Steve Wallis

Steven Wallis (born 10 September 1981) is a Canadian YouTuber. He is primarily known for his camping and outdoor recreation videos.

Steve Wallis
Steve Wallis
Personal information
BornSteven Wallis
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationYouTuber
Websitecampingwithsteve.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010–present
Genre
Subscribers905K[1]
Total views120.5 Million[1]
100,000 subscribers
Updated: April 28, 2022

Early life and career

Steve Wallis was born in Vancouver. For a period of time as a young man, he lived in a recreational vehicle in Victoria, British Columbia. When harkening back to this period of his life, he explained that the arrangement, which he referred to as "boondocking", was out of necessity, not out of choice.[2]

YouTube

When Wallis first became acquainted with YouTube, he assumed that it was a forum for posting viral gag videos. After posting a video of himself camping in -32°C weather, and seeing the enthusiastic response it garnered in the comments section, he decided to focus on creating more of this type of content.[2] Since its founding on 19 April 2010, Wallis's YouTube channel has focused on non-traditional styles of camping, such as "boondocking", "urban stealth", gold mining, "bushcraft" and yard camping.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Many of his projects are centered on "taking back camping for the people" where he camps in parking lots, starts fires with hand sanitizers and avoids pricey camping equipment.[2] He also enjoys drinking a beer or other appropriate beverage after he has set up camp which he refers to as "Step Two". As of July 2020, he posted weekly videos on Thursdays with structured 15-25 minute videos of "setting up camp, getting the fire ready, preparing his meal, going to bed, waking up, breaking down camp, and heading out".[9]

Personal life

Wallis resides with his wife (known as "Beautiful Wife" on his YouTube channel, although she does not appear in any videos)[2] outside of Edson, Alberta. He previously resided in Edmonton, where he often does his "stealth camping".[10] Wallis is the proprietor of a heating company.[2]

References
  1. "About thestevewallis". YouTube.
  2. Semley, John (27 January 2020). "This Albertan YouTuber Is the Bob Ross of Stealth Camping". Vice. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. "Camping for clicks: Edmonton man finds YouTube fame with specialty channel". Edmonton. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. Radio Active with Adrienne Pan - Extreme camper YouTube famous
  5. "Camping with Steve Interview". 95 KGGO. 11 February 2020.
  6. Murphy, Mary (5 February 2020). "'Stealth' Camping: How to Live in a U-Haul Van". GearJunkie.
  7. "Camping With Steve Wallis – Hunker Down!". Crackmacs. 18 January 2020.
  8. "I Love Camping with Steve!". kjjy.com. 10 February 2020.
  9. "How An Urban Camper From Canada Helped Redefine Short Media". Medium. 28 July 2020.
  10. Wallis, Steve (24 September 2020). "Camping Roulette & EnChroma Color Blindness Glasses Reaction". YouTube. Retrieved 29 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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