Again, I disagree with the notion that you must have a cameraman to lay down good footage...................preposterous. Also remember that just because you have a cameraman does not guarantee your footage will be anything other than "home video"
It just takes extreme patience and discipline to get good self shot video footage, but it can be done, so just because you don't have a cameraman on any particular day does not mean you should stay out of the woods, it just means you may have to pass on a shot or two that otherwise might have been doable with someone else on the camera.
Be original and use your OWN production ideas and shooting style and I guarantee people will want to watch your footage.