Hey Bryan, my girlfriend works for Sea Base and just found this video and sent it my way. What an awesome trip down memory lane. Captain Chris and I still talk about that fishing day, it was one for the books. Hope everyone is doing well. - Eric
My troop and Crew are heading to Seabase on Christmas day this year. Can you give me any advise from one scouter to another. Any tips that you could share would be greatly appreciated. We are from the St. Louis metro area and we cant wait i'm traveling with 10 scouts and 4 total scouters. I wanted to also thank you for your video I have showed it to our scouts and they are using it as a guide video on what to expect. we are taking a couple of go pro cameras so we plan to make a similar video. I would love to hear back from you I have contacted you on google plus and hope to hear back from you.
+Kabir Houston I read your post yesterday and thought a little about tips for you.. If youre doing the Out Island Adventure, ensure you you bring plenty of the Skin So Soft Oil (not the lotion) as it really helps with the NoSeeUms (they bite and are voracious) you get used to it (kind of) but its certainly different than the mid-west. Honestly, its not much different than summer camp from a gear and preparedness perspective. I brought my GoPro and my Cell Phone (to use the cellphone camera). While our Troop has a very strict no-electronics policy (and so does Sea Base while on the island) I kept it put away and was able to post a few photos and short videos of the week to the VERY interested parents from the tent (there is Cell Service there and even 4G in places, you may have to be a little sneaky though). The boys will likely see a starry sky theyve never seen before and its a highlight of the trip. From the island youre staring straight into near zero light pollution with nothing between you and Europe/Africa. I had the GoPro 3+ Silver on the trip (we went before the GoPro 4 was released), but my understanding is the GoPro 4 Silver and Black will take night long-exposure photographs. That would be spectacular. If I had it to do over, Id probably smuggle a DLSR out there for night photography alone, but its risky because your gear _will_ get wet. Youll load all of your items in a large dry-bag provided by Sea Base, youll see us dragging them off the canoes. The video posted here is a shortened version of the one I created for the troop which is over 60 minutes long. For creature comforts we always carried a pouch of wet-wipes (for better clean up after #2) and random other things as needed, they turned out to be a nice way to give yourself a spit bath if you dont like going to be sweaty/dirty before bed. The ocean water kind of leaves a light oily/sticky film on your body, kind of nice to take that off (I dont even care if ya think Im a sissy) ;-). I brought a Solar Panel Charger (the Goal Zero Nomad 7) with me and had the insight to bring a fully charged 10,000MAH battery bank also. Strangely enough the Solar Panel didnt give me near the juice I thought it would. the 10,000MAH battery lasted 2-3 days charging my GoPro and CellPhone then it was depleted. The Solar Panel only gave me a "little" charge. Fortunately the other Scout Master also had a Nomad 7 which can be connected together which "helped"; but wasnt exactly, surprisingly, knocking it out of the park. Part of the Sea-Base experience is getting on "island time". You get up when you want to, eat when youre hungry and sleep when you want to. They want you to lose track of time. If youre packing your electronics around, thats tough because itll be unavoidable for you and Id encourage you to avoid looking at the clock, heck take a piece of black tape and put it over the very top of your phone if you take it so you cant see the time, get on island time too. Seems like I remember they take the boys phones and watches. Id also recommend on the way down (if youre driving) that you stop by the SeaBase on Lower Key Matecumbe for a short visit. The boys should see that too. Bout it for now, happy to help of you have more questions.
+Kabir Houston On the GoPro I had 2 extra batteries and an extended GoPro battery fully charged before I went out. That helped not have to dip into the spare battery pack power for a few days. I took some LONG time lapses, of you're not doing that you likely wont need near the power I did.
+Kabir Houston The paddle out to the Island is tough, you'll likely be paddling into the wind on the way out, wind at your back on the return trip. Now might be a great time to hit the gym and work on the rowing machine. ;-) I'm 6'2" and 245, not a small guy and I wasn't in near the shape then as I am now. When paddling if everyone stays in sync you'll go much further/easier. If you have boys that are pretty weak in the arm, it'll be rough on them but they'll get through it. If you had more time, incorporating a physical fitness pre-trip would have been good for the boys. Swim test is easier than at home do to the bouyancy of the water.
Hello Bryan! My troop is doing the out island adventure this summer, and i was wondering if you would recommend bringing a camera such as a gopro or just a disposable camera. I have a Hero 3+ Silver and I would like to take a few photos and videos along the trip. Great video! it looked like you and your troop had an awesome time!
GoPro's take fine pictures! I also had a digital camera with me. If you have both, take both. I would rather have a gopro photo than a disposable camera photo as it'll probably be higher quality and is much more versatile camera. Happy to help answer any other questions you may have.
On a different note, did anyone in your troop bring a hammock to sleep on? I recently received one as a gift and was wondering if it would worthwhile to bring it down. Also, one of the SeaBase packing lists recommended bringing boots, but another list said nothing about them, so I'm unsure of the footwear required for a good trip. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, as I have never been to Florida before. Thanks!
Liam Ferry One of our boys did. Keep in mind, the mo-seeums on the island are voracious. I personally wouldn't have slept out in a hammock unless I had to. I've been to Florida many times and I can say for certain that the no-seeum's on Munson are unique to Munson as I've never experienced tiny biting bugs like that anywhere else. You do get used to them and with enough skin-so-soft oil it keeps it quite manageable. Boots will be helpful if walking around the 100 acre island especially during foul weather. Most of time we were barefoot or using our water shoes. Hope this helps
+Liam Ferry My troop just got back from Munson just a few days ago. I brought my gopro session and it was amazing. Other people brought waterproof disposable cameras and they said it was terrible. So I would reccomed the gopro. Having a chest mount is amazing to go with it as you can get video hands free. As for sleeping in a hammock, only do it if you have a no see ems fine bug net. I had one and it worked wonders. Others did not and they had some rough sleeping. A tarp is also not that bad of a thing to have for your hammock. Have fun on Munson! Remember pants, long sleeves, skin so soft, and gold bond. Get a buff to, that was a nice thing to have!
Roland, I just saw your comment. So sorry as it seems I'm too late. I'll answer anyway for the benefit of others. I used one 64 gig SD card the whole trip to capture the video and stills. It had around 30 gigs of data once the week was complete. I had two extra batteries and charged them some with a Goal Zero solar charger. The charger didn't work as well as I had hoped however. The gopro runs over 2 hours on a charge so I cycled it on and off as needed to conserve power. Hope this helps someone!
My seabase is coming up this summer like I talked about last time I recently got a GoPro Hero 4 Session and would the goal zero nomad 7 charger work for that? Also do you have to charge the goal zero nomad 7 by itself?
The Nomad 7 will help a lot (but may not be perfect). I'd suggest you get a second usb charger for your GoPro and a spare battery or two so you can have a battery charging by the nomad while you have a charged battery in your camera. It will take hours for a nomad 7 (in full sun) to put a significant charge in a GoPro battery. I used one of these for that purpose. shop.gopro.com/accessories/dual-battery-charger-plus-battery-for-hero4-blackhero4-silver/AHBBP-401.html
Nice video! We are going to Seabase next week. Everyone is excited to go and I am going to share your video with our whole crew. I just got a GoPro and am wondering how we will keep the batteries charged. How did you manage to go a full week of recording with the GoPro? Did you have backup batteries or solar chargers?
+Roland Kreml Roland, I just saw your comment (a month after you were scheduled to leave - see above). So sorry as it seems I'm too late. I'll answer anyway for the benefit of others. I used one 64 gig SD card the whole trip to capture the video and stills. It had around 30 gigs of data once the week was complete. I had two extra batteries and charged them some with a Goal Zero solar charger. The charger didn't work as well as I had hoped however. The gopro runs over 2 hours on a charge so I cycled it on and off as needed to conserve power. Hope this helps someone!
Hi. I'm not sure if you'll read this but, I am a member of boyscouts and our troop is going here! I am hopefully going to get a GoPro 4. Another question how do you keep the battery going for so long??
I accidentally deleted the last comment requesting information on what software was used to edit the video. (Sorry about that) the video and many of the stills were shot from a GoPro Hero 3+ Silver and video edited with Final Cut Pro X.
Sorry, never owned a session, didn't know the battery wasn't removable. Looks like you'll need an alternate charging method for sure. Perhaps a 10,000 MAH charger would be better for you. Something like this should charge the session twice I would guess before running out of power. www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Portable-Power-Bank-000/dp/B00LRK8JDC Keep in mind, it's very tempting to take TONS of video. If you do that, you'll end up with so much video you wont know what to do with it all unless you're editing it. I literally had 20-30 hours of video when I was through and that significantly added to my editing time. Your GoPro should last 2.5ish hours on a charge. Be very selective about what you photograph or video. Turn it off when not using it to conserve power. With a conservative usage strategy, a couple of recharges should last you the whole week and provide a great record of your time there.
This what I have. The nomad 7 and a spare battery pack. www.goalzero.com/p/79/guide-10-plus-solar-kit Whether it's worth buying is up to you, do you plan on taking more than 2.5 hours of video and photos that week? If so, you'll need to charge the battery. You'll need 2-3 hours of full sun to charge the GoPro battery with the nomad 7.
Watched your Munson Island adventure exactly 10 years after this video was shot! Time flies!
Sure does! Have a happy 2024!
Fuck yeah!!! Fucking fish!!! I FUCKING LOVE FISHING!
Hey Bryan, my girlfriend works for Sea Base and just found this video and sent it my way. What an awesome trip down memory lane. Captain Chris and I still talk about that fishing day, it was one for the books. Hope everyone is doing well. - Eric
Eric! Whats up man! Hit me up on chat anytime. Hope all is well!
Mr Wilbur - it was a splendid week. I think I kinda even miss the Noseeum's. Kinda..
Incredible.... We are going this summer... Can't wait... Yippee. 2015
0:58 I'm the cool guy on the right :p
My troop and Crew are heading to Seabase on Christmas day this year. Can you give me any advise from one scouter to another. Any tips that you could share would be greatly appreciated. We are from the St. Louis metro area and we cant wait i'm traveling with 10 scouts and 4 total scouters. I wanted to also thank you for your video I have showed it to our scouts and they are using it as a guide video on what to expect. we are taking a couple of go pro cameras so we plan to make a similar video. I would love to hear back from you I have contacted you on google plus and hope to hear back from you.
+Kabir Houston I read your post yesterday and thought a little about tips for you.. If youre doing the Out Island Adventure, ensure you you bring plenty of the Skin So Soft Oil (not the lotion) as it really helps with the NoSeeUms (they bite and are voracious) you get used to it (kind of) but its certainly different than the mid-west. Honestly, its not much different than summer camp from a gear and preparedness perspective. I brought my GoPro and my Cell Phone (to use the cellphone camera). While our Troop has a very strict no-electronics policy (and so does Sea Base while on the island) I kept it put away and was able to post a few photos and short videos of the week to the VERY interested parents from the tent (there is Cell Service there and even 4G in places, you may have to be a little sneaky though). The boys will likely see a starry sky theyve never seen before and its a highlight of the trip. From the island youre staring straight into near zero light pollution with nothing between you and Europe/Africa. I had the GoPro 3+ Silver on the trip (we went before the GoPro 4 was released), but my understanding is the GoPro 4 Silver and Black will take night long-exposure photographs. That would be spectacular. If I had it to do over, Id probably smuggle a DLSR out there for night photography alone, but its risky because your gear _will_ get wet. Youll load all of your items in a large dry-bag provided by Sea Base, youll see us dragging them off the canoes. The video posted here is a shortened version of the one I created for the troop which is over 60 minutes long. For creature comforts we always carried a pouch of wet-wipes (for better clean up after #2) and random other things as needed, they turned out to be a nice way to give yourself a spit bath if you dont like going to be sweaty/dirty before bed. The ocean water kind of leaves a light oily/sticky film on your body, kind of nice to take that off (I dont even care if ya think Im a sissy) ;-). I brought a Solar Panel Charger (the Goal Zero Nomad 7) with me and had the insight to bring a fully charged 10,000MAH battery bank also. Strangely enough the Solar Panel didnt give me near the juice I thought it would. the 10,000MAH battery lasted 2-3 days charging my GoPro and CellPhone then it was depleted. The Solar Panel only gave me a "little" charge. Fortunately the other Scout Master also had a Nomad 7 which can be connected together which "helped"; but wasnt exactly, surprisingly, knocking it out of the park. Part of the Sea-Base experience is getting on "island time". You get up when you want to, eat when youre hungry and sleep when you want to. They want you to lose track of time. If youre packing your electronics around, thats tough because itll be unavoidable for you and Id encourage you to avoid looking at the clock, heck take a piece of black tape and put it over the very top of your phone if you take it so you cant see the time, get on island time too. Seems like I remember they take the boys phones and watches. Id also recommend on the way down (if youre driving) that you stop by the SeaBase on Lower Key Matecumbe for a short visit. The boys should see that too. Bout it for now, happy to help of you have more questions.
+Kabir Houston On the GoPro I had 2 extra batteries and an extended GoPro battery fully charged before I went out. That helped not have to dip into the spare battery pack power for a few days. I took some LONG time lapses, of you're not doing that you likely wont need near the power I did.
+Kabir Houston The paddle out to the Island is tough, you'll likely be paddling into the wind on the way out, wind at your back on the return trip. Now might be a great time to hit the gym and work on the rowing machine. ;-) I'm 6'2" and 245, not a small guy and I wasn't in near the shape then as I am now. When paddling if everyone stays in sync you'll go much further/easier. If you have boys that are pretty weak in the arm, it'll be rough on them but they'll get through it. If you had more time, incorporating a physical fitness pre-trip would have been good for the boys. Swim test is easier than at home do to the bouyancy of the water.
Hello Bryan! My troop is doing the out island adventure this summer, and i was wondering if you would recommend bringing a camera such as a gopro or just a disposable camera. I have a Hero 3+ Silver and I would like to take a few photos and videos along the trip. Great video! it looked like you and your troop had an awesome time!
GoPro's take fine pictures! I also had a digital camera with me. If you have both, take both. I would rather have a gopro photo than a disposable camera photo as it'll probably be higher quality and is much more versatile camera. Happy to help answer any other questions you may have.
On a different note, did anyone in your troop bring a hammock to sleep on? I recently received one as a gift and was wondering if it would worthwhile to bring it down. Also, one of the SeaBase packing lists recommended bringing boots, but another list said nothing about them, so I'm unsure of the footwear required for a good trip. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, as I have never been to Florida before. Thanks!
Liam Ferry One of our boys did. Keep in mind, the mo-seeums on the island are voracious. I personally wouldn't have slept out in a hammock unless I had to. I've been to Florida many times and I can say for certain that the no-seeum's on Munson are unique to Munson as I've never experienced tiny biting bugs like that anywhere else. You do get used to them and with enough skin-so-soft oil it keeps it quite manageable. Boots will be helpful if walking around the 100 acre island especially during foul weather. Most of time we were barefoot or using our water shoes. Hope this helps
+Liam Ferry My troop just got back from Munson just a few days ago. I brought my gopro session and it was amazing. Other people brought waterproof disposable cameras and they said it was terrible. So I would reccomed the gopro. Having a chest mount is amazing to go with it as you can get video hands free. As for sleeping in a hammock, only do it if you have a no see ems fine bug net. I had one and it worked wonders. Others did not and they had some rough sleeping. A tarp is also not that bad of a thing to have for your hammock. Have fun on Munson! Remember pants, long sleeves, skin so soft, and gold bond. Get a buff to, that was a nice thing to have!
Roland, I just saw your comment. So sorry as it seems I'm too late. I'll answer anyway for the benefit of others. I used one 64 gig SD card the whole trip to capture the video and stills. It had around 30 gigs of data once the week was complete. I had two extra batteries and charged them some with a Goal Zero solar charger. The charger didn't work as well as I had hoped however. The gopro runs over 2 hours on a charge so I cycled it on and off as needed to conserve power. Hope this helps someone!
you guys are lucky we went mid august and it was 95 to 100 the entire week, then when we went fishing there were huge waves and everyone got seasick.
No doubt Munson in the winter is phenomenal. Munson at 100 degrees would be kinda 😩!
what temperature was it when you were there?
80's as I recall
My seabase is coming up this summer like I talked about last time I recently got a GoPro Hero 4 Session and would the goal zero nomad 7 charger work for that?
Also do you have to charge the goal zero nomad 7 by itself?
The Nomad 7 will help a lot (but may not be perfect). I'd suggest you get a second usb charger for your GoPro and a spare battery or two so you can have a battery charging by the nomad while you have a charged battery in your camera. It will take hours for a nomad 7 (in full sun) to put a significant charge in a GoPro battery. I used one of these for that purpose. shop.gopro.com/accessories/dual-battery-charger-plus-battery-for-hero4-blackhero4-silver/AHBBP-401.html
Nice video!
We are going to Seabase next week. Everyone is excited to go and I am going to share your video with our whole crew.
I just got a GoPro and am wondering how we will keep the batteries charged. How did you manage to go a full week of recording with the GoPro? Did you have backup batteries or solar chargers?
+Roland Kreml Roland, I just saw your comment (a month after you were scheduled to leave - see above). So sorry as it seems I'm too late. I'll answer anyway for the benefit of others. I used one 64 gig SD card the whole trip to capture the video and stills. It had around 30 gigs of data once the week was complete. I had two extra batteries and charged them some with a Goal Zero solar charger. The charger didn't work as well as I had hoped however. The gopro runs over 2 hours on a charge so I cycled it on and off as needed to conserve power. Hope this helps someone!
Hi. I'm not sure if you'll read this but, I am a member of boyscouts and our troop is going here! I am hopefully going to get a GoPro 4.
Another question how do you keep the battery going for so long??
Good hearing from you, see my comments to Kabir in this thread for more info on batteries. Best of luck to you!
I accidentally deleted the last comment requesting information on what software was used to edit the video. (Sorry about that) the video and many of the stills were shot from a GoPro Hero 3+ Silver and video edited with Final Cut Pro X.
Thanks!
But for the GoPro hero 4 session I can't put in a new battery it has to be charged with a cord, I can't just it in a new battery
Sorry, never owned a session, didn't know the battery wasn't removable. Looks like you'll need an alternate charging method for sure. Perhaps a 10,000 MAH charger would be better for you. Something like this should charge the session twice I would guess before running out of power. www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Portable-Power-Bank-000/dp/B00LRK8JDC Keep in mind, it's very tempting to take TONS of video. If you do that, you'll end up with so much video you wont know what to do with it all unless you're editing it. I literally had 20-30 hours of video when I was through and that significantly added to my editing time. Your GoPro should last 2.5ish hours on a charge. Be very selective about what you photograph or video. Turn it off when not using it to conserve power. With a conservative usage strategy, a couple of recharges should last you the whole week and provide a great record of your time there.
And is the goal zero nomad 7 worth buying
This what I have. The nomad 7 and a spare battery pack. www.goalzero.com/p/79/guide-10-plus-solar-kit
Whether it's worth buying is up to you, do you plan on taking more than 2.5 hours of video and photos that week? If so, you'll need to charge the battery. You'll need 2-3 hours of full sun to charge the GoPro battery with the nomad 7.
How much is a goal zero charger and regular chargers
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