Have just watched the video. Could you please give the length and width of the leather. Could you also give the distance the holes are from the edge and how far apart the holes are from each other. Thank you.
@howiepri1316Күн бұрын
Great series… can’t wait for Part 3!
@Renman786 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. I have purchased the 14" because of you. Thanks for sharing!
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide4 күн бұрын
Great to hear! You won’t be sorry. It’s lets you feed everyone at once rather than in shifts. Be sure to always use a generous amount of the cooking spray PAM with it. 👍🛶
@Renman788 күн бұрын
I recently purchased the cook all because of you. Why do you have to get the cook all hot first?
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide8 күн бұрын
Get it nice and hot empty over the fire for just a couple of minutes. Spray with Pam and then put whatever you have in it. It vastly reduces the bake time. It’s like preheating an oven at home.
@_flowertrance9 күн бұрын
I love your energy! Really enjoying your videos!
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide9 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!!
@Mark1JT12 күн бұрын
In Nova Scotia, Canada here... fall is our absolutely favourite time for canoeing. Cooler temps, less bugs and all those colours.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide8 күн бұрын
Shhhh that’s a best kept secret in Maine too.
@GreatNorthWeb12 күн бұрын
It gets mighty cold up there. Do you have any advice for cold cracks in ABS?
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide9 күн бұрын
I have used these boats as ice breakers when I used to trap. I have never seen cold weather cracks. I suspect they are UV damage cracks. If so, not much you can do unfortunately. Good luck and thanks for watching.
@kevinharding209913 күн бұрын
You should wear gloves for this task. I’ve used. G flex several times with limited success. It claims to stick to all plastic boats, but in my experience you need to use a course sandpaper first to creat a better adhesion. Repairs don’t have to be pretty, they just have to work. I’ve also used G Flex with a thickener on a Kevlar boat to provide a layer on the bow and stern for some abrasion resistance and that has worked great.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide8 күн бұрын
It works really good for Royalex. I’ve never used it on other materials, but have used it several times on Royalex with no complaints. Also used marine Tex
@downeastprimitiveskills768813 күн бұрын
I've heard it suggested that regular fiber glass cloth and GFlex can make a decent skid plate, stem guard over the more expensive kevlar ones and fiberglass is easier to work with. I'm interested in the Pathfinder you have. Most if not all my boats have some additional patches on them, nothing shameful about that at all. I get a kick out of seeing those clean fancy boats and not being able to actually use it for all its worth.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide7 күн бұрын
I can totally see that. I keep a strip of fiberglass cloth in my repair kit. Thanks for sharing.
@alanbierhoff683113 күн бұрын
Lisa, incase you’re interested, “It’s good in the Woods” posted a video today “Canoe Camping DISASTER strikes” of a very recent pin on the Connecticut river on the Vermont/New Hampshire state line. Everyone is fine. There were no injuries. It was a mild C-2 section of river. He was one of 3 canoes on the trip. He was in the lead canoe and the middle canoe was the one that pinned. Again, there were no injuries. There is no footage of the pin as it occurred but there is footage of the pinned canoe taken immediately after all people and gear were taken to shore.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide13 күн бұрын
I checked out the video thanks for the heads up on that. Here’s the thing, I’m old, back in the day any canoe that small with the seat in the middle was a “play boat”. You had the seat in the center of the boat and air bags at each end, you spent the day getting wet on purpose and you played. I’ve started running into people trying to use those loaded for river trips and they’re miserable. The boats ride low, so they end up bailing and constantly cold and wet and bailing in moderate waves. Cramped quarters and those boats are delicate. Really delicate, compared to 16 & 17 foot tripping canoes. And gear, don’t even get me started on that. Those boats are best suited to carry air fore and aft and little else. Hate to sound like an old grump but twice Guiding this year I’ve run into it. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.
@downeastprimitiveskills768813 күн бұрын
@@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide I commented and suggested they learn to pole a wider canoe.
@cardrivingdude13 күн бұрын
The ripples on the bottom are called "oil canning". If you search "canoe oil canning" you'll find more info, but my understanding is that it can happen to a canoe that's left outside. Exposure to the sun and frequent freeze/thaw conditions might also be a factor as well as what position the canoe was stored in. I'm fairly new to canoeing, but I happen to come across the term not too long ago while researching the different materials modern canoes are made from and the recommended storage conditions. Thanks for sharing, all your videos are very helpful!
@reptilianaaronMVP13 күн бұрын
Super helpful video, I was scared of messing up my prized canoe but that looks easy. It's a 1985 Mad River Explorer 16, older than me lol, and I swear it's better than any new canoe for sale regardless of price.
@jakestrait629614 күн бұрын
One of my boats is an old Disco 69 with those rotomolded seats. It was a former rental, beat to snot, cracked and repaired. I'm a woodworker and replaced the yoke myself. I'm wondering if you're going to replace the seats with webbing as I've considered doing that for a while for that one.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide13 күн бұрын
Yes. My plan is to run it as a solo boat with one webbed seat in what used to be the “bow”. Thanks for watching.
@paulmphoto15 күн бұрын
Love your videos gives me great ideas to apply to my slightly more modern stlye of canoe camping.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide14 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. So glad it translates to what you do.
@paulmphoto15 күн бұрын
Zantac pills work for dogs too when they eat old food in woods, just give them a 1/4 a pill low dose.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide14 күн бұрын
Good to know. Thanks for sharing.
@yardhatch262916 күн бұрын
Where did you find the small blue food barrels? Have had trouble finding any that small in that style.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide16 күн бұрын
Recreational Barrelworks and Rutagaga Paddles, they have them. I got mine last Spring from Rutagaga. Good luck.
@yardhatch262913 күн бұрын
@@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide thank you.
@TheCallOfTheLoon16 күн бұрын
“Everything I own is a tool, not a jewel.” Great quote in regards to understanding that using the “tool” will result in “pings and dings”. That said, every mechanic knows that if you take care of your “tools” they will take care of you! I own a camper that I bought gently used, and I’m looking forward to this series!
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide16 күн бұрын
You bought a great solo boat. Thanks for watching.
@scottandvon17 күн бұрын
I raised two Labradors'. One after the other. They put me through absolute hell in a canoe. Especially when I happened to catch a fish. They were just so over stimulated when on the water. Shancy and Shiloh were great dogs for me. Put 'em near the water and all bets were off! I miss them so much.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide17 күн бұрын
We always miss the scamps the most. Thanks for sharing.
@earlhayes296918 күн бұрын
Love the Camper Canoe I have a older camper too that was the first Canoe I got Love the baking soda hack also just picked up a XL Tripper working on that now
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide16 күн бұрын
XL that’s a find. I have one. Good luck
@NothernNate18 күн бұрын
I just bought an Old Town canoe for North Michigan river adventures. Indestructible bobbers! lol, But I still use Kevlar for Boundary Waters type trips. 🤘🏼
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide17 күн бұрын
Sounds great!
@jiddo444018 күн бұрын
Great video, interesting and informative. Thanks Lisa
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide18 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@robertdowns818218 күн бұрын
My guess on the ripples are ratchet straps. looking forward to Pt 2. hadn't seen the baking soda before.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide18 күн бұрын
I can’t wait to get the portage yoke in the center and flatten out the bottom like a real Camper.
@alanbierhoff683118 күн бұрын
@@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide If that’s Royalex, don’t be afraid to get those ripples good and hot in the sun before you go to flattening them out with the portage yoke. I’ve had quite a few Royalex boats in my life. I bought a brand new Pack 12 the last year that Old Town made them. It’s been unused and under cover on my porch since the day I bought it. I figure it will pay for my grandson’s college tuition some day 😂
@BFD37818 күн бұрын
I recently bought a 90-something, 4 maybe? Tripper 172. Replaced the rotten thwart & yoke with my own wood & shop tools. Replacing the rotomold Seats is next, but first a trip with my daughter. Cant' wait!
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide18 күн бұрын
What a boat! Recently just had mine on a trip. Good luck. Thanks for watching.
@robbullis502518 күн бұрын
I had a 16' Camper back in the early 90's that had that same seat style.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide18 күн бұрын
Good to know. I think the seats in this one are from something else. They don’t quite fit and have ski pigeon toed each gunwale so it faces each other instead of being flat. It’s gonna be a process.
@downeastprimitiveskills768818 күн бұрын
I think I looked at pictures of this boat on FB, one had the same ripples, I'm on the look out for a 15 footer and the time to go get it. I might even consider a 16. My Tripper is getting thin, the yellow is worn off is patches along the bottom but still floating.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide18 күн бұрын
I have an Old Town Pathfinder 14 foot 10 inches for sale. Good boat just doesn’t pole well. It’s got some dings but no UV damage. $600
@downeastprimitiveskills768817 күн бұрын
@@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide I tried a facebook message.
@allenwilson523518 күн бұрын
I use off brand Efferdent. The expensive cleaning tabs Camelback sells you are just denture cleaner.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide18 күн бұрын
Great tip! My sister does that for thermos things. It does work great. Thank for watching!
@managherroad18 күн бұрын
Old Town canoes have such a special place in so many folks hearts. I still love my old and well worn 158. We go Paddling and sailing as often as we can. Love your channel! Thanks so much for all your uploads.
@BFD37818 күн бұрын
I sailed today & am going canoe camping with my daughter soon. Love it!
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide18 күн бұрын
Yes, it does Old Town Canoe any kid growing up in Maine what a juggernaut 60’s, 70’s, 80s into the 90s.The factory store is gone. The building is gone. IN our lifetime, who would have thought, OLD TOWN CANOE would be just a memory.Thank God the boats are still indestructible and surviving.
@mushercdn18 күн бұрын
I would guess that the ripples are from the boat bending. Perhaps dragging the boat over an obstacle while a paddler stayed seated. What is the 303? Thanks for the video.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide18 күн бұрын
It’s weird. There’s no scratches around it. I think it’s structural. I can’t wait to get the portage joke in and flatten out the bottom and see what it does. Thanks for watching.
@mushercdn13 күн бұрын
@@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide No scratches means it might have happened in a wave: A BIG wave!
@scottmcfarland214918 күн бұрын
Can't wait to see all the steps. My Old Town is long overdue for a sprucing up 😂. 🙏🏻✌🏻🛶
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide18 күн бұрын
Scott, thanks for watching and good luck. We could all use a little sprucing up.
@scottmcfarland214918 күн бұрын
@@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide indeed 😊
@richardblair91919 күн бұрын
A Garmin GPS sinks like a rock.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide18 күн бұрын
Oh boy good to know. Never had it happen to me thankfully but good to know thanks for watching.
@richardblair91920 күн бұрын
Fishing in Northern Ontario we had black bears within 30 yards of us 3 times. There was no food, no smoke, and no sounds made by humans or bears. There's an awful lot to learn.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide18 күн бұрын
Yes, that’s true a lot to learn and it seems to me as a canoeist every time I see a bear the bear spray is nowhere close to me at all. I don’t wear it on my belt,it gets in the it’s too much gets in the way with the lifejacket and the Poling.
@PaulWhitcomb-ty6md21 күн бұрын
I spent seven months in Rangeley when I first moved to Maine. There were heinous black horseflies, and I had a system much like yours, with a bandana at my neck, fishing hat with the net and full-finger gloves. You are right about extra layers. I never did get bitten, but one got to my skin once, and it had to get through three layers of poly to do it. I had deerfly patches on my hat and on the arms and legs of my base-layer (I was a runner) and spread pennyroyal oil on my clothes as well. Long sleeves and pants always. I hear that they like darker colors, but dark blue was all I had at the time. One thing I found that helped was take a shower to be strictly clean before I go out. I never did catch one with the deerfly patches. I'm planning a cycling tour through Carrabasset Valley, and was wondering if you had any tips on these aggressive nasties.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide18 күн бұрын
Oh boy, I’ve done some distant cycling and you’re in a special spot there with the insects because the clothing has to be tight enough that you can bike in it and that’s when they can just shoot that little stinger you right through the clothing. I would just advise being careful of putting any chemicals on your clothing. The other unique thing about being a cyclist, is that clothing is right next to your skin and your and you’re sweating. The skin is the largest organ in the body. The nicotine patches proven you can ingest chemicals through the skin, I wish I had a better solution for you, but I would say covering up and what you’re doing is the best you could do is the safest long-term.
@PigeonDumplins24 күн бұрын
I only need 2 minutes with a main guide
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide18 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching any minutes!
@PigeonDumplins17 күн бұрын
@@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide it was a secks joke
@richardblair91925 күн бұрын
I always had good luck with wet suit shampoo for the pfd's, kayak skirts, etc.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide18 күн бұрын
You can’t beat a good cleanup method once you find one that works for you thanks for watching
@richardblair91925 күн бұрын
Nope. Gonna put a seat belt in my Bell. (This is a JOKE. NOBODY PUT A SEAT BELT IN YOUR CANOE!).
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide18 күн бұрын
Richard come take a Poling Class and you’ll see it looks so much harder to do than it actually is.
@akcarlos25 күн бұрын
I dont know why so many people cant understand that, so many time I have seen people trying to have long discussions about what they should do in the middle of a rapid, its too late to do that and you wont hear most of the message except the last word.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide25 күн бұрын
So true.
@jonathanlachance621127 күн бұрын
Hi lisa!what type or model of canoe do you recomend for use with pole??do you think a prospector is a good canoe for poling?
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide26 күн бұрын
I haven’t poled a Prospector, Esquif right? But Guides I know that pole say it’s a good poling boat.
@richardblair91927 күн бұрын
She belongs on PBS.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide25 күн бұрын
That’s very kind of you, I love PBS! Thanks for watching and stay safe and warm out there, it’s why I do this. 👍
@williamparrish67327 күн бұрын
No quicker way to get the eyes rolling than med talk, oh wait there's religion. Lol I appreciate everything you do thank you. Best thing in the world for the tooth is 151 Bacardi and clove oil.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide18 күн бұрын
I’ve done the clove oil for the tooth. Good to know with the rum that pretty much helps everything doesn’t it. Thanks for watching.
@davidrobins775328 күн бұрын
The voice of experience. Experience is what you get when you were expecting something else.😄
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide27 күн бұрын
Without a doubt.
@Francois_Dupont29 күн бұрын
Vodka is just Ethanol/Methanol. buy some Methanol and dilute it 25% if you want.
@NorthwoodsSolutions29 күн бұрын
Not complaining, but i actually just spent 9 minutes with a Maine Guide! great videos, keep it up. thanks.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide28 күн бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@madamecampsalot638429 күн бұрын
I went on a main guided trip a long time ago. My guide carried a long roll of tubing to assist breathing in an under water pin. Any opinions on that? Thanks for your thorough tips.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide29 күн бұрын
I think in reality if you handed that to a person in that much distress, when they felt it in their hands they’d just think it was a rope to pull them out and would just stark yanking on it rather than put it to their mouth to breathe. Thanks for sharing. It’s an interesting idea.
@madamecampsalot638429 күн бұрын
@@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide I agree with you. It would be a rare individual to have the kind of reasonability in a situation like that.
@richardswain254829 күн бұрын
Yes, please get a tourniquet that is approved by the CoTCCC like a CAT which was mentioned. The surgical tubing will work for a venous tourniquet but will not work to stop an arterial bleed.
@alanbierhoff683129 күн бұрын
And they let loose without warning
@mushercdn29 күн бұрын
Sounds pretty complete. An epi pen and a surgical stapler might come in handy. Blephaclean makes sterile wipes that are pretty good. Some small splinter tweezers can help.. A booklet of paper matches is good for debris in the eye. You wet the fuzzy end from the ripped match (not the burning end) and you can gently probe the eye. Appreciate the logic in the organization of the individual bags. Thanks for the video.
@alanbierhoff683129 күн бұрын
Lisa, please lose the tubing and get a CAT Tourniquet. Also, you might want to add some New Skin liquid bandage (medical grade super glue). It sticks when and where nothing else will. I was a career EMT and Firefighter for 30+ years and was a SAR Team member in the Adirondacks. You made my day when you pulled out the SAM splint 👍🏻 Everything else in both videos I approve of 100% 😊
@Kgib33828 күн бұрын
Yes, please do.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide27 күн бұрын
I’m taking notes. Thank you. I appreciate the expertise.
@bapdk934918 күн бұрын
Definitely CAT or SOFT-T
@Frozty29 күн бұрын
The wound kits and serious accident fixin's are, of course, super important, but that little call out of the meds is probably even more relevant to a normal short river trip that I find myself on a few times every summer. I could probably count on one hand the number of trips ive been on where everything went perfect from the point of view of people's tummies, haha! Something about flowin down a river and eatin camp food really loves to mess up the "regularly scheduled program" of bathroom habits, so to speak, both too often and too seldom. Now i'm never without an ample supply for my friends lol.
@hoagietime1Ай бұрын
Yesterday I willingly did a 2.2 mile single carry the last day of my 5 day trip around some rapids I had been looking forward to. Previous rapids were a little too bony, so I played it safe. The carry went way over a hill so I never got to see what I missed but I ended the trip drama free
@richardblair919Ай бұрын
You really remember the windy days.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_GuideАй бұрын
Yes they do. It’s the adrenaline.
@CH-om9scАй бұрын
hey lisa. do you recommend any modifications or additions that can make lazy river and lake paddling more comfortable? I dont just mean seats , but things like dashboards etc , also Professor google and Dr. KZbin are split on moving thwart locations from manufacture specs.
@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_GuideАй бұрын
Not to sound like a broken record, but the easiest thing on the knees is to stand up. Shaw and Tenny paddles will make a fine stand up paddle. You want an otter tail blade.