Your hiker friend helping you touch grass š±
Hi, Iām Elliot Dickinson (they/she), the person behind Fareweld.
Iāve always loved nature, but having a completely unrelated 9-5 left me feeling a bit useless whenever another headline about climate change or biodiversity loss popped up. The itch to do something more was there, but I felt like I lacked the means, and the qualifications.
I came to realise, though, that even though Iām not a scientist or ecologist or zoologist, there were ways I could try to help, even indirectly. Maybe I could inspire someone to go hiking for the first time. Maybe I could inspire someone to think about the way they buy clothing. Maybe I could inspire someone who would later become a scientist or ecologist or zoologist.
So, whether itās hiking gear advice, a vlog in the countryside, or a video essay about environmentalism, the aim is simple: plant the seed, and get more people touching grass.
Get in touch:
www.fareweld.com
heyfareweld@gmail.com
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Just realised I never made a community post about this video! Check it out if you want a little behind the scenes look at a big group doing the three peaks challenge, plus a lil solo hike in the Scottish highlands with me :-)
I always get comments from people asking for more hiking vlogs, but they never do as well as my other videos! Iāll still make them because I absolutely love doing it, but maybe they need to have a more āchallengeā aspect to them to keep people interested⦠My charity shop hiking challenge has been one of my favourites!
Let me know what you think⦠maybe I just need to shout about them a bit more with these community posts!
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Hey pals, I need your help for a video Iām working on! Iām exploring the use of down in the outdoors industry and want to hear your thoughts about it.
Do you think about the ethics? Worry about the birds that are used? Does it affect your choice in brand? Or maybe you care more about performance? Do you have a strong preference for either down or synthetic insulation? Feel free to answer any of these or drop any thoughts you have about down and synthetic insulation below please! I might feature it in the video šŖ¶
In return I offer you this picture of a Greylag goose I took recently šŖæ quack
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In case you missed it⦠I uploaded a new video yesterday! Check it out if you want my take on winter hiking clothes and layering š„¾āļø
Link: https://youtu.be/VboDP6mNtRg?si=nPIzZ...
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šØ NEW VIDEO ALERT + eye update šØ
This is a fun one, I love a lil challenge!
Just a note - this was all filmed (and mostly edited) before my eye injury. The good news though, is that I am healing up really well! Iām not in any pain now which is AMAZING, and while I still canāt see well enough to read normally with my left eye, my vision is getting good enough that it isnāt affecting my right eye too much. I saw an optician the other day to see how Iām doing healing wise and itās looking like my vision should still improve š¤ Iām going back to see them this weekend so hopefully we can compare photos and notes to see if I actually am progressing - Iāll let ya know how it goes.
Thank you all so so much for the kind words and recommendations to keep me sane last week, it really meant a lot! Feeling very grateful to be building this community š
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_61G9...
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Health update šļøā
Hey pals, just wanted to let you know that Iāve managed to injure myself in the comfort of my own home of all places⦠Basically, I got a load of self raising flour in my eye and because I didnāt wash it straight away (learn from my mistake here) I have given myself something called a corneal abrasion (example pic below similar to what mine looked like). Iāve been in a lot of pain for the past couple of days, canāt open my eye for longer than a few seconds, and perhaps more worrying (although less at the forefront of my mind right now) is that when I *can* open the eye my vision is pretty dire. Also the doctor who examined me went āoh thatās HUUUUGEā which didnāt sound ideal lmao.
Things are on the up though, iāve been examined and sent home with 4 different kinds of eye drops that I canāt pronounce, and the pain is a lot more manageable! Iāll be taking it easy for the next few days and will be going back in to the eye casualty unit to check my healing progress next week - Iāll let you know how it goes. This does mean that Iām probably going to be pretty slow on the replying to comments and uploading front as, while my right eye is totally fine, itās still uncomfortable to use annoyingly. Would love to have independent chameleon eyes right now.
ANYWAY, donāt worry about me, Iām being very well looked after, but please do supply me with any podcast / video essay / audiobook recommendations - I need as many auditory distractions as possible! Also, if you want more updates Iāll probably be posting more regularly over on my Instagram stories, so feel free to follow over there (@fareweld) if you want to keep up to date with my recovery stuff.
Thank you for all of the support on my last post and videos in general, and (hopefully) Iāll see you soon!! š
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Absolutely over the moon to say thank you for over 10000 of you!! Can't even imagine 10k people so this is so insane to me. Thanks for sticking around, I'll keep trying to make better and better videos for you š
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New video is live pals! Check it out and let me know what you think :-)
ps thanks to those who came to hang out during the premiere! š«¶
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Hey! I just scheduled a premiere for my video going live tomorrow, and wondered - what are your thoughts regarding premiered videos?
Do you prefer to just watch stuff when it comes out? Does it make you excited to watch? Impatient? I think the premieres are ad free so thatās a bonus at least!
Iām trying it out because I think itāll be nice to hang out in the chat so I can hear your thoughts, but Iām a bit apprehensive š
Let me know what ya think, and see you there š
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Iām thinking of making a Q&A video soon to kind of introduce myself⦠Iāve posted 17 videos so I guess itās about time!
Feel free to ask me anything, but particularly questions about me, hiking, youtube, life - whatever! I might not answer them all but thereās no harm in asking :-)
PS iām out in the field today shooting a fun video⦠keep your eyes peeled for a premier soon!
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Sneak peek of my next video coming out tonight at 4pm BST š
Also, I wanted to give an update here so it isn't just at the end of the video where people might miss it:
Iām going to be vlogging a hike soon, I promise š Itās just really hard for me to get out there when I canāt drive on my own, and I don't want to ruin my partner's hikes by making him stop every 5 minutes so I can set up a fun shot or talk to the camera rather than him. I am learning though, so hopefully Iāll be able to take you on some fun little adventures by the end of the year. Plus, I have a couple of public transport accessible hikes planned which I'll definitely be bringing you along for.
I know I don't *really* have to explain myself, but I feel a bit silly calling myself a hiking youtuber when I barely take you along for the ride. I'm very much still learning this YouTube thing, and the logistics are just a bit difficult at the mo, so please bear with. Thank you so much for 8k subs by the way!! I'm so grateful that people are sticking around, and I can't wait to keep making stuff for you to watch :-)
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