Life on the Verge - The life of a New Age Traveller

RIP Bruce 2019
Fairytale lifestyle or self inflicted poverty; Does life in a wagon live up to the dream?
Bruce is not quite your average senior citizen, at the age of 65 he retired from a life-long career down the Yorkshire coal mines but instead of settling down in a retirement home he dreamt of a life on the open roads: one of freedom, romanticism and beauty but also of hardship and poverty.
Life on the Verge will take us on a journey through an account of Bruce's experiences learning to live without a permanent home.
Short 3 minute documentary

Пікірлер: 94

  • @D7nielle
    @D7nielle3 жыл бұрын

    That level of simplicity and freedom is something I dream of.

  • @orenJF
    @orenJF6 жыл бұрын

    My dad lived like this with other travellers in ireland in the 80s/90s. Hope to do it myself soon. Start a new generation

  • @Dubhfinna420

    @Dubhfinna420

    6 жыл бұрын

    what are the chance of seeing your comment on here oren, i was just thinkin it would be great to travel around by horse

  • @user-xn2hf9re8r
    @user-xn2hf9re8r2 жыл бұрын

    You're are probably far happier than most - I admire you Bruce

  • @gillraven-pipes4930
    @gillraven-pipes4930 Жыл бұрын

    It's is 2 years tonight since Bruce my brother died, after an accident, he was a couple of weeks off 82 yrs old. We miss him greatly, he was a brilliant brother and human being, Bless you Bruce ❤

  • @DaveGreeneramblingcarpenter

    @DaveGreeneramblingcarpenter

    Жыл бұрын

    🙏🙏🌹

  • @PAULAMANN

    @PAULAMANN

    10 ай бұрын

    His spirit is very much alive ❤

  • @elliexknighton
    @elliexknighton3 жыл бұрын

    I love him so much it hurts! He’s my great grandad xx

  • @ashleynewsome5697

    @ashleynewsome5697

    3 жыл бұрын

    Is he still travelling?

  • @chrisdurant4627

    @chrisdurant4627

    2 жыл бұрын

    Has your grzndad passed.away, if so sorry.to here thzt, hes a.nice.guy,

  • @elliexknighton

    @elliexknighton

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chrisdurant4627 yes unfortunately he has passed away but thank you he really was a great man xx

  • @elliexknighton

    @elliexknighton

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ashleynewsome5697 yes he has unfortunately

  • @paulab575

    @paulab575

    Жыл бұрын

    Sadly no. He passed away 16.04.21 due to accident with his horse & cart. I was with him, it wasn’t our fault.

  • @brianwalmsley447
    @brianwalmsley4476 жыл бұрын

    Happy people not causing any harm

  • @the-nomad
    @the-nomad4 жыл бұрын

    I'm living a similar lifestyle, with three dogs, six goats and a bull calf that I am training to become my 'horse'. Like Manny, I just wish that I'd done it sooner.

  • @marieplanezes8372

    @marieplanezes8372

    2 жыл бұрын

    S

  • @marieplanezes8372

    @marieplanezes8372

    2 жыл бұрын

    Un taurillon !!!?certe les boeufs tracte plus que les chevaux mais ils vont très lentement....

  • @earlofcumbrae-Ground_Zero
    @earlofcumbrae-Ground_Zero3 жыл бұрын

    Good on you! I,ve been travelling since 2001, Trucks, Bus & Caravan... U.K., Spain , France, Portugal, NL...Big Love 2the Traveller Crew. 👍🚌🐕♥️

  • @alangallop8782
    @alangallop87823 жыл бұрын

    Good on you matey.... I've been living on the road for most of my adult life.... I can never go back too living in houses...

  • @timcolledge3732
    @timcolledge37324 жыл бұрын

    If people want to live this way, that's fine by me.

  • @iraceruk

    @iraceruk

    4 жыл бұрын

    'The System' doesn't like it though, and does everything it can to make your life as difficult as possible. They want you in bricks and mortar, paying bills, buying crap you neither need nor want and slaving away at a job you hate your entire adult life.

  • @clawhammer704

    @clawhammer704

    3 жыл бұрын

    The system wants you paying taxes, fines, fees, services. This does not work for the system. How are they going to keep tabs on your hide.

  • @Dusty357

    @Dusty357

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@clawhammer704 that’s exactly it you hit the nail on the head they are petrified that more folks would lead this life just look at how they hammered all the New Age travellers and gypsy and Irish travelers throughout the 90’s . Thing is we ain’t designed to live in a concrete box . Good luck to anyone still doing this free and happy

  • @muttlee9195

    @muttlee9195

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou

  • @jonathanbray2382
    @jonathanbray23827 жыл бұрын

    stick with it bruce, you're with yhe best of folks fella.

  • @Vantarmy
    @Vantarmy2 жыл бұрын

    Seeing all these "youngsters" & "hippies" doing this, showing off like "look at me" like this is very common and normal for gypsies and older folk enjoying life when in pension. This is genuine!

  • @mrnatty4154
    @mrnatty41549 жыл бұрын

    great film keep it up

  • @leecoomber3877
    @leecoomber38774 жыл бұрын

    Oh how I envy you, did love to do it ,already pretty much live of the land with the help of 2 good lurchers ,catapult, airrifle an I love the countryside, but I could never afford a wagon or to build one or a horse ,,,I'm green with envy ,your blessed.happydays all the very best.

  • @namikkulenovic225
    @namikkulenovic2255 жыл бұрын

    Short and Sweet!

  • @spanishgypsy1618
    @spanishgypsy16186 жыл бұрын

    Much less stress.

  • @RamblinGypsy
    @RamblinGypsy6 жыл бұрын

    Bless you all xxx

  • @donnablackman3954
    @donnablackman39542 жыл бұрын

    Love it♥️

  • @GeoffDavis1974
    @GeoffDavis19742 жыл бұрын

    I need more than 3 minutes... 😫

  • @derykmacleod4979
    @derykmacleod497911 жыл бұрын

    Nice, I envy him being able to be out on the road, free to travel and come and go as he pleases. Retirement I will probably head out myself since money won't be a problem.

  • @eccentricdetectorists9754
    @eccentricdetectorists97545 жыл бұрын

    Come to Silverton Oregon I'm the united States. Mt angel Oregon is also close by and perfect for your lifestyle. Cheers mate!

  • @slazbury15
    @slazbury153 жыл бұрын

    Big respect one life live it.

  • @crazyhorses9311
    @crazyhorses93113 жыл бұрын

    Ive met good people an some not so luving behind hedges i love it all the best 🇬🇧

  • @dafthermits
    @dafthermits11 ай бұрын

    hugs

  • @julieannecook-artist
    @julieannecook-artist10 ай бұрын

    Lovely lifestyle ❤

  • @piplee1439
    @piplee14392 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff. Hope all well

  • @ta2gypsy
    @ta2gypsy Жыл бұрын

    Walk on

  • @johnclarke2661
    @johnclarke26616 жыл бұрын

    Good on ya boy

  • @WyeExplorer
    @WyeExplorer3 жыл бұрын

    Good on him - following his weird. Mark

  • @squirmsshed5343
    @squirmsshed53437 жыл бұрын

    giving me ideas

  • @Adrian-Hilton
    @Adrian-Hilton6 ай бұрын

    If you love this sort of thing then enter Yorkie Greenwood Of Northumberland England Builder and painter of Gypsy Caravans most amazing skills of art

  • @garystewart2512
    @garystewart25123 жыл бұрын

    Good living

  • @leecoomber3877
    @leecoomber38773 жыл бұрын

    Love it ,,if I had the money for horse and wagon I'd leave,now. I've 2 lurchers so I'd not go short of meat and a catapult. Game on. I wish.

  • @chrisdurant4627

    @chrisdurant4627

    2 жыл бұрын

    You,l never look back go for it,,, sell ya gaff, code in winer, frozen water wet wood but ya manige,,, nov, march a woss months,,, go for it,,, do scisser grindin, meck enough for food put miney aside for winter,,,,, if you get chance do it,

  • @jimbob8925
    @jimbob89253 жыл бұрын

    Musics by a band named brown bird

  • @TheSwingbridge

    @TheSwingbridge

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi, they're in the credits and the music was cleared during production but thanks for highlighting for everyone!

  • @sugarcookie262
    @sugarcookie2626 жыл бұрын

    Why not eh love to go back to it if I could was single then got four kids now don't know if I could afford it.

  • @Mi6AgentSavileMBE.
    @Mi6AgentSavileMBE. Жыл бұрын

    I wish I had a trust fund.

  • @timothypoulter8285
    @timothypoulter82854 жыл бұрын

    I admire anyone who can handle living like this. I had a good acquaintance who lived off-grid in some woodlands he'd managed to buy. Far from being idyllic it certainly was, and this guy spent his entire day trying to survive, gathering wood for his caravan's stove and forever having to go out for water etc. It looks good but rather than free you encased you in another type of cage.

  • @moorshound3243

    @moorshound3243

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just have a think about what you just said.

  • @PAULAMANN

    @PAULAMANN

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@moorshound3243😂❤

  • @banjodeano2202
    @banjodeano22025 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if Bruce is still about, this clip was from 2013

  • @snowychloed9

    @snowychloed9

    4 жыл бұрын

    Banjodeano yes he is still about he’s my grandad and he’s still in his wagon

  • @mikeyclarkeyk9647

    @mikeyclarkeyk9647

    4 жыл бұрын

    He’s at Jim walkers horse fair my uncle Bruce bless him we drinking tea

  • @cutekittengamingvlogs624

    @cutekittengamingvlogs624

    4 жыл бұрын

    Banjodeano yeah he is I just seen him no lie he’s my great uncle if you think it’s a joke I’ll film him on my yt channel next time I see him btw he is my dads uncle and they are going away in a few weeks my dad is Mikey Clarke

  • @cutekittengamingvlogs624

    @cutekittengamingvlogs624

    4 жыл бұрын

    Chloe Down he’s my great uncle

  • @mikeyclarkeyk9647

    @mikeyclarkeyk9647

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I went to

  • @goldassayer93555
    @goldassayer935554 жыл бұрын

    Cities, counties an states do not like this lifestyle as they pay no taxes to support all the services like police and streetlights. if the mobile home, car camping etc lifestyle show up in an area you will see the city/county pass laws against it. We have a lot of people living on the streets now in the USA and the laws are being passed against them.

  • @moorshound3243

    @moorshound3243

    3 жыл бұрын

    Your born into this world but you are not allowed to put your head in the dirt & sleep like a deer does? Makes no sense to me. Just one fighter jet in the sky cost the UK tax payer £90,000 per hour, & they say they cannot feed the poor. Ha yea right.

  • @boobsthechemist2067
    @boobsthechemist20673 жыл бұрын

    Travelling blind must be a bit of a challenge. Think I’d prefer keeping my eyes open tbh

  • @moorshound3243

    @moorshound3243

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yea try doing it on a motorbike, it's well hard but so much fun.

  • @martinswaine2140
    @martinswaine21404 жыл бұрын

    Hi I wish I had the balls to do it myself I no the wife would not do it 😥

  • @gbwildlifeuk8269

    @gbwildlifeuk8269

    4 жыл бұрын

    Martin Swaine your wife wouldnt do it - neither would his!

  • @martinswaine2140

    @martinswaine2140

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@gbwildlifeuk8269 I C just a senior moment 😂😮

  • @danielgreen3715
    @danielgreen37153 жыл бұрын

    It was a great life until they made trying to live on the Road a Crime!

  • @missiontent111
    @missiontent1116 жыл бұрын

    Watch an interview in a gypsy ledge waggon You tube Gospel of Thomas Nigel White of Mission Tent talks Jesus The new English tent preacher explains the Gospel of Thomas

  • @tiernanwearen8096
    @tiernanwearen80963 жыл бұрын

    It's proper hardship that life

  • @johnayres4154
    @johnayres41547 жыл бұрын

    Whatever do he think he is.....🐓

  • @GypsyHunter232UK
    @GypsyHunter232UK2 жыл бұрын

    Better off with a caravan more comfort and security and a whole new set of friends

  • @simongee8928
    @simongee89283 жыл бұрын

    Folk talk about the freedom , but the man has had two strokes since he began travelling, so there must be a fair bit of stress in his lifestyle.

  • @annettehewitson6426
    @annettehewitson64263 ай бұрын

    All you need is a tractor.

  • @sibellakingston52
    @sibellakingston52 Жыл бұрын

    Appropriators.