So what I'm gathering here is that snacks are the #1 packed item for kayak camping 😅 Great video man I just came across your channel today and lots of great videos. Cheers from Ontario!
I agree, rear day hatches are not practical. If the rear day hatch bulkhead is not a structural necessity then take it out; this will allow for a lot more packing options.
I like the location of the day hatch but I don’t think it needs a separate bulkhead. Make it a small 6” hatch with the inside being a dry-bag type liner. That’s works much better in my opinion.
I like my day-hatch. If I'm on a day-trip, everything I need can fit in there, and won't be rolling around a big empty hold. If I'm on a multi-day trip, I can put my tarp and essentials in there, so when I land I can set up my kitchen, get some water on, then fish gear out of the main hatch and keep it dry under the tarp while I pitch my tent. Besides that, subdivision is really important. The day-hatch turns the kayak into a 4 compartment vessel. If one compartment is bilged/flooded, it is more likely to stay afloat with 3 intact compartments, rather than 2.
Great video! I am a novice and looking to get into kayaking. I love backpacking/camp in the back country. Having a kayak to get me to even more remote place to explore sounds amazing. I am looking for info on weight capacity/percentages (kayak,paddler,gear). How to choose the proper kayak. It would be great if you did a video on how to calculate safe capacity and what kayaks you should be looking at for certain weights while keeping performance and maneuverability. Thx
As for the amount/weight of gear you can carry in a kayak, it's quite a lot more (twice?) than you can back-pack and maybe not as much as you can carry in an open canoe. As for capacity, most manufacturers quote a maximum weight or capacity. Beware, however, that this is the maximum amount the loaded boat can weigh before it sinks. That amount includes paddler weight, all the weight of the gear, and the _weight of the boat_ . For a safe limit, where you actually need to manouver the boat in waves, you should reduce that theoretical maximum amount by 25% to 35% to get a workable limit.
I’ve been following your channel for a while now. On your review of the Virgo me and my sister both purchased one. Looking at getting them out on the water shortly
I had been looking at doing a river trip around here, but I kept hearing about an odd Canadian with different boats and puffy boots popping up all around here. I imagine if you had gotten hypothermic, your river name could have been "Molson", since you would have been a cold Canadian. On normalish trips, I use dry bags. In heavier stuff, I use immersion bags for the items that must remain dry. I had the misfortune of putting a week's worth of food in a regular dry bag on a saltwater trip. After six hours of 3-5 foot chop, my stern bilge had acquired about 20 liters of saltwater through a not very good hatch. All of my food was ruined, my new stainless multi-tool had already started corroding and by AA batteries were all toast. My custom Joe O' backup paddle also was washed off the deck. Immersion bags would have prevented all of that except for the lost paddle. Then again, sitting out a small craft advisory would have avoided all of it.
Ken, could you talk about kayaking where portages are involved (especially areas where you aren't allowed to bring carts)? I imagine it would be very similar to canoeing but I'd love to hear about any kayak specific gear (for example: do they make kayak yokes?) or kayak specific practices for backwoods portaging (like the BWCA).
Great video, Ken! Thanks for this gear breakdown. I kayak in Florida and have the ORU Bay 12 FT touring kayak. I was hoping you could recommend a suitable manual bilge pump that will tolerate the hot Florida Sun. I have read some reviews where the mechanism can warp from the heat. Thanks for reading my comment!
Interesting... I haven't heard of that problem with bilge pumps. Not surprised to hear the Florida summer sun can cause havoc with gear. Sorry I don't have a solution for that... except to stow the bilge pump in your cockpit. :)
@@PaddleTV A buddy and I paddled the Skagit River in Washington State at 20,000 cfs from Concrete to Sneeoosh Beach. Much inspired by this video. It was perfect. Camped one night on US Forest Land on the riverbank.
As usual a solid video full of great information. Where does one purchase the Gear Lab Deck Pod with the updated straps? Was this a prototype or is it readily available. I will pay a bit extra for the better connection system.
If looking for a detailed list of kayak camping gear, keep scrolling. At one point he points to a bag and says, that's my cooking stuff. 🙂 Oh, and camping gear isn’t even mentioned until 8:45.
I really love seeing what different people pack for kayaking trips (it gives me a better idea of what I'm likely to take). Thank you for sharing!
So what I'm gathering here is that snacks are the #1 packed item for kayak camping 😅
Great video man I just came across your channel today and lots of great videos. Cheers from Ontario!
this is a big help for planning my excursion to Ireland’s Eye in Newfoundland. Thanks.
Glad it helps! Sounds like a great trip.
I agree, rear day hatches are not practical. If the rear day hatch bulkhead is not a structural necessity then take it out; this will allow for a lot more packing options.
I like the location of the day hatch but I don’t think it needs a separate bulkhead. Make it a small 6” hatch with the inside being a dry-bag type liner. That’s works much better in my opinion.
I like my day-hatch.
If I'm on a day-trip, everything I need can fit in there, and won't be rolling around a big empty hold.
If I'm on a multi-day trip, I can put my tarp and essentials in there, so when I land I can set up my kitchen, get some water on, then fish gear out of the main hatch and keep it dry under the tarp while I pitch my tent.
Besides that, subdivision is really important. The day-hatch turns the kayak into a 4 compartment vessel. If one compartment is bilged/flooded, it is more likely to stay afloat with 3 intact compartments, rather than 2.
@@mairnealachamu For winter kayak camping I need my plush REI 3.5 sleeping pad. The only way to fit that in my kayak was to take the bulkhead out.
rear dayhatch is good for water, easy access and keeps the weight low down, no better spot
@@CheekyMonkey888 Perhaps you do not do a lot of kayak camping in the winter when you might need to load a bulky mattress like the REI 3.5.
An excellent, no nonsense reference video. Super helpful tips!
Thanks for sharing your wisdom!
Thanks Ken. It is nice to see how it all goes together.
Keep in mind... packing is a never ending work in progress! :)
I’ll be living right next to the new river in NC in a month. Definitely looking forward to the paddling opportunities.
Brilliant, I need more stuff 😆 seriously though, didn't think of a bilge pump.. also, I'm guessing you like snacks 😂😂
Great video! I am a novice and looking to get into kayaking. I love backpacking/camp in the back country. Having a kayak to get me to even more remote place to explore sounds amazing.
I am looking for info on weight capacity/percentages (kayak,paddler,gear). How to choose the proper kayak. It would be great if you did a video on how to calculate safe capacity and what kayaks you should be looking at for certain weights while keeping performance and maneuverability.
Thx
As for the amount/weight of gear you can carry in a kayak, it's quite a lot more (twice?) than you can back-pack and maybe not as much as you can carry in an open canoe.
As for capacity, most manufacturers quote a maximum weight or capacity. Beware, however, that this is the maximum amount the loaded boat can weigh before it sinks. That amount includes paddler weight, all the weight of the gear, and the _weight of the boat_ . For a safe limit, where you actually need to manouver the boat in waves, you should reduce that theoretical maximum amount by 25% to 35% to get a workable limit.
Really helpful for considering my next trip. I love those boots! Thank you and happy paddling
Is that Pete’s “‘Nana” making a cameo on PaddleTV again hahah
I’ve been following your channel for a while now. On your review of the Virgo me and my sister both purchased one. Looking at getting them out on the water shortly
I had been looking at doing a river trip around here, but I kept hearing about an odd Canadian with different boats and puffy boots popping up all around here. I imagine if you had gotten hypothermic, your river name could have been "Molson", since you would have been a cold Canadian.
On normalish trips, I use dry bags. In heavier stuff, I use immersion bags for the items that must remain dry. I had the misfortune of putting a week's worth of food in a regular dry bag on a saltwater trip. After six hours of 3-5 foot chop, my stern bilge had acquired about 20 liters of saltwater through a not very good hatch. All of my food was ruined, my new stainless multi-tool had already started corroding and by AA batteries were all toast. My custom Joe O' backup paddle also was washed off the deck. Immersion bags would have prevented all of that except for the lost paddle. Then again, sitting out a small craft advisory would have avoided all of it.
Best TH-cam channel I follow 👍🇨🇦🍻
Cheers!
Great video mate
Really great video, thanks!
You've posted a lot of videos recently... I'm enjoying all that content but don't burn yourself out. 👍
Ken, could you talk about kayaking where portages are involved (especially areas where you aren't allowed to bring carts)? I imagine it would be very similar to canoeing but I'd love to hear about any kayak specific gear (for example: do they make kayak yokes?) or kayak specific practices for backwoods portaging (like the BWCA).
No kayak specific yokes that I know of. Might be be a popular opinion, but canoes are far superior for trips involving extensive portage.
Did I miss where you packed meals, water, cooking/ mess kit?
awesome, thanks a lot
My pleasure Ronny!
What pants are those? I like the pull up gasket at the top.
I hope there’s a vlog dedicated to ‘snacks’ 😊🏴☠️🙏🏼
Great video, Ken! Thanks for this gear breakdown. I kayak in Florida and have the ORU Bay 12 FT touring kayak. I was hoping you could recommend a suitable manual bilge pump that will tolerate the hot Florida Sun. I have read some reviews where the mechanism can warp from the heat. Thanks for reading my comment!
Interesting... I haven't heard of that problem with bilge pumps. Not surprised to hear the Florida summer sun can cause havoc with gear. Sorry I don't have a solution for that... except to stow the bilge pump in your cockpit. :)
Yep..very helpful even though I canoe!
Wow, you are so right! It is time for me to do a river trip myself.
Time for me to do another one! :)
@@PaddleTV A buddy and I paddled the Skagit River in Washington State at 20,000 cfs from Concrete to Sneeoosh Beach. Much inspired by this video. It was perfect. Camped one night on US Forest Land on the riverbank.
As usual a solid video full of great information. Where does one purchase the Gear Lab Deck Pod with the updated straps? Was this a prototype or is it readily available. I will pay a bit extra for the better connection system.
Thanks! As for the new Deck Pod... I know you can buy it directly from GearLab - gearlaboutdoors.com?sca_ref=1065800.XZNOvzAnjU
You don't drink water??
So, what you're saying is, with those pants, if you go into the drink, there won't be any shrinkage?!? :)~
:) I guess you could say that...
If looking for a detailed list of kayak camping gear, keep scrolling. At one point he points to a bag and says, that's my cooking stuff. 🙂
Oh, and camping gear isn’t even mentioned until 8:45.
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Total cost: $8,429.