I think some people might feel safer in a campground. As a guy, I'd rather just sleep in the woods, but I can see how a single female might feel different.
95% of the time I'm in a governement affiliated campground. That's mainly due to me hauling the tent trailer. This year I will be trying to do more dispersed camping when I am out west. I but have already made reservations in places like Yellowstone in July and August but will wing it more after Labour Day. I find the campgrounds get a lot quieter in the fall. I'm wondering if Amanda is doing more destination dictated travel days and is not taking the time to stop early and search out disperrsed sites? KOAs are a very last resort. I know there are a few good ones but I don't think I've camped in one as an adult.
Pulling a trailer is a different game. It's like apples and oranges compared to someone who is off-road prepared. I still try to ush the envelope however and get myself in trouble and then. I hate to plan ahead so thats why I'm best traveling alone at my own pace. There are times when I'll set up in a strip mall right under the canopy of an abandoned grocery store. Perhaps a Walmart store. I've done it before. what's cool is I always seem to find somewhere even if it means climbing up on top of the bunkhouse at a rest area or side of the road pull off and throwing out my mattress pad. LOL Perhaps I'm so comfortable doing this because I was a truck driver for so long. I've found most truck stops don't mind if I st up off in the corner of the car parking area.
I have found campgrounds in Nevada that looked like nobody had been there for a year . I like watching Scooter Tramp Scottie camp . I don’t have the money to keep paying for camp spots.
Amanda has a great channel and I always assumed she sought out campgrounds with tables since she likes to cook and film the cooking. And secondly showers. It is hard to argue about how nice a shower is after a long dusty day on the bike.
@@MotoGiant No idea. I was surprised to hear about a KOA without showers as every KOA I've ever rented a cabin in had some. I used to really like those cheap 1 room cabins they have. I even carried one of those things that screw into a light bulb socket and have outlets on the side so I could plug stuff in while I was in one. It has been my experience that many of the cheapest cabins don't have outlets even though they have a little AC/Heater and lighting. I think it's still floating around my toiletries bag actually.
So I have been looking around for this all you guys are using. Cant seem to find the one that does the celebs voices perfectly like your videos. Would love to use the Curse of Oak Island narrator voice.
I think trying to find a random camp spot intimidates a lot of people. I feel like knowing you are guaranteed a spot to stay puts people's mind at ease. I'm more your style, I could sleep in a ditch next to the highway before I'd camp next to screaming kids.
But I do agree with you on this. Dispersed camping is always the best. Once in a while I stayed at them on the Idaho BDR. The idaho state land campgrounds are free. And since the BDR is literally in BFE, even the Campgrounds are usually empty. Stayed in many that I was the only one in the whole campground.
Watching this camping in National Forest out West.... 6 miles out from small town with a great supermarket... If I get a neighbor who is un-desirable, I can move... millions of acres to choose from. The view of mountains is great, still snow up at higher elevations....
Since Amanda is full time I think she is using campgrounds as a business expense. Not all the time. When she did that PCH ride in 2022 or 2023 there was a ton of rain so dispersed camping and even campground camping was out due to weather. When you get free motorcycles, free gear, and maybe even get paid to promote it you have to spend money on something so when it comes tax time you don't see an astronomical tax bill. It happened to me once when I was a freelance artist.
Good analysis! I don't sweat the money as much as I am angered by the lack of value in campgrounds, and the constant disappointment? Think I would just get a hotel for a few dollars more?
“If ye love campsite reservations better than dispersed camping liberty, the tranquility of KOA servitude better than the animating contest of stealth camping freedom, ride home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or campfires. Crouch down and lick the paid campsite host hands which house you next to an RV generator. May your vault toilet vapors set lightly upon your tent, and may posterity forget that ye were our fellow moto campers.” ― Samuel Adams (probably)
Or the new motocampers will discover that a $20K "Adventure Bike", $500 "motorcycling tent", $300 super duper sleeping pad & a $500 sleeping bag don't really add up to what their $$ are getting them. Besides the bragging rights that bling brings, that is. Motorcycle camping is not for everyone. If your bike sits, polished and waiting in your garage for you to put down the remote control and get off the recliner .... it may not be your thing. If you ride whenever you can, even a few miles to/from work, it may be for you. It's a way to go further, see more, experience more (which is why motorcycles instead of cars anyway), Its ok, not everybody wants to be away from people. That's the big reason campgrounds exist. Some people need the presence of other people. They're not comfortable alone, especially out in (cue creepy music) "the forest".😱 Too much Hansel & Gretel, monsters and movie madness, I guess. If you ride in a pack vs. alone, it may not be for you. I know some people who will only ride with someone, never alone because ...... comfort level. I feel (IMHO) that most people are not willing to push their....... comfort level. Personal choices all. Long winded I am today, waxing philosophical perhaps, but it's still your choice. Baz Lurman said it perhaps best, "Do one thing everyday that scares you". My Dad had an applicable saying that fits here too, "It's better to wear out, than it is to rust". That's been my personal philosophy, I want to experience life. That included flying 4500 miles to work in the Arctic. I read about it from childhood, I needed to experience it. Moving from place to place, job to job for 30 yrs isn't something most people will embrace. Comfort level. Some poor souls never leave their home town.😞 Comfort level. That's ok. For them. Ride Safe👋 Have Fun😁
I like camping alone, but I'm becoming a nearly agoraphobic hermit in my daily life and I'm trying to use moto camping as a vehicle to reconnect with my friends with similar interests. My Evil Plan: 1. Buy a small ADV motorcycle. 2. Convince one of my old rock climbing buddies to get a bike so we can moto camp. 3. Leverage that so both of us convince the third climbing buddy to get a bike. I'm currently working on step 3... right on schedule. Bwa ha ha ha ha. Mine is an evil laugh.
Would love to see you do some interview type videos/podcast with people like Amanda, Itchy Boots, and the guy with the firebox, lol. But would like to see questions from both sides. Great video by the way!
becasue of the thumbnail I clicked on this thinking it was one of Amanda's videos. I suspect you could get an answer to your question as to why she stays in campgrounds by asking Amanda in the comments of one of her videos. 8 minutes into this I didn't see the point of the video.
I am guessing you meant - you don't see what the big deal is? Everyone else seems to get it, and I thought the message was pretty clear? Maybe you simply don't like camping?
@@erich.4305 So you did NOT watch the warning at the beginning of the video? Meant to avoid having me respond to people that cannot separate ideas from personalities - you might want to go back and watch the warning to see what you skipped? Might make more sense if you watch that?
@@MotoGiant I did watch the warning. You didn't say anything bad about personalities just that you don't understand why Amanda is camping at campgrounds and you were saying you didn't care for campgrounds. I just wonder why you didn't just ask Amanda why she camps in campgrounds as opposed to telling everyone that you don't know why she does.
@@erich.4305 has she ever responded to one of YOUR questions in her comments? If not, that is the same reason I did not bother. Maybe she will answer here, but not holding my breath. I try to answer all my comments.
I watched Itchy Boots early in her video career but haven't since she pretty much stopped camping frequently. Not criticism. I just watch what I have an interest in. She's very popular so there are people that like that genre. Variety is a good.
Itchy Boots has to have a room with electricity, a desk, and internet connection to edit and upload her videos. Back when I was young, and I'm 65 now, I used to camp once in a while. But for the last 20 years or so, being a lot older, and partially disabled, I mostly stay at the cheapest motels I can find. I NEED a shower and a good nights rest to keep going the next day. One night of camping on the ground and I wouldn't be able to ride for 2-3 days. I have nothing but respect for Noraly. She is one of the very best adventure rides in the world. Right near the top. Maybe AT the top, since she does all that by herself, not just the riding, but the videos.
Sorry, but I find this kind of content critiquing others to be very negative and a bad reflection on the person doing the critiquing. As the old saying goes, "If you don't have anything nice to say, say nothing at all." As an "online personality" or "influencer" (aka a random talking head often with an inflated sense of their opinions actual merit, value or worth), one should never critique someone else doing the same as it just makes you look bad or appear jealous of that person's success. Rather than doing this video questioning her and what she's doing, you could have easily just done a video on the benefits and/or upsides of camping on public land to convey the same message without ever referencing Amanda or using clips from her content to bolster your own. That's just bad form and a bit shady in my book.
so, let me get this straight....you watched the warning at the beginning, then watched the video, and now you want to tell me you disapprove of my critique of her ideas? Pretty bold talk for someone that ignores the warnings to the sensitive types. Very bold to come in here and share YOUR negative opinion about me sharing mine, perhaps? A bit of hypocrisy is pretty obvious in your comment for sure.
@@MotoGiant no - not at all. My meaning was to enlighten you to how it can often appear or come off when you critique others in this same sphere and why it's generally not a good thing to do. The point of my post was to say rather than coming at the subject via a negative viewpoint of what she's doing, come at it from a positive standpoint by doing a video solely on the benefits and merits of camping on public land. In the end it conveys the exact same message as you were trying to do here, but does so in a much more positive way without having to use someone else's content as a bad example or by questioning their motives for doing what they're doing. Nothing more, nothing less. Wasn't meant as an attack by any means, but rather as constructive criticism.
Well this topic was meant to spur discussion. Lots of people that watch my channel will get something out of my commentary. Lots of people that watch HER content (and inevitably come here to watch this - cuz that is how it works) will be informed as a result - if they don't get panties in a wad. Now as far as my method, I have been talking about how NOT to camp in campgrounds, how to avoid them and why, for YEARS! Bottom line, this message will get more attention, spark more discussion, and change more behavior, for the better, than any other camping video. I am guessing you are thinking I put very little thought into this video, and the pushback I would receive? The evidence to the contrary is at the beginning. Consulting with others to make it as harmless a message as possible, but I knew I could only make an attempt avoid angering a few, and here we are talking about appearances anyway?
@@MrFurious1993 you make good points.Particularly since the warning at the beginning had nothing to do with the comments you made. I found MotoGiant to get nasty and claim I didn't pay attention to his disclaimer just because I asked questions. Peace.
It seems like she used to genuinely enjoy camping and motorcycling, especially when she started making videos about it. But now, it's become more of a chore, something she dreads like any other job. You can see the change in her demeanor; it's written all over her face. She was the first motorcycle camper I started following, but sadly, I have to admit, I don't watch her anymore. I don't feel like I have the right to criticize camping because, truth be told, I'm the type who hauls around all the camping gear but always ends up staying in motels no matter the cost. Maybe if I actually did more camping and less motel-ing, I'd learn to enjoy it. But by the end of the day, I'm just exhausted with the idea, and I think, "Forget it, let's just get a room." After all, it's just money, and they print more of it every day.
I think any Content Creator and their material will "evolve" a bit over time. I've also watched Amanda for quite some time and will continue to. However, I see how the opinion you seem to have could be influenced. She is now promoting companies. selling a new cookbook, etc,..etc,.. She has hit the proverbial gold mine on sponsors because she projects a down home, family oriented, get out and go mentality. I don't think wher3e she is sleeping will have much effect on her channel. People like her. She is currently beginning to "reap' what she has sown so to speak. Nothing wrong with that. For me, like Jim (OldGuyOnABike), I pull a trailer camper and have to be very selective about where I can stay. I get your question about why she doesn't choose more BLM, off-grid an d far away spots for camping sine she has a strong off-road motorcycle, but, it's what she does. For me, I like to get as off-road as I can, sometimes traversing gravel roads and things I probably should be on. Anyway....not a bad video. Stay safe out there and maybe we'll see you on the road this summer.
Her motivation for campgrounds is obviously strong, as who would put up with the crap she has shard in her vids without strong incentive. My guess is the motivation is fear based? If it was anything else, it could be overcome with some simple tools like Google Earth, Maps, or a bit of research. I am very curious as to what is directing her choices - as she seems very motivated and intelligent. I would enjoy crossing paths this summer, I would LOVE to explore a bit more about the trailer-pulling life, as I continue to entertain that alternative - I have questions!
I think most paid campsite moto campers don't realize that the hassles of a paid campsite are comparable to that of finding a dispersed campsite, at least in the time spent. I'd argue that free camping is much less hassle than paid camping because I hate dealing with people and making reservations. I'd much rather do some online pre-scouting to find a general area that's likely to have camping opportunities then spend some time finding a good campsite when I reach the general destination. If I'm not so stupid as to arrive at dark, exploring the area to choose a campsite is part of the fun. The people who prefer to make campsite reservations and stay in paid campsites must place a high value of the false sense of certainty and are extremely averse to not having a precise plan or are very afraid of being asked to leave because they are not following the rules. I hate hotels for the same reasons I hate designated campsites - too many people and too many hassles.
I have at least one friend, a couple years older than myself, who just don't want to camp. I'm too old .... Yada yada yada. I do have schedule driven friends who begrudge the time spent setting up and tearing down, cooking, cleaning up after, as taking time away from the riding. Personally, I enjoy the camping, the cooking out, the solitude. I have one friend who left a ride because nobody had reservations in motels every night! He absolutely couldn't stand not having the trip laid out with an itinerary to follow. Different strokes for different folks, I've always been a different duck. 🦆 Quack quack Ride Safe👋
@@xtphreak - I'm a Ride to Camp guy AND a Camp to Ride guy. To me, the hassles of going into town to find a motel and check in are much more than finding a primitive campsite for the night. I'd much rather be in the woods. It's not a minor preference. I love being in the woods and I hate being in a hotel. On longer trips, I can definitely see getting a motel to take a shower, but I'd much rather buy a $15 shower at a truck stop or carry a solar shower sack.
You’re right. There’s so much dispersed camping out here. It safer, cleaner and quieter than any campground. It’s also free so getting used to it only costs the gas to get there.
Last Saturday, I'd finished packing up camp so I started helping my friend Matt. We've camped together a lot since the late 1970s but Matt is new to moto camping. I picked up his yellow shower curtain that he uses as a ground fly, draped it over my shoulders as a cape and ran around camp. "What the hell are you doing?" I told him about Amanda's ritual. Carson's Second Rule Of Comedy: It's never funny if you need to explain it.
Hate I missed THAT one! I will soon record my version, not sure why that little bit has escaped all my trips so far, as it has been on the bit-list for some time?
I watched Amanda's video on dispersed camping and it was very good. I was hoping she'd start doing more dispersed camping after that but... nope. I've also seen her videos where she has a very accurate breakdown of expenses, she tries hard to find less expensive hotels and campsites, and she laments working and saving money so she can pay for her moto camping, and I don't understand why she isn't spending $20/day instead of $80/day.
@@MotoGiant - I knew I was low balling on Amanda's daily expenses but I was too lazy to find and watch the video again, but $150 sounds much more accurate given that she mostly stays at Holiday Inn, with maybe a third of the nights spent in lesser motels or paid camp grounds, and she likes to eat at nicer restaurants, whereas I don't buy paper towels or toilet paper because Taco Bell napkins are free. 😲
Yes dude yes. Free plastic sporks and condiments at 7/11, wawa,royal farm store or whatever in your neck of the woods. Also i take my hard side cooler into those places n fill with ice for any meats or food that needs a cooler. Never been thrown out yet. Rock on BROTHER.@@Liberty4Ever
Amanda would have a MUCH easier time dispersed camping if she was hanging in a hammock instead of needing a flat spot for a tent. Maybe hammock camping is Amanda's gateway to free dispersed camping in the tranquil wilderness instead of paying $45/night for vault toilets, barking dogs, screaming kids and RV generators.
I think everyone that still wallows around on the ground like a savage needs to spend one day, and one night riding and camping with a civilized camper - change their world for sure!
Moto journalism at its best! Ask the hard questions. Go where others dare not tread. Find the truth! …OR…Moto Evangelist. Amanda, we can save y’all. Walk Amanda, walk with me away from the KOA devil. Shed your sins and be free! Sweet Jeezus!
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I think some people might feel safer in a campground. As a guy, I'd rather just sleep in the woods, but I can see how a single female might feel different.
95% of the time I'm in a governement affiliated campground. That's mainly due to me hauling the tent trailer. This year I will be trying to do more dispersed camping when I am out west. I but have already made reservations in places like Yellowstone in July and August but will wing it more after Labour Day. I find the campgrounds get a lot quieter in the fall. I'm wondering if Amanda is doing more destination dictated travel days and is not taking the time to stop early and search out disperrsed sites? KOAs are a very last resort. I know there are a few good ones but I don't think I've camped in one as an adult.
Shocked KOA even exists, they are so awful and expensive. If we cross paths this summer, I will make an effort to find a good site for you out there?
Pulling a trailer is a different game. It's like apples and oranges compared to someone who is off-road prepared. I still try to ush the envelope however and get myself in trouble and then. I hate to plan ahead so thats why I'm best traveling alone at my own pace. There are times when I'll set up in a strip mall right under the canopy of an abandoned grocery store. Perhaps a Walmart store. I've done it before. what's cool is I always seem to find somewhere even if it means climbing up on top of the bunkhouse at a rest area or side of the road pull off and throwing out my mattress pad. LOL
Perhaps I'm so comfortable doing this because I was a truck driver for so long. I've found most truck stops don't mind if I st up off in the corner of the car parking area.
Having a “warning “ as a precursor immediately told me to move on to another youtube provider for this subject.
good!
I have found campgrounds in Nevada that looked like nobody had been there for a year . I like watching Scooter Tramp Scottie camp . I don’t have the money to keep paying for camp spots.
Amanda has a great channel and I always assumed she sought out campgrounds with tables since she likes to cook and film the cooking.
And secondly showers. It is hard to argue about how nice a shower is after a long dusty day on the bike.
Good point, and yet the $60/night KOA campground had no showers?
@@MotoGiant No idea. I was surprised to hear about a KOA without showers as every KOA I've ever rented a cabin in had some. I used to really like those cheap 1 room cabins they have.
I even carried one of those things that screw into a light bulb socket and have outlets on the side so I could plug stuff in while I was in one. It has been my experience that many of the cheapest cabins don't have outlets even though they have a little AC/Heater and lighting. I think it's still floating around my toiletries bag actually.
@@veriest1 Most truck stops have showers for $13 - WAAYYY cheaper than $60
There is many spots all over the US personally only pay for camping when at a Rally. Just do not understand why some pay for less.
I think you ought to interview her 👍
So I have been looking around for this all you guys are using. Cant seem to find the one that does the celebs voices perfectly like your videos. Would love to use the Curse of Oak Island narrator voice.
elevenlabs.io/ - still takes a good bit of work.
I think trying to find a random camp spot intimidates a lot of people. I feel like knowing you are guaranteed a spot to stay puts people's mind at ease. I'm more your style, I could sleep in a ditch next to the highway before I'd camp next to screaming kids.
Wanting a guaranteed spot - I get that. But wanting that and being disappointed over and over with a spot being there, I just dont get that?
But I do agree with you on this. Dispersed camping is always the best. Once in a while I stayed at them on the Idaho BDR. The idaho state land campgrounds are free. And since the BDR is literally in BFE, even the Campgrounds are usually empty. Stayed in many that I was the only one in the whole campground.
Watching this camping in National Forest out West.... 6 miles out from small town with a great supermarket... If I get a neighbor who is un-desirable, I can move... millions of acres to choose from. The view of mountains is great, still snow up at higher elevations....
sounds awesome
Since Amanda is full time I think she is using campgrounds as a business expense. Not all the time. When she did that PCH ride in 2022 or 2023 there was a ton of rain so dispersed camping and even campground camping was out due to weather. When you get free motorcycles, free gear, and maybe even get paid to promote it you have to spend money on something so when it comes tax time you don't see an astronomical tax bill. It happened to me once when I was a freelance artist.
Good analysis! I don't sweat the money as much as I am angered by the lack of value in campgrounds, and the constant disappointment? Think I would just get a hotel for a few dollars more?
“If ye love campsite reservations better than dispersed camping liberty, the tranquility of KOA servitude better than the animating contest of stealth camping freedom, ride home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or campfires. Crouch down and lick the paid campsite host hands which house you next to an RV generator. May your vault toilet vapors set lightly upon your tent, and may posterity forget that ye were our fellow moto campers.”
― Samuel Adams (probably)
sounds a like like Sam?
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Ask her in her comments maybe
Or the new motocampers will discover that a $20K "Adventure Bike", $500 "motorcycling tent", $300 super duper sleeping pad & a $500 sleeping bag don't really add up to what their $$ are getting them.
Besides the bragging rights that bling brings, that is.
Motorcycle camping is not for everyone.
If your bike sits, polished and waiting in your garage for you to put down the remote control and get off the recliner .... it may not be your thing.
If you ride whenever you can, even a few miles to/from work, it may be for you.
It's a way to go further, see more, experience more (which is why motorcycles instead of cars anyway),
Its ok, not everybody wants to be away from people.
That's the big reason campgrounds exist.
Some people need the presence of other people.
They're not comfortable alone, especially out in (cue creepy music) "the forest".😱
Too much Hansel & Gretel, monsters and movie madness, I guess.
If you ride in a pack vs. alone, it may not be for you.
I know some people who will only ride with someone, never alone because ......
comfort level.
I feel (IMHO) that most people are not willing to push their.......
comfort level.
Personal choices all.
Long winded I am today, waxing philosophical perhaps, but it's still your choice.
Baz Lurman said it perhaps best,
"Do one thing everyday that scares you".
My Dad had an applicable saying that fits here too,
"It's better to wear out, than it is to rust".
That's been my personal philosophy, I want to experience life.
That included flying 4500 miles to work in the Arctic.
I read about it from childhood, I needed to experience it.
Moving from place to place, job to job for 30 yrs isn't something most people will embrace.
Comfort level.
Some poor souls never leave their home town.😞
Comfort level.
That's ok.
For them.
Ride Safe👋
Have Fun😁
I like camping alone, but I'm becoming a nearly agoraphobic hermit in my daily life and I'm trying to use moto camping as a vehicle to reconnect with my friends with similar interests. My Evil Plan:
1. Buy a small ADV motorcycle.
2. Convince one of my old rock climbing buddies to get a bike so we can moto camp.
3. Leverage that so both of us convince the third climbing buddy to get a bike.
I'm currently working on step 3... right on schedule. Bwa ha ha ha ha. Mine is an evil laugh.
I love when evil plans come together!
Maybe she'll respond with a good reason why.
😮yep
Would love to see you do some interview type videos/podcast with people like Amanda, Itchy Boots, and the guy with the firebox, lol. But would like to see questions from both sides. Great video by the way!
I love interviewing interesting people, and all those you mentioned would be great!
"...guy with the firebox..."?
Do you mean "...mmmmm, freedom..."?
He is talking about the original firebox guy - check out Firebox Stove channel - it is awesome!
becasue of the thumbnail I clicked on this thinking it was one of Amanda's videos. I suspect you could get an answer to your question as to why she stays in campgrounds by asking Amanda in the comments of one of her videos. 8 minutes into this I didn't see the point of the video.
I am guessing you meant - you don't see what the big deal is? Everyone else seems to get it, and I thought the message was pretty clear? Maybe you simply don't like camping?
@@MotoGiant I am a great lover of camping both moto camping and backpacking. I just am not sure why you need being critical of Amanda's content.
@@erich.4305 So you did NOT watch the warning at the beginning of the video? Meant to avoid having me respond to people that cannot separate ideas from personalities - you might want to go back and watch the warning to see what you skipped? Might make more sense if you watch that?
@@MotoGiant I did watch the warning. You didn't say anything bad about personalities just that you don't understand why Amanda is camping at campgrounds and you were saying you didn't care for campgrounds. I just wonder why you didn't just ask Amanda why she camps in campgrounds as opposed to telling everyone that you don't know why she does.
@@erich.4305 has she ever responded to one of YOUR questions in her comments? If not, that is the same reason I did not bother. Maybe she will answer here, but not holding my breath. I try to answer all my comments.
I watched Itchy Boots early in her video career but haven't since she pretty much stopped camping frequently. Not criticism. I just watch what I have an interest in. She's very popular so there are people that like that genre. Variety is a good.
I don't remember her ever camping? THAT is my biggest problem with watching Noraly - hard to identify with someone with a $3k/week budget for hotels
Itchy Boots has to have a room with electricity, a desk, and internet connection to edit and upload her videos. Back when I was young, and I'm 65 now, I used to camp once in a while. But for the last 20 years or so, being a lot older, and partially disabled, I mostly stay at the cheapest motels I can find. I NEED a shower and a good nights rest to keep going the next day. One night of camping on the ground and I wouldn't be able to ride for 2-3 days. I have nothing but respect for Noraly. She is one of the very best adventure rides in the world. Right near the top. Maybe AT the top, since she does all that by herself, not just the riding, but the videos.
Sorry, but I find this kind of content critiquing others to be very negative and a bad reflection on the person doing the critiquing. As the old saying goes, "If you don't have anything nice to say, say nothing at all." As an "online personality" or "influencer" (aka a random talking head often with an inflated sense of their opinions actual merit, value or worth), one should never critique someone else doing the same as it just makes you look bad or appear jealous of that person's success. Rather than doing this video questioning her and what she's doing, you could have easily just done a video on the benefits and/or upsides of camping on public land to convey the same message without ever referencing Amanda or using clips from her content to bolster your own. That's just bad form and a bit shady in my book.
so, let me get this straight....you watched the warning at the beginning, then watched the video, and now you want to tell me you disapprove of my critique of her ideas? Pretty bold talk for someone that ignores the warnings to the sensitive types. Very bold to come in here and share YOUR negative opinion about me sharing mine, perhaps? A bit of hypocrisy is pretty obvious in your comment for sure.
@@MotoGiant no - not at all. My meaning was to enlighten you to how it can often appear or come off when you critique others in this same sphere and why it's generally not a good thing to do. The point of my post was to say rather than coming at the subject via a negative viewpoint of what she's doing, come at it from a positive standpoint by doing a video solely on the benefits and merits of camping on public land. In the end it conveys the exact same message as you were trying to do here, but does so in a much more positive way without having to use someone else's content as a bad example or by questioning their motives for doing what they're doing. Nothing more, nothing less. Wasn't meant as an attack by any means, but rather as constructive criticism.
Maybe it should be mr. Positive instead of mr furious ? @@MrFurious1993
Well this topic was meant to spur discussion. Lots of people that watch my channel will get something out of my commentary. Lots of people that watch HER content (and inevitably come here to watch this - cuz that is how it works) will be informed as a result - if they don't get panties in a wad. Now as far as my method, I have been talking about how NOT to camp in campgrounds, how to avoid them and why, for YEARS! Bottom line, this message will get more attention, spark more discussion, and change more behavior, for the better, than any other camping video. I am guessing you are thinking I put very little thought into this video, and the pushback I would receive? The evidence to the contrary is at the beginning. Consulting with others to make it as harmless a message as possible, but I knew I could only make an attempt avoid angering a few, and here we are talking about appearances anyway?
@@MrFurious1993 you make good points.Particularly since the warning at the beginning had nothing to do with the comments you made. I found MotoGiant to get nasty and claim I didn't pay attention to his disclaimer just because I asked questions. Peace.
It seems like she used to genuinely enjoy camping and motorcycling, especially when she started making videos about it. But now, it's become more of a chore, something she dreads like any other job. You can see the change in her demeanor; it's written all over her face. She was the first motorcycle camper I started following, but sadly, I have to admit, I don't watch her anymore. I don't feel like I have the right to criticize camping because, truth be told, I'm the type who hauls around all the camping gear but always ends up staying in motels no matter the cost. Maybe if I actually did more camping and less motel-ing, I'd learn to enjoy it. But by the end of the day, I'm just exhausted with the idea, and I think, "Forget it, let's just get a room." After all, it's just money, and they print more of it every day.
A KOA wasn't nice? That's weird.
Dude like I totally agree. That's why I stopped watching her
Like a lot of these TH-camrs they start out one way any after they get a bunch of followers they change things up
Yuup
It's the internet Karen's are abundant. Your post is the flypaper, the Karen's are the flies.
Always fun to play with the flies :)
I think any Content Creator and their material will "evolve" a bit over time. I've also watched Amanda for quite some time and will continue to. However, I see how the opinion you seem to have could be influenced. She is now promoting companies. selling a new cookbook, etc,..etc,.. She has hit the proverbial gold mine on sponsors because she projects a down home, family oriented, get out and go mentality. I don't think wher3e she is sleeping will have much effect on her channel. People like her.
She is currently beginning to "reap' what she has sown so to speak. Nothing wrong with that.
For me, like Jim (OldGuyOnABike), I pull a trailer camper and have to be very selective about where I can stay. I get your question about why she doesn't choose more BLM, off-grid an d far away spots for camping sine she has a strong off-road motorcycle, but, it's what she does. For me, I like to get as off-road as I can, sometimes traversing gravel roads and things I probably should be on.
Anyway....not a bad video. Stay safe out there and maybe we'll see you on the road this summer.
Her motivation for campgrounds is obviously strong, as who would put up with the crap she has shard in her vids without strong incentive. My guess is the motivation is fear based? If it was anything else, it could be overcome with some simple tools like Google Earth, Maps, or a bit of research. I am very curious as to what is directing her choices - as she seems very motivated and intelligent. I would enjoy crossing paths this summer, I would LOVE to explore a bit more about the trailer-pulling life, as I continue to entertain that alternative - I have questions!
KOAs SUCK!
I think most paid campsite moto campers don't realize that the hassles of a paid campsite are comparable to that of finding a dispersed campsite, at least in the time spent. I'd argue that free camping is much less hassle than paid camping because I hate dealing with people and making reservations. I'd much rather do some online pre-scouting to find a general area that's likely to have camping opportunities then spend some time finding a good campsite when I reach the general destination. If I'm not so stupid as to arrive at dark, exploring the area to choose a campsite is part of the fun. The people who prefer to make campsite reservations and stay in paid campsites must place a high value of the false sense of certainty and are extremely averse to not having a precise plan or are very afraid of being asked to leave because they are not following the rules. I hate hotels for the same reasons I hate designated campsites - too many people and too many hassles.
I have at least one friend, a couple years older than myself, who just don't want to camp.
I'm too old .... Yada yada yada.
I do have schedule driven friends who begrudge the time spent setting up and tearing down, cooking, cleaning up after, as taking time away from the riding.
Personally, I enjoy the camping, the cooking out, the solitude.
I have one friend who left a ride because nobody had reservations in motels every night!
He absolutely couldn't stand not having the trip laid out with an itinerary to follow.
Different strokes for different folks, I've always been a different duck. 🦆
Quack quack
Ride Safe👋
@@xtphreak - I'm a Ride to Camp guy AND a Camp to Ride guy. To me, the hassles of going into town to find a motel and check in are much more than finding a primitive campsite for the night. I'd much rather be in the woods. It's not a minor preference. I love being in the woods and I hate being in a hotel. On longer trips, I can definitely see getting a motel to take a shower, but I'd much rather buy a $15 shower at a truck stop or carry a solar shower sack.
You’re right. There’s so much dispersed camping out here. It safer, cleaner and quieter than any campground. It’s also free so getting used to it only costs the gas to get there.
Hahaha, Female fanny, Awesome ! Love this guy
Last Saturday, I'd finished packing up camp so I started helping my friend Matt. We've camped together a lot since the late 1970s but Matt is new to moto camping. I picked up his yellow shower curtain that he uses as a ground fly, draped it over my shoulders as a cape and ran around camp. "What the hell are you doing?" I told him about Amanda's ritual. Carson's Second Rule Of Comedy: It's never funny if you need to explain it.
Hate I missed THAT one! I will soon record my version, not sure why that little bit has escaped all my trips so far, as it has been on the bit-list for some time?
I watched Amanda's video on dispersed camping and it was very good. I was hoping she'd start doing more dispersed camping after that but... nope. I've also seen her videos where she has a very accurate breakdown of expenses, she tries hard to find less expensive hotels and campsites, and she laments working and saving money so she can pay for her moto camping, and I don't understand why she isn't spending $20/day instead of $80/day.
I watched one of her breakdowns, and I remember more like $150/day?
@@MotoGiant - I knew I was low balling on Amanda's daily expenses but I was too lazy to find and watch the video again, but $150 sounds much more accurate given that she mostly stays at Holiday Inn, with maybe a third of the nights spent in lesser motels or paid camp grounds, and she likes to eat at nicer restaurants, whereas I don't buy paper towels or toilet paper because Taco Bell napkins are free. 😲
Yes dude yes. Free plastic sporks and condiments at 7/11, wawa,royal farm store or whatever in your neck of the woods. Also i take my hard side cooler into those places n fill with ice for any meats or food that needs a cooler. Never been thrown out yet. Rock on BROTHER.@@Liberty4Ever
Amanda would have a MUCH easier time dispersed camping if she was hanging in a hammock instead of needing a flat spot for a tent. Maybe hammock camping is Amanda's gateway to free dispersed camping in the tranquil wilderness instead of paying $45/night for vault toilets, barking dogs, screaming kids and RV generators.
I think everyone that still wallows around on the ground like a savage needs to spend one day, and one night riding and camping with a civilized camper - change their world for sure!
Moto journalism at its best! Ask the hard questions. Go where others dare not tread. Find the truth! …OR…Moto Evangelist. Amanda, we can save y’all. Walk Amanda, walk with me away from the KOA devil. Shed your sins and be free! Sweet Jeezus!
The good book says: Tho I walk thru the valley, I shall not stay the night at KOA !!