youtube has been getting more and more political, advocating for certain viewpoints and pushing channels that are in line with their worldview. I demonetized my little channel some years ago as a bit of a protest, not that I ever received any money from yt. If I get 10 views or a thousand, I don't care anymore. I'm doing it because I enjoy it and no other reason. Good job.
@OceansEleven-sd8wf
Ай бұрын
Very well said Allen. I totally agree with you. Don’t do it unless you enjoy what you do. We do thoroughly enjoy the videos you create. As well as appreciate your time. Please keep the videos coming. Thank you 🙏 😊
@paulaboyland2946
Ай бұрын
Hi Jimbob i always look forward to watching your channel ☺️💝🏴 xxxxx
@muddyfunster69
Ай бұрын
Always enjoy what you do Allan and will still continue to watch. Carry on the good work - the way you want to do it !
@johnbaker5977
Ай бұрын
G'day Alan, Please keep on doing what you do, as you have been, simply because you do it well.. !! I will find your content even without prompts, as will many others. KZitem needs to realise they are just a delivery service, and without such talented people like yourself, MDM, Kent, Steak detective, A bloke in the woods, Wildbeare and so many others providing such high quality content... they would have no purpose and would cease to exist.... !! Just venting my thoughts.... Cheers guys and girls, JB, NSW, Australia....
@muddymike450
Ай бұрын
You do it for you and your enjoyment, we are always gonna come along for the ride 👍
@paulturnersmith1143
Ай бұрын
Hi Alan, I love your channel,It's taught me so much, definitely my favourite KZitemr.Please take us camping with you,I and many others really appreciate your videos,PS KZitem unsubscribed me from yours and Marks channel plus a few others !!! So annoying !!!
@tamirew9247
Ай бұрын
You know what I admire about your channel? Your complete unabashed honesty. I fell in love with your content 11 months ago during your upload called “Su***de Attempt-My Story. I thought then that this guy is real and I’ve followed ever since. Even if you don’t film camping, I listen to your commentary and respect your opinions. I may not agree with all of them but what you have to say matters. That’s what makes this world go round. I will always continue to “watch this space” and consume any content you wish to upload Alan.
@AshleyBaker-vd7xj
Ай бұрын
I keep watching your channel like many people. I’ve learnt a lot like your non-bullshit attitude to outdoor camping. You do a great job. It’s sad the way you operates has not just you as many other people just keep doing what you’re doing and KZitem followers will still be here
@dougdixonhull
Ай бұрын
I've always enjoyed your videos and your down to earth approach. No B/S. Just keeping it simple. Good kit, good sense of humour. Lighthearted channel and a nice bloke. As long as you are happy posting your videos, I'll be here to watch. Great job, Al.
@T37912
Ай бұрын
Hi Alan, It's your chanel, you do what you want ;-). Most off us enjoy your content for what it is, a dude camping and having a good time. FYI, I do get all your notifications. Kind regards, Alain
@ChiefScout_Outdoors
Ай бұрын
Definitely crazy how they can control your account. Stay with it Allan, your content is always worth a watch 🤩👍🌟
@TheNatsuguri
Ай бұрын
You just keep doing you bud and I'll just keep watching you do it 😁
@Countryboy071
17 күн бұрын
I must have missed this one, another good one Alan. Best wishes. Cliff.
@RockinRobinBird_RB
Ай бұрын
Not totally new but discovered your channel months ago and I enjoy your content. It's what you want to do and how often you want to upload that matters. I understand. KZitem rules have gotten ridiculous but I'll still be here as long as there is content to enjoy.
@garysmith7286
Ай бұрын
Good for you mate. I for one will still follow you. There seems to be more and more content creators complaining about it.
@josephholland8748
Ай бұрын
I'll be with ya I enjoy ur honest straight forward content
@emilyeaton-q1y
Ай бұрын
You're right about notifications. I hardly ever see them for you, Marc, or Simon anymore. Do it for fun, cause we watch it for fun. I'm here because I truly enjoy your videos.
@gud2go50
Ай бұрын
Thanks for coming out and kind of explaining how You Tube works! I’m glad your not to bothered about the financial side of things, because when you stop enjoying what your doing then people notice and quit watching. There was a fellow called Corporal’s Corner who use to moan constantly about views and how hard done to he felt. I finally blocked his channel because I was sick of it, even though I enjoyed some of the bushcraft skills he showed. It seemed to much like a chore to him to make a video. The only reason I continued to watch was because we were both fellow Marines and I felt loyal, but to a point. I look forward to more of your vids mate!😊
@CliffordShute
Ай бұрын
I've been a subscriber about 5 years now found your channel by accident one day. Liked what you did, binged watched your old videos and subscribed. Put up with you this long so not going anywhere matey. If you do a few less, so what, so long as you still enjoy it is what counts. I'm with ya fir the long haul 😂😂😂
@nigelh3253
Ай бұрын
Yours is a good channel with plenty of advice based on your experience. Always a good watch. You make a few bob (pun intended!) and KZitem get their cut from your efforts. You do the graft and they sit in offices, but I'd rather be on a camp out.
@janvanoverdijk8116
Ай бұрын
Hey Allan .... stay Safe My friend ... doe wat JIJ wil en niet de KZitem !! ik blijf je Chanel volgen ... grtz. Janneman uit Nederland
@AlanMETALMAN
Ай бұрын
Good sentiment and yeah, it is a hobby for me too and one I enjoy but what I get back, no way compensates me for what I put in. As I am retired I have the time to put in but not the money, so there is always a bit of a conflict and maybe I will get to the same stage as you one day. Respect, cheers Alan
@johanvanbeek7138
Ай бұрын
I get all your notifications. Just do your regular content and you're all good.
@brianknight5840
Ай бұрын
I watch your channel Alan because I like the clarity of description into field craft, as I’ve said before you remind me of a school teacher out with his lads, on a camping trip, or, a scout leader doing the same thing. However, the political chats that can go on here, with other hikers and campers, I also enjoy, why…..because if I was at a camp with you or Sir Chris Bonington, we would all during coffee or dinner, chat, on all sorts of things, mostly field craft, yes, but some political chat might pop up, different views, and why not, so on here, I listen to what’s said, as it’s only chat, to listen, but……I’m looking at the camping set ups, the gear used, the tarps, the tents, ect,…….not the tea break chats, 😅, so, Sir Alan, Carry on Camping….😉 Brian
@rachaelwyatt754
Ай бұрын
I do not know what we would do if we lost our youtube people, this is our social life for both Kazza and me and we enjoy it. :)
@joereynolds2511
Ай бұрын
Well done Sir!! Thank you for staying the kinda man the world needs more of and sticking to your principles. As I'm sure many others have said already KZitem is nothing but a big political game. Thank you for not playing it and sticking to your guns (Sorry, I meant cordless hole punchers so my comment won't disappear). But those of us who love you will always stick with you my friend from across the pond. Cheers!
@hampshireoutdoorsandsurviv9340
Ай бұрын
do it cos you enjoy it its the best way i agree 100% have fun mate and stay safe
@GrantAshworth
Ай бұрын
Fair play, sounds like the typical bullshit we can expect these days from big business. Those who enjoy a decent, light hearted camping video that teaches a few bits along the way will stick with you - I know I will. All the best 👍
@H.ArminGilsdorf
Ай бұрын
slow down, njoy outdoors and in case you will make a nice video, go for it - I will like it. I saw a lot of youtuber speeding up suddenly, each Sunday, than also each Wednesday, BUT the quality, the spirit the intension and their joy was not the same like in the begining - and some gave up exhausted. I would like one once a year if it's a "real one" and I will continue to follow also for watching you one time a year 🙂
@geoffmccord4880
Ай бұрын
Agree about the notifications they arent popping up and not just your chanel
@trinovantian1
Ай бұрын
More and more work for less and less reward…….sums up our society !
@oldirtybeuner
Ай бұрын
The real lesson here is that society makes you chase the wrong rewards. Numbers and algorithm are instruments to make you become dopamine addicted. Enjoy the proces of your hobby (going outdoors and making videos of it) and be satisfied with the result by yourself and not by likes or subscribes of others. Like my grandma who liked to knit. She enjoyed the knitting itself and was happy herself with the result (and the positive feedback of a few real life people up close in her life).
@funnybones6131
Ай бұрын
Your of views’ alignment with EDL could have any part to play with the situation? I wonder 🤔
@deanoboland
Ай бұрын
Always coming alone for the ride
@stevejessup1022
Ай бұрын
Noticed the same with Marks channel too. Don't get the notifications like before. Good thing a lot of us check in on the regular Alan. See ya next time 🤙
@blackjackdavy69
Ай бұрын
I was wondering where you’d gone to 😂 I had to go to your channel to find your latest vids as they weren’t cropping up in Subscriptions like before. KZitem’s loss in my humble opinion! Keep up the good work 😊
@delpallot40
Ай бұрын
I been with you since year dot and I still enjoy your vids/comments Alan 👍you do whatever you gotta do as long as I can follow your adventures then happy days bruv ❤
@MetallicrealitE
Ай бұрын
I always get notifications but I often watch vids in a binge session as i dont always have time when they come out. I think its a good idea to scale back and just be u, to only do vids u want to do,when you want to do them. i sub to see u and ur vids and wud hate to think ur feeling under pressure to create content even tho i do greatly appreciate you making the effort to control the ads on it as ads drive me up the wall. I enjoy my binging sessions, the peace you share and all the fun u have. I hope u can continue to find it fun to share with us xxXxx
@MadDogSurvival
Ай бұрын
My KZitem analytics show that only around 9% of my viewers are subscribed. I totally understand and agree with your opinions, I keep it as a hobby and fun. When it stops being fun I will stop KZitem. Keep doing your thing mate I for one will continue to watch and enjoy channels like yours and likewise I will continue to do my thing too! Very best wishes 👍🏻👍🏻😎
@colinwebb7390
Ай бұрын
Love your channel and always look forward to your content. As you say it’s your hobby and I’m glad you still get the enjoyment from it. I for one will defo stick watching your channel 👍
@BurtonOutdoors
Ай бұрын
Covid made a lot of YT channels grow as people wanted to get outdoors, watch outdoors, etc, so our niche boomed a little... now all of a sudden our niche is flooded with newbies... some of them have really good channels, TBF. I always said I wouldn't monetise and did it for your reason. Count yourself lucky you get 80 a month 😂 Personality I've never chased the YT dollar, if I want to make a vid , I will, if I want to swear and take the pi@@ I will, if people don't want to watch I really don't care either. Keep it real don't play the game, just have fun 👍
@AdventureswithJeffandMeeka
Ай бұрын
Good morning Allen. I watch your videos because you go out and have fun. I have even bought some equipment you have shown or used. I will continue to watch your videos for as long as you choose to make them. I do not have notifications turned on for any of the channels I watch, but I check all my channels every day to see if something new has been added. I will continue to check daily, and I will be happy when you add a new video. Thank you for sharing your adventures.
@hiddenvalleyfootpaths2561
Ай бұрын
Hi, i was going to write a complex theory but realised when you dig deeper on the search engine, there is millions of us small fish swimming upstream and hitting a bottle neck. I have seen videos from bigger channels stating they are seeing a down turn also. Saturation point and exploitation of ideas and trying to control the monetization payouts by pushing smaller guys against bigger chanels for a while, then pulling back on them when they start generating income, Its kinda like a regulating method suppressing earning potential from small and bigger content makers. What do i know.....i am a old , fat guy running around videoing outdoors content also..if only i was in my 20s and easier on the eyes...lol.
@oldirtybeuner
Ай бұрын
Chasing the algorithm and the numbers will kill the love of your hobby. I never played the youtube game (and my numbers of subscribers is proof of that 😋). It is the same dopamine chase Facebook and other social media try to get you hooked on. I get my rewards from the positive comments of my few loyal subscribers. Good you have learned to get back to the essence of why you enjoy your hobby as a youtuber. Have fun with it, do what you feel like, delete the youtube studio app and focus on your loyal viewers comments. You are making great videos, with or without numbers!
@michaelme491
Ай бұрын
Just do your own thing I'll be watching anyway. Best of luck mate.
@neilrose477
Ай бұрын
Hi Alan love your channel mate I’ll always be watching 👊🏻👊🏻
@neildonaldson3408
Ай бұрын
Fair play to you.
@darrellpidgeon6440
Ай бұрын
Yeah, their way of doing things is changing, especially with the use of AI and its prominence in channel content.
@leemichel8199
Ай бұрын
KZitem are messing with the algorithm to benefit more of the people who pay them to boost their channels, it's not fair ,but they're idiots.keep up the good work ,brother, God bless and happy camping 🏕 😀 😊 🙏. Lee
@essexplodder9796
Ай бұрын
A few years back Scott at wessex blades put up a video where he was highlighting the same sort of problem, at the time he had quite a few K's of subs, but he could list all the ones who interacted with his channel on a couple of sheets of a4 paper, as for notifactions i have 1 of my YT tabs set to subscriptions & the other tab to general, by having the subs tabs set everytime someone i follow uploads a video it shows up, as for YT throwing countless ads into everything there are those whose vid i can barely watch because of countless ad breals which are usually double which you can't skip, I for 1 will continue to watch your vids, that being said not every video that gets uploaded by the people i follow i will watch, as the topic of some vids are of no interest to me atb for going forward Barry
@Helen-and-Katarin-Juska-law
Ай бұрын
Well said - do what you enjoy otherwise don't do it. YT seems to be of the idea that we depend on it/them. Time to show we don't. Tae care, stay well, stay safe. Helen and Katarin Juska-Law, Stella and Terri with Robyn.
@KathyBeatty-yu3eo
Ай бұрын
Stay true to yourself, that's what makes you & your video's special, thanks Allen !
@pjboutdoors3230
Ай бұрын
Allan, I watch a lot of camping channels but yours is 1st on the list to watch as far as I'm concerned, even the Mrs likes watching 😂
@MadDogSurvival
Ай бұрын
My little channel has had the same treatment mate
@Countryboy071
17 күн бұрын
I will continue to stick with you, i also share with as many people i can.
@jim-bob-outdoors
17 күн бұрын
Thanks Cliff. 😁👍
@Gettinglostwithlea
Ай бұрын
Good for you Alan 😊 I do have my notifications turned on and there has been a few time lately when I hadn’t received notifications, this has been the case for other channels I follow as well as yours. I have tried unsubscribing and resubscribing hoping that will resolve the issue, it’s a strange one 😬 I will definitely be sticking with you as I really enjoy your video content 😊
@lewisgardner1660
Ай бұрын
It’s not just you tube Allan it’s everything, we go shopping prices still about the same but we get less in a packet even tho packet size not changed. Notification stopped being sent to email a long time ago, not sure why. Look at the size of a chocolate bar when we were younger compared to today, it’s everything less for more. The most important thing Allan is looking after your health, when we get bad health it’s horrible, and as we age with ill health we see things differently,good or in most cases nowadays worse. You do what is best for you.
@JamesMurphyYT
Ай бұрын
I'm having the same thing happening to my channel. I changed the subjects I wanted to talk about and that probably has something to do with it as well.
@jim-bob-outdoors
Ай бұрын
Possibly, but I have YT friends that have changed nothing and it still is happening. Some of my subscribers have also told me that there subscription disappeared and they had to sub again! 🤔
@JamesMurphyYT
Ай бұрын
@frogmaster83 weird eh?
@OutandAboutwithDave
Ай бұрын
Brilliant video, a friend of mine mentioned the same thing with there channel
@randomhato
Ай бұрын
I will watch right up to the moment you start posing in a bikini for thumbnails 😂 Keep doing what you do Al for as long as you enjoy doing it. Atvb Alex.
@danozeman26
Ай бұрын
Keep doing what you want to do Alan. I love your videos and you frank honest speaking. KZitem does seem to be going the wrong way at the minute. They only push the bigger people.
@jim-bob-outdoors
Ай бұрын
Thanks for that
@Countryboy071
17 күн бұрын
Yes, I'm awaiting a hip replacement (at 54!) , I was thinking of having a go at a KZitem channel myself, I've over 40 years experience in the outdoors. I am thinking of things others may not have ie. Identifying dead standing wood best suited for basic shelters, or the properties of different woods for campfire cooking, warmth etc. After this I might as well keep the money spent on camera gear etc. 😢
@jim-bob-outdoors
17 күн бұрын
@@Countryboy071 I would say, give it a go. Its a good hobby and I just keep it simple using my phone to record videos.
@bingbing2188
Ай бұрын
Looking fwd to whatever you post. You're my pretend online friend 😂😂
@jasonnalagowild3070
Ай бұрын
Your last two videos havent poped up its only becouse i looked and found ,you have done two videos and a short. Im new at this i just pop a video up and reply to coments. I like filming when im out it makes me do stuff. Do whats right for you m8😊
@SonofChurchill
Ай бұрын
You need to bump numbers Suck in My Truck with heavy rain. Called I could run out Petrol I only have half a tank. KZitem for yourself. 👍
@zay7076
Ай бұрын
You need a microphone
@Arizona-Sonoran-Desert-Guy
Ай бұрын
Your take on what is happening with KZitem was interesting and informative and I've heard or read similar on other channels I regularly watch. Fortunately, you're not reliant on income from YT and I actually prefer channels (like this one) that are not full-time KZitemrs as they seem more genuine and sincere. KZitem seems to be promoting its Premium service more aggressively. This has led me to wonder if they're making free viewing a second-tier service compared to Premium, resulting in a lack of notifications and recommendations for non-Premium users. As A YT Premium subscriber, I always get notified of new videos for the channels I subscribe to, and I wonder if channels get paid more by YT Premium members who subscribe to a channel. Possibly, this is a subtle way for YT to spur content creators to encourage their viewers to subscribe to the Premium service.
@andymaidment8660
Ай бұрын
Hi I'm a subscripteber of you're channel for years but the way KZitem are taking the mickey so with a heavy heart I have to depart from you're channel mate all the best
@colininglis8918
Ай бұрын
Too many content creators unlike your good self are putting out Click Bait thumb nails and silly titles. Please dont change ta.
@kokopelau6954
Ай бұрын
You Tube is owned by Google is it not? What do you expect? Nothing but t's and a's.
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