tons of respect sir. I was a firefighter first responder in my younger yrs. thank you for your service. love the vids and the inspiration to get out there.
i guess im asking the wrong place but does someone know a method to get back into an Instagram account..? I somehow lost my login password. I love any tips you can offer me.
I did my first day adventure with a friend two weeks ago. Trip, if you remember me, you know I been planning this for a long time. It was an amazing scout trip. I caught some fish and we found the perfect spot to stealth camp. So tomorrow morning myself and a friend are headed out for our first overnighter. Both are doing the hammock camping. The plan is to kayak about 4 miles down the Ashley River in Charleston, SC. We will actually be on the lower Ashley in the Summerville area. We plan to kayak down, set up camp, get the fire set up so it's ready to light, then head down river about another 4 miles fishing and exploring before coming back just before dark to cook, eat, and enjoy the fire. The plan is to video the trip. I purchase the same camera you suggested. So my first overnight trip and first time using the cam. Should be an adventure. Thanks for the many trips and tips you've shared with me over the years. I hope it prepared me enough. We will see. Another great video here. I'd love to make the big trip with the 20 subscribers. Oh, and that fish looked like some good eatin.
Awesome Joe! Oh yea, I remember bud. I guess you have headed out now, hope you are having blast!!! Oh it will definitely be and adventure, hope you video turns out well. You are very welcome. I'm sure you'll be prepared enough to survive at least lol The fish was GREAT and I hope you will be able to make the group trip as well!
Found your videos today and have been binge watching your kayaking adventures. I pick up my first kayak next Monday after renting them last summer. I hope to do some kayak camping of my own. Huge inspiration thanks!
great video. looks like some good times. beautiful weather. some good beaches with that low water. thanks for taking the time to document this lifetime memory trip.
I seriously get so happy when you post a new adventure. Much better than Netflix. Have you ever considered building your own kayak? It's really easy to do. I built an 18' yak using the "strip" method. You should build one and record the whole process.
Haha! That's awesome Matthew! Thanks for the awesome kind words. I have thought about it yes. Actually some of my first videos back in 2009 were of my building a stitch and glue sailing dinghy. It was a fun process but a long one, although pretty rewarding. At the moment, I think I'm better off spending what little time I do have going paddling vs building a yak. Plus, if I built something so beautiful I'd had scratching it up.... I am a bit rough sometimes on my yak.
You are just awsome! I just recently found your videos and already planning my own Kayak camping trip! I love seeing all of your gadgets and tools and I'm very happy that you post links of where to get them! Until I go on my own trip, your videos will keep me hyped about my own!
Hey Trip. love the videos man. you inspire me. I have been kayak fishing the Chattahoochee for about 2 years now. I keep telling my friends what a blast it is to paddle a kayak around and fish out of them. I have learned a lot from your vids and its nice to see that some things are a learnig experience for you as well. its always fun to be in a yak. happy paddling and keep the great vids coming. take care bud. Larry from Alpharetta GA
Glad you enjoyed them!!! Good to hear you were inspired bud. Maybe our friends will catch on soon. You take care as well Larry, I'll keep the camera rolling!
I wish we had the same weather over here in Ireland. Its so hard to get motivated to go out in the cold, rainy weather. Our rivers arent as massive as yours either but we have to make it work. I would love one day to do a big river trip over in the US. Keep the videos coming, they are what inspired me to get into kayaking.
Yea, rainy cold is tough to get motivated in for sure... You've just got to work with whatever you're given. Hope you are able to get out and enjoy it sometime soon! I'll keep them coming, so glad to hear you've been inspired!
Watching you and Zoffinger made us get our kayaks in Sept. We can't wait for April to roll around to get back out on the water here in Ohio. (it's a little chilly now) We have plans for Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania to explore come spring. Just want to say keep it up you give inspiration to the people and might be the push to put them over the edge to head out for adventure.
Awesome Rodney! Wish I could fish like Zoff! Hope it warms up quick for ya so you can Get Out There sooner than later! I'll keep the camera and fun rolling, for sure. I hope they do take the leap and go for it. Have fun exploring!
Good times, entertainment as always man! Awesome to see you got some work colleagues with you, good to have some company sometimes when out there. You obviously had an awesome trip! Thanks for sharing Trip, Stay awesome! (thumbs up)
Very good times Magnus, thanks man. It was certainly fun to have them along. Don't think it will be a permanent thing but a group trip thrown in every now and then is nice. You're welcome, thanks for watching!
that is nice to see, some wasn't prepared but made it out smooth ride. hope to find times to ride it along,since i drive big rig i can get time off,still haven't any chance to do ovenight camping/kayak.
Oh yea, it's really not that difficult and anyone can do it. That's awesome being able to get some time off. I hope you get a chance to Get Out THere soon!
thank you,i will add 1 under the yak channel to fish at nite,also will be able to be independent for few days on off road trip.(solar panel 1.2amp and 2 batteries of 7amps)
Have you tried fly fishing? Rods packs up tight so they can fit in the kayak, the tackle box can fit in your pocket and still have tones of flys. Plus the flys can be fun to make when you have time to kill at camp and the best part is I never caught fish with a standard rod and real but fly fishing well that's a different story.
I haven't Connor... It sounds like there may be some advantages to fly fishing. I can just envision myself getting my line caught in every tree lol. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll see about looking into it.
I would love to go on this trip, I'm 14 and your my inspiration. You got me off my butt and I go out and fish and camp all of the time now. My friends and I have been fishing together for a whole year now. We go every chance we get and we enjoy it all. Thanks Tripp for getting me out there. 🐟🐟🎣🚣
Way to go man to Get Out There!!!! Proud to hear that the younger generations are excited about it as well. I don't want to bust your bubble but, I think for some weird legal reasons I may have to limit the trip to 18 years old or older.... Not something I wanted to do but there are lots of crazy things that happen out there these days legally. This is advice that I got from an attorney... It MIGHT change, but I just wanted to let you know man. You never know though, maybe we will still paddle together sometime outside of a charity trip.
The best catfish is smoked catfish. It's very easy to do once you learn the routine, and you can munch on it safely for breakfast and lunch the next day. Perhaps longer, I've never had any last past that long. Lol
We put in at Ft. Gaines and took out at Gilbert's landing in Columbia. The Hooche is nice for sure, with the little amounts of rain we've been getting it was clearer than I've ever seen it. Glad you and you son are getting out together.
G’day Trip thanks for the videos really enjoy the adventures have been slow pickin up little bits and pieces to build up my kit was down to pickin up a kayak I put add on my local paper to get a yak cheap to start A lady rang and gave me a kayak and said when I no longer need it to “pay it forward again” and give it away I’m going to! Maybe your fans that watch and have extras that are just sit gathers dust think of maybe doin this and get sameone into this wonderful way of living and see our beautiful world as well it changed the way I see myself and things I may not be using fully Thanks again I’m about to set off and see islands around Moreton bay(Rady Bay) in Queensland Australia where I live
It's fabulous man, really is. Sucks to be in Miami?!?!?!?! I'd LOVE to be that close to the Keys man and the Florida Bay, talk about kayak camping paradise.... #GetOutThere!
I fished that same spot and the first place you stoped I fished there is a cabin tucked off in the woods I stay a many of nights at and smiths bend is where I learned to swim me and my dad stayed the all weekend there
Lets see, we put in at the landing just below the Lake Eufaula dam and took out in Columbia. It's a decent trip although the paddle can get a little boring.
My Wife and I are gonna knock out this water trail next weekend. I've been able to find everything except a shuttle. how do you normally find those? who did you use on this trip?
i am JUST starting the video...watching as we speak...13 miles in a day with those sit on tops is grueling...by the end of it they probably got sick of watching you paddle easy while they drudge along....looking forward to watching the rest
hahaha...well, I would not suggest blowing out the "dirty" end of the lifestraw or any filter like that...IF you happen to drink from water that has micro-organisms that are filtered...ya know by the filter, then you put mouth on dirty end, you could get sick defeating the purpose of the filter :D :D - I use a home-made gravity inline filter on our kayak camp trips....love it. great video man! take care!
Great video !!!! I enjoy watching all your adventures I have recently purchased 2 Ride 115,s and a Triton kayak trailer to transport them to a lake or river, I'm also wondering while watching your trip down the Hooch all I seen was calm waters I would like to know if their were any rapids along the way and if you could maybe plot your trip from entry point to where y'all got out !!! Thanks for your dedication to the sport of kayaking !!!! Danny
+Danny Whitlock Sounds like you are ready for some good paddling! No rapids on that section. I don't have a map of that trip but it was from Fort Gained to Columbia Alabama. Pretty straight forward down the river ;)
My wife and I love kayaking and camping. We are new to Georgia and we live in Tifton but want to go where there is NO alligators. And we are new to kayaking. Where do y'all suggest?
+Russell Goins Glad you both enjoy it together. No gators? I guess you would have to go to the beach.... But gators are really nothing to worry about. People paddle with them every day.
My friend and I are wanting to go kayak camping within the next couple weeks but we don't know where to go. Could you or someone recommend a route with entry/exit points? We both live outside of Atlanta so are open to anywhere in the surrounding area up to say a 2 hour drive? The Chattahoochee trip in this video would work too but we are looking at doing like a 3 day trip at the least. Thanks and I love the video! I already have a slew of light weight camping gear we just need a route!
What a sweet chair huh? Its a tarp that I sewed myself actually... lol Not to awfully difficult. But I'd suggest a Kelty tarp though, I have one as a backup. amzn.to/2j7i6Pq
I use to live in Columbus ga and I would never even with a life straw drink that water till it's been boiled for minimum 2 hrs I seem some things floating in that river that will haunt ur dreams
Hey Trip, so will there be a total of 15-20 people on the trip? I'd do a road trip to Alabamee from Texas to get out there with you and some friends for a day or two. Will my Bass Tracker fit in that river? Promise I'll go slow, and no wake!
Correct, 15-20 people. That would be awesome if you were to come, unfortunately I don't think a bass tracker would make it. It's going to be paddle/pedal craft only anyhow.... Craigslist has them cheap every day!
Love the video and the trip, Trip. Concerning the life straw, I do not like the idea of leaning my face down to the water, especially with alligators, snakes, etc nearby. I suggest scooping water into a cup before using the life straw. Not to mention you had to kneel down with your knee in the water. Keep up the great videos Brother.
I'm from Indiana and I love kayak camping. I was wondering how do you find these spots to camp along waterways without trespassing. google maps? I've only camped on small islands in the river out of fear of trespassing
Chaz! I love it to man! Well.... I might "trespass" a little every once and a while ;) I'm very respectful to any land I camp on and I'm usually by myself so a landowner probably wouldn't care about the lone kayak camper needing a spot o camp you know?
+SailingandSuch thanks for responding back so quickly! love your videos man ur good people! it's too cold to kayak camp up north here but this 40 degree weather is tempting me! also would you recommend the life straw as an alternative to water bottles?
Awesome Matthew! Not to far.... No, it will be open to all subscribers via email/paypal. Basically I'll make the announcement by posting a video here on UA-cam and then people can reserve their spots through Paypal at at SailingandSuch.com
Lets see, the sunglasses are BOOYAH's that I got from Walmart... Who cares if you loose or scratch cheap ones right? The straps are Nexstraps. They are getting tougher to find for some reason... Here is some here but not many color options. Maybe a more thorough search and you'll find some more? www.riverboundsports.com/nexstraps-sun-glass-straps/
Thanks William! Glad you decided to sub bud! Aw man..... I'd love to do that!!! Maybe one day I'll make it down there and we can hook and you can show me how it's done!
Um, it depends. If I'm not fiddling around I can do it in less than 30 minutes. When filming and taking my time usually about an hour probably. I've done it in 10 minutes or so before though trying to beat a storm. Glad you enjoyed it!
It's the Choctawhatchee River in Southeast Alabama near Dothan. The same river I did this video on. It's the section that I covered the first morning on the trip - ua-cam.com/video/T7Zvk8C2rqM/v-deo.html
The dates are going to be either the first or second weekend in March ;) Haven't told anyone yet since it's not in stone. But it will be soon and I'll open the registration.
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tons of respect sir. I was a firefighter first responder in my younger yrs. thank you for your service. love the vids and the inspiration to get out there.
Thank you, thank you!
"You never going to regret getting out there, you're only going to regret not going out there" :)
Yes sir!
Nico Schweinzer i agree
i guess im asking the wrong place but does someone know a method to get back into an Instagram account..?
I somehow lost my login password. I love any tips you can offer me.
@Cannon Cohen Instablaster =)
Where did y'all start and finish at
I did my first day adventure with a friend two weeks ago. Trip, if you remember me, you know I been planning this for a long time. It was an amazing scout trip. I caught some fish and we found the perfect spot to stealth camp.
So tomorrow morning myself and a friend are headed out for our first overnighter. Both are doing the hammock camping. The plan is to kayak about 4 miles down the Ashley River in Charleston, SC. We will actually be on the lower Ashley in the Summerville area. We plan to kayak down, set up camp, get the fire set up so it's ready to light, then head down river about another 4 miles fishing and exploring before coming back just before dark to cook, eat, and enjoy the fire. The plan is to video the trip. I purchase the same camera you suggested. So my first overnight trip and first time using the cam. Should be an adventure. Thanks for the many trips and tips you've shared with me over the years. I hope it prepared me enough. We will see.
Another great video here. I'd love to make the big trip with the 20 subscribers. Oh, and that fish looked like some good eatin.
Awesome Joe! Oh yea, I remember bud. I guess you have headed out now, hope you are having blast!!! Oh it will definitely be and adventure, hope you video turns out well. You are very welcome. I'm sure you'll be prepared enough to survive at least lol The fish was GREAT and I hope you will be able to make the group trip as well!
Found your videos today and have been binge watching your kayaking adventures. I pick up my first kayak next Monday after renting them last summer. I hope to do some kayak camping of my own. Huge inspiration thanks!
Nice Dj! Hope you enjoy your time Out There. Congrats on the new yak!
great video. looks like some good times. beautiful weather. some good beaches with that low water. thanks for taking the time to document this lifetime memory trip.
Thanks Kirk! Great times indeed! I'm very fortunate to get yo go paddling in the places I do... You're very welcome!
I seriously get so happy when you post a new adventure. Much better than Netflix. Have you ever considered building your own kayak? It's really easy to do. I built an 18' yak using the "strip" method. You should build one and record the whole process.
Haha! That's awesome Matthew! Thanks for the awesome kind words. I have thought about it yes. Actually some of my first videos back in 2009 were of my building a stitch and glue sailing dinghy. It was a fun process but a long one, although pretty rewarding. At the moment, I think I'm better off spending what little time I do have going paddling vs building a yak. Plus, if I built something so beautiful I'd had scratching it up.... I am a bit rough sometimes on my yak.
Nice clear video with beautiful color and tone with great audio too. You work with some nice people.
Thanks! I sure do! We have a pretty good bit of folks....
Great video Trip!! That's awesome that your planning a trip for the viewers! Great start to the weekend viewing your video. Thanks!!
Thanks Aaron! Yea, it should be lots of fun! Glad you enjoyed seeing a new video!
love your videos brotha, keeps me positive in our cold winter days here in Canada
Thanks Christian!!!! I appreciate it and I hope it warms up soon for ya! Hope to cya tonight on the Live show at 8:15 Central time here on UA-cam ;)
" it's been out in nature....nature is clean." best line in the video
Lol, at least that's what I like to think....
Great video. Always impressed
Thanks from Canada 🇨🇦 for taking the time to do videos
Much appreciated Rob! You're very welcome. Hope it warms up soon in 2017 for ya.
that Eridium stove totally kicks ass very simple and awesome glad you enjoyed it
Oh yea! Iridium though right? Making sure I spelled it correctly. I really do like it, great stove!
Yes finally! I love your videos, keep it up!
Yes!!! I'll keep it up, thanks!!!
Another awesome video Trip!!!!! Your videos are the best!!!
Hey thanks Cameron! Much appreciated!
You are just awsome! I just recently found your videos and already planning my own Kayak camping trip! I love seeing all of your gadgets and tools and I'm very happy that you post links of where to get them! Until I go on my own trip, your videos will keep me hyped about my own!
+Cameron Spearman How cool Cameron! Glad you enjoy them. Hope you get out there soon!
i spent a ton of time on that river. i miss it!
Great spot!
Hey Trip. love the videos man. you inspire me. I have been kayak fishing the Chattahoochee for about 2 years now. I keep telling my friends what a blast it is to paddle a kayak around and fish out of them. I have learned a lot from your vids and its nice to see that some things are a learnig experience for you as well. its always fun to be in a yak. happy paddling and keep the great vids coming. take care bud. Larry from Alpharetta GA
Glad you enjoyed them!!! Good to hear you were inspired bud. Maybe our friends will catch on soon. You take care as well Larry, I'll keep the camera rolling!
I wish we had the same weather over here in Ireland. Its so hard to get motivated to go out in the cold, rainy weather. Our rivers arent as massive as yours either but we have to make it work. I would love one day to do a big river trip over in the US. Keep the videos coming, they are what inspired me to get into kayaking.
Yea, rainy cold is tough to get motivated in for sure... You've just got to work with whatever you're given. Hope you are able to get out and enjoy it sometime soon! I'll keep them coming, so glad to hear you've been inspired!
Watching you and Zoffinger made us get our kayaks in Sept. We can't wait for April to roll around to get back out on the water here in Ohio. (it's a little chilly now) We have plans for Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania to explore come spring. Just want to say keep it up you give inspiration to the people and might be the push to put them over the edge to head out for adventure.
Awesome Rodney! Wish I could fish like Zoff! Hope it warms up quick for ya so you can Get Out There sooner than later! I'll keep the camera and fun rolling, for sure. I hope they do take the leap and go for it. Have fun exploring!
Beautiful river!
Really is... Thanks for watching!
So jealous watching this. It's too cold in MN to kayak this time of year. Spring can't come soon enough.
lol Erik. Spring will be here before ya know it. Hope I have several more adventures for you to enjoy in the mean time!
thanks for the info👍 ill try and check it out sometime when im off from work lol.
You're welcome!
I always look forward to these camping trips, loved the video!
Awesome Bacon! Glad you enjoyed it!
Another great adventure!!
Thanks Dante! You're intro was noticed and looked really professional! I need to get your address and send you some stickers ;)
Awesome video man! Favorite channel on UA-cam!
Glad to hear it Davis! THanks for watching!
I love your camping and kayak vids, keep up the great vids!
Thanks!!! I'll keep the camera rolling bud. Thanks for watching and commenting!
after watching several of your videos I did a solo 3 day trip from Fayetteville Tn the Athens Al. Loved it!
Oh cool Tom! Glad to hear you Got Out There! Good for you my man!
hahahaha! sharing the "nature fork" to eat the dodo bait fish lol love it! hahaha
+Tisha Wright hehe, yea I can be a little silly!
But that's why we love ya, Trip!
i think its awesome keep being exactly like you are! we love it and live watching your experiences! 😁
What section of the Chattahoochee is this? Where did you put-in, camp and take-out?
Great videos, thanks.
From Fort Gains, Ga to Columbia, Al. Camped at Smith's Bend. Glad you enjoyed it!
Good times, entertainment as always man! Awesome to see you got some work colleagues with you, good to have some company sometimes when out there. You obviously had an awesome trip! Thanks for sharing Trip, Stay awesome! (thumbs up)
Very good times Magnus, thanks man. It was certainly fun to have them along. Don't think it will be a permanent thing but a group trip thrown in every now and then is nice. You're welcome, thanks for watching!
that is nice to see, some wasn't prepared but made it out smooth ride. hope to find times to ride it along,since i drive big rig i can get time off,still haven't any chance to do ovenight camping/kayak.
Oh yea, it's really not that difficult and anyone can do it. That's awesome being able to get some time off. I hope you get a chance to Get Out THere soon!
Nice yak! I really like the lights, they add to the "coolness"!
thank you,i will add 1 under the yak channel to fish at nite,also will be able to be independent for few days on off road trip.(solar panel 1.2amp and 2 batteries of 7amps)
Nice!
Great video trip really enjoy them keep them coming
THanks Freedom! I'll keep the camera rolling my man!
Have you tried fly fishing? Rods packs up tight so they can fit in the kayak, the tackle box can fit in your pocket and still have tones of flys. Plus the flys can be fun to make when you have time to kill at camp and the best part is I never caught fish with a standard rod and real but fly fishing well that's a different story.
I haven't Connor... It sounds like there may be some advantages to fly fishing. I can just envision myself getting my line caught in every tree lol. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll see about looking into it.
+SailingandSuch yeah trees are a slight issue.....
I look forward to the Spring Camp and seeing a group of 15-20 Kayaks at once on a river.
I do to! Should be some incredible fun!
I would love to go on this trip, I'm 14 and your my inspiration. You got me off my butt and I go out and fish and camp all of the time now. My friends and I have been fishing together for a whole year now. We go every chance we get and we enjoy it all. Thanks Tripp for getting me out there. 🐟🐟🎣🚣
Way to go man to Get Out There!!!! Proud to hear that the younger generations are excited about it as well. I don't want to bust your bubble but, I think for some weird legal reasons I may have to limit the trip to 18 years old or older.... Not something I wanted to do but there are lots of crazy things that happen out there these days legally. This is advice that I got from an attorney... It MIGHT change, but I just wanted to let you know man. You never know though, maybe we will still paddle together sometime outside of a charity trip.
SailingandSuch I know I can't go in this trip. Too much school. But I'm happy you were considering letting me go. 👌😉
The best catfish is smoked catfish. It's very easy to do once you learn the routine, and you can munch on it safely for breakfast and lunch the next day. Perhaps longer, I've never had any last past that long. Lol
Yea.... I usually don't wan to take the time to slowly smoke something over a campfire.... I'm sure it's tasty though!
Cool video. Looked like a fun trip. Just out of curiosity, where was your put in and take out point on the Hooch?
Thanks! We had a blast! We put in at Ft Gaines just below the dam. Took out in Columbia at Gilbert's landing.
where did y'all put in. me and my 8 yr old son put in at Gordon landing and go down to my folks place on down on the GA side. can't beat the hooch
We put in at Ft. Gaines and took out at Gilbert's landing in Columbia. The Hooche is nice for sure, with the little amounts of rain we've been getting it was clearer than I've ever seen it. Glad you and you son are getting out together.
G’day Trip thanks for the videos really enjoy the adventures have been slow pickin up little bits and pieces to build up my kit was down to pickin up a kayak I put add on my local paper to get a yak cheap to start
A lady rang and gave me a kayak and said when I no longer need it to “pay it forward again” and give it away I’m going to!
Maybe your fans that watch and have extras that are just sit gathers dust think of maybe doin this and get sameone into this wonderful way of living and see our beautiful world as well it changed the way I see myself and things I may not be using fully
Thanks again I’m about to set off and see islands around Moreton bay(Rady Bay) in Queensland Australia where I live
You're welcome and I hope you can Get Out There soon! Sounds like she started a good thing to me, congrats on the yak. Have fun!!!!
Fun trip, sounds like my backpacking trip with friends too!
It was a blast! Trips with friends are pretty darn enjoyable!
about to do my first day two day trip down the cahaba. love your videos!
Oh nice! I'd love to paddle the Cahaba! Enjoy!
That spork is apparently elusive. Think maybe it was missing/lost on the last 3 videos I've watched. :D Great videos.
Haha!!!! I think it's my mind that's often elusive when packing.....
Another great video in the books. Do you by chance have the name or coordinates of the site you launched from?
Thanks! I do, it's the landing in Fort Gaines, GA on the river. Just south of the Lake Eufaula dam.
Never been camping, but I'd love to though. Sucks that I'm all thee way in Miami.
It's fabulous man, really is. Sucks to be in Miami?!?!?!?! I'd LOVE to be that close to the Keys man and the Florida Bay, talk about kayak camping paradise.... #GetOutThere!
I would love to go. Hopefully I will have my Hobie Pro Angler 17T by then.
Awesome Robert! You're going to have one fine kayak!!!! Hope you can make it!
I fished that same spot and the first place you stoped I fished there is a cabin tucked off in the woods I stay a many of nights at and smiths bend is where I learned to swim me and my dad stayed the all weekend there
Awesome Dale! It's beautiful area!
SailingandSuch yes sir sure is I love it I'm looking forward to the summer so I can get out
I would love to do this exact trip. Where is the put in/take out? Thanks!
Lets see, we put in at the landing just below the Lake Eufaula dam and took out in Columbia. It's a decent trip although the paddle can get a little boring.
My Wife and I are gonna knock out this water trail next weekend. I've been able to find everything except a shuttle. how do you normally find those? who did you use on this trip?
Awesome Andrew! Be sure the wind isn't blowing to hard. We had a rough last day... We shuttled ourselves... Finding shuttles is tough.
What part of the river are y'all on? Looks like south GA down around Columbus.
That's just below Lake Eufaula.
i am JUST starting the video...watching as we speak...13 miles in a day with those sit on tops is grueling...by the end of it they probably got sick of watching you paddle easy while they drudge along....looking forward to watching the rest
"Gilligan did it for years!"
hahaha...well, I would not suggest blowing out the "dirty" end of the lifestraw or any filter like that...IF you happen to drink from water that has micro-organisms that are filtered...ya know by the filter, then you put mouth on dirty end, you could get sick defeating the purpose of the filter :D :D - I use a home-made gravity inline filter on our kayak camp trips....love it. great video man! take care!
I would love to go! Another great video👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome Darren! Maybe you'll be able to join in on the adventure. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Great video !!!! I enjoy watching all your adventures I have recently purchased 2 Ride 115,s and a Triton kayak trailer to transport them to a lake or river, I'm also wondering while watching your trip down the Hooch all I seen was calm waters I would like to know if their were any rapids along the way and if you could maybe plot your trip from entry point to where y'all got out !!! Thanks for your dedication to the sport of kayaking !!!! Danny
+Danny Whitlock Sounds like you are ready for some good paddling! No rapids on that section. I don't have a map of that trip but it was from Fort Gained to Columbia Alabama. Pretty straight forward down the river ;)
Thanks Trip !!! Have a Blessed weekend !!!
3 dislikes? these people also purchased pelican trailblazers and capsized
Booyah!
Hehehehehehehe!!!! Booyah!
Could have been an otter or a mink @ 4:09. Did you ever get a good look?
+911 Tech I think it was an otter from what I could best tell....
Where did you get the iridium stove? I can't find it on your amazon store. Thanks.
Nuclear Outdoor Products - www.nuclearoutdoorproducts.com/
It's not on Amazon, it's made by a small company. I guess I should have made that clear ;)
Another great vid Trip👍🏽👍🏽🚣🏻
Thanks 2d! Glad you enjoyed it!
thats why i like kayaks, you can go into the smallest creeks with the shallowest depths lol. $70,000 bass boats aint got nothing lol.
That's right! Love em....
Trip do your long sleeve shirts have a paddle on them still? love that shirt.
They sure do! The paddle is the cool part ;)
Hey we built that table lol You can find us there just about ever Saturday
Nice Gus! I was just there Friday ;) Love that spot..... I've used to be there most Saturdays before the family began lol
What part of the Hooch is this?
Where did you put in and take out? I was looking at the river when I saw you did this one already?
We put in just below the highway at Fort Gaines and took out in Columbia. Decent little paddle unless it's windy....
Really great video!
its stuff like this that inspired me to get out there, do things like this & video it - albeit on a smaller scale currently.
Thanks Bluebell! Glad you were inspired. Nothing wrong with starting small, starting is what counts.
My wife and I love kayaking and camping. We are new to Georgia and we live in Tifton but want to go where there is NO alligators. And we are new to kayaking. Where do y'all suggest?
+Russell Goins Glad you both enjoy it together. No gators? I guess you would have to go to the beach.... But gators are really nothing to worry about. People paddle with them every day.
SailingandSuch my wife and I like to jump off the kayaks and go swimming while we're out there. Plus we have a little dog that kayaks with us.
Where did you find water deep enough for a kayak in Alabama?!
Haha! I was tough, but it had to be the Hooche!
I agree, another awesome adventure, documented Trip style! You left us hanging bud...was the exit ramp 3/10ths further, or was that a mean joke? lol
Thanks Mark! I did leave you hanging now that you say something. It wasn't a joke thankfully lol
You ever think about having some kind of lottery weekend members invitation???
I kinda hve actually.... Might do it one day ;)
My friend and I are wanting to go kayak camping within the next couple weeks but we don't know where to go. Could you or someone recommend a route with entry/exit points? We both live outside of Atlanta so are open to anywhere in the surrounding area up to say a 2 hour drive? The Chattahoochee trip in this video would work too but we are looking at doing like a 3 day trip at the least. Thanks and I love the video! I already have a slew of light weight camping gear we just need a route!
I hear ya Chris! Got you email and I'm headed to check it out now. I'm sure there is some good paddling somewhere for ya ;) Glad you enjoy the videos!
Thank you
love the Treo chair. What tarp are you using?
What a sweet chair huh? Its a tarp that I sewed myself actually... lol Not to awfully difficult. But I'd suggest a Kelty tarp though, I have one as a backup. amzn.to/2j7i6Pq
I use to live in Columbus ga and I would never even with a life straw drink that water till it's been boiled for minimum 2 hrs I seem some things floating in that river that will haunt ur dreams
Haha! I hear ya....
Hey, Trip! Which kayak is that in this video? Thanks!
That is my Wilderness Systems Sealution II. It's an old kayak but a good kayak. You're welcome!
Hey Trip, so will there be a total of 15-20 people on the trip? I'd do a road trip to Alabamee from Texas to get out there with you and some friends for a day or two. Will my Bass Tracker fit in that river? Promise I'll go slow, and no wake!
Correct, 15-20 people. That would be awesome if you were to come, unfortunately I don't think a bass tracker would make it. It's going to be paddle/pedal craft only anyhow.... Craigslist has them cheap every day!
Ha! The Bass Tracker thing was a joke. Btw, my brother is a fire fighter for in Austin, Tx and he said this reminded him of the gang he works with.
Gotcha lol. FF'ers are certainly fun when we get together. Had a blast with them.
Looks like an awesome trip, glorious weather! The weather here in sweden are getting too cold, longing for spring right now :P
It was very nice weather Henrik! Spring will be here before you know it. At least you'll have S&S adventures year round ;)
Please tell me what song the music comes from starting at about 10:48! Nice video.
That would be Sleepy Jake by Silent Partner ;-)
awesome video trip
Thanks!!!!
Your video is the best keep it up
Thanks Steve!!! Glad you enjoyed it bud.
Love the video and the trip, Trip. Concerning the life straw, I do not like the idea of leaning my face down to the water, especially with alligators, snakes, etc nearby. I suggest scooping water into a cup before using the life straw. Not to mention you had to kneel down with your knee in the water. Keep up the great videos Brother.
Thankya Bill!!!! Good tip for the Life Straw! I'll do my best to keep them coming. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
I'm from Indiana and I love kayak camping. I was wondering how do you find these spots to camp along waterways without trespassing. google maps? I've only camped on small islands in the river out of fear of trespassing
Chaz! I love it to man! Well.... I might "trespass" a little every once and a while ;) I'm very respectful to any land I camp on and I'm usually by myself so a landowner probably wouldn't care about the lone kayak camper needing a spot o camp you know?
+SailingandSuch thanks for responding back so quickly! love your videos man ur good people! it's too cold to kayak camp up north here but this 40 degree weather is tempting me! also would you recommend the life straw as an alternative to water bottles?
I defiantly want to go. I live in south MS so that wouldn't be to far. Will this just be opened up on facebook because if so I would miss out.
Awesome Matthew! Not to far.... No, it will be open to all subscribers via email/paypal. Basically I'll make the announcement by posting a video here on UA-cam and then people can reserve their spots through Paypal at at SailingandSuch.com
I'm confused. Defiantly - in a manner that shows open resistance or bold disobedience. Do you want to go or do not want to go?
I have a question. how do you know where it's OK to camp ? or do you just wing it ? thanks.. love your videos btw
Wing it 90% of the time lol Thanks!
Where did y'all take out?
One of the boat ramps in Columbia. Can't recall the name of it but I'm pretty positive I mentioned it in the video.
great video!
Hey thanks Jerry!
What ramp did you put in at thanks
We used the ramp on the Alabama side near Ft. Gaines. It's jut below the Eufaula dam. You're welcome!
where did you launch from?
The boat landing at Fort Gaines in Georgia.
Great vid. Really beautiful river. (Hamilton, Ontario)
Thanks Nigel. Yea, it's nice to live only a half hour from there...
what's the name of your sunglasses and sunglass strap?
Lets see, the sunglasses are BOOYAH's that I got from Walmart... Who cares if you loose or scratch cheap ones right? The straps are Nexstraps. They are getting tougher to find for some reason... Here is some here but not many color options. Maybe a more thorough search and you'll find some more? www.riverboundsports.com/nexstraps-sun-glass-straps/
Where was the let in and take out?
Start at the landing near Fort Gaines and take out in Columbia, Alabama
You do the group trip after I move away from Alabama?!?!?!
Lol Sorry Grape.... I guess that's just the way it worked out :(
How many kayaks do you have????!!!!
The Cousins lol just one :( I'm trying to round up the money for a fishing yak....
good video man. would be fun to go with a bunch of kayakers. where did you put in and take out at on this trip?
Thanks Travis. Oh yea, great fun! We put in at Ft. Gaines and took out in Columbia.
Have those guys ever been out in the wild lol?
Hehe. Yea, most of them I guess. Everyone has to start somewhere right?
awesome vids! long time viewer, just subscribed..! im in the Keys...ill take ya to the reef, and you will Eat Fish!!
Thanks William! Glad you decided to sub bud! Aw man..... I'd love to do that!!! Maybe one day I'll make it down there and we can hook and you can show me how it's done!
If you suck from the wrong end of the life straw are you doomed.....doomed!!?
Love this video.
+911 Tech ha! That's a good question! I probably wouldn't alternate ends....
That's what she said.
Gilligan did !!! LOL
Hmmmm Did what? lol
Live off catfish for years according to SailingandSuch
Oh, yea! lol
SailingandSuch you da man
Did you find out how much the muddy water meant to you?
Ha! Yea Alan, it means a whole lot to me 👍😝👊🤘
How long does it take to pack up camp? Anyway, great vid. :)
Um, it depends. If I'm not fiddling around I can do it in less than 30 minutes. When filming and taking my time usually about an hour probably. I've done it in 10 minutes or so before though trying to beat a storm.
Glad you enjoyed it!
what's that bluetooth speaker called?
IT's and Altec, nice speaker. amzn.to/2lHdzXo
Are you a firefighter? My step dad is woodlands,tx fireman and parametric
+Anthony Fishing I am, firefighter EMT
where is this river u are planning the trip located?
It's the Choctawhatchee River in Southeast Alabama near Dothan. The same river I did this video on. It's the section that I covered the first morning on the trip - ua-cam.com/video/T7Zvk8C2rqM/v-deo.html
SailingandSuch thats awesome im in Brandon ms not to far!
Sweet man. Want some insider info that hasn't been shared with anyone else?
SailingandSuch well of course! what u got?
The dates are going to be either the first or second weekend in March ;) Haven't told anyone yet since it's not in stone. But it will be soon and I'll open the registration.
what kind of life vest is that?
+michael450 It's a Stolquist Trekker. It's pretty nice in my opinion. Id recommend it and buy it again.
Here it is - amzn.to/2gqq5YJ