Am I the only one who doesn't understand vlogging? Does anyone read anymore?
It's all good in the woods.
I like some vlogs and I like some trail journals just depends on the authors ability to tell a story or relay information.Originally Posted by LittleRock
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People do have the ability to do more than one thing at a time, you know.
in this day and age there are many people who cut the cord with cableTV providers. This does not necessarily mean they stopped watching television however and the substitute for flipping from channel to channel is watching YouTube on a large TV Screen and flipping through channels of favorite vloggers to which they subscribed to.
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Any new great vlogs from the later starting hikers?
Rabid rabbit, jay wanders out, Darwin on the trail and whimsical woman are all vlogging the pct and are worth a look.
Homemade wonderlust is is on the cdt.
I like to to read too, but have really enjoyed the scenery in the videos.
I don't understand it.
But I can tell you what ruins all of them.
The moment the person opens their mouth.
Simple slideshow and a few captions would be 100 x better.
Yep....Darwin is good...and so is Dixie - Homemade Wanderlust. She’s doing the CDT for her triple crown
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Evan from Evan's backpacking videos is good. He started on April 21 and is already just about to finish the smokies.
https://www.youtube.com/user/TES56/videos
I used to think that before I watched and read about 50 journals and "scenery based" vlogs. After 40 people describe the same trail crossing, the same shelter platform and view I started finding the individual's psyche and personality of the hike just as interesting as the physical trail itself. Like most books or journals there are a lot of vlogs that are awful but when you find one or two who click it can be great following along.
I’ve been following him for years. He has a pretty nice backpacking resume which I feel gives him a different perspective on his videos. He does a nice job of keeping the viewer engaged with little tidbits of the trail and less on what a first time thru hiker would talk about.
I think that's another reason why some people like cats and dogs
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Just started following "Payton Place", looks like he's doing a flip flop: https://www.youtube.com/user/thepaytonsvideos
Plaid is fast! Ticks suck, literally... It’s ok, bologna hoses off…
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Wish I had enough spare time for this...
I can't follow much. I caught Scoutmasters though and watch them every now and then, mainly because I think I want to eventually start the same time he does. I'm a winter hiker that can't handle the heat, so I'll need an early start. It would be awesome to be how far along he is, along with some early starters. His videos themselves don't interest me that much though.
The thing I enjoy about the vlogs is getting to see folks walk trail I've walked. It brings back lots of
good memories and makes me want to get back out doing section trips. Good luck to the vloggers.
Hope they make it all the way...
Scoutmaster is in CT now, doing great. Wheezy and duck are a great follow, as are Sleeves and Ringo. IBTat and Liz from The Trek are fun for entertainment for sure. You could follow her channel and see him but less of his cursing. Their videos overlap a lot so pick one... BackEast got off trail. Batebolt is also good. You see a lot of the other hikers on each others videos when they bump into each other so that has made it so we have to follow less of them cause you still see them here and there in the others vids.
We were following Hurricanes too but no updates from them in weeks so i dont know.
Doin' the trail one section at a time
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Most are disorganized, ramble about nothing, and have personality of a wet dishrag.
Which is why we all aren't doing the evening news for a living.
They also parrot the same information that they just learned as if they own it and are teaching people. I particularly like the ones that do that that haven't even set foot on a trail yet.
Occassionally there are a few that do a good job. Genuine, personality, don't come across as trying to teach people.
Why anybody would take the time to follow , I have no idea if they don't know them. Not like it hasn't been done a thousa times before. Who has that time? I have no idea how people can film an hour out of their day and edit it and put it together as well while they're hiking or why they would want to. I tend to think pulling out my phone to take a pictures too much hassle sometimes. And other people... Really don't even want to look at your pictures..... So if you got it in your head.... You got it.
Last edited by MuddyWaters; 05-08-2018 at 03:19.
2018 Vlogs
I dropped some, as usual, but picked a couple of fun ones.
Picked up :Baskets on cdt, the whimsical woman on PCT and Dixie on cdt
So, in case anyone cares, here is my active outdoors lineup:
Hiking:
Dixie
Wheezie and Duck
The Whimsical Woman
Baskets
The Average Campers
Biking:
Iohan Gueorgiev
I like to ride my bike
Fred and Sveta
Bicycle Touring Pro
On snooze or out of season:
Lure of the north
Erik normark
Amanda Bess
Ib tat
Shug
Gabriel Traveller
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No offense but you sound like a grumpy old man. If it's not for you fine but why rain on everyone else's parade? While I agree with some of what you said, i.e. the majority of the vlogs aren't the best, you do occasionally come across one or two that are great and really fun to watch. As others have said, I love the memories it brings to mind seeing the things and places I have been. Also, because I'm a section hiker and still have about 1/3 of the trail left to do I love to see some of the places I haven't been yet and it gets me excited about my next trip.
I typically whittle my list down to 2 or 3 that I enjoy watching and as for the time it takes to watch, most do not post every single day and even if they do most videos are only 10 to 20 minutes long. I would much rather watch this than the crap on my television. Oh and I do read as well. It's not like you cannot do both for entertainment. To each their own.
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