Against the Wind - Kayak Camping Takes a Turn 

That mark on your pork rind was the pigs tattoo of identification that the farms put on them to tell them apart

Your kids have the flu and you’re playing in the cold wind and rain. Your wife probably expecting to have three babies to take care of. 🤣🤣🤣 Great vid! You don’t always get the adventure you intend but you always get a story. 👍

Hahahahaha this is definitely one of the craziest vids I have ever seen you do! Good times! 🤪

As a kayaker of almost 4 decades, I see so many things done wrong here...dangerously wrong. I'll mention a few key safety points all kayakers should know.... This video is a perfect example of kayakers overestimating a heavy peddle drive kayak in heavy chop, and especially in a Hobie as they are known to have leaky hatches. They grab onto the side handles thinking it will make them more stable and TOTALLY forget they have the best safety tool right beside them...a paddle! In chop like this...always, always, always...have your paddle in hand in case you need to broach or adjust for a rogue wave faster than the rudder can react. That paddle in hand, it can be a lifesaver. While the dry bags saved the day keeping your feet dry getting back into the kayak, if you flipped with them still on your feet you would have had water-filled bags on your feet. This means the kayak could have easily floated away faster than you could have swam for it if you lost hold of it. If the wind, wave, and current is right, that kayak can be literally 75 yards from you in just seconds. Do a bit of research and you will quickly see that Hobies are notorious for capsizing in chop like that simply because they are too heavy to react to compound waves as fast as a lighter more buoyant hull design. The Mirage drive itself slows the kayaks float reaction time to a lateral wave. Do a search for flipped kayaks on RU-vid and you will see a lot of Hobies flipping in conditions like this. As much as I love the Hobie's comfort and stability in flat water, what seems rock-solid stable on flat water is simply not the same in heavy chop. And while they track wonderfully, Hobie's bow design is not meant for surfing on a wave. Think about the '120 rule' here. If it was only 45-50 degrees outside if you hit that water you almost instantly go into what is known as 'cold shock', which is a life-threatening involuntary gasping reaction the body goes into almost immediately which causes a person to swallow water, (especially splashing water). It's like a panic attack on steroids, plus a feeling of having a cardiac arrest. A wetsuit or drysuit under your PFD would be crucial in those conditions. Additionally, with the front hatch open, even if you could have gotten back into the yak, you would have been hypothermic in just minutes on top of the cold shock with that wind chill. If the yak had flipped this also means the hull would have not been much above the water line and extremely hard to flip back over. If you were reduced to just laying on the bottom of the yak, it would have barely just kept your head out of the water if your gear weight overcomes the added foam inserts in the Hobie. For kayakers not familiar with the 120 rule and 'cold shock', here is some vital info... www.gobair.org/Resources/Documents/Cold_Water.pdf

Thank you Trip for all the great adventures and laughs in your videos. I enjoy kayaking myself and hope to try camping overnight. Happy kayak adventures 😎

Cheers for the upload I hope you and your family's are doing better can't wait for your next crazy kayak adventure

It's a good commercial for the kayak. I was laughing so hard, I watched it four more times, and laughed some more.

I love it! Now, that was an adventure! Keep making kayaking videos. I'm new to your channel and I subscribed. I will be back for more! Thank you!

Thanks for sharing your adventures with us! This was the wildest yet! Looked really dicey on your way in!

Quite the adventure. Thanks for motivating me to get out there and have a few of my own!

Loved your vid. Noth’n better than getting away from the crowds on the water. Enjoyed your vid. Thank you.

Thanks for sharing!

Those dry boots made my day! Great video Trip!

Great video! Can't wait to get back on the water!

Wow you had me on the edge Trip...Whew...glad things CV turned out good...You Rock 👍👍👍🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

great video as always. I love the panama city location. i have been kayaking weekly around Mary Esther and Fort Walton. Great bays here to explore as well. Keep up the great work.

In every life a little rain must fall... Great," REAL OUT-THERE" adventure! Lots of big chop! The dry bag footwear was a good call. Glad your safe brother! Thanks for the outing! Atb Sean

I thought that you were about to take a “Trip Dip”! Shew, MAN! I was nervous for you! LOL!

FYI...hay T.P....entertaining to say the least, up-date: the Bitty Big Q, grill is available at Amazon, for $49, with free carry bag, I just bought one,...thanks. Also, food for thought,..in regions where there is known bad weather or high winds, I go low to the ground with a "Snugpak" scorpion 2. and aim the low end or slanted part towards the prevailing wind/storm. good luck.

Man the weather changed fast. Looked like a fun trip with a good side of adventure at the end. Glad you were able to make it back without going for a swim.

Nice test for the kayak lol really good video I’m getting back out there this year for shure from 580 I got in to 225lb now I’m going for 185lb thanks for the motivation you vídeo help a lot keep on the good job my friend

thanks trip. merry Christmas

I was cracking up when you were dealing with the waves. Im glad Im not the only crazy one whos been in that situation. The only difference was I actually capsized. But kept my cool. Thanks for the video. Keep it up. Hope the family is alright.

I have been out and ran into storms like that. It's not the storms that scare me, it's those waves that just come out of no where and can be bigger than me. The best anyone can do is peddle/paddle as fast as humanly possible and hope for a lot of luck on the way back!

Man this was the first video of yours I found and damn was I entertained every min. That was a wild ride man I'm sure your adrenaline was pumping lol

Hope your family feels better, and Merry Christmas brother👍

Awesome trip! That spot you ended up camping in was beautiful.

definitely some "B type" fun. You'll look back on this adventure and smile. Good stuff. Thanks.

Dude, that chop coming in... I know the feeling, I was nervous for you!

Yup, that was crazy! 👍🦌🎄

Enjoyed watching the adventure. Thanks. Wish it was a bit warmer here in Michigan and I'd be out on the water. Cheers.

Ohhhhh,.....I've been there! It can get pretty miserable but it makes for nice memories around the fireside when you're older.

Hope the family is better and they appreciated this effort ! Have a Merry Christmas & stay safe :D .. bg

See, this is what I want to get into, just more camping and exploring while fishing.

excellent ,it all worked out for ya

Been there. Had a good time. Learned a few things.

Wow! Awesome aventure bro! Take care! Greetings from México! 🙌🏼

i love crazy! nice job

You're crazy man. Good thing you're attitude and toughness

Hope your family feels better and wishing you all a Merry Christmas. God bless.

Love the purity of the video. I can tell some of the swells kinda drove you some. Lol two thumbs up!

Loved it, I know how you feel with the waves I’ve surfed the hobie many times after tarpon fishing offshore and flipped over on the way back and lost some of my gear. It gets rough quick in a little kayak.

"I've got camp site, I've got crabs." What more could a guy want! :)

Great kayaking vid brother.👍

Reminds me , when I came back in St. Auggie inlet. Left out early in a 15' flat bottom, 25 evin. , Slick seas, were king fishing the pogie pods. Came in around 1:30, seas picking up, with strong onshore wind, with a full on out going tide. Yeah, it was fun after we got thru the trough the slop. Till then I was watching how close the jetties were for our swim, if we went down. I watch the weather now for everything. Hope the family is well!

When your adrenaline is about to go to scared, that's an adventure. Great video I could feel it.

Omg the drybag on your feet idea was amazing lol. I love camping in the rain but I can only imagine how bad that wind is. These kind of videos from you are the most fun to watch although I know they're probably not the most fun to film at times. I've been a subscriber for a long time, I even still have some sailing and such gear and the very first brown "Get Out There" sticker. You never disappoint, Trip! Stay out there!

Great adventure hope.... you and your family are getting better

Try soaking that multitool in white vinegar, may discolor the metal but it will knock the rust off. then oil it back up with 3in1 or wd 40 or ballistol?? whatever, but vinegar will eat rust.

Just got a bunch of new gear for Christmas cant wait untill spring comes so I can get out there

You crazy!👍🐕💨

Great idea on the dry bags on your feet.

You still one of the best you tubers love your videos.

Wow. Those were some big swells at the end!

Definitely deserves a thumbs up holy crap is right wind and rain sucks for the outdoors 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

Pure craziness

The ending brought tears. This man has a huge heart.

Just got in. And started from beginning

Nice video! I want to get back into both kayaking and sailing soon, hopefully next year I'm sure. I've been wanting to try a pedal drive yak. I still have my old town vapor yak, it's been sitting in my garage. I haven't filmed any videos in years and my most recent was in my previous sailboat an Oday 22 years ago. I have yet to do a single video on my Hunter 33 and been having it since early 2013. Now i've got some cleaning work to do on it but nothing major, it's just been in the marina. Edit: Woahhh...I only watched half your video when I first commented, I had to go take care of something. Just watched the rest...wow what an adventure. That's my style there mate, damn right I thumbs up 👍😎. The Hobies are some pretty sea worthy yaks.

Wild adventure. Been there a time or two myself. Not on purpose. Like you, it just went sideways in a hurry. Glad you made back safely.

Those waves were scary! I'm glad you made it back ok.

You’re nuts dude. Haha Keep up the great content!

Crazy trip, I was super interested in watching that hobie in the rough like you went through. alot of debate about that 2019 outback design and rough water, but think your vid just shown how well it handles in the rough; those were some big rollers, really cool. Needed that old sea yak of yours! cheers man, hope the fam is feeling better, just went through my household, about a week with the wife and my girls sick - no joy.

That was touch and go for a minute! Glad you made it back. Pretty impressed by the hobie too - I bet a lot of kayaks would’ve capsized.

This was an AWESOME one. Just goes to show attitude changes everything. Allot of people would have mentally gone off the deep end with a little bit of rain alone. Your channel shows that challenges and unexpected obstacles are all apart of the fun! You’re inspiring :)!

great video and adventure it was a little dicey at the end though.

Awesome adventure Trip. Hope your family feels better soon. My youngest just got over the flu not too long ago as well.

If could have gave you two thumbs I. Would have hope the family is better now..... man those waves. We're big that kayak did awesome along with the help of captain of the boat

Let it rip trip!

That was funny What a ride home lol

Sitting in my living room watching the rain fall and I seen this in my list. You made me laugh so loud at that pork rind my family is just staring at me. Then I'm on the edge of my couch hoping you make it back. Fathers will do a lot of thing for their family but wow that was something. Hope your family is healthy during this pandemic and take care. I hope to make it to a rock a dock some day.

those waves

That was some crazy sht right there with those waves, the kayak performed awesome o me, damn, i want a hobbie now lol

I’m looking forward to you doing another adventure in that grey sit in down a river.

You got me inspired a long time ago and now I have to try that. Love the footwear mate. I'm off to pack the car now, will let you know how I go 👍

Your video takes me down memory lane. I grew up in PC and know exactly where you were. I lived on North Bay near the college.

Recently bought a paddle board and discovered your channel. Big fan now from New Zealand

Holy crap the chop was crazy

Nice Product Placement and demo for the Murphy's. Thumbs up to them for the samples at Rockadock! Thanks for bearing through to make a video. Question ..does that pedal drive work better than paddling in rough water?

Nice grill🏆

Sorry you had to cut your adventure that bit short trip....nether the less still really enjoyed it 👍🏻 Hope your family are all doing well.....looking forward to the next one....happy Christmas from the UK...

Just imagine how bad it would have been on the paddle board. Thank goodness Brad hooked you up with an outback for the trip. Stay safe out there!!

Wow! A bit scary on the ride back for sure.

That doesn't look rough...to people who have never been in a kayak in those waves. I have and it is definitely not a lot of fun. Well, kind of but it IS always rougher than it appears when you are more than a foot off of the water. I wasn't too worried for you though since the video was out...you obviously made it home. 😂🤣

Love the Hobie. Imagine if you had to paddle

thumbs up for the dry bags on your feet !!

Definitely crazy 😅

Thumbs up from Millbrook Alabama/ Coosa River!

Trip, I noticed your front hatch was not strapped down on your way back. Had you flipped, for sure you would have to self-rescue with a flooded hull. I don't think you would of been able to pump out all the water w/o any help. You are a lucky man Trip!

I kayak that spot couple times a week I was actually out later that same day in the cold. I launch from the navy base. I take my hobie revo 13 or Eddyline nighthawk. Cool vid

That’s nutts dude. Smart thinkin on the dry bag shoes haha

While recovering from a hip replacement I came across your video's....Thanks for the many adventures I was able to take watching you while laid up in bed...I truly believe this helped with my recovery...Thanks for the fun!!… Dr. Dan

Great job thinking outside the box in how to keep your feet dry!

Tripp you were not the only idiot on a kayak at this time. I was kayaking the length of the Apalachicola river during the same time. I saw the same weather forecast and when I camped (I use a hammock also) near the town of Blounstown I walked about 4 miles to Tractor Supply to get rubber boots (no wet feet for me) and overall type rain pants. I did not think of the dry bag idea though, brilliant. This extra gear really saved my bacon. When I got really cold I had to stop (about five miles short of the intended camp site) and set up the hammock (with under quilt) and climb in just to warm up.

keep the paddle in hand in rough water it could make the difference between staying upright and going for a swim.

Wow I can tell the swells were pretty high. I got caught in a summer storm ⛈ in my kayak at goose creek bay once and I did tip over. It was warm weather so it made for a fun adventure. Glad you made it out without tipping. That would have been cold 🥶!!!

gave u a thumbs up for being a good father

Cool vid. NOAA has a pretty accurate forecast if you ever need it..lol

Trip has dry bags on his feet, he is wearing every stitch of clothing he has with him, paddling in three feet seas, and he is still smiling the whole way. #GETOUTTHERE!

Cant say it looked fun but it definitely looks like one you wont be forgetting.