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Lake Superior's rolling swells slow Mav's island camping trip

His Isle Royale adventure has passed half a million views during a week without a new upload.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Solo Camping a Remote Island Shelter for 3 Days

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0:32Mav loads camping gear and extra gas cans, hooks up the boat trailer and heads north.
6:03After sleeping in his truck camper, he rigs the boat and launches for Isle Royale.
8:56Large rolling swells throw spray over the boat and force a slower crossing.
14:05He fishes for lake trout on the island's calmer side, with little success.
19:41A second dock offers access to a campsite, with moose antlers lying beside a shelter.

Getting to camp is an adventure of its own in Mav's "Solo Camping a Remote Island Shelter for 3 Days". He packs extra fuel, sleeps in his truck camper at Grand Portage, then launches into a Lake Superior crossing of more than 35 miles each way.

Open water soon changes the pace. Rolling swells throw spray over the boat and force him to slow down before he reaches Isle Royale. Once ashore, there's a leg stretch near Raspberry Island Trail, followed by a less productive spell fishing for lake trout. Lunch is rather more dependable: Greek yogurt, fruit and an open-faced venison carnitas taco. Later, he finds another dock with a campsite nearby and moose antlers beside a shelter. The video also includes a paid health-service promotion.

Mav posted nothing new this week, but that island outing is drawing the most daily views of his videos right now. "Cardboard Truck Camping" comes next, followed by "17 Day Roadtrip to Alaska - 1600 miles in an Ambulance", keeping both improvised accommodation and long-distance travel in the mix.

Overall, daily views are running about a third below their usual level, and his subscriber count was unchanged over the week. Among nearby outdoors channels, Woodsbound Outdoors and Bowmar Bowhunting both had substantially busier weeks for views; Exploring Alternatives was also quieter than usual on its current daily pace.

For Mav, the strongest pull at the moment is the journey beyond the truck camper: extra gas cans, open water and the search for somewhere to put down his gear.

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