I'm passionate about the outdoors and enjoy a variety of outdoor activities such as metal detecting, Indian artifact hunting, magnet fishing, hiking, camping, hunting and fishing. After an indoor career, I have retired and will have time for my outdoor adventures. I will be publishing videos covering these and other outdoor activities! Born and raised in West Virginia, a lot of my videos will be filmed in WV and surrounding states, but I will take road/plane trips to other areas on my adventures. I hope to learn from other outdoor creators and share what I have learned along the way. I hope you enjoy the videos and if you have suggestions for new videos, please let me know.
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Yes, it is more stable. It is 12 foot long and 3 foot wide, so flipping over isn't a concern on the rivers that I travel. I don't think you would want to try fishing standing up. That might be tricky.
Thanks! I used to keep them and after I started to run out of places to store them, I had to stop. I only keep some flakes that are from really nice material, like translucent or colorful material.
I found one like that made out of brush creek. But it was broke in almost half. I got probably 3/4 of it. It was so thin. Someone new what they were doing
You’re an amazing designer and mechanic. Very cool. Looks totally OEM. Maybe you van sell the design to Honda. They would do a fantastic job manufacturing them.
Good day on the river, first place looked challenging, almost needed a rappelling rope, thank goodness looking for man altered stone is difficult but the rewards are worthy, keeps most people just sitting on the couch 😎😎😎
Yes, that bank was steep. If you looked real close, you could barely see the large grape vine, about 3" in diameter, that I was holding on to. It ran up that slope and I used it like a rope to climb the bank. Good luck hunting!
Thanks Doug! How long have they been doing the Herd Hunt for the Helmet? The WVU helmet hunt started in 2018. I didn't know they did the Herd one until right before it was found this year.
Nice big knife, that single complete piece was a very good find my friend. Great explanation supporting the reason for those findings. BLESSINGS FRIEND.
Thanks brother! I got lucky with the helmet. When I pulled into that roadside park where it was hidden, there was a dozen people looking for it. It was cool but I like finding artifacts better. Good luck in the arrowhead patch!
@@historylooker7 Yes I was. I have been close to finding it in past years, but never thought I would actually find it. This is the first year they didn't include the $500 gas card with the tickets. With all the running I do to the river, I could have used that. My area is in an extreme drought right now. The weather man said we are the worst drought in the country right now. They are getting more rain out west where it is usually dry. No rain, not much is getting washed off the river banks right now.
Let’s go mark!! Rocks has been killing everyone!!! lol. It has been hot and no rain, I haven’t dug my site because of those reasons…. That stone sure looked pitted??? Just saying….
Yeah, it looked pitted before I picked it up, but the pit wasn't circular, so I don't think it was one. I guess something could have hit it just right and broken the pit and made it look like a natural hole.
That is a new spot for me and it is super steep. You may have noticed I was holding onto a grape vine that was running up the bank to keep from falling. There was a ton of fire rock on the bank. Unfortunately, there was only a few feet of clay at the bottom, so most of the rock that made it to the river went off the edge and gone for good. I'll definitely check that spot some more. Too much stuff to not go back.
@@OutdoorRetiree It’s been pretty good.river conditions play a big role in speed but I love it for its versatility and accessibility to certain places. I’ve had the pump rebuilt twice but I put a lot hours it. Don’t really want to upgrade to a bigger boat but I might if the reliability goes down.
@@RiverRatArtifacts The leaves are starting to fall and that makes for a lot of grate/pump cleanouts while out of the river. I had Tom rebuild my pump once and it is still doing good. I thought about a full size boat before I bought the Mokai, but a boat would be harder to get into all the spots I go to. It suits me better too. So far, it has been reliable. I do carry spare parts, so I could fix most problems if they happened.
Excellent info, I was wondering if it's possible to purchase just the running gear along with the "Painless" mods? Also if so would they send to Australia, cheers
Thanks! The New York facility only ships to North America, but they do have an office in Ireland that ships International. They ship ocean freight to the closest port and you would have to arrange to pick it up or be shipped from there. Their web site says it takes 10-30 days for shipping. On their web site, you can order with either electronic controls or manual controls. The Painless upgrades can be ordered from PainlessTom. I guess he would ship international. You would have to check with him to find out. His email is: Painlesstom@improvingyourmokai.com The Mokai site is: www.mokai.com and Tom's site for the ES-Kape 2.0 is: www.painlesstom.com/ESKV2.html You can see information about international sales by clicking the Order tab on their web site. Have a good day!
It has a 9.5 hp Kohler in it. I wouldn’t take it in less than a foot of water. Sitting still, it sits 7” down. If you get too shallow, it can suck debris off of the bottom.
In prime conditions, I have hit 22, but I seldom seem those conditions. I usually have a little chop on the water, some wind, maybe a piece of debris in the intake, so I usually get around 17-18 mph.
I’ve had it in 3 foot waves on the Ohio River during 20+ mph winds and that was all I would want to try. That is probably calm compared to taking it to the ocean.
Wow this is brilliant. Now Sad IQ can do one. So when I park my car by the ULEZ sign the rest of my journey will be speeding down the Thames and pass Khan's new building along the Docks lands I will be trailing a limousine banner reading "no need for a Boris Bike instead it will be a freshwater Pike. So ULEZ go do one. as I can do what ever I like." Thank you Sir you have changed my whole life. It:s thanks to your video I now have freedom of movrment.The more take from us the more we create. @nj.
The manual controls model is $5400 on the manufacturer's web site: www.mokai.com and you can get the upgrades from PainlessTom. His web site is: www.painlesstom.com/PNC.html
The manual controls model is $5400 on their web site: www.mokai.com and you can get the upgrades from PainlessTom. His web site is: www.painlesstom.com/PNC.html
Waiting on our boats been over 4 months was told was to ship 2 weeks ago. Missed out on few trips because not having them to use. Is this a real company I talked wife into these because USA made an wet are both disabled veteran's an only want out 1 last yr due to injury s? So was happy to see a way I can spend time with the family in the act of living life.
Yeah, it is a real company, just a little slow to get the boats out. Mine took over 2 months to ship. It does seem like it takes forever when you are anxiously waiting on it to arrive. I am almost at 3 years with mine now and still enjoying it.
I have seen the pull starter removed to allow more air flow, but I'm not overly worried about the heat. I would like to make it a little quieter though.
