How to get back in when your canoe flips! 

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"Not super graceful, but I'm in"... I've said that line sometime in my past 😂

"The hard parts over" *does something visibly much harder soon after*

No see, the first step for me is to panic. Because I have no idea how I ended up in a canoe in the water.

Water can always try to kill you unexpectedly. I hit a huge dead tree sideways in Rattlesnake Creek, right at the mouth where it enters the Clark Fork. It was my 1st time in a shallow kayak, and I planned a quick trial run, and the creek was shallow. I had trouble steering, realized I had little to no control, caught the fast part, got sideways, & hit a huge snag, flipped & got pinned. I was a quick second thinking "well, this can't be right, it's shallow, and I'm pinned upside down under water." I got out, but my boat was sunk in the current & I was about to lose it forever. I cut up my fingers holding on to the boat, finally got hold of the rope, waded the 50 yards upstream to my house dragging the half-swamped kayak, put on some bandaids, took out an ad in the newspaper, & sold it. Goodbye, sweet little blue deathtrap.

Don't panic but the crocodile is swimming towards me rn

“Splash all the water out, And now splash it all back in..”

Unless you're in Northern Australia or Florida, then you can panic!

*Not super graceful, but I'm in!* -every 18 year old, ever 😂

Having a life jacket is important. Especially helps to keep ya calm 😌

He said don't panic Me who can't swim. A quiet goodbye i see.

This guys gonna save a life, can be just one and it'd be enough, great filmed content and so well explained.

After living in an alligator infested state, watching him fall into water immediately made me fear for his life.

If you have another boat with you you can pull your canoe across theirs to dump it out. Rotate it as you lift out of the water to break the suction.

Thank you for finally teaching THOSE whom couldn’t attend camp… water confidence is IMPORTANT!! It doesn’t matter what Loise Vutton says, what matter is that you’re breathing!

Finally someone actually teaching this! Thank you!

For re entry: if you are strong enough, go to the bow or stern and use your arms to push down and support yourself. Then straddle the canoe. This will result in less water re entering your canoe. However His method is much easier for most

The first thing, is to not panic Alligator going towards you : Are you sure about that ?

This guy has seriously good to know life skills

Most useful YT video I have seen in a while.

"Don't panic".. I'm gonna forget that as I'm slowly bring chewed by pirahnas

Famous words before disaster "Now the hard part's over"

Thanks buddy. I bought a canoe last year for myself and my 7 year old son. It hadnt occurred to me to learn this. You may have saved our lives. We are ready to go now.

Went straight to the comments..and I wasn’t disappointed. Well done guys

The harder part actually getting back in.🤣🤣🤣

It's doesn't matter wether you're panic or not when the crocodiles waiting this very moment just for you.

Very pragmatic and useful information as a kid I loved using my river boat. Thank you for helping other people be a bit safer in the water.

Thank you so much. I didn't think it was possible to get back in a canoe without pulling it to shore and starting over. That's great!

We want the bloopers! 😂

Learnt this when i was young...you can also sit on it upside down it will float.

Like to see all this in Australia with Salties closing in!

once i learn how to swim ill be ready for this , thanks !

I was going to a cave on the side of a river with my buddy, and let my kayak go directly into a rock and it flipped me over. I wish I would've known about this trick then 🤣 My buddy had to get out of his kayak too and lift it up onto the cave and held it for 15 minutes letting the water run out. Probably the biggest workout I've had to do in my life

Or you could flip it and pull yourself up and over the end like parallel bars, every spring the first thing the family does is practice kayak and canoe flipping so they know how to get out of that situation

The end gave me a chuckle! 🙏🏼 😊😊😊

Ahh! Memories of Girl Scouts when I was young. A lesson I never forgot. This is a good lesson.

Ok... How do I do that in under 20 seconds before the ancient big lizard grips me in it's jaws

Great knowledge to know!!

😂 The most reluctant “Cowabunga” I’ve heard. 10/10 🙌

Brings me memories of my Dad.

Don't panic,while you splash around as gator bait

The closest I’ve ever come to dying was in a freaking canoe. Still scurred

I highly doubt that I will ever go camping. But the lesson and skills that you show on your vids makes me think and, at least, want to master the various knots (such as the Zepplin knot). A few more knot videos would be appreciated. Subscribed!

That's what I felt about my first time.....😏 "Not super graceful, but I'm in." 😅

Thanks!!!!

I would suggest having a good bailer tied to your canoe so you can't lose it and you can get rid of the water easily

I'm so glad I found this video. Now I know for SURE I'll never ever ever even touch a canoe.

Bring backs good memories 😊

Kawabunga dude....

“Now get that water out” proceeds to jump in refilling what he just took out

Coming from and over 40 year old these are good videos AND Evidence that you need to stay in real good physical shape. If I was to try and do this the boat would just flip the other way because I’m over 240 lbs, or I would never be able to get back in because I’ve lost too much strength over the years.

Hahahahahahahahah finally a tutorial that shows how i do it. Im gonna try rolling my kayak for the first time this weekend. Everyone says to get an instructor, but im going solo. Lol I did some class 5 in a raft for the first time a while back and our guide said i was welcome to go with them to even harder rapids the next day, so i like to think im at least average in skill on the water

Me watching this in the water with a flipped over canoe

Best way to protect yourselves from canoe flips: Don't get in a stupid canoe

Not panicking cannot be stressed enough, it gives you the brain power you need to efficiently and effectively get yourself out of accidents like this without wasting time or energy

In Scouts I learnt this and much more. I later taught canoing to my wife. I love canoes. But someone mentioned kayaks. I'm not trained in kayaking and have no interest. I know kayaks have been a fad for years but I like canoes! Two more things: 1. Life jacket. 2. When with any upset watercraft, stay WITH the boat! It may be swamped but it will not sink. This means you have something to hang onto. If you can fix a bad situation, do it. Maybe like in this video. But don't leave the boat!

Very useful information. I don't even know swimming let alone rowing a canoe.

I remember doing this in scouts. Man I was bad at it 😭

the way u managed to stay in the frame is so impressive LMFAO

Just recently found your channel from a short and enjoy your content enough to where I subscribed. I really like people knowledgeable as yourself to where you educate a vast amount of people with crucial survival information to where you could potentially save a life. RU-vid shorts have done a great job allowing content creators to get more exposure from people that normally wouldn't have searched or found these new and different content creators if not for the exposure RU-vid shorts

In the Boy Scouts we only trained with 2 guys. We lift the canoe out of the water with the keel facing up. To drain all of the water out. We then flipped it over to set it upright. Then one guy climbed in similar to how you did. Then created a counter weight for the other guy to get in. So this helped when by yourself. Thanks.

It d was nice of the alligator to give him time to get back in the boat

Looks just like another excuse to sign up @ the gym and stay in great shape 💪 👌 👍

The cool thing about two person canoe rescues is you don't get the water in the boat the first time and your partner can counterbalance to make re-entry more easy. Thanks, Boy Scouts.

Crocodile: "that's cute"

Love the sound of the water in my headphones. Looks cold tho! Beautiful scenery. This is how we are meant to live and here I am dying here in Las Vegas !

I used to work for that company.... Swift Canoe & Kayak in Gravenhurst, ON. Pretty cool to see that logo again!

i found the little "bop" sound after he flipped the canoe and hit his head on the wood really funny hahaha,surprise nobody has noticed it yet

Great video! If you climb in from the back you can do it without getting water in the boat

I would of done a sitting roll entry back into it, from a instructor. Also remember to always stay with your boat, paddle isn’t the number 1 priority. You should always have a spare attached to the boat, a paddle without a boat is abit useless. Either way great demonstration thank you.

A BIG TX for the video my friend!! :D

The alligator slowly swimming at me: 😎

I was taught to push down on one end, raising the other end out of the water and then flip. Almost want it to stand straight up. Then enter the canoe by pulling yourself up from the end, straddling the point, using the leftover water as a ballast. Once inside, you bail out the water or just paddle it to shore with the water and empty there. Hell, we used to race the canoes completely swamped.

awww the graceful seal.

remind me some memories of waterstart on windsurf

Love the bird the taps your head!

splash the water out. then fill it right back up when trying to get back in. got it

Good drills

Great video - and I'm 100% with you that flipping it over is the hard part. May I ask - No airbags in canoe? Yes I see the moulded section - in the UK we would still add airbags to ensure flotation

Thank you for the tips. Manage your strength.

I wish I saw this loong ago! Still valuable here in Oregon Gracias!

pulling yourself up on the pointy end and climbing in works too

In a kayak it’s always graceful when you roll just to flick and you’re back in the game. I don’t think I’ve ever gracefully got back in a canoe after tipping it. Being tall with long legs just makes all the floundering to get in look all the worse…

My dad thought my brothers and I how to do that…all though he had us paddle into the middle of the lake first,well quietly swimming behind us and completely flips us. We had a good laugh and he told us to get it back to shore.

i think the best way to re enter a canoe of that size is to go from the front or back and lift yourself up onto it from straight on. it takes a lot of muscle but if you can do it, youll be able to do it solo or with others.

I use an outrigger on my canoe. It adjusts in and out for various conditions and situation. Haven't had a rollover since I installed it, even with grandkids jumping all over and even adults that don't know how to balance. Might be something for folks to look into. It doesn't take up much space or add a lot of weight, about 10lb.

I've just dragged it back to shore for a complete re-set once or twice. There was one time when my battlecanoes partner forgot how to swim as soon as we both hit the water. That was fun.

This is an interesting way to self rescue. It's way easier to just put your weight on one end of the boat the other end well raise out of the water. Grab a side rail and roll to the side. The boat well Bob up as u roll removing alot more water then this method. It's super easy I learned when I was 11 and like 80lbs at a summer camp. This method is great for people who can lift the boat but it's alot more work for no reason and saving energy in a rescue situation is always the best choice

Once he said "oouut", he knows canoes.

Nothing better than when you are super high and you realize I might need this information.

Canoe 101, learned that 45 years ago in Minnesota when growing up.

With a kyack is just as funny. You essentially roll it over, then go to the back and mount it. It's funny as hell to watch

“splash that water out” *proceeds to get just as much water back in by hopping in*

(Unimpressed, blank face) “cowabunga.” (Silently rolls his canoe and falls out) This is why I love your channel lol

Me:Flips in the boat Crocodile:Hi

Solid ,thanks for the tip

I need to practice this

Thanks for sharing ❗️

Camp counselor at it again Drunken demonstrations

I remember doing this at camp it was fun