Solo summer canoe trip in the BWCA Wilderness 2024, Little Indian Sioux SOUTH entry.

[@nemadjihermit]

Thanks for watching and I appreciate and welcome all your comments.

[@SolotheSeries]

Thank you for sharing this incredible journey, filled with breathtaking scenery, tranquility, and harmony. All the best 🥰

[@nemadjihermit]

@@SolotheSeries You’re welcome, I’m glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the comment.

[@benvoncamp]

Herr Hermit, been appreciating your cinematography and tripping style for the better part of a year. As life progresses, I realize that my social selectiveness and increasing comfort and joy in being alone will necessitate going solo into this country. This upcoming spring I've planned 12 days from Kawishiwi but will budget 16. Thanks for the inspiration and all the work you put into these videos.

[@nemadjihermit]

@@benvoncamp Awesome!! I’m glad you enjoy my videos and that I could supply a bit of inspiration for you.

[@randyeaster7717]

Just started watching your video's yesterday and have watched three so far. Very inspiring and tasteful. I've been canoeing many years but I've picked up multiple new tricks from you such as the way you hold the saw (safety first!) and splitting with a knife. I also use the littlbug and I think putting it in a steel pan is a great idea! So much appreciate the extra effort with the passing shots-camera retrieval and all.

[@nemadjihermit]

@@randyeaster7717 Excellent! Thank you very much. I’m always trying to think of new ways to make my trips more enjoyable so I’m happy I could give you a few ideas to incorporate into your own trips.

[@thepeacerunners]

Loved this ! Just found your channel and it's instantly one of my new favorites.. look forward to watching your other films...great filmmaking...love this style...and you do it well...

[@nemadjihermit]

@@thepeacerunners Thanks, that means a lot to me and gets me inspired to get out there and do more.

[@miksretirementadventures9795]

Approximately 3:27 to set up the tent. I have new challenge! You attack ever portage and ever paddle with grace. Excellent cinematography regarding the baby loons and mom calling out. I would love to know what just one of those meals were?? I have my first solo trip coming up in 2-1/2 weeks. Thanks so much for your inspiration Mik

[@nemadjihermit]

@@miksretirementadventures9795 Thanks for the great comment, it’s much appreciated. As far as the food goes, they’re just your typical variety of meals from a company called Valley Food Storage. I bought a big supply online and they taste good enough for me. Enjoy your first solo trip, I’ll be doing a few more before the season ends.

[@robertsturm]

Fabulous video, great photography. I very much enjoyed watching. While I’ve done more than 40 canoe trips in the BWCA, Quetico, Caribou Woodlands, etc. your videos have motivated me to get up and get started earlier in the morning. That’s my goal on a 13 day solo trip in a couple weeks. Thanks!

[@nemadjihermit]

@@robertsturm Thanks for the great comment. Mornings are the best time of day in the boundary waters in my opinion, but I think many people sleep in and miss them. So I like to show them what they’re missing in my videos.

[@daughterdad007]

Very peaceful watch. I enjoyed the serenity of the nature sounds. Thanks for including the maps of your trip. Hopefully you've got more trips scheduled yet this season. :)

[@nemadjihermit]

@@daughterdad007 Ahh thank you. That’s the vibe I’m going for. I just got back from a trip and plan on doing two more in the fall.

[@user-kvnMN]

The energy of packing and unpacking. And the weight of everything is soooo important

[@nemadjihermit]

@@user-kvnMN Agree, I try to be as streamlined and efficient as possible, It makes the whole experience just that much more pleasurable.

[@user-kvnMN]

@@nemadjihermit agreed 👍. That’s me this time around. September 2024

[@HikeandHook13]

I realy like your videos. Looks like you had good weather on this trip, and the bugs didn't look to bad. keep up the great content...

[@nemadjihermit]

@@HikeandHook13 The bugs weren’t too bothersome on this trip. Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@benjaminamthor6367]

Nice video like always. You do a great job of capturing the authentic experience and I love playing your videos while I work. How are you keeping those dinners you make good without ice? It looks like you are making enough for 2-3 days.

[@nemadjihermit]

@@benjaminamthor6367 Thank you. I feel like I’m improving in my videography and editing skills with every video. I’m only cooking my meals for the day.

[@woolengrappler]

I loved the packing up the sleeping gear bit. Very relaxing. What’s the meal you’re always making and storing?

[@nemadjihermit]

@@woolengrappler How is it relaxing? You must be being sarcastic. I try to do that chore as quickly as possible. Those are freeze dried food from Valley Food Storage.

[@woolengrappler]

@@nemadjihermit as a viewer the sounds during pack up were very relaxing. Very ASMR vibes.

[@airmorse]

Another great Video. How were the water levels for that time of the year. Were beaver dams a issue. I'm guessing you had to do a few pull overs. How long did it take you to complete this route. I like this type of trip, small creeks/river twisting winding. I might put this route on the schedule for next year.

[@nemadjihermit]

@@airmorse Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it. The water levels weren’t too bad. Of course on a trip like this you’ll always encounter a few beaver dams. I did go upstream for a considerable portion of this trip but it wasn’t that difficult. I completed this route in six days. You can see the distance I covered each day on the accompanying maps.

[@woodland8902]

A couple of equipment questions, if I may. What brand is your green backpack and paddle? Your canoe seems trimmed out so nicely.

[@nemadjihermit]

@@woodland8902 No problem, the green backpack is a Shimoda camera pack and the paddle is a Wenonah, don’t ask me what model though, I bought it a long time ago. Thanks for watching and I appreciate the question.

[@darrengladstone3159]

Another great video! Thanks for spending time to include natural sound without tons of voiceover or background music. Do you bring a liquid fuel stove too or rely on the stick stove?

[@nemadjihermit]

@@darrengladstone3159 Thank you very much. Yeah I’m done with the background music, a big part of the Boundary Waters experience is the silence, so why not emphasize that. Nope, I do not bring any other method for cooking, just the Littlbug.

[@RMR-u2b]

Excellent video as usual. Was your trip before the big storm/monsoon? I've spent a lot of time camping on or near Lake of the Woods and I've never experienced that continual calm in your video. Depending on the timeline, I wonder if that storm knocked down the pesky critters. Either way, again, awesome videos.

[@nemadjihermit]

@@RMR-u2b Thanks….Only had a few sprinkles on this trip. I normally get an early start and do the majority of my filming before the wind starts to pick up in the afternoon. Also if it is windy I wait until I’m in a calm spot before I film. The deer flies were a nuisance at times but overall the bugs weren’t too horrible.

[@woolengrappler]

Also what’s the wood stove you’re using?

[@nemadjihermit]

@@woolengrappler It’s called a littlbug.

[@user-kvnMN]

Ever considered to be a guide for a few people who want to try this type of adventure, outfitters in MN BWCA run $3,900.00 and up! A guide is necessary ingredient

[@nemadjihermit]

@@user-kvnMN I would consider it I suppose…For the right people.

[@user-kvnMN]

@@nemadjihermit I’ve seen singles & duos: Grandpa & Grandson, IT geek & petite girlfriend, never Grandma & Granddaughter, nor Mother & daughter, soloists, a soloist using a wood kayak. Most were on doing 9 or 10 or 11 night paddles. seen 1 on a paddle board with a broken paddle! The vision from afar worried me, the person ended up waving 👋, I guess I stared long enough. 😀.

[@user-kvnMN]

@@nemadjihermit have to consider carefully. Lol.

[@nemadjihermit]

@@user-kvnMN Oh yeah, it’s always interesting to see and talk to the different types of people from all over the country with their own unique styles of travel and gear.

[@rwbesser]

Nice video. What is your boat?

[@user-kvnMN]

20 miles a day…? Sunrise to supper time

[@nemadjihermit]

@@user-kvnMN Sometimes, my third day on this trip I ate supper in the canoe, otherwise I try to finish with the traveling for the day by early afternoon.

[@user-kvnMN]

@@nemadjihermit that’s pushing it. Ha ha ha lol. Gotta do that sometimes. September 2024, around the 10th of the month or so, drive up to BWCA to spend times and hours, hoping the mosquitoes will be decamped 🤞

[@nemadjihermit]

@@user-kvnMN September is the best month to visit the Boundary Waters, warm days and cool nights, no bugs and fewer people. If you go I’m sure you’ll have a great time.