Adventures in Boondocking - Arizona VanLife
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- Опубликовано: 14 апр 2022
- *My name is Brian. I started living full time in a self built camper van in 2014 in my hometown of San Diego, CA. I hit the road full-time in 2015 to pursue seasonal work and travel around the U.S. I find free camping on public land and enjoy photography, hiking, biking, and kayaking in nature. Join me on my adventures.
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**Follow Your Dreams*
I agree with Jeff and Tall Dude... was so interesting that I did not even realize how much time flew by! Great job.
Hi Brian! Talk about being transported, I'm always transported every time i watch your videos. From the time you start talking until the very end of your daily journey. You have been blessed with a very calm nature that just draws me up and invites me in. Also, I can always count on having a good meal at the end of the day! I couldn't find a more hospitable host any where. Thank you for sharing your peaceful nature, it really rubs off on others! I am fascinated about the history of your present camp. The icing on the cake is the majestic views! God bless your journey Brian.
Very true, he is my favorite van dweller channel, others come and go , some change, Brian is the real deal, plus he never disappoints.
I love the longer format. It’s fun to see you explore these old abandoned dreams. Also liked the “transporter” scene. That was an expensive special effects shot back in the original Star Trek series. If you ever rewatch episodes the actors always took the same positions in the transporter room so they could reuse the same footage of them disappearing and reappearing. Now you can do it on your laptop. Peace.🦋
I can only speak for myself, but I could watch a 30 minute segment from you every day of the week and twice on Sundays! So fun and fascinating!!
Longer, shorter - they’re always perfect. I managed to catch today’s during my grandson’s morning nap (he’s still asleep :). Thank you for continuing to bring us along and share what you see.
Wow, I find all the remnants of that old camp very interesting. someone put a lot of work into the site. Excellent video Brian, thanks you so much for taking the time and effort to share with us these beautiful national forests. Safe travels, peace.
it's a great bit of escapism, for those of us who can't be out there, and being an English man it's nice to see the great outdoors of the US. thanks Brian 👍🇬🇧
The length on this is perfect! I have been binge watching and have added a couple of places to my bucket list. Great work! I absolutely love your channel. It's medicinal. Thank you. ❤️👌The music you use in all your videos is awesome, I'm really enjoying it.
I like the long format Brian. You make a good amateur archeologist btw
Definitely like the longer video every once in a while. I know there are challenges to always producing a longer video, but it is nice to see every once in a while. Always enjoy them no matter the length. Keep up the good work.
This video was amazing Brian! Thanks so much for bringing us along for the adventure. The length was fine, the time flew by because the content was so interesting and it made me want to know more about what really happened in that area. Please feel free to give us more longer videos in the future. Take care. Peace.
Great adventure, two camp sites, rough road on one and mysterious history on another.great views ..thanks for taking us all along, be safe and keep going
I prefer the longer format but really any length is great bc your content is so Awesome! Love all your videos. Keep them coming! Be safe out there!
Great job. Your videos are never too long when your showing beautiful nature. Be safe and keep going.
Another great video. Long or short we love them all. I laughed when you said big houses and you wondered how many kids they might have. So funny. When I was a kid it was not unusual for someone to have three bedrooms, one bathroom and six kids. Now it's six bedrooms, four baths and two kids. Dual sport? Can't wait. Been looking myself but have not found what I want yet.
Thanks Dan! ✌🏼
I like the longer videos, it's interesting to tag along on your explorations. A dual-sport motorcycle would make trips to town for supplies a lot more economical plus they are a lot of fun.
Didn’t feel like a half hour, always a good start to my day when you post a new video! Nice special effects too, made me laugh.
I like the longer format and being taken along as you explore the area where you camp. You’re a great story teller and it’s always interesting to get a glimpse into your travels and daily life.
I enjoyed the longer format, from time to time anyway. It felt like the video had a good flow, with a mix of different events. Changing camps, hitting the road, getting a little van work done, biking, hiking, creativity... It seemed like you were in a good place, enjoying it all, which made it all the better. I guess the best videos, on any channel, is when they feel real and genuine from the creator. A shorter video could be as good as a longer, when it feels authentic, much as this one did. So I guess in short, keep doing you, short or long, that's why I keep coming back. Also, another possibility, I wonder if that camp had anything to do with mining of some sort, I'm not that familiar with the area? Thank you!
Agree completely!
I enjoyed every second of the video. I also love to stumble upon remnants like this and try to figure out the puzzle. It was definitely not too long for me. Thanks for sharing the adventure. Your channel has been crushing it lately.
Thank you, Brian, for the longer video. Seeing the landscape up close and personal is a nice addition to your explorations. Create them as you see fit Be well, Peggy.
Total pleasure watching "where's Brian" 🤔 You bring adventure to every video with the the best filming & music together with your calming voice!! I look forward to every video and they could never be too long. May God bless you in all you do. Hello to Kelly. Thank you Brian
Finding things in the middle of nowhere is always fun and leaves you thinking what could this have been?? You even had an out of the world experience pretty cool Brian.
That’s crazy. I remember the episode when you showed us that area. All the best to you.
Love seeing things through your eyes. Please keep taking us along on your adventures. Loved seeing the old Pepsi bottle and tobacco can. People really shouldn’t burn things with nails in them. In all our years tent camping by boat on an island we cleaned camp before setting up camp and before we left it was a great camping spot for the next campers. I relive those precious memories with my family. I’m thankful you take me along each week😁
Hey Brian, I've never watched a Too Long of a video you've done. Always metered just right. Been watching you off & on nearly ever since you've been mobile adventuring although it's my first time commenting. You're like a younger brother I never had. Just keep on documenting your adventures for as long as you can so that the rest of us old fogey types get to ride vicariously along with. Thanks so much! Happy Trails - "and away we go!"
Ron Orr
I think you have an old growing area Brian. In those days the penalty for growing was pretty harsh. The more isolated the better. The tubing was used to make watering all the plants fast and easy to reduce the exposure time at the site. The pads with the brackets were most likely for raised beds to hold many plants close together for easier watering with that tubing. The lumber piles were likely those old growing beds. I really love the longer videos!
Sounds like you have experience 🤔 😃
@@elflordsjourneys Nah Elf, that would have been illegal. ;>}
Haha, didn't stop me some 45 years ago.🤣
Transport into another dimension... thanks for the snort-laugh, Brian. AdventureVanMan is my favorite RUclips channel!!!
That was an awesome adventure with all sorts of thing to speculate about. That is always fun. The time just went by so quickly, I was looking for more. Thank You Brian. Arizona is a great state to visit. I have lived here for 27 years and not leaving.
That can you found with the Pepsi bottle looked like an old Prince Albert Tobacco can. I remember watching Daddy roll his own cigarettes 70 years ago.
Thanks for your comment. 😊
Really enjoyed exploring that area with you thanks! The longer format is very cool and the triangle vanishing point made me giggle 👏🏻 thanks for sharing your world with us 🙏🏼 stay safe! Blessings from Australia 🇦🇺🙋🏻♀️🇦🇺🌻
I love spending any time with you in any of your places and adventures. Period! ❤️
However long you want to make them is fine with me and I like it when you decide. That's part of the charm of spending time with Brian.
I enjoyed this video and your thoughts on what may have been built. A 125 or 250 dual sport would be really nice for exploring off road. Length of video is no problem the longer the better. Thanks for bringing us along. 👍
Long long time viewer and just like to say I’ve always loved your videos but I’d like to say I’m loving these new videos !! Keep up the great adventures ! Your getting me ready for my start this winter! Just finished my cargo trailer conversion and love it but I sure like your conversion too …. Thanks Brian
I agree with Lou your videos entrance me away from my day. Even if my dogs try to distract me I always finish your videos and enjoy them. Long or short it doesn't really matter to me. Thank you for taking us along.
Hi Brian, Great videos as always. I must say, I did enjoy the longer video because I can get into them better, normally, I just start to get into it and it ends. Look forward to the next instalment. Cheers!
I've been watching some of your older videos as I'm a relatively "new" viewer from around lockdown time. You have come a long way and your content is great!
I love finding old spots like that too. My mind wanders as well, contemplating all the possibilities. I bought 40 acres of raw land in Winslow many yrs back and did lots of exploring
You asked for comments. I loved it. Especially the bike ride exploring and I love how you make up stories about your findings. You are such a chill adventurous soul. Peace brother. I like the music as well.
Love being along as you explore. End of week and good to relax with this longer adventure video.
The foundation at the last campsite could have been the location of a Forest Service Fire Observation Tower. In the fire season it may have been necessary to have a ranger there to spot the location of new fires after a lightning storm.
Brian your videos can never be too long for me. Love following along on your adventures!
Enjoyed exploring with you, Brian! Thanks for bringing us along!
Hi Brian, something else about those concrete footings in that cliff. Maybe they were going to put up a big water holding tank for watering cattle.
The can you found was definitely a tobacco can. Held tobacco for roll your own cigarettes, or smoking in a pipe. In my foolish youth, I bought these for my use. The cans were very good to mount on a stake and hold papers for your gold mining claim, so possibly that had been a mining claim there.
Great video. That Prescott area has a lot going for it; good weather year around, not as hot as Phoenix area, and not as cold as Flagstaff. My wife and I spent some time there looking for property to retire to, but didn't find anything we could afford.
Hello. Have a safe blessed day! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Great episode! Thank you for showing us all the details you found. You take us with you on your travels - a real treat!
Your storytelling and great videography all add up to good content whatever length you post. Always well paced and interesting. Got a kick out of the portal transport moment- nice bit of humor and well done.
The time flew by. I only wish it was a little longer so you could sneak a meal in there. I always enjoy watching you whip up a meal and enjoying.
Good morning from Godley Texas, another great camp location. Trying to figure out who came before us at a location definitely leaves a lot to the imagination. Stay safe and happy travels 😎
I always find it funny when people complain about videos being "too long". One can pause and watch it in sections. Or watch at 1.5x speed. Or click forward. We have the power folks. I like whatever you want to do Brian. :)
Hey watching RUclips is a tough job! 😋✌🏼
Brian I love your videos I don’t care how long they are I’ll still watch them.
When you get happy…it makes me happy. 👍
I love the wildlife. Beautiful. I love the longer format.
Great video. I will add my two cents to the mysterious campsite.
Some knucklehead tried to homestead this area years ago convinced if he followed old protocol he could acquire it just by living on the land putting up a structure...et al.
Somepoint authorities forced the people to move.
Or squatters. They obviously did not think so, if my theory is right. Dunno.
Peace!
Great to see you still having a wonderful time in the beautiful outdoors!
Hi Brian, I really like going along with you on your adventures. I know that longer videos are more work for you but I really appreciate them. I'm always sad when the video ends, even the longer ones go by too fast. You have such a great calming personality and it's so interesting to see how you live and the beautiful places that I'll probably never get to visit myself. Thank you for what you do and stay safe out there
Brian my darling, it is amazing to me to realize that you are out in the middle of no where talking to a go pro, cell phone, or some kind of camera. Walking around showing us the beautiful surroundings. Must be very calming for your soul. All of God’s beauty right there in front of you. Take care and stay safe and beware of false prophets 🌞❤️😇🙏🕊🌹🍺👍🇺🇸
Love how you give ideas on what you think was going on there. Nice catch on the elk.🌻🌻
So interesting to see old camps of some sort. Reminds me of what the old was like. Cattle rancher’s cowboy camps perhaps. Great place to take kids to let their imaginations run wild with what they come upon. No computer games, no cell phones. So cool 😎
Been waiting for a long time to see you/us hit 100K...Come on we can' do it....Keep up the good work Brian :)
Not too long at all, Brian. Love watching and learning from you. Keep doing what you do.
Fascinating exploration. Poking around, you never know what you will find. I loved the creek at your last site of your previous camp spot. Cool. I always enjoy your explorations.
Always a good day when the scat is fresh
This was a fascinating episode, and I enjoyed every minute. All of the exploring - around the campsite and into another dimension - was time well spent. Thank you for sharing. ✌️❤️🥾🥾
Water in AZ always a blessing, I went to Prescott College for a year loved it and the surrounding forest.
I love the longer video. I never get tired of watching your content. You continue to provide the best content of any nomad out there. Thank you so much for documenting your journey and sharing with us all. I continue to learn so much from you and I hope you never tire of sharing your journey on RUclips. ✌️
We like the longer format videos and the shorter ones, too. Good mixture of video lengths. We also appreciate your meanderings in the area where you camp showing what you’ve discovered. One of the great aspects of boondocking in the middle of nowhere is never knowing what you’ll run across next.
I love adventuring with you. It was kewl to see the survivor marks. I didn’t know those were out there. It is fun to find places like that and imagine what life was like. Thanks for bringing us along on your adventure.
Yes, enjoyable: your exploring and imagining. It's what do, too
I am always happy with anything you're willing to share. I like a combination of shorter videos followed by a lengthier one. I guess I just like everything you do. Thx for sharing.
Thanks for sharing, Brian, great fun and speculation of lost times. We tend to forget the independent souls who lead very different and similar lives out in remote places.
What scenery that was!. Amazing to see that much open and undeveloped land.
I lived in Prescott for 7 years, these are all familiar places. I used to travel to Flagstaff for work and go through Chino Valley, Paulden for work up to Ash Fork, then go I-40 to Flagstaff. Thanks man, nostalgia! Thanks so much for your shared experience!
Prescott area is awesome! Hear ya on the time warp! Great camps. Nothing like an elk's welcome. Still snowing in Alberta! 🙄 Have fun. 🚲👍🇨🇦 LOL on getting transported!! Maybe you can time travel over yo visit Kelly. 💘 Longer vids are great as we love hanging out with you! 🤸♀️
Super interesting, I would love for you to make these whenever you want. I had no idea it was 30 minutes. As I have said before, your content is like zen to me, so calm and peaceful. This one got my imagination going, too. I am leaning towards a cattle operation. The cigarette box is what made me think that because the growers would be smoking what they are growing.
Hey Brian, I felt like was getting an education with this video. I love how you take the time to explain the story, awesome video.
Really like your long format!!! thank you, Brian
I love the longer ones, let's us connect with what you are experiencing. 😊
Don't apologize for a longer than usual video. Beautiful Arizona scenes and an interesting narrative.
We love the longer videos for sure!! Tobacco tin was probably Prince Albert!! Beautiful there and I think you were correct about that being a base camp for the survey party back in the day!! Have a great adventure!!
Love the long format too and can't wait for you to get a dual sport and take us along!
good show, enjoyed the longer version. the triangle thing made me laugh this morning. safe travels.
Perfect time Brian. Really enjoyed your descriptions. Special effects were awesome. You are correct walking the sites and discovering is what makes the place fun. Great video
Thanks Brian as always appreciated!
One of the biggest highlights of my offroading has been stumbling onto line shack. We had gone somewhere where my friends had gone many times but my first. At the turn around we stopped for awhile and I went for a little hike and found it, they didn't know of it before.
Nice vid! 👍.... Thanx for the history .... 🙋🏻🌄☕
That’s one of our camping spots! 1:43 Love that site with a short walk to the creek. One thing we noticed staying there is we would have quite a few people walking through our campsite. Not a huge deal as most people are pretty respectful but one time there must have been darn near 20 people come up from the creek area all at once! And right through our camp they went🤣.
Always love your content great mysteries that stream looked so inviting ✌️🌵
Great video as usual. Videos are never to long when your showing us how beautiful it is out there.
I really like the format of the last two videos. I watched all of it, didn't even notice the time. This is my first time watching the channel again for a year or so.
Hi Brian... Where did you buy that heavy duty magnet 🧲. I would like to make myself a magic bar .
I got mine at Harbor Freight Tools but I think Hope Depot might have them too.
I really dig these longer videos once in awhile Brian kinda breaks things up a bit. But I always look forward to your adventures dude! Wishing you and Kelly all the best! Thanks
Long video is great. I can't get enough.
I love your "detective" work! And that transporter effect was so much fun!! You do the bests videos!!
Love the longer videos! Makes us feel like we are there, especially when you add in all the exploring you do!
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I definitely like the longer videos
I've watched all of your videos at least once. I like the longer ones with exploring. Always a good diversion into a more relaxed chill world...