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Typically for lunch I just put in deli sandwiches / hamburger / hot dogs (hamburgers hot dogs will be an early dinner in the trip, w/ the extra stuff ready for anybody who want.s to cook the,selves lunch later)

Where did you rent your run about/speed boat from in Page?

What hand held marine radio is best to get if you are on a ski boat or jet ski and want to communicate with the houseboat?

I enjoyed every minute of this informative video! Such great information! Really appreciate it and the spread sheet is so great. I feel so fortunate to have stumbled upon it and glad you made it easy to copy and use. Thanks so much! This will be our 4th trip to Powell and the way you pull all of the useful info together is a game changer!

Nice spreadsheet! Would you be willing to share a blank copy of it

um, um, um...wtf stop already

sorry dude but, you're not cut out to be a narrator

I have a polar camel and love ❤ it

PS, I am so glad I watched this...I admit I imagined us parked in the middle of the lake and "camping there" didn't realize we would beach camp!

What are your thoughts on renting from bullfrog vs wahweap marina? We just rented one from bullfrog (chose this because it's a shorter driving distance from us) but I'm realizing the biggest area of the lake is over by Wahweap. I've read conflicting things online, some saying there are more of the sight seeing perks closer to Bullfrog...I am going with a bunch of college friends so we would like to be near the action. Thanks in advance!

Great video thanks, only critique would be NOT to include your guests in the Deposit fee. Just foot it yourself and you won't have to worry about returning it. Besides, if you fuck up the boat, they aren't gonna be paying for it...lol

How much pollution is associated with the lake?

Thank you so much =)

Recommended beaches from Bullfrog?

Great video. As someone who is coming to the lake for the first time a few questions: 1. How I find my way along the way and back 2. Are there gas stations along the route? 3. Is there a way to get to the Antelope Canyon by boat? Thanks in advance, Eran

What website was that???

What he says is true. There is no point in asking for specific recommendations for campsites for the exact reasons he has explained. But you do need to have a good idea of what you are looking for in general. Do you want a big wide open sandy beach for kids and dogs to run wild? Those are VERY rare at Powell and someone else will usually have it staked out already. Honestly, you'd probably be happier at Lake Mead if that's what you really want. Do you just want a safe shady spot to park the houseboat so you can take off in the speed boats and go exploring? Hey! That's what Lake Powell is really all about. Motor that houseboat as fast and far away from the marinas as you can get. Then park it and go see the incredible wonders of this incredible place. When you get back, the houseboat should be relatively cool and you won't have to run the A/C to enjoy dinner. To find a shady spot in the height of summer, try using the speed boats to search canyons on the north side of the lake. Look for shadows cast by high cliffs that face north. If this is your first time on Lake Powell, there's a lot to learn, even if you're an experienced boater. One of the most important is to make absolute sure you've got your houseboat tied down solid. Terrific storms occasionally blow through and they can turn a peaceful sunset into a screaming nightmare in the dark in as little as two hours. Don't take a chance. Fact is, you'll get a lot more out of your expensive houseboat rental if you have a level-headed individual with you who already has solid experience houseboating on Powell. Here's a few DON'Ts that first timers often violate... Please do not anchor your houseboat less than 100 feet from another houseboat unless it's a genuine (short term) emergency. Don't even THINK about crossing your anchor lines with another boat or you will get an ear full. Don't pull up on someone else's nice quiet beach and let all 4 of your big wet noisy dogs loose to take a dump anywhere they please. Always pick up after your animals. Don't pull up on someone else's nice quiet beach and start blasting your multiple stereos. Do not water ski or operate PWC's in such a way as to repeatedly rock other boats that are anchored or beached. DO NOT EVER break any glass bottles anywhere, not even in a fire pit! Don't trash your campsite! No one gets paid to clean up after you. You brought it -- please take it back out with you. Be EXTREMELY careful when cliff diving or even diving off the houseboat. Cliff diving is highly illegal but of course everyone does it, sometimes with tragic results. (Note that alcohol often turns normal human beings into mindless beasts.) The captain of the houseboat (or the person who signed the rental agreement) is responsible for everything his passengers do. So far I've had 18 glorious summer vacations on Lake Powell at various water levels and all kinds of weather. If you're reasonably cautious, you should have a great time too.

Your a liar can't come forward with a price you should be asheame

Nice presentation and planning document and advice. Especially good advice in the cost recovery section. As a houseboater for over 25 years, I've personally not had any problems with everyone's payment, but it's mostly family and really close friends on my trips. The one time I captained a boat for a good friend and his friends (who I did not know), I, as you recommended presented a non-refundable buy-in on the trip, and they appreciated the overpayment refund I sent them. I think you nailed all the considerations for a trip. Since we're mostly family on the trips, I tell everyone they have to contribute to the chores, and I invite them to do what they want. For those who didn't contribute much, I would give them a warning that future invites would depend on their participation - it worked! I think the only thing I could recommend in your planning guide would be to specify the Lake level when recommending a 'campsite' - the Lake is different depending on that level. By the way, I like the rake recommendation - I never thought about that but since you mentioned it, it certainly would have been useful! For 18 of those years, I had shared ownership in two houseboats (Southern Belle and Desert Breeze). The key is finding a houseboat with a great - not good, great - management and maintenance program. My ROI on both of them was less than 4 years as compared to a nearly comparable - the amenities are far better on a shared ownership boat - annual rental boat . Plus, everyone is an owner so they all tend to take care of the boat better than do the renters! (As I live in Florida the trip would be too costly for any trips of less duration than 7 days.)

San Juan has by far the best glass and very few people, their is camping, by anchor

Our family has camped in the same canyon fo almost 50 years ‼️

Why do house boats have a limit of people that can be on the boat at all times? Are they strict about that?

Planning a trip for my friends and this is everything I needed. THANK YOU!!!!! Will keep you posted how it goes

The last houseboat trip I took, at a different lake, we used a “post pounder” to pound in stakes that we tied to. I’ve heard many people talk about how hard it is to dig the massive holes necessary for tie offs. Would it work, or has anyone used one of the gas powered one man post hole diggers? They are pretty compact snd seem like they would make it a heck of a lot easier.

What Marina do you prefer? We will be departing from Bullfrog next September. Any recommendations from there?

Why test a tumbler thats about the same money. All these tests prove yetis work so just buy. Nobody needs a corvette but its nice to own .

Such a helpful video!

Nice work. Good luck with your channel. Time to step up to ownership. Then you can do a whole new video on the modifications to your spreadsheet!

Great video!!! Good info, I'm planning on going to Lake Power this year. This will be helpful. Thank you so much. God Bless.

Thank you for all this information. We go as a family so the monetary part doesn't apply but seems feasible. but the finding a campsite and the estimating fuel costs are great!! thanks so much.

thanks for sharing! im planning a trip now for 2021

Thanks for sharing this information

This test is not scientific but lots of fun! To do it correctly, you'd have to take the same amount of water by ounces, freeze it in one solid form, that of he cups preferably, and then at the exact same time, place them in the exact same area spaced at least three times the size of the vessels (cups) apart. To measure the results, you would place a thermometer in at fifteen minute intervals, and record whose ice completely melted first time wise, then how much longer it lasted in the other. You're welcome.