Ash, I’m one of the 5% of female viewers you’ve got on this channel and i’m loving every video you create. I came here because of the military video you made and became a loyal fan! I love the language you use and actually teach what i’ve learned from your channel to my students (I’m an English teacher) Just wanted to say thank you for all these extraordinary contents you create. I hope 2024 will be another successful year for you and your channel. Happy new year!
I’m an avid YT consumer and have to say that there’s something wholesome and earnest about you. The wisdom and life philosophy that you share so joyously is a gift to aspiring chaps around the world. In an era where father figures are grossly undervalued and sorely needed , you certainly provide this in spades.
True. Older gents are not tech savvy and have difficulties to keep up with this and young Ytubers are of a different generation and mindset (become rich) that doesn't appeal. I follow only chap's Guide and GG (I found GG somehow better in the past).
I thought it may be interesting for folks to find out how it all works out. Sadly the taxman takes a big chunk, but it keeps me in microphones and internet!
Ash, your channel is not only educational and inspiring but also provides a positive space for gents (chaps) to come together and share thoughts, questions, etc. I wish nothing but continued success for this global forum for chaps to come together. Cheets!
Hi Sir. I accidentally found your channel whilst looking for content about Barbour jackets. I subscribed after viewing your 5 military habits. It chimed well with me as I was also in the RAF (maybe 10 years before you) and had forgotten much of the "squared away" mindset of my youth. Thank you for that. Please keep up the great content in 2024.
The main point that attracts people to your channel beside the great diverse content you deliver still in line with the topic of chaps guide is that you are an exceptionally eloquent, fluid speaking and articulate person. You converse with the audience as if it was 1 to 1 sitting with you. A very seldom feat that makes you stand out from the rest who are trying desperately hard (maybe because they focus on hoping having subscribers and becoming rich instead of putting their mind in enjoying the work and let the rest follow). It's a talent that you use to your advantage. Another one is your engagement with the audience letting us send pictures, answering questions and all that in a familiar manner as if we are all in the Chap's Club where we come to meet each other.. Tip my hat to your success sir. I will be turning 57 next month and still need a lot to learn from self development. I guess I am way behind for my age.
Congratulations, Ash, on all your success with your RUclips channel. -You have done a superlative job in introducing a whole group of men to the finer points of dressing with style. Just as importantly, you have discussed issues of health, etiquette, and character-building in a format that is honest and non-judgmental. Keep up the excellent work.
good morning! I am Portuguese, 51 years old, ex-military. I want to congratulate you on your channel. I really like the topics covered and the code of conduct you publish. Still, a "chap" is much more than a gentleman... he is also a family man and a man of the house. What can a chap do to improve these aspects of life? Here's a tip on this subject. ..I wish you all the best. Much obliged! Fernando.
I have been with you for most of the ride and it has been noticeable that the channel is doing better just by the amount of comments you are receiving. Thank you for going over some of the financials of the channel.
Brilliant video Ash, and very insightful. Sharing your RUclips’s financial model and revenues is a new level of sincerity and integrity (probably one of the main reasons you are doing so well). I was very happy to become an esteemed patreon this year, seeing my name up on that list makes me feel I support a true gentleman who promotes important values. Thank you so much for the hard work and skill you put in your work, it is highly appreciated. I look forward to the exciting content the channel will bring us this year.
Thank you Daniel, your support is much appreciated - also a heads-up, your Am I A Chap episode will be aired on the channel on Thursday - looking very sharp sir!
I am one of your American viewers. I enjoy your product reviews because I try and purchase quality products when I do, so that my dollars go further over the long run.
Like thousands of others, I need Channels like this one. It has a wonderful ambience to it and everything you learn here is practical in the real world.
I enjoyed your summary of 2023 and your plans for this year. I am a 60 year old, ex Army, ex policeman and now a semi retired Nurse with over 40 years service. I am also an avid ebayer and purveyor of clothes, shoes and multifarious collectibles. I agree on the watch side. There is so much watch content out there now, most of it is repetitive and commercially driven. I lost my Father in April last year and I am in the process of telling his story. He was a Navy man, a photographer and Antarctic Surveyor. He was on HMS Protector for the majority of his career as well as the Ark Royal and was involved in target towing during the Suez campaign. I have his flight logs, many photographs and personal accounts. He also interviewed and photographed celebrities such as Ben Kingsley, Robert Powell and worked with Sir Patrick Moore. He would have been a great person to interview. I will stop rambling on. Keep up the good work Ash.
What an amazing life story your father had, he must have had some fantastic tales to tell. I am an avid fan of the Heroic Era of Polar Exploration and have been enamoured by Antarctica since my childhood, yet I have never met anyone, who has visited that icey continent. I would love to hear his story - Thank you for your service brother.
I just wanted to offer my congratulations on the growth and success of your channel this past year. The sheer number of videos you produced in a calendar year is quite staggering and a feat in of by itself.
I only searched how to iron a shirt, which has tremendously helped, at the age of 33. Having subscribed, enjoying your reviews on pens, dress etiquettes. Glad I've found this channel.
Well my near ancestors are Irish, Scots, English, and German. I also grew up on "Are You Being Served", "Dave Allen", "One Foot in the Grave", "Monty Python", "Benny Hill", "To The Manor Born' , "Black Adder" "A Bit of Fry & Laurie" , Dad's Army", "Yes Prime Minister", and of course "Mrs. Bucket".😀😀 You sound normal to me even though I live in the USA.
I can’t thank you enough Ash. The things I learned here are countless and amazingly valuable. But its also the teaching and showing of classical values, life experience and culture that somehow got a little lost in modern times, that makes people watch your amazing content. Keep on the good work! I‘m exited for 2024.
No longer a wee channel. Well done Ash. Although not amongst your most viewed videos it seems, I particularly enjoy your videos that have a historical content...ie shakleton, captain scott etc...not sure if sir john franklin and the NW passage would fit into this....but a video in that Subject would certainly peak my interest
I have a nice surprise coming up for you in February (19th), which will mark 112 years since Tom Crean undertook his superhuman solo march to save the lives of his companions on the Terra Nova expedition. I will be celebrating this event in a special video.
Ash, your videos are excellent and I think your success is due to the fact that your videos are genuine and real and fun. This is not the way everyone else is. My wife likes to watch them so she can keep me a chap. I live in the United States, and I was initially attracted because the British seem to still have style and grace and gentlemen ways. I will admit, living in central Illinois. You were a bit curiosity at first. But now I often refer to your videos when I need a little confidence, boost, or simply some advice. Thank you for keeping it real.
I'm in addition to the 5%, I watch adhoc while my husband watches your videos. You are one of the few gentlemen who actually seems like a genuine individual. Many have affected a persona which makes me cringe!
Thank you Ash for your efforts with your channel. As a 60 yr old Canadian I know I’m not alone when I say you provide relevant information on mens style and development. Some subjects of interest to me? Include, how to wear belts effectively, combining colours in outfits, providing examples of outfits from your own wardrobe, and everyday gentleman clothing outfits. Love what you’re doing and I know it must be time consuming. I too pray you will be around for 10 years. Looking forward to the next video. Cheers.
I’ll be 76 next month, here in California. I was stationed at RAF Chicksands for 4 years in the early 1970s. I am enjoying your work. I enjoyed both the videos you mentioned. I would like to see you evaluating, in detail, purchases such as a tweed jacket or a fountain pen. I would also like to see you visit your local pub. I miss that, darts, and fish and chips, football, and Benny Hill, and many other good things about the UK. I hope to be following you for the next 10 years. Cheers!
I love this channel and hope for another 50+ years of the Chaps Guide. That is an order Sir! Interestingly on this topic, you are one of the very few who has not said "Ive earned millions of pounds on YT on and only do an hours work a week".
Thanks for being so open about your RUclips channel! I think your efforts fall more into the 'labor of love' category than as a means to earn money. I appreciate all your hard work in this effort; I find it inspirational in many many ways.
Started watching the Chaps Guide because of the episode on flat caps. Became a fan after your episodes on alcohol and religion. Very intimate and fascinating journey you're sharing. Thank you. You are the Anthony Bourdain (RIP) of men's style and philosophy of living.
Any chance of a meet and greet event ‘Up North’, please Ash? York would be a good choice I reckon. I’m not from York, admitted I’m not far away, but it’s a great city and feel it would give some good content for you if you spent a few days there.
Hello Ash. Happy New Year! I am one of your Canadian subscribers who joined your channel in the past year (I think sometime around late summer 2023). Congratulations on your success and especially the recent growth. I always enjoy your videos and have learned a lot from you. I wish you continued success and good health.
Congrats on 2023 being your best year. I'm also on this ultra marathon as a gaming creator. I'll be expanding into more channels in the future. This video really got me feeling better about myself and to bring this back to men's style. I'm buying myself in the next 10 days a Seiko SSK003 otherwise known as the Seiko Blueberry to celebrate reaching the first tier of partnership (which I reached back in September). Also, if you were to buy yourself a watch to reach a milestone for The Chap's Guide what would it be and why? :)
Great question and one I may well add into a Q & A video in the future. But right now, my answer would be something from CWC. In a world of Swiss dandy watches masquerading as tool watches, I really fancy a real man's watch that is an unashamed genuine tool watch. But I will give it some more thought!
For all your Efforts I think the monetary amount is tiny. You could have made more doing something else but WHAT YOU DO = is actually unique and VERY worthwhile to the punters who watch it......I am based in Central Asia and a UK passport holder. So many helpful tips. I just turned 70.
Ash the point at 19:15 is an important one. A hobby that is self funding / self sufficient and Not-For-Profit. A simple phrase but a deep meaning. Hopefully in 2024 I can start that journey towards a self funded hobby
Your channel just showed up in my feed. It is now one of my favorites. There is something reassuring and soothing by listening to you. Plus I am I learning things even though I’m an older chap. Really liked the show about Xmas gifts; put the pocket knife on my list and my wife actually got it for me.
Great content Ash . We all need these little reminders about how to be a gentleman . Well mannered . Well dressed . And very well spoken . Its not that common these days . Please keep the content coming . New subscriber here 👏👏👏
Good morning Ash, Chaps and chapettes (all 5% of you 😉 ) Back to my Saturday routine 😀 - Run, Breakfast, Chaps Guide (whilst enjoying a coffee) Numbers, that's quite a drill down especially with the age demographic 🤔. Congratulations on a very successful 2023. I wouldn't have the confidence or time to do what you do and this platform, let alone the other online platforms you post to. You do it so we don't have to. I always tune in for lifestyle and self development, I tend to eschew watch related videos as I can't envisage ever having the wherewithal to afford one. I look forward to 2024 content and will endeavour to make a meet and greet. I hope to make it to the Bushcraft show as I can tie it in with visiting family nearby. Push on, best speed *salute
A recent subscriber - I wished I'd found your channel earlier, Ash! You have great energy, are exceptionally well-spoken, and we all have so much to learn from your class!
I am one of the 5% 😊. I learn a lot from you, and I love your content. I love your video on what the military taught you and your back to basics videos. They are very inspiring. Now, I can take good care of my shirts and leather boots, and I know how to spot a high quality pair of shoes. Best regards from Egypt 🇪🇬 Heba
Ash I have enjoyed your videos from the beginning. I think of you as an old friend. Your content and the way you deliver it is very informative and entertaining. My wife and i both look forward to your videos. I Would like to see some chap history say like gentleman in history. Also would like a meet and greet in the US. Keep up the good work. Best regards Ron
Ron, thank you for your enduring and very much appreciated support. I feel like you have been a friend for a long time now. I most certainly will try and get back to the US in the future. Best wishes, Ash
I enjoy your channel. Dunno if I will ever achieve full-on chapdom, but I enjoy your your videos. Thank you very much. Keep it up. You have the Spitfire Mk V of RUclips videos.
As someone who finds your channel interesting it is very honest of you to share your analytics. I’m also involved in charity and am a trustee of one and am also hold a voluntary Non-exec position of my professional body. Why? Well it does get my ugly mug about and meet new people as working for myself, it could be isolating. Also, people were good to me professionally when I was younger and want to give something back. Hobby-wise, HS2 will be completed sooner than my (under construction) model railway!! All the best for 2024.
I still committ a lot of my free time to the charity sector and this is more a gift to myself at this stage of my life, otherwise I would spend too much time alone.
Love what you do and enjoyed the transparency of this video. Your videos are genuine and have a good way of balancing enjoying the products you own without coming across as them owning you. Speaking of products, I’ll have to dig and see if you’ve already done a review on those gloves in the past! Beautiful leather that can be enjoyed for a long time. Happy new year
Ash, for a brief moment I wasn’t sure what to expect, seeing an axe buried in a piece of timber on your desk! Joking apart, thank you for such a candid review of your channel’s performance over the past year. The fact that the increase in the number of views and subscribers in 2023 alone, represents two thirds of the collective total on both metrics across the entire four year history of the channel, is truly astounding. Of equal interest is the fact that only 20% of your subscribers are in the UK and that the bulk of the demographic is evenly spread across the 25 - 64 age group. This demonstrates not just the international appeal of the channel, but that the content you provide resonates with younger (Gen Y) and older (Baby Boomer) subscribers alike. This is most encouraging in an age where there are so many international and generational divides. Your female 5% of total subscribers does not surprise me at all. The values and self development advice you impart can be equally interpreted for the benefit of women. Further, many of my best clothes and accessories I have purchased, or been gifted, have come on the advice, or from, my better half. Congratulations on a fantastic year of achievement, and my heartfelt thanks for the hard work you put into each and every video you broadcast. It is much appreciated and I wish you continued upward success in 2024. You certainly deserve it.👍
I have only been following your for a few weeks and really enjoy your content. I have been going since March 2020. It happened because of lockdown and I wanted to help people get some exercises whilst being locked down. I am a personal trainer so know a bit what I am talking about. My channel has stalled somewhat in 2023 with regards to growth, although I did eventually get monetised. I have been slacking with regards to creating due to lack of time as I do have 2 x other jobs. I am retiring from at least one of them later this year so I am hoping that I will be able to create more content. Well done. Yes, YT is an ultra-marathon! Best of luck for 2024. Oh, and being ex-Royal Navy myself, it's always great to see other veterans. Ps - Would be great for me if you did a video about your exercise routine as a more mature man (I am 63 yrs old).
Hi Ash, this is my favorite channel and I get very excited whenever a new video comes out. I also enjoy rewatching the older videos too, because your life advice and dressing tips are classic, which is to say, timeless. On the topic of future content, you mentioned that you'll be doing interviews. It's your channel and you can do whatever pleases you, but for me personally, I watch your videos for you, and not to watch your guests. Most guests are inarticulate and uninteresting. There are popular podcasts such as Joe Rogan and Graham Bensinger, who I watch, but I watch their videos depending on who they have as guests. For me, their shows excel, because they ask questions and get out of the way. However, I perfer YOU as the main character, not the guests.
A surprisingly modest sum considering all the back room work you must do, the production, research etc. but very well deserved. You give good advice, I realize now that my lack of attention to my appearance and presentation did handicap my career - I should have watched your videos fifty years ago.
Congratulations on expanding the channel! Very much looking forwards to all the videos to come in 2024. Is that a custom Barbour you have? I don't think I've seen one with the shoulder patches. Very nice!
Arrived here with the channel this year. Watch fan but moved away from specific watch videos. Love your channel. Actually thought you were Scottish. Have a great 2024 Ash. I'll be here watching your content. Gez 55 Derbyshire
Hello Ash. I'm a subscriber from England and I found your channel last year from viewing your military habits video. I've enjoyed several of your videos. Thank you.
A helpful addition would be to list the items that appear in your videos. For example, my wife came into the room while I was watching this video and said, "Oh, I like that scarf, you should get one." Now I'm tasked with combing the interwebs looking for a similar one. BTW, my Arthur Beale Beerenberg pullover is a lifesaver here in the great white north. Thanks for the tip
The AB sweater is Antarctic-level excellence, can't be beaten. The scarf is a one-off sadly, knitted by an artisan a few years ago, not commercially available.
Ash although I have been out of the uk and missed you channel lately I’m looking forward to catching up . This is by far my favourite that I watch thank you ash best to you and the family
I found your channel accidentally, when looking for Dunhill Edition fragrance review. But I stayed as your subscriber because of your well-spoken, calm and sophisticated manner of giving the information. And I'm still waiting for your fragrance collaboration with Dan from MrSmelly1977 channel. Have a great and eventful new year, Ash!
I did make contact with Dan once and suggested a video interview/ collaboration. But sadly after initial interest he never got back in contact. A shame really, as I have enjoyed his channel for many years. Hopefully we can give it another go at some point in the future.
Ash, very informative. Very worthwhile all your content trying to transition to chaps belongings i terms of luggage, clothes and watches takes time … but excellent we’ll done
Good idea too look at RUclips as a hobby that could pay you. That has been my approach. If I do start making money on RUclips, it will go to my savings account, and if I have to pay taxes on it, so be it. Keep up the good work.
I would be very interested to see a video about you coat collection and your thoughts on each piece. Pleased to have found the channel, I hope 2024 continues to be prosperous.
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Ash, I’m one of the 5% of female viewers you’ve got on this channel and i’m loving every video you create. I came here because of the military video you made and became a loyal fan! I love the language you use and actually teach what i’ve learned from your channel to my students (I’m an English teacher) Just wanted to say thank you for all these extraordinary contents you create. I hope 2024 will be another successful year for you and your channel. Happy new year!
Thank you for your kind words. It is much appreciated
Yeah....its not all about mens style, there are interesting videos that all can enjoy...you are certainly lady that can appreciate fine things
Welcome to the channel!
I’m an avid YT consumer and have to say that there’s something wholesome and earnest about you. The wisdom and life philosophy that you share so joyously is a gift to aspiring chaps around the world. In an era where father figures are grossly undervalued and sorely needed , you certainly provide this in spades.
Thank you sir, a lovely compliment
There isn't a lot of content for gentlemen over 40 out there, thanks!
True. Older gents are not tech savvy and have difficulties to keep up with this and young Ytubers are of a different generation and mindset (become rich) that doesn't appeal. I follow only chap's Guide and GG (I found GG somehow better in the past).
Your right there unless you want to become a pipe smoker 🤨
@dko9048 I'll pass on addiction, my dad was into pipes, he died of all the cancers you get from that stuff.
Throat cancer, mouth cancer, lung cancer
@@viclucyzia what's GG?
thanks.
Here’s to a successful and prosperous 2024🤞🍻
Thank you Pete.
Style, class, and old school vaules. Whats not to love? Keep up the great work Ash.
Thanks! Will do!
Ash I find the fact you are open and transparent about the channel and its finances very refreshing. Well done, honest and open, bravo 👏🏼
I thought it may be interesting for folks to find out how it all works out. Sadly the taxman takes a big chunk, but it keeps me in microphones and internet!
Finally! A title that isn’t clickbait which refers to RUclips income. Integrity goes a long way and it’s refreshing. Well done and happy 2024 sir👏🏾
Began watching because of footwear reviews, stayed for the wisdom and positive outlook on life that you promote. Happy 2024!
Ash, your channel is not only educational and inspiring but also provides a positive space for gents (chaps) to come together and share thoughts, questions, etc. I wish nothing but continued success for this global forum for chaps to come together. Cheets!
I appreciate that! Thank you.
Hi Sir. I accidentally found your channel whilst looking for content about Barbour jackets. I subscribed after viewing your 5 military habits. It chimed well with me as I was also in the RAF (maybe 10 years before you) and had forgotten much of the "squared away" mindset of my youth. Thank you for that. Please keep up the great content in 2024.
The main point that attracts people to your channel beside the great diverse content you deliver still in line with the topic of chaps guide is that you are an exceptionally eloquent, fluid speaking and articulate person. You converse with the audience as if it was 1 to 1 sitting with you. A very seldom feat that makes you stand out from the rest who are trying desperately hard (maybe because they focus on hoping having subscribers and becoming rich instead of putting their mind in enjoying the work and let the rest follow). It's a talent that you use to your advantage. Another one is your engagement with the audience letting us send pictures, answering questions and all that in a familiar manner as if we are all in the Chap's Club where we come to meet each other.. Tip my hat to your success sir. I will be turning 57 next month and still need a lot to learn from self development. I guess I am way behind for my age.
It's a long journey Vic, but we are on the road to Chap Nirvana together - I would not have it any other way.
I like that you’re a paper and pen type of chap. 🤗
It’s refreshing for an older Chap of 65 to watch, to listen to and garner knowledge from a RUclips channel that seems to speak to me.
This guy's biggest asset is he is just straightforward, not pretentious, and very likable.
Congratulations, Ash, on all your success with your RUclips channel. -You have done a superlative job in introducing a whole group of men to the finer points of dressing with style. Just as importantly, you have discussed issues of health, etiquette, and character-building in a format that is honest and non-judgmental. Keep up the excellent work.
I'll keep trying my best!
So much work has gone into so many videos every week. You are a machine. Congratulations. 🥂
Thanks so much!
good morning! I am Portuguese, 51 years old, ex-military. I want to congratulate you on your channel. I really like the topics covered and the code of conduct you publish. Still, a "chap" is much more than a gentleman... he is also a family man and a man of the house. What can a chap do to improve these aspects of life? Here's a tip on this subject. ..I wish you all the best. Much obliged! Fernando.
Thank you Fernando - salute to a fellow veteran
I have been with you for most of the ride and it has been noticeable that the channel is doing better just by the amount of comments you are receiving. Thank you for going over some of the financials of the channel.
Brilliant video Ash, and very insightful.
Sharing your RUclips’s financial model and revenues is a new level of sincerity and integrity (probably one of the main reasons you are doing so well).
I was very happy to become an esteemed patreon this year, seeing my name up on that list makes me feel I support a true gentleman who promotes important values.
Thank you so much for the hard work and skill you put in your work, it is highly appreciated.
I look forward to the exciting content the channel will bring us this year.
Thank you Daniel, your support is much appreciated - also a heads-up, your Am I A Chap episode will be aired on the channel on Thursday - looking very sharp sir!
I am one of your American viewers. I enjoy your product reviews because I try and purchase quality products when I do, so that my dollars go further over the long run.
Congrats on a great channel.... Greetings from USA
Thank you very much!
Like thousands of others, I need Channels like this one. It has a wonderful ambience to it and everything you learn here is practical in the real world.
Wishing you a very successful and healthy year folks 🎉
Thank you sir.
I am completely outside you mainstream, I live in the Caribbean and I am over 70 years old. Notwithstanding, I enjoy your channel. Cheers!
I enjoyed your summary of 2023 and your plans for this year. I am a 60 year old, ex Army, ex policeman and now a semi retired Nurse with over 40 years service. I am also an avid ebayer and purveyor of clothes, shoes and multifarious collectibles. I agree on the watch side. There is so much watch content out there now, most of it is repetitive and commercially driven. I lost my Father in April last year and I am in the process of telling his story. He was a Navy man, a photographer and Antarctic Surveyor. He was on HMS Protector for the majority of his career as well as the Ark Royal and was involved in target towing during the Suez campaign. I have his flight logs, many photographs and personal accounts. He also interviewed and photographed celebrities such as Ben Kingsley, Robert Powell and worked with Sir Patrick Moore. He would have been a great person to interview. I will stop rambling on. Keep up the good work Ash.
What an amazing life story your father had, he must have had some fantastic tales to tell. I am an avid fan of the Heroic Era of Polar Exploration and have been enamoured by Antarctica since my childhood, yet I have never met anyone, who has visited that icey continent. I would love to hear his story -
Thank you for your service brother.
I just wanted to offer my congratulations on the growth and success of your channel this past year. The sheer number of videos you produced in a calendar year is quite staggering and a feat in of by itself.
Thanks Reg, it was a fun year, I enjoyed every one.
I only searched how to iron a shirt, which has tremendously helped, at the age of 33. Having subscribed, enjoying your reviews on pens, dress etiquettes. Glad I've found this channel.
Well my near ancestors are Irish, Scots, English, and German. I also grew up on "Are You Being Served", "Dave Allen", "One Foot in the Grave", "Monty Python", "Benny Hill", "To The Manor Born' , "Black Adder" "A Bit of Fry & Laurie" , Dad's Army", "Yes Prime Minister", and of course "Mrs. Bucket".😀😀 You sound normal to me even though I live in the USA.
OH nickers ! I forgot "Red Dwarf " !!!!
A classic
Congratulations Ash! By far one of my favorite channels and I look forward to what you have planned for the upcoming year!
I can’t thank you enough Ash. The things I learned here are countless and amazingly valuable. But its also the teaching and showing of classical values, life experience and culture that somehow got a little lost in modern times, that makes people watch your amazing content.
Keep on the good work! I‘m exited for 2024.
Thank you sir, I appreciate the support.
No longer a wee channel. Well done Ash. Although not amongst your most viewed videos it seems, I particularly enjoy your videos that have a historical content...ie shakleton, captain scott etc...not sure if sir john franklin and the NW passage would fit into this....but a video in that Subject would certainly peak my interest
I have a nice surprise coming up for you in February (19th), which will mark 112 years since Tom Crean undertook his superhuman solo march to save the lives of his companions on the Terra Nova expedition. I will be celebrating this event in a special video.
Ash, your videos are excellent and I think your success is due to the fact that your videos are genuine and real and fun. This is not the way everyone else is. My wife likes to watch them so she can keep me a chap. I live in the United States, and I was initially attracted because the British seem to still have style and grace and gentlemen ways. I will admit, living in central Illinois. You were a bit curiosity at first. But now I often refer to your videos when I need a little confidence, boost, or simply some advice. Thank you for keeping it real.
I'm in addition to the 5%, I watch adhoc while my husband watches your videos. You are one of the few gentlemen who actually seems like a genuine individual. Many have affected a persona which makes me cringe!
Thank you Ash for your efforts with your channel. As a 60 yr old Canadian I know I’m not alone when I say you provide relevant information on mens style and development. Some subjects of interest to me? Include, how to wear belts effectively, combining colours in outfits, providing examples of outfits from your own wardrobe, and everyday gentleman clothing outfits. Love what you’re doing and I know it must be time consuming. I too pray you will be around for 10 years. Looking forward to the next video. Cheers.
Thank you sir.
Keep up the good work, Ash! Looking forward to more informative videos. Have a great 2024.
Thanks! Will do!
Your channel is honest, to the point, and humble. I dare say those are unique, but all too wonderful attributes for a RUclips channel.
I appreciate it
I’ll be 76 next month, here in California. I was stationed at RAF Chicksands for 4 years in the early 1970s.
I am enjoying your work. I enjoyed both the videos you mentioned.
I would like to see you evaluating, in detail, purchases such as a tweed jacket or a fountain pen.
I would also like to see you visit your local pub. I miss that, darts, and fish and chips, football, and Benny Hill, and many other good things about the UK.
I hope to be following you for the next 10 years.
Cheers!
I love this channel and hope for another 50+ years of the Chaps Guide. That is an order Sir! Interestingly on this topic, you are one of the very few who has not said "Ive earned millions of pounds on YT on and only do an hours work a week".
Thanks Ash for the great content. Looking forward to 2024 content.
Happy new year!
Thanks for being so open about your RUclips channel! I think your efforts fall more into the 'labor of love' category than as a means to earn money. I appreciate all your hard work in this effort; I find it inspirational in many many ways.
Thank you so much!
Love the content honesty Ash, you have gained one more subscriber from Australia. Best wishes for 2024!
Welcome aboard!
Absolutely fascinating Ash, thank you.
Your salute reminded me of the end of a Dixon of dock green show from many years ago , "Good night all " .
Started watching the Chaps Guide because of the episode on flat caps. Became a fan after your episodes on alcohol and religion. Very intimate and fascinating journey you're sharing. Thank you. You are the Anthony Bourdain (RIP) of men's style and philosophy of living.
Any chance of a meet and greet event ‘Up North’, please Ash? York would be a good choice I reckon. I’m not from York, admitted I’m not far away, but it’s a great city and feel it would give some good content for you if you spent a few days there.
Now that is a good idea and easily achievable. I love York, but I would not know where to suggest a meetup. Any ideas?
Hello Ash. Happy New Year! I am one of your Canadian subscribers who joined your channel in the past year (I think sometime around late summer 2023). Congratulations on your success and especially the recent growth. I always enjoy your videos and have learned a lot from you. I wish you continued success and good health.
Fondest regards sir
Congratulations from the US! I am a follower for 3 years or so and I find your channel refreshing and classy! Thanks!
Thank you very much!
Interesting to hear the channel stats and wishing you continued growth and success!
Congrats on 2023 being your best year. I'm also on this ultra marathon as a gaming creator. I'll be expanding into more channels in the future. This video really got me feeling better about myself and to bring this back to men's style. I'm buying myself in the next 10 days a Seiko SSK003 otherwise known as the Seiko Blueberry to celebrate reaching the first tier of partnership (which I reached back in September).
Also, if you were to buy yourself a watch to reach a milestone for The Chap's Guide what would it be and why? :)
Great question and one I may well add into a Q & A video in the future. But right now, my answer would be something from CWC. In a world of Swiss dandy watches masquerading as tool watches, I really fancy a real man's watch that is an unashamed genuine tool watch. But I will give it some more thought!
9:08 great to hear!
For all your Efforts I think the monetary amount is tiny. You could have made more doing something else but WHAT YOU DO = is actually unique and VERY worthwhile to the punters who watch it......I am based in Central Asia and a UK passport holder. So many helpful tips. I just turned 70.
Ash the point at 19:15 is an important one. A hobby that is self funding / self sufficient and Not-For-Profit. A simple phrase but a deep meaning. Hopefully in 2024 I can start that journey towards a self funded hobby
Good luck.
Wishing you the upmost success for 2024 Ash! 🥂
And all the best too your for 2024 sir.
Your channel just showed up in my feed. It is now one of my favorites. There is something reassuring and soothing by listening to you. Plus I am I learning things even though I’m an older chap. Really liked the show about Xmas gifts; put the pocket knife on my list and my wife actually got it for me.
It's a great knife and in my pocket right now!
Im in my 30's ,grettins from LATAM keep great work
As a new member to the "chaps guide" I'm looking forward to this journey with everyone else in 2024
Great content Ash . We all need these little reminders about how to be a gentleman . Well mannered . Well dressed . And very well spoken . Its not that common these days . Please keep the content coming . New subscriber here 👏👏👏
Glad you enjoyed it
Congratulations on the success of your channel. I enjoyed it very much, long may it continue
Thank you so much!
Good morning Ash, Chaps and chapettes (all 5% of you 😉 )
Back to my Saturday routine 😀 - Run, Breakfast, Chaps Guide (whilst enjoying a coffee)
Numbers, that's quite a drill down especially with the age demographic 🤔. Congratulations on a very successful 2023.
I wouldn't have the confidence or time to do what you do and this platform, let alone the other online platforms you post to. You do it so we don't have to.
I always tune in for lifestyle and self development, I tend to eschew watch related videos as I can't envisage ever having the wherewithal to afford one.
I look forward to 2024 content and will endeavour to make a meet and greet. I hope to make it to the Bushcraft show as I can tie it in with visiting family nearby.
Push on, best speed
*salute
Keep up the good work sir. You are more disciplined than me.
A recent subscriber - I wished I'd found your channel earlier, Ash! You have great energy, are exceptionally well-spoken, and we all have so much to learn from your class!
Welcome aboard!
Mes salutations depuis la petite Belgique où vous êtes aussi suivi et très apprécié. MERCI pour toutes vos vidéos !
I am one of the 5% 😊. I learn a lot from you, and I love your content. I love your video on what the military taught you and your back to basics videos. They are very inspiring. Now, I can take good care of my shirts and leather boots, and I know how to spot a high quality pair of shoes.
Best regards from Egypt 🇪🇬
Heba
Glad to have you on the team Heba, you are very welcome indeed.
Excellent! I found this information very useful and balanced. I’ve been toying with doing this as a hobby. Thanks from one of your 5% woman viewers!
Great video Ash. For 2024, my suggestion is that you just keep doing what you’re doing. I enjoy every one of your videos.
Thanks! Will do!
Fair play to you Ash, I know how difficult it can be to keep a channel going, especially when life gets in the way.
Long may Chaps Guide continue
Much appreciated
Thank you so much Ash. Looking forward for your content for 2024!
Congratulations, Ash! I am glad that your efforts have been so successful and I wish you even more success in the new year!
Thank you! You too!
This is a great channel. Look forward to each new release. Many thanks 😊
Glad you enjoy it!
Ash I have enjoyed your videos from the beginning. I think of you as an old friend. Your content and the way you deliver it is very informative and entertaining. My wife and i both look forward to your videos. I Would like to see some chap history say like gentleman in history. Also would like a meet and greet in the US. Keep up the good work. Best regards Ron
Ron, thank you for your enduring and very much appreciated support. I feel like you have been a friend for a long time now. I most certainly will try and get back to the US in the future. Best wishes, Ash
I enjoy your channel. Dunno if I will ever achieve full-on chapdom, but I enjoy your your videos. Thank you very much. Keep it up. You have the Spitfire Mk V of RUclips videos.
Thank you very much!
As someone who finds your channel interesting it is very honest of you to share your analytics.
I’m also involved in charity and am a trustee of one and am also hold a voluntary Non-exec position of my professional body. Why? Well it does get my ugly mug about and meet new people as working for myself, it could be isolating. Also, people were good to me professionally when I was younger and want to give something back.
Hobby-wise, HS2 will be completed sooner than my (under construction) model railway!!
All the best for 2024.
I still committ a lot of my free time to the charity sector and this is more a gift to myself at this stage of my life, otherwise I would spend too much time alone.
Love what you do and enjoyed the transparency of this video. Your videos are genuine and have a good way of balancing enjoying the products you own without coming across as them owning you. Speaking of products, I’ll have to dig and see if you’ve already done a review on those gloves in the past! Beautiful leather that can be enjoyed for a long time. Happy new year
Ash, for a brief moment I wasn’t sure what to expect, seeing an axe buried in a piece of timber on your desk! Joking apart, thank you for such a candid review of your channel’s performance over the past year. The fact that the increase in the number of views and subscribers in 2023 alone, represents two thirds of the collective total on both metrics across the entire four year history of the channel, is truly astounding. Of equal interest is the fact that only 20% of your subscribers are in the UK and that the bulk of the demographic is evenly spread across the 25 - 64 age group. This demonstrates not just the international appeal of the channel, but that the content you provide resonates with younger (Gen Y) and older (Baby Boomer) subscribers alike. This is most encouraging in an age where there are so many international and generational divides.
Your female 5% of total subscribers does not surprise me at all. The values and self development advice you impart can be equally interpreted for the benefit of women. Further, many of my best clothes and accessories I have purchased, or been gifted, have come on the advice, or from, my better half. Congratulations on a fantastic year of achievement, and my heartfelt thanks for the hard work you put into each and every video you broadcast. It is much appreciated and I wish you continued upward success in 2024. You certainly deserve it.👍
Thank you sir, fondest regards.
Great content. Thank you and congratulations on the incredible growth of the channel. Here's to a great 2024!
Happy new year!
I have only been following your for a few weeks and really enjoy your content. I have been going since March 2020. It happened because of lockdown and I wanted to help people get some exercises whilst being locked down. I am a personal trainer so know a bit what I am talking about. My channel has stalled somewhat in 2023 with regards to growth, although I did eventually get monetised. I have been slacking with regards to creating due to lack of time as I do have 2 x other jobs. I am retiring from at least one of them later this year so I am hoping that I will be able to create more content. Well done. Yes, YT is an ultra-marathon! Best of luck for 2024. Oh, and being ex-Royal Navy myself, it's always great to see other veterans. Ps - Would be great for me if you did a video about your exercise routine as a more mature man (I am 63 yrs old).
Hi Ash, this is my favorite channel and I get very excited whenever a new video comes out. I also enjoy rewatching the older videos too, because your life advice and dressing tips are classic, which is to say, timeless.
On the topic of future content, you mentioned that you'll be doing interviews. It's your channel and you can do whatever pleases you, but for me personally, I watch your videos for you, and not to watch your guests. Most guests are inarticulate and uninteresting. There are popular podcasts such as Joe Rogan and Graham Bensinger, who I watch, but I watch their videos depending on who they have as guests. For me, their shows excel, because they ask questions and get out of the way. However, I perfer YOU as the main character, not the guests.
Thank you sire, such kind words.
Hello Ash, you are a very good content provider, I wish you success!
Thank you so much 🙂
Hello Ash, I'm part of your 5%! ♀I love your channel.
A surprisingly modest sum considering all the back room work you must do, the production, research etc. but very well deserved.
You give good advice, I realize now that my lack of attention to my appearance and presentation did handicap my career - I should have watched your videos fifty years ago.
It’s never too late to appreciate one’s own value sir.
Congratulations on expanding the channel! Very much looking forwards to all the videos to come in 2024. Is that a custom Barbour you have? I don't think I've seen one with the shoulder patches. Very nice!
Arrived here with the channel this year. Watch fan but moved away from specific watch videos. Love your channel. Actually thought you were Scottish. Have a great 2024 Ash. I'll be here watching your content. Gez 55 Derbyshire
Scottish.... Hoots Mon!
Hi Ash, love the sartorial stuff. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, will do!
Hello Ash. I'm a subscriber from England and I found your channel last year from viewing your military habits video. I've enjoyed several of your videos. Thank you.
Great to have you sir.
A helpful addition would be to list the items that appear in your videos. For example, my wife came into the room while I was watching this video and said, "Oh, I like that scarf, you should get one." Now I'm tasked with combing the interwebs looking for a similar one. BTW, my Arthur Beale Beerenberg pullover is a lifesaver here in the great white north. Thanks for the tip
The AB sweater is Antarctic-level excellence, can't be beaten. The scarf is a one-off sadly, knitted by an artisan a few years ago, not commercially available.
Ash although I have been out of the uk and missed you channel lately I’m looking forward to catching up . This is by far my favourite that I watch thank you ash best to you and the family
Fondest regards sir
Excellent video once again, Ash. Thank you for providing excellent insight in your RUclips journey. I have emailed you.
Thank you James, I'll be emailing you back over the weekend.
Wonderful video, Ash!
Open, sensible, interesting, and rather witty in places.
Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I found your channel accidentally, when looking for Dunhill Edition fragrance review. But I stayed as your subscriber because of your well-spoken, calm and sophisticated manner of giving the information. And I'm still waiting for your fragrance collaboration with Dan from MrSmelly1977 channel. Have a great and eventful new year, Ash!
I did make contact with Dan once and suggested a video interview/ collaboration. But sadly after initial interest he never got back in contact. A shame really, as I have enjoyed his channel for many years. Hopefully we can give it another go at some point in the future.
Ash, very informative. Very worthwhile all your content trying to transition to chaps belongings i terms of luggage, clothes and watches takes time … but excellent we’ll done
Thanks Ash and congratulations on a great 2023! Looking forward to another informative and entertaining year in 2024. Well done!
Congratulations on your success which is entirely down to your hard work and excellent content.
Thank you sir, much appreciated.
Just top work, relevant topic's, humble but informative style, just manners maketh the man shine out.
I appreciate that!
Good idea too look at RUclips as a hobby that could pay you. That has been my approach. If I do start making money on RUclips, it will go to my savings account, and if I have to pay taxes on it, so be it.
Keep up the good work.
You're welcome, and happy new year.
I would be very interested to see a video about you coat collection and your thoughts on each piece. Pleased to have found the channel, I hope 2024 continues to be prosperous.
I'm new to your channel but am loving your videos. Very informative and your presentation is first class.
Thanks and welcome
salutations from Turkey, keep going..
Thanks, you too!
Brilliant transparency, love this Ash, I have been here since before that viral video, but did enjoy it also, you've taught me so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I could write a whole paragraph but instead I’ll just say good job chap.
Compliment accepted - Thank you sir.
Congrats and have a great New Year!! Follow and see you in here!
Cheers from France 🙂