How to get back in when your canoe flips!

Large and Heavier Canoes are hard to flip. This is a technique that's a bit easier to manage.
It's used if you find yourself far from shore and cant swim to it.
Since this canoe is about 16'6 long - the Capistrano Flip Method doesn't really work for me.
In this video I show how to empty a swamped canoe, flip it over, and then get in - all in deep water.
Best piece of advice I can give here is to practice the technique so you can stay calm and perform it if you ever need to!
If your looking for the Bailing Pouch I use, you can find it here:
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[@TheBearEssentials]

Full (6 min) Video is Here for anyone who wants to see it all in depth: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onezYpZ-fLuEoa8

[@brandonpoole3361]

Be super careful pulling on those middle bars, they are only there so the canoe doesn't collapse in on itself they aren't meant to be pulled on like that and I've seen them get ripped out before grabbing them while climbing in.

[@123brendan100]

The fall at the end I gotta see the full thing!

[@chick-a-dee]

Honestly I can’t tell if it’s harder to get back in a sprint kayak than this lol both are a lot of work to get back in from the water

[@Based-Anti-Theist]

no thank you this seems to sum it up well enough

[@mcarston]

"Not super graceful, but I'm in"... I've said that line sometime in my past 😂

[@gang1798]

Couldn’t handle it huh

[@harmsway9365]

@@gang1798 Congratulations you just let the whole internet know how much of a loser you are 🥀

[@daleyfun2247]

For what?

[@Benny_Lei]

😏

[@Victor-ze3sd]

What does graceful mean?

[@ragingnixon3235]

"The hard parts over" *does something visibly much harder soon after*

[@themarushin]

And the face is proof too

[@portablejea7014]

Might just be talkin harder mentally, alot of people might panic in this situation and lose control Me probably included lol

[@thunderb00m]

Lol yeah. The upper body strength to do that is something I can't even dream of right now.

[@ct1762]

@@thunderb00m i think anyone can do that. hes using the shape of the bow to act like a fulcrum since far less weight is up there its all in the center

[@joserijalkasyasyaf9723]

If you're fat and always complain it must be hard lol

[@Th3BlackLotus]

No see, the first step for me is to panic. Because I have no idea how I ended up in a canoe in the water.

[@timsmith1261]

Since I'm precluded, physically, from ever swimming, I hope I don't ever need this info! But! Who knows.....?

[@marissa_____]

ME TOO

[@vapormissile]

Water can always try to kill you unexpectedly. I hit a huge dead tree sideways in Rattlesnake Creek, right at the mouth where it enters the Clark Fork. It was my 1st time in a shallow kayak, and I planned a quick trial run, and the creek was shallow. I had trouble steering, realized I had little to no control, caught the fast part, got sideways, & hit a huge snag, flipped & got pinned. I was a quick second thinking "well, this can't be right, it's shallow, and I'm pinned upside down under water." I got out, but my boat was sunk in the current & I was about to lose it forever. I cut up my fingers holding on to the boat, finally got hold of the rope, waded the 50 yards upstream to my house dragging the half-swamped kayak, put on some bandaids, took out an ad in the newspaper, & sold it. Goodbye, sweet little blue deathtrap.

[@MrWiseinheart]

Good storytime 👍

[@SSHitMan]

Get a sit-on-top kayak they're unsinkable... unless you forget to screw in the drain plug or flip it with a hatch open.

[@connorcoultas9629]

As someone who whitewater kayaks, it sounds a lot like you just were uneducated about rivers and were on waters you shouldn’t have been on.

[@vapormissile]

@@connorcoultas9629 you, sir, are an astute observer. The only intelligent thing I did was sell it.

[@connorcoultas9629]

@@vapormissile Reread my comment today and realized it came off a little condescending when I didn’t mean it to. My point was to agree with you, moving water is very deceptive and can hurt you very quickly. Glad you made it out alive!

[@cappytheimmortal]

Don't panic but the crocodile is swimming towards me rn

[@Axzynox]

​@Drago93110 welp he did not replying back so he might be dead💀

[@hengedraws]

ARE YOU OKAY

[@TCt83067695]

​@@hengedraws he's fine. You should see the crocodile tho...

[@ryanbuchholz1463]

Hippos are worst

[@cappytheimmortal]

@@ryanbuchholz1463 very true

[@Mystikphobe]

“Splash all the water out, And now splash it all back in..”

[@1a1me]

👍😂

[@francoisdandurand]

Exactly! 🤣 Someday he'll learn to instead crawl in from the back, into a relatively dry canoe (should he also have lifted it up just 1-2 secs longer before flipping it). 🤷‍♂️ I guess i'll make an educational vid on a lake later this summer! 💡☺️

[@adamatch9624]

@@francoisdandurandyou can hold it up for long as you just sink it gas to be fast the faster and higher the better.

[@KJTEJ]

Unless you're in Northern Australia or Florida, then you can panic!

[@clay7115]

As a whitewater guide I have never got someone back in the boat after a "swim" and had them tell me that panicking was the best decision in that circumstance.

[@Loralanthalas]

Ha! If you're in Australia you've already been attacked by 8 different deadly animals.

[@Ccz345]

Yeah I’m from Florida and these mfs canoe like there isn’t dinosaurs in the water

[@readingrainbow8112]

Yeah, don’t do this in Florida

[@iLikePineTrees]

@@clay7115 notice how there's no whitewater in Florida

[@jonslg240]

*Not super graceful, but I'm in!* -every 18 year old, ever 😂

[@MordecaiFromRegularShow]

Me being a 21 year old virgin 😭

[@RadDadisRad]

That’s how my first child was conceived

[@candylide]

@@MordecaiFromRegularShow Nah don't worry, there is no rush for things like this I hope it is a nice experience for you when the time comes

[@assootoshmotah2350]

@@MordecaiFromRegularShow good for you, keep up the grind, no need to rush anything in life even if you can have access to it

[@MordecaiFromRegularShow]

@MrHolyKindness Virgin

[@JimJamJ4]

This guys gonna save a life, can be just one and it'd be enough, great filmed content and so well explained.

[@umadey8493]

He said don't panic Me who can't swim. A quiet goodbye i see.

[@BakedConjurer5]

hes wearing a vest though that floats him so why not so the same

[@LMG5123]

Having a life jacket is important. Especially helps to keep ya calm 😌

[@TheBearEssentials]

Absolutely!!

[@JamieVauxnut1]

Big mistake people make with life jackets is they don't have or don't fasten the crotch strap. I've seen people slip right out of their life jacket without the strap fastened

[@TheBearEssentials]

@@JamieVauxnut1 so true, the one I’m wearing didn’t have one at all!

[@reidesuga]

​@@JamieVauxnut1 having experienced it first hand and i could say that it was terrible. I was floating yet i couldnt breathe because my head was under water.

[@aidenmein9952]

@@JamieVauxnut1 and the big mistake you’ve made there that’s not a life jacket that’s a buoyancy aid

[@kenny995]

After living in an alligator infested state, watching him fall into water immediately made me fear for his life.

[@misterbulger]

If you have another boat with you you can pull your canoe across theirs to dump it out. Rotate it as you lift out of the water to break the suction.

[@TheBearEssentials]

Great call! I will do another vid with a 2nd canoer and one with 2nd boat too!

[@christhut8140]

Called a t-rescue. I remember learning that at boyscout camp back I the day

[@leftsidehurt]

once i learn how to swim ill be ready for this , thanks !

[@samhklm]

Most useful YT video I have seen in a while.

[@abatro5664]

For re entry: if you are strong enough, go to the bow or stern and use your arms to push down and support yourself. Then straddle the canoe. This will result in less water re entering your canoe. However His method is much easier for most

[@brodiwheeler7583]

That’s how I do it too… think I would cramp up trying his method.

[@howardfernandes2657]

​@@brodiwheeler7583Works with sea kayaks, does it work with open canoe as well ? I've been told not but could be folk not athletic enough...

[@brodiwheeler7583]

@@howardfernandes2657 depends on the canoe possibly, but I do it in my old town guide and expeditions.

[@howardfernandes2657]

@@brodiwheeler7583 Well yesterday its 1.45 am here now, I went to a local canal to find out what works. Bow or stern entry impossible if there is no water in the boat, which usually there is and it only takes about 1/3 full to make pulling the end down easier and the re entry a breeze. Way easier than the side entry amidships and a lot less prone to filling the boat up.

[@justinjuneazucenas9351]

"Don't panic".. I'm gonna forget that as I'm slowly bring chewed by pirahnas

[@upsettingrock1]

At least piranhas typically don’t eat or bite humans

[@benperks9481]

Went straight to the comments..and I wasn’t disappointed. Well done guys

[@thetalungbarrow325]

Thank you for finally teaching THOSE whom couldn’t attend camp… water confidence is IMPORTANT!! It doesn’t matter what Loise Vutton says, what matter is that you’re breathing!

[@ediwiw_23]

The first thing, is to not panic Alligator going towards you : Are you sure about that ?

[@archer1803]

You beat me to it.

[@shamanicdude8605]

Still applies cause panicking doesn't help in that situation either.

[@zzodysseuszz]

@@shamanicdude8605 it’ll just make the alligator come towards you fast, the other alligators to notice you as well and overall exhaust you faster

[@infinity.1.0]

The harder part actually getting back in.🤣🤣🤣

[@josephmitchell204]

Thanks buddy. I bought a canoe last year for myself and my 7 year old son. It hadnt occurred to me to learn this. You may have saved our lives. We are ready to go now.

[@mmmitchell6887]

Very pragmatic and useful information as a kid I loved using my river boat. Thank you for helping other people be a bit safer in the water.

[@pedroclaro7822]

Famous words before disaster "Now the hard part's over"

[@TheBearEssentials]

Hahaha so true. I definitely jinxed it 🤣

[@GeorgeGiann]

We want the bloopers! 😂

[@TheBearEssentials]

Lol there are quite a few!! I should add these to the end of my next vid!

[@zcvxs]

This guy has seriously good to know life skills

[@TheBearEssentials]

Thanks Matt!!!

[@maritaikonen4662]

Finally someone actually teaching this! Thank you!

[@9876666789]

I was going to a cave on the side of a river with my buddy, and let my kayak go directly into a rock and it flipped me over. I wish I would've known about this trick then 🤣 My buddy had to get out of his kayak too and lift it up onto the cave and held it for 15 minutes letting the water run out. Probably the biggest workout I've had to do in my life

[@whatawa1855]

I don't know if this would work with a kayak, because a kayak is partially enclosed, so the water would probably be much harder to splash out.

[@9876666789]

@@whatawa1855 you're probably right about that, would've took me hours to splash all the water out. Didn't even think about that

[@jergar3953]

Learnt this when i was young...you can also sit on it upside down it will float.

[@TheBearEssentials]

That’s awesome Jer, I wish I learnt this when I was younger!

[@unclebmcc6848]

And if there's a forest fire it's possible to escape the heat in the air bubble for short periods. But be every careful. You have limited air.

[@rajgill7576]

@@unclebmcc6848 okay Me Hollywood that'll work for all zero times I'll need

[@unclebmcc6848]

@@rajgill7576 Your welcome. You never know when something trivial or presumably useless comes in handy. I learned this in northern Ontario near what is called burn line. It's located near Arrowland.

[@ToyotaNutjob]

@@unclebmcc6848 useless dweeb youtube knowledge

[@tankeroyale9567]

That's what I felt about my first time.....😏 "Not super graceful, but I'm in." 😅

[@meneng6933]

Ah your first time canoeing must have been quite an experience

[@tankeroyale9567]

@@meneng6933 It was memorable, I just regret it was a rental.

[@tomm8025]

Like to see all this in Australia with Salties closing in!

[@DerekJames90]

Or you could flip it and pull yourself up and over the end like parallel bars, every spring the first thing the family does is practice kayak and canoe flipping so they know how to get out of that situation

[@FirzasWorkshop]

It's doesn't matter wether you're panic or not when the crocodiles waiting this very moment just for you.

[@Loralanthalas]

Welp. You're fault for canoeing in Florida. 😄

[@shmubob]

Ah yes, those famous Canadian crocodiles

[@robbarber7253]

So many crocodiles in British Columbia 😂

[@Panndia]

😂 The most reluctant “Cowabunga” I’ve heard. 10/10 🙌

[@mst4705]

I'm so glad I found this video. Now I know for SURE I'll never ever ever even touch a canoe.

[@bascianowatches9531]

Great knowledge to know!!

[@TheBearEssentials]

Thx!!

[@davidtofast8351]

Don't panic,while you splash around as gator bait

[@DC-vw7yf]

I highly doubt that I will ever go camping. But the lesson and skills that you show on your vids makes me think and, at least, want to master the various knots (such as the Zepplin knot). A few more knot videos would be appreciated. Subscribed!

[@kenangamble9221]

the way u managed to stay in the frame is so impressive LMFAO

[@blackpurple9163]

Ok... How do I do that in under 20 seconds before the ancient big lizard grips me in it's jaws

[@purpleXpotion]

Stay on KZbin, and never go canoeing. 😛

[@blackpurple9163]

@@purpleXpotion valid opinion, inside good, outside bad

[@coryboes7118]

Thanks!!!!

[@TheBearEssentials]

My pleasure!!

[@Saffirance]

Thank you so much. I didn't think it was possible to get back in a canoe without pulling it to shore and starting over. That's great!

[@Pamela-cn3pm]

Ahh! Memories of Girl Scouts when I was young. A lesson I never forgot. This is a good lesson.

[@jeffnorman1598]

Kawabunga dude....

[@TheBearEssentials]

🤘

[@CreatedANewHandle]

The closest I’ve ever come to dying was in a freaking canoe. Still scurred

[@bookworm-1198]

Not panicking cannot be stressed enough, it gives you the brain power you need to efficiently and effectively get yourself out of accidents like this without wasting time or energy

[@ethanatkinson7239]

Coming from and over 40 year old these are good videos AND Evidence that you need to stay in real good physical shape. If I was to try and do this the boat would just flip the other way because I’m over 240 lbs, or I would never be able to get back in because I’ve lost too much strength over the years.

[@veggyking3024]

I would suggest having a good bailer tied to your canoe so you can't lose it and you can get rid of the water easily

[@CN86443]

“Now get that water out” proceeds to jump in refilling what he just took out

[@thepalegreek3741]

I’d assume that’s to prevent it sinking from having that extra water load in there.

[@michaeldougfir9807]

In Scouts I learnt this and much more. I later taught canoing to my wife. I love canoes. But someone mentioned kayaks. I'm not trained in kayaking and have no interest. I know kayaks have been a fad for years but I like canoes! Two more things: 1. Life jacket. 2. When with any upset watercraft, stay WITH the boat! It may be swamped but it will not sink. This means you have something to hang onto. If you can fix a bad situation, do it. Maybe like in this video. But don't leave the boat!

[@thisisgettingold]

The cool thing about two person canoe rescues is you don't get the water in the boat the first time and your partner can counterbalance to make re-entry more easy. Thanks, Boy Scouts.

[@sharkfin3728]

Me watching this in the water with a flipped over canoe

[@datavscien9879]

Best way to protect yourselves from canoe flips: Don't get in a stupid canoe

[@requiem_0315]

I remember doing this in scouts. Man I was bad at it 😭

[@dalladi]

The end gave me a chuckle! 🙏🏼 😊😊😊

[@SkarKingg]

Just recently found your channel from a short and enjoy your content enough to where I subscribed. I really like people knowledgeable as yourself to where you educate a vast amount of people with crucial survival information to where you could potentially save a life. KZbin shorts have done a great job allowing content creators to get more exposure from people that normally wouldn't have searched or found these new and different content creators if not for the exposure KZbin shorts

[@agentp6621]

In the Boy Scouts we only trained with 2 guys. We lift the canoe out of the water with the keel facing up. To drain all of the water out. We then flipped it over to set it upright. Then one guy climbed in similar to how you did. Then created a counter weight for the other guy to get in. So this helped when by yourself. Thanks.

[@treasajanette7350]

Very useful information. I don't even know swimming let alone rowing a canoe.

[@connormc711]

Bring backs good memories 😊

[@Print2shoot]

Love the sound of the water in my headphones. Looks cold tho! Beautiful scenery. This is how we are meant to live and here I am dying here in Las Vegas !

[@frankjohnson8750]

Looks just like another excuse to sign up @ the gym and stay in great shape 💪 👌 👍

[@karenbirchall7079]

Great video - and I'm 100% with you that flipping it over is the hard part. May I ask - No airbags in canoe? Yes I see the moulded section - in the UK we would still add airbags to ensure flotation

[@TheBearEssentials]

Thanks!! we use the airbags in whitewater usually, not so much on lakes.

[@amira6685]

i found the little "bop" sound after he flipped the canoe and hit his head on the wood really funny hahaha,surprise nobody has noticed it yet

[@paul9156c]

Brings me memories of my Dad.

[@marccolten5981]

It d was nice of the alligator to give him time to get back in the boat

[@nathangiles3038]

I used to work for that company.... Swift Canoe & Kayak in Gravenhurst, ON. Pretty cool to see that logo again!

[@perjalananwaktu7181]

Crocodile: "that's cute"

[@StealthyDrake12]

I would of done a sitting roll entry back into it, from a instructor. Also remember to always stay with your boat, paddle isn’t the number 1 priority. You should always have a spare attached to the boat, a paddle without a boat is abit useless. Either way great demonstration thank you.

[@firstcanonkill1767]

(Unimpressed, blank face) “cowabunga.” (Silently rolls his canoe and falls out) This is why I love your channel lol

[@uremawifenowdave]

In a kayak it’s always graceful when you roll just to flick and you’re back in the game. I don’t think I’ve ever gracefully got back in a canoe after tipping it. Being tall with long legs just makes all the floundering to get in look all the worse…

[@reagangard8409]

My dad thought my brothers and I how to do that…all though he had us paddle into the middle of the lake first,well quietly swimming behind us and completely flips us. We had a good laugh and he told us to get it back to shore.

[@jlondon1441]

I was taught to push down on one end, raising the other end out of the water and then flip. Almost want it to stand straight up. Then enter the canoe by pulling yourself up from the end, straddling the point, using the leftover water as a ballast. Once inside, you bail out the water or just paddle it to shore with the water and empty there. Hell, we used to race the canoes completely swamped.

[@DaftestDuck]

Great video! If you climb in from the back you can do it without getting water in the boat

[@ryankane7177]

I've just dragged it back to shore for a complete re-set once or twice. There was one time when my battlecanoes partner forgot how to swim as soon as we both hit the water. That was fun.

[@ellabarrett3257]

With a kyack is just as funny. You essentially roll it over, then go to the back and mount it. It's funny as hell to watch

[@fredericsupercycle4136]

A BIG TX for the video my friend!! :D

[@loganduffy3780]

i think the best way to re enter a canoe of that size is to go from the front or back and lift yourself up onto it from straight on. it takes a lot of muscle but if you can do it, youll be able to do it solo or with others.

[@Damesplace]

I wish I saw this loong ago! Still valuable here in Oregon Gracias!

[@jonathanbrown1120]

I usually push the rear down between my legs and slide on top like doing a weird workout dip. Caution careful of the ball sack when executing this maneuver. Then there’s no need to almost flip yourself over again and have to bail out 5 gallons of water

[@Gator-357]

I use an outrigger on my canoe. It adjusts in and out for various conditions and situation. Haven't had a rollover since I installed it, even with grandkids jumping all over and even adults that don't know how to balance. Might be something for folks to look into. It doesn't take up much space or add a lot of weight, about 10lb.

[@headheathan3833]

This gives me so many horrible flashbacks from summer camp. I was too little at 16 to flip over my canoe and get back in so I was always the person who died for lifeguards to rescue. Still can't use a canoe alone.

[@WizardKingCorey]

Canoe 101, learned that 45 years ago in Minnesota when growing up.

[@TheBearEssentials]

Nice!!! Pass it on to the next generation 👊👊

[@johnb3772]

Once he said "oouut", he knows canoes.

[@DesieveWagner]

This is an interesting way to self rescue. It's way easier to just put your weight on one end of the boat the other end well raise out of the water. Grab a side rail and roll to the side. The boat well Bob up as u roll removing alot more water then this method. It's super easy I learned when I was 11 and like 80lbs at a summer camp. This method is great for people who can lift the boat but it's alot more work for no reason and saving energy in a rescue situation is always the best choice

[@knowwearneresquare3177]

Solid ,thanks for the tip

[@TheBearEssentials]

My pleasure!

[@Kaminospace]

Thank you for the tips. Manage your strength.

[@marytetreault8168]

Lord, have mercy, that ALL looks difficult! Congrats!

[@mtg_synergizer6022]

Your supposed to lift the tip of the canoe a few times, cus each time u do you trap air under it, making it 10 times lighter. Then u try to flip it.

[@TheBearEssentials]

Yes I have a longer video showing how to avoid the suction.

[@RetroSol]

Nothing better than when you are super high and you realize I might need this information.

[@simonscott5104]

pulling yourself up on the pointy end and climbing in works too

[@usausa8839]

splash the water out. then fill it right back up when trying to get back in. got it

[@andrewbeattieRAB]

In Boy Scouts a hundred years ago, we had to get back into our canoes, full of water with our legs under the rungs and paddle back without tipping back over. The things grown-ups would make us do back then. 😳

[@GinzoMusashi]

Me:Flips in the boat Crocodile:Hi

[@orian1427]

“splash that water out” *proceeds to get just as much water back in by hopping in*

[@jd32k]

I'm glad I saw this comment. i was about to say the same thing. he could have saved himself just by jumping in and splashing it out when jumped back in

[@orian1427]

@@jd32k glad im not the only one who feels this way 😂

[@deedywoodruff9224]

Totally Awesome!! Thanks 🙏 for the lesson!! 😅 I would just totally freak out First of all;wondering What’s in the water w/me⁉️😂🙏😂

[@johnfriesen698]

I had a friend drown after falling out of a canoe. He swam for shore instead of righting the canoe and staying with it. Always wished I had been in the boat with him. More people need to know about the importance of knowing what to do in worst case scenarios

[@hightides7652]

"Splash all that water out" proceeds to jump in and allow the same amount if not more water to enter🤣 " Thats Super Graceful "

[@cayetanocharley5291]

awww the graceful seal.

[@Platinum1812]

Haha, sometimes its worse with help. Boy Scout canoe trip and had to qualify as a group to make sure we could pull each other into the canoe if one fell out. Well some wimp couldn't pull me in so my much larger and few years older cousin shows him how it's done and throws me half way over the far rail.