Millican Dalton

[Eric_Methven]

I've always admired Millican Dalton, a man who got out of the rat race and called himself 'Professor of Adventure'.

I fancy building one of these sometime soon (possibly at a meet). What do you think the legal ramifications would be considering the health and safety brigade we have to contend with today?

Eric

 

[Chopper]

I would invite your local HSE inspector for its maiden voyge...they will be so scared stiff they will run a mile and never come back.

Problem solved.

 

[Tengu]

I like that.

can you post more about him?

 

[demographic]

Theres an old slate mine near Keswick that gets the title of Millican Daltons cave, allegedly he lived there?

I have kipped in it one night and to be honest it was more wet than damp and stank.

He was welcome to it.

 

[decorum]

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I fancy building one of these sometime soon (possibly at a meet). What do you think the legal ramifications would be considering the health and safety brigade we have to contend with today?

Eric

Worried about H & S? Have you never seen a raft made solely by Scouts???

 

[Mesquite]

I like that.

can you post more about him?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/matthew.entwistle/biography.html

 

[steve a]

This is a very good book about his life
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Millican-Da...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209674902&sr=1-1
He also lived in a shack in Epping Forest for a few years and also had a shed he lived in outside of Marlow

 

[Tengu]

Hooray!

thanks

 

[jojo]

I've always admired Millican Dalton, a man who got out of the rat race and called himself 'Professor of Adventure'.

I fancy building one of these sometime soon (possibly at a meet). What do you think the legal ramifications would be considering the health and safety brigade we have to contend with today?

Eric

I think you can build whatever you like, for your own personal use. As long as you don't try to sell it. If you tried to sell it within 5 years of build, you could get all sorts of hassle with the Recreational Craft Directive Also it would probably be wise not to try to cross a shipping lane or to go down the Thames at rush hour. The "rescue" services might have a few words in your ears, after they slapped them a few times!!! Having said this, any good plans ? I rather like it myself, well I like most things that float . Must get that book....

 

[Jared]

Aren't there annual raft races all over the place?

Look at the state of these "rafts" from last years Mumbles raft race fundraiser,

http://www.mumbleslifeboat.org.uk/raftrace/2007/images/index.htm

Hideous things, and no one with a PFD seemingly.