Solo Canoe Camping | The Entire Lake to Myself.

[@DavidNorthFilms]

I generally don't like to complain. For the most part I look on the positive side of life. So I did make some mistakes on this trip but I will learn from them. I hope you enjoyed the video, it was great to get out again and film. Cheers!

[@MichaelHigginsPhotographic]

I'm working on my first trip video of the year right now (crotch lake) and I also have some bug complaints to make lol. Part of the story! I know you're keeping the name of the lake off-the-record, but are the last 3 letters invisible? Hope that keeps it cryptic enough.

[@DavidNorthFilms]

@@MichaelHigginsPhotographic I love Crotch Lake. I was on Mair Lake, no worries! Good luck with your video!

[@MichaelHigginsPhotographic]

​@@DavidNorthFilms never been to Mair but was at neighbouring redhorse last year. Saw the green waters and yeah, I thought it must be Mair.

[@sabrinalyons3827]

Life is all about making mistakes and then learning from the mistakes!

[@newjerseydemons]

Welcome back - we missed you! No matter how good your camping experience is (or was), It's always enjoyable to watch. Keepitup!

[@DavidNorthFilms]

Thanks Dan. It was great to get out again. Kinda surprised how much I missed it. It was a fun trip at the end of the day.

[@chrisdever6638]

David, So glad to see you back out and about!! Hope the knee is healing nicely and I really look forward to your videos.

[@DavidNorthFilms]

Thanks for the kind words. The knee held up well and it was fun to get out again.

[@pmdun45698]

Glad to see you back. Well done capturing the sounds and imagery of how it truly is to experience camping in the bug season.

[@DavidNorthFilms]

Thanks. it was a great lake for filming

[@shanegrayhamcomms]

WOW. I absolutely love the intro to you video David. I make mistakes on all of my camping trips so I appreciate your honesty. I find sometimes on youtube everyone only shows the polished side of their tripping? The bugs are horrible this year so it's okay for you to complain about them! I hope that ear cleared up. That is scary stuff.

[@DavidNorthFilms]

Hi Shane good to hear from you again. I am okay with the mistakes, as long as I learn from there! I don't show all my mistakes because the videos would be too long but I like to show that I am not perfect and do make mistakes.

[@jakeoshea6804]

Your back! Good to see a new video. Sorry to hear about your knee and that crazy bug big. The burritos looked good.Anyways thanks for the video, I always enjoy them. Have you tried Thermacell?

[@DavidNorthFilms]

Thanks Jake, it was really great to be back out there, bugs and all! The burrito was good, but I paid for them later 😂 I have tried Thermacell, I actually had the backpacker version working on this trip but it did absolutely nothing!

[@suezaple4950]

Welcome back, I have not been getting notified thought id check in sucks about your knee, Nice that you can get out always love your video's and where you go. What a gorgeouse spot you chose to camp, Yes the bug's are nasty this year. bug jackets and gear deffinantly needed . fish are probably eating the bugs that drop.. i am off to your next video, keep em coming . Ontario.

[@DavidNorthFilms]

Thanks Sue, this was a beautiful lake. Bugs were unbelievable this season! Thanks for watching.

[@suezaple4950]

yes they are bad in Ontario

[@JasonLorette]

No fire is a bummer, those bugs would have driven me absolutely crazy, that lake at sunset was amazing...wow, your poor ear!

[@DavidNorthFilms]

Thanks Jason. Ya the bugs sucked. Two days later there was a massive forest fire about 20km away from this spot and the sunsets were crazy, very orange all around!

[@JasonLorette]

@@DavidNorthFilms yeah the fires this year are crazy…and it’s only June. 😢

[@jonathangleed2374]

Great video buddy.

[@DavidNorthFilms]

Thanks Jon. This lake reminds me of some of the glacial lakes out west.

[@jonathangleed2374]

@@DavidNorthFilms it looks beautiful. I could do without those bugs tho. Holy!

[@MichaelHigginsPhotographic]

Congrats on the knee recovery going well. You've got that in common with John of Lost Lakes! I liked your intro, and creative filming, too. I haven't seen you hammock in a long time. No likey? Its the only way for me now.

[@DavidNorthFilms]

Thanks Michael. Jon's surgery seemed much worse than mine, I hope he heals up quickly. I still have the hammock and I plan on doing a few trips. I found sleeping in a tent a bit easier on the knee for now, but I'll be good to go in the hammock soon enough!

[@leepang7859]

Oh no way to many bugs for me. i don't even like the dragon flies!

[@DavidNorthFilms]

The dragonflies were trying their best to help me out!

[@sabrinalyons3827]

So good to see you out camping again I loved the beginning of your video. Your dinner looked really good we do the same thing with chicken. That lake was quite beautiful what makes the water so turquoise?

[@DavidNorthFilms]

Thanks Sabrina. I appreciate it. I am not sure what makes the water that colour.

[@campkayakadventures]

Mosquitos have been crazy around our house the last few weeks and we are in Algonquin this weekend

[@DavidNorthFilms]

Ya, they are bad. I don't like to complain about the bugs because we know the bugs are bad, but it seems worse this year. I will have to check out your Oastler Lake video!

[@campkayakadventures]

We tried the coils you burn and they seem to work for most of the mosquito

[@alanbierhoff6831]

Question: I know that dragonflies eat tons of bugs that want to eat you but, what about bats in Canada? I lived on a lake in Vermont and also lived in the Adirondack Park in NY and we had dragonflies but lots of bats and they ate lots of bugs too. I never hear Canadian campers, such as yourself, even mention or show bats in their KZbin videos. Are there just none around?

[@DavidNorthFilms]

That's a good questions. We definitely have lots of bats up here and they are great against the bugs, but on this trip I didn't really notice many bats. I did see a few but with the amount of bugs I figured I would have seem many more.

[@CampWithKelly]

What a beautiful spot and you had it all to yourself, wow. That bug bite doesn't look great did you ever find out what bit you? #ouch

[@DavidNorthFilms]

It was a great spot, and having the lake all to myself was great. I think it was a horse or deer fly that bit me...that jerk!