My super lightweight travel YouTube setup#Super

In a previous post I wrote about my full size YouTube travel camera setup. In situations where I’m taking a lot of kitesurfing gear, I might have to pack less camera gear for it all to fit. This is the super light setup I take with me when I’

Feb 8, 2026 • 4 min read

My travel YouTube setup

When you’re first getting into videography or photography, what gear to buy seems like an almost impossible question to answer. It’s very easy to get sucked into obsessing over tech specs, and duped into thinking that gear is what matters most. The issue is that you dont have

Jan 29, 2026 • 6 min read

My long haul travel gear list

I managed to dodge long haul airline travel for the last 10 years, but in 2025 I had to start travel again. The longest of those was to Melbourne, and this was the setup I used to make the trip as painless as possible. The reason I dread long haul

Jan 23, 2026 • 6 min read

2025 best purchases

I love reading people’s “best purchases” of the year posts, so I figured I’d make the same this year. My criteria are that the purchase really needs to be exceptionally functional. Many of the items on this list are items that I’ve tried multiple versions of over

Jan 17, 2026 • 6 min read

Switching from Craft to Obsidian

After 4 years of using Craft for my primary notetaker, I’ve decided to move everything to Obsidian. In the post below, I’ll lay out my thinking and my setup. What I liked about Craft The thing that drove me to craft to begin with was the native macOS

Jan 8, 2026 • 5 min read

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Stop Buying the Wrong Electric Pump: The 2025 Buyer’s Guide

Electric pumps are popping up everywhere. It seems like every day a new brand hits the market, and you guys are constantly asking which one is worth your money. Instead of just doing another one-off review, I’ve put together a "mega-roundup." I put all the pumps I

Jan 3, 2026 • 7 min read

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How the King of Action failed to adapt to the creator economy

I love my GoPros. I’ve used them for over 12 years, I’ve captured countless priceless memories on them, and I wouldn’t have a YouTube channel without them. They didn’t start out great, but every year from 2013 to 2022 the new cameras improved my life and

Jan 1, 2026 • 6 min read

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8 Months with TickTick: Why I Left Things 3 and Haven't Looked Back

I used Things 3 for years and years, but eventually got sick of the lack of basic functionality. The main things that pushed me to look for something new where the lack of media in the notes of a tasks and the lack of Kanban. When I went searching for

Nov 8, 2025 • 5 min read

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You probably don’t need an action camera, unless you’re in one of these situations

I see countless people posting on Reddit, "should I get an action camera or a GoPro for X situation.” Some of those people are asking about using action cameras in situations where they are filming for hours and hours on end… which probably isn’t the right situation for

Sep 7, 2025 • 6 min read

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My Mobile Office Setup: A Guide to Pain-Free Remote Work

I spend a lot of time on a computer, and as a result, my keyboard and workspace are incredibly important to my comfort and pain levels. This only gets worse when I travel for extended periods of time, so finding “travel” version of my setup has become critical. Here’s

Aug 7, 2025 • 8 min read

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Real lessons from 5 years of NYC storage unit chaos

NYC apartments are always an exercise in creative use of space, but add kids to the equation and things get a lot more challenging. One creative solution for space is having a storage unit, and in particular a storage unit that’s very close to your apartment so you can

Jul 22, 2025 • 7 min read

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Best 4-Bay SSD Enclosure for Video Editing in 2025? Jeyi V1 vs V2

In my first post about my almost perfect video editing SSD enclosure (Jeyi 4 bay SSD), I talked about how that enclosure changed my entire video editing workflow. I loved the portable size, and most importantly, the fact that it was powered via a USB-C cable and a small charger.

Jul 19, 2025 • 6 min read

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Slingshot Travel Craft Pocket Board

The last couple of years that I’ve traveled with a foil board, I’ve had the issue that my Dwarfcraft 120cm foil board doesn’t fit in my travel bags. At 120cm, it’s an awkward size that doesn’t fit in a standard check-in suitcase. It fits in

Jun 30, 2025 • 6 min read

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How I Use an Apple Watch to Shoot Better iPhone Videos (with Less Gear)

After 4 years of primarily filming my YouTube content on a mirrorless camera (and GoPros), the past 6 months I’ve gone to filming more and more of my content on an iPhone. The key reason behind this shift is simplicity. With my Panasonic GH5 I have to worry about

Jun 11, 2025 • 3 min read