Kayak Camping Texas - 2 Days Freezing (Llano River)
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- čas přidán 17. 03. 2020
- The water was insane! The Llano River in the Texas Hill Country is perfect for Kayak Camping. It's the spot we venture out to nearly every single time we go on a trip. The rivers gush from springs and remain crystal clear. This landscape was perfect for a spur of the moment winter camping trip. Weather got down into the 20s which was a first for us!
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You know what I love most about this video, the fact that y’all out there with Wal-Mart kayaks. Too many people are afraid to try adventures in their budget gear. Great job
Thanks rob! Yeah we need to upgrade those kayaks but it does show you can get out there on some basic gear! Just have to keep safety at the forefront
And here I am agonizing about upgrading and.... maybe I should keep those sit-ins!!!! Awesome!
@@GatewoodBrown hey man what camera or go pro do u film with and what settings do u use…doing a devils river trip here in November and wanted to get a good video of it and liked the ways urs looked…thx for any tips👍🏼
Dude, the production value of this is great.
Thanks Tom! It’s something I’ve always enjoyed doing so I’m glad to see the effort is shining through.
It’s sick
I like how most of you are paddling budget kayaks and still owning it. Nice to see a person doesn't have to spend a bunch of money to go out and have fun. Good quality videos also. Thanks.
Thank you! Budget kayaks can be tons of fun too. Now that I’ve tested the old town it’s impressive to see what only a couple hundred more can get you. But great stuff all around the budget range!
Bro.... all of yall carry such a great persona! The positive vibes,great friend ship's, and bad ass adventures will keep me coming back! Thanks for your positivity brother and stay safe out there man!
Hey thank you for the kind words Paul! I’m glad you enjoyed following along on our trip. Weather like that will certainly test you but fortunately our crew is tight knit and did just fine. Except for the staying warm part haha
Wanted to go camping for my birthday but couldn’t. Ran in to your videos, next best thing to being there. Thanks!
That's a bummer you couldn't make it out camping! But hey, welcome to the channel! Hopefully you can get on a trip of your own soon.
Another great video Gatewood! I don’t know why you don’t have 100k subs. Your editing and production are top notch. And I love when Bennett is along for the ride. He’s like comic relief. Be safe and maybe we’ll see you out on the river soon!
Thank you for always watching and commenting, Jay!! 100k would be sweet...maybe one day! I appreciate the kind words my man. We always enjoy having bennett along for the ride, he's great to be around. You stay safe too! See you on the river
Good stuff!! Wish we were closer! We have a ton of tricks and experience with winter kayak camping! It is all about the right gear...and the right attitude. You guys def have the attitude locked it! Look forward to the next one!
Thanks Pete! I could learn a thing or too from your set up. I was jealous hearing your underquilt experience on the Johns River. That’s the goal! Fortunately winter is over now haha
@@GatewoodBrown im sure you will lock in it next year!
Great video Gatewood. You never dissappoint.
Nice cinematography and music. 👍 Cool adventure. Sausages! 😀
Thank you Takacs!! The music is one of my favorite parts to editing. Sausages are a staple for us! Plus they’re easy camp food
Check out the guadalupe river in New Braunfels, start under the bridge on I35 public boat ramp and go upstream and downstream. The water is reasonably clear because it's a mix of the crystal clear comal river and the guadalupe which is greenish but low flow.
We love that section! Especially when the summer crowds have subsided
Dude watching your videos has inspired me and my bros to do a kayak camp here in the near future, hopefully when covid dies down but man i just wanted to give you props for your video edits and mad commentary..you the truth🤙🏾🤙🏾
My man that is what we like to hear! Kayak camping with your buddies is something you’ll cherish for a long time and hopefully they will all want to go again. The first time can be rough as you learn a lot. But after that it gets easier and easier!
You are so good at capturing the essence of friendship, hiking and camping etc! I'm so glad that I came across your channel. 🤘
I really appreciate that! The group and scenery make it easy to capture those moments
I'm lovin' and livin' thru you guys. Thanks for the very well done video. I look forward to yakin' the Llano, but not in freezing temps. Gracias.
Well thank you so much for joining us on the video! The llano is rad but you won’t find me back there during freezing temps haha
I can’t like this video enough! Once again, you deliver an awesome experience! Love it 🤙🏼
Hey Stephen! Great to see ya again. I’m glad you enjoyed it! We sure had a blast out there filming, freezing, and carrying on.
Awesome! You definitely have a talent for shooting great outdoor videos. Also your narration was spot on! Can't wait to see your next one! As always, thanks for sharing!
Rick from Virginia
Hey rick! Great to hear from you. I appreciate the kind words and am glad you are enjoying the videos. I do agree with you that narration played a bigger role this time around! Take care and be safe out there!
big inspo to get out there with my loved ones and have some fun.. thanks for keeping it light and having fun over everyithing
That’s so cool to hear! Lots of area to explore. Hope y’all have a good time doing it!
Gatewood, once again you've knocked it out of the park.
First off, you are by far the best filmmaker I've seen on CZcams....period! Your edits are smooth, original and honestly inspiring. The shots that you think of are amazing. The whole coffee making scene was absolutely terrific.
Secondly, you manage to convey the call of adventure, that is in all of us. You do it in such a way, that it literally teleports me into those kayaks with you guys. I literally smile in amazement and the sheer beauty of your trips and this video is no different.
Amazing Gatewood, absolutely amazing.
Thank you Eric! You seriously leave the best comments. Everything you wrote is why we keep putting out videos. Seeing comments like yours make all the hours editing worth it, 100 times over. You’ll be there in no time! I’m glad we can all feed off of each other to spur adventure. Thanks again for always showing up with kind words!
What a fun adventure. Y'all are brave being on the water in those temps. Thanks for taking us along with you.
It was a blast! We were just excited to get out there and paddle. Then suffered the consequences haha
Great stuff!! Incredible beauty on the water as always. Keep it coming!
I appreciate that guys! The Texas hill country is an unreal place to explore. More on the way!
Y'all are crazy. Love your content. We are blessed to live in a beautiful place! Cheers to more adventures!
Thank you so much! I’m thinking next year we will need to be better prepare haha
Wow! That was cold, but ya'll did it! Congratulations on mastering your first winter adventure.
Freezing! We certainly learned a lot haha. Next winter will be a breeze, I think...always great to see you Tom!
Love that you grabbed some Mandolin Orange for music on this adventure.. huge fan and it was a great fit
MO is incredible! I really enjoy the vibes of their work and it fits so well with adventures
Terrific vid, Gatewood!! Beautiful scenery, for sure!! I like how you keep it real!! 💯
Thank you SP! Always a pleasure hearing from you. We froze but hey, that’s alright! As long as we aren’t dumb enough to repeat mistakes we should be good. I hope you’ve stayed well during this chaos!
@@GatewoodBrown Thanks, bro! So far, so good! 😁👍
Awesome trip Gatewood! I will say it definitely looked cold. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you KW! If there’s ice in the morning, it was pretty dang cold! Glad you could make it for another video
Aruba 8’s!! I love it. I’m an Aruba 10 guy and I love the budget approach. No plans to buy up--yet. LOVE that water! What beautiful color and clarity that water has. Spent 9 years living in Tejas and I have to get back. I’m up here in Kansas doing rivers and sandbar camp outs-keeping it real to the north of you. I’m new to your videos but I feel like I’m home when I watch them. Thanks for the great vid quality and quantity.
Haha the Aruba’s are a wild time! Not sure I’d ever own one again but it was a good starter boat. Thanks for the kind words! Have fun out there on the river
Got happy fomo watching this! Amazing. Thanks so much for sharing
Haha that is awesome! Thanks so much for stopping by and watching
Awesome edit Gatewood. Looks like a blast
Hey thanks Michael! Chris crushes it out there. Can’t wait to have you on a trip as well
So much fun! Great music! Thanks!
I appreciate that! We had a blast for sure
Beautiful River. If you guys can have fun in Walt Mart kayaks you can have fun anywhere.
That’s right! We much prefer nicer kayaks but whatever gets you out there
This river is my home for 56 years I have camped, swam and fished. I grew up in Llano (lan-o). Scotts, Syndier and Kingsland Slabs are the places of boyhood dreams.
Thanks for sharing HL! The llano is a special place, very cool to hear you’ve been able to spend so much time out there. I’ll have to check out the slabs
That's awesome right there👍 Y'all Texas tough‼
Right on thanks Chris! Unprepared but Texas tough haha
Keep up the great work from a fellow Texan! Can’t wait till I get time off work to go
Thank you so much!
Gatewood that was a nice video man. It's awesome see you guys plan something at the last minute regardless with the season is. I hope the kayak okay." You do know big Rocks don't move right"LOL" it sucks for me I can't kayak in the winter time up north. next year you'll be ready looking forward to the next one.
I appreciate it Mach! We literally brought it up 3 days before leaving since all of our schedules rarely line up. Gah, what was I thinking on the direct hit? I was really scared that my boat was cracked haha. Spring will be here soon! You'll be out there in no time
Great video, and so much fun you guys had. I am a kayak fisherman so I limit myself to easy going water. Keep it up...
Thank you so much!
Man we do this in Ontario Canada too. Awesome filming and adventure. River runs avoiding rocks, camping equals good times.
Cheers! I’d love to paddle up in Canada one of these days. Y’all have some great bodies of water
Good stuff Mr. Brown!
Thank you EB! I appreciate your support
You guys r awesome!! Just get together with good friends and do it!!
Thank you JO! Just trying to make some memories outdoors
Fantastic video!!!
Thank you Paul!
I see your subs are creeping up. Another great edit! I liked the coffee sequence - very cool. Looks like another fun run for you guys. Thanks for posting. Makes me wanna get back out there.
Slow and steady! I appreciate every single one of them. I don’t drink much coffee but the way Bennett was making it sure had me interested in a cup! Thanks for always tuning in Caleb!
Right now is the perfect time to be kayaking, looks super fun! You both would love whitewater yaking
It is! Just need some rain in our neck of the woods. Whitewater is one of our favorite things to do!
A little Mandolin Orange mixed in with a kayaking adventure.... my kind of video.
It’s a prime combo! I wish they didn’t copyright strike for it though. That’s why I don’t use their stuff anymore
Heading out to a small stretch of the llano River tomorrow and watching this to get stoked!
That’ll be rad! How was it?
Yeah, Radical Face! One of my faves.
Radical face is great! I’m glad you dig them as well. I might try to work some of their other songs into subsequent videos
Great video!
Quality is amazing as usual..
And hey, just to give ya perspective lol I went ice fishing once it was -52 degrees, yes minus 52..true story..
It was stupid but had a blast , cooked hot dogs and beans, drilled 48" through the ice and spent afternoon huddled beside truck over a hole 😂😂😎
-52?! Wouldn’t that freeze the thermometer? Wow! You Canadians are a tough breed. Sometimes the stupid things in life are fun, as long as you aren’t being dumb haha. Sounds like a good time my friend.
Very nice guys! Thanks for sharing😊
Your videos are the best, very good editing as well.
Thank you so much josh! It’s a blast putting them together for ya
Great video. My two favorite scenes: your buddy drinking his brewksi in the middle of the rapid, and you hitting that rock head on....now that was funny, you must have been KUI (kayaking under the influence....lol). You all have my respect pulling off a winter kayak camping trip in a couple of Sun Dolphin Aruba 8's. Glad you didn't get hypothermic.
Thank you Anthony! Yeah when Chris took his hand off the paddle I was like what’re you doing! Then I saw him take a swig and I was like, oh, this could be hilarious haha. Ya know, surprisingly I hadn’t had anything at that point in the river. Just ran right into the dang thing and thought my boat was about to split in half lol. Thanks for tuning in!
Awesome videos. Just did Guadalupe this past weekend
Nice! The guad is doing well with all this rain
Congrats on 2K
I really appreciate that! It’s been quite a lot of hard work but we are stoked for the future!
Dry top, skirt, and a topquilt and you'd be pretty set. Just had a similar experience with a backpacking trip this past weekend. Woke up to an unexpected 6" of snow in the morning. Made for an interesting hike out that day.
Those are all pieces of gear I'd like to add to my loadout. Wait, 6" of snow?! That is a ton for PA! Did the forecast call for it at all?
@@GatewoodBrown obviously there is a ton of different things you could buy, but I personally would consider those to be essentials in the cold.
In the winter 6" isn't a ton, but middle of March it was unexpected. The forecast was mid 30s with flurries. There was a dusting on the ground when we went to bad. Woke up and surprise!! Trail was covered and snow was stuck to all the trees so you couldn't even see the trail blazes. It made the very rocky terrain more comfortable to walk on when you weren't sliding off the rocks. Lol. But that's the whole reason we do these activities. We test ourselves mentally and physically everytime we go out. If it was a walk in the park then well....we'd just walk in the park.
@@payakadventures Haha that is wild! You'll have a story to tell for the ages. 6" would change the game like you said. I hope y'all got out of there safely. You're spot on, we'd just walk in parks if there wasn't adventure to be had.
Subscribed. You dudes are killing it out there.
Thanks brad! Just trying to get out and enjoy these beautiful spots my man
Just found the channel, great videos, great attitudes, great times. Got me stoked to get out on the yak this weekend 😝. Btw: for lightweight winter warmth you’re gonna want wool socks and buy some of those chemical hand warmers (but the bigger ones) throw one at the bottom of your sleeping bag for feet and one inside a neck gator 🤙🏼
Cheers my man! Yeah we definitely need to upgrade the winter wardrobe lol. Have fun on your trip!! Chemical warmers would’ve been so clutch on this trip...
Ok I’m a new sub & seriously loving your videos. I found your videos from you taking your girl kayak camping. After SUP Husband & I bought kayaks,and these videos are Getting us stoked for the summer when we can get out. I love seeing what other states have to offer, and I guess I want to go to Texas now? Haha..
FYI for the cold, wool is really light weight and keeps warm, Mummy bags, Packable down coats, & Use the disposable hand and feet warmers at Night they’ll keep your feets warm, and y’all need some beanies at night.
Love the vlog style & vibes. Documentary that is stylized, not too much b roll & just enough creative editing 👍🏻
Haha thank you for the kind words! For Texas, just make sure to watch flow rate carefully so that you make a trip during good conditions. Wool and down have been the best for me during the cold. Thanks again for tuning in’
ive just been watching these all day and i love how he reponds to comments and his this filming and editing is so good
I respond to every single comment! It’s the least I can’t do to show my appreciation for you stopping by and watching some videos. Plus that makes the community better!
@@GatewoodBrown thanks sir
That transition with the steam from the coffee pot. Ace.
Thanks man, when it happened in person I was like, this is going to be video gold haha. Toss in a transition and you’re good to go!
Mandolin Orange.. great music
Yes! Just wish it wasn’t copyrighted haha
Keep on yakin!
That’s the truth!
Very dope adventure. Keep it up!!!
It was dope indeed!
Boom!
Thanks for watching, Pete!
Awesome, great video. Have paddled Buffalo River in Arkansas and Susanne in FLA. my favorite rivers and most of the rivers in Ga. I will put this on my Bucket List.
Thank you Basil! The Buffalo looks amazing, and so do the springs in Florida. Texas rivers will be much different than anything you've paddled!
I lived in a ranch when I was young near Junction with the Llano just yards away from our house. This is exactly like I remember it!
Wow! The llano is a special place. Very cool you grew up so close to it!
Shorts?? Yall were wearing shorts? And chacos?? Tougher than me!! LOL! When it is in the 20’s, I am layered up. LOL! Another good video, Gatewood. I love to see how much fun y’all have together going down those rivers!
Yeah shorts might not be been the best move haha. We definitely needed some neoprene boots. You live and ya learn! Thanks for always tuning in, we will keep them coming!
Gatewood Brown Live & learn. Exactly. I wouldn’t imagine that you guys get a lot of opportunities for 20° camping trips. Especially the past couple of winters.
You’re exactly right. Not many opportunities that combine clear blue skies with cold. I want to try it again though!
Dude how did I miss this!!!!!! Amazing work per usual
Cheers man! I'm glad it got recommended to you! haha we had a blast but froze.
@@GatewoodBrown yeah came across the recommended, telling me I was slacking!!
Dude I feel ya, reminds me of the devils river trip we did, so under prepared man
@@SkinnyWaterBoyzTV I'm glad youtube is doing its part! lol yeah dude I feel like I'm always somewhat underprepared for overnight trips. Oh well its a part of the adventure!
@@GatewoodBrown yesssaaahhh under prepared makes for great stories though haha
After seeing the kayak hit the car when unloading, makes me ask why you don't have a truck since you kayak so much. I don't know how I would do it without my truck. Great videos! I go kayaking more and more after watching.
I’d love one! But that would be a big purchase and it seems my grand Cherokee has plenty of life left. Maybe one day! It sure would make my back less sore haha
Sleep? Haha. I know whatcha mean. Love yak packing. Can't wait to tackle the llano
No sleeping on a winter trip when you’re ill prepared! Haha
The last wild river in Texas. There are no dams on the river for flood control. Three years ago the river flood crested at 39’ above flood stage. The river converges with the Colorado River at Kingsland Texas, down river from the city of Llano where it took out one of the brides at Kingsland. There are some amazing video of the flood waters in it’s might rolling the bridge like a toy. I grew up on this river and it calls me back often.
Unfortunately it’s dammed in a couple spots with a big one in downtown llano. Those floods were wild!
@@GatewoodBrown Yes, Llano is my home town. The city park dam and the city dam are not flood control believe me. I live there since 1958. The river will rage. It is a sight to see. The North Llano and South Llano Rivers converge in Junction, Texas then flows 75 miles before joining the Colorado River in Kingsland, where it form the semi constant- level lake, Lake LBJ. Above is Inks Lake and Lake Buchanan. Below is Lake Marble Falls and Finally Lake Travis and Lake Austin. This is what is known as the Highland Lakes. Unfortunately the watershed for the main supply is the Colorado and it is very narrow although extends up into the Panhandle or Texas, it is either feast or famine with drought conditions common. The water supply for the city of Llano is threatened by sand sediment and the areas above the city park “dam” and the city dam, which are really both weirs, are being excavated and cleaned. The amount of granite base sand is mind boggling. The last flood occurred three years ago, was only one foot shy of the record and peaked at 39 feet. Spring is a good time to enjoy the river up until mid July when the flow drops to where you may paddle 25% of the way and drag the kayak the rest. The effort can be brutal, I know, been there done that and the T-shirt was destroyed. I grew up on that river. Me and my dog and a BB gun. No better place for a child to be introduced to nature. Please be kind to our river, we love her she is unique. There is hopes she will never be damed in a major way, the rare Guadeloupe Bass species will help. It is a semi wide mouth bass with a beautiful checkered stripe which the Llano River is the only home.
@@crawford323 hey Rowdy, I'm new to kayaking, just spent the morning kayaking up river from the Badu park up to The Robinson Park dam. I've lived in Llano for about 25 years. Nice to meet another Llano person on here.
Nice trip, yak on and keep it upright
Will do and you too!
Austin's getting some rain this week and next week will be kissing the 90's, just need to find a good run
I’ve been seeing that! Gets me excited to have storms roll through and fill up our aquifer. Fingers crossed it stays consistent and the Rivers fill up
Awesome 😎 👏
Thank you so much!
It's good to see you guys out there. I am an old ARMY Veteran with pretty good experience in the cold. I start with a synthetic material against the skin, even during sleep. I noticed you didn't show your sleeping bags, probably that's why you guys froze, right. I recommend you look at "Snugpak" sleeping bags. I use the element 3 and sleep good around 20 degrees. They are Military grade, without the big price....take care and get out there....
We can learn a thing or two from an army vet. Thank you for your service, it’s the reason we can enjoy this great country. Our bags were rated to 20 degrees but we found out that is a survival rating, not comfort rating. Oops! I’ll have to check out the snugpak series. I appreciate the recommendation!
Just got my forst kayak a week ago. Been out a few times! Excited to try some adventures like this in MN, with some fishing in the mix!!
That sounds like one heck of a time! Y’all have some awesome rivers up there
@@GatewoodBrown LOTS of lakes amd rivers! The river that runs right through the town i live in is supposed to be one of the best! Im excited to try it, then use some of your tips and plan a kayak camping trip!
Dude go seize the day! Hope you have a goodntime
This just looks like Canadian summer to me lmao. Love the vids keep it going man!
You Canadians have to put up with a lot of cold weather!
@@GatewoodBrown -33 c yesterday haha
Dude this will be my next trip!!! Just went to Waring first Guadalupe trip!! Keep the videos up bro!!
Thanks my man! Waring is a beautiful section of the guad. The llano is completely different but in a great way
Dude you have some awesome videos, I remember my first winter trip and I froze as well the next day I was at Cabela’s buying a winter bag lol. Myself and 2 buddy are going to do the llano river in May and we are hit The Sabin river in Fed.
I appreciate that John! Man, the unprepared winter trips can be quite testy haha. Much like you I have now purchased appropriate gear. You’ll love the llano! Never done the Sabine but I’ve heard good things
Outstanding! Next time you better rock the snow pants!
Thanks Matt! Yeah next time it’ll be snow pants and wyld gear haha. This one was filmed back in December 2019 but just now finishing it up
That, without any doubt,liked liked a really good time!
Hey jackey, we had a blast as you could see. We definitely need to make some adjustments for next winter but hey, that’s 8 months away now!
Love these videos, next time share a tent for warmth 🤘🏼
Thanks Nelson! That was actually discussed when Chris’ tent got saturated from a rapid. Fortunately it dried out
Hey bro great video as always.
Thanks squirrel! Great to hear from you bud
Stay safe my friend , we all may be doing a little more camping soon .
Thanks Spencer! As long as the highways stay open we should be cleared to get out and camp a little. We have a trip planned here in the next couple of weeks so hopefully it goes through.
It is pretty funny to hear the words ‘winter’ and ‘Texas’ in the same video so many times. Only because I’m waiting for our Canadian winter to be finished already. Love your video quality. Aspiring to be on your level someday soon. Thanks for the inspiration. 🤟
Hey Nelson! Yeah you don’t often hear those two words together. This was a special occasion but a far cry from even a normal winter day in Canada. You guys deal with some frigid weather up there!
@@GatewoodBrown I bought a new boat for this year and I'm dieing to get in the water! Super jealous that yer able to float whenever you have time. 😂👍
My guy how do u only have 1.98K?? Your cinematography is next level! This channel really gets me pumped to take my yak out and explore my socal's backyard, consider me subbed bro.
also what kinda camera u using? Ive got some expensive stuff but im always too scared to potentially damage it out there
Thank you, Alex! I'm hopeful the subs will come with time. Maybe I need more clickbait haha. I'm stoked to hear you're getting out on the water as well. Exploring new spots are so exhilerating. Thanks for the sub! I use a GoPro Hero 8 and then a Sony A7III with Tamron 28-75 lens. At some point you just have to risk it and take the big camera out there. I keep it in a dry bag when not in use. They can withstand quite a lot of abuse!
World's best coffee pot y'all got there!
The pot is a tank! Makes a reliable pot of coffee every single time
Great video. Was trying to figure if you were in the H10 or H12 yak. Was wondering how it did with the head on rock adventure. I’m new to yak camping but have camped in N Arkansas in some cold weather. My advice, buy a good bag, one that’s rated down to zero degrees and if you are to cold to sleep, get up n stoke the fire to warm up. Then return for another couple hours of sleep. You won’t sleep if your to cold. I once camped on a river in Mississippi out of a canoe n a gallon of water was like slush in the morning, but I stayed comfy in an Alpine bag rated for -20 degrees. Look forward to viewing more of your videos.
This is the h10! No damage done to the boat after the direct hit. Just a shot to the ego haha. All good advice. We are winter camping this weekend and you better believe we are bringing warmer sleeping bags. No doubt!
Canadians be like "That's swimming weather". Great video mate. Hopefully summer doesn't get cancelled this year. Australia has become a fortress!
Hahaha hey Justin! Canadians are a different breed. I’d love to see them melt during our summers though. I’d bet Texas is similar to Australia in that regard. Hope you guys are doing well down there.
Where I live sounds like it's similar to the Texas panhandle. We get freezing temps in the winter and very hot summer's. We are for now but our curve is most definitely not flattening at present.
It’s pronounced yano! Like ya know lol 😂That area around Junction is beautiful. Great video! Gotta buy another kayak now. Need to buy 2, 1 to fish and 1 to camp.
Haha the Texan in me says lan-no, the Spanish speaker in me cries every time I say it haha
Love watching your videos and I miss kayaking and canoeing as a teen. I show my 20 and 16 yo urging them to do these things now and keep doing them no matter what. We camp, overland, hike, hunt, and fish together, but this year we're going to start the tradition of kayak camping together. Do you have a site or sources on ideal flow rates for the various rivers and also how to find those flow rates. THANKS!
That will be a fun activity for your family! Check out usgs info for local river flow rates. That should help a lot
Great job, nothing like river trips and shutting the phone off. Of course to really get that experience need to head further west, Pecos and the Devils.
That’s right! The Pecos and devils really have my eye. Just need to find a good weekend to do them. I’ve sort of been holding out for better flow rates too
@@GatewoodBrown I grew up on both, know them well. Same for the Nueces, Frio, and Medina. If you need help planning, let me know.
quepasopescado those are all amazing rivers. Such a great part of the country
Been watching your videos and now I'm planning a trip to Frio river! I'm from Arkansas so pretty close.
The Frio is awesome! Wait for better flow rates though
@@GatewoodBrown awesome! That's a good idea
Better sleeping bags Colman makes a really good cold weather sleeping bag. And maybe just use one tent look into a kelty or north face just large enough for all of you to fit in. Columbia wool socks and fleece base layer are great also you can line your bag with fleece and it's thin, light, warm and not alot of extra weight. So much fun 😁!
We’ve much improved our winter sleep system! It’s been a few years since that trip. Much better at sleeping now!
Would you recommend the ascend H10 for first timer kayak campers? We’re used to canoe camping. Thanks for your awesome videos! You’ve inspired us to take a trip to the frio and kayak camp.
I absolutely would recommend the H10. It’s my go to kayak right now for the foreseeable future. It holds gear like a canoe but gives you the form factor and geometry of a kayak.
Every Canadian watching is dreaming winter camping looked like that LOL!
Haha I bet! It gets pretty cold up there in Canada. Down here you can camp all year round but we usually avoid summers haha. The opposite of our northern neighbors
Hill country cold is brutal. Have had no sleep night at South llano state park before. Hand/foot warmers come in clutch.
Oh man, yes it can get bone chilling out there especially with the humidity produced by the river. We may have to pack some warmers next time, good call!
Hey, awesome channel! New sub here. I didn’t catch where y’all were in the HC and what month this was?
Thank you very much! This was at the end of December 2019 out west of Austin.
I need friends like this
Tons of Facebook groups to connect with paddlers all over the US!
Awesome video! Definitely inspiring me to try kayak camping. What was the last song you played in this video?
It’s fun! Definitely take a lot of planning but the trips are usually worth it. Only so many places you can visit and be alone. State parks are overrun these days!
That looks like such an awesome trip! Cannot imagine doing it in that weather though. Do you remember what the flow rate was? We're looking to go out soon, but not sure what different rates look like on this river.
It was great! Other than the freezing temps...flow was around 150 cfs
hey Gatewood, when you do the vids, it would be really nice to know that the CFS flow is for comparisons sake. Looks like an awesome trip. I have camped below 20 many times. Foam under you, down around you. Down booties, or the like. keep your head warm. Decent foam pillow. Very doable.
This was about 150cfs, so pretty good! Man cold weather camping is a different beast. Definitely take more luxuries for the winter time
@@GatewoodBrown that looks like a great flow there.
Where did you guys put in and take out. I’m trying to go to this river in a few weeks.
this trip looks awesome, looking to do a trip at the of this month maybe down the colorado or san marcos for a few days, juust to get on the river, thanks for the inspiration.
Hey Robert! It was man...other than the cold weather things went great. I’d say do the San Marcos. Much better quality of water unless you’re doing the Colorado above LBJ.
Gatewood Brown thanks for the advice, we will check out the flow on the SM!!
Sounds good! It’s usually strong. There’s usually a bunch of good access points there too
Gatewood Brown lets just hope we don’t get a shelter in place order 😉
Gatewood Brown you have favorite access points on the SM?
I do cider over beer for outdoor stuff, as it doesn't go flat/explode from being shaken, and still tastes fine warm if you aren't hauling ice
I researched my method extensively 👍
Haha love it! Cider on the river is ideal for sure
How have your winter camping experiences been?
we camped at a state park in primitive one year to wake up with snow on our tent and our 5 gallon water half frozen... definitely makes for a cold night.
@@davidkarr9952 That honestly sounds brutal...but I suppose it is all part of the journey when you go out during winter. Snow must've been fun to wake up to if you were warm in the tents!
I hiked in New Hampshire in January at the top of Mount Zealand. We stayed in a hut one night in the hut keeper showed me and my friends how to build an igloo called a Quincy and we stayed in it that night. It was -17 outside overnight but 32° inside the Quincy. Actually much warmer than the hut. That was a trip I will remember for the rest of my life