I only use my phone and hold it with a StickPic on my trekking pole. Everything thing is edited with retired free Windows Movie Maker. It's the cheapest, most basic setup you can do. I have newer equipment but it'll take me many months to catch up to create those videos.
Dolly Sods is awesome. I did this hike in Oct 2017 and the falls colors made it epic. Going back this year to do more mileage. www.hikingupward.com/MNF/DollySodsLionsHead/
@@hibiru6868 I know all about it, I contribute to that website as you may know. It's just a really far drive when there are still hundreds of trails I haven't hiked in NC.