Canoe Camp - May 2013
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- This is a seven day canoe camping trip round the loch. It shows some of the local features including the remains of an old village now in ruins and the old grave of a 'Campbell' who once lived their in the 18th century. The paddle is atmospheric at times as the weather changed considerably over the period. of camp but unfortunately the bad weather episodes I didnt record. I also describe some of the bushcraft gear that I normally take on trips. Its recorded on a pocket camcorder and a mini DV that I use as it has reasonable optical zoom. It is wild camping on areas chosen round the loch for their remotness and suitability.
hauntingly beautiful in sight and sound
Very peaceful and serene, thank you for sharing your trip with us.
Thank you, for such a great video. I almost felt as if I was there. Stunning location, and awesome music. Well done, Sir. Well done!
Thank you Sir for a wonderful video and for the time and effort you put into it. it was quite moving!
Amazing and brilliant, you have beautiful landscape in your neighbourhood. Full of peace and silent. Congratulation of good trip idea. Thank you also for using excellent music. Your serenity and that music makes this movie special. Thank you very much.
Basia, Thank you for your kind comments. It was very beautiful and its nice to know that my movie conveys this to you. When I look at it now it does give me such good memories of this trip. I hope your travels are rewarding and always safe. Regards, Bob.
Mr. Collin, I enjoyed your video very much. It portrays the essence and beauty of canoeing. Even though it sometimes gets cold, rough weather sets in and other challenging issues arise, camping by canoe in my mind is one of the most satisfying ways to enjoy our beautiful Earth. From Texas--Keep on Paddling.
River Mann Hi......Thanks for your comments and i'm glad you found my trip interesting. I checked out your site and was pleased to watch your own recent adventure which looked great fun with your friends. Best wishe from Scotland to Texas, isnt that in itself wonderful! Cheers, Bob
Thanks Bob,
A lovely & inspirational film.
Tony Bailey Tony, Thanks for your positive comment, much appreciated. Bob
What a wonderful discovery this video is. I am a ex pat now living in the U.S. and to see Loch Tay again is truly wonderful thank you so much
Paul, Thanks for your nice comments. I am pleased that in its small way that the footage has brought back memories to you that you have found enjoyable. Loch Tay is a special place to me and your comments clearly show that your memories are very dear on your time spent there prior to you moving to the U.S. Thanks again regards, Bob.
Yes Bob, we had friends who lived in Aberfoyle and our first visit was 1976.we toured all of the central highlands, oh what a fantastic time. Subsequent visits have not been as often as I would like although we did spend three days in Edinburgh a few years ago my wife still says its her favorite city in the entire world.I'm retired now and I want her to see the highlands keep those videos coming and perhaps we will be there soon Thank you again and kind regards
Beautiful Bob. Just beautiful. Thank you - just the reminder and peace I need having not been canoeing for ages.
Colin, Thanks for your comments, much appreciated. Checked out your site and have found some really interesting material which I shall look at later. Cheers, Bob
Bob this and other videos are the reason why I love being out on the water and in the woods, Superb mate thank you
Pete
Pete, Thanks for viewing and for your comments. I think its these sort of trips that keep us going and make the more mundane moments at home or work more tolerable! Cheers :-)
Great Video Bob , Fantastic scenery , Thanks for sharing
Matrix, Thanks for your comments and glad you liked the scenery. Cheers from Edinburgh.
Bob, Thanks for the video, it reminds me of some good times. I loved the way you put it together. I have got to get back to Scotland with my wee boat soon. Stewart.
Stewart, Thanks, glad it brought back some good memories and has helped inspire you a bit to get yourself and your wee boat back here. Have a good one and :-) Bob
Stunning, that opening sequence was straight out of the movies and what a music choice, fitted perfectly.
Martin Outdoors69, Martin thanks for your nice comments. I was lucky the weather graced me with the conditions it did and it was quiet and eerie with the drifting mist. The music from ‘Secret Garden’ is quite haunting and I had had it in my head to use for a while so this was the ideal opportunity. Thanks again, regards, Bob.
Outstanding video, thanks for taking the time to share
Hi thanks for your nice comments, much appreciated. Bob
very quiet and beatififul film, thanks to you !
+Leni Magrove Leni, thanks for your comments, I am glad you enjoyed watching it. Regards, Bob
great stuff from one bushty to another !
Wonderful landscape! Awesome places!
Thanks Michael it was a nice trip. Bob
great video stunning sceanery
Patrick, Yes I was lucky and got some atmospheric conditions which helped. Was looking at your site and you have subscribed so I can get a chance to look over your canoe trips later as this type of material always interests me. Regards, Bob
When I first saw the village in the video, I felt a connection. Then the cemetery pulled more strings. I thought of distant relatives long gone. Then I saw my name on the stone. Wow. Just wow.
John Campbell Its strange how such things happen, coincidence or not things can still make the hair on the back of your neck stand on end! Bob
really enjoyed this thanks for sharing just makes me want to get a canoe and get out there on our beautiful lochs we have all over Scotland i love wild camping either in a lavvu tipi or a hammock and tarp the canoe would make this so amazing by changing the vast places to go many thanks for this upload its very much appreciated stay safe and take care...colin.
colincky w Colin, Thanks I agree there are lots of opportunities to be enjoyed whichever way you chose. Enjoy ! Regards, Bob
Thank you for your very nice comments. It inspired me to watch it again and I relived the moments once more. It was a good trip and I am glad that you felt some of the 'feeling' that I experienced as I journeyed through it. Regards, Bob
Beautiful video! Cheers!
nibimocs, Thanks for your nice comment much appreciated, Bob
Paul, thanks for your comments, I had some nice weather and some not so nice however I got some good video footage to work with.
Hi and thanks for your kind words, I have checked out your channel and added it to my subscribed list. Bob
Thank you Larry your positive comment is much appreciated. Regard, Bob.
Just found this year's on from when made it ,inspiring regards Ian
Hi thanks for your comment. It is a Mad River but no it’s actually a ‘reflection 15’. Fantastic canoe and I really enjoyed its manoeuvrability and handling sadly no longer have it though. Regards, Bob.
Inspiring and very thoughtful presentation, Bob. I was particularly struck by the little rocky island appearing through the mist, on the Loch, at the beginning of your film. I like how you've kitted out your LR Defender too. Your camping stove is an inspiration. I'm intrigued as to its construction. It looks as if it gives good radiant heat like a pot belly stove. Also, when you described your kit, I noticed the large diameter black Poly Pipe and wondered if this is what you use to house your cooking utensils. You seem to know what you are doing! I live in Queensland, Australia and often go away camping on Astronomy weekends, exploring quiet, dark, night skies. I'm still learning, and finding ways to be more economical with equipment etc. This is why I'm asking so many questions!! Lovely scenery, masterfully edited film, great music; the whole package. Well done sir!
John, Thanks for your positive comments much appreciated. The construction of the stove is featured at the end of my other movie 'Wild Camping Loch Tay 2011', it does radiate heat and is a secondary gas wood burner design. Regards, Bob
Bob Collin Thanks Bob, much appreciated. Happy trails :-)
I love Scotland I have stayed on the banks of Loch Lomond, a beautiful place
Richard, Thanks I hope my footage conveyed to you some of the beauty that you remember. Cheers, bob
This version replaces the first copy I uploaded which didnt upload correctly. Sorry to those that commented on the first upload as your comments were lost in the change. Bob
Everything wonderful mostly the music...(from Brasil)
Hello Brasil!, Thanks for your comments and glad you liked the music. :-)
thanks very impressive really enjoyed it...ATB...colin.
I would like to see more of your fieldcraft although the scenery was brill thanks tommy
Thomas Cannon Tommy thanks for commenting. My fieldcraft isn’t much of a science I’m afraid. I chose my shelter generally as a wide door open fronted tent with a tarp extended across the mouth to create an open view it’s an attempt to recreate the old campfire tent as used by Bill Mason the great outdoorsman and canoeist. I built my little stove to be a secondary gas wood burning stove and it’s always served me well. Other than that it’s a bit of a fraud as I just use my knife, bush saw or axe to chop wood to fit the stove and don’t carve spoons or build shelters or anything that could be considered bushcraft certainly not as I see it described and shown on other TH-cam channels. I guess I just see my outdoor activity as practical common sense gained from being in the ‘Scouts’ as a boy and am no purist in my fieldcraft techniques but I just love being there and do what I have to to be dry and comfortable. I do love trying to capture on video my experience though and thank you for your really nice words on that as well. Thanks for watching, cheers from Bob.
Bob Collin,
Its a nici video. Its also difficult when you make a canoe trip and then also make a film.
Bas Goudswaard
The Netherlands
Bas, that's a fact! Sometimes trying to get the shots can be difficult but it is worth it as you can keep the details of the trip much more alive. I re-watch them every now and again and the memories come flooding back. Thanks for commenting much appreciated. Bob
Fantastic video. Wish I has able to do this.
Terry Smith Terry, Thanks for the compliment. It was a good trip that I really enjoyed but the weather being good makes all the difference. Regards, Bob.
Thank you for taking us along. Is that a 16’ Explorer?
Nice J stroke-How about some info on how you have your canoe set up. I noticed the kneeling seat and lines threaded through the gunwales. Great scenery and i really like the windvane on the bow. LB
Cole, thanks for your comments. I dont have a specific video covering the canoe set up I have covered details of it it in my other videos though. Loch Tay Jan 2012 shows the detail of the lacing at the end and the Inverpoly trip shows the kneeling saddle and general setup. Thanks for watching , cheers! Bob.
i think bob the best times are in the tent at night you woul also be suprised how many people cant pitch a tent could you keep this in mind bob thank you
Thomas Cannon, Thanks again and I will keep it in mind.
cool video
Such well chosen music with your eye for the woods behind the camera. What is that music?
Thanx for sharing your trip.
Bubba
Bubba hi! The music is mostly by a duo who go under the name 'Secret Garden'.They play some really nice material which I thought sympathetic to the overall mood I was trying to create. CD's are available and ITunes is probably a good source for single tunes you may like to obtain. Thanks for your nice comments, Bob.
So I suppose a Loch is what we in America would call a lake?
Bubba, Yes exactly, its a Scottish name given to bodies of water. We have fresh water lochs similar to inland lakes and sea water lochs which are inlets round the coastline which could be a strait, bay or fjord. In Ireland it is spelt slightly differently as 'Lough'.
Hi Bob,
With my last name and ancestry I should know that!! I have always wanted to come to Scotland and do some backpacking and backwoods travel. I am also a fly fisherman and that passion/obsession/addiction that also began from your neck of the woods.
Thanx,
Bubba
Looks beautiful I have just started canoeing and cant wait to get to see some of the places it will open up to me.
What Loch were you on ?
Thanks Jamie
Hi Jamie, Fantastic way to see the countryside! Its Loch Tay one of my favourite Lochs to visit as its not too long a drive from Edinburgh. Enjoy :-)
Awesome
C Robinson Thanks for your comment it was a fantastic trip, much appreciated. Bob
Brillent x
Hi and thanks for watching much appreciated. Bob
Serene
Greg Kling Greg, Thanks, nicely said I appreciate that :-) Bob
Did you make your stove,if so what out of? Great trip by the way.
Malcolm. Thanks for your comments. I did make the stove, if you watch my other footage 'Wild Camping, Loch Tay, July 2011' when I used my kayak for a similar trip you will see at the end of it details on the stove. Great for canoeing trips but too heavy for backpacking however I still enjoy using it though when I can. Bob.
I want to get that bg knife but was worried it's not legal to carry or wear while canoing
Dan Servante Its correct that it illegal to carry such things as knives, axes etc. and I wholeheartedly agree with that. Those however undertaking bush craft and some specific outdoor activities have a need for such tools and used carefully with common sense provide no general threat. The law is broadly published and you can get online guidance on what is and what isn't allowed. Expert guidance/ information and its compliance will allow you to be sure what you do is within the requirements of the law and help you enjoy using such tools. Regards, Bob
I suppose it's like my big scuba diving knives there ok if you keep it in context with the hobby..them knives have saved my life before so I think it's ok
To get the bg knife if it's kept in the pack most of the time..
Bob I am watching from Shanghai. very nice job here. I have added your channel to my watch list for others. You are welcome in my forest anytime. Okanogan Forest - "Frugal Bushcraft"
Hi Bob. Just wondering what model your mad river canoe is? Also how do you find it in rough water? Im looking to get a canoe, so doing some research. Thanks
Hi its a 'Reflection 15' in Royalex. I had an Old Town Charles River in PE before that but it was too heavy for single paddler portageing and general use. From memory the Reflection is 27kg whilst the Charles River was circa 35kg. In one of my earlier Loch Tay vids I show how I laced up the Reflection and a bit more about that canoe. Carries loads of gear for camping/touring and though its not as deep and has less freeboard sits well on the water tracks well and handles sweetly. Can do light rapids but designed more for flat water, have been out on some days when the wind has blown the waves up and its stability is good. Plus for me as a solo paddler you can just turn it round and paddle in reverse to get optimum trim. Bit small for two paddlers to go camping though. Regards, Bob
Bob Collin Thanks for the reply Bob. Videos are lovely, keep em coming.
Harry
Harry, thanks hope your research goes well. Cheers, Bob
what location ?
Amin Mohammed Hi.... it's Loch Tay in Scotland!