Florida Keys “Hiking” | Solo Camping | Catch & Cook
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3:26 Black Mangrove seed pods... There are three types of mangroves white, black, and red. The Black Mangrove makes nectar that honey bees collect to make honey. I am a Florida beekeeper and harvest Black Mangrove honey.
This is great information! Thanks for sharing with us :)
Thanks for your contribution, however the plant looks very much like the Florida Keys blackbead (Pithecellobium keyense). I grew up in the keys and am quite familiar with that plant.
I've been wrong before, but I have all three types of mangrove literally in my yard, red, black and white. I've never seen any of them with a seed pod shaped like that. The red is the only one that comes close. but is not circular shaped. Google Mangrove seed pods.
@@dasheriii Yes, I agree Blackbead (Pithecellobium keyense)
Haven't had BM honey before. Our favorite is the Tupelo honey from the swamps of N Florida. Expensive but it's the best we've had.
Just FYI, as a Floridian with over 40 years of camping experience, use a spray bottle with six ounces of water with half an ounce of real vanilla extract to keep those noseeums away. It really works! The only problem is that it only lasts for about 10-15 minutes, but hey it smells great and is non-toxic, so apply as often as necessary. Make sure you use real, not imitation vanilla extract.
By the way, I really enjoyed the video.
This was really nice and peaceful, Aaron.
Speaking of raccoons ... Spending night on back side of Bahia Honda solo, in my youth. Beautiful night, no wind, no bugs, slept in back of truck with tailgate down, body inside cap, head on tailgate ... fell asleep watching the stars. Awoke with a startle! Freakin raccoon smelling my lobster dinner on my breath ... IN MY FACE! I screamed and jumped, he jumped 8 feet in the air and was gone. Did not come back! Bahaha! The good ole days!
When I see old boats like that hidden in the keys. The first thing that comes to mind are square groupers. Keep up the great work sir. Love this place.
One thing about camping on any island in that area. During the night it is easy to know when a Racoon is passing by your tent. The hum from the mosquitoes around and following him tells you everything.
Great spot. Thanks for having the conscience to not blow it up. The jumping bridge already suffered that fate
No ty for a great demeanor, respect and love for nature, actually teaching us things,relatable(i in alot of ways i do the same outdoorsy catch and cook but for fresh water panfish here in Illinois),making great content and overall being a solid dude! I mean it! I turn everyone interested in nature/fishing on to your channel. Im a fan. So ty A.
Very cool. So glad to know this still exists. Your logic regarding revealing details is sound. Salute and be well.
haha thanks for watching
@@KeyWestWaterman Is it legal to camp there?
Hiked that trail a couple of times.
If you want to sleep under the stars but don’t want bugs, you can try a hammock with an integrated bug net. Just put you sleeping mat inside it, lay it on the ground and use some paracord to lift the net off your face. Some even have a little tent pole for that. And with a small tarp you are even safe from rain.
Just got home after a hard day. Great to see you. So peaceful and relaxing. Thanks.
I’ve been watching for a couple years now and your videos never get old. I loved the humor on this one and something different. I know you’ve asked for ideas, my favorites are the small boat Spearfishing the mangroves. Maybe another camping trip with the small boat and spearfish. You are like a breath of fresh air! Keep up the positive vibes and see you next week. 😊
It's honestly weird seeing you hiking instead of diving but, I'm all for it!
This is different, I like it!👍🏻
thanks for tuning in!
Sunset/Moonrise Priceless😃
more of this aaron, i just like whatever video you post. i like ypur vibe. cool and calm guy
You’re really dedicated to camp in those bugs ! Keep up living your best life and bringing me along !
haha
Thanks Aaron! A “Gido’s fishing adventure” style video! I great to know we have spots in FL that we can still explore!
Been on that trail many times! One of my regular biking and hiking trails...also snorkling all the way at the end with sunken treasures!
So good Aaron, thanks for taking me along with you
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glad you enjoyed it!
Love the camping! Thanks for the props!! Congrats to Mads for the sale!! Love you all!!
of course! love ya sam!
Those are mangroves pods. The seedlings. Theyll grow. Usually start to turn brown on one end when hanging. And they'll fall. Grow roots. And a new mangrove tree will start to grow
They float too! That’s how mangroves grow in such random places
Usually they look like sticks not half circles. and a little darker. A different strain of mangrove?
@@HarryCane305 I'll agree with that. I've never seen them curl like that. Usually pretty straight
Florida Keys Blackbead (Pithecellobium keyense Coker)
@@HarryCane305The tree is a Florida Keys Blackbead (Pithecellobium keyense Coker)
Always look forward to you posts. love the variety you are bringing us.
Love solo camping. Even just for one night. That mangrove sunset reminded me of my first trip to Hawaii with my then girlfriend in 07. Just before flying home we ate at a fancy hotel in Kona and had the best sunset on record. We got married 2 years later, we have 2 beautiful kids and a very blessed life. Got to bring my kids back there in 2017. Takes me 10 years to save enough for the trip. 🤣
What an awesome video, thanks for taking us along. Very envious!
glad you enjoyed it!
Haha, you are right about the water creeping into your tent...Awhile back I was camping with my brother in SW Colorado, it was late and dark and he decided to just sleep in the van. I pitched my tent on a really soft flat area that turned out to be a dry mountain bog. It rained, and I woke up in 6" of water. I never would have camped there after I saw it in the morning, oh well, crazy things happen, right?. A couple days later we were in a valley when we heard a thundering roar coming towards us....Turned out to be a giant herd of free range cows and their yearling calves coming down the valley before the winter. We literally had to run for it, lucky for us we found a huge boulder we were able to climb up on. We sat on that rock for almost 3 hours till we finally saw the cowboys at the tail end of the herd, they were pretty surprised to see us to say the least.
Love the channel bro! I moved to Jupiter 4 years ago, South Florida is truly paradise!
Better pissed off than pissed on. Thank you for sharing your camping trip . Watch out for the jaws with wings. We have them here in the Pacific Northwest too. Stay safe
Also, since everybody likes to share their methods. I find inflatables always pop if you're sleeping on the ground. I stick to foams for that, and use inflatables only in hammocks, and sometimes inside a sleeping bag for more extreme cold.
Good change up. We had a place with really clean water. It had some of the biggest blue gill you’ve ever seen. We would do the same thing ,only use clay. Stuff them in a peta of clay and pinch the edge. Toss that into the coals . When the clay cracked you opened the edge and all the scales would stick to the clay. Salt and pepper to taste. Thank you Aaron it’s been quite a some time since i had thought of those times. Good friends , the best of friends just passing a summer night. Yes you are right keeping your spot secret, others would only ruin it.
Another great video!!! Like that you slow things down and you seem like you really appreciate what you are doing!!! Keep it up and we will keep watching!!! Love the cooking the most.
All your stuff is entertaining but love the camping vids. Keep it coming.
By U thanking us❤ here in Atlanta Ga 🎉 how could we not🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Great change up. Thanks. Bob
Glad you liked it!
The production and camera work of your videos are great. Keep them coming.
We appreciate the ride sir!! thank you
thanks for coming along!
We here in the Caribbean love those grunts either steamed or fried
Especially in the Easter season 🤌🏽🔥
You sir, are so good at freedom, your videos are like “freedom academy”.
Picture Perfect, Aaron. 😍Gorgeous sunset 🌅
Thank GOD for your channel! Brings so much needed peace. Please don't ever change. 🩷
Thank you for allowing me to escape my world and visit yours! Amazing, relaxing video.
Love this one too. Gotta bring your better half next time. This is pretty cool doing it in the keys. Glad your channel is growing, we've been watching close to the beginning, knew you would do well.
Love watching your shows.. I also love watching Catch & cooks.. you should definitely make more of these.. so fun to watch
usually fishing in the middle of the sea, now fishing on the beach...even small fish are taken...usually just released
Been 2 years watching ya. Now you on my turf. Ex-Army. I know FL got different bugs and then funny things, too. Good mixing it up. Be safe, enjoy as usual. Talk your wife and dog into it with quito spray, Great show, dude. Now I'll subscribe since I've secretly been giving you my cash👍🏼. Thanks, man. ❤yall, Memphis, 10
Loved the video. Definitely do another one like this. It's true, sometimes you just need to leave the hustle and bustle and recenter.
My man another banger, keep pumping em
Out.
Pop that jig off the bottom and reel in, with the artificial shrimp, try making it look like a real shrimp moving along
What a beautiful place! So quiet too
My family and I come down in 2 weeks, Definitely wish I knee where this was for a nice day hike as we live in the Adirondacks in upstate NY
Big candles go far
That was great. Really enjoyed the camping stint.
I know where that's at!! it's a cool trail. Keep the awesome videos coming.
And if that's the trail I'm thinking it is. it's 3.5 miles long..
neat little spot!
I hiked many bridges to get to the end. Looks like Big pine to me. If you really want to hike, come to Colorado. Ill bet the noseeums are bad in the evening there with no wind.
Great video breaking the norm. If you burn green leaves or something live plantwise it'll get rid of bugs.
Another wonderful show, glorious scenery. Thanks so much for sharing with us. You made me jump and am sure so wasn’t the only one! Good thing the bugs weren’t bad. Looking forward to your next episode
God I miss those beautiful FL sunsets. As someone who grew up in FL being stuck up here in the PA Mountains. Makes me kinda jealous not going to lie seeing videos like this lol. Keep up great work boss love the videos.
That’s scream got me LOL my heart stopped for a sec I was so locked in
hahaha! it was worth it then!
So you were the heat monster for a little while
You're the most awesome guy! Always watch your new video's, a day late on this one. Enjoyed the land adventure on an Island not named. Thanks for the hike. Someone must be keeping the trails cleared and no trash or Key Deer either.
>>> Tip for toting your fishing rod in the bushes... Carry the reel end facing the direction of travel or the rod end up & back. I've broken a rod end while walking. It is also safer on piers too. Subscribed to Madeleine too.
Grunts,they are the bream of the sea. Delicious!
Bro, the story behind that boat, I dare to say that it was a group of Cubans arriving in this wonderful country, I was part of a group of Cubans who left Cuba on a boat like that 22 years ago.
Those pods are mangrove seedlings, they float until they find a place to root
I'm pretty familiar with the mangroves, I don't believe thats what these were.
Great adventure! I have done some beach camping in my day but never down south. Catching your meals is so satifying! Thanks for sharing. Im heading to south florida next week and will bring some hiking and fishing gear.
Hell yeah love the solo camp. I camp up in Sebastian as much as I can, fresh snook on an island is somethin else!
I was going to tell you about the bench and you ended up camping by it. The locals called that the heat trail. And I'm sure you know why after walking it. It was blocked off for many years and they just recently had opened a backup. Never saw the Jeep when I went down there. Took an electric bike the only trouble is when you go underneath the mangroves you're about to get knocked off. And I didn't see you go all the way to the end where it opens you know the other one on the same key where your home is just on the opposite side. And I'm sure the mosquitoes + the NOSEEUMS almost carried you back !enjoyed your trip down the heat trail.😊
Very enjoyable video. Thanks for taking all of us along!
Fun video man. Really nice that you didn't plan the oyster thing. Boat is super cool. Enjoyed checking out the plants. Thanks for bringing the camera along to your sacr3d spot
Idk why I found this video so funny 😂😂 Aaron your the 🐐
I lived for 35+ years in SW Florida (Naples, Ft Myers, Cape Coral), and I would never camp past sunset in the mangroves, just because of the no-seeums! Their bites don't go away very quickly!!
Me and my sons go Hammack camping. It’s awesome for hiking, don’t worry about the tide and the big net that comes on them are really cool
I can't believe you're from Florida and don't know about sea grapes! People make wine and other stuff from them!
I know you don't want to reveal but I would love to know where this is! I will go one day!😍
I don’t remember saying i wasn’t familiar with them. But yea I’m very familiar with them.
@@KeyWestWaterman You said in the video you didn't know what they were for! Now you know! They grow everywhere!
I was hiking in some mangroves in Dania today and found some places I think people could get away with camping lol! It is so awesome out there!
we used to camp at sebastian inlet,there wasnt a bridge across the inlet then,we ate oysters from the mangrove they were long not cup shaped and they had a lot of current,the inlet was much more narrow then.
Awesome vid, I just purchased a 2 person tent that you can set up and break down in seconds (sunnychic). Pumped to use it, camping is one way to bring us back to reality. The way it use to be a long time ago, important for everyone to do it and put their phones on Airplane. Cheers 🍻
I have always enjoyed your videos but this one is one of the best. You are human and you need to do the same thing with your beautiful wife. My wife & I are too old to do this but in our earlier years we raced motor cross and slept in the back of a van. cooked what we could and shared what we had!
Thanks for this video.
Mitch
I know exactly where this spot is. I'm pretty sure it's not legal to camp there, but as long you pack up early, I doubt you'd get caught. It's definitely not a safe place to park overnight. Best move would be to go in via bike or have someone drop you off. By the way, I've seen a bunch of scorpions back there.
Awesome that you do camping aswell another notched up 👍👊
In the 70’s and 80’s we use to camp out of the boat on the out islands. Mud Key, Marvin Key,Tarpon Belly, Boca Grande and the Marquesas Keys. I imagine you are restricted from doing that now with all the new regulations since then. Back in the day your trail was more of a road back then. I built a house in Sugarloaf Shores. Kingfish Lane West. Grunts were an easy meal to catch off any structure and were always tasty.
Please more of these
Great video. The sunset scenes are magnificent.
You are allowed to have secrets!! I wouldn't tell anyone either!! Great video!! ❤
Cool change of pace video! I hope it helped get your mind right, everyone needs a good quiet recharge every now and then 🙂Good stuff!
I like that tent. If you could dodge the storms & tides that would be a cool
camp with a harvest moon, in the fall. The grunts are fun on a freshwater ultra
light with 10 lb test.....
I believe those are "Flat tree oysters" Isognomon alatus
Sea grapes are delicious we have a lot here in Jamaica, been eating them for more than 35yrs now but we don’t eat the seed only the fleshy part
Traveling and land locked, you get me tnrough.....to a point, lol. Can't wait to be back in FL and doing this!!
YES YES YES, keep this going
If you've not tried it, the picaridin bug lotion by Sawyer (we call it "Bugscreen") is the only thing I've found that actually helps with the noseeums. Like sunscreen, anything you don't cover is vulnerable, but I don't go out without it anymore near dusk.
Love The Keys!! Need to get the family back down there soon. One of our favorite spots is the jumping bridge. Lol Lots of fish there usually also.
I ate a lot of sea grapes back in the days, in Cuba we called Uva Caleta.
Uncle Remus said he knows exactly where that fire-pit is...cool.
That crab is called a fiddler crab and that is sheep head candy.
This video was awesome! Thanks brother💪🏼
I love fishing and found your channel and was like, hell yeah!. Now I may even love backpacking better than fishing so to see this I went, HELL YEAH!
Looks pretty cool. I am not really a camper but it is fun watching others camp.
haha
the spider was a tropical orb, cool video
Love the camping trip, fishing catch
glad you enjoyed it!
Very cool. Thanks.
You are a trooper! My version of camping is a high floor in a Marriott hotel.... Respect to you!
You're talking in the video about that tent being a three-person and Overkill. I have a white stag tent that I bought in the 90s. It's 13 ft long 9 ft wide the center roof is 9 ft in the side roof is 5 ft it's got a divider so you have two rooms. That's what I use for myself. In the back because I can set my bed up in the back room. And use the front room for all my gear getting changed. You never have to worry about getting sand in your bed. Lol
I believe those are the seeds before they straighten out and turn brown (how you see them in the water most the time)
You never should have shown the jeep… dead giveaway. With a near 4 mile walk in… that spot is safe.
Only if you already know where it’s at, and yea 4 miles is too much for most lol.
Another great video Aaron, I remember when I was young my Mom would drive us down from JAx to the keys and we would camp all along us1. Miss those days before it was developed like it is now.
The last time I went camping was last winter in the Everglades. 8 miles in and it was absolutely gorgeous although I will never do it again for 3 reasons. The biggest being water. I had to pack in enough fresh water for 2 of us and it's way too much weight. 2 is the Crocodiles, 3 we're the sharks on shore. 😂