Paddling Canada's Biggest Least-Known River /// NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 🇨🇦

[@andrewstuhr8626]

Glad you kept your heads!

[@LukasEddy]

A fun adventure!

[@KubotaManDan]

Great explore, I could watch an hour of your adventure & never be bored. Thanks for sharing! And Happy New Year 🥳🎉

[@LukasEddy]

Thanks! More soon! Happy 2024 to you too!

[@CovertGamingET]

Awesome video, that place looks absolutely beautiful.

[@LukasEddy]

Thanks! It's a vast wilderness and we only saw a fraction of it.

[@christianbrodt9009]

Hi. Which Packrafts did you use? Would you take it again or choose another.. My wife and me are WW-Paddlers (Kajak) We paddle about class3 to 4. I think this will work fine. What do you think? Kind Regards from Germany … Chris

[@LukasEddy]

Hi Chris, for this trip we used Alpacka Classic packrafts. We got them with the cargo fly and with drainholes, and they worked great. They are great at Class III. Only problem was that when we camped in sand or silt, the sand could get in the zipper for the cargo fly when packing, and prevent it from closing properly. The only solution is to clean the zipper very well, which can take a while. Otherwise, these rafts were perfect for our ten-day trip!

[@christianbrodt9009]

@@LukasEddy Thanks for the quick answer. What do you think about the Gnarwhal in comparison to the Classic?

[@raduprecup9106]

Amazing. Love your videos! How are you able to get so much time off work to see the world? It’s my dream to be in your shoes one day.

[@LukasEddy]

Thanks!. I work as an emergency nurse, a job where it is extremely easy to resign, travel for a few months, and then get hired again within a week. We also live frugally - low consumption, shop at Walmart, almost never eat in restaurants, etc.

[@projectjster]

@@LukasEddyMan that sounds like heaven.

[@MikeOdberg]

Thanks for the video. Nicely done! I am Packraft shopping for NW Territory trips. I see that your group used both skirted and self-bailers. Which do you recommend and why? I have done N Canada trips (canoe) and I am aware of the cold water temps (also from Northern MN). Wet suit or dry suit and why?

[@LukasEddy]

Hey Mike, thanks for watching. For these cold northern trips, I prefer drysuits with self bailers. Self bailers don’t fill with water in rapids or rain, they are slightly lighter, and much easier to get in and out of. Drysuits are warmer, lighter and don’t give a rash. Plus, gear never dries up north, so your wetsuit will stay wet the whole time, and you’ll be putting on a cold wetsuit every morning. I’ve done all different combos, and definitely recommend drysuits with self bailers.

[@Jack_the_Crimper]

I don’t know. The third seems sort of immature. Did they need their parents permission to go on this trip?

[@Jack_the_Crimper]

⁠@@jakelowk3y793this is me 😂 . Thanks for being a kind person though.

[@LukasEddy]

Jack is special, he likes to SEND IT

[@jaredchurch2501]

Rad trip!