I would say that Luke Nichols, the man behind the immensely popular (and my favorite) YouTube channel Outdoor Boys, is quite possibly an STO candidate. I've watched darn near all of his content, and it's not just about building survival shelters in the bush and other outdoor survivalist content. If you watch his videos, he's very selfless, he promotes all the different people who he patronizes when he posts videos of his family's vacations, he promotes Christian values without proselytizing, he provides a great example of how to be a good father and how to raise children. He actually had to stop making videos because he got so popular that it was affecting his family's daily life. He recently made a video on a friend's YT channel to help him because that man's wife is battling cancer and they have 4 children:
He's got an interesting story. Grew up in Alaska, traveled to Hawaii and Japan in his formative years as a missionary for the LDS, got his law degree and became a lawyer in DC, then moved back to Alaska with his family where the majority of his survival/bushcraft videos were filmed. He has 17 million YouTube subscribers and his videos have been viewed almost 7 billion times.
Some of my favorite parts of his videos extend beyond survival/hunting content. The family vacations where he shows his kids the history of their locale are great. I especially love when he makes his famous honey butter bread from scratch when he's camping in the woods. He's got a very pleasant demeanor and always treats the land and people around with respect. He may be one of the few true role models for the younger generation, at least in the West.
Here are a few of my favorites from his page, for those interested.
He's got an interesting story. Grew up in Alaska, traveled to Hawaii and Japan in his formative years as a missionary for the LDS, got his law degree and became a lawyer in DC, then moved back to Alaska with his family where the majority of his survival/bushcraft videos were filmed. He has 17 million YouTube subscribers and his videos have been viewed almost 7 billion times.
Some of my favorite parts of his videos extend beyond survival/hunting content. The family vacations where he shows his kids the history of their locale are great. I especially love when he makes his famous honey butter bread from scratch when he's camping in the woods. He's got a very pleasant demeanor and always treats the land and people around with respect. He may be one of the few true role models for the younger generation, at least in the West.
Here are a few of my favorites from his page, for those interested.
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