Outdoors Blog

4 Outdoors Blog Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 9th, 2024

If you love nature and writing, an outdoors blog might be your perfect business idea. An outdoors blog is essentially an online journal where you share personal stories, tips, and guides about outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, and fishing.

By focusing on quality content and engaging writing, you can attract a dedicated audience who shares your passion for the great outdoors. Monetizing your blog could involve affiliate marketing, sponsored content, or even selling outdoor gear directly through your site.

Successful outdoor blogs require consistent content creation and a good grasp of SEO to ensure your posts reach as many readers as possible. Networking with brands and other bloggers can also amplify your reach. Starting an outdoors blog can be both fulfilling and lucrative if you have the dedication and love for nature.

In this list, you'll find real-world outdoors blog success stories and very profitable examples of starting a outdoors blog that makes money.

1. O2 Treehouse ($762K/year)

Dustin Feider, the founder of O2 Treehouse, came up with the idea when he built a geodesic sphere in a treetop for his senior capstone project in college. This unique design garnered attention and led him to realize the potential in the treehouse building industry. Today, O2 Treehouse is a well-known company with a two-year backlog of projects and has been featured in over 85 publications.

How much money it makes: $762K/year
How much did it cost to start: $12K
How many people on the team: 8

How I Started A $63K/Month Custom Built Treehouse Business And Got Featured In Over 85 Publications

Founder, Dustin Feider, shares how he started O2 Treehouse Commercial, a custom-built treehouse business generating $63K/month, which has been featured in over 85 publications and has a two-year backlog of projects waiting, along with the launch of Treewalkers, a treehouse hospitality franchise seeking to reconnect people with nature on a larger scale through a crowdfunding equity campaign via StartEngine.

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2. Silent Pursuit ($24K/year)

Cody, a 24-year-old entrepreneur and avid hunter, developed the idea for Silent Pursuit, his hunting moccasin business, after a disappointing hunting experience where his worn-out socks jeopardized his stalk. Unsatisfied with the existing products on the market, Cody spent 9 months designing, prototyping, and manufacturing his own hunting moccasins, which are both affordable and effective in reducing noise. With a successful launch and plans to expand into apparel and accessories, Cody's dream of making Silent Pursuit a household name in the hunting industry is well on its way to becoming a reality.

How much money it makes: $24K/year
How much did it cost to start: $14K
How many people on the team: 0

How I Created A $2K/Month Hunting Moccasins Brand

Silent Pursuit is a hunting industry startup that sells deer stalking/hunting moccasins designed to reduce noise and increase comfort while hunting, with a successful launch that brought in around $2k per month, and plans to expand their product line and improve online sales with efficient marketing on Facebook and Google.

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3. Rainier Watch ($23.8K/year)

David, a full-time Front End Developer, came up with the idea for his business, Rainier Watch, when he realized there was no online platform to track the visibility of Mount Rainier, a beloved mountain in the Greater Seattle area. He started a Twitter account to post daily updates on the mountain's visibility, which gained a following. Eventually, he decided to turn it into a business by selling stickers and expanding the product line to include shirts, hats, and more.

How much money it makes: $23.8K/year
How much did it cost to start: $300
How many people on the team: 0

How I Turned A Fun Twitter Account Into A $2K/Month Ecommerce Side Hustle

Rainier Watch is an outdoor-inspired apparel brand that grew from selling stickers to generating several thousand dollars in sales each month through its custom Woocommerce website, as a community-driven business for quality goods inspired by mountains, donating to organizations protecting and supporting the National Parks upon purchase.

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4. Gear Up Hiking ($16.2K/year)

Asen, the founder of Gear Up Hiking, started his journey in affiliate marketing in 2018. After selling his first blog, he bought Gear Up Hiking in a niche he loved and practiced himself. With a focus on quality content, keyword research, and outreach, Asen has built the website to average over $1,300 per month and attract 20k to 30k visitors monthly.

How much money it makes: $16.2K/year
How much did it cost to start: $1.7K
How many people on the team: 1

I Make $1,350/Month With A Hiking Advice Website [Side Hustle]

From almost zero knowledge about SEO and marketing, this founder grew Gear Up Hiking, a hiking and camping niche affiliate blog that currently averages $1300+ per month and has a traffic range of 20k to 30k visitors monthly, and is worth over $50,000 if sold for profit.

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