I now carry a double bladed paddle for just those headwinds. It also helps if you shift all weight forward so the canoe weather vanes into the wind. I also got a smaller solo canoe. 14 ft. It catches less wind.
Yeah eventually I hope to buy one of those fancy lightweight solo canoes that weigh like 30lbs, they cost what i paid for my vehicle though, so it's not gonna happen right now. I have a lighter kevlar 16' that needs to be repaired and resurfaced so i'm hoping to get some time with that project over the summer...
Reminds me to get a proper set of dry bags. I keep most things in plastic bags in my pack but with a swamp like that things would probably still leak. Aluminum canoe? Looks heavy, props for portaging it!
Yeah, this experience is what made me go out and buy proper dry bags as well, I own a couple of nice Sealine bags now and love em! That beast of a canoe is about 77lbs, definitely a tough one to portage but it's tough and takes a lot of abuse and still floats, working on a lighter one in my spare time though...
Awesome video mate, looks like it was a great trip with some excellent fishing. We are seriously looking forward to getting out for our first spring fish now. Keep the adventures and videos coming! Hope to see you out there one day.
Thank you, I'm really glad you enjoyed it. May is almost here again, I will be out there on the long weekend, good luck to you on your fishing adventure! Working on a new video for my 6 day solo from Kiosk, hopefully I can finish it in the next couple of months.
This route is cursed!! 4 of us did a similar tour over the August long weekend about 25 years ago. I planned it and was expecting a much easier paddle down the Nipissing River than it turned out to be - an awful trip! Keep in mind this was before social media & things like UA-cam so doing research was limited. We ran into low water levels and walked the canoe more than we paddled, many log jams we had to haul our gear over, beaver dams galore, large areas of dangerous quick-sand like loon sh1t, portages through raspberry bushes and the official Algonquin map turned out to be useless for directions so we got lost a few times. I will never forget grabbing a quick bite on that site on Big Bob with the beautiful sandy beach and southern exposure & when we got down to the Nip we considered going back and just staying there for a few days but we decided to forge on. I also remember going back to the Park Office in Kearney on the way out to warn them about the conditions. They said 'why would you do that trip in the summer, it's not passable'. I said, 'why was I allowed to book that trip and why wasn't I warned when I came here to pick up the pass?' Needless to say, I made it back to that site on Big Bob a few times and hiked down to the Nipp to take a ceremonial whiz! Look out for the warm spots if you go!!
Lol, your not wrong. I started out on very calm waters, had my gear packed closer to me to get a better camera shot and it didn't leave me much room around my legs. Also, it's just more comfortable, the seats are fairly low as well... I might have benefitted from my gear being put all the way up front, or perhaps a second person in canoe but I was nonetheless surprised to go from mirror calm water to 65kph wind gusts, was still an awesome trip. Sooo uh, you got any fritters or maple dipped?
I now carry a double bladed paddle for just those headwinds. It also helps if you shift all weight forward so the canoe weather vanes into the wind. I also got a smaller solo canoe. 14 ft. It catches less wind.
Yeah eventually I hope to buy one of those fancy lightweight solo canoes that weigh like 30lbs, they cost what i paid for my vehicle though, so it's not gonna happen right now. I have a lighter kevlar 16' that needs to be repaired and resurfaced so i'm hoping to get some time with that project over the summer...
Reminds me to get a proper set of dry bags. I keep most things in plastic bags in my pack but with a swamp like that things would probably still leak. Aluminum canoe? Looks heavy, props for portaging it!
Yeah, this experience is what made me go out and buy proper dry bags as well, I own a couple of nice Sealine bags now and love em! That beast of a canoe is about 77lbs, definitely a tough one to portage but it's tough and takes a lot of abuse and still floats, working on a lighter one in my spare time though...
Awesome video mate, looks like it was a great trip with some excellent fishing. We are seriously looking forward to getting out for our first spring fish now. Keep the adventures and videos coming! Hope to see you out there one day.
Thank you, I'm really glad you enjoyed it. May is almost here again, I will be out there on the long weekend, good luck to you on your fishing adventure! Working on a new video for my 6 day solo from Kiosk, hopefully I can finish it in the next couple of months.
This route is cursed!! 4 of us did a similar tour over the August long weekend about 25 years ago. I planned it and was expecting a much easier paddle down the Nipissing River than it turned out to be - an awful trip!
Keep in mind this was before social media & things like UA-cam so doing research was limited. We ran into low water levels and walked the canoe more than we paddled, many log jams we had to haul our gear over, beaver dams galore, large areas of dangerous quick-sand like loon sh1t, portages through raspberry bushes and the official Algonquin map turned out to be useless for directions so we got lost a few times.
I will never forget grabbing a quick bite on that site on Big Bob with the beautiful sandy beach and southern exposure & when we got down to the Nip we considered going back and just staying there for a few days but we decided to forge on. I also remember going back to the Park Office in Kearney on the way out to warn them about the conditions. They said 'why would you do that trip in the summer, it's not passable'. I said, 'why was I allowed to book that trip and why wasn't I warned when I came here to pick up the pass?'
Needless to say, I made it back to that site on Big Bob a few times and hiked down to the Nipp to take a ceremonial whiz! Look out for the warm spots if you go!!
Lol, sounds like you had quite the adventure... not sure I can say that the route is cursed, but I'm sure I did a fair bit of cursing along the way!
cool video! whats the size of your canoe?
It's a 16 1/2' Aluminum, 35" across at the widest point I believe... ~77lbs
I bet dollars to donuts you were sitting up on the seat when it happened.
Lol, your not wrong. I started out on very calm waters, had my gear packed closer to me to get a better camera shot and it didn't leave me much room around my legs. Also, it's just more comfortable, the seats are fairly low as well... I might have benefitted from my gear being put all the way up front, or perhaps a second person in canoe but I was nonetheless surprised to go from mirror calm water to 65kph wind gusts, was still an awesome trip. Sooo uh, you got any fritters or maple dipped?
@@algonquinadventures-backco1429 My favorite is the chocolate sour-dough.