Solo Kayak Camping Cape San Blas 

That Cas Haley song is the jam! Definitely putting this location on my list. New to the channel and loving it. Thanks brother.

Really enjoyed this one. You mentioned "I see rays when crabbing and crabs when hunting rays." Suggestion: Marry the two hunting implements...spear net. Prongs on one end, net on other end.

Great video, I have the same problem as you when it comes to rescue skills except I kayak cold Scottish lochs & sea's. I regularly practice though.

You are sooooo hysterical and entertaining!! Man I needed that! Especially knowing I have to get up soon and go to work...haha. I'm so afraid of rolling my kayak....some of them make it look so easy on videos and I'm like WHUUT?? No way! Thanks for doing what you're doing Trip and sharing it with the rest of us:) You are my FAV!!!

AWESOME!!

love your videos man keep up the great work, and learn to fish!!!

possible tip which i dont know if it interests you at all but (in my opinion) if you want to grow your channel a little bit more you can upload each day of the trip as a separate video. more videos and frequency of uploading= more views and subscribers :)

Dude !!!!!!!!! that was funny with flipping the Yak. At least you had some fun. And now you know how to get back in. Another great episode. Keep them coming........

Never tried sting ray... before didn't know that you can eat them.!!!! Man of need to use your paddle while you roll over and to roll back up right .

sit on kayaks to me are much easier to handle getting on and off even in deep water and no pumping needed !! Thanks for showing the difficulty sit in kayaks are and for sharing all your adventures.

Dang Trip! Another great spot. I'm adding this to my "must go to places" list as well! Really enjoy following along on your adventures 😊

Got my Thumb up. Great video. Any concerns about black bears or gators?

Several suggestions Trip. You can always install a flush mount rod holder to the back of ya and drag a baited line while paddling. " trolling". Practice your wet re entries before your rolls. Watching and doing it, is totally different.As the saying goes...... practice makes perfect. You're right, when in deeper water and don't know what to do, you're screwed! Carry a little hand held umbrella with ya to catch the wind in the direction that you're going,saves ya from paddling. For Gods sake invest in some dance lessons will ya??!! Lmao! GREAT VIDEO!!! and thx for another funny adventure! Cheers!

I WASNT FIRST! Lol glad to see a 50 minute video!

ok. not to sound creepy, but ive probably seen all your videos a few times so far lol. your great and hilarious. by far this is one of my favorites. had me rolling laughing several times!!!

Two questions, one, why don't you bring the wife and kids with you on these adventures? And two, why don't you wear you PFD when you are so far out on the ocean or lake? I think it would be wonderful to see a few videos of you with at least the kids, teaching them to love kayaking and camping at an early age.. I always wished my dad would have taken us out more on adventures. And please don't say it's because the kids are girls. We girls love the time with dad doing things he loves. It builds a great bond. The kids will have great memories doing things with dad. The things you can reminisce and laugh about later in life. My granddaughter is three months old and I can't wait to get her out on the kayak. Here in Western NY we have tons of lakes and rivers to explore. My 72 year old mother Is saving her birthday money to buy her first kayak! Her birthday was May 9, and she got cash towards her boat. She is so excited to get started on adventures of her own. My daughter and I got kayaks last year and got mom out on Canadice lake and she was hooked!

If you add a paddle bag to your safety equipment. It's a bag you inflate on the end of you paddle that acts like a pontoon to assist in climbing back into your kayak. Atwood makes one that you can get for less than $20. I don't go on the water without mine.

Man it was fun to watch you with the re-entry attempts. my first time trying that it was in freezing temps in a fast flowing river, not so much fun lol. You crack me up, always an adventure right?

"I just watched a video on youtube so I should be an expert" LOL

Yet another awesome adventure. Looked like total fun. I'm sort of speechless about all the dance moves at the end. After the rolling practice on the yak you comeback with all that rhythm? Who would have known?

Be back in 50 minutes honey. Trip's here!

Trip, what watch are you wearing when you kayak? Personally I was looking at a Casio Protrek but I'm wondering if you're wearing something different or have a good suggestion for an outdoorsy watch.

if you don't like to cast in an out over an over just troll with a lure behind you it works really well an with the trips you make on your yak you'll catch a lot of fish. I troll with my kayak the other day on the river for the first time an caught a 5 pound striped bass withen 20 minutes an I'm not the best Fisher man either but trolling works lol

Hello Trip: what is the camp name? Who do I need to call to make a reservation on the camp spot? Thank you

Great looking area Trip and as always awesome video . Thanks for taking us along with you on your adventure.

that rolling and re entry was hilarious. dear god please please please go do a kayaking course because if you get into trouble out there by yourself at the moment you're dead. but great stuff keep up the good work. Very funny stuff

It is good to practice rescue techniques! The more you know now, the more you will have when it matters. For the way you get back in there is a thing called a paddle float to stop the boat from flipping when you get in from the side. For your rolls you need the paddle to be outward way more, the kayak and paddle make a T at the end of the roll but you do not even need to do a sweep roll to learn rolling. Check out this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-v-riOC8poAs.html The roll he does at 35 seconds is what I talk about, he starts out with the paddle and kayak being a T. Just stick that paddle out there and pull and it will roll, you still need to lean back when you are coming up though!

Hi from the UK, you are so lucky to have so much space to travel , Great Channel, always look forward to the next Episode

Idea , you can catch the Crabs how about making a crab stew of some kind. just a idea. Thanks for the video

Aren't you afraid of spending the night by you self on a place that you don't know ? there could be 🐍 or something else .

Hey Trip! Great video!!! Glad to see you actually wearing a PFD! Didn't think you had one. And aint rolling fun? Here's my last practice session this past spring: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qLqnvYszf8I.html Always an Adventure!

hey trip...lovin' it!! ps - I have a "zip tie mount" (picked up the idea from the channel "mic Bergsma" - you can attach the go pro to the end of or the shaft of your net...buddy of mine did it for turtle catching in clear water...turned out great...keep doin what you do! did my weekend trip last weekend and will post my first cobbled attempt at a video for simple documentation purposes...I have port st joe on my short list now for sure :)

great video bud..where did you get that hat?i need one..and that is why a SOT kayak is better..you fall off it is much easier to get back on..imagine you falling into gator filled water!

I really liked you section on flipping your kayak and I loved the fact that you showed how hard it is to get back into a sea / touring kayak. Now take into account how much energy you expended while trying to get back in and think about how much more would have been needed in water over your head and say 60 degrees or cooler. You need a paddle float they are cheap and turn your paddle into an outrigger allowing you to get in on the first try when in water over your head. Every year someone is killed in my area (Chesapeake Bay) because they run out of energy in deep water and just can't get back into their boat, then they drown or die from exposure. Way too many people, me included when I started out, have no idea just how dangerous kayaking can be. They think no motor, cheap boat, they sell them at Wal-Mart that makes them kids stuff right? I can tell you I live in an area that has more waterways than roadways so everyone owns some sort of boat and more people are killed in kayaks and small non powered boats than larger rec (skiing / fishing) power boats each year round my way. Trip think about this, your kayak is MUCH harder to get back into when loaded down with camping gear, in water over your head with a little bit of wave action rolling. Buy a paddle float and practice getting back in when loaded in deep ruff water (with a friend as a safety observer) I want to see you keep making videos I really like them your one of my fav You Tubers and This was is great video to show people how hard kayak re-entry can be. It's not if your going to flip your kayak, it's when. Cause if you kayak enough you will flip at a time and place that is less than ideal at some point or another. I was with a friend who is an excellent swimmer but new to kayaking who almost drowned last summer cause he had a small bag between his knees. He turned around to say something to me and his yak just went over, no apparent reason. the bag made a wedge between his legs and the inside cockpit of the boat. He was locked in like a wedge. The harder he tried to get out the more locked in he became. finally after a long time it seemed (I was paddling back to him like crazy to assist) he relaxed and unlodged the bag allowing him to swim out. If he had not been a former combat Marine and current Police Officer I don't know if he would have been able to calm himself down enough and rethink his issue and get out just before blacking out like he did. He said he was seconds from drowning when he got out. I'm not trying to be the safety police just trying to put some food for thought out there.

Hey Trip, really diggin your shows. I've started a new hobby/adventures because of your shows. Thanks! What kind of GPS do you use? What kind of kayak hoist do you use in garage.

When I was…….. exploring a little bit!!🤣🤣🤣💩💩💩

Even though this is an old vid, I know your busy so I haven't seen this one so now I'm watching it... you would think these would be boring, but good ol trip is super interesting... so I'm glad your vids are 50 minutes long.. very great quality vids..

Didn't even look silly or funny with that roll and self rescue-practice. That's how it's should be shown to everyone, it's just not that simple if you only saw a video of it. With a bit of practice, those become a whole lot easier. Nice video dude, enjoyed a lot!

fishing is so easy with thee right bait, you won't be out there all day. In 20 mins youd have a nice fish! you should troll a live fish from the launch site to your camp site and bouyaa! youll hear the reel scream!

Why did you park so far away from the campsite ? Did they not have somewhere closer to park and launch ?? You could have just stealth camped ?? I'm planning a trip down there and don't want to have to paddle 7 miles to a remote campsite ?!?!? Any advice ?

where did you go set up camp, was it with a camp site or did you just randomly found a private spot? I am looking at going camping here and wanted the gulf view.

hey Trip, if you ever get caught out with out your under quilt again, try to tighten up your hammock and drop it down low to the ground so when you lay in it you are only a few inches off the ground, it can be a little awkward at first, but it will keep you warmer, thanks for the videos, I can't wait to head out on my own kayak adventure!

I reckon you and the Shug should do a kayak hang out, you're both as mad as a box of frogs but pretty cool with it too. Rob.

Never really used your rudder before, do what? Put that thing in the water sometime man you'll love it. Even in shallow water it works great to fight weathercocking.

Trip if you ever want to calm a crab down and make it sleep. Scratch the belly of the crab with your thumb. Helps with getting them out of the net. Takes about a minute or 2. Believe me try it.

Love the Cape! We were just there for spring break. What month did you shoot this? We didn't see blue crabs but we did see a cottonmouth on the beach! Thanks!

Yet another great video! Where did you get the pronged spear you were hunting the stingrays with? I'm looking to buy or make one for myself for my own adventures:)

how mush battery power do you bring? between the video recording, facebook live, and the bluetooth speaker it must go quickly

You had my wife and kids just rolling when you were trying to do your roll over and your smooth moves dancing!! Glad you have fun doing what you do we love it from MN!!

hey man I really enjoy your videos I love kayaking myself mostly for fishing love fishing on the islands in daytona but love to see the places to go and hopefully going in the future thanks for sharing.

I'm sure you've mentioned in other videos but whats the make and model of your kayaks? thanks

Did you have to deal with any no-see-‘ems?

do you see many snakes or alligators on a trip to the coast? thx again for answering all my questions.... looking forward to your next adventure.

another great video man got an idea for your next adventure check out zoffinger he has a lot of great kayak fishing and kayak diy maybe u could go on a trip together learn some fishing skills

Hi Just wanted to say great videos keep them going Might be time for yah to but the new wilderness systems tsunami with the skeg you have some trade value with your other kayaks most shops take trades you are worth it .

That was some good entertainment Trip, especially when you were trying to roll your kayak and get back in, harder than it looks !

Lmao 🤣 I love you dude you’re awesome ! I can dooo ittt ha ha

Hey Trip. great video! If you ever come up to the mid atlantic you should try some Maryland steamed crabs.

What part of S. E. Alabama do you call home ? Grew up in Foley. “ Gods Country “!!❤️

Dude, I think you'll be disappointed eating stingray. Good luck with that. Cheers

You need to get yourself some portable crab traps, have crab waiting for you in the morning...lol

In my part of FL we pull the crab claws off the crab to eat and release the crab to grow another claw...that is FL law as far as I understand.

Great video! When are you coming north?! Hit up Michigan! Awesome rivers up here.

Enjoyed your roll over practice. I couldn't stop laughing. practice practice practice.

Im the son that kniced those angels in broad daylight

was in that nojoke exact spot last weekend camping good times glad you could enjoy our little piece of paradise in psj

Good morning Trip I would like to know where you buy your mre,s ive seen you in lots of videos where you only have them to eat. I deployed to Iraq from 2010 to 2011 retired from Ft. Gillem I worked as a Quality Assurance Inspector inspecting military uniforms I was a DOD civilian in Iraq and I liked those mre,s now all the military bases are closed near where I live. Trip enjoy and have a Blessed Friday !!! Danny

Did you kill the crab before you put them on the fire or just put them on the fire and hold them hold so they don't run off?

I love that you just filmed all you crude attempts at the roll and also deep water re-entry, hahaha.....my buddy who is a pro gave me a free lesson and I did my first roll...go somewhere and do "eskimo rolls" first as practice haha...for me the trick was once upside down, you extend your body as far as you can away from the boat and to the surface as far as you can before attempting the roll..or "the catch" phase...if you are extended and up close to the surface, then you "catch" the water with your paddle and do the hip snap...the hardest part for me is NOT trying to lead out with my torso....your body and your head leave last...this feel very unnatural to me..but if you do it this way, you just kinda pop right up...good luck! (ps, I am "Ellery" on facebook). better skirt may help as well...mine was like 120 bucks if I remember

Just found ye chnl mate.. Really enjoyed the video..wow what a place to camp👌🏽 loved the humour, loved the honesty, looking forward to catching up on ye vids and picking up some kayak camping tips along the way.. Cheers. ATB - Marcus

You need yourself an inflatable paddle float, it makes re-entry into the kayak a whole lot easier.

the smaller shovelnosed rays tend to taste better and have better texture, you don't want the tiny and you don't want the giants

I know what i'm watching once i drop the kids off at school..yeehaw

Really liked this video, very intresting to watch! You are getting better and better with filming and everything (too much windnoise perhaps, but I know It is not that easy to avoid). Keep doing your thing, its working...I already eager to see your next adventure. Stay awesome! (thumbs up)

Fantastic video. Love your practice of dumping the yak.

Eat the yellow ,that is liver of the crab test good

Also, it is good you practiced reentries on you boat. Those long sea kayaks are great for speed and cargo, but deep water self rescues are tough. You are a young guy. I'm getting old, so that is why I bought a Santa Cruz Kayaks Raptor SOT. Not as fast as your boat, but real stable, built for surf and easier for old guys like me to make a reentry.,

You should have dipped your net in the school of fish to see how much u catch,, and than release them

Do you ever take someone with you? Would you ever take a subscriber with you?

I see now - the "such" must stand for dancing! That was hysterical!

chilly at night in september in florida?

lol.....it's a stick......it's not a stick.....lol...... another great video bro.

Great entertaining video, as always, Trip. Keep them coming.

Another cool adventure and another neat video. Thumbs up again Trip. --Mike D.

I love your videos. I loved your roll overs and several attempts at a recovery. I loved watching you eating crab and your repeated comments, "This is a big piece" and then spitting out a piece of the shell. I loved your finale dancing while packing your gear. You are a joy to watch and have an amazing talent. Thank you. Oreline

love your videos. i am on your instagram "nathanielguin" and i watch all of ur kayak adventures cant wait for christmas hoping for a kayak so i can be just like you!

Thanks Trip you always fun hope you have a great day ,,,,,,,,

What brand/model is that GPS you are using? It looks like Garmin, but there are many too variations to guess. I looked at Garmins and thought about $350 was way too steep for a what I use them for about about $300 past my budget. I ended up getting a Bushnell Fish Tracker, which does all the Time, date, speed, distance, temp and route tracking at about $50. Its a child's toy compared to the Garmins, but I did get lost once and it got me back home, so it does work.

as a long member of the club, i would like to offer you an invitation to the I CAN'T DANCE club.... i'm a lifetime member. Music was great thought. Keep the videos coming. All The Best

17:31, Love how you try to say with a straight face that you were "Exploring" when you scared the dear up...lmao. Another great adventure man. What a great place to be. I have to look into getting out that way. Question: How much fresh drinking water did you carry with you? I'm guess there was no fresh water at the camp site.

Great trip, Trip! Rolling can be a pain... Just remember the happy Gilmore quote, "it's all in the hips" but it's fun to watch it fail. I'm waiting for my wife and I's new kayaks to come in then we are going to paddle out and camp on Cumberland island, sc. Wanted to get a boat with dry hatches before attempting that else the waves would soak our gear. I was curious where we can get a SnS shirt like you had; looked on Amazon store and didn't see it. We appreciate your videos; fun to watch and nice encouragement to leave the couch.

. . . . a small ridgid rounded dinner knife goes a long way when picking crabs.. and a ... plate ;) leg joints split open deep at interior two tips of shell = fat not always... split open smaller legs length wise depends on how the catch goes and how... hungry ... maybe a small steamer pot and some "old bay seasoning" poured on live crabs and 20 minutes later ... some vegetable soup with actual veggies with low low! salt or refrain and corn peas, etc. add some crab and a pinch of old bay seasoning great vid what a fine camp site! "punishment meal"... lol.. classic. how about kayak sailing ? . . . .

I am going to a pool session next month to learn how to roll! Time to level up my skills!

Awesome video! Nice try rolling ;) Dont think you can eskimo roll with a nylon skirt. Neoprene only, tighter fit the better. Or is that neoprene? Hard to tell from video! For deep water re-entry; Hop up on the kayak stomach-down, facing the rear, flat, with your body lengthwise on the kayak. Once your laying on the kayak on your stomach with your head facing the stern, put your feet in the cockpit and then roll your body so that your on your rear and not your stomach.

man you are an inspiration to my kayak camping adventures. watched many of you're videos and they all have great tips. I live in Tuscaloosa AL. thank you for taking your time to make these videos, they have been a lot of help. plan on going to this spot as well. keep it up. paddle life!

Do you ever have any tick problems?

Hey Trip. if you're not much into fishing but love to eat fish. You should run a trotline and just gather your fish in the morning

I always look forward to your videos dude. You really make it feel like we right there with you. Those crabs looked good. Oh also. Why does your wife never join you on a camping adventure?

that's awesome your doing work like that keep the awesome videos coming I'm actually planning my first kayak camping trip next weekend going 7 miles down the broad river to a recreational campsite good times