Just being around camping gear is fun
Just thinking about it makes my heart feel warm and fuzzy. Nothing has even started yet, but I'm already having fun. For a feeling like this, you don't need a reason; it just feels like my heart is quietly telling me, 'I want to go this way.' So, this must be the right time to start YouTube. Something is about to start moving inside me.
Lately, I've been watching a lot of camping videos. I'm especially drawn to the stacking ones. The way Snow Peak mugs are stacked and packed tightly, or the flow of slowly taking them out and carefully brewing coffee, is indescribable. In the open air, the sound of water quietly boiling and the feeling that the scent of coffee is about to drift over makes me feel relieved through the screen.
'Stacking' is just storage, but it's already art, or rather, it creates a world of its own. The moment of stacking is great, and the flow of quickly taking things out when needed feels good too. This might be a feeling unique to people who love gear, but videos that can share that must feel good for the viewers too.
Also, I have a Coleman gasoline lantern at home. The ignition scene for that would probably look great on camera. Pumping the tank, turning the valve, and the moment it lights up with a 'whoosh' sound—I think of that as a small bonfire. It feels like warmth and a sense of security spread all at once. Just recording and uploading that sound and the flickering of the flame would definitely make any camping enthusiast grin.
I also want to try using an MSR Dragonfly. That rugged burner has such a great sound. I like the combustion sound, which is like a slightly powerful engine, because it feels like it's taking me to a place outside the ordinary. Even though I'm just boiling water, for some reason, I feel like I'm on an adventure. Fire is amazing, isn't it? It's just burning, yet it moves the heart.
I think filming outdoors is good, but indoors is also an option. We live in an era where just lining up gear in the house and looking at it can be a video, and if it's something that excites me, just giving it form has value. Of course, filming in nature is great, but indoor filming, which can be done without worrying about weather or timing, is an important option.
In the end, I want to put out 'what I like' rather than 'what I want to show.' I like the time spent brewing coffee, and I like watching the fire. Stacking gear to store it feels good, and I think the time spent preparing is like camping itself.
It doesn't have to go well from the start, and before being evaluated by someone else, I want to value whether I'm enjoying it. Even if the view count is zero, I want to film videos where I can say, 'I wanted to record and keep this.'
Well, first, let's start by lining up the gear and thinking about what order to film in. Brewing coffee, lighting the lantern, stacking... just thinking about it is already fun.