A retired relative is thinking of buying a hedge trimmer for use a long way from the nearest power socket. The hedge is about 400 metres long and a mixture of all sorts of species, some of them with thick woody branches. On the other hand, the trimmer will probably only be used for about 30 minutes at a time before an extended tea break is taken (my relative has all year to trim it).
The petrol trimmers I've looked at seem a bit on the heavy side, and also noisy.
So, the trimmer needs to be durable and powerful, but won't be required to run all day.
Are rechargeable trimmers such as
Is the cost of rechargeable batteries likely to be prohibitive?