All,
I have been a fan of two successful YouTube bloggers. One is a young woman. The other is a mid thirties male. Both have published extensively. Both have pretty much hiked the US. Both have uploaded extensive gear reviews. While I look forward to the gear reviews, I find the videos of their travels to be pretty much the same thing over and over. Kinda like the opening of the Sound of Music.
"Gee it is really great to be out here!". Sure is beautiful. "Well it is time to set up my tent and go to sleep.". Although I respect and trust they are videoing their travels, they could just as easily be recycling standard video over and over against the CDT, PCT, AT, etc.
Most of us have hiked a bit here and there. What I miss from these folks is the behind the scenes planning, logistics, etc. which leads up and includes the scenic videos and comments from these folks. These video bloggers have done their homework in order to hike the trail and provide a 15 minute glimpse of the journey. I sure wish they would share how they got there, what they had to do to prepare and execute the trip. I'd like to see videos of how they selected the hike, how they planned it, how they packed their gear, how they travelled there, etc.
Comments?