Influencers

[Terran Terran]

Leave no trace and try not to involve S&R.

 

[Terran Terran]

[David D]

Every year the influence of influencers gets worse in our provincial parks.

On my last fall trip I found at an assigned canoe in/hike in site cut down live trees, a big fire stand for a hanging pot made from live wood, fire gloves and shovel(!).  Obvious signs that someone watched too many bushcraft videos but didn’t know what the heck they were doing.  They left tons of other trash: food, a home pillow (that was a first) and a huge patio mattress (ditto).

It’s great that new people want to experience the outdoors but influencers are leaving the impression they can trash the joint.  We need “influencers” for LNT principles.

[Terran Terran]

The video I just posted, the guy froze to death.

[David D]

That’s very sad.  More details

[Terran Terran]

Some of these videos, including Luke, are promoting camping in bad weather, while  being very close to the road.

[Geoff Caplan]

That kid dying in Lapland was sad – a serious place at this time of year, and very likely beyond his level of experience.

Here in the UK there’s a tendency for YouTubers to seek out the most extreme conditions in search of drama and clicks. Whenever there’s a big storm forecast, they head out for a summit camp. Very likely, they’re influencing others to give this a try – people who may not have the same levels of skill and equipment.

It’s only a matter of time before one of these escapades ends badly.

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