I remember helping Kerry at the sportsman's show when you came through Lisa and really loved his boxes. Sadly Kerrys dreams of making those boxes as a career after pationing them never came to fruition. I he had a couple different sizes to fit nearly every old town canoe and a few others. He even made a few into a cooler model. I inherited the last of the inventory from his widow Dianne and have been tasked with finding good homes for them. Rest in pease buddy the legacy of your boxes are giving other sportsman and women great joy
Kerry, left a beautiful piece of gear to the world of canoeing…we should all be so lucky. When I first saw those boxes, I thought everyone could see what I could…I thought he was gonna build an empire. ❤️
I was just doing research to try and find the Kerry Parker after hearing his name on this video. I bought a tandem old town canoe for my wife, daughter and I and when I saw this box I was just like “wow I wonder where I can find one”. I’m so sorry to hear that your friend and such an ingenious man has passed before he could put one of these in every canoe. What a coincidence to see this comment 23 hours after you posted it. Again, my sincerest condolences for your loss.
@christophersmith6752 Iam sorry I've given my last one away. Check with the Sportsmans Alliance of Maine I donated a few there but I don't remember what ones so I don't know if they'd fit your canoe. They primarily fit old town canoes.
Lisa, your channel is a hidden gem, I am so glad I came across you by chance. As a keen canoeist up here in BC Canada I love the wealth of knowledge and experience you pack into each of your 3 minute videos. Naturally, I have subscribed! Every Blessing, Chris
I'm an outdoors person but not a canoeist. I swear I enjoy and learn more from your videos than any other channel I subscribe to. Thanks for all the great work!
Facebook message 3 Minutes and I can send some pics and measurements. I don’t build things. they’re not blueprints, but have helped some people create they’re own version.
.. Great idea ,, I always tie an emergency pack to bow handle or front gunnel ,,, but I like this .. Could you show contents kept in there .. Emergency gear ,, day use gear , etc. as usual ,, the bigger the box the more we put in ,, love the series .... Stay Safe ...
With 40+ years of experience on flat water canoeing (ok, ok, flat water can be pretty huge and not flat!) it's fun to learn the Maine ways. Thanks so much.
Just found your channel and I absolutely love the no nonsense style. I'm looking to buy a tandem canoe, mainly plan to paddle with my 80lb dog (and rarely one extra person). I weigh about 150 lbs and am reading a lot of advice that seems to say a 16-17ft tandem is hard to paddle solo and direct me to buy a smaller solo canoe. I notice you paddle from the stern and seem to be in a 16ft canoe, what are your thoughts on this ?
Lisa! Many years ago, while visiting MOFGA I saw some of these. Someone was displaying (and maybe selling) them. I have an Old Town Pack canoe and a decent set of wood working skills. Can You offer some more photos of the box? Thank you for all your videos and sharing your knowledge.
These videos are great. I truly enjoy them. The fact that I learn useful information makes it even better. Since you asked; I do have a question. I own a Wenonah MN 2 and live on the coast of Downeast Maine. I normally use it solo in the salt water bays accessible from our front yard. Less river use so far. Could you give some recommendations on which paddles you would recommend for open water? I currently use a kayak paddle 1/2 the time when I need to move in a straight line faster and a recreational single bladed canoe paddle when maneuvering is needed. I will be carving my own paddles this spring. What shape would you go with? I’m thinking 1 beaver tail and 1 otter tail. What is your opinion of the bent shaft paddles? Some parts of the world swear by them and others stay away. Thanks again for the great content.
I love a single piece of wood ash paddle, a beaver tail and an otter tail. I’ve never used a bent shaft, but lots of my friends have and really like them.
That’s an excellent design, the way it fits in the bow/ stern of the canoe. The box looked to be varnish or perhaps fibreglass resin. What is used to waterproof the seems ?
I don’t know what was used to put the cedar planks together, but at the time 1990’s the resin used to seal it was 75 $ a can..vast fortune. Every year I take a clear 2 part epoxy and fill any serious dings, then I use a high quality outdoor poly and give it 3 coats. Lately Helmsman.
That's pretty sweet, Lisa. Looks like a good project for the other half of the winter. Looks like wood planks not a plywood as well. Will it fit as snuggly in other boats or just the Camper?
It’s made of cedar planks, it was made to fit in an Old town Tripper but will also fit a Tripper and a Disco 169. When it first came out it was called a Bow & Stern Canoe box. They had a film of a Tripper you could not sink because of the air trapped in the boxes.
@@Mainepolingguide It would be fun to see that video/film. I have a Tripper and and older Hunter 14 foot that looks like a scaled down Tripper Is the box fiberglassed or just tight joints?
I have a hunter as well. Hey let me know if you ever want to sell that Btw the box fits in the bow of that. The box is cedar planks and in the 1990’s the poly to seal it was 75$ a can..a vast fortune. I poly it every season with a quality helmsman brand for outdoors.
@@Mainepolingguide Ohh sorry no sale,I just got it last spring put wood rails on it and took the seats out with a kneeling thwart. I am on the look out for a 15 foot camper. I like my Hunter, still stable enough to stand an pole. I tried the newer old town Next and there is no standing with a pole at any comfort level worth it, the disco 119 was a little better. I expect the boards on the box were tongue and grove. I have some wide cedar I might try some single pieces with just the corners to seal up.
Miss Lisa, always enjoy your 3 minute videos. Are there any full length ones? Have you written any books? Lastly, what’s written on the side of the box if it’s not too personal asking? Thanks again Peace¥
I write for a local monthly called The Maine Sportsman. No books. I can’t sit at the computer that long ughh. That’s why none of this can happen without my editor, Maine Guide John Meader.
Sadly they don’t make them anymore, but I’ve been told there are drawings and measurements on the internet. I don’t build things but sent plenty of pics and measurements of mine. Facebook message me if you want them. Thanks for watching!
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide thanks you. I did find the patent papers with good enough drawings I think I can get it done. Does it seem like the edges of yours have fiberglass on them?
Richard, I found a product that I’m probably gonna try in the Spring, first really warm day, and detail amd update on 3 Minutes. As for the demo patch at MCS. I left that on for the Winter but will probably remove to do the Spring repair at home. In the event of having to repair on a river I stand by the stainless steel wire and the 2 part epoxy. The night we had to repair, it was cold, rainy, conditions not ideal for relying on the epoxy. You have to have something physical like the wire, stitching the break and keeping it from spreading or breaching. Especially on the river we were on with multiple sets of rapids coming up, and a fully loaded boat.
@Mainepolingguide Hello, greetings from Poland :) This is an absolutely wonderful wannigan and I'd love to make a similar one on my own. Could you please send me as many detailed pictures as possible?
Yes. Pictures are on my website 3MinutesMaineGuide.com. Go to the menu and click on the page that says “Canoe Projects”. Good luck and thanks for watching.
I don’t. Kerry was a gifted carpenter and a boat builder. There are several angles especially on the bottom. Instant message me and I can send detailed photos and some measurements.
This is a very cool box. However, each canoe can be different and it's important to have a proper fit. And I'd add some padding to protect the hull since this could make a difference in case of an impact. ****The best would be to use some cardboard to make a template.**** Also, here, people with us would be allowed to use that on calm or mid-calm waters. Not allowed on white waters or stormy days, because if you crash/sink, you'd lose everything. And our philosophy is that NO ONE is above the law of physics, anyone can flip/crash/sink/wobble/tango one day. Even the most experienced ones ;)
I do patch any dings with a clear 2 part epoxy and if it goes in the back of a truck I put a pad underneath it then to protect it. But I’ve had it 27 years!
Yes. 2 ways with some of the easy, light, quality pop up sails for kayaking or if you want to go more traditional with what you would have or could get on a canoe trip Ray Goodwin has a gray video on rigging and sailing a canoe solo. He’s on RUclips
Interesting, but it's strongly advised not to put any essential gear in that box. Because if you lose the canoe, you lose what could save your life (or lots of troubles).
I remember helping Kerry at the sportsman's show when you came through Lisa and really loved his boxes. Sadly Kerrys dreams of making those boxes as a career after pationing them never came to fruition. I he had a couple different sizes to fit nearly every old town canoe and a few others. He even made a few into a cooler model. I inherited the last of the inventory from his widow Dianne and have been tasked with finding good homes for them. Rest in pease buddy the legacy of your boxes are giving other sportsman and women great joy
He would have been so proud to have seen this! ❤❤
Kerry, left a beautiful piece of gear to the world of canoeing…we should all be so lucky. When I first saw those boxes, I thought everyone could see what I could…I thought he was gonna build an empire. ❤️
I was just doing research to try and find the Kerry Parker after hearing his name on this video. I bought a tandem old town canoe for my wife, daughter and I and when I saw this box I was just like “wow I wonder where I can find one”. I’m so sorry to hear that your friend and such an ingenious man has passed before he could put one of these in every canoe. What a coincidence to see this comment 23 hours after you posted it. Again, my sincerest condolences for your loss.
Kevin...I would love to be part of the history! If there is a box still available I will ensure the legacy being passed on to my son:)
@christophersmith6752
Iam sorry I've given my last one away. Check with the Sportsmans Alliance of Maine I donated a few there but I don't remember what ones so I don't know if they'd fit your canoe. They primarily fit old town canoes.
What an inspiration!!
At 62 you make my desire to live my childhood woodsman dreams burn stronger!!
Merci;-)
Wow. What an amazing box….and the fit!!! Wow just wow
That is an awesome wannigan. I’ve not seen one fit in the bow before. Usually in the centre.
Thank you for sharing
Happy paddling from the uk 🇬🇧
Lisa, your channel is a hidden gem, I am so glad I came across you by chance. As a keen canoeist up here in BC Canada I love the wealth of knowledge and experience you pack into each of your 3 minute videos. Naturally, I have subscribed! Every Blessing, Chris
Chris, thanks so much. I believe as Guides amd canoeists we need to share the knowledge, it keeps us all safe out there.
That box and how it fits truly is genius.
I'm an outdoors person but not a canoeist. I swear I enjoy and learn more from your videos than any other channel I subscribe to. Thanks for all the great work!
Thanks for the shout out and thanks for watching. 👍❤️
That is a great box Lisa. I am so glad your showed how it locks in. I will be making one for my canoe, maybe two. Thanks again
Shawn, let me know if you want photographs of the bottom.
@@Mainepolingguide Thanks Lisa I will, just showing my buddy the Carpenter
@@Mainepolingguide Sorry for not getting back to you working. You had two other canoe box video with good pictures of the bottom
That was a great story about the un-swamped box and well worth the extra minute and forty seconds. :)
The only time I’ve ever caught fish with my hands…I felt like Jeremiah Johnson.
I went ahead and built one out of marine plywood and fiber-glass. Great stuff! Thank-you.
Yes I think you sent me a pic, it’s blue. Hope you love yours as much as I do. Thanks for watching.
@@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide Yup..I do love it but will need to wait till next year to get some use out of it.
This was great....and I can see why the boxes work so well....thanks for sharing!
Lisa this is so rad!!! I need the blue prints!
Facebook message 3 Minutes and I can send some pics and measurements. I don’t build things. they’re not blueprints, but have helped some people create they’re own version.
.. Great idea ,, I always tie an emergency pack to bow handle or front gunnel ,,, but I like this .. Could you show contents kept in there .. Emergency gear ,, day use gear , etc. as usual ,, the bigger the box the more we put in ,, love the series .... Stay Safe ...
Check out video #71. I open it and go through everything. You’ll be surprised how much it holds. Thanks for watching!
another great video. Thanks
With 40+ years of experience on flat water canoeing (ok, ok, flat water can be pretty huge and not flat!) it's fun to learn the Maine ways. Thanks so much.
Thanks for watching and welcome to 3 Minutes!
Lisa, you been eating your Wheaties, girl you strong. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks from England
Ahh England, a little body, with a mighty heart. Shakespeare Henry V
Nice fitting and functional box.
Yes. He left a beautiful piece of canoe gear, we should all be so lucky.
It's nice.👍
Mine is just a rectangle box that rides just forward my center thwart. Yours is a cool design. Definitely gonna build one like that.
Yours is more traditional and I’ll bet it does hold more. They’re great for anything sharp, metal…glass, delicate.
Just found your channel and I absolutely love the no nonsense style.
I'm looking to buy a tandem canoe, mainly plan to paddle with my 80lb dog (and rarely one extra person). I weigh about 150 lbs and am reading a lot of advice that seems to say a 16-17ft tandem is hard to paddle solo and direct me to buy a smaller solo canoe. I notice you paddle from the stern and seem to be in a 16ft canoe, what are your thoughts on this ?
Lisa! Many years ago, while visiting MOFGA I saw some of these. Someone was displaying (and maybe selling) them. I have an Old Town Pack canoe and a decent set of wood working skills. Can You offer some more photos of the box? Thank you for all your videos and sharing your knowledge.
Dan, yes I can especially pics of the bottom. Instant message me in Facebook.
These videos are great. I truly enjoy them. The fact that I learn useful information makes it even better.
Since you asked; I do have a question. I own a Wenonah MN 2 and live on the coast of Downeast Maine. I normally use it solo in the salt water bays accessible from our front yard. Less river use so far. Could you give some recommendations on which paddles you would recommend for open water? I currently use a kayak paddle 1/2 the time when I need to move in a straight line faster and a recreational single bladed canoe paddle when maneuvering is needed. I will be carving my own paddles this spring. What shape would you go with? I’m thinking 1 beaver tail and 1 otter tail. What is your opinion of the bent shaft paddles? Some parts of the world swear by them and others stay away. Thanks again for the great content.
I love a single piece of wood ash paddle, a beaver tail and an otter tail. I’ve never used a bent shaft, but lots of my friends have and really like them.
That’s an excellent design, the way it fits in the bow/ stern of the canoe. The box looked to be varnish or perhaps fibreglass resin. What is used to waterproof the seems ?
I don’t know what was used to put the cedar planks together, but at the time 1990’s the resin used to seal it was 75 $ a can..vast fortune. Every year I take a clear 2 part epoxy and fill any serious dings, then I use a high quality outdoor poly and give it 3 coats. Lately Helmsman.
That's pretty sweet, Lisa. Looks like a good project for the other half of the winter. Looks like wood planks not a plywood as well. Will it fit as snuggly in other boats or just the Camper?
It’s made of cedar planks, it was made to fit in an Old town Tripper but will also fit a Tripper and a Disco 169. When it first came out it was called a Bow & Stern Canoe box. They had a film of a Tripper you could not sink because of the air trapped in the boxes.
@@Mainepolingguide It would be fun to see that video/film. I have a Tripper and and older Hunter 14 foot that looks like a scaled down Tripper Is the box fiberglassed or just tight joints?
I have a hunter as well. Hey let me know if you ever want to sell that Btw the box fits in the bow of that. The box is cedar planks and in the 1990’s the poly to seal it was 75$ a can..a vast fortune. I poly it every season with a quality helmsman brand for outdoors.
@@Mainepolingguide Ohh sorry no sale,I just got it last spring put wood rails on it and took the seats out with a kneeling thwart. I am on the look out for a 15 foot camper. I like my Hunter, still stable enough to stand an pole. I tried the newer old town Next and there is no standing with a pole at any comfort level worth it, the disco 119 was a little better. I expect the boards on the box were tongue and grove. I have some wide cedar I might try some single pieces with just the corners to seal up.
@@downeastprimitiveskills7688 It sounds beautiful. Yes the Hunter is a perfect scale down from a 16 foot Camper. Great to have both.
Gonna have to build one of those!
Let me know if you want pics or measurements
@@Mainepolingguide Thank you.
Miss Lisa, always enjoy your 3 minute videos. Are there any full length ones? Have you written any books? Lastly, what’s written on the side of the box if it’s not too personal asking? Thanks again Peace¥
In video #40 I feature the box and read the quote at the end. Thanks for watching.
I write for a local monthly called The Maine Sportsman. No books. I can’t sit at the computer that long ughh. That’s why none of this can happen without my editor, Maine Guide John Meader.
Any idea if anyone still makes these? I would love to own one.
Sadly they don’t make them anymore, but I’ve been told there are drawings and measurements on the internet. I don’t build things but sent plenty of pics and measurements of mine. Facebook message me if you want them. Thanks for watching!
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide thanks you. I did find the patent papers with good enough drawings I think I can get it done. Does it seem like the edges of yours have fiberglass on them?
how did your canoe repair with steel wire and epoxy work out?
Richard, I found a product that I’m probably gonna try in the Spring, first really warm day, and detail amd update on 3 Minutes. As for the demo patch at MCS. I left that on for the Winter but will probably remove to do the Spring repair at home. In the event of having to repair on a river I stand by the stainless steel wire and the 2 part epoxy. The night we had to repair, it was cold, rainy, conditions not ideal for relying on the epoxy. You have to have something physical like the wire, stitching the break and keeping it from spreading or breaching. Especially on the river we were on with multiple sets of rapids coming up, and a fully loaded boat.
@Mainepolingguide Hello, greetings from Poland :)
This is an absolutely wonderful wannigan and I'd love to make a similar one on my own. Could you please send me as many detailed pictures as possible?
Yes. Pictures are on my website 3MinutesMaineGuide.com. Go to the menu and click on the page that says “Canoe Projects”. Good luck and thanks for watching.
Found it. Thanks a lot!
Do you guide through an outfitter?
Blaine, I used to, but took a bit of time off last year. I’m very close to launching a new website for teaching in person classes. Stay tuned.
Lisa Do you know of a set of plans for this wanigan? I would like to make one
Depending on how you care about your canoe, or what type of canoe you have, make sure to have some rubber or any other kind of padding under that box.
I don’t. Kerry was a gifted carpenter and a boat builder. There are several angles especially on the bottom. Instant message me and I can send detailed photos and some measurements.
This is a very cool box. However, each canoe can be different and it's important to have a proper fit. And I'd add some padding to protect the hull since this could make a difference in case of an impact. ****The best would be to use some cardboard to make a template.**** Also, here, people with us would be allowed to use that on calm or mid-calm waters. Not allowed on white waters or stormy days, because if you crash/sink, you'd lose everything. And our philosophy is that NO ONE is above the law of physics, anyone can flip/crash/sink/wobble/tango one day. Even the most experienced ones ;)
It’s probably hard to see in the video but the bottom of the box kind of floats above the floor, it doesn’t rub.
I do patch any dings with a clear 2 part epoxy and if it goes in the back of a truck I put a pad underneath it then to protect it. But I’ve had it 27 years!
Can you do a single person sailing
Yes. 2 ways with some of the easy, light, quality pop up sails for kayaking or if you want to go more traditional with what you would have or could get on a canoe trip Ray Goodwin has a gray video on rigging and sailing a canoe solo. He’s on RUclips
Interesting, but it's strongly advised not to put any essential gear in that box. Because if you lose the canoe, you lose what could save your life (or lots of troubles).
SADLEY KERRY PARKER DIED IN 2015.
Yes. He did. But left a beautiful piece of canoe gear, we should all be so lucky.