300+ Mile Small Boat Camping Trip - Finishing on ICW
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- The coastal portion of our Northeast Florida loop. Down the St. Johns river and back to Titusville, FL ending only 16 miles from where we began. This final half was a different feel as we cruised down the coastal waters.
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My little boy, Brooks, really wants me to tell you that you need to have Vienna sausages on your boat to eat. He is 10, and this was very important to him that I tell you this. He loves your channel.
Definitely with saltines!!!❤
Absolutely, gotta have them.
My daughter said she approved of this message. 😂 #Vinegar #HotSauce #Crackers
@@boatrvme8478 No doubt! Got to add some texture to get those down.
He’s not wrong!
Trip, that boat is just perfect for your adventures! Not too big to explore, but big enough for comfort.
You absolutely right Liz!!!
I’ve been watching your adventures for years (Dothan native here) and I enjoy virtually traveling with you because I don’t have to eat the old cheese, pay the $200 gas bill, and fix the boat. Creating this much content is quite the undertaking I know! Your camera shots are top tier now.. very cinematic! These adventures are better than a lot of television programs they put out now, and you are doing it all!
Glad you ahve been enjoying them for so long Jethro! There is a lot that goes into these things and I appreciate you noticing the improvements!
You are fortunate, indeed! And so are we in that you share it with us!
Agreed Bob!!!!
That spot with good burgers "across the street" in New Smyrna Beach is called Merk's. Been there since I can remember and is a local favorite. Good choice!
The narration to your videos are awesome. Its like having Anthony Bourdain along for the adventure.
Oh wow, thank you! I'm flattered!
Trip.... Always a pleasure my man. Been waiting on this one. You are having the time of your life brother! Now go catch a dang fish next time..... Geeez! 🌞🏝️🛥️😎🤙
Thank Clark! I need to work harder on my fishing huh???? lol I know.....
Wonderwood, Atlantic, Beach, JTB, Palm Valley, Vilano, Bridge of Lions…and so on. Nice to see you in my neck of the woods.
Good to get to visit!
Trip, I've been watching you since your kayaking days, and those adventures encouraged me to kayak ... even have your first sticker "Sailing & Such" ... enjoying your boating videos, but miss the kayaking 😊
Hey very cool! Those stickers are becoming more and more rare. I mist the kayaking at times, but I'd never be able to do a trip like this on a kayak ;)
23 and 26 Ventures are super sweet boats! Wanted the 23 but couldn't say no to the deal we got on our 22. Super fun boats that can go in super skinny waters. God bless and greetings from NC. 😎🤙
Yes they sure are... Glad I bought my 22 when I did or I couldn't afford one now..... Take care!!! Thanks for commenting.
You are in my backyard now, Brother!
Been watching you since your mini-skiff days, love what have been doing!
You deserve way more subscribers. Amazing content brother.
I agree!!!
It's easy to hit the like button....But, if you hit the share button......BOOM!
Trip deserves shares!!!
Let's help him grow this channel!!!
Thank you so much! Yes, @tunaslayer1 you are correct, a share is powerful!
Beautiful trip, Trip! You sure know how to enjoy that boat. Cool to get a glimpse of the oldest city in the US!
Awesome trip Trip! Those equally spaced clouds in the sunrise of the last day are way cool, almost look like ships lined up way in the distance.
Another great video, keep up the adventures Trip!
Will do Tristan, thanks!
It’s an awesome little boat. I like that. I just watched your first video and I’m watching this one. That’s awesome. What you did that trip I can’t wait till I do that. I’m gonna do the same trip. I grew up on the St. John’s right there in Deland, couple miles up the bridge and as a kid growing up, my parents always took us to the Glenn. We had a boat, I’m gonna do a little different sailboat motor on it. I’m dying to start off here in Lake Monroe and go up. I can’t wait. That’s awesome video.
Thanks for taking me along Trip!!!
Thanks for joining me!
@@TripSmith what is the purpose of TAPE on your mouth when sleeping?
I lived in st augustine for 3 years as a kid, had a paper route and rode my bicycle all over town... glad you got to see it too, so much to explore
Very cool! Great little city....
Wow man that is a great trip loved all the stops and just your video editing!
Thankya my friend!
You’re an inspiration man! Your channel has quickly become my new favorite! I need to plan an adventure here In S.C.!
Glad you enjoy it! That would be a fun area to explore....
Love your videos man! Lived in Florida for 2 years before I moved back to Illinois this year. Your videos inspire me to get back there!
Glad you enjoy them!!!
Your trip ended at the ramp mine began this morning . Titusville to Haulover and back. Perfect weather.
One of my dream trips is the one you just finished! Maybe this fall. Your video was inspiring! Thanks.
Hey nice! Hope you can pull of the "loop" trip!
Great videos..enjoyed watching them. Very interesting . And well done.
I have been at that beach in my boat at Ponce inlet. It’s nice when you have it to yourself. I have been thru HaulOver Canal also,lot’s of Manatees.
That's cool! Yes, lots of em for sure!
Wish I knew you were headed to St. Augustine, SO many places to pull up on the boat. North to South
Caps on the Water
Aunt Kates
Kingfish Grill (Comanche Cove)
Beaches Vilano
Conch House (personal favorite & you were moored up a few hundred yards away)
City Marina (paid)
Asado Life
St. Augustine Fish Camp
That’s my marina where you refueled, and the stretch of water from there to St Aug is my local water sport playground. A few miles south of that marina is Nocatee Landing, it has some sandy areas to pull up a boat, a bathroom and some picnic tables. It’s a convenient place to hang out at. A few miles north of St Augustine on the east of the ICW is Guana River park. It also has some beautiful sandy beaches and picnic tables. And then as you go under the bridge into St Augustine there is a public dock and pier that’s a with an easy walk to some restaurants and a Publix. I think it is a free dock. That’s a great little loop you did, I definitely want to do it sometime.
Hey cool!!!!! Thanks for the info! Great loop indeed....
I grew up right there by the wonderwood bridge , cool seeing you pass the the waters i grew up on
Hey that's a good spot to grow up!
I will be camping on those spoil islands in the mosquito Lagoon in three weeks looking very forward to it.
Awesome! Enjoy it!!!!
I live just North of St Augustine. Amazing area to live in.
I can imagine!
Cool to see you cruising through New Smyrna Beach!
Great spot to check out!
Heck yeah! Love these adventures!
Glad to hear that! They are difficult to plan, execute.amd edit..... But worth it!
Enjoyed the videos of your loop journey. As a youngster, we would dip net enough shrimp to fill a 5-gallon bucket when the shrimp were running in the Mosquito Lagoon.
Thanks Philip! I'd love to have been catching some shrimp to cook up....
Always love seeing you and partying with you at Barcodes in Orlando!!! Always love me a trip dip!!!
Yes, I googled it.... LOL your memory must be from a previous life???
We own a C Dory 23 venture. Love watching your adventures. Trip. Have you ever gone up to Montgomery on the Alabama river? And is it possible to do in a C Dory. I know there are quite a few locks. And the river gets low doing the peak of summer.
Your channel is inspiring.. you frequent areas I feel I belong in bc my parents are Alabama/ N Florida natives that moved to Virginia early in my life.. there are so many water ways here you would enjoy just as well..
Hey glad you enjoy it! I'd love to be to explore up there one day!
Thank you for inspiring all of us! I plan a solo cruise on my cuddy cabin in Chesapeake Bay this summer. Did you ever consider setting up a portable shower?
You are welcome! No I don't ever set one up.... But I've got a couple of them, I just never bring them along. To easy just to grab my collapsible bucket lol
any plans for doing bahama weekend trips? some fishing and camping there be cool.
Awesome job on the video. Awesome trip you did
Thankya much!
I have enjoyed this journey as I have fished the St John's and ICW from Lake George to Mayport to Matanzas for forty years but I was hoping you'd stop and let me wet a hook.
Glad you enjoyed it! I should have done some fishing..... Shame on me lol
Loved the video, that was nice. My old ladys family is from debary right by lake monroe. Hope to take this trip one day. Quick question is what did you put over your mouth before you went to bed?
You the man Trip.
Thanks gdj!
Shine On ☝️🕊️😃🪶🤙
Love these adventures 👋🏻…..Do you use 3/8” anchor line or 1/2”?
Thanks for sharing the journey and, I just ordered. Me some lmmt to try today , we do a lot of kayaking adventures , so need healthy electrolytes, appreciate the link for the free samples bro.( Daddy-Daughter)
Fun trip
Amazing trip!
Hey Tripp, great trip. Lol You went flying right past my marina in Palm Coast. I tend to go to the Matanzas Inlet at Ft Matanzas. It gets busy on the weekends.
I'm trying to use the argo app but it isn't good. It's SLOW and not user friendly if you're used to traditional navigation systems. First annoyance to me is no selection between track up and North up map orientation. That's a deal breaker for me. Navionics has an issue that you can select the option but it won't stay in track up. So I don't us that app either. I guess for me it's expensive stand alone units like Garmin.
Enjoy
Thanks!!!! I had a little trouble with argo using it to actively navigate but for routes, I had no issues. They all seem to have their issues don't they? I guess I'm just trying them and one day someone will get it right. Although Argo is actively working to improve things, maybe they will!
@@TripSmith Hey Trip. Jeff has been trying to help me get comfortable with Argo. He is a great guy. Tenacious would be my description. lol He sends me email help. lol He did show me how to do the track up verses north up feature. But still for me, Argo is trying to do to many things and I'm a simple person that needs easy intuitive features. lol
I don't even try to set up routes. Its a good back up to my Garmin but that thing is to smart for me too! I need a simple dumb version. lol Thanks for the recommend.
Oh and Ft Matanzas Inlet this weekend was full! Probably 300+ boats and people everywhere.
Our boat “Simple Life” has a cameo about 25:20. We were stern to stern with the old ship.
Hey cool!!!! Nice boat!
Btw. Trip , visit st Auggie! The historical oldest city side 0n foot sometime, when you can spend much longer, with good walking shoes,….😂 you’ll dig it, matanszas good fishing, btw, 😂 , lol I managed property there for 5ish years before my pops got terminally ill n had to move back to the Suwannee areas! Near or between Suwannee,Ichetucknee, and Santa Fe Definitely wanna go back n vlog. There in the Auggie historical area now that my little but not so little,…girl got me into vlogging with her and now that she’s grown up some and enjoying the FLA.😂
Hey cool! Yes it's neat city. Have fun vlogging!
What do you think of the power station you are using?
I'm picking up a used 22 C-Dory this week. What matting/flooring did you put inside and stern by chance?
Man did I see your boat today on Hathaway, behind a flat bed truck? Looked just like the C Dory.
I wish it was me!!! I should be down there in a few weeks though ;)
@@TripSmith I was like, "that looks like the right boat, but not the right truck. Lol.
Your boat real looks good
Thank you Brad. I try to treat her right.
Trip, if you ever want to make another trip to st Augustine and get shown around the area like a local, please reach out!
I own a real estate brokerage and LOVE selling this town so I also enjoy showing other people how amazing it is. Would love to share it with you on the water! Could bring your boat to the house, hit a couple sandbars, all the best food! Let’s do it!
Love these videos. 👍
What's the mouth tape for again?
Thanks!!! Promoting nasal breathing when sleeping as it has many benefits and sometimes my mouth will open at night without it lol
That's a really nice boat! Perfect size for the islands. What's the name brand and who builds them?
Thank you! Yes it is.... It's a C-Dory 22 Cruiser built by Northwest Marine Industries.
hey trip new to the channel but love it so far. do you ever do any fishing during these trips for a little change up in meals? also what kind of watch are you wearing is it a Doxa by chance?
Great video, out of curiosity what’s the cruising speed for the cdory?
Open it up when you hit Brevard County. They won’t and can’t enforce non payment of boating citations. Have fun
Yea sure...... 😂
I live maybe a mile from where you are at 2:12 into the video.
Great adventure and video. I just wish you loved to fish. What a food source, but that would bloody your boat, more cleaning Lol.What does your rig cost Nice boat.
Thanks David! Yea I do too honestly.... I'd be happy to clean dinner off the boat! What does it cost? I'm not totally sure right now.... Maybe $55k?
rolling through my turf
Nice turf!
$200.00 That’s Peanuts!🤪🤪🤪🤪
Great video !
Thank you!!!
my kindof fun, I have a simiarl vessel cruise from Ft.Morgan,AL to destin,Fl GOM woops GOA an the ICW. but not in one cruise kindof ballsie of you to cruise 300 miles. your vessel appears well equipped an sea worthy. but why aren't you consuming caught fish? seams strange to drop anchor from the back why don't you run the rode though the bow emergency hatch thats what I do, seams like a hassel setting up the mattress, why not sleep in the front berth the, drone footage is very cool nice video have fun an be safe.
I tend not to take the time to fish much... But I should! I like the rode staying out of the cabin and cushions. Don't want to be hauling in wet rode... I like the dinette berth as at night I can easily check my surroundings if I wake up in the night.
Is there no way to connect this loop? I was going to,launch from Jax in my center console and go all the way around. Is there somewhere skinny I can. Get through and he cant? Otherwise it’s not really a loop is it? I was really looking forward to this. Thanks Trip for trailblazing this on camera. I’ll start looking at google earth and see if I can find a cut. If not, I can always take the Gheenoe out and hit the Suwanne from FL/Ga line to the gulf.
Unfortunately no..... It's not loopable on anything, no matter how skinny. My boat only drafts 8" so it doesn't get much skinnier 🤙🏼
@@TripSmith Thanks Trip. Appreciate that Sierra Madre Hammock you sent a while back. I did the Ellie Rays launch trip up the Santa Fe to To Rum Island past blue springs and Ginnie and spent sometime in the inchentucnee until I got into the park. Unfortunately that is a no motors zone and I got skunked on the part of the trip since I was planning on diving those springs. I called the park and they said no trolling motors either. Now I know. 4 days 3 nights in the Gheenoe. Get back out there so I can keep copy catting your trips. Saves me the planning phase.
@@stevenfottrell1601 Haha! Awesome man.... Glad it all worked out! Working on it bud 👍🏼
We go by boat from Daytona to Matanzas all the time. It’s not that far.
Nah, it;s a good ride!
Great trip! I live in Orlando and am thinking about doing this in reverse. Question, I have a center console KW 21 ft boat. Sleeping on the boat in an open cockpit, I'll wonder if bugs/mosquitos will be a major issue. Do you have any insight? Many thanks.
Thanks Jeff! On bugs, it's hit or miss honestly, but mostly you'd get hit with them lol I'd grab one of these - amzn.to/4dKmu27 or amzn.to/4bwxMFS and have a tarp setup ready just in case.
@TripSmith Trip, thank you for the feedback. I think I'll get this and try it out. Going out tomorrow for a daytrip from Tutusville to Daytona or so. Getting ready to plan Titusville to lake monroe marina in Sanford. Kind regards. Jeff
WOOT!
Heck yea!!!!
@@TripSmith glad to see you still out there!!
Great video.
Thank you greg!
I watched one of you're video's and could you explain that ground beef meal you were eating? Chicken salad i can understand.
It's basically just ground beef with a little tomato sauce, italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Ground beef made to taste yummyer....
ADD A POWERPOLE SHALLOW ANCHOR.... THEN EASY TO ANCHOR IN SHALLOW WATERS. THE ONE WE HAVE IS 8FT MAX. BUT FLORIDA IS QUITE SHALLOW. JUST SO EASY HIT BUTTON YOURE ANCHORED. HIT BUTTON AND RETRACT YOURE GONE! IF A SINGLE POLE YOU WILL SPIN AROUND BUT IF YOU DO DUAL SETUP YOU HOLD HOW YOU SET. 😊
Totally not worth it for trip's boat.
What’s the tape in the mouth for ?
next time your at windward marine you gotta try out dockside seafood
It looked like a happening spot....
You were close in Ponce Inlet but you you missed Disappearing Island which has crystal clear water
I guess I did.... But I don't think even it had clear water when I went by....
Do you ever wish you'd gotten a little bigger motor?
That's the biggest the 22 is rated for. When I bought mine with twin 50's, the single version was only 90hp. Mine was just a bit underpowered. I think 115hp would be perfect.
Why don't you sleep in the v-birth, looks like it'd be more comfortable than having to make your bed and raise and lower your table everyday?
inspiring
I hope so ;)
Bet he stuck on the bar at st. Augistine inlet
No Conecuh tho?? Not from Lower Alabama
Ha! All good sausage ;) Conecuh or Kellys is my typical go-to
I watch a guy doing the great loop...he is in florida now..anyway..he stops and walks to a service station....saving lots....
Yea that would be an interesting way to do it! I might try it next time for fun and exercise....
You should see the fort while the sun is setting.
That would be cool!
That guy Pounce De Loin got it. St Augustine that is.
Sure did!
Where do you go to the bathroom
I'm creative.... Sometimes I make like a cat, sometimes I stop at parks/boatramps/restaurants....
bro i wish i could have given u some local info before u set off
How are you able to have so much energy without any carbs???
Well... Carbs are necessary.... So I consume low to no carbs generally and I have tons of energy. Carbs being the primary source of energy for the body was just some bologna that was spread years ago under ummmm, false information. I could go on and on but will hold my tongue. Would be happy to share more though!
What watch is that?
It's and Islander Skin Diver. Basically a US company who makes nice watches at a good price. Since giving up smart watches, I wanted something nice on my wrist but not ridiculously expensive. Been wearing it for a few months now and I love it.... Something about a real watch makes me feel different. One thing I like about this one is it's a bit thinner than others so it isn't high profile on my wrist. longislandwatch.com/islander-port-jefferson-skin-diver-automatic-watch-with-sun-faded-orange-dial-isl-178/
Sunsets are better with clouds. Not thick dark clouds, but partly cloudy normal cloud cover. When you get the different colors hitting of the clouds covering the whole sky
Yea I think you are right about that.
How many Watts total on your cells, and which controller are you using?
300w and the controller is in the power bank so I don't need a stand alone one.
@TripSmith Thanks brother!
Awesome.
Thanks!!!
I didn’t know Murray had a boat 🛥️
Surprise surprise!!!! That Impractical $$$ lol
Can U explain the mouth tape ?
What’s up about the tape on the mouth
St. Augustine is unique in that it was originally a Spanish Land grant city so the city owns the river bottom and can force people to pay for anchoring in the city. They make you pay for the use of their morning balls. You can go south of the 312 bridge and anchor for free. You can also tie up to the municipal dock and pay to spend the night. Comanche Cove and The Conch House also has dockage.
Very cool City. I wish I would have known about the Conch House... Next time!!!
Btw, what's with the tape over your mouth at night?
It's to encourage nasal breathing which has many benefits over mouth breathing. Sometimes at night my facial muscles can relax and I may start mouth breathing. I sleep much better now ;)
@@TripSmith what’s the tape you use?
What’s that you put in your mouth when you go to sleep?
He puts a piece of tape over his mouth. It's a country boys CPAP alternative. Lol. Have a good one. 👍
Do you put the tape on your mouth so you don't talk during the night
You got it!!! Smart man...
48:57 Start now, start small.
that's right!!!
2 hours is a long time
Yes it is.....
Im pretty sure Augustine is the oldest city in the US.
Yep, I think you are correct.