I use an older GoPro, and find the case is a good investment. I sometimes use it on off road motorcycle rides too, and mounted to my tractor while plowing snow, or picking up leaves so it gets wacked by branches often. And, one time while I was set to video a straight on shot of me using a throw bag, the throw was so perfect the bag went through the aimed for crotch and came down and plunked the camera.
(just twenty seconds of swinging the bag, then the sound of a solid hit)
As far as a tripod, I find the velco strap works best for me, I can mount it on a small tree, the handle of my cant hook, the hinge of a near by stump, or in a pinch, a water bottle.
I don't make a very good "actor" nor even a commentator, so I don't usually even try. Most of my video is of the trees I am felling, or the trails I am riding, or the snow I am plowing. And, I get plenty of views, but almost no comments.
Enjoy your outdoor work, share your videos, heat your home!
Next up - a drone!
