CONSIDERATIONS: 1) This is for Deep water where you cannot swim to shore. 2) I am wearing a life vest and treading water (not standing) 3) Bailing is necessary, if you don’t, too much water will be in the canoe and you’ll instantly capsize when pulling up. 4) Some people find using the BOW or STERN to be better for them. If you have the upper body strength, this is a good technique. If you are not able to pull yourself up like this, the technique I show utilizes legs and balance a bit more. Either way, try both and find which works best for you. Not everyone can do the bow/stern pull up.

@mrc4196

10 ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks!

@TheBearEssentials

10 ай бұрын

@@FirstLast-hs4gwwow thank you so much for the kind words here, and for sharing your story. Made me smile reading it, there is always a lot to learn from experience and those older than me so I always keep an ear and mind open.

@colorado841

10 ай бұрын

If you are definitely not going to drown, I bet you could take off the life jacket, step on it and push it underwater to use as a step to get into the boat easier. Another option: sink the boat, climb on then bail it out.

@syx3s

10 ай бұрын

yeah, i was going to point out that once you get the canoe flipped back over 99% of the time it would be just as easy to toss the stuff you can recover back in and just use the canoe as a float and kick it to the shore. i'm not sure how many people would be too far from the shore to do this, as well, if the waves are bad it would still be easier to go with the prevailing wing and just hang on the the back of the canoe and kick towards shore that the wind and waves are pushing you towards regardless of whether that was near your intended destination. not many people will be trying to cut across the middle of a great lake in a canoe.

@syx3s

10 ай бұрын

don't get me wrong, you can get back in if you have to like this. imo most important thing is getting the canoe floating again properly. then it's your raft that you can hang from the back of very easily.

It’s refreshing to see a KZreadr that just gets straight to the point rather than talk garbage for most of the video…..Thank you.

@TheBearEssentials

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much !

@enigmalfidelity

10 ай бұрын

I must disagree! I want to know soo much more. What he had for breakfast. What color are his dinner plates? Does he use a conb or a brush? I mean, I don't even think I heard him say his name.... 😂😂😂

@yanasmith6813

10 ай бұрын

I chuckled at this comment, so true! I hate the long intros.

@randyross5630

10 ай бұрын

I hate that so much, I just Go, Next! And Move On! Like how about people who give a Foreword on why they made the Video, I click off as soon as that Begins!

@InterwovenElements

10 ай бұрын

But I wanted to hear about the twelve other videos in production, how he's met people in LA, what the gainz his hamster has experienced on the treadmill and an explanation about why the youtube algorithm isn't pushing videos. And I'm disappointed that there wasn't a twenty minute ad break to discuss vessi shoes and how you can get a pair for cheap by using nord VPN. But we can't all get what we want I guess.

We used to practice this when we were kids at summer camp as part of our canoe lessons. It was a lot easier when you only weighed 80 lbs.

@50buttfish

10 ай бұрын

Yea, but it was more fun sinking it, to practice this, and sink it again, to practice.

@joeteejoetee

10 ай бұрын

At camp we used to flip the canoe and the 3 of us would go underneath and hold ourselves up and level the canoe by the braces to avoid the hot Georgia sun, and be able to see sunlit fish from inside our light tent. Hours of fun!

@RadDadisRad

10 ай бұрын

Hahahahaha I agree. I have a kayak as an adult and go white water rafting too. Every time I need to get back in I always reminisce how easy it was for me when I was a kid.

@joeteejoetee

10 ай бұрын

@@RadDadisRad Yeah, and if you were out with 1 or 2 more kids to hold the other side it WAS EASY!!! in the 70's for me at camp it was all #GoodTimes

@xl000

10 ай бұрын

Muscle is proportional to mass for non overweight people. It doesn’t change anything

You'll never know how many lives you will save by creating and posting this video, but even it is only one it was well worth it. Thank you for sharing.

I don’t have a canoe and I probably can’t even swim (never tried), but I’d like to say how I appreciated this tutorial for many reasons: - you went straight to the point; - you told what to do; - you told how to do it; - you told why to do it; - you told what could go wrong; - you showed how it looks like when it goes wrong; - the audio and image quality are amazing; - you even added a clip from above so we could see how you did it; Truly amazing tutorial!

@raphaeloliveira89

3 ай бұрын

Totally agree. He nailed it!

@doctorcrafts

2 ай бұрын

Did he stutter?

I'll admit that before this video, I had no idea how to get back in a canoe. Now I believe, thanks to you, that I'm a decent chance of doing it.

@TheBearEssentials

10 ай бұрын

Right on!! Give it a try for practice it takes a few times to get the hang of it

@josephmayfield945

10 ай бұрын

@@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist Hail Satan!

@truondi

9 ай бұрын

@@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist Hail Satan!

@LordVader1094

9 ай бұрын

@@josephmayfield945 Just as cringe as the spammer but aight

@gettingintrospective

9 ай бұрын

I would think once your shoulder is in and your on your back, just tuck in your knees.

You’re not treading water. You’re floating, because you’re wearing a PFD. Because you’re a smart person and this is a good video.

@greatbriton8425

10 ай бұрын

Nevertheless, he is treading water. You can see it well up.

@benwagner5089

10 ай бұрын

I would like to see how much of a difference it would be if he didn't have the life jacket on. Even while wearing the jacket, his head was nearly submerged when he was flipping the canoe over. Moral of the story as I see it: don't canoe alone.

@RobOnBusiness

10 ай бұрын

@@benwagner5089 More importantly, don't canoe without a life jacket. It won't be any better if two of you are without life jackets.

@akflyer129

10 ай бұрын

Indeed. My deceased younger brother could personally attest to the prudence of wearing a PFD, if he hadnt drowned while canoeing without one.

@focidhomophobicii2426

10 ай бұрын

​@@RobOnBusinessOnly newb wear safety gear or a woman. but not for men

This is a great video. 3 minutes long, to the point, and I feel like I've learned something quite useful.

Very informative. 💯 No begging for likes or subscribing. No BS ads in between. Not bragging. This is how a video on KZread should be. ❤️❤️👍 Well done. Thank you so much for posting this informative video.

Many, many years ago when I was an avid canoer, on my first trip out each year I purposely would tip the canoe and then get back in as practice. I did it at least once a season. As with any skill, you need to practice. The more you know, the less you fear. Great video.

When I was trained to canoe at YMCA camp, we were taught to get into the canoe over the bow or stern end, not from the side. I taught that to the scouts before a canoe trip. Yes, we had to use the technique .

@270winchester3

9 ай бұрын

we used to run like hell and hide under the canoes,from those sexually charged scout masters,

@stephensmith799

8 ай бұрын

I’d do that too.

@fillfreakin2245

8 ай бұрын

Yep, that's what I practiced too. You're a lot less likely to put more water in the canoe that way. It isn't necessarily any more graceful though, lol!

@Alarix246

7 ай бұрын

That's what I thought as well and was afraid to ask. 🤠

@shader26

5 ай бұрын

That’s how I have always done it too.

The first time my 10 year old son went out on Great Slave Lake's Yellowknife Bay with his canoe class, they wound up rescuing two tourists by rafting two canoes together and then performed a T rescue. The class was awarded a Lt. Governor's life-saving citation. I learned something new watching this video. I've practised getting into a canoe by carefully and slowly hoisting myself up on the stern and balancing very carefully as I slither to the center. that always worked for me

@marktulk4225

2 ай бұрын

Watch again. This guy has a modern, lite- duty, ultra- light canoe, and can almost lift it clear of the water, tosses it upright. He could only climb aboard from the side, because it was almost empty. **If the water was cold, and canoe loaded, he'd freeze to spasm, then DIE, unable to board...

@darkshadowsx5949

2 ай бұрын

none of us know what a T rescue is.

@doctorcrafts

2 ай бұрын

False

@moonasha

2 ай бұрын

@@darkshadowsx5949 use your brain, you use another canoe to make a T shape with the capsized one to lift it out of the water and then flip it so it isn't filled up with water

@eramosat

28 күн бұрын

well done. entering a canoe solo from the stern is extremely doable, and much easier than the balancing act proposed in this video. you just kick and slither all you want , and still reliably control the boat's balance. Entering from the side? On your own? You have even less hope of doing that, despite this poster's tutorial. I give it very little credit, unless you are already very familiar with the unique balance act of a canoe. in which case...why are you paddling alone, and why did you flip your canoe?? Ultimately. If you paddle by yourself. And flip your own canoe somehow, and have to re-enter solo? Well, you better know how to fix it. I would pick the stern. But I also know the balance points of my own canoes pretty well. Balance is key. So if you do not already understand canoe balance in this situation, then the poster's solution makes little sense. Stay with the canoe, it will float forever, even upsidedown.

I really appreciate this video and the different camera angles so we can see how to do it from all sides. My son just got his Eagle Scout rank, and they practice this stuff a lot. Especially during their Northern Tier adventure camp up in Minnesota this past summer. So he and his fellow Scouts know these things, but I feel that us parents need to know this stuff too! Thank you!

@TheBearEssentials

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! Thanks so much for this insight as a parent!

Best to practice before you need to use it. While camping we would take canoe and flip them just for practice. We would use the 1st technique that you explained.

@smerchly

10 ай бұрын

We did a 2 man flip over to practice this and it's easier to have one man stready the canoe for the 1st guy to get aboard . The canoe is a heavy 90 lb.freighterwith a square transom which makes it easier to get back in when you are solo . In some cases , when shore is close by I would kick my way into the shallower water .

@moonasha

2 ай бұрын

I'd recommend everyone practice this, because if you're not used to capsizing it's going to be very disorienting and you might lose your oar, your first reflex should be to grab it

Zowie. What a valuable video! I've been fooling around in canoes and flat-bottom boats for many years, and this is the first time I've ever seen this demonstrated. Thanks a million!

I can’t really see me ever getting in a canoe voluntarily but this came up on my feed and maybe,just maybe one day I’ll need to know this and it might save my life so thank you.

If when you are turning back over, if you will get under it and push up and turn, you will keep the water out. In my youth (1970's), I was a national camp school waterfront director for the Boy Scouts. I taught this to all my canoing students and instructors.

@Moderatelydisagreeable

10 ай бұрын

Funny, that’s what I learned too. I also didn’t learn to get back in that way.

@SonsOfDeForest

10 ай бұрын

@@Moderatelydisagreeable how did you learn to do it? i never did, but it seems to me you could hoist yourself over tho bow or stern, especially if you have gear to counter the weight or another person to hold it

@sutubebecause...

10 ай бұрын

This may sound funny but I legit think I remember doing the drill (at camp)and it was kinda scary as a young girl, (even if capable), watching this is interesting, frightening, and healing 🏷🤣

@270winchester3

9 ай бұрын

@@sutubebecause... we used to run like hell and hide under the canoes,from those sexually charged scout masters,

I appreciate these types of videos and it's very important to learn the mechanics in a controlled environment. You're not gonna wipe out in that calm water though. It will happen in wind and chop and current with a boat load of gear and maybe a dog and your cell phone, too.

@TheBearEssentials

Жыл бұрын

100% true! Just showing the technique with as little variables so people can practice. Then as you get better, you can add in variables like gear, wind, swell, etc :)

@batouttahell454

10 ай бұрын

Where is the microphone?

@entropybentwhistle

10 ай бұрын

@@batouttahell454The boom mic guy is a pro, so it’s never in the shot.

@ferretyluv

9 ай бұрын

I’ve only been on the water with tour groups but this is why they always give you a waterproof bag to put your phone in. I’m also pretty sure modern iPhones are water resistant.

@melaniefowler8841

9 ай бұрын

Which is why dogs on boats should ALWAYS wear a life jacket/pfd

Brilliant! Good to know this. Too many people are paddling around, totally clueless! Thanks very much, and good fortune for you !!

Definitely some great tips. We flipped ours on purpose one time in front of our campsite, just to see if any of us could actually get back in. Let's just say that it took most of us a while to do it. Bailing out the water is very necessary before attempting to jump back in.

I jump out of my canoe off the bow or the stern often to go for a swim and always get back in the same way by pushing up on the bow, straddling the canoe with my legs straight over to my seat. Your entry was so awkward and flooded the boat. No water enters by using my technique. Practice on a warm day and happy paddling!

@timlong1462

10 ай бұрын

That's what I've always done too. Pull upper body up kinda like a muscle up, scoot hips forward over hands and straddle and get in. Definitely takes more balance and upper body strength than this method though. On my 17 foot it's very easy and won't flood the boat at all. I could see it not working well on a small solo, but I doubt this method would either. Some small canoes probably can't be re-entered from water without a paddle float or second boat.

@homersimpson9546

10 ай бұрын

Intuitively, i would the same

@allanchong4772

10 ай бұрын

yes, that was what we learned.

@737smartin

9 ай бұрын

2:53…”This is not the way to exit a canoe” That left me wondering! Appreciate your post!

@RustyKnorr

8 ай бұрын

Waiting for YOUR instructional video, big guy.

I carry a prussic loop in my PFD. you can then make a foot loop on the bow or stern handles to help with a bow or stern re-entry - near the center line of the boat, there is less rolling and less chance of reswamping the canoe. But safest way is to keep close to shore, if possible, particularly in challenging conditions

I like how you explain stuff. Straight to the point and with all the necessary details. 😎💪🏻

I spent so many years as a kid canoeing around lakes and rivers and never knew how to get back in if I fell out in deep water far from shore. Luckily I never needed to know but I'm glad you're here teaching people. Anyone who ever has or ever will go out in a canoe should watch this video.

Wish I had seen this before I fell out of my canoe last October. I almost made it. The canoe didn’t flip over, I had a bit of vertigo and just fell out. Thanks for posting this. Send this video to anyone you know who has a canoe.

When I got my canoeing merit badge in 1963, we flipped the boat over like you but without life jackets and kicking very hard. We did not bail the boat out first. We also got in from the bow or stern using a leap frog style while kicking. Then you could bail with your hands or paddle to shore and flip the boat again while standing in shallow water. At that point the boat would be totally empty. Thanks for the video. That is something every canoer should know.

@1madscientist312

10 ай бұрын

That's the way I learned in the early 1970's too.

@TheBearEssentials

10 ай бұрын

Amazing! This is the preferred technique for those who are in good shape with high upper body strength.

@randyc5650

10 ай бұрын

@@MidwestFarmToys You don't have to fly into the canoe. You do it just like he did over the side only your hands are together instead of at your sides. You just kick your feet, pull down and flop your upper body into the canoe like he did. Only getting in at the end won't let as much or any water back into the boat. I'm 72 and could do it right now. In my dreams.

@randyc5650

10 ай бұрын

@@MidwestFarmToys It's been a long time but I would say it was a few inches above the water. If you had a high arched end canoe like the real Indians, this probably wouldn't work. The old canoes we used were wood framed covered with fiberglass and painted. The bow and stern were just a couple of inches higher than the gunnels. On my 70s Mohawk 17' all fiberglass canoe, the rise to the bow and stern was negligible but Styrofoam was fiberglassed into the front and rear cavity for buoyancy or it would sink like a rock. We also practiced paddling around in half filled and fully filled canoes in case you couldn't get in at all. Or you could hold on to the canoe and push it to the shore. That would work ok in a bayou but maybe not in Lake Superior.

I was literally thinking about this the other day cause I wanna buy more outdoorsy stuff but Im also prudent and was thinking about the logistics of getting back in after tipping over. Makes me also realize I should put my future gear under a net in something watertight and also just practice this in general when the time comes. Thanks a lot!

Good video. To the point! This happened to me and my cousin in the fast flowing Russian River in Northern California. Even with two of us it was quite a spectacle. We rolled over faster than you can blink an eye.

I learned something similar that you might want to try. You want sit on the end of the canoe. As your weight drives that end down the other end lifts up. As the end comes up you slide down the canoe until your hands are under the end as it nears verticle and lift straight up and give it a twist at the top. The canoe should fall directly away from you and and slap back into the water with only a couple of cups of water in the bottom. No need to bail, just get back in. This technique uses your body weight to break the suction and lift the most of the canoe in the air.

@TheBearEssentials

10 ай бұрын

I’ll have to try this. Thanks for sharing!

@tomgreene7942

10 ай бұрын

Make a video of this canoe righting technique. I can't picture it.

@Graestra

9 ай бұрын

@@tomgreene7942​if I’m understanding correctly, while the canoe is upside down in the water, instead of lifting it up and flipping it over you climb on top of the canoe and use your body weight to weigh down one end. That will cause the other end to rise up out of the water. Once the canoe is pointing almost straight up you twist it so that it will fall back down right side up. At least, that’s what I think they meant.

@Nozzall

2 ай бұрын

@@Graestra Yes with the addtion that as the canoe become vertical using your hands around the end your sitting on you lift it straight up and spin at the top. This gets the entire canoe out of the water and dry.

Thanks, very helpful and life saving. I was kayaking with a group of friends down a lazy small river and I had a large dog in my kayak. He panicked and jumped out. My friends were dispersed too far to help, no one on river banks. I paddled to the shore area, jumped out to help my dog back in. The mud was 2 feet deep! I had no footing to lift him back in as both my feet and his 4 feet were stuck in the mud. That was scary. Thock thock thock - heave. Fail. Repeat. I finally got him in. So many things can go wrong on a casual paddle down the river. Never be without buddies and know all the things that can go wrong and prep for them.

@jackcirrito3458

10 ай бұрын

Preparation is 90% of the battle.

@Donna-cc1kt

9 ай бұрын

And leave the dog at home. You’ll both be safer and healthy. That was a scary story.

@lakegirl239

9 ай бұрын

Occasionally I’d see a kayaker at the lake with a German Shepherd draped across in the front. That dog loved going out for a ride.

@michaelccozens

8 ай бұрын

And always file a "flight plan"; have someone (ideally a couple someones) at basecamp/home/where-ever who knows where you're going and when you're supposed to be back, and who to call if you hit a certain time-limit and still haven't returned.

@mjremy2605

8 ай бұрын

@@michaelccozens Good point. That is so true.

Awesome video and very educational! I remember as a kid when my dad would take us on trips he would make us get out in the middle of the river and flip the canoe and safely flip it back over bail water out and get back in

Thank you. Been almost 20 years since i was taught and this was a good refresher!

great technique to know and something worth practicing 👍👍

@TheBearEssentials

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!!

We had to learn this in Boy Scouts. You are supposed to drag your whole body across the width of the canoe. Then turn and put your feet inside. I always thought it would be easier to simply swim the canoe to shore.

@todydn

10 ай бұрын

Or juat you know swim to shore w out it

@general5104

10 ай бұрын

Unless you found yourself on a cruise ship and no one knew how to flip back over a rescue boat, but you.

@Nick-bb4nk

9 ай бұрын

​@@general5104if you're on a cruise ship and a canoe is coming to save you, God really really wants you

Great job! And you didn't omit the failure attempts and that's important to show don't give up.

I've been there and done that. My canoe was almost 17 feet, and aluminum, but after you do it a few times it gets easier. I would suggest if you have a canoe, do this in shallow water and then do it in deeper water. Once you have done it, you lose the fear of tipping over.

Outstanding, thank you for the advice and tips... Ive been in that situation and couldn't make it back into the boat and just used the boat to keep me afloat and kicked with my feet to get to shore...

Straight and to the point. No bs. I love it.

It was so helpful to see a couple tries at this, even inelegant ones. My dad made literally everything outdoors look effortless... And I didn't inherit that quality. This looks like something I could manage. Thanks!

When I was a boy scout camp counselor some 50 years ago, another way that we taught to get water out of the canoe was to go to one end of the canoe and press down with all our weight. This would lift the other end up into the air and drain the water out of the lower end.

@TheBearEssentials

10 ай бұрын

Nice, that’s a good technique too!

@carpenterabc

10 ай бұрын

I once was with a group. We took a spin on the lake before heading out into the Canadian woods the next day. Two guys were goofing off and tipped over in the middle of a big lake, so I jumped in, having practiced this technique many times before, and flipped the canoe over very easily, the did the T-rescue using another canoe. Getting in with another canoe parallel to your canoe is very easy.

@samuinoname9679

10 ай бұрын

@@TheBearEssentials That is a better technique and here is why. Rotational torque is what overcomes the forces that normally keep the canoe up straight in the water. The torque is your weight times your distance from the centerline of the canoe. By going near the end of the canoe you are placing your body close to the centerline which drastically reduces the torque on the canoe and it won't turn over. I read about this in scouts but wasn't able to try it due to a health issue. 15 years later as a twenty something adult I was out on a canoe and decided to try it. It was very easy and no concerns about turning the canoe over.

@TheBearEssentials

10 ай бұрын

@@samuinoname9679 nice! Yes it’s hard to say one is “better” without trying both though. Your theory sounds great though. Also there are many types of canoes, and various strength levels of upper body strength. Bow /stern of canoe is a lot of upper body strength. Side entry is a lot about balance and kicking. People should try both and figure out which is the “better” one for them and their situation.

@270winchester3

9 ай бұрын

we used to run like hell and hide under the canoes,from those sexually charged scout masters,

Really good instruction of an essential skill! Super! I completely agree, getting one's bottom into the bottom of the boat straightaway make the boat way more stable more quickly.

@TheBearEssentials

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing your commment here!!

This brings me back to my senior life-saving course in camp. I had to practice this and do it in front of instructors. It does take some practice. The idea is to duck down into the canoe as fast as you can. The faster you do this, the more effective will be your re-mount. Practicing it is tiring, but I was young. After you get the knack of it, it is not difficult. Sanjosemike (no longer in CA)

That's very good advice 👍 fir when you capsized thanks for sharing ❤this knowledge with us . Best wishes for a great day Simon and Beth ❤️ 🙋

The most important message ! "DON'T PANIC" Panic is your worst enemy in ANY situation!

@TheBearEssentials

Жыл бұрын

💯

Came for the Skiddly Diddly Doo. Not disappointed.

@TheBearEssentials

10 ай бұрын

Without it, the technique doesn’t work unfortunately.

@redpillnibbler4423

10 ай бұрын

I love Flanders 👍

This is an AMAZING VIDEO. THABKS 🙌🏾

My young daughter and I tipped over a few days after seeing this video. It was actually easier than I expected. Thanks!

Good lesson! Like many others I learned this at summer camp in the boy scouts. It came fairly easy then but now it's a bit challenging and I really have a hard time in my short canoe. You stated the most important rule early, don't panic. Great vide

@TheBearEssentials

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!’ Boy Scouts teaches so much eh!

@dcongdon2294

Ай бұрын

Always laugh at your situation and the panic leaves.Have fun with it play with it.Also the more you practice the more you learn the limits of your canoe.You`ll learn how far you can go before it goes over and you may be able to stop the rollover.

Nice technique. Would have been easier going to the shore though so stay close to land when alone. Important rule when kayaking at least.

@rimrunz1795

9 ай бұрын

If u r in a kayak, especially today's NONtippy type, u very likely will not tip anyhow, even if u get parallel to waves (I've tested this point)...... But still, LOL, u might tip it. If u do, STAY WITH th kayak at all costs.... And if u hav practiced rolling, in advance of going out, then do so, but if not then u cn either right th kayak and then climb in from the stern or else jus kick it along in front of you.... Or, last resort, ride it while it's upside-down. Whichever th case, don't burn up energy with flipping techniques unless you have practiced em beforehand, and don't go out without your PFD on. Also, wear a damn wetsuit if u r in colder waters, especially with wind.... Hypothermia can, and will, kill u in th northern hemisphere

I was at my cottage this weekend playing around in my boat and I tried practicing a self-rescue, Wasent able to get it because I didn't know the techniques. This video popped up in my feed today how convenient Thanks DJ :D

Love the video. That being said, I'm taking that canoe to the nearest shore and driving home.

I have given much thought (hypothetically) to this scenario. I have decided that getting the canoe right side up and then using it as a flotation aid to get me to shallower water and then re-entering the canoe. Unless I was in the middle of Lake Superior (I never would be) I think this would be better than risking re-entry in deeper water. Anyway, thanks for the video.

@TheBearEssentials

10 ай бұрын

Np, great considerations!

@RustyKnorr

8 ай бұрын

You should read up on hypothermia. In most water you won’t have time to swim the boat to shore, depending on how far it is.

I remember going to camp up in Washington state during the summer, they had us do this to learn how to get back into the canoe's should we flip, the problem was they used VERY high walled canoe's that were very narrow, so when you tried to get it it fought as hard as its bouncy would allow to keep you from getting back in, you'd have to climb the wall of the canoe which was easily over your head. This was in puget sound mind you so the water was about 49 maybe 50 degrees at the time so your body would freeze up and your muscles would fight to keep from moving when you were trying to kick and get into it. It was a nightmare with how cold that water was.

@sergeantbigmac

10 ай бұрын

Ha ya im from WA state and in the BoyScouts during one of the summer camps they made us do this exact thing. Its been many years and I cant remember where the jamboree was held but im pretty sure it was an alpine lake and not the Sound. Still cold though. A requiremnt of the merit badge was theyd intentionally tip and pitch us and then we had to rescue ourselves and right the canoe basically. I hated it enough that I went to the camp counselor the next day and requested a merit badge change lol. Our boats sounds similar to yours.

@sethtenrec

10 ай бұрын

Merit badge… the award for dummies

@fillfreakin2245

8 ай бұрын

I'm surprised they taught you this technique. For a solo self-rescue, I was always taught to re-enter by the bow or stern. And as others have pointed out, there are better techniques to quickly right your canoe without all this bailing. With a bit of practice you can be back in your canoe within a minute.

@RustyKnorr

8 ай бұрын

I sail Puget Sound and the water is deadly. You have very little time to get back in before your life is in danger.

I remember "Turtling"canoes and sail boats (small sunfish) as part of summer camp training. But did it with partners to flip them right side up. Great fun in the Texas heatwave of 1980.

Great video. Here in Montana a Canoeist just drowned in the Missouri. Apparently it rained and the creek he was camped upon rose, not securely tethered, the canoe drifted into the big river current. He drowned trying to retrieve it.

@hpinchen9451

8 ай бұрын

Very sad: water is dangerous so preparation is vital

I'm not a good swimmer and I've always feared a capsize because I didn't know how to handle it. Knowledge is power!

@fillfreakin2245

8 ай бұрын

Practice is power.

The reverb from the natural surroundings is so cool

Such a great informative video! Thankyou for taking the time to share such a great survivalists tip with us! I learnt something today.

@TheBearEssentials

Жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome!! Thanks for the positive comment :)

The YMCA and Red Cross used to teach this as part of the Water Safety Instructor (WSI) course. It could save your life, especially in cold water or where there is dangerous marine life.

Nice work! When I was in college in a sailing class we had to capsize 14ft sailboats on purpose just to learn to do this. It was tough with masts and sails but we did it. I wouldnt wait for a tip over, get out there and practice it.

Excellent video. Everyone that does any padding should know this technique. Thank you!!

@TheBearEssentials

10 ай бұрын

Agreed! A good one to practice! Cheers

This is a really great tutorial. I learned how to do this in Boy Scouts with canoes, kayaks and small row boats. I recently did this on purpose in a kayak in La Jolla, CA. At Scout camp one year my troop sunk every boat in the small lake and the camp counselor totally freaked out. We then flipped all the boats over, got in, paddled or rowed the boats back to the dock and then put them all away perfectly. The counselor was impressed but we still got into trouble. The next year I was a counselor at the same camp so our troop behaved themselves.

@fillfreakin2245

8 ай бұрын

I think you mean you flipped all the boats upside down. If you'd sunk them, you'd be swimming back to shore.

@rickkaylor7949

8 ай бұрын

@@fillfreakin2245 Good point! Yes, we flipped them over. It was fun for us but the camp counselor about had a heart attack.

You have no doubt saved somebody’s life with this tutorial. Great job.

Well done presented clearly ..

Thanks for that instruction! One thing most people don't seem to be able to understand is that you don't wear a life vest because you can't swim, you wear it because you might want to hold things in your hands while not going under and you need extra leverage to turn a boat back up. I have two inflatable boats, one which is a canoe with a real shape (by Decathlon), one is a kayak with quite flat bottom. It takes a lot to capsize for both of them ut we do paddle with our dog and he tends to find interesting things on the shore at the utmost unpractical times. ;⁠-⁠) So we tried this both boats and I have to say it's way easier to get back into an inflatable canoe than what you've shown here and you can even make it to shore with that if it's half full of water, though ot won't steer great.

Applause to you for talking and treading water and trying to teach a lesson at the same time 🙂

@TheBearEssentials

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, I’m glad it came out atleast understandable!

@737smartin

9 ай бұрын

“Treading water” with a life vest on is “floating.” 😂

Nice video, thanks for sharing

OUTSTANDING, GREAT TO KNOW AFTER MANY YEARS OF CANOEING. NICE JOB THANK YOU.

Ok first thing, learn the low brace and never fall out 😜 fun aside, ah this takes me back 35 years to boy scouts one summer we practiced this all weekend. Thanks for putting this together, I doubt BSA does any of this anymore.

@TheBearEssentials

Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome, it must have been a blast to practice while in scouts all those years ago. Wish I learned all this as a kid

@Case16710

10 ай бұрын

Some troops still teach this stuff. Ours did a week long boundary waters trip last summer and we had canoe lessons every Saturday for 2 months during the spring. We also had two weekends of lake camping with canoe regattas before that. We learned how to get back in differently though. We pulled our torso across both gunwales then turn to put our legs in.

Great concise demonstration! My only note is to encourage calm. Never been through a tough situation and afterwards said “thank god we all freaked out back there.” I guided WW rafts on 3 continents and all over the states. I love canoeing and any day on the water. Great video.

@jamesmasters2386

9 ай бұрын

@@quentinstyger747 I’ve given over 1000 safety speeches to paddlers in my life. If you just say “stay calm” it doesn’t register as an instruction just like you don’t think about opening a bag of chips before you eat them. It also doesn’t help people that are the most likely to freak out. It’s pro-forma at best. If you explain why you don’t need to panic (because you life jacket, boat, etc) or how panic will negatively effect your results, then it becomes actual meaning. You area snappy person when anonymous. Are you as rude in real life. Also, notice I began and finished by complimenting the video. I hardly ripped him down. How many safety briefings, kayak clinics, or years of commercial white water rafting do you have? I’m a 15 year man who’s worked on 5 continents (WA, ID, UT, NC, TN, and Canada just in N. American seasons) and was sponsored by Astral, Chacos, Yeti and a half dozen others. My point, I have earned the right to politely add note to a public safety video. Who the fuck are you.

Probably one of the best outdoor survival tips I’ve ever seen

I taught the same technique in the Red Cross Canoeing course in the 1950s. Alternatively, if the canoe has good flotation, sometimes you can right the canoe full of water, slip in and lay on the floor on your back, and splash or bail it empty.

Very informative 👏🏾 I'll be able to keep that in the ole memory bank until I get a chance to practice it 👍🏾

@TheBearEssentials

Жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks a bunch for watching Damian!

I remember going to summer camp when I was about 8 years old. They put me and another girl in a canoe, flipped it, and then told us to flip the canoe back over and climb inside with no training on how to do it. I was a tiny little girl, the other girl was about the same size, there was no way in hell that was ever going to happen. I still don't get why they didn't teach us how to do it. Not sure either of us could have lifted the canoe out of the water, and I was hopeless at getting into the canoe. The other girl had to help pull me back inside. Don't know if I could do this myself now, but at least you show us HOW to do it. Thank you for that.

@TheBearEssentials

Жыл бұрын

Hey Loki, that is an odd way of teaching for sure. Sorry you had to go through that. I’m happy you got something from this video though!

@lokicooper4690

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBearEssentials Yeah, it was a bit odd (this was back in the early ‘70s). I had fun at camp, but they sucked at teaching us much. Lol!

I should have watch this before this weekend. Went out on the water after a long time of not being out. Long enough to forget most of this. Was lucky that someone came to help me. At times I was getting pulled away from the land. Panic was kicking in. I was able to role it over, but still had a lot of water in it and I couldn't get in. Need to practice the next time I go out.

Thanks for making a video for those people who don't go outside. I'm sure in the future when a flood happens some people might need this video

Informative. Quick to the point. Provides useful information that i didn't know i needed. Well done! :D

Nice and to the point. By then way, the Boy Scouts Canoeing Merit Badge book shows this, along with all sorts of good paddle strokes and other practical canoeing techniques. (These are very good books on all sorts of outdoors topics, and even sports like swimming and golf. )

@brauliob

9 ай бұрын

That was one of my all-time favorite Merit Badges!

@dorothythorpe6183

9 ай бұрын

Very true! I was amazed at how good all their resources are!

@silverstem2964

4 ай бұрын

Boy Scouts teaches a lot of cool stuff. I got my Eagle back in 1973. I still use that knowledge. I'll never die in the woods.

Great demo!!!!

Long ago in Northern Michigan the camping group I was with one summer practiced this on a clinker built double ended very heavy rowboat. I think the boat was built just after WW I. Two guides supervised us kids none older than ten or twelve until we got good at it. A few years after that session we did a two-day canoe trip I being the smallest in the group I rode, with one of the guides, in the bow with the cooking gear. We were the only canoe that did not flip over one went under a log raft in one of the tight curves no gear lost due to waterproof packing and lots of straps.

The strange thing is I’ve never been in a canoe and have no intentions of ever doing so but actually enjoyed watching the video……

Silly question. Can a canoe sink with no air pocket and fully submerged, maybe a heavy bag tied down ? Great video.

@TheBearEssentials

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch!! Not a silly question at all. No a canoe won’t sink even if there’s no air pocket. A heavy bag would defs weigh it down a bit but still won’t sink it

@koejoe

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBearEssentials thank you 🙏

@carlr932

Жыл бұрын

A swamped canoe might roll, but it won't sink due to the floatation (dry air) spaces hidden in the bow and stern, right?

@vincentsimon4037

10 ай бұрын

Even an aluminum canoe?? It won't sink??

Awesome video, thanks so much!! I'd love to see a video that shows how to get a large canoe pack back into the boat too after when tripping, if that's even possible to do? Or do you maybe have to drag it to shore to get it back in?

I'm due for another drill. About once every 3-5 years, when I'm out in good weather, I make sure I can still do it

@TheBearEssentials

Жыл бұрын

Ya for sure!! Its surprising how tough it is the first time trying in awhile

@PrimevilKneivel

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBearEssentials it gets harder with each passing year

From my experience (many prqcticed self rescues), this is not the best way to re-enter the boat. I pull myself in from either the bow or stern, not the side. That way there is no chance of you reflipping the boat as it can better support your weight from that position. Pulling on the side/thwart like that will often re-flip the boat again.

@TheBearEssentials

Жыл бұрын

Hey Adam, yes for sure. That’s why you have to throw your shoulder in and roll onto your back. If you don’t do this, you’ll flip tot he other side. But in all my attempts, rolling onto your back has never flipped the canoe for me. This way is an “alternate” to the bow or stern method, which is very challenging for some people. It’s good to know both!

@rockjockchick

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBearEssentials agreed!

@Js-eq7yd

11 ай бұрын

Ya I was about to comment the same thing. I always learned to get in from the bow or the stern. Why would the bow/stern way be more difficult? It seems so much easier :O

I learned how to do this in 7th grade summer camp as a kid. It is good information to know.

Good video. I always used to go to the stern and lift myself over it with a leg on each side of the conoe. The bow rises, but the stern still remains above water, and so no water enters the canoe. I have fairly strong biceps to do it this way. This was with the family's 17 foot aluminum canoe.

Very good demonstration, but I would like to see it done in a solo canoe with less volume and see if one can dive in and fit their shoulder in the boat the way it’s done here. Looks quite a bit easier in a tandem to do that.

@TheBearEssentials

Жыл бұрын

Good call!! If I get in a solo this year I’ll try it for YT. Will be more of a challenge. This one was really hard to do honestly even in the tandem

There's a good chance that if you flipped, it wasn't in calm water. Get it flipped, get in, and get to shore. Don't bail.

@TheBearEssentials

Жыл бұрын

Hey Robert, you’re right!! But sometimes there’s too much water inside when you get back in. So you’ll have to bail or it will capsize once again.

@carlr932

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBearEssentials Great video(s) by the way. So if you are swamped in 3-foot rollers, it helps a lot if you have your Duluth packs with liners lashed in under the thwarts, eh? It is easy to agree with @robertfrey that paddling a swamped canoe is preferable if its sustainable -- although you might find yourself looking around to see if anyone witnessed your debacle. (o: Don't ask me how I know.

Great life saving technique and thank you for not playing any video destroying music.

Very useful video

AND always wear a PFD!

@TheBearEssentials

Жыл бұрын

yes 100%!!

In the meantime, while your playing in the water instead of going to the river bank, your eaten by a crocodile

I appreciate the demonstrations of what not to do and why.

I saw one method which used the paddle and a canvas bag. The paddle was used to make the canvas which was filled with water as a counter balance to offset the guy’s weight as he crawled into the canoe from the side opposite.

This is such a useful video that could save a life. Thank you for taking the time to post it👍

I always wondered about that. Thanks for showing the correct technique.

I have no idea how it could be ever helping me but it was the most video I've seen in 2024 so far and it was entertaining, smart and accurate. No jokes, but I do feel as if one less potential danger is on my way into the new year. I can progect it to my life. No jokes here, good video. Thank you.

Great video, I've had good results crawling in much closer to the bow or the stern, i found I was more center to begin with

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. It was very useful and informative