WhiteBlaze Pages 2024
A Complete Appalachian Trail Guidebook.
AVAILABLE NOW. $4 for interactive PDF(smartphone version)
Read more here WhiteBlaze Pages Store

Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast
Results 1 to 20 of 22
  1. #1

    Default Anyone else vlogging their trip?

    What’s up everyone, E from Jersey. Not sure if anyone else is planning on vlogging(video logging) their journey like many of us are.
    If you plan on it and want others to be aware so they can follow you on YouTube, leave your info down below!!

    My channel is called E for Exploring and have a few videos already. Check em out! Leave your info down below.

    E for Exploring on YouTube

  2. #2
    Registered User
    Join Date
    02-08-2018
    Location
    Manhattan, KS
    Age
    29
    Posts
    4

    Default

    My wife and I plan to. Mostly weekly updates using phones and some GoPro footage. Start date March 18.

  3. #3

    Default

    I'm hoping to do so to help promote Flip Flop hikes and give interested parties a different perspective of the trail in addition to the NOBO and SOBO vantage points. My channel is created, AT Flip Flop, but I haven't any content yet. My gear is currently spread between two places on opposite sides of the world. After I unite my gear I will get started with adding content. I'm planning on departing Harper's Ferry on April 29 going North. I might attend the Flip Flop festival and will have content from that if I do attend. My uploads will be subject to WIFI access along the way.

  4. #4

    Default

    I’ll try to follow along!! I’ll also add you to the list I’m keeping on hikerfocus.com

  5. #5
    Registered User TheMidlifeHiker's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-14-2018
    Location
    Sturbridge, MA
    Age
    47
    Posts
    68

    Default

    I'm starting in April and intend to vlog and blog my experience... I'll admit its been a bit awkward in front of the camera but I've put up a few videos on my prep for the trail.

    YouTube channel is Midlife Hiker: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQX...j3ZnMPuHDlvhaA
    Blog: https://midlifehiker.com
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMidlifeHiker

    I'm a bit concerned that it may get in the way of my trail experience... tech on the trail irks me to a certain extent but at the same time I'm using it to help me remember the relive the experience so I think it is worth it!

    Have a great hike!

    Chris

  6. #6
    Registered User Kaptainkriz's Avatar
    Join Date
    06-28-2015
    Location
    Leonardtown, Maryland
    Age
    55
    Posts
    650
    Journal Entries
    57
    Images
    19

    Default

    Cool, just subscribed to follow along.
    Quote Originally Posted by TheMidlifeHiker View Post
    I'm starting in April and intend to vlog and blog my experience... I'll admit its been a bit awkward in front of the camera but I've put up a few videos on my prep for the trail.

    YouTube channel is Midlife Hiker: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQX...j3ZnMPuHDlvhaA
    Blog: https://midlifehiker.com
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMidlifeHiker

    I'm a bit concerned that it may get in the way of my trail experience... tech on the trail irks me to a certain extent but at the same time I'm using it to help me remember the relive the experience so I think it is worth it!

    Have a great hike!

    Chris
    Plaid is fast! Ticks suck, literally... It’s ok, bologna hoses off…
    Follow my hiking adventures: https://www.youtube.com/user/KrizAkoni
    Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alphagalhikes/

  7. #7
    Registered User TheMidlifeHiker's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-14-2018
    Location
    Sturbridge, MA
    Age
    47
    Posts
    68

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Kaptainkriz View Post
    Cool, just subscribed to follow along.
    Thanks very much!

  8. #8

    Default

    Subscribed and will put you on my list of 2018 thru hikers vloggers at hikerfocus.com. Happy hiking!!

  9. #9
    Registered User TheMidlifeHiker's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-14-2018
    Location
    Sturbridge, MA
    Age
    47
    Posts
    68

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by swatsullivan View Post
    Subscribed and will put you on my list of 2018 thru hikers vloggers at hikerfocus.com. Happy hiking!!
    Cool, thanks!

  10. #10
    Registered User GankenBerry's Avatar
    Join Date
    12-14-2017
    Location
    Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
    Posts
    35

    Default

    i'll be following anyone who posts their link!
    i'm starting one myself. https://youtu.be/I0S660pKpLI

  11. #11

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by GankenBerry View Post
    i'll be following anyone who posts their link!
    i'm starting one myself. https://youtu.be/I0S660pKpLI
    Awesome!!! Love it!!!

  12. #12

    Default

    In my experience vlogs and other video "articles" tend to focus on the person, not the topic.

  13. #13
    Registered User GankenBerry's Avatar
    Join Date
    12-14-2017
    Location
    Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
    Posts
    35

    Default

    To be fair, they aren’t wildlife documentaries. You’re watching to see someone’s personal experience with the trail. unless maybe you’re referencing something that happened on a site that I don’t know about? Generally when someone asks you about your trip you give them your personal experience instead of just a slew of historical or geological facts. A lot of times people will say "I wish I could have been there with you" I think that might be the main reason so many people enjoy watching vlogs of thru hikes.

  14. #14

    Default

    I've got a good list of hikers that are vlogging or using trail journal at www.hikerfocus.com

    If you know of anyone I can add, let me know!

  15. #15

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by AllDownhillFromHere View Post
    In my experience vlogs and other video "articles" tend to focus on the person, not the topic.
    As opposed to journals? Its just another medium to convey the thoughts of the individual.

  16. #16

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by FrogLevel View Post
    As opposed to journals? Its just another medium to convey the thoughts of the individual.
    Maybe I havent seen the right ones. In a journal I most often see pics and can read the descriptions, in the vlogs I'm staring at the hiker looking into their camera.

  17. #17
    Registered User
    Join Date
    01-20-2017
    Location
    Saint Johns, FL
    Age
    57
    Posts
    629

    Default

    I started watching videos on youtube just as a way to learn a little about the trail, find a section to do for a week or so this summer, get some tips and gear knowledge, and have kinda become addicted to it. Living vicariously I suppose... Problem is that there are almost too many to follow this year. Maybe there were always a lot & I just found a few... Anyway, Just have to pick a few.... some are funny, some are vulgar, some boring, some enlightening, and others are a good mix in a "hiking buddy". One I'm following, ArnieG I think her channel is, has for a lot of her prep hikes shown little trail shots as she walked....like a knee cam view now and then while she's hiking...I gather as a way to show others what the trail is like instead of always just looking at the hiker's face... interesting idea but I don't think I've noticed her doing it lately....

  18. #18
    Registered User
    Join Date
    03-31-2015
    Location
    North Bergen, New Jersey
    Age
    37
    Posts
    30

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by E from Jersey View Post
    What’s up everyone, E from Jersey. Not sure if anyone else is planning on vlogging(video logging) their journey like many of us are.
    If you plan on it and want others to be aware so they can follow you on YouTube, leave your info down below!!
    My channel is called E for Exploring and have a few videos already. Check em out! Leave your info down below
    E for Exploring on YouTube
    Hey man, I am from Jersey as well. When do you plan to start?
    I will be posting status/pics/video on a facebook fan page. https://www.facebook.com/On-The-Trai...5921889568658/

  19. #19
    NOBO Mar '21 BowGal's Avatar
    Join Date
    01-26-2018
    Location
    Ontario, 🇨🇦
    Age
    59
    Posts
    110

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by blw2 View Post
    I started watching videos on youtube just as a way to learn a little about the trail, find a section to do for a week or so this summer, get some tips and gear knowledge, and have kinda become addicted to it. Living vicariously I suppose... Problem is that there are almost too many to follow this year. Maybe there were always a lot & I just found a few... Anyway, Just have to pick a few.... some are funny, some are vulgar, some boring, some enlightening, and others are a good mix in a "hiking buddy". One I'm following, ArnieG I think her channel is, has for a lot of her prep hikes shown little trail shots as she walked....like a knee cam view now and then while she's hiking...I gather as a way to show others what the trail is like instead of always just looking at the hiker's face... interesting idea but I don't think I've noticed her doing it lately....
    Some really good videos for sure.
    Only thing I find annoying, and I hope it doesn’t happen when I attempt my thru hike, is someone assuming I want to be on camera. I don’t want to be asked why I’m hiking the AT, or to praise Jesus for the views...I’m out there for me, and my reasons.
    I’m an introvert by nature, so I hope someone asks me first if I want to be on video.
    We don’t stop hiking because we grow old, we grow old because we stop hiking.
    - Finis Mitchell


    https://lighterpack.com/r/6yyu2j

  20. #20

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by BowGal View Post
    Some really good videos for sure.
    Only thing I find annoying, and I hope it doesn’t happen when I attempt my thru hike, is someone assuming I want to be on camera. I don’t want to be asked why I’m hiking the AT, or to praise Jesus for the views...I’m out there for me, and my reasons.
    I’m an introvert by nature, so I hope someone asks me first if I want to be on video.
    If you come up on someone with a selfie stick and filming a vlog. Perfect opportunity to fly by them and rip a fart at an opportune time.

    When you log into YouTube it seems like every single hiker is walking around vlogging their whole trip. But I don't think that's really the case.

    Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk

Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast
++ New Posts ++

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •