Gearing Up for a 5 Day SOLO CANOE TRIP in Algonquin Park
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Its about time for the next adventure!! This time we are heading out to do a 5 day SOLO canoe trip in Algonquin Park. I've been collecting gear over the past few months in preparation and its finally time to hit the water!!! Excited to go on this adventure and capture it to share with all of you. If you have any tips for food, gear or the Big Trout Loop, make sure to leave it in the comments!
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Hey... was nice running into you in Algonquin Park, on that rainy afternoon. I hope the rest of your journey was a good one. I'll stay tuned to watch your video of the trip. Good luck on this YT journey
Hey, nice to meet you as well! Trip was wonderful. I really enjoyed the experience. I’m excited to go back through footage! Thank you! And thanks for checking out my channel👍🏻
Love to see the start ups dude, in a few years time youll be going over these videos like relics of your past self.
Do you have an instagram?
Hey… my wife and I met you in Grassy Bay… but you were going the opposite way shown on your map? Did you decide to reverse the loop? Hope you had a good time. Just back from 7 days… we used that exact green woods tarp. It does a good job. I think personal experience will be your best guide for future gear purchases. Smart to start small. Too late now but my best advice would have been to ditch that heavy beast of a canoe and rent a lightweight one from one of the many outfitters. Most now rent pack boats as well, which are super small and light. We always bring a hammock, as lazing in the afternoon once we reach a site is a big plus for us.
Hey!! Yes I went the opposite way to take out the big portage on the first day instead of last. In the upcoming videos I address my actual route and where I stayed. Just wanted to give a reference. Trip was great. Could have done a few more days out there honestly.. felt like I was just getting in the groove. It’s a good little tarp, it came in handy last night! Yes that canoe is made for fishing, not portaging hah it did a number on me. I’m going to be keeping my eye out for something more suitable. Hammock would be nice. I had a couple naps on the trip. Was also wondering about doing the hammock tent. Those amoks look comfortable.
Best of luck, may the wind always be at your back! You’ll be fine!
Thank you!! Should be a great trip🏕🛶
Your vids keep getting better. This trip is a bonafide difficult adventure
Thank you!! This trip was beyond words. Excited to share it with you!
Return the Fiskars saw it will fail you. Get a Silky Gomboy. They are absolutely amazing you won’t believe the difference.
I’ve used it on a few occasions already and it has been good to me tho I do find is a little small!
Good meeting you out there, looking forward to the video!
It was good to meet you as well! Should have the first part ready for next week👍🏻
Really looking forward to seeing how this goes, looks like you are going to have a fun trip
Thought I responded! Trip was great, excited to edit these videos!
Looking forward to the videos, good luck out there! Happy yak makes some really good freeze dried meals (a bit pricey) but tastes great. I’m also planning a solo 5 day hike on Lake Superiors coastal trail this fall, can’t wait!
Thank you!! I’ll keep a lookout for those. Grabbed a couple already but forget the brand. Lake Superior has some beautiful coast. Sounds like that will be an amazing trip!
I used the fiska saw last year and is was ok however hardwood it did not perform well so this year i will be bringing an axe and better saw. I did battoning again though the hard wood made things difficult.
It’s been a handy little saw for the price. I ended up buying an agawa on my way to Algonquin but I probably would have been fine with the Fiskars for this trip.
You need to bring a bag of luck I’ve bin on trips with you
Can’t afford it!!
@@castawaytv yea I agree no fun it that anyway
Great video bud. Keep it coming.
Question : did you not take a bear mace with you?
Thanks man! And yes I did
Possibly a little late and not sure if anyone else commented but if you are in Algonquin you don’t need a shovel in your shit kit. Every campsite and many portages have thunder boxes.
Ya haha found out once I was already out there. Will save a little weight next time around!
I like that you made a video to reach out and get help. I wish I had done that to avoid the mistakes we made on our first few trips.
Your gear looks almost complete. I am not sure if you have some kind of GPS (inReach) for your route. An Axe is always optional in my opinion, as a decent, robust knife can split wood. A saw is a must.
We too did that loop as our first backcountry trip. It is a good beginner's loop.
Good luck on your journey. I'm eager to watch the video.
Thank you for watching and sharing your advice!! I’ve made quite a few mistakes just going out for an afternoon of fishing so I thought with a trip of this scale, I might as well give myself the best chance and ask for help 😂
I was just get a map at the portage store and mark out my route. Although I watched a Joe video where he struggled to navigate the Marsh.
Ya that kind of what I was thinking. (I really enjoy axe splitting sequences) but I’m not sure it’s truly worth the weight. Any knife suggestions? I have a few Canadian tire specials but it’s about time I invest in a proper blade. Again appreciate you reaching out and I’m beyond stoked to share the adventure with you!
@@castawaytv Canadian Tire knives are like their money: good to have, but we never use them😃.
Get a Morakniv knife; they are really good value for money and basically indestructible.
You can add an extra hour of travel time to your itinerary to avoid rushing to your destination. We all get lost, we are not Joe. He is in a different league.
Watch Chris and Julia's (Chris Prouse) video if you want to get an idea of the route.
Be safe and Good luck fishing * Hope you catch a whopper!
@@castawaytv Oh one more thing did you get bear spray. It's always good to have it and not use it.
@@ErraticExcursion don’t need bear spray just an air horn. Bear spray is expensive. Air horns aren’t if you want spray get a can of wasp spray, works just as well. $10.99 opposed to $80.
@Erratic Excursion Ahah facts!! And awesome, thanks! I’m heading to MEC today on my way out and I see they carry them.
I plan to do my best to have early mornings to take advantage of calm waters and give myself lots of time to travel! I will definitely check them out!
Hoping I can at least catch dinner🎣 hah
And ya I was starting to think I should get some spray. Been seeing lots of bear photos on the facebooks page this past week.
howdy?,you made uotstanding video~fellow~😈
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PS: Inexpensive (IMHO) lightweight camp gear: (non affiliate links!)
1/ lightweight air mattress like the Klymit: www.amazon.ca/Static-Sleeping-Pad-Green-2020/dp/B07YP8MLNN/
(wish it was thicker, but trying to keep things light)
2/ lightweight inflatable camp pillow like the MEC one: www.mec.ca/en/product/5050-907/camp-pillow (can't say it's as good as your home pillow, but it does pack light and small)
3/ For a stove I would get a small isobutane stove something like this one, $20 on amazon - good for 1-2 person small cookware: www.amazon.ca/RioRand-Backpacking-Canister-Camping-Foldable/dp/B00FFWJIOM You can't get much smaller. Then you buy those small isobutane fuel cylinders. SO much easier to deal with than liquid white gas (coleman fuel) stoves and pretty cheap.
4/ get a tripod base to support the isobutane cylinder like this: www.amazon.ca/Camping-Folding-Canister-Cartridge-Outdoor/dp/B07LFZPJ85/
5/ for water filtration just buy a BeFree -- I will never deal with a clay pump filter again, these are so easy: www.amazon.ca/Katadyn-Befree-Filter-Hydrapak-Collapsible/dp/B01M0MZ7NI/
(NOTE: the flexible bottle can puncture - I have a pinhole in my brand new one after one trip, but I was NOT careful with it. Next time I'd put it inside the pack instead of outside.)
For ALL of those amazon items, there are similar products, and I suggest you check ca.camelcamelcamel.com as the amazon prices go up and down. Set yourself an alert and camelcamelcamel will tell you when the price drops. Thats how I bought the befree and the klymit pad, just waited for the price drop.
Awesome!! I will have to check these out, thank you!👍🏻