The Loire river 1000km kayak paddle, with Gumotex Framura kayaks.

[@Nik-gv2ut]

Epic journey. Thanks for filming it and taking us with you. 💦

[@bradsbunker]

I’ve watched every video you have, and you are a complete inspiration! The adventures you undertake are amazing. Really first rate. Anthony

[@time2see192]

I totally agree!

[@RedRobin808]

Your trips make armchair travelling enjoyable. I am of course green with envy.

[@mozdickson]

Epic Jon and Paul, Epic! Glad that water filter can remove Radiation too!!!

[@BenOrford]

Another great, inspirational film that captures the lure of the great outdoors. We have only recently found your channel but have been thoroughly enjoying all of them, really well filmed and making us want to get out even more and explore, even if its only whats on our doorstep. keep up the great work and look forward to seeing more of your adventures. thanks for taking the time to add these on here and amazing all the things you filmed even before there was a platform to share it on. all the best and keep on exploring! cheers Ben and Lois

[@jonepoulter7524]

Hi Ben and Lois Thank you for your comments My videos are just made for fun not the best of quality but glad you have enjoyed them? Have checked out your website you guys are Absolute Craftsman great work. I have just Recently lost my travelling Sheath knife so might be in touch looking for something light if you have any Recommendations? All the best Jon

[@BenOrford]

@@jonepoulter7524 thanks for the reply and I think you do yourself an injustice as they are great videos, sometimes the flashiest camera work on some videos is let down by content. You have a perfect mix of great shots and a great narrative! sorry to hear foulest your knife, we would love to be able to make you something for your next adventures. Drop us a line and we can see what model would be best for you. all the best cheers Ben and Lois [e-mail]

[@janbockmann5303]

Nice trip and beautiful music...😍

[@fiditunka]

an epic trip and a great film. thanks. ❤️

[@RussellTWilson]

Loved it! What a great adventure.

[@ovrobinson7780]

Brilliant guys, living the dream or what

[@jaybrueder]

Would choose the Framura again for this tour?

[@Aucklandsaltwaterflyfishing]

Another epic adventure well done m8.

[@timedrifters]

Perfekte Tour, sehr schön.

[@beveik]

Wish there was more technical details on how equipment held up. Which items would you bring again for the same journey, which ones were pure garbage and wouldn't recommend. 1. What was average speed while kayaking? 2. How kayak acted when wind was blowing from the sides in open waters, did that puncture caused any more problems? 3. Did you have to worry about leaving it on the shore during hot days for it not to blow up, or does it have pressure release valves for protection? 4. Why did you chose this particular model? 5. Based on how often you had to portage, wouldn't a set of wheels have helped there? 6. How did you charge your electronics?

[@charlietearle]

Jon has been on other adventures and watching this video again noticed your questions so appreciate late, but answers are as follows. 1. speed depended on conditions. in rapids, literally 1mph, with tide at the end, around 8mph, from memory on calm days flat water 4-5mph. 2. Only one puncture from dragging over rocks and once fixed no other issues, wind is an issue as the kayaks behave more like a raft and high sides catch the wind. 3. The floor had a pressure release but not the sides (we did complain to gumotex) so if left them had to deflate then re-inflate in the evening when colder, was an issue. 4. Don recall, we did do a fair amount of research and think price, storage capacity and width decided it. 5. If we had wheels, we couldn't have used them often, mostly uneven ground or narrow tracks. 6. Solar panels. We did film our opinion of most equipment but didn't use it in the end. Can highly recommend the kayaks and would use them again.

[@graemeellis502]

Another Great video John👍😎

[@martinwood71]

Well done Jon... interesting to see the parts of France that I have been to from the perspective of the river... 1000kms not bad the most I canoe'd in France was about 14km down a river 😄

[@time2see192]

Another great video. Thanks for sharing your adventures, so very professionally! 🏕 I'm originally from Pennsylvania, and we call these inflatable kayaks 'Duckies".

[@SjoerdBanga]

Awesome video! Do you have a list of all the gear, etc you brought with you on the boats? I was also wondering if wild camping is allowed in France. Thanks for the great inspiration!

[@jonepoulter7524]

Hi sjoerd sorry can’t help you with gear list but just take the usual for wild camping? Regarding wild camping in France along the river banks to my knowledge it is legal, we had no problems hope this helps Regards jon

[@jerboy-ux1zj]

Great trip! Inspirational. I have North American version of this IK, the Innova Swing EX. You guys used the rudder. What'd you think if that? Could you control and deploy it with the strings?

[@jeromedc01]

Amazing guys!

[@Jaffa1951]

Am I going bonkers, or did you put this video up before? Not the it really matters as I enjoyed it again anyway. Aahhh, those pre Covid days!! Well, at least it looks like we're heading the right way - away from Covid, that is. Really enjoy your stuff, Jon. Amazing adventures and pretty damn good filming. Amazing what you can get with a GoPro. Well done to you and your friend.

[@stephenmundane]

You're not going bonkers -- maybe music copyright issues on the original? Well worth watching again in any event.

[@jonepoulter7524]

Hi Geoff Yes sorry video had been uploaded before but got taken down because of copyright on one of the songs. No big deal as only make videos for fun not sure how it will work in the future as it might happen to the other videos? So you’re not going bonkers ! All the best Jon

[@ronactive]

A great tour. I have been driving Framura myself for many years and I really like the boat. From where to where did you go? Many greetings ronactive

[@kristaps2010]

how did you filmed 20:14? Recently I did river Wye 6 day IK trip, I had 20 kg of water and food. Do you take less food as it makes the main weight or you plan shopping stops in towns?

[@charlietearle]

As Jon hasn't yet replied (he's been busy on another adventure) .At 20:14 we put the camera on a ledge under a bridge. Pumped water from the river regularly so didn't need to carry the weight, bought staple food (tuna/rice/pasta) could live off and topped up at various villages passed.

[@kristaps2010]

@@charlietearle thank you, with water it makes sense so I bought a filter and can boil as well. There might be some fish in water to grill too:) . So far I’ve done few multiday trips in UK, it’s hard learning to keep weight down. Good luck with next adventure.

[@FencingAdventure]

love the adventure!

[@FencingAdventure]

about to go a bit shorter trip with my gumotex :D how did the pach for the hole hold?

[@UncleLongbeard]

I'm not much into kayaking but after watching this I want to do that

[@kristaps2010]

I’m considering between Framura, Seawave and Grabner Escape. Have you tried any of those? Is Framura that more capsizing than other IK’s? Many thanks, kris

[@95crycry]

magic adventures 🛶