Ep:24 The Great Loop on a Shanty Boat | "Somewhere in Tennessee..." | Time out of Mind

[@deannawood7522]

The Birdsong Yacht Club enjoyed your visit. Come back again soon.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Hi Dave and Deena! Why did I keep forgetting to turn the camera on?? ;)

[@deannawood7522]

@backwatersandbackroads You were distracted by the relaxed way of life at Birdsong I suppose 😄 Great video!

[@Bill.Hicks.51]

@@deannawood7522 Better than beans and cornbread, I bet!!

[@Fit2beTied]

I’ve been watching your videos for about a month and living a dream through them. I have a special attachment to Sugar Tree Tennessee and the Cherokee Boat Dock and Marine. I grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and my grandparents spent their weekends camping there at the marina. Sometimes we would ride over and spend the weekends fishing and playing at the Waters edge. My grandparents eventually retired there in the Cherokee community. Once when I was eight or nine years old, a friend of my grandparents who had a cabin cruiser, took my grandmother and I for a ride down to Pickwick through the lock and Dam. The gentleman that owned the cabin cruiser spent time with me explaining the Tennessee river system, and how the locks and dams work. It left a deep impression on me and for all my life I dreamed about taking a trip down the Tennessee river to the Mississippi and being as Tom Sawyer. That dream is always been in the back of my mind, but life took a different road. I got married to a gentle woman. We had a couple of kids. And now we have three beautiful grandchildren. I would not trade any of it for any of my dreams. Now, I spend my days, living the dream, fishing, lakes, and rivers near home here in Georgia and abroad. Sometimes the dream is better than the reality. With many thanks here’s a small gift to help you and Wavy along the way.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Wow. Thank you! Very generous. The Tennessee River and Kentucky lakes are probably the last best places in the country for what you're talking about. Lake Superior is nice too, but summer/fall only. --Brenton and Wavey

[@LawrenceBroussard]

I had to smile about the following seas combined with wind to give you an increase of .2 miles per hour. I always enjoy the sound of water in a boat.

[@pureblood2020]

Life is good & you are spending it well. "You don't get yesterday back & you can't buy a minute"

[@backwatersandbackroads]

I'm trying buddy. Sometimes I feel that way, and sometimes I carry my regrets like an anchor. I'm half running to something and half running away from something;)

[@pureblood2020]

@@backwatersandbackroads I hear that. Keep on keeping on!

[@runltdan]

On your earlier video about getting stuck in the mud was educational. It is so important to show the good bad and ugly, and how you dealt with it… Somebody’s got it worse than I.

[@woodsontr]

I like the security dog! 😂👍

[@ChitiwnSlim]

Great job as always. I went into that Marina many years ago and also was very confused as it is very tight. Your travels bring back great memories for me. Always looking forward to your episodes.

[@paulb351]

Lol I think the same way when pass under bridges on the water

[@DIYCameraGuy]

It’s always fun meeting river people.

[@jbrat1967]

Isuzu trooper. Coolest vehicle ever?

[@davidpass7184]

Cool. I'm new to the channel. Watching 2-3 episodes per day. Find you channel very informative and relaxing.

[@woodsontr]

Your new buddy Don has it dialed in! 😎☝️

[@de6360]

Thanks for taking the time.

[@jakeyboy8402]

I was afraid Wavey was going to smell a rabbit and be on the run! So glad she crossed back over the creek! Enjoy your videos very much!

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Thank you for Watching our little channel. I'm always so surprised and happy people find it and enjoy it

[@Timmermon63]

Had a beagle when I was kid. It always jump in the water. Loved swimming.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Wavey hates it! ;) she's a good swimmer though

[@HomesickforAlaska]

Loved the "Attorney" commercial. Now all you need is a pharmaceutical commercial for "Doggy Downers" every ten minutes, and it will be just like regular TV. 😊

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Blahahahaba!!

[@michaelmello9510]

Nice job 👍

[@mrbreeze5556]

I’ll bet you could have done a whole episode on Don’s Bug Out Barge. Thanks for another great episode and safe travels to you and Wavey!

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Bug out barge. That's a good name ;)

[@tnlady3]

Glad you and Don got to meet. He talks a lot about your journey. I swear, he can build anything out of anything and fix anything. With his unconventional way of prepping, he will survive! He would love to be doing what you are doing. His passion is the river! Your journey looks so wonderful! Enjoy your travels!

[@backwatersandbackroads]

He's a cool cool fella. I hope we stay fiends. ;)

[@davelawrence6777]

Another great day thanks for the ride along

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Thanks Dave ;) it's a special part of the country with really cool and interesting people

[@GJCAMPING]

Sitting here in our camping boat sipping coffee this morning watching this just goes perfect. Good morning from lil G and my self 👍✌️

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Good morning Dad and Lil G ;) it's dumping rain here in Crystal River this weekend. Sipping coffee too. Looks like.the beagle is going to get wet on her pee run this morning;)

[@cWatts-zv3oo]

Another great one in the books! Thanks for all you do.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Thanks for showing up and watching them ;)

[@cWatts-zv3oo]

@@backwatersandbackroads ❤️

[@budmeade4583]

You have done an excellent job of showing the landscape and people of the Midwest! Now doing the same for the Mid-South. Thanks for allowing us to tag along from our armchairs.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Thanks for coming along and appreciating it ;)

[@bokendrick6553]

Friday night at the movie or should I say video. I've got the popcorn and feet propped up watching Wayne's Diaries style. Always good show. Thanks

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Finishing up an hour long doozy now ;)

[@HomesickforAlaska]

I love all the bays and back waters they have on Kentucky Lakes, my local section of the Tennessee River (Wheeler Reservoir Triana area) is literally nothing more than a very large barge canal, I still like being on the water here, but those bays and backwaters would be awesome.

[@michaelgarrity6090]

That was a nice stay. Nice weather.

[@Sigma5882]

Wonderful Life...

[@woodsontr]

Dike, AKA levee. Like in the song from Don McLeen “I drove my scooter to the levee but the levee was dry. 😉

[@Bill.Hicks.51]

Alright!! More Brenton and Wavey!!

[@53Peterbilt]

Great episode! Really enjoyed this one. Sure makes me wanna drag my houseboat back there and do these rivers and lakes too.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Thank you. We are taking a break from the boat for a week. Scooter side quest. Then back on the loop fresh:)

[@kerkleblanc7690]

Outstanding meet-up

[@JohnJenkins-he5pz]

We saw you come by our place near Clifton, Tn…..and was hoping you had some video….but seems like you were trying to get to Pickwick, and didn’t film much thru here. We live in a Motor Home overlooking the Tenn River…..near Double Islands if you remember that. It’s between Mermaid Marina and the town of Clifton. Enjoy your trip and stay safe.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

I do remember that stretch of the river. The "climb" ;) pretty....but I was looking to get on the other side of the dam

[@joba7188]

Thank you!

[@robertp.7090]

Well done sir! Thanks!

[@melvinaltis3725]

Another great episode of the big adventure. Navigational precision is crucial to prop longevity. You got it ! You have found a lot of interesting folks on this trip. Hi Wavey ,don't accept any substandard treats! Carry on!

[@soundsidetoursnc]

Another great video!! Can’t wait for you to get to NC.

[@thomaskitz1185]

sweet video * so good to hear from you !! we are in a middle of a blizzard here .They say 9 inches of snow on it's way ...

[@lynngatlin4469]

You are in my stomping grounds now. We used to have a cabin at big sandy well past big sandy at Danville on river.

[@markanderson7402]

Another great video I spent time fishing bird song and Big Sandy about 6 years Ago in a fishing tournabeautiful area

[@Craig-Bohannon]

Another great video, living my dream through you !!!

[@marylou123-pl8ng]

love this

[@artmraz]

Looks awsome !! :)

[@ew1421]

Cool video ....I really like Dons shanty boat. Thanks for sharing

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Thanks for showing up ;)

[@yepiratesworkshop7997]

Oh, that little white kayak! Is that a new acquisition? I don't seem to remember it in the earlier videos. If you make yourself a plastic (or scrap rubber roofing) "lid" for the cockpit hole, it won't fill with water if/when it flips. Also, you can use it for additional storage space without too much of a "drag" penalty on your speed.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Rrrrr matey ;) Don the Shantyboater had if lying around and gave it to us. Has come in very handy.

[@MackMoore-q2n]

You could do what you’re doing for a year and just wondering from every nook and cranny and never see it all. That’s why I love the simplicity of it all and I know this is not for everyone but my days of meeting dead lines and destination are over everyone needs to slow down and smell the roses or whatever the good Lord sends you. Pet your mighty mascot on her furry little head and go to where y’all have never been ☮️out.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Well said. Everyone should try to carve out a year or so and just see what comes with no agenda or hurry. It's life changing. Thanks for the awesome comment

[@evawinchester6122]

I’m a new sub but I don’t think I can handle cleaning my own castle. Thanks for the offer though. Really loving your videos, Brenton and Wavey! Thanks for letting me armchair travel with you guys!

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Eva ;) even if the castle is small? They're going to try to make us all renters or homeless. My property taxes just went up 4 fold this year. Ouch! Thank you for finding us. Stay tuned...

[@evawinchester6122]

YT kicked back my last response. Dang NOTNILC! I feel your pain. I pay $1200 a year for property taxes and I live in a tiny home park where I don’t even own the land. This reality is hilarious. :) Big blessings from me and the kitties!@@backwatersandbackroads

[@evawinchester6122]

I hear ya. I pay $1200 a year on property taxes in a tiny home community in Oregon and I don’t even own the land! This world is hilarious.@@backwatersandbackroads

[@evawinchester6122]

Pardon the double reply. YT keeps saying my responses aren’t making it to you. NOTNILC!!!! UGH!

[@backwatersandbackroads]

@evawinchester6122 I'm getting your replies Eva :) you live in a tiny house. Neat!! :)

[@earnestmetz9834]

Three distinct parts of Tennessee is reflected on the Tennessee flag with the three circles.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Interesting! Thank you for that tidbit

[@josephbrands6303]

Pickwick! You'll have to visit Shiloh Civil war battle field

[@backwatersandbackroads]

We did! You'll see;)

[@GregoryMueller-ss2qv]

Put a harness on Wavey and tell her to swim and pull you lol 😆 🤣 😂 😊

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Then she'd ne useful! Lol ;)

[@stevecameronbennett5821]

I noticed you were pulling a kayak instead of a dingy. Did something happen to your dingy?

[@backwatersandbackroads]

No no...we've just been playing around with different dinghy options ;) the inflatable is stored away and now we have a Portland Pudgy;)

[@timthompson9451]

I was wondering the same thing you didn’t mention it being gone and it was gone

[@ren-uz2mz]

More of a cat person but I know very well a freshly washed dog "will" find a lovely place to roll ASAP even if the 'bath' is no soap😉🤣 Lovely shanty the guy has, mad skills there🥰

[@matyasxfulop]

Better Call Wavey

[@lesliefleming4359]

Nice video as always. I’m amazed how different and spooky buildings and houses seem to follow you along. Or perhaps you follow them around. boowahahaha😅😅😅 hope you had a great Valentine’s Day. also help you get a chance to hook up with Sam and Joyce alias The old couple

[@backwatersandbackroads]

I hope you meet up with them again on the Atlantic side;)

[@BryanShafer-n6t]

I love the star of the Show 1st mate,

[@Captain_Clark_CDoryAdventures]

Captain I watched the Grammy awards this year for the first time in prob 20 years. Well let's just say your show is 1,000 more wholesome and entertaining. So fun to watch you connect with the folks you do. I bet taking you and Miss Wavey out for a meal made your buddy's whole month. The burger looked slamming too! Always a pleasure watching you navigate those bends and seeing you stumble through Miss Wavey's human training program for shanty boat Captain's. I think you may be 1/8 of the way to completion and I hear the certificate at the end is totally worth it too! 🤐🫡🤭

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Howdy fellow Captain;) I'd say we're 40% completed, unless we go for doorstep delivery on the shore of western lake Superior;) then 30% ;) currently anchored in King's Bay (Crystal River) and its beautiful. There is something special about Tennessee and Kentucky. I have hunches I'll share on the backup channel when we get a moment. Thanks for your awesome comments;)

[@Captain_Clark_CDoryAdventures]

@@backwatersandbackroads 😂 I have faith you will get your certificate based on sheer love and patience alone. Hehe. Good times my friend. What a time to be alive and free! As always, thanks for the kind words and responses yourself.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

We are living in amazing times. It's such a paradox ​@Captain_Clarks_CDoryAdventures

[@ren-uz2mz]

Wholesome feels better every day, just be nice works so well..

[@treesnshrubs]

Great video im willing to bet that Tennessee and Kentucky will be by far the best places people and experiences on the whole loop! Sure beats boring Florida in my book!lol

[@obsidianjane4413]

@23:40 You should get/make yourself a sculling oar, and you can get a work out and give yourself some free propulsion. Love your content.

[@wmason1961]

I was expecting "And she was never seen again"😅

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Blahahahaha. And yet she always comes back for treats ;)

[@karaDee2363]

Another great video. Thanks for for all that you do . And I guess I should have warned you, but it's too late now, since Wavy has already sneaked onto the computer to one of those online legal courses to become a lawyer. She's going to sue the pants off you now. LOL

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Blahahahaha!! She won't stop until I'm in prison no doubt. How dare you!! ;)

[@wallsle]

Nice vid Brent

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Thank you sir! ;)

[@maggieward1892]

For sure TN culture is majorly divide like described. Subcultures likely in all 3 areas cuz east TN sure is. It’s a great place to live or at least has been in the past. So many outsiders have bought up a lot of the houses and land and bring with them their notions. A lot of locals are unhappy about it. Used to be affordable in east Tn not any more.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

That's happening everywhere:( and millions more are flooding in. It's about to get ugly

[@joba7188]

We are following your great loop trip in your shanty boat. Did you build the boat? What is the width, length and draft please. My wife wants to know how you get your mail. Thanks. We Enjoy your channel.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Hi guys. The Beagle Barge is 30x8.6 welded aluminum barge hull. Mail: I do all my monthly online ans my neighbor grabs whatever comes through at home. Thanks for finding us

[@thedoor5442]

The Boy's in the Cajun Navy wouldn't slow down for those sand bars!

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Do they buy a lot of props and lower units? Lol ;)

[@thedoor5442]

Im just giving you some crap, and being a smart ass! I figured since you where in the south you may try some of their boating stunts! @@backwatersandbackroads

[@rickwarner7620]

What is the length wide and depth of your boat … cool rig!

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Hi Rick, nutshell: 30x8.6 welded aluminum barge hull

[@lynngatlin4469]

Western Tennessee is farm land its considered the delta Mississippi delta where middle Tennessee is the Cumberland plateau. An just to prove the difference. I 40 from Memphis to Nashville is music highway. In memphis you have rock an roll blues an soul. An in Nashville you have country an western bluegrass an gospel. So even the music is different.

[@de6360]

Forgot to ask, what ever happened to your mouse stowaway? Jump ship or still along for the voyage?

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Either he's still aboard, or left some kin ;) I sent one swimming back in Missouri

[@de6360]

Yea, there's no such thing as 'one' mouse.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

@@de6360 exactly;)

[@EdGreenberg]

Where did the kayak come from and what happened to the inflatable? And how does wavy gravy travel on the kayak?

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Hi Ed, I picked that kayak up for 40 bucks in Tarpon Springs as a back up tp shore. The inflatable was sent home around Christmas and we picked up the Portland Pudgy. Wavey rides between my legs in the kayak.

[@JustinDrake-gl3zq]

We had a drive in in our town but Covid did it in. Looked like Covid got that one too

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Seems like a good way to "social distance" I hear they have music concerts there sometimes

[@lorencolt]

I would rather use lake master with the real time depth offset then the navonics. Plus all the mapping updates with mapping live from all the fishermen doing the more accurate slow mapping. I have found so many errors with the navonics on our western reservoirs that I have no confidence in it. It is to general in its depth mapping and maybe because it was a government run thing for Shipping and Aviation and not for the shallow water runners. I have a Jetcraft brand fishing boat that is meant to run in the super shallows and jump over exposed bars on rivers so lake master is a must have. Watch the Jetcraft and Rogue boat videos. But keep up on your travel updates and be safe, what a great adventure for sure WIWY.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

I'll look into that. I've found some issues with Navionics down here in Florida.

[@time.5316]

What happened to the inflatable dinghy? It was there last episode. Now it's gone, replaced by a kayak. No explanation.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

The cool thing about inflatables is you can deflate them and store them away ;) kayaks are easy. Don had this one lying around and gave it to us. I probably mention it in upcoming episodes.

[@wmason1961]

Yesterday, my wife and I were talking about building a pole barn for toy storage, and she told me I just wanted a man cave. I told her that I didn't want a man cave. I wanted a man tower. 15:37 is what I meant.

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Would you believe, I met the fella that built that :)

[@billydaniel900]

👍

[@davidpass7184]

Just noticed you were towing a Kayak. How'd you come upon that?

[@backwatersandbackroads]

The fellow shanty boater Don in Tennessee gave that to us.

[@woodsontr]

What happened to the Zodiac!? The inflatable?

[@backwatersandbackroads]

I deflated it and stored it under the scooter. We've been trying different ways to get to shore;)

[@robmitchell3633]

What’s your monthly expenses roughly?

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Thats a great question I've been trying to figure out. The basics: not much! Food and fuel. I'm guessing 1k-1.5k a month for both. I est good food like steaks and such. It could be less. We burn about a gallon an hour of fuel. Whatever that comes out to be. I recently heard apmw folks spend 30k-60k doing the loop!! We will probably do it for 8k. I have 18k into the barge.

[@StephenPalmore-u7j]

Somebody asked me how long dose it take to do the loop. I told them most of the boaters agree to do it right it should take 3 to 7 years ..!!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@backwatersandbackroads]

To take in maybe 10% of what it has to offer, that sounds about right.

[@jasonwhitman94]

Is the new castle by fed ex or usps 😂

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Slaves! Lots and lots of slaves! Lol ;)

[@tomrichardson3107]

Just started watching your exploits, what episode did you lose the dinghy and gain a kayak, must have been sleeping. 😅

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Howdy. Welcome :) we've been trying different ones.

[@benjamincollins9282]

Hey Brenton I would love to ask you a few questions about your shanty boat sometime if you feel like talking with me because me and my wife are building one and I was just going to ask you a little bit about your solar........thanks I'm Ben and me and my wife love your show and watch it all the time......thanks

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Of course! Yes. Email me? And then we can exchange phone numbers

[@buddyjones9017]

What happened to the dinghy? Or is there a glitch in the matrix and it was always a kayak?😊

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Please keep watching....you'll see ;)

[@Mary-yu3sn]

think drive in would do well today ,[non holly wood movies] and much cheaper bring your own snacks for family

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Now you're talking;)

[@Pinworthy]

What happened to your inflatable Dingy?

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Deflated and stored ;)

[@brianbauknecht8830]

did I miss something? what happened to your dinghy

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Deflated and stored away

[@bamahomestead6323]

Did I miss something? Where did your inflatable dink go? Have u had the kayak with u the whole trip?

[@backwatersandbackroads]

We picked it up in Tennessee;) Now we have a Portland Pudgy

[@gangsterghost7200]

Hi

[@Captain_Clark_CDoryAdventures]

Hey Logan. Hope you are having a nice day. 😊

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Hi Logan ;) you're the best. The 3 amigos

[@gangsterghost7200]

@Captain_Clarks_CDoryAdventures thank you and you too

[@gangsterghost7200]

@backwatersandbackroads thank you and you too

[@wascalywabbit]

Sad news river lovers... The American queen riverboat company have stopped all operations and terminated all employees as of 2/20/24... No more sternwheel cruises in America. ... 😢 sad times

[@backwatersandbackroads]

That is sad. Where are/we're they based out of?

[@wascalywabbit]

@@backwatersandbackroads new Orleans I do believe

[@erstugs]

[@lynngatlin4469]

Western Tennessee is farm land its considered the delta Mississippi delta where middle Tennessee is the Cumberland plateau. An just to prove the difference. I 40 from Memphis to Nashville is music highway. In memphis you have rock an roll blues an soul. An in Nashville you have country an western bluegrass an gospel. So even the music is different.