# Steve Wallis > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Steve_Wallis > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Steve_Wallis.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wallis > Source revision: 1353426130 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian YouTuber (born 1981) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Steve Wallis" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Steve Wallis Born Steven Wallis (1981-09-10) 10 September 1981 (age 44) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Occupation YouTuber YouTube information Channel Steve Wallis Years active 2010–present Genres Camping outdoor cooking vlog Subscribers 2.07 million Views 362 million Last updated: 23 April 2026 Website campingwithsteve.com **Steve Wallis** (born 10 September 1981)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] is a Canadian [YouTuber](/source/YouTuber). He is primarily known for his videos about camping and [outdoor recreation](/source/Outdoor_recreation). ## Early life Steve Wallis was born in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), British Columbia. For a period of time as a young man, he lived in an [RV](/source/Recreational_vehicle) in [Victoria](/source/Victoria%2C_British_Columbia). When recalling this period of his life, he explained that the arrangement (which he referred to as "[boondocking](/source/Boondocks)") was out of necessity and not choice.[1] ## Career Wallis is the proprietor of a heating company. Upon first becoming acquainted with [YouTube](/source/YouTube), he assumed that the platform was a forum for posting [viral](/source/Viral_video) joke 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.[1] Since its creation on 19 April 2010, his YouTube channel has focused on non-traditional styles of camping, such as "boondocking", "urban stealth", [gold mining](/source/Gold_mining), "bushcraft", and yard camping.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Many of his projects are centered on "taking back camping for the people" and see him camping in parking lots, starting fires with hand sanitizer, and avoiding expensive camping equipment.[1] He also enjoys drinking a beer after he has set up camp, which he refers to as "step two" of his process. As of July 2020, Wallis posted weekly videos on Thursdays with 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".[8] In August 2022, Wallis’s wife of 5 years, Jessica Audrey Hatton, passed away in her sleep at the age of 31. He often referred to her as “Beautiful Wife” in his videos and made a video talking about her after her passing, in which his fans gave thoughts, prayers and condolences during that time. He is a resident of [Alberta](/source/Alberta).[1] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-vice_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-vice_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-vice_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-vice_1-3) Semley, John (27 January 2020). ["This Albertan YouTuber Is the Bob Ross of Stealth Camping"](https://www.vice.com/en/article/this-albertan-youtuber-is-the-bob-ross-of-stealth-camping/). *Vice*. Retrieved 15 February 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ctv_2-0)** ["Camping for clicks: Edmonton man finds YouTube fame with specialty channel"](https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/camping-for-clicks-edmonton-man-finds-youtube-fame-with-specialty-channel/). *Edmonton*. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Radio Active with Adrienne Pan - Extreme camper YouTube famous](https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-52-radio-active/clip/15755057-extreme-camper-youtube-famous?share=true) [*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Camping with Steve Interview"](https://www.kggo.com/2020/02/11/camping-with-steve-interview/). *95 KGGO*. 11 February 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Murphy, Mary (5 February 2020). ["'Stealth' Camping: How to Live in a U-Haul Van"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201030172208/https://gearjunkie.com/stealth-camping-van-living). *GearJunkie*. Archived from [the original](https://gearjunkie.com/stealth-camping-van-living) on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Camping With Steve Wallis – Hunker Down!"](https://web.archive.org/web/20241211044721/https://crackmacs.ca/lifestyle/steve-wallis-camping-hunker-down/). *Crackmacs*. 18 January 2020. Archived from [the original](https://crackmacs.ca/lifestyle/steve-wallis-camping-hunker-down/) on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["I Love Camping with Steve!"](https://www.kjjy.com/2020/02/10/i-love-camping-with-steve/). *kjjy.com*. 10 February 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-miniflix_8-0)** ["How An Urban Camper From Canada Helped Redefine Short Media"](https://medium.com/@miniflixTV/how-an-urban-camper-from-canada-helped-redefine-short-media-e3291a67fae). *Medium*. 28 July 2020. This biographical article about a YouTuber is a stub. 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