Kayak Camping Buffalo River 2019- 130 Miles

We go on an epic kayak camping trip over the course of 6 days to complete the entire Buffalo National River spanning 130 miles.
We launched from Ponca, Arkansas and finished at Shipper's Ferry (White River).
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[@geneboyd140]

Cool video man. I enjoyed the trip. Thanks for taking us along.

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thank you for watching!

[@fongskick-asschannel2452]

Very cool trip. Inspiring. Float on, brother.

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thanks a lot, it was an incredible experience!

[@cavalryscout8720]

Love the Stars n Stripes flying at the campsite..

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thanks!

[@QuestionableContent411]

I shed a tear for your coffee bag. Great video!

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Lol it was sad for sure.... thank you for watching!

[@Gregfromprinceton]

Beautiful

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thank you

[@cbadnc9040]

Cool video!!! Been on the Buffalo tons of times. I am from Mtn. Home, AR.

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Love Mtn Home! And love doing the Buffalo every year

[@OutdoorWanderer1]

So much fun to watch. All the memories of the trip came flooding back. I wouldn't trade them for anything! Such a blast!

[@TheBeardedBurton]

I know man, just an awesome trip!

[@jamesfranke6932]

Awesome guys. Love it...cant wait for more kayak camping trips...🍺👍😄

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thanks a lot, it was awesome!

[@mrwes100]

Incredible. Truly blessed.

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thank you for watching, we really were to be able to do this

[@lonniehollifield8629]

Inspired me to try it myself, beautiful river for sure and you seem to really enjoy it.

[@watchmestress4182]

Beautiful trip, thanks for uploading.

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thank you for watching, means a lot

[@deltaoutdoorsman884]

Epic trip. This is on my bucket list for sure.

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thank you, it was awesome!

[@raydavison8498]

Johnathan the videos and pics are AmazingnezZ 👊 thank you for continuing to share your knowledge and Awesome 🤙Adventures 🤙

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thanks a lot man!!

[@buckskin88]

Great video man! Those trips will always stay with me as some of the best!!

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Man I loved this trip sooo much!

[@inthewoodswithbigfoot3941]

Great trip Sir! Great achievement! Congratulations!

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thank you so much for watching, sure felt great!

[@survivewithout]

Just watched it with the wife. Moments of the trip flooding through my mind. Great video you put together of it. Thanks for making this trip awesome

[@TheBeardedBurton]

That’s awesome man, thank you for having me along. I loved every minute of it!!

[@ericmarks6322]

Great video as usual. I've watched all of them so far and would like to do this trip myself. Congrats on completing the trip!

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thank you for all the support! It’s one of the best trips I’ve done. You’ll love it!!

[@jeremydunlap2174]

Great video congrats on finishing it.

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thanks a lot man, feels good to get it done!

[@ScoutLakai]

Gorgeous out there bud. Glad you fulfilled your goal bud. Scratch that off the list. Thanks for sharing your adventure brother.

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thanks a lot buddy, it was awesome!

[@BlueLineOverland]

Great video, brings back memories of my trip. Now I wanna do it again hahaha

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Heck yea, thanks for watching! You should do the trip again!

[@brianreigle7905]

Really enjoyed watching your trip and the other trips on the Buffalo River. I would really like to do something like that sometime.

[@TheBeardedBurton]

You should give it a go! It’s a beautiful area! Thank you for watching

[@EatCarbs]

Goodtimes Thanks for the video

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thanks a lot man

[@buckskin88]

Finally getting around to KZbin! Great video again man!

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thanks man

[@alverntrujillo9945]

I've never been kayaking before but hell u made look awesome brother I'm going to look into it right now😂😂😂

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Yea man get into it! Thanks for watching!

[@mountainsmoore3657]

If you use a bucket for a seat…you need a “Poe-made Bucket Back!” I’ll have to make video sometime of all of the inventions that one of my paddling buddies has come up with…i’ve tried to get him to patent them and use the money to pay for more trips! LOL!

[@gibsondanekas1415]

Great video! I am planning a similar trip for this spring and wanted to ask you a few questions on logistics if that's okay

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Yea what’s up?

[@TakesbyJake]

This is great. This is the same trip I'd like to do the spring of 2020. I'd love to see some sort of packing list to gain some ideas from.

[@TheBeardedBurton]

I have a few videos from the years prior uploaded! Thanks for watching

[@TakesbyJake]

@@TheBeardedBurton yup, watched them as well. Gives me inspiration and gives me stuff to think about when planning my trip.

[@jerryhaun5994]

No more pour down's lmao. You mean no more down pours , waking up can be rough sometimes. Hey love the videos and scenery . Planning on checking it out myself this year. Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated.

[@oceanscience2240]

Really great video! Going to try to do 3 day trip next month. Hope the water levels cooperate. So, now that you've check this off your bucket list, what's next?

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thank you for watching, it was an incredible trip!! I hope it works out for you too. You know, I’ve got some stuff in the works lol

[@milesgreer1534]

Great video, can’t wait to do it myself. What outfitter did you use.

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thanks for watching! We use the BOC- Buffalo Outdoor Center In Ponca AR to handle driving our vehicles to the desired take out location. Everything is our own personal gear.

[@ScoutLakai]

First! lol...Now let me watch the video. haha

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Lol

[@MonkeyNAround]

Beautiful river. It is on my list to do. Are there any rapids along the Buffalo.

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Yes many, when it rains the day before there are areas it can be close to class 3 rapids

[@phillipmorris1334]

hello from the wet Ozarks!! congrads on your complete trip!! you have a description or distance between each campsite or better places to camp? cheers! thanks!

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thank you! It’s one of my favorite places to go!! So we averaged about 20-25 miles a day and just camped wherever was best for 4 tents. I’m sure we could’ve used the GPS better for future trips but we really enjoy the mystery and picking new spots each year

[@alf3553]

What a great trip. Much better then the trip with the flood and crazy water levels. I would love to do something like that. So what the story about you ending up in the water ?

[@TheBeardedBurton]

It was wayyyy better than the flood year lol!!! So the story of that was, I hadn’t kayaked in 2 years and was really rusty lol. I misjudged a run with a stump sticking up and it pulled my back end into it and flipped me lol.

[@alf3553]

LOL 😂 well at least you didn’t loose anything. Good Times 👍

[@MyVantasticLifeVoyage]

Great job guys! Where is this river? Never mind I read the description 😁

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thanks for watching! You should check it out, beautiful area!

[@oudiver]

Great video!!!! What was the background music? Liked it too!

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thanks for watching! It’s just an acoustic song I found on a royalty free music website, not sure of the name!

[@Michael_3043]

I'm curious what outfitters you used. I am trying to get a trip together here in the next couple weeks and the major hang up is the shuttle service. You said the outfitters were delivering you vics. I would like to use that as well if I am understanding you correctly.

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Yes we used Buffalo Outdoor Center in Ponca. They drive from their all the way to where we finished at shippers on White River

[@Michael_3043]

@@TheBeardedBurton thanks for the response. Did they pick you up in there shuttles and return you to your vehicles at the launch or bring your vehicles to you?

[@TheBeardedBurton]

They drive your vehicles to you, as long as you agree to it

[@LVK15926951]

Would love to hear you give more commentary.

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Ok thanks for the feedback! I will work on that for. Really appreciate you watching!

[@Matt-rt9ws]

what time of year was this trip taken,would you recommend this time of year or would you change it up if you did it again? You mentioned that you did like 25 miles a day, is that about what you have to average to get the 130 miles? TIA love the video

[@Matt-rt9ws]

also where is shippers ferry on the white river is that right where the buffalo and white intersect?,

[@TheBeardedBurton]

We did it towards the end of April beginning of May. And yes if you want to get the trip done in the time frame we had which was 6 days max. We were at our last camp for the trip by day 4 and had to stay at camp day 5 because we did not have cell crevice to have our vehicles dropped off early. And yes Shipps Ferry Landing in Norfolk AR is actually further down from the intersection of the Buffalo. Close to 10 miles I believe

[@Matt-rt9ws]

@@TheBeardedBurton awesome, really want to do one of these trips thank you! Also I will be heading to texas survival school the following weekend after watching one of your videos.

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Matthew Havelka I no longer am affiliated with Texas Survival School, I would urge you to go elsewhere for your training. Here are the two schools I teach at with PAWS being the primary one: www.primitiveawakening.org/events and also this school when classes are going: primitivewildernesssurvival.com

[@Matt-rt9ws]

@@TheBeardedBurton damn! lol well I guess I should have done more research , they wont refund my money so I will keep these in mind for the next time I take classes. thanks a bunch for the info

[@greenridgeoutdooradventure3433]

What company did you use to shuttle your vehicle? How did they do it? and how much was it?

[@TheBeardedBurton]

We always use the BOC in Ponca AR. Buffalo Outdoor Center. Check them out: www.buffaloriver.com

[@Legionere]

How do you arrange your vehicles to be dropped off?

[@TheBeardedBurton]

We used the Buffalo Outdoor Center vehicle service

[@curtiscordray8730]

Ive only been able to get friends to commit top 3 days at the most. If you guys are ever in search of another yaker, contact me please. What time of year did you guys go this trip?

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Usually end of April to beginning of May. Need the rain but don’t want the flooding

[@adventureswithacherokee8378]

How many miles were you averaging per day?

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Thanks for watching! We averaged at least 20-25 miles a day. Had a couple days we did 30+ We were fortunate cause the water was flowing about 4.2mph just floating lol

[@adventureswithacherokee8378]

@@TheBeardedBurton nice about the pace I made in March. I only had rain one day on my trip.

[@p2thajay1]

what kayak do you run?

[@TheBeardedBurton]

I run the Ocean Kayak Big Game Prowler II

[@albeklik8055]

I don't know where Buffalo River is I think is in America you don't have to put a flag there if there is a place for a flag you should be an Indian flag

[@TheBeardedBurton]

Buffalo River is in Arkansas, USA. The reason he places the flag there is because it’s a tradition for him to bring it on every big trip and fly it one night. He summits the Rockies and all kinds of big things and does it every time. American proud, USA!