Lloyd brings the gear back: Dan Becker's 'Campworthy or Crap' foam pad episode
A foam sleeping pad with fold-outs, a Backcountry Porch and some crystallized honey made up the latest round, and its comments are a long request to keep Lloyd around.
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I never thought I'd say this about a foam sleeping pad..
On an ordinary day, Dan Becker's catalog of backpacking trips, gear tests and trail advice draws a little under 60,000 views. This week ran close to that, slightly softer, and the newest episode carried most of the fresh weight.
That episode is "I never thought I'd say this about a foam sleeping pad..", the latest "Campworthy or Crap". The format is simple: Lloyd turns up with gear from brands he thinks campers and backpackers should know about, and Dan decides which side of the title it lands on. The pad in question has fold-out sections, and those got a mention in the comments, along with a Backcountry Porch, a crunchy-looking backpack and a jar of crystallized honey. The maker of the Porch even stopped by to thank Dan for the shout-out, calling it the product people either love or don't understand.
Mostly, though, viewers talk about Lloyd. Comment after comment asks Dan to bring him back, and several single out a story about handwriting near the end as the funniest part. A few fishermen used the space to trade Tenkara stories from the eastern Sierra. The episode passed 100,000 views within its first week, roughly half of them on day one.
A short about an app that "saved us" went up the same day and stayed small. Behind the new episode, a spring video on backpacking food mistakes and a rescue story shared with Homemade Wanderlust keep drawing a steady trickle.
Among outdoor and homesteading channels of similar size, Dan sits third by subscribers and mid-table for views this week. Fahim skills and TN Gardening had the biggest weeks in the group, and More Than Farmers ran well above its usual pace.
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What viewers say
Keep bringing Lloyd back!!! I love the dynamics between Dan and Lloyd!
@hollydrouillard5115See it on YouTubeLloyd feels like wholesome incarnate
@lisaelerick5032See it on YouTubeThat story at the end about handwriting was actually hilarious 😂
@RCN795See it on YouTube
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The videos drawing views on Dan Becker right now
- Channel
- Dan Becker
- Subscribers
- 519,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 456,407
- Videos published this week
- 2
- Video published
- September 30, 2026
- Video views so far
- 119,250
- Views on its first day
- 58,497
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Here is how Dan Becker's channel moved over the past seven days.
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Homemade Wanderlust, who shares a rescue story with Dan, is best known for hiking which famous long trail?
Dixie of Homemade Wanderlust built her channel around her thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail before going on to complete the Triple Crown of American long trails.
