Bikepacking BC - Part 7 (Vedette, Deadman's Falls, Fatox Lake)

[@ranxxerox6407]

I am sooo chilled right now. Amazing video and amazing music

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

So, glad you liked it... looks like you're binge watching a few. :)) right on! If you liked those... keep watching, and stay tuned for more travels this summer.

[@jerryferro7551]

By far the best edited video you've done. I can see you're getting more and more comfortable making videos that are really beautiful to watch...good job

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Thank you very much for the compliment.... and seeing the improvements. I’m learning lots along the way.

[@scotti_wan_kenobi]

Man, the more of these episodes I watch, the more I want to do this route myself.

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

There are so many places to ride in BC - so many places to get lost and find yourself.

[@tozerd1]

Thank you again for taking the time to do this. Always a pleasure to watch your videos!

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Thanks Dave - I’m glad you enjoy them and recognizing all the behind the scenes efforts - greatly appreciated 🤜🏼🤛🏻🤘🏻

[@mbiraside]

Gotta say i really liked where you where this day. My kind of riding, and the falls ain't bad, (-; . Thanks for taking us along. I'm watching on Jan 8th 2022, 4 feet of snow outside.

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Thanks. 😊 It’s a pretty neat area thats for sure. We usually have no snow 363 days of the year locally, but have had unusual weather. Im not risking another crash.

[@iainm1256]

Count me as one of your international fans. I enjoy your videos immensely and agree entirely with what you said in episode 6 I think about taking you for what you are. I am on the uphill side of fifty and not svelte either but love being out on my bike. It is harder to lose yourself in jolly old England perhaps but great fun trying. Thanks for sharing - in these lock down times it is nice to have an adventure even if it is someone else's. Take care.

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Thanks for your kind words. I glad your enjoying how I’m presenting my experiences.

[@TekcorFPV]

thanks again for your time

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

A pleasure, I’m glad you’re enjoying them 🤜🏼🤛🏻

[@SirBikesAlot]

Great stuff. Enjoying the sound editing on this.

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Thanks man - it’s getting better. Hopefully a new computer come spring will help with crunching through it all a wee bit faster 💻⚓️

[@jabrobbins]

Amazing diversity on Vancouver Island! Pedals are a critical piece of gear. On my last trip one of our friends had a wonky pedal too. Fortunately, we were able to get a replacement set in a nearby town. I’m considering keeping a new set just for big remote trips along with a new chain. Looking forward to the next video👍

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Thank for the comment! One can’t prepare for every mechanical failure but we can be pretty ingenious in overcoming problems. The trip series is actually all on mainland BC and not on the island. BC itself has an amazing range of geography & biodiversity.

[@TravelingThru222]

Awesome scenery, great video.

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Thanks 😊

[@ТимаКатовских]

Атмосферное видео)

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

спасибо, я рад, что вам понравилось. :)

[@migaloo70]

Beautiful park of the world you have there. Keen to get over there and take a look for myself one day. You need a t-shirt with the logo on! I’d definitely ride with one on.

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

I’ve been fielding requests for some Salty Beard swag - and yes.... it’s coming for 2021!

[@Bikepacking]

LOVE THIS CHANNEL

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

HUGE Thanks 😊 🤜🏼🤛🏻

[@adriano8729]

Another fantastic video! Your channel has been one of the finds of the year for me! You've inspired me to get more into this as I love cycling and the outdoors anyway, Just purchased my first proper ultralight down sleeping bag! Thanks pal!

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Glad to have you aboard. Join in & make suggestions. I’m all ears! Kudos on gathering some new gear / time to start planning trips !

[@rogervancleave8670]

Another great video! Thx for sharing and Happy New Year!

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Happy New Year Roger!!! All the best for 2021. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos. 🤜🏼🤛🏻

[@geoffersmaher]

New subscriber, love finding smaller channels, so much more entertaining than the bigger stuff. Found you through the frame bag making vid ( far too complex for me) Big love from this English man in the Netherlands (cycling paradise, but not enough hills or forests where I am). Keep up the great vids

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

A BIG thanks for all us little guys out here, who are just having fun creating stuff inspired by our passions. Thanks Geoff. 🤜🏻🤛🏼

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Yeah... the frame bag video was both my first frame bag & my first how to video. It’s was more like documenting the build. While the bag was a success the instructional video was a bit of a flop.

[@steveretiredandcycling]

Great video and a great ride. All the best!

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Thanks - glad your enjoying them 👍🏻

[@CanadianSledDog]

Great camera work. Makes me miss B.C. and bikepacking! It feels like forever ago that Zora and I were there, only last spring. Rolling in the nostalgia. Cheers!

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

I’m glad to have brought you back to some fond memories you spent with Zora.

[@garik.crezyrussian.7937]

Beautiful video! I really like it!

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Thank you very much!

[@TheTrakker]

What a cool video.

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

I'm glad you liked it. More of these to come!

[@juwong1575]

Awesome !

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

🤜🏼🤛🏻👍🏻

[@billoneill6114]

Awesome 😎

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Thanks Bill 👍🏻

[@SlaskBliskoLasu]

Great road trip

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Thanks 😊 - lots left to come on this trip alone. I’m trying to do 1-2 day per episode. Seems like everyone is enjoying them.

[@rafaelcubero8322]

Incredible vid!! thanks for sharing!!

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Glad you enjoyed it! Hope you like the others.... :). spread the word!

[@compassionsix]

Looking at those rough roads and then to see the sign, end of maintained roads seems scary. Hopefully, you had plenty of spares.

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

That’s were adventure starts !! 🤪

[@inthemountainswithmonte6844]

Fantastic video 🙌🏻

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Thanks 😊 🤜🏼🤛🏽

[@wademt]

Nice video! You do good work editing! You’re a risk taker, no helmet riding lol. I’m too old for another serious concussion!

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

It’s funny that this particular trip I started taking my helmet off on easier back roads and long climbs. And to be honest I can’t really say why. On the first few days it was purely the heat. I do have to say, the GoPro makes it look your riding faster than you really are. I’ve had a few massive concussions and helmets saved me. Bad move on my part. I can’t change what I did on this trip, but I can change what I do on future rides. Thanks for voicing that.

[@TheRickurb]

I like the bells! I travel fairly populated trails and they would be useful especially during COVID. How do you have them set up?

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Bells are to let the bears know I’m coming down the trails. But I could see the use for COVID if your on bumpy trails. Bear bells are just Velcro’d on to my fork bags but you can put them on anywhere. Checkout @ 6:52 into this episode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5bcmKdqq9-Gfpo

[@JMS412]

Another inspiring video! When doing your proposed route and you come across gates like In this video are the landowners typically okay with entering their land so long as your mindful of closing up behind you. I feel like this would sketch me out, lol or do you effectively have the right of way as a passer through in Canada?

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

It totally depends on the area your in... in general, if it is locked or is posted private property then DO NOT trespass. However a great deal of land in Canada is Crown land (owned by the government) and its leased to ranchers to graze cattle. Gates are unlocked, but you MUST leave them as you find them. And ensure you’ve closed them properly. There are some special cases where the road access is public (the only way to connect roads) but all the land is private... if I don’t know the area I do a lot of research before hand, but I’m quite familiar with route I was on.

[@АлександрЛеонардович]

Cool.

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Thanks 😊

[@timparsons2741]

Just bought that coffee press and a grinder for my next trip .

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Mmm... Nothing quite like fresh ground.

[@scwhatl]

loved this trip! can i ask how you did the flyover map sequences? was it using stamens watercolour maps with adobe after effects somehow?

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

The maps are all painted by hand, and I use DaVinci Resolve for all me editing, so the animation & flyover is built in Fusion. It’s a bit much for my older Mac laptop and takes an entire evening to paint, animate, and render that 15sec map.

[@scwhatl]

@@SaltyBeard_Adventures yeah man i know how long rendering and animating and all that takes. add to that handpainting as well! great job!! i truly appreciate the effort.

[@no1brightonian425]

Do you wave to the car and lorry drivers when they past because they slow down for you or are you just being friendly and saying hi? Greetings from the UK

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

95% of big trucks do slow down. I used to haul and know time is money so I don’t mind the dust... they are working hard to make a living. I wave to just say “HI” - you never know when you may need a trucker’s help on the road or trail. And they have radios to pass along your whereabouts to other trucks. Be kind to all that you meet on the roads and trails. I like to think that good karma will come around.

[@bengt_axle]

Hello Rob. I'm a new sub and just binged watched (over a few days!!) all of your episodes, including the latest series in Northern Vancouver Island. I enjoyed them very much and especially appreciate the knowledge of the area you have. The videos are expertly crafted and as informative as they are enjoyable to watch. I've sent the link to your series to a friend who shall be bike packing Northern Vancouver Island this summer. Looking forward to seeing more of your travels. I'd like to do a BP trip in this area one day and wonder whether it is possible to just sleep in a motel in a small town, instead of camping. I don't have all that gear and would also rather not carry it, especially given that I live in Eastern Canada. Perhaps you could do a video addressing that question, on the map view in the video.

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Thanks for all the praise (blush). Yes, you can sleep in motels, however, in the northern remote towns, they are slim to none in some. Also check Air BnB in those locations. While I could ad this information in my RWGPS maps, it's best to utilize google maps when researching these areas. Each of these towns also have their own websites with up-to-date information ~ check them out too, including Tourism Vancouver Island. Various hotels open and close during the year for various reason, and some did not survive the pandemic.

[@bengt_axle]

@Salty Beard Bikepacking thanks for the info!

[@jahntr]

The question is how many extra km you did to get some of those shots?

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Filming adds about 10-15% more distance & elevation, and can sometimes double your ride time.

[@ritchierichh]

Would you ever consider Rene Herse tires for a trip like this?

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

I haven’t ridden their tires yet, but the knobby version looks like a pretty good treat pattern available in a good variety of widths. I personally would not run the slick one unless I was running mostly road. I currently run maxxis Ikon 2.2 for my really rough trips, but I’ve also taken my Specialized Pathfinder Pro into some brutal rocky conditions with rigid forks. They’ve surprised me.

[@brettfoster6786]

Yes the video and music hit the spot. You need shirts , BP bike on the back and your salty beard smiling face up front. long sleeve. 🌵

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Working on it! -- swag is coming !!!!

[@rykie5]

Duzer sent me.....

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

You get the premium service deal then ! 👌🏼

[@wilfwilliams]

@6:29 GERRORRFMYLAND!

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

LOL / gates keeps the BULL on the right side of the fence line :)

[@jurajaryn5510]

ahoj, na novém videu nejsou titulky, nerozumím ti co říkáš, ke každému videu se vracím, protože se titulky přidají až později

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

Nezměnil jsem způsob, jakým zveřejňuji svá videa. Existovaly pro vás české titulky už dříve? Osobně jsem nesledoval videa v cizím jazyce, abych zjistil, zda se překládá do angličtiny. K odpovědi na komentáře používám Překladač Google. Doufám, že to funguje dobře.

[@jurajaryn5510]

@@SaltyBeard_Adventures ahoj kamaráde, překladač funguje trochu nepřesně ale dobře, v psaném textu ti rozumím, vždy na svém počítači ve tvém videu titulky našel, v pravém spodním rohu je možnost zapnout titulky do českého jazyka, u tohoto videa zatím nejsou, myslel jsem že se časem připojí

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

@@jurajaryn5510 Ahoj jura: Ve svých minulých videích jsem nenapsal žádné titulky, takže to musí být něco, co se děje automaticky. Myslíte si, že přidání anglického skrytého titulku mysellf by bylo užitečné pro vás a další přednášející? Pomohlo by čtení angličtiny nebo překlad tohoto textu pomoci? Provedu experimenty a podívám se, jak vytvořit vlastní skrytý titulek na svém videu „2020 DĚKUJI“.

[@guillermoduran1361]

You haven’t used your helmet in any of the video’s it is time to get into the habit.

[@SaltyBeard_Adventures]

You get the prize for the first person who noticed I had a helmet mount, but didn't show any helmet views. In all reality, I used it a few times, and didn't quite like the footage and ended up not using it. In my defence, I only got my GoPro a week before this trip, still learning. Most of the times, I forgot I had the mount up there too! LOL