SLEEPING IN YOUR INFLATABLE CANOE | Is it possible?! - Better than a sleep mat?
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2020
- In this video I want to see if it's possible to sleep in my SEVYLOR ADVENTURE PLUS inflatable canoe.
I like canoe camping, but usually I deflate my canoe and inflatable a sleep mat of some description. Then recently, I thought, "why not use the canoe as a sleep mat?" - it makes sort of sense, its much thicker and larger than a sleep mat.
So in the interest of experiment, I spend a night in the canoe in my back garden to test if its possible.
The answer is an emphatic YES!
My only observations are:
1: Remember that the canoe must be dry why you put your sleeping bag in it! Take a towel or rag and perhaps a waterproof bivi bag for your sleeping bag to go in.
2. Remember also that the canoe may be too long for your Tarp, so check the length!
I hope the video is informative, fun and helps. - Jak na to + styl
Have been sleeping in another make of inflatable the Itiwit 1 person for two summers.
It’s only 300cm so upgrading to a bigger inflatable to 340cm length.
That extra 40cm is really important to stretch fully out for a good sleep which the 300cm inflatable meant a tight squeeze to sleep.
This Sevylor looks really good and you proved it’s a great idea to sleep in it.
Another important idea however is also to use the boat like a sofa lounger during the day while out camping.
The Itiwit boats are great for this but your Sevylor adventure boat might be a good idea for a camp lounger sofa setup as well. Great video you made on the sleeping aspects.
The added idea of sofa lounger as well as sleeping compartment plus it can go on water equals a brilliant multiuse piece of kit.
Thanks John for the feedback. I hope you have many more camping trips. Best regards 👍🏻
I have been sleeping in my Sevylor Tahiti K79 inflatable Kayak, in my back yard, pickup, beach and river sand bar since I bought it in 1972 at Bon Marche in Seattle, on sale, for $50.. You do need a tarp because either rain or dew will create a puddle. I use a down quilt my mom gave me. If you are camping, floating, backpacking or on a beach, sand bar mountain side or meadow, there is nothing better than having a good bed. I have tried coupling but believe it is better to have your own kayak for paddling and sleeping.
Iguana
Since 1972! Fantastic 👍👍👍
Im glad i seen this as ive just purchased this kayak and my imediate thought was sleep in it!
Give it a try! Cheers
I had been wondering If I could sleep in my Canoe (when I get one) seemed a no brainer to me. Then today I come across your video by chance. Now I know I am going to be sleeping in it. Thanks :)
Thanks! ATB 👍🏻
Great idea 💡
Thanks
Bloody genius
Thanks mate!
Thank you so much for posting so many fantastic videos featuring this kayak! I've been playing around with the idea of getting some form of inflatable dinghy or kayak for a few years now, and I think this spring or summer might be the time to finally get my hands on one. Incidentally this exact model was the one that caught my eye, the fabric protecting it being one of the features that intrigued me. It has been a pleasure watching your videos about it and being able to see more of it than the short descriptions on the likes of amazon! Hopefully I'll have one of my own once the temperatures starts to climb a bit above freezing. 😁👍
Thanks for the comment and watching the videos.
Yes it's a robust and fun canoe. All the best with your adventures. I hope to make some more canoe videos in the coming months 👍🏼
@@divum Cheers! I subscribed, so I'll look forward to watching them! 👍
Great idea. Obvious idea now that you’ve pointed it out to me :-)
Me too! 😀
they are good to kip on but seats are terrible and can leak due to floor being a floating type that comes out. water can through the thin base and then free to produce pool inside seating area. If the floor was intergral to the sides be a much dryer design.
Thanks for your comment. Yes the inflatable part of the floor is removable leaving a thin skin floor. The removable floor it self could make a good sleep mat alone!
Thanks for this! I was looking at a 1kg packraft and actually thinking, would it be better upside down even, almost like a trampoline. For the next video how about canoeing on a sleeping mat? ;-)
Thanks for watching. Canoe on a sleeping matt! 😂👍🏼🛶
My buddies turned their Sevylor oval boats upside down and slept on them. I sewed up tarps from ripstop nylon for them Worked well for 10 years. Back to the future!
Iguana
Again, awesome info. Thanks 👍
As an ex wild camper having just bought the same model this was one of my first ideas for camping with it. But thanks for confirming and making those points re length and water, really enjoy your channel!
Thanks Andrew. 👍🏼
This would be ace, but id think a bivvy sack for your sleeping bag might be needed to avoid the sleeping and getting wet of any water that may be in the canoe should you struggle for it to be dry :)
Absolutely agree. I did put a subtitle note about using a bivi-bag in the vid. Thanks for watching (hope I got your subscription!)
I find that when you sleep on an airbed it gets very cold - all that cold air underneath you just seems to get colder through the night. And I would have thought this would happen whilst sleeping in the canoe as well. A sleeping mat is made with foam and the air inside it keeps warm. So I am just wondering if the ideal solution might be to put the sleeping mat inside the canoe, and sleep on that? Then you have the perfect combination of comfy canoe plus warm mat? 🙂
The more insulation the better!
@@divum I really like the idea of canoe plus tarp. So much easier than lugging a tent along. Have you actually done this "in the wild", since you made the video, and if so how was it?
Even better if you suspend it in a hammock.
If you had to you could flip it over opening down and sleep under it as a shelter of sorts......does the bottom of the kayak come out mine does and its super stiff to keep the bottom of the kayak from being too flexable so you could take out the "floor" of the kayak and sleep on that and put the kayak over you as shelter of sorts....I took the floor of my kayak and put it in my hammock and I could sleep on my belly or side without issue you should give it a try
Thanks Jake. These are some great ideas that I will have to try. The floor of this canoe does come out, but its just a some of air pillow without much stiffness. All the best with your adventures.👍🏻🛶
Great to know this is an option. But I have some doubts. Once I ditched my high R value inflatable mat and went with a normal inflatable bed made for me homes to camping and felt quite cold during the night though it was not that cold outside. This is my suspicion about sleeping in a boat. Also riversides have a constant breeze because of the water stream and are way colder than normal plains and this may be a problem when the sole protection is just a tarp.
Cheers guzelmarmara! Yes wild camping is cold and uncomfortable at times! But that's it's appeal...its basic!
@@divum Wild camping can be cold but not necessarily. I was trying to point out that isolation in an inflatable thing we sleep on is crucial.
Yes I agree👍🏼
For me anyway, the major problem with sleeping in a kayak is that it is more than likely going to be soaking wet after a day paddling.
Yep! I would suggest only nice weather in the summer and take a towel!😁 Thanks for the comment
Had a thought and hope you can determine if it has any merit. It looks like an inflatable kayak is very well insulated. Just imagine this unlikely scenario: You lose all your gear overboard except your sleeping pad, and you have no other shelter and no way to start a fire. Could sleeping under your inverted kayak on your pad allow you to survive a cold night? You could turn it over in your yard long enough to see if your body heat would warm up that confined insulated space, and if so, adjust the ventilation to deal with condensation. Do you think it could work?
Love your extreme thinking! Yes I reckon it would work. Using the canoe as a sort or canopy (like on inflatable life rafts and dinghies). I'll have to try it! Thanks for the comment. 👍🏼
I've got an inflatable row boat. It's a bit short so using it as a bed is like sleeping in a hammock with a built in pillow. If I'm taking the river to find a campsite then also bringing my tent and inflatable bed would be pointless - the boat is a soft bed surrounded by flat shelf space!
I agree! Happy paddling.
Great idea. How small does it pack? If it could only fit on the bike!
Thanks Charleen. It packs pretty small 50 x 40 x 40 cm. Check out my "unboxing video" for more spec. It weighs 15kg. I'm thinking of getting a bike trailer so can tow it! Maybe even put the bike on the canoe!!! That would be an idea😀
An Intex 1 person boat plus a single paddle will pack down to not much bigger than a small tent does. A very tough Sainteve 2 person boat with full oars and pump will pack down loosely to fill a 20 litre bag with a little room to spare.
Did you need to remove the skeg from underneath the boat before laying in it?
Great question! Yes I did
Been a couple of years since this video; have you had the chance to use it like you planned? any feedback, notes or tips you would want to share?
Not much to report! It works, but I didn't do much since I use my wooden canoe much more. Thanks for asking.
Probably makes a better bed than a canoe
Lol! 🤣👍🏼🛶 Yes!
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