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@@123gmor thanks for watching! We definitely want to go back since our first trip was cut short. This is a better video I made from all the footage from that trip once I got better at video editing if you’re interested: ua-cam.com/video/rWPpN_D3YK0/v-deo.htmlsi=OxNVCGz2jLe3N-l3

We’ve been friends for almost 15 years, glad to hear you’re getting out there and enjoying it!

@@viethoc2000 thanks for watching!

@@panamacitybeachbum yes sir!

@@Beyondthebite2024 I do like it but it’s not light for a kayak. But an adult and a kid would be fine in it. It’s bulky but can hold a lot of stuff. There a full review of it on our channel if you want more information or you can ask more questions.

@ awesome, thank you very much. I will check your channel. Take care.

@@gr00vyguru4 thanks for watching! We haven’t hiked the entire trail but most of what we’ve seen is soft sand. Kayaking isn’t bad if the wind is anything else but a north wind.

@@sailingslowmotion thanks for watching! This our most recent video from 4 nights on St Joe Peninsula: ua-cam.com/video/HNdoRNN9oaY/v-deo.htmlsi=_d2yxMjGSpOoACC3 That’s what got me on your channel, we’re always looking for new places to go and Shell Key Preserve as always interested us. Egmont Key looks to have the history we like to explore but I guess you can’t camp there.

@@greenridgeoutdooradventure3433 you're correct, no camping on Egmont, but if you could find a way to get dropped off there and stealth camp... I bet that would make an awesome video... Maybe on a full moon night... hmmm, I might try that, lol :)

@@happy_hartshornes thanks for watching! It’s a beautiful place, one of our favorites.

@@kylewenzel3584 thanks for watching! We packed all of our water, so it’s definitely not as convenient as the fresh water paddling trips. Fontana is amazing, so much history and it’s gorgeous. We’ll have to check out those rivers, thanks for the suggestions. We’re hoping to do the Buffalo River (Ark) in the spring…

I brought way too much water. I’ve come to the conclusion that I need about 2L total per day based on my consumption and cooking needs.

Good vid

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Great question, haven’t seen anything…

@@adventureswithken1983 it’s a great site, thanks for watching.

@@adventureswithken1983 thanks for watching! We have a lot of recent videos: youtube.com/@greenridgeoutdooradventure3433?si=_saqLD7eIGdMqImr

@greenridgeoutdooradventure3433 I see the recent videos. I guess I should reword my question better. Are you going to continually post on a regular basis. I just unsubscribed from about 40 channels because they quit YT or stopped posting. I'm looking for a few channel to actually watch, but also grow with and bounce ideas off of each, help each other out with equipment & lighting tips etc.

@@adventureswithken1983 same here! We just subscribed to your channel. We’re the same, it’s always good to bounce ideas off others. We take about 2-3 kayak camping trips a year and post a couple videos each trip.

@@happy_hartshornes thanks for watching! We’ve never had issues at Flat Branch and Cable Cove ramps or at the Fontana Village Marina parking lot.

@@greenridgeoutdooradventure3433 ok thanks!

@@greenridgeoutdooradventure3433 sorry, one more question. I see the number on the calendar in the reservation system. If I happen to book a site and there are other people there, is there enough room to spread out so you aren’t camping on top of each other?

@@happy_hartshornes no problem at all. Watch this video, it shows how there are two areas on the island to camp. ua-cam.com/video/b7olSg93_H0/v-deo.htmlsi=6IQ9fXhgl5glJ0it We got there first when we camped there and chose the north end of the island. And left the “actual” site for the other 2 people that booked the site because we didn’t know them and didn’t want to camp with people we didn’t know. That’s been the case with every site we’ve camped at on Fontana. Most sites would have enough room for the max number of campers but we’ve gotten around it every time.

@@greenridgeoutdooradventure3433 thank you! I watched the entire video.

The west end of the lake (site 90/dam end) had zero coverage for us. Campsite 81 had enough to text/call. Campsites 78 and 73 had full coverage.

@@JoshuaG182 Thank you.

My son and I just took a two night trip out to #73 from Flat Branch. Great trip. Had the entire island to ourselves. Thanks for the video - we might not have known about the site/area without it.

@@4E.Exploring that’s awesome!

@@derrickwalker538 thanks for watching! Yes, go to smokiespermits.nps.gov to make reservations.

Awesome appreciate it! I only live like 45 minutes from Gatlinburg anyways. Just wasn’t sure about the permit thing yak camping !

@@derrickwalker538 this explains the process: ua-cam.com/video/HCkFOyInGso/v-deo.htmlsi=Gj7LRRFZsJ50N9yY

I just saw this comment… Not this time 😂

@@mmancino1982 thanks for watching!

@@mmancino1982 thanks for watching! We are plugging along, we appreciate your support….

@@garyshort5090 maybe 10 yards. You can’t see the River from the site but you can hear it. At the site, you walk west through some brush/trees and the creek is right there.

The bic is the best. Cheap and reliable lol (the rest are backups)

Thanks, they’re Chaco Bodhi sandals

@@JoshuaG182 Oh OK. Thanks you so much for that information Josh. I will check them out cuz I am looking for a pair of sandals to wear for kayaking 🛶 because I have to kayak 🛶 barefooted 👣 because I have big very very Extremely wide feet 🦶 sz15 6E wide ( which is very very extremely wide feet 🦶 ) with very very chubby fat wide toes that are Evenly straight across making my foot very very Extremely wide at 6 1/2 inches wide from my big toe to my lil toe. & I have to walk across rivers rocks barefooted 👣 & it's starting to hurt my chubby fat wide feet 🦶 I have. Again thank you so much for sharing this information man . I really appreciate that.

Thanks for watching! We love Fontana too. We are interested in Santeetlah as well but want backcountry style camping. It looks like there is camping south of the Santeetlah Marina but maybe you can shed some light on that for us. Check out the most recent Fontana/GSMNP video we just posted: ua-cam.com/video/YP31gskHaSc/v-deo.htmlsi=zyJE33CDatMS53TC

Thanks for watching! You have to have a backcountry permit and you can get them at smokiespermits.nps.gov

Thanks for watching! It’s not on their website. I added it to Google maps, just search for National Forest Island Campsite near Fontana and it should pop up. I don’t think you can reserve it anywhere. It’s probably first come first serve.

@@greenridgeoutdooradventure3433 Yea I saw it and your Google Map photos. I was looking for it to see about reservations. Thanks.

When we were checking it out, the main thing I thought of was the lack of firewood. It’s been picked clean. But it’s a large island, so I’m sure there’s some somewhere just long trek back to the site…

Thanks for watching, it’s a beautiful place. 🏕️

Doesn’t look like it but ascendkayaks.com might have more information. Thanks for watching!

Did you watch the video, my guy?

I wear size 12 shoes and in my Pungo 140, I go barefoot and my toes still are cramped. But in the H12, I put the seat on the 2nd rung from the front. And position the foot pedals so they are right under the “front Hatch”. That way my feet are in the open part of the kayak and aren’t cramped at all. And if you’re taller than 6’2”, then you could just push the seat back more so your legs are comfortably bent. I love all the room it provides for me and storing gear. Thanks for watching!

@@greenridgeoutdooradventure3433 O OK you are a sz 12 . I am a sz15 6 E wide ( which is very very extremely wide feet 🦶 ) with very very chubby fat wide toes that are Evenly straight across making my foot very very Extremely wide at 6 1/2 inches wide from my big toe to my lil toe. My foot outgrow shoes , socks , & boots when I was young & the only footwear that will barely and I mean barely fit on my feet 🦶 are flip-flops 🩴 which barely fit me because my toes are wider than the flip flops 🩴 straps & I don't want to break the only footwear that will barely fit me. O man you have a Pungo 140 ? That's a nice kayak man. I was looking at a Pungo kayak 120 but I got my foot Stuck inside the kayak and they almost had to call 911 2 cut my foot out of a brand new kayak . It was so embarrassing cuz my foot is so extremely wide. An employee asked me is this your pair of flip flops 🩴? I said yes. Both of my lil toes hang off the footbed of my flip flops 🩴 & the owner of the kayak company & employee was looking at my flip-flops 🩴 & saw only a 4 toes worn-out smooth toes footprint on the footbed on my flip flops 🩴 & they asked me about my lil toe? That's when I told them that my foot was 6 1/2 inches wide. They had an employee with very wide feet 🦶 & he came over to me & saw my flip-flops 🩴& said I have a very wide foot & your foot is way way wider than my foot is. Which was true about he was wearing his flip flops 🩴at the time & he did have very wide feet 🦶 but his toes wasn't fat but they were spread out straight & wide across. When I got my foot out of the kayak everyone couldn't believe how extremely wide my feet 🦶 was & how fat & chubby my toes was & how evenly straight across my toes was. I have what they call box toes. My toes are not at a 45° Degrees angle like your toes are or the way shoe are made. My toes are Evenly straight across which makes footwear not fit my foot at all. I can only wear open toes footwear. But I wanted a Pungo kayak at first for kayak camping & had to go with a sit on top kayak because of how big & how extremely wide my feet 🦶 are & how evenly straight across my toes are . This is why I am looking at the H12. I apologize for this being so long. I Thought that I would share my story about me looking at a pango kayak at one point. Thanks you so much for replying back to me buddy. Looking forward to checking out your channel man.

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What kind of camera are you using?

Haha, thanks for watching. I didn’t fall in luckily. I use a GoPro hero 11.

You definitely put detail in to what all that kayak has to offer. Way more than most. Thanks again

it's at 4:20 of the video....

⁠any permit required for camping?@@greenridgeoutdooradventure3433

Thanks for watching! We were there the first week in August.

@@greenridgeoutdooradventure3433 Cool! Looks like you guys had a blast.

Well done video. We paddled to Eagle Creek, camped & fished in ‘19.

Thanks for watching, how so?

Thanks for watching! We spent a lot of time around Fontana and don't really see a lot of places level enough for campsites near the water. But I can't speak for what its like on or near the hiking trails.

Thanks for watching! ❇️⛰️

Thanks for watching! Yes, a little. We found we had more signal at the actual campsite 73 and not where we camped at the back of the island

Do you have to pay to camp

Thanks for watching! Not when we were there. We saw a couple of boats but it was nothing compared to most lakes. It helps that the only boats on that lake are from the boat ramp because there are no houses on it. If you go up to campsites 4 and 5, it will be even more secluded.

Thanks for watching! We have a lot of kayak camping Fontana videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLqqKU1z2ZQQ-5PnX4bt8E-0rpr05ZI5_T.html&si=p-c8ETSrUTojqThM It’s a beautiful place!

@@greenridgeoutdooradventure3433 I'll be checking those out for sure.

Thanks for watching! I have a deck compass that I used to roughly navigate out to the open water. Then I would turn on my phone and open Google maps (it works even without cell service) to see our exact location. I also printed a map using NOAAs free PDFs. Once we got out there and found an island we knew was a campsite like Jewel key, it made it easier and we could find our way around using the other methods. Google maps was key though. The other key thing is to use the tides to your advantage. Paddle out to the islands when the tide is going out. And paddle back when the tide is coming in. Good luck!