There's a yurning that burns deep within the soul when one is so enthusaed with creations amazing gifts throughout the season's that behold. I once was told that each season has many purposes, that if embraced with a curiosity can bring healing physically and or spiritually. Winter allows us to slow down, take a deep breath. Time to refect. Time to plan or make new goals. Time to rest a weary soul. Time to morn what we miss from losses over the year. Spring brings the great anticipation of new birth from the winters cacoon. Ones mind and body rumbles in glee to try a new adventure in open mindness as we are another year older with a possibility of new found wisdoms. Summers warm breezes bring forth the planted fruits through array of colors that brighten longer days to store up for the seasons change that sneakily awaits its presence that we dont want to accept tell due time. All so quickly the days become a little shorter with vibrant colors across creations landscape. The autum brings the harvset of winters forage as the air is filled in the later days of the earths goodness. With a swirl of smoke lingering from the chuging of old stove it carries the warmth in shelter for another winter's nap, Lord willing. Merry Christmas Blessings to you and your's. God Bless

Merry Christmas to you and all the Budnicks!

Amazed that you tried to get one more canoe trip in this year but, I learned to expect the unexpected from Canadians. See you in the new year, God willing...a fan!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎉🎄☃️🎉

I am a long time sub, apologies for not commenting before, but...I ABSOLUTELY love this video, and your spirit!!! Thank you for sharing your dash!!! - Davey.

Merry Christmas Max!

A snowmobile goes zippin by Maxim as he's paddling across the lake!😃 You and your brother are officially on my list of fellow KZfaqrs with a brass set! Much respect from me! I have reynauds syndrome so watching this gave me the heebee jeebees! You handled it with Grace and respect for the environment you were traveling in. I wish all of you happy, healthy days in 24! Take care sir and peace. NQU

Tackling the ice in the Ice cutter Budnick. Good job trying it. Quite the scenery.

Wow I got tired watching you paddle thru that ice…good on ya Maxim for giving it a shot. Have yourself a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Take care of you and I’m looking forward to your adventures in 2024!!

great video and scenery. can't wait for winter- hot tents are my favorite to watch....

Best campfire! Interesting adventure. I prefer vids like this with good food, coffee and proper sleeping gear. I'm jelly of your knot tying skills. 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

Beautiful and. Peaceful a winter wonderland loved to hear the crunch of the ice and the running water .. I wouldn’t want your mrs to be a widow either .. happy holidays Max hugs

Great adventure, Maxim! Really smart about letting the canoe freeze before pulling it. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

Regardless how good or bad the conditions are , you remain happy and optimistic , great adventure Nicely done ..... I enjoyed the video Happy Holidays. looking forward to your next adventure.

The adventure was off to a great start! Still a win in my books, you got to get outside!🏕️🛶 Thanks for sharing Max. Be safe out there my friend. Happy Holidays 🎄🎁☃️

Love to watch yours and your brothers videos before going to bed. 11:30pm here in Germany and was another great video to watch. Hope this channel grows as quickly as that from Xander did

Spectacular video so far, still waiting on snow here in Wisconsin this helps ease the pain😂

Great adventure as always,beautiful scenery and the wonderful winter season! Have a great one until you're next adventure,and as always keep up the great work 👍

Cool, just found out your channel. Always checking out Xander his channel. We are creating too since a couple of months in Dutch for kids. But keep up the good work, I've subscribed! Thanks for your videos!

Fine video and way above average hardcore cold weather camping. Well done!!

Great video Maxim. One of your best ever!

Love the winter snow canoing.great one.hopefulll many more good ones to come 👍

This was a great video, beautiful scenery, wonderful campfire. All in all, I'd say it was most memorable !! Thanks for taking us along.

So beautiful Max! Lots of ingenuity on display here and thanks so much for some winter scenes. I miss them so much, and no immediate sign of that changing around here anytime soon. Happy Holidays to you and your family and cheers to many more adventures in 2024! 💜 Barret

Love you and your brother dude...constant reminder of how much beauty we have in our Canadian wild spaces. Happy Holidays!

Awesome video man! You and your brother never fail to motivate me to spend more time outdoors. And during times (like now) when I've catched a cold, it's so cozy laying in bed watching your videos. Merry Christmas and wish you all the best for 2024!

Great idea to do a canoe and winter trip, tuff combo to capture I'm sure. I enjoyed watching it.

Just came across your channel for the first time... About to binge watch YOU... Love the filming and your positive attitude... And, You are one Super Good Looking Dude...❤❤❤

Good for you, trying for one more! I can’t believe how well pulling the canoe like that worked 👏🏼 Hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season!

Good on ya for getting out one last time. What a beautiful river!

Great try Maxim on the closing days of the year. I’ve learned a lot of little tricks watching your vids and it’s great to see you out in the forest with minimal equipment. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and holiday season, peace to you and your family. Blessings

the sound of the canoe ice breaking!! one of my favourite! It's crazy how little ice you need to stop you!!! cheers brother

Late seeing this, just got back from the annual family gathering. But this was awesome to come home to - had been way too long since your last one. Another beautiful adventure in our great outdoors. Already looking forward to the next one, Max!

Man I'm jealous. I was really hoping to get out once more in my new canoe before the ice set in, but it doesn't look like that's gonna happen now. Looks like it's hiking season for me! Happy holidays!

Wonderful video thanks Max!

Great video. I always enjoy the different camera angles and shots in your videos

Wow, what an adventure Max. Beautiful area, but quite a struggle. You always have such a great attitude no matter the situation. Happy holidays and peace to all.

Camping in the snow is such a different experience. That bacon cheese wrap looked so filling and delicious! Always a treat to watch how much you enjoy what you do in a safe and respectful manner to your surroundings. Enjoy your holiday and hope you get the recharge you deserve! See ya (on YT) next year : )

Dear Maxim, you look happy even though conditions where not as planned. Maybe because it´s all so beautiful and peaceful with the snow. I wish we had snow in Germany, but it´s as every winter: Wet, windy and too warm... Frohe Weihnachten to you and your family. I´m looking forward to another year of beautiful videos of yours!

Super enjoyable to watch!

Great video, Max. I really enjoyed watching this one over a cup of coffee ☕️ Merry Christmas 🎄

Probably should’ve took Xander with you! He’s the expert! On second thought maybe John and Xander!

That was a fun little trip to wrap up the paddling season. Cheers Max

Never thought of the ol' horizontal log to catch the axe before. Awesome trick, thanks! 😁

Nice video to start with this new year. Best of wishes. Looking forward to see your next vid.

Amazing video 🥰 can't even imagine the amount of hard work that goes into making these videos, you live in a beautiful country. Keep up with the great work I can't wait to see some more adventures from you. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🤩

Love your videos , this one is my favourite. Merry Christmas too you and your beautiful family ❤

Such a unique piece bro, this is epic, you’re a legend

Maxim, your videos are 👌. Keep up the great work.

Good effort Maxim 👌 great winter video. All the very best to you and yours this Christmas ❤ 🙏 Paul 🇬🇧

you're up and coming for sure, watch a lot of this content and you are top tier

OMG the sounds of nature in this video are amazing. I normally put some sort of storm sounds on and pretend I'm camping with my fan on high wrapped up in a sheet and I fall asleep fast. I didn't even have to pretend with this video 😂! There is something so calming about nature. ❤ I hope I can stay awake to watch more of your videos. You have a new subscriber!

Just got back from a wonderful Christmas party and now I get to treat myself to this! Merry Christmas, everyone!

Great video and Merry Christmas. Yes, getting out of the door is often the hardest part 🤣

You gave it your best, and you were gracious in accepting the outcome. You are a class act. Fret not: Spring will be here soon. (Now that we've got that pesky "winter solstice" out of the way.) 😊

Great winter trip. Cool place for adventures. Warm greetings to you :)

Great video! Good call opting to drag back your gear back up the logging road

Merry Christmas Max to you and family….happy New Year! 😊

Well done, not as planned but interesting trip. Merry Christmas, thank you for the videos. Your sub count is up 10x since my subscription, keep at it ! Another 10x is coming with the work you put into. Best of luck in the new year!😊

Nice. Enjoy the relaxed vibe. I note you don’t jump into every lake for a wash in your shorts as Xander is liable to do. Maybe he’s dirtier? LOL.

Well done Maxim, as always. 🙂

Nice one buddy!! Just goes to show, with the right preparation and attitude, an adventure is always possible! Well done for making it happen!

Only in Canada, eh! One last trip, sub zero, dry suit, gloves, camp prep in the dark, spring around the corner…well done, keep on tripping! Yeah!

Why do you have lots of snow there?? We are having a brown Christmas in alberta and apparently all of Canada except your river adventure???

Hi Max :) you know i was watching your new film yesterday and i started to think at some point "damn he is tough" :) i'm an amateur photographer so im in the field for few ouhrs very often and i know how hard winter can be. But unlike like me you are staying there for a few days you have to to all the job (food, wood, shelter etc) - its hard :) of course it is not when you seat in front of the tv like we do - but in real life its not that easy ;) i just wanted to say i admire what you do. it was good to see you again! stay healthy and happy new year! for you wife xander and all the rest of familly

Great vid

Great Vid Merry Christmas 🎄

Nice work as always. Winter is here :) sort of...

Great video

Great video mate I just found your channel looking forward to watching more of your content, new subscriber here 👍, ,keep up the great work. Atb Wullie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✊🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Love the new camera quality!

Just sub'd from South Wales , enjoying the videos 👌

Dude i thought you are going to get stuck on ice.. Now that was an experience ❤️

I think 🤔 it would be great 👍 if Xander & and you could come to the States and do some exploring. 😊

Sorry to see that you got iced out. Still pretty gutsy to try a trip in mid Dec. Regardless, I always look forward to your videos. Thanks Maxim

I love the Budnicks

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I've subscribed because of Xander. He tried to drown me! ha ha

How do you continue to improve on perfection? Happy Holidays from SW Wisconsin

Wow, I wish I had been there to help you but you'd probably say 'Where did you come from?!' and I'd be saying why am I so cold! Safer here on the couch.

I suffered a similar fate on my last kayak trip this year. I was still breaking through the ice but it was really hard going.

Здравствуй 👍🏼

Hola Máxim, no he podido ver aún el video...pero te escribo para desearte un 2024 lleno de paz y mucha salud❤❤ Un fuerte abrazo desde el Mediterráneo😘 Greetings from Spain🇪🇦🇪🇦

Love from 🇮🇳 india

Your brother sent me here. Subbed 🎅🏻

Sorry you couldn't get down the river, sometimes nature says, "Yeah not today." Still, it was so pretty out there. 🙂

If you're the quirky type, watch xander. If you want more of a laid-back version, watch maxim. Luv the variety, haha!

Not the last!

Tough canoeing, still a good vid.

Always good to keep the wife in mind. What kind of knot was that you used with the stick to hold your tarp tight? Really cool video ✌️

How much does the fire help in terms of warmth? And does the configuration of the tarp help with heat retention?

Looked very cold from here in south Florida.

barely a minute into the video and already wanting back snow... we had about a week of snow until now but its way to warm for more snow :( talking about good wood while having a twig stuck in the hat :D just my type of humor :D hang on... a wrap stuffed with bacon and cheese tastes like a bacon-cheese-wrap? no way... i bet it tastes like a cheese-bacon-wrap :O your goofy mood is really infesting my friend :D who needs a sled if you can just have a canoe? maybe santa should switch to a canoe as well? ;) lovely video again there mate, awesome natureshots no wildlife but... thats winter. you seemed to be in a goofy mood this trip and it became kind of a vlog but i like that style every now and then so no complains there. it may wasnt that much canoeing but... you know... thats nature. i hope you and your family have a merry christmas, good food, lots of laughs, a relaxed and cozy holiday time and a happy new year

This is the first one of your videos that I have watched. I really appreciate the commentary.

Awesome man, you surpassed your brother in production quality 😎 What camera are you using with what lens and in which profile, the footage looks super clean! The last video was a piece of art as well.👌

I really hate mosquitoes, so I usually do my canoe trips in August and September. But this could work too ......

Xander sent me here!

What’s the primary reason you guys seem to prefer a tarp over tent?

I don't know how you do it. The cold kills me. Air temp 15°C, water temp 24°C, and I'm in a dry top in a sea kayak and thinking I'm going to die...LOL

After cutting a few cords of wood for the house, for some reason I'd rather watch you do this than do it myself! Still, looks like a great time I should do an overnighter soon. Here's a weird question for ya: why do you and most people wear your boots over your pants instead of pants over boots? Don't you get snow and junk in there?