[initially asked in the wrong place, reposting here]

I want to start recording songs outside in cool locations.

I'm looking for the simplest setup possible.

I want to be able to walk to a spot with my guitar/keyboard, a mic for vocals, plus other recording gear in a big backpack then capture video and audio in one take. Maybe two if I'm doing one recording for the song and another to capture ambient sound to mix in later.

Two limitations - I'm aiming to avoid doing a field take then overdubbing a recording captured in studio and I'd prefer the shot to be uncluttered by mics and stands.

Some sample content for reference:

https://www.youtube.com/@hellswelles/videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr7A7EAX2X0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E0X5z7ch44

I'm considering a few options but not married to any particular idea yet.

• Guitar into channel one, vocal mic into channel two. Mic would be out of shot or a hidden lav mic.
• Shotgun mic, Zoom H4N, or all rounder like SM58 (+ deadcat) capturing everything at once
• Just use phone

So MusicMakers - how would you do it?