STRANDED IN THE WOODS My pour decision gets me stuck in a cabin! Bass fishing canoe tripping

[@countrybowwow]

Hello, my friend Thank you for the great video. I love your channel! Have a happy day.👍🏼

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

Thanks for visiting CBW! It is always appreciated having you around✌️

[@EverydayProjects]

Hi Marc. This is one of the best videos you've made. It has it all: Paddling, fishing , exploring a trappers cabin, taking overnight shelter in the cabin, talking about your experiences with KZbin commenters, satellite communicator, and Misty. Everything an outdoor lover would want to see in a video. I really enjoy the adventure of finding and exploring old cabins. There is a great excitement to see how they are built and what they contain, right down to the old pots and pans and cooking appliances and wood stove. I've always enjoyed finding these kind of places myself too. I like your emergency provisions and the rope candle. It is a wise outdoorsman that plans ahead for the unexpected. All the Best to you.

[@tracyphillips3325]

Everyday Projects, very well said.

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

Thanks Craig! I've been holding on to this one to break up winter, glad you enjoyed it my friend! For me the exploration is the cherry on top on outings! When I was a kid I walked miles all over the Temagami area exploring the remains of the logging era of the early 1900's. Collected some cool finds along the way! I never knew then how much exploring captivated me! I just refuse to sit in the couch when there is so much out there! Thanks Craig🍻

[@EverydayProjects]

@@OpenAirOutdoors Exploring is always fun!

[@tracyphillips3325]

Hi Marc. Nice video. Misty will always be remembered and never forgotten. You hunting cabin explorers are very interesting. Never know what you might stumble upon. Nice fish. Cool having a cabin to stay in. Take care and have a great day,🇺🇸🤝🇨🇦

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

Yes Misty is missed and will never leave our thoughts! I'm fortunate to have so many videos to remember her by👍 Thanks Tracy🍻

[@RobinLauer]

Well done Marc, I enjoyed your thoughts about trappers cabins, back country etiquette etc. Like I always say, I learn something new in each of your videos. Thanks

[@EverydayProjects]

Exactly, Robin, this was a great video. In some parts of Canada (like Quebec) there are leased recreational cabin sites that are very similar to "owned" property with taxes paid on them, etc. Crown, or government land in other provinces do not give the occupier of a cabin exclusive rights to the lot. That said, if a trapper or other cabin builder decides to lock his door, that's a choice that should be respected, but an open door usually means that the owner will allow access to respectful users on occassion or in an emergency. Marc is exactly right about access and use of cabins on Crown land that do not have a lease, and that you come across that are left open. Use them with respect and leave them better than you find them (Example: split wood for the next user, clean out the camp after use (like Marc did) or leave a valuable item inside like a fry pan you don't need, etc. ). The unwritten rules of the wilderness should always be tread lightly, pack out your trash and leave no damage AND in the case of open cabins, use them on occassion with respect to the owner and to any other user. A log book in these cabins is often fun to read too just as a side note.

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

Glad you enjoyed it Robin! Always a pleasure having you around👍 Take care out there✌️

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

I did look for a log book and there were none. I have signed many through the years. They make for a good read on lonely nights with a head lamp!

[@EverydayProjects]

@@OpenAirOutdoors Yes, logbooks in those places sometimes show a history of many years of visitors and tales of huge fish caught. Always good to find and write something in them.

[@PinetreeLine]

Nice job Marc! Really enjoyed the trip and you educating everyone on the Canadian trapper’s cabin situation. Thanks Brother! 🍻

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

Yes it was a the perfect setting to mention misconceptions about trap line cabins! Thanks Doug🍻

[@TimintheBackwoods]

Well.....just what the Doctor ordered !!!! Just spent 3 hours outside shovelling and plowing snow hahaha !!! Had a major snow storm last night at approximately 25-30cm !! Dried off, got a coffee, lit the fire and got your notification. Marc and Misty out on a summer paddle and fishing trip.....super awesome !!! Great "education" on crown land use and trapper's cabins, some people don't understand how it works ! Great video as always !! Cheers !! 👍👍🌲🌲🌲🇨🇦🍻

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

30cm, OY! You can keep that one! Glad you enjoyed Tim!👍 Get yourself rested upper the next storm 😆 Take care buddy✌️

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Marc- what an exciting adventure! Absolutely fantastic video! Glad the trapper’s cabin was available for your use. We have access to the National forests but no permanent structures are allowed to be built there. Thank you for putting this video together. Hod blessings

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

Yes I was definitely fortunate to have that cabin at my disposal! Should there have been someone there I'm sure I would have been welcomed to stay the night! Good thing I didn't have to be at work the next day😆 Thanks Paul, take care✌️

[@jbolf6]

Marc thank you for explaining the trapper's cabin, and the protocol of it being available to strangers when needed. I'm sure there are many outdoorsman that have taken advantage of these cabins when needed. I hope you are doing well

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

Taking refuge happens a lot in the back country! All is well here John, thanks for asking my friend! Take care be well✌️

[@SteveRobReviews]

Nice chat Marc. Trapping is pretty much over for most as it's definitely not a way to sustain one's self anymore. People that live and sustain themselves strictly from the woods are long gone , nomadic people 😅 try and get a person under 40 to go out in the woods is rare today except at a fully serviced provincial park with wifi :)

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

Well said! Trapping is a hobby with the perks of a few tax right off's, that's it! Thanks Steve🍻

[@maninthewoods]

I love the way bass fight. Nice video! The scenery in that area is beautiful. I always take a bit extra for meals if something happens.

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

Yes it sure was a nice lake! I plan on going back again. Next time prepared to camp out! Thanks for coming out MIW✌️

[@mikejameus]

Awesome video Marc. I love how still your dog is in the canoe.. my Meeko would have me swimming every 30 seconds...

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

HAHA! Thats funny! Yes Misty was totally the best canoe dog! Thanks for coming our Mike✌️

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

How's she goin'? Looked like a pretty good fishing trip there Marc. Nice to be bale to catch your supper. You said you were stranded in t6he woods, but I'd say you just had a nice stay in the camp. Take care!!!

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

HAHA yes it was a nice stay! I was very fortunate. And if I wouldn't have caught supper there was food in the cupboards! Take care Mike, thanks for hanging out✌️

[@MinuteontheMountain]

Great adventure, man. Nice catches, a cool cabin to take refuge in. Great job on this video.

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

Despite the gloomy overcast skies and the unplanned stay out there I did enjoy myself. It was late season and not cold at all! Plus the fishing was good👍 Thanks for coming along John✌️

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Really awesome video. Be safe

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

Thanks Dave glad you enjoyed your stay✌️

[@pacediver2594]

Interesting adventure,obviously you were prepared for anything to come up, what is your a hat a Tilly?

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

I cary with me the basic essentials all the time, you just never know! Yes it is a Tilly, I have several, this one is the TSW1 Thanks for checking in Pacedriver✌️

[@marykatherinekeown7674]

Marc, I'm curious... If you hadn't found the trapper's cabin on that lake, would you have stayed out as late, or would you have returned home sooner?

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

I'm not sure what I would have done. I was quite tired and paddling back two lakes was a tall order. I thought about having a nap in the truck before driving out. There was still the drive out of the woods and down the highway. Or camping out. Cabin or not I was a bit screwed on this outing! Thanks for coming out Mary, take care✌️

[@marykatherinekeown7674]

@@OpenAirOutdoors That's the thing abt northern Ontario eh? The drive home can be just as exhausting (and more perilous) as the paddle itself... I'm glad it all worked out for you...

[@ron4694]

What part of Ontario are you from?

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

I'm in Northeastern 👍