Starting the solo canoe trip - 17 day solo canoe trip - Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Part 1 of my 17-day solo canoe trip in northwestern Ontario boreal forest back country, August 2013. Day 1 showing campsite set up, and my standard external ridge line tarp rig, and some other gear. Stick stove fire under the tarp in rainy weather. Many more parts to come on this voyage of paddling and portaging and camping. I hope you enjoy it, and thanks for watching.
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Link to part 2 here: • Portaging and more por...
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Over two decades I did wilderness canoe trips solo and with many other family and friends. Didn't have the digital cameras that are available now. Many regrets that I only have memories or horseshit stills to remember my trips. I am now gonna watch every bit ofvideo that you've taken. I am now in my sixties and no longer able to take these trips so im goonna live vicariously from your videos and I thank you.
Hi Mark! We are lucky here with the vast forested and wetland landscape, few people, and northern climate, and all that Shield country with all that water! More to come in the series...
Thanks OBuffalo! I will have to look up the mooring hitch. Daisy chaining works well too. To spool up the lines, I use the thumb and pinky, and do the cross over wrapping back and forth so that there is no twisting involved, then wrap a few times and cinch under the wrap line. I also recently switched out my lines to 2.2 mm Zing It, and been very happy with it. Not prone to tangles at all, very nice to work with, and very light.
WOW! Glad RUclips recommended this. A very worthwhile video for those of us who love canoe camping. Two knots that I find very useful are the mooring hitch which I use in the place of the bowline and I daisy chain the lines instead of using a rubber band etc. I am looking forward to seeing the rest of your trip.
Thanks Lonnie! It was a bit of a hard slog of a trip because there are many portages to come. I lost close to 10 pounds when I weighed in back home! But I saw some new country that is really cool. Wild rice country, which I will show later in the series.
Hey Karen, great tip on the hair bands! I will try that. This is my second summer with the Hilleberg. They say you don't have to seam seal it, and I have not, and it has remained 100% dry so far. The one fiddly thing is that when the fly is wet when packing up, one has to crawl inside and detach the inner tent and pack separately to keep it dry, but set up again requires that about 24 toggles be re-attached. But one gets into a rhythm and just does it, and its fine, although time consuming.
Thanks EB! I am traveling into Savant from the highway, then will hook into the Little Savant, then loop around back upstream on the Savant, hauling my boat up rapids, then close the circuit and back through to my vehicle.
Thanks Art! That's an old Trailhead Prospector I bought maybe 25 plus years ago, small 16 (15' 8"), in S-glass and kevlar composite. Heavy duty lay up, it weighs about 56 pounds. Unfortunately it has a shoe keel, but I solo paddle Canadian style leaned up (when not using the kayak paddle) so the keel does not interfere. It takes enormous abuse when I am skidding it on logs for take out and launching, and dragging it up rivers (which I will show later int he series) so I don't mind it.
Lookin great so far man.
That tent looks real nice.
Thanks Rod! More to come in the series!
Thanks Tim! It rained nearly every day for the first 3/4 of the trip, which nixed some filming opportunities....which is maybe a good thing since I have tons of material to edit way down!
Awesome trip! SOLO is the only way I can camp... True freedom and peace of mind. Looks like the bugs are giving you a break too! ;)
Good to see you thought it out & didn't over-extend yourself on the 1st.day.nice camp-site left untouched. glad we followed along,& look forward to part-2. Stay-Safe
Happy Trails From Down East
Thanks Jason. You will see much more canoe country is the series to come.
Wild rice. Very cool. My wife and I are always on the lookout for it, but have yet to find it.
-Martin
Thanks Swedexoperator! More to come in the series!
Great to see you're on another trip Hoop! Can't wait for the rest of the trip.... Bon Voyage...Rod
Great start to your trip Hoop looking forward to more. All the best.
Hoop: You have the back for these videos. It always makes me happy to see a RUclips notification that you have posted a new one. Thank you for these efforts, I really enjoy them! Rick
Thanks for those kind words Rick! I have a pile of work ahead to process all the video I shot. So it may take a while to get the entire series edited and posted, but I will be working on it!
Hi C-1. Some of that 17 days was weekends and the August 1st Monday Civic holiday, but it was 3 weeks away from the office, so I cannot complain! TBay to Ignace is 3 hours. Then its a 2-3 hour drive north on hwy 599 to the put in. Getting an afternoon start from home I like to overnight in Ignace at the Northwoods hotel to get up north to the put in really early and refreshed the next day (don't want a 6 hours drive to start). The Northwoods is great, really great restaurant.
Hi JHypers. Alaska is a great place! No never paddled the Yukon. But I have done several 30-40 day solo trips in the Barrenlands of NWT and Nunavut.
I like watching your videos. It's practical useful experience being shown in your trips. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Jay! The snow and ice is melting here, time for me to start planning the next trips!
Awesome! I used to do a lot of canoe portaging in my younger days. The longest was in 2001 & was approx. 200 klms long. It took us 7 days. I felt like an iron man after that - LOL. I've always liked wilderness camping, hiking and other extreme outdoor activities, but I think the canoe portaging was the ultimate. I can't wait to see the rest of your videos from this trip. Thanx for sharin'!
Thanks Quaddingsous! After 17 days on this trip I was just starting to get in shape! My longest solo has been 46 days in the arctic, and man I was in lean shape at the end of that trip!
Looking forward to more! I love sunset country in August.
Wow this looks like it will be an exciting series! looking forward to watching!
Thanks Sepp! Much more to come in the series!
Thanks Taro! I hope you enjoy the next in the series!
hi, me and my buddy dan from atikokan are watching your trip....cant wait for part two.
to do a canoe trip like this is one of my dreams, thanks for taking us with you, take care Taro
Thanks Ken! I have seen untied canoes lifted up and tossed in the wind. Its a must-do rule for me! Hope you enjoy the series. I need to get back on the editing - I have several more parts planned!
Thanks AC! Wow a 10 rating! Thanks again, hope you enjoy the series!
I can't wait to see the rest!
I enjoyed watching all your 17 day solo canoe trip videos. I like your hot meal with the dehydrated food,it looked so good that I copied it down,including the Tex Mex seasoning of coarse. I also liked the way you did your camp fire,something to keep in my memory.That fire worked very well and easy to control.I will watch it again for sure. Thank for sharing your trip with us fellow canoeists.And remember"Keep your canoe upright and your paddle in the water" Thanks Again :-)
Great video - can't wait to see the rest.
Great vid! Looking forward to the series. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Marc! Hope you are getting some good trips in this summer!
Wonderful .... I did a similar trip in the Quetico some years back in my youth. Nothing like it!
Thanks Hamish! I am working on the edits to part 2. Its going to be some boring portaging, and me blabbing away, but have to get that portaging done to get way back in, and in part 3 and beyond we will get into some nicer areas, some fish, blueberry fields, wild rice, and some wood prep and open fire cooking.
Thanks Barbarossa4U! Canoe tripping is what I live for in the soft water season!
Thanks Kevin! More to come in the series.
Thanks Martin! My face transforms during the trip!
Thanks Northwoodman1! You may indeed recognize some features. I am headed into the Savant and Little Savant systems on this trip, and looping back around. The route was re-cut by Uncle Phils and crew about 3 or 4 years ago, and I stayed at some of the campsites they restored, with the signature capped fire pit and double log benches. Maybe some of your handiwork!
Wow, excellent tent!
A bit of a wet start, as it looks - but I am really lookig forward to the other eposides of your trip
Wow you lot over there really know how to do canoeing properly, I'd love to be able to get out there in me tub. Love these vids mate....can't wait for the next part...
Cheers Griff
Be Water My Friend
Awesome to share the good times, it's the next best thing to being there which I wish I was. I love canoe trips.
Thanks Melody! That is one of the cooler signs on Hwy 17! Route info will be upcoming!
Thanks for the sub Thunor100! I plan many more parts in this series!
Hi Hoop!
As allways I'm very jealous at your country and trips;-)
Looking forward to this series!
Thanks for the sub Les! Part 2 is posted, and I am working on the edits to part 3.
I needed that! Looking forward to more. I was with Uncle Phil in 2008 somewhere between the highway and Savant. Maybe I will recognize something.
Thanks Jahhmin! More to come in the series.
Sure enjoy your trips and videos. Thanks
Thanks S-210! I was in great shape when I got finished the trip! :o) During the trip the body hurt though - had many portages, but that's OK, portages make back country where almost no one goes!
Thanks Stillhunter! More to come. I gotta get to work on the editing!
Thanks PF! I will show some walleye in the fry pan too, starting I think in part 3!
Thanks Mike! For long canoe trips I always shed the whiskers at the start of the trip. But now I am back to normal! :o)
awesome.. looking forward for more. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Joe! That tent is nice, but its bloody expensive! It does have some drawbacks, which I will mention in Part 2.
Thanks CC! There will be several more in the series if I can get off my lazy butt to do the editing! The blueberries came on during the trip and by the end, they were everywhere in big clusters. I will show some "fields" of blueberries later on.
You know how to take it easy and enjoy life my good friend
Thanks Chardpp! Camera is new for this trip, a Canon G15. It has an annoying auto-focus or image stabilization sound it makes during video, which is a disappointment. My old G7 never had that sound. Takes great still photos though. Trousers are Fjallraven Barents trousers. Very expensive to import from Europe, but I really like them. Yes I do some hammocking, although when canoe tripping I take a tent because of the down time out of the bugs and rain that I like. I go on HF now and again :o)
Great video there buddy......enjoy your trip and stay safe!!!!
Thanks SC! Solo tripping is mostly what I do. If I was going with people, I would go with a self contained kit to be independent. The bugs did not give me a break! Oh they were bad in the evenings and during the rain inside the bush on portages. I use deep woods off in the 25% mix and it works well. :o)
Thanks Rod! Caught some walleye too!
Thanks Karen!
Liked the elastic tarp tip
Way to go brother !!! Hope you shot some footage. Take care...Rod
You inspired me to take the plunge and spend the money on what promises to be a well-made tarp. And what service, too -- a two-day turnaround on my order! Can't wait for it to arrive and for the rains to pour. It looks like CCS makes some great gear.
***** Hey Geoff, you made a great choice! The seams will need to be sealed. See the response to Jamez0117 below where I explained how I made a jig to make the seam sealing easier, and the trick of sealing it with talc/baby powder. The seam sealing is a one-time job with SilNet and it should last for the life of the tarp.
Thanks Mitchell! More to come soon.
Thanks Yuchiwoodsman! Part 2 just uploaded!
Hi there W.T how you doing? I'm happy to see you out on the water again...!! You have some new gear,looking forward to see how they suit you! Like everyone else looking forward to see you're following videos,those wild rice,and really what you do best and naturally...
Thanks Bradlee180! More to come in the series.
Always look forward to these vids bro...excellent as always my friend
Holy crap dude...this is good!!!!!
+chris hudema Thanks Chris! Its way more than 5 parts as listed in the description, I just got tired of updating the text. I placed all the videos in a playlist, all in order, if you are looking for more, hope you enjoy the series. :-)
Thanks Mr.Fishlots! And there will be some walleye making an appearance later!
Oh ya, the Hilleberg! The final cost of that can cause a heart attack! Very expensive over here with shipping and duty charges. So far 100% dry, no leaks, and never seam sealed it. I may seam seal it one day, but they say it does not need it?
Amazing my friend, have a good and save time! Great river and setup. ATB Sepp
Good stuff Hoop, just getting around to this series now. With the turn of the clocks on daylight savings I have a little something to look forward to during the extra time in my mornings with coffee the rest of this week! Lots of nice pieces of advice - like tie up your canoe even when its positioned upside down on the ground! --K
Thanks TBFY! There will be more!
Thanks Jim! Although this trip was some hard work - I lost 10 pounds with all the portaging I had to do! :o) More to come, Part 2 is posted.
Thanks Nate. It was a great trip, although tough going with all the portaging. I lost close to 10 pounds! :o)
Thanks MO! See Karen's tip below on the hair bands that are coated and don't break.
Love all ur videos!
Great series - I love your canoeing videos! As a timid day paddler only, I live vicariously through your trips. That "cool sign" by the way is only a few hundred metres from my backyard. I'd love to see a map of your travels on this trip....
Great to see you out there in the canoe again. But I scarcely recognized you in that opening shot without your facial hair. Guess we'll have to wait and see if you shave out there or are going to come out of this with a full beard 17 days later.
Lookin' forward to seeing more in this series,
- Martin
Google appears to have disabled my ability to respond to your comments on this video. They are slowly destroying the functionality of RUclips. I wish they would return the functions of the old RUclips which worked very well.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Your 17-day solo trip is such a great aspiration for me. I've been planning to go on a 9-day canoe trip Everglades Wilderness Waterway, but always had to cancel because I couldn't find someone to go with me. After watching your videos, I gained the courage that I could do it solo.
Fahad Asmat
That is great news Fahad that you are able to go canoe tripping solo! Best wishes for an excellent solo tripping career! I am heartened to know that I inspired another person to travel out on their own. I did my first overnight solo when I was 14 years old. Then worked up from there, eventually to month long solos some summers. When done with skills training, and an ongoing quest to always improve one's skills and knowledge, its actually quite safe, and never boring with all the work that has to be done! The more you travel solo, the more challenges you will face, and the more you will learn. Facing challenge at one's own pace is very rewarding!
wow! surprised to know you did a solo trip at only the age of 14. You are a brave man! It takes a lot of courage and effort to actually go on a solo trip. Whenever I go on a canoe trip, I think I'm prepared. However, ever time I face new challenges and get prepare better for next trip. I'm learning more as I'm watching your trip videos. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Thanks again Fahad! Keep on practicing your skills, and the more you do solo trips, the more you will want to do longer solo trips! :o)
Good start to what I am sure will be an awesome trip. I see you've upgraded your video camera to High Definition now.
Thanks SP! Part 2 is posted, with more parts to come in the series.
Thanks Brian!
Your name is Harlen, correct? Great work... thoroughly enjoyable submissions... I'm looking for Hillberg as well... Quality Handmade Shelters
Thanks Daniel!
hello just came across your vid and liked it so i subbed and am looking foreward to the rest of the trip.best wishes,john.
The noise could be image stabilization or auto focus. I certainly didn't notice anything like that in this video. The most obvious culprit in outdoor video shooting is the wind.
Looking forward to the rest of the series. Perhaps getting your winter gear out for maintenance will be a catalyst to complete this video series before the start of the hard water travelling season. ;)
Thanks Griff!
I must admit I absolutely love your vids. You remind me of Les Stroud....just a cooler version of him lol
Swear Gryllz Thanks SG! I think Les has more skills than I will ever have! :o)
Nice place!
I have that exact same camp stool you have from camptime, my favorite camp stool!
Thanks AC! Its a cheapo Coghlans, but its the lightest I have found on the market. I have patched the tearing nylon material on top around the stress points, and it keeps on working!
Takes me back to my canoe trip 4 years ago on the Kenai Peninsula here in Alaska. I don't do much of it anymore, but its a great way to explore. Have you ever canoed the Yukon?