Wow thank you for watching :) yes the second part covers some of the areas that you showed us in your video series on the Old Mine Road (Karamac Trail part), the NY-Susquehanna RR Bridge, the Ferry service, and beyond. Thank you for watching and commenting "Biker in a Hat" !!! :)
Believe it or not, :) the embers actually stayed lit well into the morning and I was able to get the fire up again by adding some wood and blowing on it in the morning. Please do this. Amazing experience ! I'm sure you're more knowledgeable with the food you wanna carry. This was my first time and I ended up carrying only canned food. Big mistake.
@@nomad4k I have the camping part figured out after decades of backpacking. I bring dry food in bags (usually MountainHouse) and bagged tuna. I've only raft-camped on the Delaware River on two occasions. I plan on going back for the first time in 10 years next week. Is it absolutely necessary to reserve a campsite? How did you get back to your car? I'm thinking of strapping my mountain bike to my inflatable kayak.
@@fmore2 reservation is not necessary, there are plenty of free campsites marked and numbered with a little sign(a white triangle on a brown sign). You can download this paddlers campsite map from the NPS: www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=cdn.recreation.gov/public/2022/05/04/20/25/10174884_6c485abe-a2a6-42af-8372-80511104048a.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjnq6q2qIj6AhUFEmIAHXTiByIQFnoECEYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2h4CNSiD2EkHQLrFo8fGMy On holidays and weekends, reservation is a good idea - only to ensure that you get a guaranteed spot because it gets CROWDED. There are two campgrounds where you can make reservations : (1) alosa and (2) river bend. I did this during the week starting on a Monday and ending the trip on Wednesday, so I did not need to make reservations. I only saw one other kayak camper during my 3 days on the water. I was pretty much all alone. Weekday perk. Transportation : I had my girlfriend drop me off with my kayak and gear at Port Jervis on Monday morning and then she came around and picked me up at Portland PA, 2 days later around noon on Wednesday. Now if you dont have anyone dropping you off, you can use the free river runner (Pocono pony) shuttle that the NPS and the Monroe county PA offer during summers (only on weekends and national holidays). You can park your car downstream, and take the shuttle upstream to where you wanna start. They'll even tow your kayak or canoe for you (they have a huge trailer). I believe they stop at Smithfield Beach, Dingmans launch, Milford beach and other boat launches all along the river. This is a free service - no charge. And there is a shuttle every hour going up and down the river on the PA side. They may be done for the 2022 season. But please call them for more info and specific information. www.pahomepage.com/news/free-boat-shuttle-to-delaware-river/ If they're closed for this year, the last option I can suggest is talking to a canoe rental agency like kittatinny canoes and others - they do offer rides for a small fee. They'll pick you up and drive you back to your car upstream.
@@nomad4k Sweet! You da man. I just went across the street to my neighbor, Signorama, and he's going to print and laminate the maps for me. Gonna share your vids with my wife and daughter to try to convince them to go the weekend after my solo trip. In the past I went with a friend. We parked one car downstream at Smithfield then drove the other car north to Milford but this time I'm going solo. How did you get back to your car?
@@fmore2 I edited my previous comment and added that info in. We just used one car and my girlfriend dropped me off, and went home. 2 days later at Portland PA, the spot where I took out - just need to carry the kayak and gear up a small incline about 15 feet up and you'll end up on the main Street .. my girlfriend was waiting there with her car to pick me up..
Yes please, you'll enjoy it 100%. Just make sure you wear a life vest at all times when in the water because the surface looks placid but there are strong under currents.
Thanks for sharing this! I'm looking to do this same trip in a couple of weeks. Question - were you able to park your car overnight at the Tri state monument site? Additionally, where in Portland did you park? This is assuming of course that you had a vehicle stationed at either end of the trip.
Nevermind - read through some other comments and saw that your girlfriend was able to drop you off/pick you up. Wondering if I'd be able to leave my car parked over night at the Tristate monument site.
@@jamesmerz5914 hi James. The Laurel Grove cemetery officially closes at 6 pm and the cops regularly patrol the area at night. Sometimes, although rarely, they do drive around inside the cemetery at night (after hours patrolling). I have seen privately owned cars parked there (in that small lot, under i84, by the tri state monument) as late as 10 pm with no one in sight, but technically, you may get a ticket for that or get your car towed - if a Port Jervis police car decides to go inside the cemetery and conduct a patrol on your unlucky night. After a long kayak trip, the last thing you’d want is to go around hunting for your car, figuring out where it is, paying the cops and paying those ransom-lovin friendly neighborhood towing companies a three hundred bucks to get your car back. You’d be taking a huge risk. Here’s what I suggest you do instead: park your car on the inner streets in port jervis (in designated places, you can legally park your car all day in port jervis, especially the inner streets). So here’s a good plan: take your car to that little lot by the monument, drop your kayak and all your stuff off and drive the car back out to south street and park there (this street runs adjacent to cemetery and even has a little pedestrian only gate at the one end). You can then walk back to the monument and get to your kayak and start your trip. How do you plan to drive back to port jervis after your kayak trip? I have an alternative suggestion: All weekend, in the summer months, the national park service has a free shuttle that runs between kittatinny beach in the south end of the park, to Milford beach pa on the north end of the park. Port Jervis is outside the NPS (Middle Delaware national rec area) jurisdiction BTW. So if you would like to, you can start your journey at Milford beach pa, and for a small fee for the NPS, you can park your car at the parking lot there. Put in your kayak let’s say on Friday morning. Then you can kayak all the way down the middle Delaware with overnight camping along the way. You get out at Smithfield beach or at kittatinny beach and the NPS shuttle will pick you up, pick up your kayak, your luggage and transport you for free back to Milford Beach. I’m not a fan of dealing with government agencies, but this is a breeze and you don’t have to worry about the safety of your car and paying people and other things. Please go to the NPS middle Delaware website and check out their schedules, stops, routes etc. so you can plan your trip accordingly. Good luck brother 👍
I just checked the “river runner shuttle” website and twitter page, no updates since 2022. Looks like you’d have to call them to find out more about the shuttle. Or you can park on south street in Port Jervis.
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Bruv, I got the same yak as you, how did you fit so much on that? I take a cooler with like 2 ice packs and like 9 cans and my stern takes on so much water. Is yours the 10 foot or 12 foot version and how much did your pack weigh?
Mine is the 10 foot (mustang "100x"). The 12 foot is called the "120"x. All my gear is super light. I would say the whole luggage + food + water weighed about 35 Lbs total. I weighed about 170 Lbs at the time. So I pretty much pushed the yak to its limits. I put a wet bag (about 10 Lbs) inside the bow between my feet. On the stern there are a few holes as you know these can take in water into the hull and make the yak heavier over time - I sealed the little holes with flex-seal tape. The pack on the stern was about 20 Lbs. Barely made it. If I knew any better, I would have packed even lighter. And it's time for me to lose weight as well.
@@nomad4k wow, thanks for the info. I am absolutely doing this "thru-yak" lol. I'm actually planning to do 10 miles tomorrow to check it out and definitely gonna look into inflatable flotation bags or something and see if i can keep the stern out of the water. I'll definitely get some flex seal too lol. Thanks again, man.
I would, but only in a group, with extreme planning and prep. The tidal waters go as far north as Trenton, so a trip beyond Trenton and as far as Philly would need a lot of planning around the tides. But it is possible. The bigger concerns for me are 1. The pollution levels beyond Trenton, and 2. The incredibly rocky and rough waters (the “foul rift” rapids) near Easton (before you can get to Trenton).
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At 6:00 in the video, I mention the "Milford-Montague Toll Bridge". FYI, Montague is pronounced "Mon-uh-queue".
I can’t wait to move there next summer. This video has got me stoked 👍
Great! I never knew they had designated camping on some of the islands. I'll be back for part 2 soon.
Wow thank you for watching :) yes the second part covers some of the areas that you showed us in your video series on the Old Mine Road (Karamac Trail part), the NY-Susquehanna RR Bridge, the Ferry service, and beyond. Thank you for watching and commenting "Biker in a Hat" !!! :)
Fire burning thru the rest of the night?! Very much the optimist. Thanks for the research material for planning my first trip to the DWG in 10 yrs
Believe it or not, :) the embers actually stayed lit well into the morning and I was able to get the fire up again by adding some wood and blowing on it in the morning. Please do this. Amazing experience ! I'm sure you're more knowledgeable with the food you wanna carry. This was my first time and I ended up carrying only canned food. Big mistake.
@@nomad4k I have the camping part figured out after decades of backpacking. I bring dry food in bags (usually MountainHouse) and bagged tuna. I've only raft-camped on the Delaware River on two occasions. I plan on going back for the first time in 10 years next week. Is it absolutely necessary to reserve a campsite? How did you get back to your car? I'm thinking of strapping my mountain bike to my inflatable kayak.
@@fmore2 reservation is not necessary, there are plenty of free campsites marked and numbered with a little sign(a white triangle on a brown sign). You can download this paddlers campsite map from the NPS: www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=cdn.recreation.gov/public/2022/05/04/20/25/10174884_6c485abe-a2a6-42af-8372-80511104048a.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjnq6q2qIj6AhUFEmIAHXTiByIQFnoECEYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2h4CNSiD2EkHQLrFo8fGMy
On holidays and weekends, reservation is a good idea - only to ensure that you get a guaranteed spot because it gets CROWDED. There are two campgrounds where you can make reservations : (1) alosa and (2) river bend. I did this during the week starting on a Monday and ending the trip on Wednesday, so I did not need to make reservations. I only saw one other kayak camper during my 3 days on the water. I was pretty much all alone. Weekday perk.
Transportation : I had my girlfriend drop me off with my kayak and gear at Port Jervis on Monday morning and then she came around and picked me up at Portland PA, 2 days later around noon on Wednesday. Now if you dont have anyone dropping you off, you can use the free river runner (Pocono pony) shuttle that the NPS and the Monroe county PA offer during summers (only on weekends and national holidays). You can park your car downstream, and take the shuttle upstream to where you wanna start. They'll even tow your kayak or canoe for you (they have a huge trailer). I believe they stop at Smithfield Beach, Dingmans launch, Milford beach and other boat launches all along the river. This is a free service - no charge. And there is a shuttle every hour going up and down the river on the PA side. They may be done for the 2022 season. But please call them for more info and specific information. www.pahomepage.com/news/free-boat-shuttle-to-delaware-river/
If they're closed for this year, the last option I can suggest is talking to a canoe rental agency like kittatinny canoes and others - they do offer rides for a small fee. They'll pick you up and drive you back to your car upstream.
@@nomad4k Sweet! You da man. I just went across the street to my neighbor, Signorama, and he's going to print and laminate the maps for me. Gonna share your vids with my wife and daughter to try to convince them to go the weekend after my solo trip. In the past I went with a friend. We parked one car downstream at Smithfield then drove the other car north to Milford but this time I'm going solo. How did you get back to your car?
@@fmore2 I edited my previous comment and added that info in. We just used one car and my girlfriend dropped me off, and went home. 2 days later at Portland PA, the spot where I took out - just need to carry the kayak and gear up a small incline about 15 feet up and you'll end up on the main Street .. my girlfriend was waiting there with her car to pick me up..
We are going here for my school’s field trip!
Have fun !!! :) It's a beautiful place !
Thanks!
This is inspirational - planning a trip like this in the fall!
Yes please, you'll enjoy it 100%. Just make sure you wear a life vest at all times when in the water because the surface looks placid but there are strong under currents.
I kept waiting for you to make a cast and then realized you aren’t fishing 😂
Sorry 😬😂 I carried a lot on that little kayak, including dry non perishable food and canned meats.
Thanks for sharing this! I'm looking to do this same trip in a couple of weeks. Question - were you able to park your car overnight at the Tri state monument site? Additionally, where in Portland did you park? This is assuming of course that you had a vehicle stationed at either end of the trip.
Nevermind - read through some other comments and saw that your girlfriend was able to drop you off/pick you up.
Wondering if I'd be able to leave my car parked over night at the Tristate monument site.
@@jamesmerz5914 hi James. The Laurel Grove cemetery officially closes at 6 pm and the cops regularly patrol the area at night. Sometimes, although rarely, they do drive around inside the cemetery at night (after hours patrolling). I have seen privately owned cars parked there (in that small lot, under i84, by the tri state monument) as late as 10 pm with no one in sight, but technically, you may get a ticket for that or get your car towed - if a Port Jervis police car decides to go inside the cemetery and conduct a patrol on your unlucky night. After a long kayak trip, the last thing you’d want is to go around hunting for your car, figuring out where it is, paying the cops and paying those ransom-lovin friendly neighborhood towing companies a three hundred bucks to get your car back. You’d be taking a huge risk. Here’s what I suggest you do instead: park your car on the inner streets in port jervis (in designated places, you can legally park your car all day in port jervis, especially the inner streets). So here’s a good plan: take your car to that little lot by the monument, drop your kayak and all your stuff off and drive the car back out to south street and park there (this street runs adjacent to cemetery and even has a little pedestrian only gate at the one end). You can then walk back to the monument and get to your kayak and start your trip.
How do you plan to drive back to port jervis after your kayak trip?
I have an alternative suggestion: All weekend, in the summer months, the national park service has a free shuttle that runs between kittatinny beach in the south end of the park, to Milford beach pa on the north end of the park. Port Jervis is outside the NPS (Middle Delaware national rec area) jurisdiction BTW. So if you would like to, you can start your journey at Milford beach pa, and for a small fee for the NPS, you can park your car at the parking lot there. Put in your kayak let’s say on Friday morning. Then you can kayak all the way down the middle Delaware with overnight camping along the way. You get out at Smithfield beach or at kittatinny beach and the NPS shuttle will pick you up, pick up your kayak, your luggage and transport you for free back to Milford Beach. I’m not a fan of dealing with government agencies, but this is a breeze and you don’t have to worry about the safety of your car and paying people and other things. Please go to the NPS middle Delaware website and check out their schedules, stops, routes etc. so you can plan your trip accordingly. Good luck brother 👍
I just checked the “river runner shuttle” website and twitter page, no updates since 2022. Looks like you’d have to call them to find out more about the shuttle. Or you can park on south street in Port Jervis.
8:18 "This is what I don't like" 🫂
Is that a solar charger? (on the front of your kayak)
@@VivekaGomez yes it is
What model solar charger are you using? It looks the perfect size for a kayak.
"Anker powerport" 28W foldable portable panel. Now Rebranded and sold as "big blue". Water resistant (NOT waterproof), very durable. Has 2 USB ports, can simultaneously charge 2 iphones to full charge within 2 hours under moderate sunlight.
Bruv, I got the same yak as you, how did you fit so much on that? I take a cooler with like 2 ice packs and like 9 cans and my stern takes on so much water. Is yours the 10 foot or 12 foot version and how much did your pack weigh?
Mine is the 10 foot (mustang "100x"). The 12 foot is called the "120"x. All my gear is super light. I would say the whole luggage + food + water weighed about 35 Lbs total. I weighed about 170 Lbs at the time. So I pretty much pushed the yak to its limits. I put a wet bag (about 10 Lbs) inside the bow between my feet. On the stern there are a few holes as you know these can take in water into the hull and make the yak heavier over time - I sealed the little holes with flex-seal tape. The pack on the stern was about 20 Lbs. Barely made it. If I knew any better, I would have packed even lighter. And it's time for me to lose weight as well.
@@nomad4k wow, thanks for the info. I am absolutely doing this "thru-yak" lol. I'm actually planning to do 10 miles tomorrow to check it out and definitely gonna look into inflatable flotation bags or something and see if i can keep the stern out of the water. I'll definitely get some flex seal too lol. Thanks again, man.
@@Wulfgeir please do. Lemme know how it goes brother. If possible, do post a video as well .. I'd love to watch your experience.
Awesome!Would you ever consider riding all the way down to Philadelphia?
I would, but only in a group, with extreme planning and prep. The tidal waters go as far north as Trenton, so a trip beyond Trenton and as far as Philly would need a lot of planning around the tides. But it is possible. The bigger concerns for me are 1. The pollution levels beyond Trenton, and 2. The incredibly rocky and rough waters (the “foul rift” rapids) near Easton (before you can get to Trenton).