Waratah67 wrote:Scotty's Gone Walkabout is probably my favourite Australian channel right now. Excellent production/cinematography, compelling stories, and I find the focus on bushcraft quite interesting, being quite removed from the type of walking we mostly do in Tasmania.
I agree Scotty makes nice videos, and seems like a lovely guy. I have gone off a bit as I feel he strays towards he overseas patron supporters a bit. His combo of semi-bushcraft-bushwalk, and choice of locations based around getting "wow" shots are often less than a few hundred metres from a car park! (well ones I can recognise, as he does a good job of protecting locations).
Some other channels I would recommend:
https://www.youtube.com/c/KateGrarock -awesome personality, excellent speaking skills, authentic bushwalking approach, highly accomplished walker, doesn't use drones
https://www.youtube.com/c/JoshCarrHikes - unique silent walking style, amazing location, accomplished walker, great details in show notes.
Yeah the bushcraft thing is not really my thing either, but he knows a fair bit a bout bushtucker, and enjoys cooking in the bush. He doesn't go for long walks, rather find a nice spots and camp there for a few nights, but there are other channels for longer walks.
What I usually avoid is channels where the bulk of the videos is just gear reviews, tips videos, that type of stuff. I know they generate more views (like "top5 best top tips for packing light") than the pure hiking stuff but I really hate them
I also don't like when people try to cram a 5 day trip into 10 min. Leave me some meat on the bone, usually anything less than 20 min I don't watch.
And finally, what I dislike above all is insincerity, fake stuff, hyping up. Fake persona, fake "epic" electro music with enormous beats and happy sounds, ew... If the landscape doesn't convey the feeling of grandeur and epicness, a drone shot with upbeat music won't either. The reverse applies though : an epic landscape will be ruined by such music. Same with a fake upbeat personality, with the creator feeling obligated to just jump everywhere and be all happy and upbeat... In my opinion, viewers can tell. Being honest and self aware is a key quality for good videos. To your point, Waratah67, I think Scotty should mention if the spot is visiting is right next to a road and not that wild, but I've seen him mention it sometimes, like when he's with his canoe and stuff. Plus Aussies know such spots exist. Drive to Buffalo national park, or many places in the high country and you'll see great wild looking spots right by the road.