Mar 24, 2016 | Categories: Buggy Engines, Buggy Racing, Dirix Mano, Media, Photos, Vapor | Tags: Mano Direx, Photoshop, Popeyethewelder, Stephan van Bommel, Vapor | Comments Off on Fun with Photoshop – Vaporising
It has been a while since I have written a personal log in this blog, and today I have chosen to formally let you know, that I have now officially finished with my kite buggying. I have also stopped completely building buggies. Let me explain the reasons behind these decisions, Firstly building buggies, as you […]
Jul 31, 2015 | Categories: Bolton Le Sands, Brian Holgate, Buggying Records, Craig Hansen, Dirix Mano, Dominator 4, Dubai, Events, HQ Power Kites, Information, Ivanpah Dry Lake, Landsegler, M&S, NABX, News, Peter Lynn, Popeyethewelder, Power Kites, Prodigy Race Kites, RedSkyHorizon, Sand Yeti, Sponsorhip, Stephan van Bommel, Vapor | Tags: Adrian Levelle, Angus, Apexx, Bobby Muse, Bolton Le Sands, Brian Holgate, buggybags, building buggies, Carl Kirton, Corey Jenson, Craig Hanson, Craig Sparkes, Dave Roberts, David Hobbs, David Peck, Dean Jordan, Desert Gang, Dino Arias, Dominator 4, Dominator Buggies, Dubai, Eli Anderson, Extreme, Grant Van Dyke, HQ Prodigy, James Martin, Jon @ buggybags, Ken Shaw, Kent Kingston, Krazy Karl, Mano, Mark Sherlock, Mike Kenley, Nabx, No Barriers, Nudge, Ofer Eppstein, Ozzy, Peter Lynn Vapor, Philpig, Popeyethewelder, RedSkyHorizon, Ruudje, Smogthemog, Stephan, The Sand Yeti David Lees, Trikbits, Windjammer | Comments Off on My Bugging Days are Over, For Now
Had a great day on the beach with my kiting buddy David Peck, we were also lucky to have Paul Simons with his camera with us, who took these great photos, its not that often I get in the frame so I was very happy to see his results. Although Paul took the photos, I […]
Aug 01, 2014 | Categories: Mablethorpe, Photos, Popeyethewelder | Tags: Canon, David Peck, Mablethorpe, Paul Simons, Popeyethewelder | Comments Off on Mablethorpe 21st July 14
Once again I have been extremely honoured, this is the first David Hobbs Carbon Fibre Disk Fork Mudguard in Europe. When it first arrive from its long journey from Australia, I was very impressed with the quality and craftsmanship of the purpose made kite buggy front guard, and the best bit….it is made from carbon […]
Jul 25, 2014 | Categories: Carbon, David Hobbs, Landsegler, Photos | Tags: Dave Hobbs, Mudguard/ Fender, Popeyethewelder | Comments Off on David Hobbs Front Mudguard = Quality
Latest buggy out of the Gaff, this buggy is an amalgamation of a few different buggies, I have though made every part of this buggy, and because of this hybrid, it has been called the PTW THING…it is nearly Halloween right. It has been dressed in its latest Halloween outfit by Buggybags, and protected […]
Oct 25, 2013 | Categories: PTW Buggies, Types of Buggy | Tags: David Peck, Popeyethewelder, PTW Buggies, PTW Buggy, PTW Thing | Comments Off on PTW THING
The wind was SSE meaning not quite perfect for Mablethorpe, the Winds were light too around 10-12mph, I was using the 9.4m Vapor, which caught me out a few times in the turns as you will see in the video towards the end. The beach itself was SUPERB, I have never seen it in such […]
Oct 19, 2013 | Categories: Mablethorpe, Popeyethewelder, Vapor | Tags: Mablethorpe, Popeyethewelder, Smooth Beach | Comments Off on Mablethorpe Blessed us with a Perfect Beach
The recent Bolton Le Sands meet was in my eyes, a complete success, Bolton le Sands, by the way is a large village and civil parish of the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, NW England, it also has one of the best unrestricted non bucket and spade beaches in the UK, it can also be a dangerous […]
Aug 06, 2013 | Categories: Bolton Le Sands, Freestyle Buggying, Photos, Video | Tags: Adrian Dragan, Alan Cauldwell, Andy Spriggs, Anna Handke, Arek Rudy, Asik Kwasik, Ben Klaasen, Ben Scott, Bolton Le Sands, Carl Kirkton, Charles Heal, Chris Davis, Chris Hough, Chris Palmer, Cresus Archipelago, David Clift, David Peck, Debbie Spriggs, Graham Reed, Jeremy Shepherdson, John Ellis, Josh Hough, Kay Marie Shepherdson, Kayleigh Colin Smith, Keith Rawling, Kristine Long, Landsegler Wheels, Maciek Gronek, Mark Stiles, Mark Thomas, Mark Warham, Mis Stefan, Nic Elgey, Nick Spriggs, Nick Thompson, Nina Milton, Olo Kolo, Paul Gibson, Paul Southern, Phil Revill, Philip Lavin, Popeyethewelder, Richard Stead, Rob Brown, Ruthie Roo Lander, Soque Papert, Theo Southee, Video | Comments Off on Bolton Le Sands Summer Meet 2013
We dont get many, but when we do we like the welcome the easterly winds gracing Auntie Mables shores, and there is no better way than to get your kiting gear on the beach at the first opportunity. There was a nice crowd this weekend, probably more freestylers than anything else, and the skills these guys displayed […]
Jul 23, 2013 | Categories: Freestyle Buggying, Mablethorpe, Photos | Tags: Chris Palmer, Landsegler Wheels, Mablethorpe, Peter Lynn Vapor, Popeyethewelder, XXtreme Apexx | Comments Off on Mablethorpe UK Delivers the Easterlies
This is the power of photoshop, the original photo which is a great shot taken by Lauren Mcgavin at the No Barriers13 meet. I took 3-400 photos myself so was happy when I saw Laurens photo with me in it, she kindly sent it to me, and I could not resist playing around with photoshop […]
Jun 04, 2013 | Categories: Landsegler, No Barriers, Photo of the Week, Photos, Popeyethewelder, Prodigy Race Kites | Tags: HQ Prodigy, Landsegler Wheels, Lauren Mcgavin, No Barriers, Pembrey, Photoshop, Popeyethewelder | Comments Off on Photo of the Week
I don’t know if it’s me just getting older, or the winters getting longer, but this one in the UK seems to be dragging on forever. I remember years ago when I started buggying, there were around 15-25 of us local to me, we would meet up every weekend at a local buggy spot inland, […]
Mar 15, 2013 | Categories: Bolton Le Sands, Mablethorpe, NABX, Popeyethewelder | Tags: Popeyethewelder, Winter | Comments Off on The Long Winter
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Feb 26, 2013 | Categories: General, Popeyethewelder | Tags: Follow, Popeyethewelder, Twitter | Comments Off on Have a Little Tweet..!
To stiffen the frame up you have a couple of options, you can either put a cross brace inbetween the rear rails or a back rest….I call it a back rest because that is what I make it look like, but in reality, it is not. It is a brace. Buggybag seats offers more than enough […]
Feb 01, 2013 | Categories: Photos, Pimpimg, Projects, PTW Buggies | Tags: Backrest, Popeyethewelder, Projects, PTW Buggies | Comments Off on ‘Back Rest’ and Frame…Almost Done
Woke up this morning wanting to work on a buggy, only to find it had snowed all night, my garage like most in the UK offers no heating, another cold day in the garage. More photos HERE
Jan 19, 2013 | Categories: Pimpimg, Projects, PTW Buggies | Tags: Cold Garage, Popeyethewelder, Welding | Comments Off on Another Cold Day in the Garage
Video from my recent trip to Mablethorpe Sep 2012
Sep 28, 2012 | Categories: Camera Mounts, Landsegler, Mablethorpe, Prodigy Race Kites, Video, Video of the Week | Tags: HQ Prodigy, Landsegler, Mablethorpe, Popeyethewelder, Powerkites.de, Video | Comments Off on Sand on my Wheels
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Jun 19, 2012 | Categories: Feedback, Information, Miscellaneous | Tags: Feedback survey, Popeyethewelder | Comments Off on popeyethewelder.com feedback
Great day on the beach, see some more photos HERE
May 22, 2012 | Categories: Hague Cameragrip, HQ Power Kites, Landsegler, Mablethorpe, Popeyethewelder, Prodigy Race Kites, Video, Video of the Week | Tags: Hague Cameragrip, HQ Powerkite.de, Landsegler, Mablethorpe, Popeyethewelder | Comments Off on Mablethorpe Revisited