Sleeping in my Canoe for the First Time! Solo Overnight Fishing Trip 

Hi everyone, thanks for watching! This video was filmed from May 30th to 31st. The reason I say this is because, on the afternoon of May 30th, Nova Scotia implemented a province-wide ban on all activities in the woods due to extremely dry conditions and the risk of forest fires. During the time of this update, I was already in the woods without cell reception and did not become aware of the ban until I returned to cell reception the morning of May 31st. In the future, I will have a better communication protocol during times of uncertainty. Stay safe everyone!

Cool video. Nice boat! You could remove the yoke and have lots more room.

Great video buddy as always take care my friend

If you're planning on sleeping in the canoe again, maybe attach the yoke with wing nuts. Then you could remove it easily while sleeping and reinstall it the next morning. Not surprised you got cold. The water temp would rob a lot of heat from your body. I slept on an unheated waterbed once. Coldest night's sleep I ever had. Removing the yoke would make more room to put more insulation between you and the water. But, in the summer, it might also keep you cool with the night temperature doesn't drop. Thanks for sharing your experience, it was interesting.

Hi Noah! Not sure if someone has already said this but if you replace the nuts on your thwart with wing nuts you can easily remove your centre thwart for sleeping or replacing when doing overnight trips.

Hello from the great state of Tennessee. I'm a 63 year young father of six and granpa to eleven. I live in the back woods of Tennessee and live a hunting and fishing lifestyle. I absolutely love all of the videos that y'all put out. I'm a bit of a science nerd so I enjoy the explanations of the observations that you make. Sittin down south of ya waitin on another video.

I'd have suffered from some serious claustrophobia being pinned beneath the seat and thwarts...

Did you try fitting in the canoe the other way with your head just under the yoke and your feet in the stern? It just appeared that you might have had more room that way 🤷‍♂️

How many times did you get in and out of that contraption to change camera angles!!! Thanks for the hard work, and sharing your Dash!!! - Davey.

That’s really cool sleeping in the canoe. Need to invent a canoe cover tent for the bugs and the dew. 🤔

So nice to see you again Noah! Thank you very much for taking us on your adventure! You rock!👍

Skip morning coffee. Haha funniest thing you've said in awhile.

Glad you didn’t drown in your sleep! But seriously, no easy exit seems risky. We want to continue to join you on your adventures, so stay safe!

Hey man, Nice video !! really cool idea to sleep in your boat, I'm sure if you made the Yoke removable, and possibly one of the seats, you could probably have a much better sleep. This reminded me of a young guy I used to watch 10 years ago on RU-vid, American kid, I think his channel name was 1godsmarine, or Onegodsmarine.... he doesn't make videos anymore but he had a whole thing he'd set up and sleep in his canoe, Im sure his videos are still up if you wanted to check them out. not sure it would be too practical for solo camping and portaging. thanks for sharing, Cheers !

And now for something totally different 😂😂. Hope you didn’t have to pee quickly. Love the sound of the peepers. The canoe on the water would make it colder. Glad the fires are calming down. I was in algonquin last week and a total fire ban. Nice canoe and video

So glad to see this video. I've been thinking about you, Noah, knowing you are in the Nova Scotia area. The Canadian fires have been horrific. I'm in New England and the smoke has been awful here, for days. Be safe. Blessings to all

Can you perhaps retrofit a removable yoke? Fun video!

Next time, if you have a tarp or something to cover the canoe as well, that might help keep heat in between your sleeping bag and the canoe. Your breathing should be enough to keep it a few degrees higher than the outside air

Love sunset pics. How hard would it be to remove the yoke? Would give you more room.

Stay safe bud, have a good next trip, hopefully we don't have any more fires in june

A hammock seems like a good choice too if you have somewhereto hang it

Hey brother I've been sleeping in my boat since I bought it almost 3 years ago. Just drop an anchor spread out your gear and the best night's sleep you'll ever have in nature

Thanks for the video did not look particularly comfortable to me, I am not a back sleeper though. Here in NH we are getting quite a bit of smoke, must really be bad in NS.

I once slept in a canoe. I had no tent, made a fire, slept well by the fire till about 2-3 am then a cold front came in so I went into the canoe behind some rocks to get out of the wind. Definitely did not sleep but was much warmer. Would have been better off taking the canoe up on shore and use as a wind break I think. It was an aluminum canoe and I had no pad on this outward bound trip 1998 ish.

I have that exact sleeping bag and I am really disappointed with it. It’s like a 70 degree F. bag🤷🏼‍♂️😆. On those cold mornings it seems the sun is soooo slow to get to you. Great video! Sorry to hear of all the wildfires.

Who canoes without at minimum 2 x 25' painters on each end of the canoe?? Let alone the very necassary 200' of paracord I take in 3 bundles of 2x50' and 1x100'. Like rope is a daily need camping idk how you can go without it lol

I am thinking the trout will hang out a bit longer with all this rain we just got. I was thinking the trout were about to give it up and have even tied a few popping bugs for my fly line trying simple 2mm foam cut in strips with some tails and legs. but then we got this rain, and I will be trying for more trout. You got a deal with that avo. Esquif makes this same boat cut down along the rails lowering the profile they call it the Huron comes in even a little lighter. but that Prospector would be better in bigger water. We had some smoke haze from those fires up your way. I hear Toronto/Quebec has a bunch of fires going as well?

Came to Lake Superior Prov. Park for what should have been a great time to trout fish the rivers but they are at late summer levels. Had to switch tactics and fish the lakes and the Lake Superior shoreline. I'm afraid we could be looking at a bad drought year!

Great video sir. I hope you are safe from the wildfires. Looking forward to seeing the next one. Stay safe and be well.

Oh ! First i saw your new canoe, nice one for solo expedition, hope you will put floating bags and skid plate, and maybe knee pads and straps for rapids. And yes so much fire on Quebec, we crosfinger and hope we will be able to make our canoe trips in july and august. Sleeping in a canoe, hum not sure, as a side slipper it will pay for me to put wind nut on the yoke and remove it. So hope all the fire will end soon.

I love this! Very overlooked and yet so creative. Thanks Noah. When there is a will there is a way; scrunched up awakining to a new day. Thank-you for my lessons learned ... the easy way. AWESOME! There is so much more to what you guys share.

Hey Noah, interesting video. I have the same canoe on the way. Not sure I’ll plan to sleep in it though. Overall how do you find it? Cheers from Newfoundland.

Hi Noah! Glad to see you out but have been super worried about you all up there with the wildfires. So tragic and sending prayers for rain your way. We have had poor air quality here in MA and yesterday was particularly hazy and could actually smell the smoke. How about some trips stateside?? Thinking of you and be safe and well. 💜 Barret P.S. Love your new boat!

Slept in the back of a pickup truck during Deer season. I felt your pain. Lol, Thanks for sharing.

Awesome video! I find summer sleeping bags are only for a few weeks in August. Prospecteur 15 not having a thwart helps with sleeping space!

Whole heatedly enjoying the content camera work sound, specially the rocks and the t formex. Keep doing what your doing! N 95

Oh environmental lockdows...did not see that one coming...lol

I enjoy watching your content. Hello from Shanghai!

The smoke from the fires has been bad here in the ADKs. Nice boat and it sucks sleeping cold. Burr. Thank you for the video.

Great video Noah, keep them coming (if nature allows it) :/

Don’t know if you brought your tent but if you did you could have thrown that over everything else. Might have helped be a bit warmer and kept the dew off. Very cool trip. I really enjoy you trips. You are a great host and it’s always different. ❤

Wow! Just next-leveled my go-to lazy car camping food with the Stagg. Can't wait to try it! 🙂

That looked kind of terrible. Do you think all this rain and cold weather will get the trout to bite again?

Love hearing the hermit thrushes.

I am a big fan of your youtube channel and a subscriber. Interesting little video.

A removable yoke would be helpful when trying to sleep in a canoe. Hope you weren't affected by the fires. Good video. 👍

Well done old boy loved the vid….living through this crazy dry spring here in NS as well…..glad to see we finally got some rain

thankyou for the interesting video the content was great❤

I’m seeing the smoke all the way in Birmingham Alabama. Stay safe man! Praying for y’all!

Enjoy your content? Most certainly! lol A removable yoke would sure be a good thing for sleeping in a canoe. I really like small cozy spaces for sleeping but not sure about being pinned under the yoke. A wonderful night out, thanks for sharing. :) :)

great video...I'm a big fan of all the content you and Alex produce, these shorter vids and the longer ones as well. Loved the Menihek to Nain series, watched it all a couple times. Stay safe in NS...greetings from the Rock!

Also ,there is a gentleman with a canoe bivy I saw recently

Northern- so professional -slee pwell. 🤟

Some one mentioned .... How hard would it be to remove the yoke? Would give you more room.... You always do great content ! ! ! ! !

Pretty cool experiment 👍 Saw you had a nemo switchback foam pad with you, next time should try using that foam instead of the inflatable mat in the canoe, it would give you 2-3 inches more clearance from the yoke and seat.

So sad to hear and see the devastating fire's. So much of the world needs rain

Been wondering how you are faring with the forest fires. Serms a lot of Csnada is burning. Hope you all stay safe. Thanks for another cool adventure.

l enjoy all your videos very much..thank you

Everyone loves a new boat... I'm rocking a shiny, second hand but barely used, Royalex Wenonah P16... Time to put some 'adventure marks' on it. We too are dry and crispy in Scotland - needing that rain..

We enjoyed watching your video . We live in Windsor NS , not too far from the terrible wild fires . The fires are mostly out now , still a lot of hot spots , but being held in place and not spreading . God answered many prayers by sending the rain !

Salutations From Mirabel Québec. Hope that wild fire won’t burned all summer long around both of our provinces. Have a great summer and thanks for this short adventure. 👋🏼✨

That was a fun video. Thank you so much for sharing your adventures, beautiful place, Look forward to next time! God bless!

Enjoyed the sleeping in the canoe video. I guess you know what you need if you do it again. Just a few essential items would have made you adventure much more enjoyable. Thanks and keep up the amazing videos👍

When I was on a summer camp canoe trip in Algonquin years ago, the bugs were so bad that another camper and I got a canoe, paddled out into the small lake and slept. We floated to shore a couple times and had to paddle back out but it was still a LOT better than enduring the bugs on shore

Beautiful Canoe Noah! That’s why they call it fishing, not catching… Be safe with the Forest Fires Sir.

Always love your adventures! Thanks for taking us along!

I have the same boat. It’s great for solo paddling

That one was interesting, I’m sure al lot of us thought about sleeping in a canoe but never did. You’re once again giving me ideas. I might try it in my cedar canvas, since it’s pretty deep. Thanks for the great videos.

Yeah, not for me. I just learned last year that apparently I’m too claustrophobic even for a hopped bivy bag. Being stuck under those bars? Hey Noah, I was just thinking of you the other day. I saw a couple videos on the "mystery rocks of Saskatchewan". Any opinions?

I Enjoy all your videos keep them coming

As long as it doesn’t rain, you’re OK. I’ve thought of a daytime nap, in a canoe, free to slowly drift across a small lake. Drifting and dreaming. Think about it. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

As a sailor who has slept many nights on the water, I loved that idea and then started thinking of modifications like making the yoke removable etc.

Water is so low everywhere! I'm glad to hear you were safe from the fires.

Love it! I would have tied a tarp to the canoe seats up to some trees on the shore, although that might have made for a harder entrance lol.

I skimmed through this a little and happened to stumble across your survival meal in authentic, well-used camping gear... of camping guacamole? Just like the trappers did when N America was first settled lmao.

Just unscrew the carry yoke - a small wrench and a matching screwdriver. Our yoke has been in and out a few times (out when we have an extra person). We have a 15 ft Bell Morningstar.

So you were in Nova Scotia? Wow. I did not know that NS has areas like that. I thought you were in northern Ontario. What did you say the temp was? 6C?

Good one. Hummmm…don’t know about the sleeping part. Keep making content. Bj from AK

I always thought doing an anchor in the middle of a slow river would be nice plus les bugs. You were cold, probably due to the temp(duh) but also cold air settles in the low areas plus what was the water temp?? Thanks for trying it out!!

It certainly did get dry and hot!

Try frog gigging on a marsh when the fog rolls in, you got it we ( Jeff Glass & I), were trapped and spent a night in a 16 foot canoe but with a sack full of frog meat, yes!

Yep your still crazy but somethings never change,great show again.Just wondering if it would be possible to have a yoke that could be detached if you are planning on sleeping in the canoe again. Just keep doin it .

Some side floats on the canoe and it's actually a good place to sleep. Anchor off and chill. It's deff a good way to stay away from predators when you sleep. Not fool proof butt it's better then tenting it on the ground. Good luck

Awesome Noah. You are boss. Shame about the forest fires and the loss of homes. Hopefully the rain this week helped! Love the content and the new canoe.

A tarp over the canoe would have been warmer (a bit) and caught the dew instead of the sleeping bag. Would have been right cozy!

Hey Noah. Gotta get yourself down to CB. Still lots of cool water and the fish are hitting hard. We are always about a month or so behind the HRM and west as weather is concerned. Still perfect for fishing

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Excellent video, thoroughly enjoyed it--and I don't like fishing!

it was and still is cold at night in Ontario... but was nice.for bugs on our algonquin park may trip .. great fishing there

I totally enjoyed your video, thank you. I've been curious about being able to sleep in one of my canoes. Definitely seems practical. You may consider adding an 8 foot by 4 foot sheet of mylar for warmth to your pack kit. I was very surprised you didn't have a length of rope with you - but then again I almost always have a length of rope with me.

Good stuff… 🍺 Parrsboro boy

"If I have a scary dream I can just hold on to the yoke" hahahaha I've always thought about spending a night in my canoe, but never brought myself to do it, I'm gonna give it a shot now! What a great little trip though, shame about not catching any trout. It's heartbreaking what is going on with the wild fires, thoughts and prayers to all that have been effected by it and to all the responders out there riskiing themselves! Thanks for sharing this one.

Great little mini trip, and good call not sparking ip a fire to cook. The fires are horrific, and i hope y'all stay safe up there. I've seen other conversations about sleeping in a canoe, and the consensus is that a removable yoke is key. There are a couple designs out there on the interwebs to check out.

Wow I grew up going camping and fishing with my parents my dad always caught his limit I had no idea that trout only eat a couple months a year I’ve also seen my dad use some lures that really ticked off the trout and they would hit the lures with there tales and get caught it looks funny bringing in a fish backwards. I guess fish have changed throughout the years there now dieting in the summer so they can wear a swimming suit or maybe it’s like my dad always told me trout like colder water so if it’s hot you have to fish deeper in the water where the fish are hanging out and not on the top and close to the banks

I live in upstate NY at the base of the Adirondack Mts. We’ve had 3 days of smoke from the wildfires. The pollution index is at a 400 level. Prayers for Canada

I've slept in my canoe before.middle of a lake next to a small island.. no bugs. . it was awesome. I woke up at 2 am to see stars gone and if it ever rained I would have been so screwed..lol

Always enjoyable to watch,at least there is water in the lakes and rivers after our rain ,

Gotta love a video about a solo trip The best way to see and appreciate God's handiwork. Thanks Noah.

Great content as usual. Just more of the same in future 😊

Always love your videos Noah ,thanks for sharing and stay safe.