I agree with you 100 percent on the planning portion of things. If you know where you are going and have done your research, it goes a long way, but it doesn't hurt to have a backup plan. Like yourself, I like to watch others' videos and trips to help me plan as well. I've thought about making my own videos to help others but have never done anything like that before.
Thanks for watching! I would recommend going for it! I love making the backpacking videos. To be honest, I do it for me and my family. I love looking back at the places I've been with my friends and family and hope someday that I will have grandchildren, and they can see that their granddaddy did some cool adventurous stuff. As for the hammock videos, that is me wanting to give back to this community that has helped me learn so much about hammock camping. I figure I could pass along the things that I have learned over the past decade and hopefully it will help someone. It's ironic, I think my backpacking videos are better/more entertaining than my hammock videos, and they come more naturally to me, but more people watch my hammock videos. But either way, I love capturing the video and I love the video editing as I get to relive my trips again. Thanks again for watching!
@crimsonblaze_backpacker I originally was a subscriber because of your hammock videos but have enjoyed all of your content. You are hiking/hammocking in a part of the US I've barely been to. I've been section hiking the NCT over the past 3 years ( I'm a weekend warrior) but would certainly appreciate any tips on the video side of things. I can certainly understand wanting to create something that you and your family can look back on and remember the memories you had.
I have the Tensa Trekking Trees Hammock Stand system for situations like this. It adds a bit of weight, so I might swap it out if I know I'm in an area with a lot of trees, but it adds peace of mind if I doubt I will be able to reliably find trees. It also opens up new areas for hammock camping.
Hey! Thanks for the feedback! I've been looking into the Tensa Trekking Trees, just a bit pricey for me at the moment. But that is definitely an option I have been considering in case I do get stuck in a situation where I can't find any good trees for hanging a hammock.
I agree with you 100 percent on the planning portion of things. If you know where you are going and have done your research, it goes a long way, but it doesn't hurt to have a backup plan.
Like yourself, I like to watch others' videos and trips to help me plan as well. I've thought about making my own videos to help others but have never done anything like that before.
Thanks for watching! I would recommend going for it! I love making the backpacking videos. To be honest, I do it for me and my family. I love looking back at the places I've been with my friends and family and hope someday that I will have grandchildren, and they can see that their granddaddy did some cool adventurous stuff.
As for the hammock videos, that is me wanting to give back to this community that has helped me learn so much about hammock camping. I figure I could pass along the things that I have learned over the past decade and hopefully it will help someone.
It's ironic, I think my backpacking videos are better/more entertaining than my hammock videos, and they come more naturally to me, but more people watch my hammock videos. But either way, I love capturing the video and I love the video editing as I get to relive my trips again.
Thanks again for watching!
@crimsonblaze_backpacker I originally was a subscriber because of your hammock videos but have enjoyed all of your content. You are hiking/hammocking in a part of the US I've barely been to.
I've been section hiking the NCT over the past 3 years ( I'm a weekend warrior) but would certainly appreciate any tips on the video side of things.
I can certainly understand wanting to create something that you and your family can look back on and remember the memories you had.
I have the Tensa Trekking Trees Hammock Stand system for situations like this. It adds a bit of weight, so I might swap it out if I know I'm in an area with a lot of trees, but it adds peace of mind if I doubt I will be able to reliably find trees. It also opens up new areas for hammock camping.
Hey! Thanks for the feedback! I've been looking into the Tensa Trekking Trees, just a bit pricey for me at the moment. But that is definitely an option I have been considering in case I do get stuck in a situation where I can't find any good trees for hanging a hammock.
theres tonnes of trees just not enough gap between the weight baring ones.
Could have been a 3 minute video, easily.