Recent content by Yellowboat

Its a shot in the dark, but if i stumble into it ill be sure to give it to them..

Never been on the Withlacoochee, however Ive stayed at Buffalo Tram, Its a great float from Kings Landing to Buffalo, then the float from camp to Katies is one of our favorites. I hate to carry all the fire wood but thats the rules and just a part of it.

I will do that, it was wanting to do it in spring but another trip came up on the Suwannee so i am trying to find the time to get On the Peace. That river is one that my dad used to go on as a kid, and makes me want to see it. Dad wont be going, but he can enjoy the pictures.

Welcome Bendback, i am new here also, and live in the orlando area.I have found that there are some great people on here. Im looking into a trip on The Peace River , hopefully next year...

It has been sometime since ive been to Juniper ( I love that place) , Maybe i need to go back and look at what they have. The video that you posted is the exact one i was looking at making. The boat will be pretty much empty when pulling it so im sure itll do. The main thing i was wanting is...

thanks! i will use this info. The first is out of date but very helpful, We still have the info from our first trip, but were adding more of the river North and sandbar camping.

Yes i am talking about Big Shoals, as a matter of fact i was just looking at it and trying to find info on the portage ( i hate how very little info is on the web about Florida paddling ). Thanks again, still a lot of planning to do and this just adds to more planning LOL. I guess there is just...

Thanks again to the replies. And yes the boat weighs about 65/70 lbs. I would love to get a lighter/better boat but the budget just wont allow that at the moment so it is what i have. We are planning another trip on the Suwannee River that i will run into 1 portage that i am hoping is a short...

thanks for all the replies. This has helped, im going to think about it more in depth. To be honest we portage very few times, and like yellowcanoe said the boat is a beast. I think i will look into a cart system, and then go with thwarts to fix the one that is bent. I will look into Essex and...

I am looking at adding thwarts and a yoke ( or more ). Being that i am new to canoeing and all that is truly needed on a canoe to make it a better ride. I have a few basic questions that i am hoping yall can help me with. I have a 16 foot Indian River fiberglass canoe, I always paddle tandem...

Im sure you can just show up there, there are " camp host " at the river camps, but when we went most the camps were hostless. During the weekday we were really the only ones at the sites. Im guessing that if the shelters arent full they are "fair game". If they are full then you can pitch a tent.

Oh yeah the fire ant, well we didnt have problems with them at the river camps, but they were horrible at the state parks.

Yes it is nice to see people from Florida, and to be honest we normally backpack during the winter months, however we have the paddle bug now and thinking about just paddling all year round.

The river camps are free with a reservation and there are 5 shelters at each river camps, there is also primitive camping at the river camps. The next trip we take ( trying for Feb ) will be sandbar camping and its a first come basis. However sandbars are hard to find after Suwannee River State...

Thanks for your reply but i have to be honest i am not a builder at all. My modify is mainly adding kayak seats, i am planning on adding yokes for " just in case things " . I would love to be able to do more though if needed/ Ill be on the site a good bit, I really need to go back to Blackwater...