Be A Community Expert
It's time to start the next TreeStuff Community Expert Video Contest! We're looking for professional arborists to film short videos of their best tips & tricks for working in the tree biz and providing the 3 most viewed arborists with $1,000 in TreeStuff credit!
Show us how to tie a knot, bid a job, or wear chainsaw pants in a video less than 5 minutes long and you're entered to win!
Every Eligible Submission Will Receive a $20 TreeStuff Code
How to Submit
Hit one of the buttons at the bottom of the page and select your video. Need an example of a video? Click here for Nick's video on how to tie an Alpine Butterfly.
How to Judge
The winner will be the person with the most combined Likes over all of their videos submitted on both the Youtube & Facebook platforms. If you submit 2 or more videos (that we accept) your score will be the sum of the likes for both videos. On May 31st, 2025 we'll post all of the submissions at the same time and it's off to the races.
The Rules
- Videos must not be longer than 5 minutes
- No limit to the number of videos submitted
- No music - not even in the background
- Video must be filmed in landscape (horizontal, not vertical)
- Each video must start with "Hi this is NAME, an Arborist Community Expert for TreeStuff and this VIDEO TITLE."
- Each video submission must contain your name and email address spelled out either before you start or after you finish.
- No advertising competing retailer brands. Come on, dude. Duh.
- No video bumpers, preroll, or fancy shmancy titles
- You can make videos as a team, but you'll have to split the prize between yourselves
- We reserve the right to refuse a submission for any reason
Deadlines
Submission Period Ends May 7th, 2025
Judging Period Ends June 15th, 2025
Topic Ideas
- How to sharpen gaffs
- How to set up a double-whip tackle
- How to install an SRT canopy anchor
- How to grind a stump
- How to pair SENA headsets
- How to position a block for rigging
- How to tie a Michaocán hitch
- How to make a bore cut
- How to measure the height of a tree
- How to back a truck onto a chipper
- How to use a preform cable wrap
- How to install a RigGuy wire cap
- How to use any specific product we sell
- How to use a port-a-wrap
- How to tie a specific knot or family of knots
- How to use a come-a-long
- Management secrets
- How to change chipper knives
- Equipment maintenance.
- Jobsite setup plans
- Chainsaw maintenance
- How to tie tools to a line
- How to tie a mini down on a trailer
- Climbing techniques
- How to redirect a climbing line
- Ascent techniques
- How to fell a tree
- How to use a wedge
- How to pull a tree
- Truck maintenance
- Boom maintenance
- Pre-trip inspections
- Jobsite cleanup
- The bidding process
- How to create an eye in dynamic cable
- An explanation of how multiple pieces of gear work well together
- Canopy anchor tricks and methods
These videos can be all sorts of different formats including
- Short one cut demonstration with live audio or voiceover
- Micro Rigging Lab Style Demo
- Simple illustration, animations, or white board demo with voiceover
TreeStuff Editing Service
Keep in mind that you are being judged by the arborist community on YouTube. Content is King in this competition - but your video still needs to be easy to watch to win over the internet. We made up a page with video tips to help you make a nice looking video.
A one shot video can be perfectly acceptable, but if you can't get your point across in one take, you can submit up to two videos to us and we'll do some editing for you.
We Edit For Your Video
- Maximum 2 video clips (can be two separate shots or different views of the same thing)
- We will adjust volume up or down as needed
- No titles or text
- No complaining about how we edited it
- Email Cale@TreeStuff.com with questions (be nice to him, he's the one editing the vid)
You Edit Your Video
- As many camera angles or shots as you want
- Include descriptive texts (must adhere to the rules)
- Full creative control
