too. Keep up the great storytelling and adventures. Thanks!
James Lombardo
2025-01-19 01:32:21 +0000 UTCSuch a fantastic video, love your editing style. Great work, Ed!
Sara Tomko
2025-01-18 23:12:16 +0000 UTCyou absolutely compensated from being outside the river by falling in the river. the scales balanced out immediately
Thiemo Fischer
2025-01-18 20:32:26 +0000 UTCFor all their faults, YT do seem to have a good handle on their infrastructure, which is nice. I even got to watch the video without half a dozen interruptions... Which rather helped, especially since you did a great job editing. You captured the serenity and slow pace of paddling along a river perfectly, yet the video never felt boring at all.
DL1JPH
2025-01-18 09:48:26 +0000 UTCNothing but trouble for me too. Cheeky of them to be saying they’ll cut of their service for me now that my bandwidth is ‘too’ high, when I’ve been paying them for years to host video
Ed Pratt
2025-01-18 08:02:41 +0000 UTCGlad there’s a solution
Ed Pratt
2025-01-18 08:00:45 +0000 UTCYeah, oddly the first drone I ever used, the very entry level DJI Spark, did have a follow feature, but it just plonked the subject in the middle so the shot looked awful. It also moved around erratically. I prefer the way I fly it manually because you can control the frame, however it was much easier on the unicycle where I going use my hands - will have to try operating with my toes haha
Ed Pratt
2025-01-18 07:59:42 +0000 UTCAnother brilliant presentation. I had wondered about the aerial shots so the explanation was wonderful. The best parts about this video for me were the camaraderie of people on the river and the number people who were following you on social media. I gave a few bucks to the River Trust last year so I suppose, since you have twisted my arm so aggressively, I should give a few more bucks this year. It's not tax-deductible for those of us in the USA but still a worthwhile organization. Stay well.
Warren Snaider
2025-01-18 07:39:33 +0000 UTCWith regard to the drone, I love the fact it does not follow you and you instead show the outstretched backdrop of the English country side! It’s what makes your videos feel so nostalgic!
kyle jones
2025-01-18 01:57:20 +0000 UTCLoving the videos mate. Keep up the hard work with the editing!
Will Harrison
2025-01-17 23:52:04 +0000 UTCGreat video, as always. In it, Richard mentioned at 9:50 an album he had done and I must say, I just finished it and it's some really great music!
Eliska Smiga
2025-01-17 23:44:27 +0000 UTCAmazing, I’m local to the Oxfordshire area you passed through in this video was nice seeing some familiar sights! You are smashing this series a major broadcaster needs to pick this up asap!
Dean Barnes
2025-01-17 23:01:38 +0000 UTCA point on your error. Where the locks were built are likely historically within the natural floodplain of the river and are therefore sort of the same thing as walking on the dry ground at the beginning of the river. Hydrologically, the river is likely still flowing in the ground beneath where you are standing in both cases.
Andrew Brann
2025-01-17 23:00:02 +0000 UTCI’ve become a YouTube member too now
BOB BISKET
2025-01-17 22:36:16 +0000 UTCClicking on the word ‘YouTube’ in the lower right corner took me to the video on YouTube where I could watch it full screen.
Willie
2025-01-17 20:45:56 +0000 UTCsame, had to watch without full screen
Willie
2025-01-17 20:43:20 +0000 UTCI would say a lock is a part of the river. If you absolutely had to get out and back … it’s different from skipping a part of river
Nicholas & Heather
2025-01-17 20:40:15 +0000 UTCOnly thing I’ve had issues with is it wont let me watch full screen for some reason. So addicted to this little series haha
Tj
2025-01-17 20:29:54 +0000 UTCVimeo has been nothing but trouble with unreliable streams and various issues getting things to play at all... So this is good news. Right, on with the video.
DL1JPH
2025-01-17 18:53:14 +0000 UTCSwitching to YouTube is better in my opinion. Casting Vimeo to the TV was always a nightmare.
Taylor Bunker
2025-01-17 18:42:14 +0000 UTCYou can try opening it in YouTube, it's an unlisted video that you should be able to click through to watch there.
Patrick Jackson
2025-01-17 18:40:02 +0000 UTCLove the video, And fair play to you for just jumping in a kayak and doing it! If you're gonna do another kayak adventure or any paddlesport adventure, I'd Suggest doing a course with Canoe England, just the personal competancy one. All it does is give you confidence and some more awareness of kit and rescues you might need to do while you're out in a watercraft. Love the videos and can't wait to see this daventure as it comes out
jon hawkins
2025-01-17 18:18:11 +0000 UTCOut of curiousity, what time of year was this filmed? Thoroughly enjoying this series!
Jack Hocking
2025-01-17 17:59:21 +0000 UTCThe way you adopt such a minimalist approach with food, buying from charity shops, and using simple equipment is inspirational. Thank you for another great video.
Phil Dennis
2025-01-17 17:52:59 +0000 UTCSame, did you figure out a fix?
Tom Hangstörfer
2025-01-17 17:47:16 +0000 UTCGreat video Ed! Worth the wait as always
Alexandra Littlewood
2025-01-17 16:54:16 +0000 UTCI had an issue with not being able to watch in full screen that I didn’t have with the older videos. Otherwise another amazing video
Eiffa Pearson
2025-01-17 16:21:05 +0000 UTCI love the around the world stuff, but I think It’s also lovely to have an adventure so great close to home
Freddie Wootton
2025-01-17 16:10:56 +0000 UTCLooking forward to this with a cuppa, loving the adventure so far Ed 👌
Freddie Wootton
2025-01-17 15:50:12 +0000 UTCYou’re an absolute legend mate, love this series! Stay Blessed Ed 👊🏽
Zachary Stone
2025-01-17 15:47:23 +0000 UTC
