I love Randy Vining and his poems. When I moved into my car after I had watched Without Bound I had to give away all my stuff, including 1000 books. But there’s one book I kept, and that’s Randy’s 40 years a nomad. ❤️

@teakertown

Жыл бұрын

Wow

I live in a senior place I'm 72 now and a couple years ago I started working on my van and everyone around me thought I was nuts then I would take off and go down to the ocean or go other places. now they're not laughing, when I get back from a trip they want to know all about it. but it is getting very dangerous for me because when I leave now I don't want to come back. I'm just having so much fun. I'll see you guys next month in Arizona. Happy trails.

@PositiveMommaLife

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Rees you keep going and live the way you want!

@nullish0

5 жыл бұрын

Makes my heart happy reading this. Inspiring :)

@TheRooibosSuite

5 жыл бұрын

@@nullish0 ogc6

@deborahmc8682

5 жыл бұрын

Michael Rees good for you... keep at it.. I work in elderly care and so many people put limitations on the elderly abilities...

@davidnix5261

5 жыл бұрын

Go for it man!

"Man's heart, away from nature, becomes hard." Chief Luther Standing Bear

@adriennebyrne8237

3 жыл бұрын

Nature and the natural world is the indescribable gift from the greatest and finest energy this world has. Always feel so balanced and loved when in nature. Humbling and grateful and joyful the magic of nature. So proud of you both for immersing yourselves in it and then sharing your experience with us. Thank you Bob and Michael

@janet1744

24 күн бұрын

​@@adriennebyrne8237 Nature was created not evolved.

Love it. We havent made such extreme changes, but 6 years ago my wife and I sold our expensive house, luxury suv, sports car, motorcycles, rental property, etc. We then left our high stress jobs and started our own business. We have now, for the past several years, worked only 3 days per week. We spend the remainder of our time pursuing other interests, spending time together, and simply enjoying life itself. We do have another house, but much older and smaller, and we have a small shop on our property for our business. We drive well used, but comfortably nice vehicles, have NO credit cards or consumer debt, no cable tv, and overall simple life. Fantastic way to live.

@rhondagodwin1265

4 жыл бұрын

You are smart people. My parents did much the same.

@DennisMathias

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but do you have internet? I've found that a factor in simplicity is having online access. It simplifies!

@jay-rus4437

3 жыл бұрын

@@DennisMathias ....we do have internet. Otherwise I couldnt be on KZread 😁

@OldMan1962

11 ай бұрын

You folks are on the mission that all should strive for…. Congratulations!!!

@pamjean2308

6 ай бұрын

What is ur business

His poem is everything!! I'm buying this book, and changing my life to stop being a slave to the bank.

@nitaell

3 ай бұрын

Yes!!!!!

why would I spend my entire life trying to figure out where I want to be, when I can look at this two guys and know for a fact who I want to be, free, whole full, connected, humble like these guys.

@valnpaulvanorden

3 жыл бұрын

Love your minimalist philosophy, Bob!!! I'm an artist who does house portraits. I think I'd need a fleetwood bounder, at least, so I could bring my art supplies. "Sought to plug my bucket" great job Mr. RIGS!! PURCHASED FREEDOM WITH THE SAVINGS IN MY PAIL"!!!

@valnpaulvanorden

3 жыл бұрын

Bob: "you dont eat dog food?"

@stevewhite3753

Жыл бұрын

Until WW3 starts

@nitaell

3 ай бұрын

Yes yes yes

@nitaell

3 ай бұрын

I would love to duet with someone on the road

Honestly one of the best modern poems I've heard. I absolutely love it.

2 incredibly smart, resourceful, and passionate people sitting down and talking for half an hour is the only education I need.

@bk4of4

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

"There is no death, only a change of worlds" -Chief Seattle

@kathytomko8425

3 жыл бұрын

Yep here in Akron would just love to know how, have fun

My father died waiting for his first social security check. I don't want that to happen to me. I just went on my first solo van trip and am planning my next. Your videos are always full of inspiration and wonderful information. Randy is a amazing soul. Thank you once again.

@Jeni_Goci

4 жыл бұрын

My mom died at 72... 7 years after retirement. I plan to retire at 58. Part time explorer. Full time happy.

Hey Bob, it's been 2 and 1/2 yrs since you've interviewed Randy. 😊 (hint)

@emiliofernandez7117

3 жыл бұрын

Nearly 5 years now

@GrumpyGrannysGoatsNGardens

3 ай бұрын

SEVEN!!

I totally agree about connection to nature having a huge impact on people. 100%

@jazzsalsadrummer9113

3 жыл бұрын

Well, the logical conclusion to your observation is that you should find a cave and move in!

@somenomad5332

3 жыл бұрын

@@jazzsalsadrummer9113 maybe you should! Moron

@somenomad5332

3 жыл бұрын

@@jazzsalsadrummer9113 you're a Kevin surrounding yourself with Karen's! You don't like what other people have to say too bad

@hollandtruong6483

2 жыл бұрын

Agree with Bob & you 1000%!!!

We are slaves to the mortgage company. This is the best interview so far. I love the poem. I'm going to get his book just for the poem.

@johndeveney3878

7 жыл бұрын

We work for tha bank most of our adult lives; paying for cars, homes, vacations & shit most of us don't need. Everyone should get a retirement from BIG banks!

@magnushelin007

6 жыл бұрын

Maggie M. Just bought the book.

@dm-jf5uu

6 жыл бұрын

this is why I don't want to ever own anything

@lynettering8252

6 жыл бұрын

Please research the roots of the term 'mortgage' .... closely related to mortuary, mortify, .... we have been tricked into slavery ....

@rattrapsupervisor4886

5 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine told me once that you will never own anything so long as you pay taxes so think about that the next time you say you own something.

I could have watched 3 hours of you guys talking. A lot of great knowledge between you two. Thanks for sharing

@yaniraavilasantos8452

7 жыл бұрын

Z Shark I agree.

@phillipblount5541

5 жыл бұрын

Yes yes.

@amydecker6207

5 жыл бұрын

Saaaaaaame!!!!

@advorlando9855

4 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what happens around a campfire at night. Instead of shoving our heads into a TV screen, we chat, laugh and maybe embellish a few stories as we contribute to the collective group. Or just sit and listen...and maybe learn a bit. I didn't even recall a commercial in this video.

@themodernpioneeroutdoorsad7230

4 жыл бұрын

Watch it 6 times and that equals to 3 hours or close 😉...

Wow beautiful interview even 3 years later. Randy is not only a gifted poet but intelligent, wise and more importantly joyful which many people today don't have. Many lessons to gain from you two.

@jackiemiiers9845

Жыл бұрын

Amen

I love this guy's poem and the way he lives. I thoroughly enjoyed this interview.

"If you give up your freedom for security, you lose both."

I am the primary caretaker of my 86 year old mother, and am privileged to have this time with her. But when she passes -- hopefully years from now -- I'll be prepared to become a nomad for the rest of my life. One sister is appalled I want to be a "bum" and the rest of the family is bemused, believing I won't do it. But I will! Thank you for your continuing information and inspiration... both of you!

@suebonnington

4 жыл бұрын

I'm in exactly the same situation. Happy travels to you.

@saltlife5322

4 жыл бұрын

Passionate Nomad are u on the road now? I love a update on ur life!

@gangbleee

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck to you

@robertstanfill2360

4 жыл бұрын

Go for it. We are debt free own our own home. We have decided when we can't maintain the 1,800 sq ft house and yard, we're selling and buying a 200 sq ft tiny house and moving into our daughters backyard. She has a back corner that's perfect. We'll have our space and she and her husband will have theirs. Visit with grandkids, great grandkids etc. In the main house. Still cruise, go to Branson. Whatever. One people think we're nuts for wanting to go that small. However we'll only need a bed, bath and kitchenette. A glorified hotel room. Sounds great we're looking forward to it. Meanwhile we've already started scaling down. Love to all God bless. Namaste. Robert and Annette. Bed

@catcauldron217

2 жыл бұрын

Do it!!! 🙂

That poem made me emotional... We waste away our lives focusing on the spigot!

"I have contempt for people who whimper their way to the grave." -Randy Vining Absolutely.

@BudgetTravelGuy

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed...best quote I've heard in a while.

@lindahornlpc

4 жыл бұрын

"I feel compassion for those who whimper their way to the grave."

@sred5856

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyreb8030 Not true at all. We dont have a death gene and if healthy at 90 you will be like a normal person only. It is the fear of death that is bad

@MaidenUtah1

4 жыл бұрын

If Mark Watney is “The Martian”, then I say that these gentlemen are “The Earthlings”.

@patriciax3677

4 жыл бұрын

@@lindahornlpc you must like whiners....

I love that poem! ❤❤❤ His book is so affordable! 👍👍👍

Great Video. A good friend of mine's Dad, Retired at 62 and Died at 62 1/2. Worked his whole life to DIE. Enjoyed 6 mo. Not the Way i want to do it.

@Wanna.Wander

6 жыл бұрын

RJ's adventures the stress is too great and it’s all about money. Good thing some of us figured out how to live as cheaply as Mr Vining... a true minimalist

@davemojarra2666

6 жыл бұрын

RJ's adventures An oft told tale.

@scottcarlon6318

5 жыл бұрын

My dad passed at 54 when I was 13 and when I needed him the most. I have managed to have outlived him by 10 years now. He worked all his life unable to get out from under the boot of the bank never able to attain his golden years.......”wont happen to me”.

@svetlanikolova7673

5 жыл бұрын

I retired at 38 - best decision ever made! My mom made it to 70 And still going with me on top of a mountain

@DianaCarolinaGirl22

4 жыл бұрын

Same thing happened to my Dad.

What a great Interview. Mr. Vining is the Henry David Thoreau of our time.

Bob-Every video I watch makes me a little bit stronger. Listening to Randy gives me great hope. I have already begun to be less stressed and happier. I feel lighter. I can see a light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you!

Two of the few great philosophers we have left! Priceless!

Just bought Randy's book. A dollar is more that cheap for some great inspiration.

@mirriamvalentin8634

2 жыл бұрын

How can I buy it?

Love this interview. I rolled my eyes when he said I have a poem... but I loved it so much I’m definitely getting his book to read the rest 😁 Thank you Bob!

"I have contempt for anyone who whimper their way to the grave" - Priceless.

@patriciax3677

4 жыл бұрын

"do not go softly into that dark night".....

Another beauty. Randy has lived an amazing life from my point of view. Many or most people will never reach that level of freedom.

@mizzbella9324

5 жыл бұрын

WannaBFree exactly what I thought!😄

Lakota Sioux Chief Luther Standing Bear said, " …the old Lakota was wise. He knew that a man’s heart, away from nature, becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans, too. So he kept his children close to nature’s softening influence." So true Bob. Thanks for another great interview.

No spending at all for two weeks!! How blissful that sounds❤

Bought the book Randy. Just felt I should. Amazon wanted $2.99 for an e-copy, but I'm a rich man so I bought it anyway. Got plans for my own RV, and I hope one of these days to see you guys on the road.

This was such a joy to watch. Inspirational, philosophical, educational, even comical at times. Thanks for sharing your gentle soul with the universe, Bob. You are a true blessing.

I think this is one of my top five favorite KZread videos.

One of the most significant conversations I listened to in years. I belong very much to the rat race alas, but these two incredibly good and articulate people put a seed in my soul which I hope will germinate at some point. Thank you!

I don't say I would "off myself". I say I would actually go start bungie jumping and sky diving, until something goes wrong.

@catcauldron217

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

My husband and I live in our Airstream full time and are hitting the road next year as Extreme Early Retirees. We'll be 35 & 32 and plan to have enough money to last us forever without HAVING to work. Will we make money?, probably some...but we'll be free just as Randy is free. Randy Vining is a HUGE inspiration to us. I LOVED the poem at the beginning. We're bucket repairers ourselves. Thank you for living lives true to yourselves. You inspire us!

@AStreaminLife

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob! We hope we can meet up someday soon too :)

@bookmouse770

7 жыл бұрын

Joe Hargreaves: "Live long and prosper"......Vulcan adieu

@JoeCnNd

6 жыл бұрын

You think kids could throw a wrench in the equation?

@anom3778

6 жыл бұрын

I am 25 and that sounds so cool. Have fun. I wish i could do that. Do you have fears?

@MsKG-nl5ot

6 жыл бұрын

AStreaminLife keep up posted.

You and Randy together.....what a pair and a wealth of knowledge! I had coffee with Randy just this morning while we are both boondocking near Cottonwood. I could easily set all day and talk to Randy and learn so much.

This gathering was so deep it felt heavy with such profound wisdom!!! In today's age so few will appreciate such wealth!

This guy has it all figured out

Two of the greatest nomads ever. Such positive healthy men. More & More folks wanting to live a freer life. A life where they can choose to make money, little money or no money. A lifestyle that is not only for the low income or retired; a nomad can make $100k (Silicon Valley tech workers are now living in RVs, campers, box trucks, etc). Randy & Bob are excellent examples that people can live for decades as a nomad, w/freedom & happiness (no stress, no worries) ... as for what happens to nomads when their too elderly to live the nomad lifestyle, and senior "low income" rents are $700 & up? - move to Mexico !

@sopascat7

7 жыл бұрын

@ ***** . can't wait for the new video. It's gonna be an interesting & important topic. You, and other full-time RVers, videos are not only helpful but also educational.

40 Years of Nomad and the Man Who Quit Money are two of the best videos on KZread.

Love the fact that you are content to live the way you do without justifying it, not feeling the need to explain or convince anybody. You believe in what you do and are truly your own person. Contentment is in the little things that money can never buy. Talking to some people can truly enrich your life and give meaning to your own. Opening yourself to all those experiences is absolutely liberating and it gives you the freedom that you are having and been living the past 40 years without regrets and with your own convictions. You need to start writing a book on all the memories and connections you made over the years. I would have loved to buy your book, but it is not available in South Africa.

Needing to find meaning is the key. Man's dropping knowledge.

Two Kings of the Road! Good stuff.

I totally agree with you, to make your time count. As a MedSurg nurse I see too many people who suffer through their last years of old age. Quite often their family is keeping them alive well past their natural end of life, thereby adding to their suffering. In the next few years I'll be starting my life as a van or Camper dweller until I can't go anymore, then I 'm done!!! Hopefully I'll meet you on the road!

@mizzbella9324

5 жыл бұрын

Evi Bourne wish you an amazing adventure! Hope your on the road soon! 💓

@takchengsze4719

4 жыл бұрын

People always worries about when they were 80's. I would prefer to live my life in my 40's and 50's. And care less about the 80's.

Randy's message sure resonated with me. When I woke up at 52 Y/O after my beautiful brides passing, it sunk in, man you are alone, the kids do not want the farm and soon the estate will be settled, I realised it was time to plan the rest of my life. A few encouraged my move to the Philippines, the family surely did not. The amusing part was, after five years here, we flew my Daughter and Granddaughter over for a visit. Now, they are in love with my new life adventure and the wonderful places I am surrounded by.

@FlashProAnimations

6 жыл бұрын

aw man i guess is too late to have your farm D:

@jimdunlap2769

5 жыл бұрын

Wow... your life sounds like mine.. I leave back to the Philippines on the 29th of November.. best to you😀

@franalldred1622

5 жыл бұрын

Are you living in one place in the Philippines or are you or RVing

@franalldred1622

5 жыл бұрын

@Joe Justjoe r u RVing also and snowboarding at 52☺ nice

@viddachan8940

4 жыл бұрын

Fran Alldred The Philippines is made of over 7000 islands, most accessible only by boat. So most likely not RVing, but maybe boating.

"Money can purchase freedom if you have the guts to buy it." This is true.

GOLD. I could listen to you two for hours. What interesting characters. What an interesting time.Thanks, Bob

Family and peer pressures..the greatest setback to getting started... good commercial for the book.. hope he gets enough to last another 40.. safe travels.

You can tell they are good people because the dogs smiles at them , lol.

I gotta say Bob I have enjoyed many of the informative videos... but this casual interview with Mr. Randy Vining has touched my heart ... I enjoyed the poems and the sense behind them...there is a lot to be said for being appreciative of the earth and being comfortable in your own skin... I’ve lived in a 20’ camper for 3 years no running water just electric on a piece of land my mother owned with my dog Boogie and practice much of what you have said in your videos ... and I’m content... my daughter thinks I’m nuts for living this way...she wants of course wants all the modern conveniences in life...but I grew up poor with a outhouse even so pooping in a bag no problem...what I tell folks is this “When our forefathers came across this country they did it without running water or electricity...if they can do then so can I” I hope one day to meet you and Randy...living free at a heart and desire level is so rewarding... stay in peace and may God and his Angels continue to watch over you both

These two guys play well off one another, fun to watch. I've been following them on youtube for a while now. They give some sound advice.....not for everybody, but for those that have had enough of the rat race and ready to take the plunge. I haven't worked for 37yrs and have an income that allows me to do as I will. So my situation suites me fine right where I am, or I can travel in my Class B motor home. The biggest difference between me and the Nomads is I have a home base to come to. But I love there attitude towards life, we look at things pretty much the same way. Oh.....and I just ordered Randy's book. Thanks guys.

@CheapRVliving

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks dabprod, we could talk all day. :)

Thank you Bob! Randy what a fun, happy and fascinating fellow you are. Thank you for participating in this interview and sharing your inspiring poetry. Julie

These guys are right. Being a Trucker since 81 I lived out of truck sleepers and showered in truck stops for years. Spent lots of nights in trucks during raging thunderstorms and other extreme weather. I was very comfortable especially when air conditioning became very common in big rigs. I had microwaves and small refrigerators in later years and of course traveled all 48 states and Canada. I know how to live cheap because it was fun even though I had plenty of cash in my pocket. If I hadn’t met my GF 8 years ago I’d be living a life like these guys. My GF is a wealthy woman so I guess I lucked out in life and I wont hafta work when I’m older. It’s so easy to survive financially when your expenses are low. I’m glad I never had children or the expenses that come with them. My Dad used to tell my brother and I to never get so far in debt that you can’t tell your boss to kiss your A - -. I’m glad I’m in that position and always have been. If I can survive living out of a semi then I know I could survive the Nomad life if I wanted to. I’ve driven past Quartzsite for many years and watched it grow. I love what I’ve seen. Freedom! 👍

Van dwellers and people with alternative lifestyles understand that it's not about having a lot of money but rather having little needs. It sure takes discipline to restrain yourself when you live in a world filled to the brim with advertisements that create a false need to purchase material items with the promise that they will make your life, if not easier, better. But when you adopt a minimalist mentality you realize that the more important things in life are in no way related to materialism. It's about health, friendships, freedom, taking care of oneself mentally, and having leisure time to spend on things that we love, where the means *is* the end. You're not working only for money, you're working because you love doing it.

I remember Randy from the 'Without Bound' documentary. Its very nice to catch up with him. What a great great VIDEO ! kudos BOB!

Bob this is one of the best interviews ! , "generate meaning" is a psychology asset. It's amazing to hear a philosophical way of living and the implementation of it . Wishing you many good years

Your right! I’m 36 years old and a mother to a 6 year old son. We are on the verge of losing our home. I have always loved traveling and I’ve been trying to find a reason to leave springfield MO and pull my kid out of the corrupt school system. These videos give me inspiration and have made me cry. I’m so ready to do this. Just not sure how to get started with under 800$ two dogs and my son.

@2ndlifeseekers282

Жыл бұрын

Can you home school?

As a survivor of a loved one’s suicide that’s hard to hear but I get it. Purposefully ending one’s life is one thing but for most dying from suicide it’s not the case. So many gems in this interview. 😊💕

Great interview, this guy seems so laid back and calm.

@freewoman9023

7 жыл бұрын

I watched the documentary again, the first time I watched it I didn't put together that I was watching you. Loved it

@bradkw4295

7 жыл бұрын

I read the comments again, the first time I thought Bob was saying Randy is a FreeWoman, and I thought hmmm....

@freewoman9023

7 жыл бұрын

lol

nice interview Bob

"A man’s heart away from nature becomes hard; lack of respect for growing, living things soon leads to a lack of respect for humans too." Luther Standing Bear.

Hes absolutely right that housing is killing our country and the thought that we need gigantic extravagant houses to live a good life.

@BradleyProulx

3 жыл бұрын

So strange isn't it!

@dross24MA

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously - like, what *kid* needs his or her own bathroom and full sized bed? Why can we not share our space with others in our family? The kids slept 2 to a room in the house and 7 of us traveled in a 22' Class-C camper, again sleeping 2 to a bed with one (me) sleeping on a make-shift bed set up across the front seats. It was glorious and I am working on getting eRV up and running again.

Bob and Randy... You really are something special! :)

The difference between a rutt and a grave is a rut is open at one end so you can walk out of it.

@citylife2394

5 жыл бұрын

Great saying!

@auberjean6873

4 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's something to keep in mind Daily until I walk out of it. So easy to be complacent. Thanks for the wake up call!

"If you're afraid to die, you're afraid to live!" -- Clark Gable in "The Misfits"

"I have contempt for anyone who whimpered their way into the grave" --- best line 21:05

I hate to take vacation because of the total feel of freedom is great but knowing i have to go back to work makes it so tough i end up selling most of my vacation back to the company.

@hillbillydetector6431

7 жыл бұрын

Tami Gami I have 4 weeks this year so I will be taking every Friday off this winter only because I work outside and it's cold but will be selling the rest most likely. I have taken it during the summer but as I said I hate having to go back. I'm looking for the day to live like these guys which I probably could now but I have been working since I was 15 and it's not easy to just quit.

@hillbillydetector6431

7 жыл бұрын

***** Tha t would be nice and i appreciate your videos so at least i can dream of such a life :)

@Dan-vb5fh

4 жыл бұрын

Ok understand your life and also i can say that there are different between Sweden and vacations against Usa we have six weeks paid vacation wich the company pay. But ok our taxes are higher in Sweden. Sorry for the bad english but hope you get what i mean

This has got to be the best video I've seen! Randy seems to be a great guy. A few years ago I googled some ideas on camping in a van. To my amazement I stumbled onto a whole community of people. I've met a lot of great people online in the vandwelling and RV community. I hope to someday meet some of you great people in person. Thank you for all you do Bob. In my opinion you and Randy are a couple of modern day Thoreau's. Have a great week my friend.

You know, I was sitting here drinking my morning brew listening to you guys talk and because of the camera angle and the sun and the framing, I felt like I was sitting right in front of you..just watching and listening. What a treat. Thanks guys. And good morning.

So inspiring! Randy's poems are amazing, I love hearing him recite. His book would be awesome as an audiobook with him reading them.

@SheThe1Who

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@saradarling45

2 жыл бұрын

Wow!!! Three years later I just wrote a comment (before seeing yours) the same thing

"I'll try and be courageous and off myself" Indeed... I think I like this guy

1 iPhone service $90-120 a month, I have a TracFone..about $130 a year.... here's your sign

Frugalness with finance is freedom. Cutting edge.

First saw Randy at this past summer's RTR and we really love him.

@gonagain

7 жыл бұрын

Bob Wells We plan on being there. Looking forward to seeing you.

I enjoyed this interview tremendously! Randy's humor, wit, wisdom and outlook on life amazes me. I feel like he and I could fast become best friends. I too, like others commented, wish I could have sat in on this conversation. Some people want to meet movie stars or famous singers, athletes etc. I would be far more impressed to meet you and Randy. Hopefully that will happen as I am nearing retirement and plan to be on the road soon! 🚐💨😁

I wanted to say thank you so much for this video, and your others, in which you share your truth that helps me change my life. Bob, I have been following you for about 4 years and you are an inspiration. I am from Israel married with 3 children and 9 months ago we fulfilled a dream of living in East Asia as a choice not to listen to the fear and demands of society and to choose a life of freedom. We have no money or savings but there is faith and family closeness from which we live and find ways to produce the need and reduce the unnecessary. Thank you very much.

I’m in a government service job that I have labored in for 25’years now (policing). I hate it. I hate my mortgage, hate my electric bill, hate working to pay the man. I’m sticking out the final five year’s for the pension, but after that........sell the house, get my van, custom make it myself, and hit the road. I’ll probably buy a piece of property way out somewhere as a home base, so the grandkids can come visit crazy old papaw, but that’s it. Now, selling this idea of a life to the wife will be another adventure to write about later.

@lifeisabadjoke5750

11 ай бұрын

2 more years to go

I read Thoreau as a kid. Loved it. Got into nature after that book. Read "The American Boys Handybook." All about living off the land and building cabins in the woods and such.

@TheRealMensChannel

7 жыл бұрын

I had one of the original ones on base in Japan back in the 60's as a kid. Hardbound. I believe this it it currently: First published in 1882, this is a wealth of projects and games, with practical directions on how to make them, by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. The ultimate pre-TV, anti-couch potato activity book, it answers the question, "What's there to do?" www.amazon.com/American-Boys-Handy-Book-Centennial/dp/0879234490/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1478130120&sr=1-1&keywords=the+american+boys+handy+book#reader_0879234490 I was reading Sam Clemens or uh..forgot his pen name author of Huck Finn and such dang long term memory is fading man....anyways I was in the boyscouts and wanting to to hunting and fishing but trapped on the main island of Japan.

@TheRealMensChannel

7 жыл бұрын

I think this it is or one of its copies: www.amazon.com/American-Boys-Handy-Book-Activities/dp/1569756864/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1478130120&sr=1-4&keywords=the+american+boys+handy+book

@anyabrown6933

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Twain

bob I have been on the road playing music since 1975.most of that time lived lived in a airstream or campervan.im another 40 year member.great video bob.keep them coming.

@franalldred1622

5 жыл бұрын

Are you still living on the road and play music

I been living this way for many years....very happy 😃

- Second time i watch! What a nice conversation!!!!!!

I agree.. 'Frugally is a fun game' :) Nice interview... very encouraging :D

@Vintagebeliever

7 жыл бұрын

Where do I find the interview 'without bounds'? Thank you!

@Vintagebeliever

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Enjoyed your conversation and peace it brought.

Carpe diem. I admire both of you, you make so much sense and have the courage to go it alone. You are legends.

Thank you Bob and Randy for sharing your thoughts and experiences.

its the quality of life, not the duration

@jazzsalsadrummer9113

3 жыл бұрын

That is the stupidest thing I've read in many years!

@sidkaskey

3 жыл бұрын

@@jazzsalsadrummer9113 ???????????????????

@sidkaskey

3 жыл бұрын

Which is why the video and the idea they are selling do not appeal to me.

@somenomad5332

3 жыл бұрын

You can work your whole life and acquire stuff but at the end of your life that's all you'll have and nothing else

@DennisMathias

3 жыл бұрын

Or, not the moments of breath..but the breathless moments.

I needed to see this again.

I keep coming back to this video to renew my efforts. Keep moving forward Nomads when life gets hard.

I was so excited to see that you had interviewed Randy!!! I loved him in the documentary and after you Bob, he's the next person I'd love to meet in person...love his philosophical and poetic spirit and can so relate to what he said about not having his family's respect. you 2 men are fine examples! !!!💗💗💗

One of the best vids i have ever watched. God bless you old boys and God bless Freedom.

Loved this--and the mentions about Thoreau and Whitman.... Great ideas about nature and life's quality--I lived part of my bucket list in my 50s--now 77 and glad I did it.

Wow what a wonderful guy so free

couldn't agree more with the country's direction. nice interview great guest great poems may have to check out the book for a buck, lol.. Another inspiration love it man. keep em coming Bob we love em. peace.

I'm a young male of 28 years old who lives out of las vegas, Nevada and I enjoy watching people living or traveling out of there cars. I transformed my 2016 Hyundai Accent Into a traveling situation. I agree with you as how this world needs to change for the USA. I see the bigger picture on how life should be. I'm cheap as far as living in a daily motel goes but I am not cheap when living In your car. I like listening to you guys. You provide a lot of great knowledge.

Thanks, Bob for sharing once again another remarkable Nomad in your community. I especially loved this video because, Randy reminds me of my father who passed away when I was just 17 at his age of 52. He loved every day life had to offer, lived simply, respected nature, so I definitely resonate with the simplicity, and values of the Nomad lifestyle . Love them poems too, Randy🥰

I’m at the beginning of what I refer to as my escape into reality. I’ve bought an RV and am slowly parting with excess furniture and anchors that I’ll no longer need in my future reality. I admire the spirit of independence and self-determination reflected in those like you, Bob, and Randy, and others who make this nomadic lifestyle a possibility. Consumerism and debt enslaves so many people and I decided I was getting off the hamster wheel. I feel better already and I haven’t spent one night under the stars. I can’t wait to see both of you out there-being free.

Wow! That was excellent! Thank you Mr. Wells. ~T.

Love it going to treat myself to his book tfs.

@herbclark2476

7 жыл бұрын

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@MrCUTITOUT

6 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Lopez is This Jenny from the block?