Solo Kayaking Adventure with DELICIOUS Campfire Cooking! Suprise Dinner Guest!

I finally officially finish my 2023 section paddle of the Mad River! This was a 14.5 mile section from Lippincotte Road just South of West Liberty to State Route 55 in Urbana. A suprise guest joined me for dinner over the fire and shuttled my truck for me with his towable Jeep.
Here are the links to my entire 2023 Mad River section paddle from West Liberty to Deeds Point Metro Park where the Mad dumps into the Great Miami River.
West Liberty to Lippincotte: • Kayaking This River Ne...
St. Rt. 55 to Tremont City Rd: • Solo Kayak Camping wit...
Eagle City Rd. to Spangler Rd: • Solo Kayaking Adventur...
Spangler Rd. to Deeds Point Metro Park: • Kayak Camping Adventur...
Use the time stamps to jump ahead to the sections of the video that interest you most.
0:00-1:55 intro
1:55-7:58 lipponcotte to 296
7:58-9:07 296 put in/take out
9:07-16:41 296 to US Rt. 36
16:41-23:02 stealth camping at US Rt. 36
23:02-26:12 day 2 leaving US Rt. 36
26:12-31:19 beautiful morning fall paddling
31:19-32:38 great stealth camping site at Nettle Creek
32:38-34:22 THE FINISH

[@phortie40]

Awesome!!! Glad you got to it!!! Was slightly disappointed on the last one when you said you wouldn’t be able finish.

[@jasonwish-]

Yes, very rewarding to have finished it again, that would’ve ate at me a little bit during the winter, knowing I was so close

[@ryanwalden9072]

The coronal is a great friend!! Great video JW!

[@jasonwish-]

Yes he is! It’s amazing the sacrifices he makes for an appearance on a video lol. Thanks, Ryan!

[@jamesosborne5950]

The mad river looks great . Love these videos

[@jasonwish-]

Glad you enjoy them James, thanks for always watching!

[@imxploring]

You sure are getting some use out of that Perception Hook Angler.... I love mine... the perfect combination of size, capacity, and comfort!

[@jasonwish-]

I absolutely agree with all of that! My seat is starting to fall apart a little bit, so I’ll either need to find a replacement seat eventually or I might shop around for another similar type to try out

[@rosscampbell4884]

Hell yeah live stream your heart out

[@jasonwish-]

We will keep them coming!

[@joeschwieterman1315]

Love your videos man! My brothers and I run Lippincott to Huffman Dam multiple times throughout the summers . I know weve camped at some of the same spots. Keep paddling brother!

[@jasonwish-]

Thanks Joe! It's nice to have such a great river close to home!

[@colonel1979ab]

Awesome video Jason! We should go live in an hour and talk about it!!!!

[@KevinFryAdventures]

When are we going to see the Colonel backpacking again???

[@jasonwish-]

Ha! I doubt that’ll happen, maybe a car camping trip with a day hike 😂

[@michaelcrawford9425]

Love your videos man! Would you ever consider doing a review video for the best Kayak Camping Kayaks, talking about features, how well they are balanced, etc.?

[@jasonwish-]

Thanks Michael! Yes, I plan to put together several kayak related videos over the winter. I only own two kayaks though so it might be hard to talk about the different styles but I will certainly talk about what I would look for in one. I may try to do a collaboration with some other big kayak channles that own MANY kayaks...that would be the best way for me to check out the different styles and features.

[@michaelcrawford9425]

Awesome, thank you!!!

[@KevinFryAdventures]

Ive been kayaking before, but this looks fun! That corn looked so good! Great video.

[@jasonwish-]

Thanks, Kevin! Definitely one of the best rivers in Ohio!

[@mowerparts3824]

Nice ride! You're not dragging bottom. The Colonel isn't a fan of the low heads. Hehe. They are unstable as you playing with boom , boom items.

[@jasonwish-]

Yes, it was a great trip to end the season on in Ohio! Hopefully I can get Colonel on a southern river this December!

[@SinchuwusOutside]

Great video as usual!!! I'd be interested in live streams and a podcast from you guys. Just need a heads up on when they are happening! If you every need/want company on that river, please reach out. I'm about 3 hours from Bellefontaine and Urbana, I'm happy to take some PTO for a cool trip like that! -dave

[@jasonwish-]

Thanks Dave! Will try to keep the live streams coming and try to give a heads up before we do them. Are you in Ohio?

[@SinchuwusOutside]

@@jasonwish-I am in oho, just outside of Canton. I used to backpack at Mohican before they closed it down due to the tornado.

[@Maxspeed1998]

Great video Jason!

[@jasonwish-]

Thank you, glad you were able to check it out!

[@billmitchell7731]

Hi Jason. I love honey crisp to. But I just tried a new apple called Envy. It may be my new favourite. Its it's so crunchy and flavourful.

[@jasonwish-]

Awesome, I will check it out next fall!

[@billmitchell7731]

​@@jasonwish-They are very good👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@davenchop]

state hwy 36...love the videos

[@jasonwish-]

It is actually US Highway 36. Just like US Highway 68 that I live on, everyone up here in Bellefontaine thinks it’s State Route but it’s a US Highway… doesn’t really makes sense though

[@davenchop]

@@jasonwish- i always thought for it to be a us hwy it needed to go into other states.. but i guess that is not the case...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_36_in_Ohio

[@JourneyontheTrail]

Great trip video bud! It was such a great weekend to get out. I remember I had just gotten back from a one night backpacking trip from Spruce Knob when I saw your livestream start and I was like “live stream what is this?!” Glad I was able to catch a bit of your first one. I seem to rarely be able to catch them but looking forward to more. At least a section of Mad River is on my must paddle for 2024.

[@jasonwish-]

Haha! I'm loving this livestream thing! I hope you can make it up to the Mad at some point...don't hesitate to reach out when you do!

[@deandurfey4715]

Great video! I’m new to kayaking and I’m excited to try an overnight float. Your videos are great learning tools!

[@jasonwish-]

Glad to hear they are helpful, thanks!

[@thomasc7332]

Here we are Nov 7th and it is 65 degrees. Thank you for all the detail of the put ins and take outs. There is a great map of the Mad River that has mile markers. In addition to your videos, I found the map really helpful. I did an over nighter Lippincotte to Huffman Dam. I tried to put in at West Liberty Park but the water level looked too low. Appreciate the video.

[@jasonwish-]

A majority of the year, putting in at West Liberty is a great place to start if you want those extra 5 miles before Lippincotte. There are the normal few spots where you will drag bottom but I've never had to get out of my kayak. It's a great river close to home for me and after thru paddling it twice and running several sections dozens of time I know it pretty well and have mile markers on my Gaia app on my phone which is very helpful when planning an overnight. I would be interested in seeing this map if you have the link to share? Thanks for watching!

[@thomasc7332]

@jasonwish- Great information Jason! Try this link to the Mad River Map with Mile Markers! I brought it on my journey as I am not as familiar with the Mad River as you are. Matter of fact, your videos introduced me to it. Thank you! Mad River - Miami Conservancy District www.mcdwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/MCD-MadRiver-Map-2018.pdf

[@thomasc7332]

Watching this Mad River Series you put together and it is both informative and cool. Do you know if you can overnight park at the 296 put in /take out? Thank you Jason!

[@jasonwish-]

I'm guessing here, but I doubt it is legal, but I'm sure many do it. I think there is a small state owned plot there where the parking area is so at least it's not tresspassing on private property if someone was to camp there. Glad you enjoyed it! Currently working on putting together the entire thru paddle into one short video.

[@thomasc7332]

@@jasonwish- Nice, that will be cool. Thanks for the info.

[@WVWes]

good video, Jason!

[@jasonwish-]

Thanks a bunch! Now to start planning a Southern winter paddle somewhere!

[@WVWes]

@@jasonwish- if you ever wanna hit some easy Whitewater, hit me up! I can put ya on my 2 man duckie n hit the New River.

[@tomfoster894]

Great video! Looks great all the way. How long does it take to get from lippincott to SR 296 take out then US 36?

[@jasonwish-]

Thanks! It's less than three miles from Lippincotte to 296 so normally less than an hour, and it's a bit over four miles from 296 to 36, so maybe an 1.5 hours typically.

[@tomfoster894]

A friend and I went from 36 to 55. Didn’t realize how fast the water was we did it for the fishing and had never floated so we spent about 4 hours 😊 no fish ☹️ water was super clear and average about a foot the whole way.

[@jasonwish-]

@@tomfoster894 my favorite section is right after 55 to either Eagle City Rd. or to Springfield, after that many sections get slower and dirtier.

[@mattknapp2942]

What type of kayak do you have? It obviously has plenty of room and must have a higher weight/capacity rating for you & your gear.

[@jasonwish-]

That is a Perception Hook 10.5...I bought it new off of FB market place about 3 years ago for $400. I think they are about $600 retail and they make a none fishing version of the same kayak. Its the perfect size for me, with ample space behind my seat, which is very comfortable in my opinion, and the right size holding area in the back for a backpack with all my gear. I like the length of this kayak for those smaller rivers with lots of twists and turns but tracks really well in larger rivers as well. It is a very stable kayak compared to my old cheap pelican. In the nose I have attached a small cargo like net up underneath for stashing small items that I want to keep dry and not touch the floor of the kayak. I don't know the weight capacity right off hand but it carries my gear and food for a 5 day trip no problem and I'm 175 lbs.