Solo in September minus the elegance of my youth.

[Gerald]

https://youtu.be/ch5MBdsW5bU

As I age (80 years old now) the lack of strength and elegance is quite apparent in this short video (under 3 minutes). I now only kneel in rough weather and am now sitting more often.

At the very end on the video I have some footage of my “safety seat” which makes me less vulnerable to trapping when kneeling in case of an upset.

The particular canoe lift I do is in order to spare my right shoulder which is impinged. The canoe and it’s floor padding rests on my head and I’m good for a couple hundred yards at a time while portaging with this technique. However the Argosy is getting somewhat heavy for my age.

Hope some of you enjoy this..

Gerald

 

[Odyssey]

What a beautiful September paddle. And I liked seeing you dip and sip from the lake. That is a very clever idea for the seat! You show 80 years of both skill and elegance, both of which are much appreciated. Thanks for this Gerald.

 

[Gerald]

Merci beaucoup Odyssey,

G.

 

[Big Al]

Damnnn!

 

[PaddlingPitt]

I very much enjoyed it! Clever idea about the seat.

 

[Jim Dodd]

You Got it Gerald !

I'll just echo the seat Idea ! Great ingenuity !

Oh I signed on to your Youtube Channel !

Jim

 

[Gerald]

Hi Jim, Feel free to comment anything you see there. Cheers,
Gerald

 

[Robin]

Nice trip Gerald, would have been fun to hook up for another trip...maybe next year, I enjoyed your video.

 

[Gerald]

That would be great Robin. Hope it works out.

G.

 

[deerfly]

that was great Gerald, you're out there getting after it solo tripping at 80. You're an inspiration. I can only hope to have your level of elegance at that age, assuming I even get that far.

 

[Gerald]

deerfly,

I hope we all have many years left. I did some cheating this year with a brand new Mondioking mattress from Thermarest. Slept like a log from dusk to dawn. Fun to wake up with less pain in the old body. A little more work portaging but well worth it.

Gerald

 

[TrailBlaser]

Great video Gerald - thanks for sharing. I hope I can do the same at that age. Bravo!

 

[RickR]

Beautiful, inspiring video! Thank You!

 

[Canotrouge]

Respect Sir! I enjoyed that video!! Hope I do as good as you when I'm getting your age!!

 

[alsg]

Very impressive!

 

[stripperguy]

Gerald,
If I'm half as capable as you in 17 more years, I'll be plenty pleased.
Thanks for the video and for giving hope for a continued physical life as time creeps by.

Kudos to you, man!!

 

[Bothwell Voyageur]

Nicely done and congratulations on still getting out there. And solo too, a real achievement.

Maybe consider lightening that pack before seeking out a lighter canoe. Take a look at the Sea to Summit Etherlight mattress, Less than 20 oz. but still 4" thick.

 

[Gerald]

Thanks BV, I'll look into the Etherlight.

Gerald

 

[Sweetfancymoses]

Gerald, hopping to your feet in front of the tent looked pretty elegant to me, as did the rest of your video. Keep it up.

 

[Iskweo]

You sir, are a rock star. Ya look pretty nimble for your age.That is a lovely trip ...now you have me jonesing for a quickk little sneak off kind of trip too.