Sayward canoe loop / secret camping on Vancouver Island
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- čas přidán 4. 09. 2021
- The Sayward Forest Canoe Route is a series of lakes, rivers and portages on Vancouver island.
Completed in 3-4 days this route takes you to some of the most beautiful and remote areas on Vancouver Island.
Watch as we do our annual Portage showing you want it looks like to live out of a canoe for the weekend.
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Lacey and Jordan
I went on this voyage with a sea kayak last Spring (2021). I recall spending more time portaging than kayaking. I was really lucky to go in April and have nothing but sunshine. A fantastic trip.
I think it depends on the season you go in to how much portaging vs paddling!
I am so happy to see you all having fun in the mud!! So happy to see Holden 💜
We had such a lovely time! We would love to bring you to some of these spots when you come visit us next!
What a great year this was! Loved the crew this year!
Best year yet!! Counting down till next year!
Counting down the days till next years portage! More snacks !
I love you abd I love this movie! These memories are absolutely amazing. I’m so excited we get to look back on this forever. You are amazing !
I want to go back !!
Fabulous adventure! 🥰
It was such a fun trip this year!
That looks awesome!
Was such an awesome trip! Thanks for watching !
Great Adventure! Enjoyed watching
Great video, thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much! This loop is one of our favourite summertime traditions
Such a great trip!
So glad you were there! Rip your sandals 😂
I just finished the one week 116km Bowron Lake circuit w. 10.8km portages. It was one of the most epic adventures I’ve ever done - very challenging and physically demanding but the rewards are great. Now I am researching about my next adventure and “the Sayward circuit”looks like a piece of cake to me.
Thanks Lacy, I just found out about the loop and i wanted to know what it was actually like.
You've given me the best example I could ask for.
Real people, on a real family trip. Wonderful video, we're going.
Was out there in July myself. Blasted through it in two days solo with minimal gear. Great video and kudos for making it annual 😀
It’s such an amazing trip! I bet it’s fun doing it solo! I love alone time in the woods
I never heard of this, this made me want to do the loop now. I’m thinking of going late summer next year!!!
It’s such an amazing experience can’t recommend it enough!
Amazing and river 🥰🥰🥰
Stay health my friend
Great video. I can’t wait till I go back and enjoy that trip over a few days. I’ve done it once with my kayak early in the year with more water as an 11 hour day trip.
Wow! Doing it in a day must be incredible! Good for on you!!
NICE :) What a great adventure !!! I've always wanted to do this loop in my kayak, just can't find any like-minded folk to partake in the out-door stuff - thank's a bunch for sharing your journey with all of the insight... this odyssey is on my bucket list for sure !!! (subscribed) :)
So glad you enjoyed the video! I’ve seen people doing it solo before if you can’t find people to go with! You will surely meet some rad people along the way!! It’s such an incredible trip I hope you get to do it soon!
Like your video! Awesome to share time with family and friends in such a way. Using those wheels to portage looks cumbersome to me. A great many parks forbit their use... Even if they did, terrain often doesn't allow for use of wheels. And personally, I really wouldn't want to look at them sitting in center of my canoe.
Lacy and family,I like the way you live it!
Thank you so much!
I've done this loop solo in 2014! Put in at fry lake, Amour lake was my favorite camping spot, beautiful place . Campbell River was my home. Love your video thanks for sharing:)
Good for you man!, I don't think I could do it solo. I bet it was a heck of a good time
@@funonvancouverisland it was very memorable, the peace And tranquility at Amour lake really stayed with me.
How amazing to do it solo ! What an incredible experience!
Pretty Kewl Trip! I heard about the Loop! Bit windy,.. Mud is always fun once you get in it ... Waking up to some great scenery ! Hopefully You didn't take home any Land Lurches!
You guys are so blessed to live in such a beautiful country with so many options to discover lakes and rivers.I am in Western Australia and make do with large dams and small rivers.Holden is a very famous car brand down here.
I feel so blessed to live here! I visited Australia a few years ago and did the great ocean road and sure loved it there too though!!
@@lacey_jordan Might as well feel blessed about such beautiful scenery and lots of nature cause nowadays with Trudope in place,can’t leave this country unless you’re adequately vaccinated!
The real question is why people do need to be vaccinated for a virus that is lethal at 0.02%?
Major changes will occurs…
Escape in nature NOW…
Great camping, keep going.
Thank you !
Yeah! BC Canada! Woooooo! New to your channel! You guys came up as a suggestion to one of my videos 😅🤘
Anyways I can't wait to see more!
Can’t thank you enough for the support!!
Did this loop in August 2021.great time.much more challenging than expected. But a great adventure. Mud,mud,mud!!
The mud is always funny to navigate but so worth it! We love doing this loop ever year! Hope to see you along the route one day!
Thanks! Just what I was looking for. I’m looking to solo this in April. Looks like it’d be rough portaging solo.
New to the channel first 10 minutes into the video always down to support local Canadian youtubers!! just some helpful advice easy paddle strokes to keep the canoe straight with little to no effort is the "J stroke" looking forward to my trip to van Island next summer !
I’ll practice that for next year!!
Mastering the J stroke is a goal of mine
Beautiful place, and happy niceday, from indonesia opack opick & family... 👍👍👍
Thank you for the support!
I loved your video. Thanks for sharing! Did you make your coffee filter? I've never seen another like it.
I understand your video is long enough as it is and it concentrates on the circle tour but the fun and experience around the campfire is something I miss. It might take me 2 weeks ( but I'm old and may only enjoy these experiences by watching you)! I'd want the wheels for sure (-;
Thanks again for posting the video!
Land lurches, never forget 🐭
Land lurches forever 🤣
Great video. The water levels were very low all over The Island last summer.
Thanks so much, yah water levels are always changing but it makes it fun and different each year. Never really know what you are going to get!
Back in my day we didn't have fancy wheels for portages we carried are canoes uphill both ways haha!
We did it the first year without carts and it was do able but we saw most people on the trail using carts - makes some areas easier and some areas it’s not worth them so we just carry them ahah
What did you do for water? did you drink the lake water treated or untreated?
also were there motorboats on any of the lakes?
Thanks :)
We use life straw-bottles which filter the lake water! We don’t often see motorized boats on these lakes!
Great vid, thanks. What time if year did you do this?
End of august this year. Previous years we have done July! Less water in some areas in august but way less rain which was nice !
@@lacey_jordan Cool. Thanks. I'm heading out for my first time on the route in a couple weeks, weather permitting! Water levels should be better but likely wetter and def colder. lol
when did you go and how were bugs? Thanks, been watching too much discouraging stuff from Ottawa truckers getting smashed. I really needed something positive like this.
This trip was in august but we usually do July! We have never really had issues with the bugs! I am so glad you enjoyed the video!
Is it always that mucky, or was the water just low from the beaver dams?
This was the first year it was this bad! Every year it changes I bit though! So you never really know what you are going to get which makes it so fun and exciting!
Did you folks remember ending up with an extra paddle after leaving Mr canoe head? Lol! couple years back
I know we have lost a couple along the route in years past!
@@lacey_jordan we were camping there once and a nice group came through with a young kid and accidentally grabbed one of our paddles. Was no biggie we had an electric motor but thought it was wild you popped up on the recommendations, I thought I found the group years later! Not quite though it seems
Where did you get your map of the loop?
We downloaded it and then took it to a print shop to have it printed and laminated! Lasted us three years now!
Grüße aus Bavaria, Helmut
Are there lots of grizzly bears around there? Being from Michigan, they scare the shit out of me!
GRIZZLES IN THE AREA......ALWAYS bring a couple 12 ga shotgun defenders ... Bear sprays DO NOT always work
The best defense is defense
In my 32 years growing up on the island I’ve never seen a grizzly bear on the island, I’ve heard they can swim over from the mainland but it’s so rare. When we are up northern bc - kitimat area we would always have a shot gun. But on the island we don’t - I’ve never carried bear spray because I personally feel like often it can just enrage the bear. On this trip we have never seen a bear usually farther north island we see them!
Hello from Ontario you guys seem to me excuse me for maybe assuming but because of your personality man with all the tattoos something that I just thought of as soon as I had seen the combination of the front of your boat and yourself you and your family should put their own type of tattoo on that board in front of you I'm sorry I used to be a canoest but because it's repaired that's why I guess I'm calling it a board and then stain it I think that would be awesome project enjoy if you do
That would be a great project! My husband is actually a tattoo artist I’m sure he would love to create something like that. We sand it down and re finish is every couple years so that would be great the next time we do it!
Also, Bugs?
Very few bugs actually!
Where’s the unedited version of your rope swing jump 😏
Edited is so much better ahaha
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