I'd say kids friendly if they are good hikers. Some kids can barely walk half a mile and some do 10 miles and are happy campers while doing it. I found out about this hike from another KZfaqr and he did this hike with his kids.

legit question. Installing the windslayer is a pain and it feels like it can tear and eventually will. And you have to remove it every time you need to change the battery or memory card.

@@bavarianbynature isnt that the same thing just like putting the silicon case in?

@@LyonJerry I don't know if you watched the full video. There is a cutout in the silicone case to access the battery compartment. I never take my silicone case off unless I use the camera under water

@@bavarianbynature Yes I watched. What I meant is that you can do the same thing with windslayer. You can cut those part so you dont have to take the windslayer out? I'm just curious if why you didnt use the windslayer, is it performance issue? and doing like your way is better than just the windslayer? I honestly grateful for this video because I'm currently only using the windslayer but the noise is still coming in even tho not a lot so I want to get an idea if this way is better or not making much difference :)

@@LyonJerry Yes you can. The wind noise would probably be the same. I guess it comes down to personal preference. I never cared for the windslayer, it makes the camera more bulky and you have to be more careful with it. My gopro would also not fit in my small camera case with it. I think if you cut the windslayer open to access the battery compartment it will probably fall apart after removing it from the camera a few times (like when you want to remove it for under water use). At the time I made the video the windslayer I had didn't even allow you to see the front screen but they have different ones now.

in western south dakota, they advise not to move anything off of the trails since rattlesnakes are abundant in population. you should always check with the local guides, sometimes it’s okay to move things and other times you should move around them, could save your life on future hikes!

@@hannahsrubas8410 Is that the excuse lazy people use these days?

@@deezynar Nope, it’s the wisdom of someone who knows the difference between hiking smart and hiking hard. I hope you have a better day!

@@hannahsrubas8410 What you are calling wisdom is just a high brow sounding excuse to avoid being a responsible citizen and performing community service. I clear debris from hiking paths, and bicycle paths. It is something that everyone should do without any hesitation. But I am happy to learn why so few do the responsible thing, they have lofty sounding excuses to be bad citizens. You have educated me.

I would keep the mic holes open. I hope it works out for you. I still have the same setup as shown in the video and it works great

Bear Rocks trail (TR 522) north east on the map. I have done hikes that started out from 2 other trail heads but this one was probably my favorite, but also the longest.

@@bavarianbynature Thanks. I liked your video. Heading there in a month or so.

@@michaelgilman7930 Thank you I appreciate it!

Nice HACK.

Thanks. The idea came to me as I was hiking in the woods thinking about how unhappy I was with the wind noise :D Now 2 years later I am still using the same camera, same silicone sleeve and same foam piece that I made in this video. It really works great!

They are estimated to be around 750 years old

Actually the front grille is one of two microphones on the GoPro Hero 8 (the second microphone is on the left side, below the mode button). The speaker is on the bottom of the camera, under one of the mounting fingers. This info is from the user manual. You can confirm it too by blocking the grille in the bottom while playing back a video on the GoPro (you'll see the playback sound is muffled when you cover the grille on the bottom of the camera)

GoPro sells a replacement door + 4-foot USB-C charging cable that you can use to charge the camera while recording

I had the Media Mod. The sound quality of the internal mic is better (there are many other videos about it). Mod doesn't come with a windscreen. So if you only want the media mod for the microphone I wouldn't recommend it.