We have done a similar trip twice from the other side as we are from Winnipeg. Once as tenters in non electric sites (some back country), and once with the kid and a dog in our 1987 Ford Elite camper van. Both times were absolutely amazing and we really want to go again. Our favourites were our beach side site at Neys and Rainbow Falls. We just found your channel and love it! Thanks very much for all of your work.
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
So for you this isn't a big northern trip, it's an eastern trip. For us this feels like going way, way, way up north.😁 I wish we would have held off on booking Rainbow Falls so quickly. We should have tried longer for Neys. We hear so many great things about it but we haven't been there yet. I guess that's for our next trip up that way or when we do a trip west across Canada. Thanks for watching and happy camping!
@mary-lynnberti7081
Жыл бұрын
Yes! We have also camped way up in Northern Manitoba. Maybe something to add to your list! Neys is definitely worth the wait. I hope you get to go there one day.
@blsanto1136
Жыл бұрын
Cheryl I am the same way I always preplan meals and over pack. Glad to hear don't need to over pack too much! Thanks for the tips! 👍
@wallypaige8496
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Great and informative video. Well done. Love from Belleville Ontario
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. Happy camping!
@sarahb7720
Жыл бұрын
Loved watching this. Lots of good memories as we did a 21 day Northern Ontario trip. Our husbands don't camp, so it was 2 moms, 3 kids and 2 tents. Though it often ended up being one tent. We did Samuel de Champlain, Kettles, a stop in a friends yard in Cochrane, Fushimi, Macleod, Kakabeka, Sleeping Giant, a day stop at Ouimet Canyon, Rainbow Falls, Neys, Pukaskwa, Agawa/Lake Superior, and Chutes. It was incredible. Even with no showers or laundry due to covid. Our advice is aim for Pukaskwa on a Sunday afternoon. Most people will be leaving and you will have lots of choice of sites. It is amazing and has incredible hikes. Our lesson learned? Assume you need more than one day at ANY and EVERY park. One day is never enough. Again, thanks for sharing.
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
WOW that sounds like an amazing trip and a lot of work. Thanks for the tips!
@TheAverageTourist
Жыл бұрын
What a fun road trip. I like how you went about your work back to plan out your logistics and bookings.
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
It was a great trip! A lot of people asked us what we did to plan the trip so we thought this would be helpful to some.
@chadhoward4457
6 ай бұрын
Keep the great content coming guys!!!
@sandraneil5537
Жыл бұрын
This is a great series of videos. My husband and I have planned to travel to Sleeping Giant in August 2023 and booked a number of campgrounds there and back. Then I came across your series of videos and found we had booked almost all the same campgrounds, Great tips especially about filling up with gas, trails and the apple fritters. We are looking forward to comparing notes this summer.
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
You're going to have a great time. It was an amazing trip for us! Happy camping!
@donmcconnery5080
Жыл бұрын
Always a good watch on a Saturday morning. Thanks for another great production
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@nancieerhard420
Жыл бұрын
We are planning to go to Sleeping Giant next summer, so this is awesome. Incredibly helpful. Thank you so much.
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
Glad it helps a bit. It's a great trip!
@barbmcnaughton6119
Жыл бұрын
Great info! I am struggling with my first bout of Covid and your series has been a lifesaver! Keeps my mind off how awful I am feeling! Thank you so much!
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
So sorry to hear about your Covid. We're glad that we could at least help to distract you and show you some happy times. Get well soon.
@manondesrochers5729
Жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you for sharing. Sleeping Giant is on my list of park to visit. You guys give me the inspiration & the tools to do it.
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
So glad we could be of assistance. Happy camping!
@plumislandmichael729
6 ай бұрын
… 🙌🏼
@maureenadam5980
Жыл бұрын
Very helpful information! Thanks Coles, for another great video 👍
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@mariagarito
Жыл бұрын
This is the exact trip I want to take. I avoid going through Toronto as well. It’s always a white knuckle drive, so I’m done with that as well. Thanks for all the great tips. I hope I run into you guys one day. Cheers!
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
It's a great trip to do. Maybe we'll run into each other out there in the wild some day.
@angelahall6461
Жыл бұрын
Such great information. Thanks for posting. I always love your videos!
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@ianlindsey3616
Жыл бұрын
Great info THX for the tips. Made it to Pancake Bay on our Superior trip so it looks like we need to go farther next time.😊 CHEERS!!!
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
Pancake Bay is awesome but going a little bit further is definitely worthwhile.
@HarleysDinersRides
Жыл бұрын
A very informative and fun video. thanks for the tip on booking sites. Cheers Dave
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@Elizabeth-rq1vi
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for documenting your trip…next summer we should be on the road heading east. With your list of campsites we should be able to hit some of them. Especially the Sleeping Giant. That was a “look for” on our family trips south-west from Smooth Rock Falls.
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
Sounds great!
@paulmaure4470
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your tips...We are heading up to Marathon this summer to visit family and are planning to stop at Lake Superior PP for a few days on the way up.
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
Have fun!
@willymueller4587
Жыл бұрын
Thanks lots of info, scored Killbear today for a week, about batteries Ben ,I got a lithium battery to replace two golf cart batteries, best move ever
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
Nice score with Killbear. I did a lot of research on batteries. I was looking at lithium and 6 volt but got very confused and of course money was a factor. In the end I stuck with what I knew and bought the cheapies.
@willymueller4587
Жыл бұрын
@@CampingwiththeColes yes 2 six volt in series give you 12 volts, but super heavy for a old guy like me, next time check out Alberta Lithium, think I paid about $500.00 for 100 ah battery, just super powerful, no more worries about slide out motor issues
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
@@willymueller4587 Thanks for the tip.
@daniellangille7231
Жыл бұрын
This is amazing as always guys. If you don’t mind me asking, how did you set up a dual battery situation? Video coming? Lol! Keep it coming guys!!!!
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
After I installed the two batteries Cheryl asked if I recorded it. Unfortunately I never thought of recording it but I should have. To wire two 12V RV batteries in parallel, you connect the two negative terminals to each other and connect the two positive terminals to each other. The positive from the trailer goes to the first battery positive and the negative from the trailer goes to the second battery negative. This will keep your voltage at 12V but double your capacity, meaning you will have battery power for longer. Here's a good article on it www.getawaycouple.com/wiring-rv-batteries-in-a-series/#:~:text=To%20wire%20two%2012V%20RV,before%20you%20need%20to%20recharge.
@lornabruce6542
Жыл бұрын
So interested in doing this trip from London (Ont 😊). Great information! Thanks for all your videos!
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
We're from Kitchener so the route would be very similar. Go for it. The beauty around Lake Superior is fantastic.
@jeffeberhard6272
Жыл бұрын
In regards to old school road maps, I occasionally get new Ontario road maps from an Ontario Travel Information Centre which they give out for free, along with other travel information/brochures. There is one right off the highway in Barrie beside the Costco for those traveling up into Northern Ontario. Next time you are going that way and if you are willing to take a detour to cut over to Barrie instead going up to Orillia you could possibly stop there and make it part of a future video.
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip!
@bryanwood84
Жыл бұрын
A lot of great tips!! I am at the beginning of planning a trip out to the Maritimes this summer and this was perfect timing. I will use the same strategies for booking campgrounds out there. Thanks so much, and I look forward to your reviews every year!!
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
Glad the timing worked out for you. We are thinking of planning a trip out east this year too. We'll have to figure out the other provinces reservation systems.
@bryanwood84
Жыл бұрын
@@CampingwiththeColes National parks have changed their system this year and each park has a booking date. Most are around the middle of March. Provincial parks are Feb. 24th in the Maritimes. As far as I have searched so far. Good luck and maybe we will see you out there!!
@thewanderingwicksteds
Жыл бұрын
Great video! We are starting to plan a PEI to Alberta and back trip for this summer. Info was very good. We love the provincial parks too. Keep up the good work.
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@bryanwood84
Жыл бұрын
I'm heading out to PEI this summer, do you have any tips on where to stay? We are part of Boondockers Welcome and Harvest Host, to keep the costs down.
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
LOL Bryan, we've already hit them up for PEI information too as we're thinking of going there this year. Great minds think alike.😊
@franklauinger3850
Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed all your videos, my wife and I want to make the same trip to Sleeping Giant PP. My question is whether you found your daily drive time excessive on the way out to Sleeping Giant PP (max 6hrs/day)? Do find driving long distances draining? Does the driving become less stressful the further north you travel? Would you consider adding an additional day so as to reduce the amount of time you would be driving? Do you take turns driving while towing your trailer? We would appreciate your advice.
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
It's a great trip to take. So beautiful. The drive up there was pretty much the max we wanted to do in a day. We have to stop frequently for Cheryl to do washroom breaks and that adds a lot of time to the trip. The driving is pretty easy once you get past Sudbury. Not a lot of traffic or cities, just beautiful views. If you added another night stop on the way up there it would make for very easy drive days and more time to spend at a park the day you arrive as you're getting there earlier. We don't take turns driving. I do all the driving. Cheryl used to drive a bit with our last trailer that was smaller but she doesn't feel comfortable towing this trailer. To be honest, I'm happy she doesn't want to drive because she is a very jumpy person and I would be afraid of what she would do with the mildest of situations that might come up, like a squirrel crossing the road. I normally encourage both people to be able to do all the jobs required to camp like this. It's important if something happened to one of the people that the other could still manage. For instance, if I got sick she wouldn't be able to drive us home towing the trailer. When we first started with a trailer I tried to get her to learn to tow and hook up and un-hook etc and she did to some extent but that fell to the wayside with this trailer. Anyway, I hope you do the trip. You won't regret it. Happy camping!
@alisonlee6800
Жыл бұрын
I am wondering if you two will ever embark on a winter excursion? I have done a couple of winter visits but as tenters I reserve yurts and leave the tent at home. Is winter camping with a trailer a tall order? Loved the video, I want to camp now!
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
I don't think we'll winter camp with a trailer. That's too much work. We've winter camped in Yurts before when the kids were small. They loved it. Pinery was the best with a toboggan hill, skating rink, cross country ski trails etc. We'll probably do it again sometime but not this year.
@alisonlee6800
Жыл бұрын
Totalling fair. I need to plan a trip to Pinery in the winter! Sledding is big for my boys. 😊 We scored a winter cabin at Arrowhead, hoping it will still be cold enough to skate.
@wallypaige8496
Жыл бұрын
Hello. Can you please tell me where to go for the camping site maps for agawa provincial park. Would like to see some site with electric and which are tge ones at the beach for sun sets. Can you help us please. Thank you
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
It's actually Lake Superior Provincial Park, Agawa Bay Campground. So go to the Lake Superior park website and you'll see the maps there.
@TheJoyofTrucking
Жыл бұрын
My goodness. The science of booking a campsite. Sounds like you need an advanced degree to make it work.
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
It's definitely a competitive process.
@davidbrown3572
Жыл бұрын
Very disappointed in the fact you pre date your actual stay bookings and then cancel the days you don't want. You have pointed out a very clear fact that the Ontario Park reservation system is weak. There needs to be a level playing field for everyone and the parks should make it 50% return from the moment of any cancellation period to discourage this kind of practice. The trickle down from 10% only opens the door for anyone who doesn't care about others or overspending for their stay. Always enjoyed your videos, but this admission as to how you certify your bookings was a complete let down.
@CampingwiththeColes
Жыл бұрын
We discourage people from reserving days they don't intend to take. We're glad Ontario Parks reduced the length of reservations for many of the parks as some people were reserving weeks of time they knew they didn't need and were going to cancel. However to be able to get two sites at a campground on very specific dates it is almost impossible. For this trip we reserved a day or two, not weeks, ahead in order to make the reservations. We did what we had to do with the system we have. We are just being honest about what is necessary to do a trip like this. For most of our camping trips we are flexible with our dates so we don't need to overbook. Sorry this disappoints you.
@cheryllester
Жыл бұрын
@@CampingwiththeColes This disappoints us also. One day makes a difference for some people. My husband and I are trying to do a multiple trip and a lot of sites are booked by one day too many in order for us to be able to get a site. I’ve camped since I was a kid and intruded my husband to it and then our children and our children have introduced it to their children. We took a break from it for a while due to it being so difficult to get sites. We’ve recently bought a used motorhome to do some travelling and to be able to camp with our children and grandchildren. It is important for our children to be able to get sites at the times they have vacation. They aren’t as flexible as we are, now that we’re retired. Definitely an improvement to the system but disappointed there are still loop holes in the system. We really like your vlogs. Thank you.
@cheryllester
Жыл бұрын
We’ve watched almost all of your vlogs, but we watch them on our tv so we are unable to hit the like button. Sorry.
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