My wife Heather and I live Off Grid in the country and we find it hard to go to town just to do grocery shopping... People just seem so rude now days. Take care, Cheers :-)
I dropped out of the xmas madness years ago. I don't even put up a tree any more. I don't go near malls or target, walmart, etc. from Thanksgiving to well after New Years. I go to peak anxiety levels in crowds. And the people are RUDE. The crass commercialism kills me. I do, however, have my favorite homeless people around town and spread kindness wherever I can.
What you described is called being awake. The world is totally roboticly asleep. I love being awake and can't wait to get my rv and run to the dessert and be freeeeee! yeah! Love your video, keep up the good work.
Lynda Poysor lol,...well, as an experiment,....to notice how it doesn't affect "normal" people,....they just sit in a zombie like trance,...and robotically chuckle,...on cue.
Hi Carolyn! I'm not even a boondocker and I feel the same way you do! I can relate on so many levels to what you are saying and feeling about society and nature. It's AMAZING to be in nature and saturated with the good feelings Mother Earth offers! I, too, am a loner and a sensitive, and, therefore, being in the hustle and bustle of society can be rather uncomfortable if I'm in it too long. I am married, for 25 years, to an amazing man and my best friend. We have two beautiful and grown children, and I'm learning so much about myself. Do you ever listen to Abraham Hicks? One of my favorite teachers these days. I gravitate toward people who are living their dreams and doing it their own way. We have 3 dogs, so I love your dog, too! What a sweet baby he is. Sending you love and stay warm!
As a self-proclaimed introvert and loner, I love watching your videos. Your free spirit is inspiring and the sincere kindness of the RVing community is heart-warming. Stay safe and warm, Sister...and I hope to meet you on the trail someday.
I understand what you're saying about re-entry. When I came back to the United States, after 2 years in the Peace Court in Nicaragua, I was appalled at society here. And, I don't know how long I stood in the grocery store in one of the aisles baffled. There must have been 500 choices of the same thing! I was used to one or two choices of something, which seemed right to me! It was definitely reverse culture shock!
I can relate to this. So hard to return to the city, can't wait to leave again. I do love letting people go ahead of me in lines, saying "go ahead, I'm in no hurry"
If you are ever near Cape Girardeau, MO you are welcome here at my home to visit. It's getting colder, if your rig-home needs repairs, it would be nice to have a place to stay. Offer stays open for whenever. I'm a big fan of yours. You are living my dream. I'm trying to build up the courage to do what you are doing. My best friend owns a campground in Eminence, MO and I find myself there more than here April through October. I just can't seem to break free of the big house and all the stuff. Actually, I'm post surgical and looking for roommates to help share costs until I can work again. I have 3 furnished bedrooms and I'd like to rent out at least 2 of them to get through winter. If you are ever in Missouri.
It is very nice to live off the grid. I did it for 18 months in Idaho all by my lonesome... What you are talking about are personal problems not problems from being away from people.. I was away from people and enjoyed it... But when I was given an chance to go into a town and spend a few days...I did and I really enjoyed the conversation of other human beings who can challenge me...Challenge my intellect ...Have a few laughs.... Read the news... But never did I react like you just did.... Interesting... I am still writing since my time out there.... I will add this to it for sure.... Great Video ! Enjoy your RV Life.... It's great!
Your free now. I'm glad you popped up in my "recommended videos for you" on my RUclips account . Your so refreshing the realism is nice Vs being fake and putting up a false front
Carolyn, if you pass through Colorado Springs, stop in. We currently have 2 rigs of "Nomads" in our backyard. My wife and I just purchased our first RV and hopefully we'll be on the trail of answering to nobody soon.....
Carolyn's RV Life Yes, the weather has just changed, Nippy and snowy......however because of our altitude, it doesn't last like most think. I'm a bit jealous of your adventures and hope and pray you'll enjoy safety and peace in your travels. I just sent my wife your link to this video and hopefully we can roll on down to Arizona in January. Offer still stands on our hospitality........
Carolyn dahling, so good to see you! The burden of civilization was never apparent to me until I was headed out of town for a stay in the wilderness and this huge smile would come across my face and the pure elation just grabbed me.
I have been watching Bob and James for a bit, and they have inspired me to take a trip to the rtr. I am so glad to have your perspective. I am sooooooooo jealous of your independence and confidence and strength. hope to see you in quartzite.
I really appreciate what you're saying and want to share that many veterans who spend time away from the US while serving come back and have the same experience. I returned to the US in 1970 after two hostile years in SE Asia and coming back here to the mass psychosis, hysteria and phoniness was a bigger shock than stepping off the plane in Saigon. It was like landing on Mars and walking among clueless Martian people. It took years of therapy to learn how to deal with a US society I realized I didn't know or like but couldn't escape and I know many vets have the same experience. Every day vets reach a point that they just want to check out and either isolate, dive into drugs or do the ultimate check-out. Americans have no idea how damaging our society is to mental health.
I HAD TO sub to your channel because you have given me such a new appreciation for life, and true happiness.....im not an RV'er but i am a truck driver and i know about living on the road in a much smaller space and being alone etc.....I just love your presence.....thankssssss
Sharon,Thank you for your kind comment! I'm honored to be interesting to a road warrior like you! Thank you so much for the sub. !Be safe and happy out there!
I love your intro! Nice! I know what you mean about reentering society. I am not sure my daughter ever fully recovered from her Appalachian Trail thru hike. My favorite part of this video... "I don't even know where I"m sleeping tonight." Happy travels Carolyn!
Oh my, hearing you describe that you are never the same again, and how difficult the adjustment is when returning hit home. After travelling aboard my boat, sailing from Galveston to the Virgin Islands and staying gone a year, the return was so difficult. I didn't want to be here, I felt lost and trapped. All I could think about was getting back aboard and heading off again. It took me a good several years to not get an ache in the pit of my stomach when I would hear Jimmy Buffet sing 'Mother Mother Ocean'. It was like I couldn't relate to all the BS. I wanted it to just be me and by boat and the water and sky and elements.
You captured my feelings perfectly, "It was like I couldn't relate to all the BS. I wanted it to just be me.... and the water and sky and elements." It becomes a physical ache, doesn't it?? Thanks for sharing! Reply ·
Subscribed! Apparently I didn't do it earlier. As you may know I'm not a nomad. But I recognise the sense of panic and stress having moved from a country town to a city suburb. Almost every direction is a major 4 lane motorway and after 3 years it still scares me though thankfully not as badly. Leaving isn't an option. My kids take it for granted and navigate it 6 days a week. I lived for 20 years in a country town and no idea how much I'd miss the pace until I left. All the best in your venture into the desert. The country view was beautiful. Sure beats a city skyline any day.
New subscriber. Somewhat jealous of your lifestyle. Divorced for six years and still depressed. Not looking forward to waking up Christmas morning alone again. Maybe I should retire, sell everything and go RVing. Interesting.
I can't imagine what anyone would say mean about these videos.. usually, once a comment starts out negative, i skip it and move on. Don't let anyone get you down. you are an inspiration.
It's the trees and the air that calm you down. I might cry in the house, but I just never can get that sad when I'm working in the woods. BTW: You got great energy.
I have quite a few vandwellers that I've subbed to but I think I look forward to your vids the most! I know the feeling I have felt like an alien my whole life. I very much look forward to getting out and away and meeting more of my tribe in person!
What you said in this video brought tears to my eyes...thank you for putting into words how I feel about being SAD (stressed-anxious-depressed) around TOO MUCH. Looking forward to Quartzsite.....safe travels Jan
As I sit with myself and ponder the possibilities of jumping ship and explore the freedom lifestyle...my mind seems to always be full of the questions of what is real and what is not. As you mentioned the holiday shopping..something I observed the other day venturing out into a big box craft hobby store...just the first of December and everything 50% off! Watching the women scurrying around with their buggies full of *deals*!! The madness...I had to get out!! So when I consider my own reality of leaving the *city life* and going rogue ...as I call it laughingly....I can completely relate to your feelings of angst! I pray that I can be out soon!! My biggest hurdle besides the financial worries is that my life...unlike yours will not likely be filled with a work at home business therefore...what the heck will I do with my days? P.S. It has been a complete JOY to *meet* you and Capone. Thank you for your worthy videos and lovely warm personality! You rock!!
I love your videos and your honesty. I am a 69 yr old female and I intend to start my nomadic life this fall...hope to run into you on my travels...best wishes to you for a safe trip always
I always feel like that whenever I get back home from a trip, I can only imagine what it's like for the RV life. Honestly can't wait to start! So excited to escape this civilization.
Carolyn, Carolyn,Carolyn, you're awesome what a great subject to talk about ! I am pretty sure MOST of us here watching you agree with all that you've said I know I do ! Thanks for making us feel normal ! Safe travels , Dave
I know what you mean about entering cities. I have been in the military over 20 years and spend years outside the US and getting reentry depression myself. I hate the rules, regulations and commercialization of our society. I can't wait to finish my enlistment so I can full time boondock again (I did it for 4 years in the early 90s). Watching people like you gives me hope of a good life in the near future. Hope to meet you at the rtr. ☺️
I can totally relate. There is such a congestion of energies in cities -- all different forms of EMFs, radio waves, microwaves, etc. Add that to all the different thought forms and energies from the people themselves, ricocheting off the walls. And then there's the NOISE. It's quite discombobulating after being alone in Nature, with only you and the Earth. I enjoy your videos!
I started reading Bob's blog about four years ago, thinking I might want to live like this. Since then I've seen what must be hundreds of RV videos. I can pick a handful that are encouraging, informational and inspirational. Yours is one of them. I noticed you got a lot of followers very quickly. I'd say you've found your calling!
Value - It's all about knowing what is of value to you. That means shutting out the noise to be able to listen/be in the moment. Thanks Carolyne & Capone for sharing this valuable info. :-) Knowing what is of value is what makes you free. God bless you both in your travels. Cheers Joe
I am slowly trying to construct my own very tiny home on wheels. Trying to keep it light in weight so I can travel. Enjoying your experiences, keep rolling!
I totally get the feeling of being a caged animal! I have felt that for a long time! I came to the city as a temporary move 20 years ago and here I am still here! I am co-parenting with my ex so cannot leave until my last born is grown up, he's 13. I used to get depressed about it but I've tried to bring the qualities that I imagine rural life will bring me to my present life (slow pace, nature, solitude, gratitude, etc). It's amazing what a shift in thinking can do to one's happiness!! Enjoying your videos as always!!
Thank you for sharing your life with us. You have hit the nail on the head. I can't WAIT to shuffle off the city life and get out where I can breathe again. You've been in my old stomping grounds. All my family still lives in the Portland-Eugene area, but I'm here out on the East coast for the next few years, until I retire.
I lived in S.central AK from '93-'97 as a working tourist. A good portion of my time there was in the deep bush panning gold. The nearest human to me was 40+mi away(Chicken,AK.),for two 8mo.stretches. When I finally moved back to Babylon(lower 48),I went to to an LA mall. I damn near had a panic attack,from all the people.
Matthew Wayer such a powerful thing. those of us know and feel it, but our words don't resonate like we feel they should. doesn't make us or them better or worse, just disconnected somehow. interesting times.
That was an awesome explanation of the depression that happens when returning to "real" life. I know I've gone through when I come back from backpacking trips. For that matter, most of the time I just want to get in my own camper and watch all the hassles of life disappear in the rear view mirror! God bless you and keep you safe. Enjoy the times in nature when you can.
great video!! i experience all of what you feel as well. one of the things i all ways say is that, its not that i don't like people, i just like them more when i can't see them LOL :)
During my first three years, I spent most of my time boondocking. During the mid-summer months, though I have been getting a tremendous itch to do the shore, so, this past summer, I landed north of L.A. and tried my luck with industrial park camping. It went well for the most part and I had no major issues, thankfully. After about 2 months of that, my heart just ACHED to be back to boondocking. But, yes, my stress levels did go up with the city camping. But, my love for the shore kept me there....oh, and it was June and July and, so the shore temps were a real relief compared to the rest of the west coast! Now, if I could just find free remote camping along the shore complete with WiFi and not super far from services, I'd be one happy camper!
Love your vids! I am building a box truck into an RV because I couldnt find an RV that had what I wanted. Might take me a bit longer but I will get there someday. Thanks for pointing out that a lot of us dont feel connected to modern day society much and the boondocking lifestyle could offer some relief. I dont see it as returning to society being the issue its the natural desire to get back out there and away from the chaos that drives me nuts. The Van/RV life has a great community so even if I am out and about I can always reach out to others like me and chat or meet up to talk about our latest adventures. Keep up the vids. I will start posting mine as soon as I become a bit more savvy with editing and filming
I'm so glad I found your channel! I love what you are doing! I wish I was living like that as well, but alas, I'll have to settle for living vicariously through your travels. How awesome to be able to do that! I love nature as well and I live in a small town and I stay home on Black Fridays! Peace to you, Carolyn!
Hey Carolyn,thanks for expressing what I too, have been seeing.i'm on the verge of moving into my rv.and just the amount of stuff we think we need is sinful. Thanks for your channel,look forward too the tour.
You are so right about crazy commercialism and buying the next newest thing. I too feel out of place in big city. And there is less and less I care to watch on tv. Love the open road! You rock Carolyn! Stay strong out there. I am rootin for ya! Cindy
I love watching your videos. I just found your wonderful channel! I can relate to those of you who just want to live in the woods!! but... i have 5 children. my youngest is 9. I fear I will never be able to fulfill my dreams of boondockocking because I need to provide stability for them.. so I respect you and I will continue to live vicariously through you!!
Hi Carolyn. It's great to watch your videos. I'll check out your written blog soon. Just wanted to say I'm a kindred spirit and think you're great to share your adventures. I live in my RV, a 16' toy hauler -- your place is luxurious, though I've stayed in one place for a while (can't afford to move for now). I have national forest and lake around me so I know what you mean about that sense of freedom when you leave civilization. Please keep the videos coming. Thanks, Carol B
Thank you very much Carol B! It sounds like you're 'stuck' in a nice place, surrounded by a forest and a lake Thank you for your encouragement and for joining me on my adventure! - C
I feel the same way you do about commercialization and your attraction to the natural world. Unfortunately, I have not been able to get into an RV and hit the road, although I am a nomad in my dreams. I will be getting closer to my dreams next year when my family moves north, out of our urban community, and live as close to "off the grid" as my situation will allow. In the meantime, I thank you, Bob, and so many others, who have been able to live the dream, on the road, living authentically and courageously and sharing your journey with us. You may never know how much it means to us. Peace.
Robin, There are so many of us hiding in plain sight! Congrats on the big move, I hope it brings you the happiness and peace you desire. Your thank you, warms my heart. I love that I can inspire and brighten someone's day just by sharing myself.. It's amazing. Thank you, you encourage and inspire me! :-)
I RV'ed it for 6 years. I loved it. No ajoining common walls with your nieghbors, in fact at times, no nieghbors! it was economical, I had plenty of room for myself and my cat, visitors.
I love watching you and your doggie. I had no clue about living like you do when I was younger but I did do a lot of camping. Loved it! I always said I could live out of a tent with no problems or regrets but having a home on wheels never crossed my mind. Keep the videos coming.
yep I do this every summer for 4 to 5 weeks in my favorite southwest deserts. I tent camp with my friend. I've done 2 solo trips which I enjoyed, but now as I'm getting older it's nice to have a friend along.
You expand "your" energy in nature - it's love and freedom, in the city you get everybody's energy which is unhappiness, struggle, etc., and you feel it and that's why it feels suffocating.
Carolyn, Great video - you touched on one thing I've noticed about myself recently. Retired, not married, unreliable transportation. I'm alone alot of the time and I've never had a problem with that, I have great neighbors, my family is less than 1/2 mile up the road. The situation I have is exactly what you were talking about, the inability to put up with people all around, disliking nastiness and craziness on TV . My TV is off most of the time, since I can record and watch all the recorded shows on one day. I love being on the road and after I get reliable transportation I may be off and driving around the country again. Try Phx AZ, best time of the year - low 70's during the day and mid to high 40's at night. Thanks for your video's, I'm enjoying them alot.
Enjoy your videos, I also love solitude, am retiring in three years! We just ordered a Casita and hope to hit the road and do some sea kayaking! Hope you have a great Christmas in Quartzite!
Yup, nothing like getting the heck out of town. That's why I hate winter when it is 20 below! Looking forward to the next vlog. You keep safe and happy travels. :)
Hey Carolyn, I'm right beside you. I've been in society all my life and like you have thought something wasn't right throughout everyday life. I believe you're on the right track, at least for some of us, maybe most of us. I admire your courage to change for the better. If the rest of the planet follows the same, we'll all be out of campground space. Lol. A future problem to contend with. But 'till then, great to see you have first experience joy of nature and very appealing to join you soon. BTW, don't open the door at night unless you know for sure it's an official. Everyone else can wait!
I feel the same way NOW...about 'commercialism'. My partner practically devours every single piece of store ads that are either in the daily newspaper, or that come through our mailbox. I have always been a frugal person myself, and now I truly believe I am becoming more of a minimalist. The RV life would be a perfect way for me to save more money!
This is so true I think it's interesting how the stimuli all around us is overwhelming and driving a car seems very strange after coming off the trail ! safe travels !
Before you hit the desert you need to get some solar. Amazon for $279 delivered Renogy 100 watt suitcase portable solar with charge control attached. When you say things about "re-entry depression" I think I had a little of that returning from 4 months in Alaska this summer. Camped mostly at BLM's and Forest Service locations. The suburb's traffic, noise, congestion just got to me...Took a few months to get used to city life again...It's even hard to go shopping now.
Jay - oh yeah, 4 months camping in Alaska, I would imagine re-entry would be awful. The noise is the one I notice the most and all the stuff that moves so fast (TV, endless dispays in stores and gas stations and restaurants). It's like a bunch of crap purposely created to distract us.. well anyway, thanks for watching and take care!! - C
100% spot on...My wife and myself have never gotten into the commercialization of today's society. That is why today's "working class" lives pay check to pay check. I knew in my mid teens whatever I did I was retiring before 55.
Good for you.. Wish I'd figured it out sooner. I was sucked and wasted everything away chasing happiness in the next pair of designer shoes.:-( I wish you the best!!
I feel the same way and I still have my house. They flipped my neighborhood and the whole tone changed. I am downsizing to leave but for now am just making this place a staycation until I can leave. I lived and travelled around the world and felt that also when I returned. I never heard it named in that way before. I think it's a sign of health actually so congrats!!! Peace to you
Carolyn, I know how you feel. I left the Bay Area for a small town in the Nor-Cal Mountians a few months ago. Every time I go back to the Bay, my stress levels go up just driving the freeways. I can't wait to get my van converted and hit the road.
Of all you make me feel it is something my husband and I can do Please tell me about getting meds a big hurdle for me and my husband Love everything that comes out of your mouth TRUE and helpful..Love you Robin
I like your intro; it gives people a rough idea of who you are, your background and your current choices in just a few seconds. I've noticed after being out camping for a week or more I suffer from what I've called "post trip depression". Eventually, I readjust but I am always more content and at peace in wild places. Enjoy and stay safe out there!
I totally relate to so much of the same feelings you mention, like recognizing the phoniness and the illusion that society tries to pass off as "normal". I'm not living in an RV, but I know that once you recognize "society" for what it is; that we are batteries in a money making machine, you can't un-see it, and it only intensifies. You start yearning more and more for what's real. Society isn't real, but everything in nature is. You mention seeing a therapist a lot. I never believed anyone else qualified as one. Mine is free, he lives in me, in heaven, in the earth, and in other people. :) Blessings on you in your travels.
I so enjoy watching your inspirational video blogs. I am not a city person but because I care that my wonderful wife likes the city life we live in suburbs near walking 🚶 trails and RV sites
yep I do this every summer for 4 to 5 weeks in my favorite southwest deserts. I tent camp with my friend. I've done 2 solo trips which I enjoyed, but now as I'm getting older it's nice to have a friend along. I'm still teaching second grade and look forward to retirement in 5 years so I can be on the open road.
Can't wait to see your RV tour and I'm with you, I can't stand the commercialism in this world today. I have always wanted to live the free life as you do, and I wish I would have done it before I got to this age and before my health went south. I will live vicariously through you :-) Happy trails!
Hello Carolyn. Just found your channel today. I admire your take on RV'ing: simple, practical & plenty of soul! I'd like to do so one day myself. God bless you and Capone and also your good friend Bob. Subscribed... looking forward for the tour!
Thank you very much Joy! I just filmed the tour today - Bob and I are going in different directions from here so I hit him up to film it for me before he left! He is such a nice man! So glad you're enjoying my channel! Thank you!
lol,...I was homeless for 13 yrs. (in the woods),...though I am grateful to be "back in society",...same thing,...I never had more "peace of mind",...living in the woods,...now it's Stress-City.
Great video as always.just a note, your home is your castle ,don't feel that you have to let the internet into it .Glad to see you are happy and enjoying your self, beautiful scenery.
I completely understand what you are talking about, I experience the same when we are in a city. My husband and I stated full timing back in FEB 2016. I always want to stay in the National Forests, and I love it there. My husband prefers the forest as well, but likes a mix of city. We are in Key West right now, and I do not like it at all. Some of the RVers where we are staying, come here for the entire winter. We will be in S. FL until new years, so I can spend xmas with my family, I can't wait to get out of here.
hi Caroline I live in a very crowded City called Birmingham I don't like going I to town and try to avoid it at all costs, I used to like going out camping at the weekends I used to work all week long and it was nice to have a break from it each weekend I am retired now I'm 74yrs old the last time I went camping was in the 1980"s I love your video's and pleased that I found your RUclips channel
It's funny that you mention a therapist, when your videos are very positive therapy. Love your lifestyle, I have been thinking about it for awhile and was surprised how many out there are actually experiencing it. Look forward to more videos. Thank you.
My wife Heather and I live Off Grid in the country and we find it hard to go to town just to do grocery shopping... People just seem so rude now days. Take care, Cheers :-)
That's because they are.
Off Grid Homesteader Cecil E Skinner Same Here Cecil
Sometimes people’s kindness will surprise you :)
I dropped out of the xmas madness years ago. I don't even put up a tree any more. I don't go near malls or target, walmart, etc. from Thanksgiving to well after New Years. I go to peak anxiety levels in crowds. And the people are RUDE. The crass commercialism kills me. I do, however, have my favorite homeless people around town and spread kindness wherever I can.
What you described is called being awake. The world is totally roboticly asleep. I love being awake and can't wait to get my rv and run to the dessert and be freeeeee! yeah! Love your video, keep up the good work.
Regina Rowe ...try focusing on the "laugh track" of a sitcom,....once your aware of it,..it becomes nauseating.
Why would I want to make myself nauseated?
Lynda Poysor lol,...well, as an experiment,....to notice how it doesn't affect "normal" people,....they just sit in a zombie like trance,...and robotically chuckle,...on cue.
Rebecca Conn being awake, can also have Neg. consequences too,...like the "9-5" routine,...becomes unbearably torturous.
ain't that the damn truth !! well put.
Hi Carolyn! I'm not even a boondocker and I feel the same way you do! I can relate on so many levels to what you are saying and feeling about society and nature. It's AMAZING to be in nature and saturated with the good feelings Mother Earth offers! I, too, am a loner and a sensitive, and, therefore, being in the hustle and bustle of society can be rather uncomfortable if I'm in it too long. I am married, for 25 years, to an amazing man and my best friend. We have two beautiful and grown children, and I'm learning so much about myself. Do you ever listen to Abraham Hicks? One of my favorite teachers these days. I gravitate toward people who are living their dreams and doing it their own way. We have 3 dogs, so I love your dog, too! What a sweet baby he is. Sending you love and stay warm!
You are great. I'm new to full time van dwelling (about two weeks) and enjoy your channel. New subscriber here!
Following dear!! Keep living the dream, just not for yourself, but for those of us who cannot.
You and you're channel are a breath of fresh air. Congrats on living the dream!!! :)
I have similar feelings about the way society views & treats Holidays ... & I'm living inside society
As a self-proclaimed introvert and loner, I love watching your videos. Your free spirit is inspiring and the sincere kindness of the RVing community is heart-warming. Stay safe and warm, Sister...and I hope to meet you on the trail someday.
I understand what you're saying about re-entry. When I came back to the United States, after 2 years in the Peace Court in Nicaragua, I was appalled at society here. And, I don't know how long I stood in the grocery store in one of the aisles baffled. There must have been 500 choices of the same thing! I was used to one or two choices of something, which seemed right to me! It was definitely reverse culture shock!
I can relate to this. So hard to return to the city, can't wait to leave again. I do love letting people go ahead of me in lines, saying "go ahead, I'm in no hurry"
Living vicariously through you. I love your videos.
Awesome... I will make sure to live enough for both of us! thank you!!!
You become sane out in nature, and can't deal with the pathology of society. Not easy being informed.
My husband and I both enjoy watching your videos. You're such a cool person. I fantasize about doing what you are.
If you are ever near Cape Girardeau, MO you are welcome here at my home to visit. It's getting colder, if your rig-home needs repairs, it would be nice to have a place to stay. Offer stays open for whenever. I'm a big fan of yours. You are living my dream. I'm trying to build up the courage to do what you are doing. My best friend owns a campground in Eminence, MO and I find myself there more than here April through October. I just can't seem to break free of the big house and all the stuff. Actually, I'm post surgical and looking for roommates to help share costs until I can work again. I have 3 furnished bedrooms and I'd like to rent out at least 2 of them to get through winter. If you are ever in Missouri.
Thank you but are you sure you want your phone number here for the world to see? There are a lot of mean people here
Oh true
I edited out my number. Thx Sweety. Happy trails to you! Keep posting!
:-) you can always send a PM with your info if you ever need to share it again! thank you for your kindness. I appreciate it!
Send it by facebook messenger. I use it more often than anything.
It is very nice to live off the grid. I did it for 18 months in Idaho all by my lonesome... What you are talking about are personal problems not problems from being away from people.. I was away from people and enjoyed it... But when I was given an chance to go into a town and spend a few days...I did and I really enjoyed the conversation of other human beings who can challenge me...Challenge my intellect ...Have a few laughs.... Read the news... But never did I react like you just did.... Interesting... I am still writing since my time out there.... I will add this to it for sure.... Great Video ! Enjoy your RV Life.... It's great!
Your free now. I'm glad you popped up in my "recommended videos for you" on my RUclips account . Your so refreshing the realism is nice Vs being fake and putting up a false front
Carolyn, if you pass through Colorado Springs, stop in. We currently have 2 rigs of "Nomads" in our backyard. My wife and I just purchased our first RV and hopefully we'll be on the trail of answering to nobody soon.....
Oh wow, that sounds awesome! Isn't it cold and snowing there now? :-)
OMG and congrats on the RV!!! How exciting!
Carolyn's RV Life Yes, the weather has just changed, Nippy and snowy......however because of our altitude, it doesn't last like most think. I'm a bit jealous of your adventures and hope and pray you'll enjoy safety and peace in your travels. I just sent my wife your link to this video and hopefully we can roll on down to Arizona in January. Offer still stands on our hospitality........
Thank you very much... Would love to meet you both!!
Carolyn dahling, so good to see you! The burden of civilization was never apparent to me until I was headed out of town for a stay in the wilderness and this huge smile would come across my face and the pure elation just grabbed me.
Beautifully stated! thank you !
I have been watching Bob and James for a bit, and they have inspired me to take a trip to the rtr. I am so glad to have your perspective. I am sooooooooo jealous of your independence and confidence and strength. hope to see you in quartzite.
Thank you so much for giving me a "calgon" moment, away from my busy n hectic life. Stay safe n blessed!
I really appreciate what you're saying and want to share that many veterans who spend time away from the US while serving come back and have the same experience. I returned to the US in 1970 after two hostile years in SE Asia and coming back here to the mass psychosis, hysteria and phoniness was a bigger shock than stepping off the plane in Saigon. It was like landing on Mars and walking among clueless Martian people. It took years of therapy to learn how to deal with a US society I realized I didn't know or like but couldn't escape and I know many vets have the same experience. Every day vets reach a point that they just want to check out and either isolate, dive into drugs or do the ultimate check-out. Americans have no idea how damaging our society is to mental health.
🙏🏻 Thank You for your years of service
my finger automatically hit the subscription and like button when I heard "you mean people , karma will get you , stop it ! " you are too funny
Awwww.. thank you for being one of the good ones!! thank you!
I HAD TO sub to your channel because you have given me such a new appreciation for life, and true happiness.....im not an RV'er but i am a truck driver and i know about living on the road in a much smaller space and being alone etc.....I just love your presence.....thankssssss
Sharon,Thank you for your kind comment! I'm honored to be interesting to a road warrior like you! Thank you so much for the sub. !Be safe and happy out there!
You are so inspiring. I am hitting the road in three years once my kids are all off to college. Can't wait!!!!
I love your intro! Nice! I know what you mean about reentering society. I am not sure my daughter ever fully recovered from her Appalachian Trail thru hike. My favorite part of this video... "I don't even know where I"m sleeping tonight." Happy travels Carolyn!
Oh my, hearing you describe that you are never the same again, and how difficult the adjustment is when returning hit home. After travelling aboard my boat, sailing from Galveston to the Virgin Islands and staying gone a year, the return was so difficult. I didn't want to be here, I felt lost and trapped. All I could think about was getting back aboard and heading off again. It took me a good several years to not get an ache in the pit of my stomach when I would hear Jimmy Buffet sing 'Mother Mother Ocean'. It was like I couldn't relate to all the BS. I wanted it to just be me and by boat and the water and sky and elements.
You captured my feelings perfectly, "It was like I couldn't relate to all the BS. I wanted it to just be me.... and the water and sky and elements."
It becomes a physical ache, doesn't it??
Thanks for sharing!
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Subscribed! Apparently I didn't do it earlier. As you may know I'm not a nomad. But I recognise the sense of panic and stress having moved from a country town to a city suburb. Almost every direction is a major 4 lane motorway and after 3 years it still scares me though thankfully not as badly. Leaving isn't an option. My kids take it for granted and navigate it 6 days a week. I lived for 20 years in a country town and no idea how much I'd miss the pace until I left. All the best in your venture into the desert. The country view was beautiful. Sure beats a city skyline any day.
You are so inspiring for a loner like me!!! GO Carolyn!!! Freedom!!
Awww. That is so freaking awesome! You GO to.. do what makes YOU happy! Thanks for watching
Hey C, glad you are back on the road. Enjoy the Peace and Solitude. As always take care and have a safe journey.
Thanks so much Steve!
Carolyn, I am really enjoying traveling along with you on youtube. Travel safe and I look forward to your next video
New subscriber. Somewhat jealous of your lifestyle. Divorced for six years and still depressed. Not looking forward to waking up Christmas morning alone again. Maybe I should retire, sell everything and go RVing. Interesting.
LordCarpenter
Life goes by fast. And even faster when living in the forest. Better go to start dance lessons. You will find plenty of women.
" Maybe I should retire, sell everything and go RVing. " Just do it, life it is to short and the human body it is fragile.
If you want change, you must BE the change.
Do it! I'm on my way in about eight months. I've bought the truck and I'm saving up for the trailer. I'm scared but I'm going to do it anyway.
Start planning now and don't let yourself talk yourself out of it.
Yes, I would follow the seasons to keep ahead of the cold for sure. Best of luck!
Thank you Carolyn, for sharing your wonderful life style. Your information is very helpful to me. While I consider changing my life style into yours.
Love the new intro! Re-entry syndrome is real...happy travels!
I can't imagine what anyone would say mean about these videos.. usually, once a comment starts out negative, i skip it and move on. Don't let anyone get you down. you are an inspiration.
It's the trees and the air that calm you down. I might cry in the house, but I just never can get that sad when I'm working in the woods. BTW: You got great energy.
Alan, very kind of you thanks!
yes the trees and the air and the sky and the dirt and .... all of it!
I have quite a few vandwellers that I've subbed to but I think I look forward to your vids the most! I know the feeling I have felt like an alien my whole life. I very much look forward to getting out and away and meeting more of my tribe in person!
Gypsy-- what a compliment! thank you!!! Hope you cross paths some day. Will you be at the RTR?
Carolyn's RV Life I will most definitely be there will bells on!
awesome!
When you disconnect from a toxic situation it's hard to plug in again. I am so looking forward to it.🙏🏻👍🏻🇦🇺🇺🇸
Just found you! Inspirational stuff, thank you and all good wishes from the UK. I'm going to use your advice to plan my own freedom ;)
awww. so happy to hear that! Good luck.. thank you!
What you said in this video brought tears to my eyes...thank you for putting into words how I feel about being SAD (stressed-anxious-depressed) around TOO MUCH. Looking forward to Quartzsite.....safe travels Jan
It was great to see the shots of the countryside in Oregon. It is a very beautiful state. Thank you for sharing your travels.
David, glad you enjoyed them! thank you for watching!
good luck on your journey Carolyn I hope you get some warmer digs soon even the desert is cold at night
As I sit with myself and ponder the possibilities of jumping ship and explore the freedom lifestyle...my mind seems to always be full of the questions of what is real and what is not. As you mentioned the holiday shopping..something I observed the other day venturing out into a big box craft hobby store...just the first of December and everything 50% off! Watching the women scurrying around with their buggies full of *deals*!! The madness...I had to get out!! So when I consider my own reality of leaving the *city life* and going rogue ...as I call it laughingly....I can completely relate to your feelings of angst! I pray that I can be out soon!! My biggest hurdle besides the financial worries is that my life...unlike yours will not likely be filled with a work at home business therefore...what the heck will I do with my days? P.S. It has been a complete JOY to *meet* you and Capone. Thank you for your worthy videos and lovely warm personality! You rock!!
I love your videos and your honesty. I am a 69 yr old female and I intend to start my nomadic life this fall...hope to run into you on my travels...best wishes to you for a safe trip always
I always feel like that whenever I get back home from a trip, I can only imagine what it's like for the RV life. Honestly can't wait to start! So excited to escape this civilization.
Good luck to you and congrats!
Carolyn, Carolyn,Carolyn, you're awesome what a great subject to talk about ! I am pretty sure MOST of us here watching you agree with all that you've said I know I do ! Thanks for making us feel normal !
Safe travels ,
Dave
I know what you mean about entering cities. I have been in the military over 20 years and spend years outside the US and getting reentry depression myself. I hate the rules, regulations and commercialization of our society. I can't wait to finish my enlistment so I can full time boondock again (I did it for 4 years in the early 90s). Watching people like you gives me hope of a good life in the near future. Hope to meet you at the rtr. ☺️
I can totally relate. There is such a congestion of energies in cities -- all different forms of EMFs, radio waves, microwaves, etc. Add that to all the different thought forms and energies from the people themselves, ricocheting off the walls. And then there's the NOISE. It's quite discombobulating after being alone in Nature, with only you and the Earth. I enjoy your videos!
I started reading Bob's blog about four years ago, thinking I might want to live like this. Since then I've seen what must be hundreds of RV videos. I can pick a handful that are encouraging, informational and inspirational. Yours is one of them. I noticed you got a lot of followers very quickly. I'd say you've found your calling!
Value - It's all about knowing what is of value to you. That means shutting out the noise to be able to listen/be in the moment.
Thanks Carolyne & Capone for sharing this valuable info. :-)
Knowing what is of value is what makes you free.
God bless you both in your travels.
Cheers
Joe
I am slowly trying to construct my own very tiny home on wheels. Trying to keep it light in weight so I can travel. Enjoying your experiences, keep rolling!
Good for you.. love that you're doing it yourself. Good luck! and thank you!
I totally get the feeling of being a caged animal! I have felt that for a long time! I came to the city as a temporary move 20 years ago and here I am still here! I am co-parenting with my ex so cannot leave until my last born is grown up, he's 13. I used to get depressed about it but I've tried to bring the qualities that I imagine rural life will bring me to my present life (slow pace, nature, solitude, gratitude, etc). It's amazing what a shift in thinking can do to one's happiness!! Enjoying your videos as always!!
Thank you for sharing your life with us. You have hit the nail on the head. I can't WAIT to shuffle off the city life and get out where I can breathe again. You've been in my old stomping grounds. All my family still lives in the Portland-Eugene area, but I'm here out on the East coast for the next few years, until I retire.
I lived in S.central AK from '93-'97 as a working tourist.
A good portion of my time there was in the deep bush panning gold.
The nearest human to me was 40+mi away(Chicken,AK.),for two 8mo.stretches.
When I finally moved back to Babylon(lower 48),I went to to an LA mall.
I damn near had a panic attack,from all the people.
Though I hiked in a lot of supplies(with a sled and my 2dogs).
I mostly lived off the land frontier style.
I now do what your doing but with a lot smaller living quarters.
I'm a long haul trk driver.
When it's my time to retire,it will be in North Central,or North West Florida.
Matthew Wayer such a powerful thing. those of us know and feel it, but our words don't resonate like we feel they should. doesn't make us or them better or worse, just disconnected somehow.
interesting times.
Matthew Wayer I
That was an awesome explanation of the depression that happens when returning to "real" life. I know I've gone through when I come back from backpacking trips. For that matter, most of the time I just want to get in my own camper and watch all the hassles of life disappear in the rear view mirror!
God bless you and keep you safe. Enjoy the times in nature when you can.
great video!! i experience all of what you feel as well. one of the things i all ways say is that, its not that i don't like people, i just like them more when i can't see them LOL :)
LOL.. love that! :-) thanks!
Carolyn's RV Life I'm a Otr truck driver...and I kinda understand what your feeling
love the freedom
nice!! My ex was otr for a while.. tried to get me to get my license to go w/him . at the time i thought he was nuts.life is funny. lol
ALLIEKNIGHT.COM. she's a solo O.T.R. driver!..... TheJadeandJohnShow....... TruckerJosh (Canadian)..... :-)
During my first three years, I spent most of my time boondocking. During the mid-summer months, though I have been getting a tremendous itch to do the shore, so, this past summer, I landed north of L.A. and tried my luck with industrial park camping. It went well for the most part and I had no major issues, thankfully. After about 2 months of that, my heart just ACHED to be back to boondocking. But, yes, my stress levels did go up with the city camping. But, my love for the shore kept me there....oh, and it was June and July and, so the shore temps were a real relief compared to the rest of the west coast! Now, if I could just find free remote camping along the shore complete with WiFi and not super far from services, I'd be one happy camper!
Love your vids! I am building a box truck into an RV because I couldnt find an RV that had what I wanted. Might take me a bit longer but I will get there someday. Thanks for pointing out that a lot of us dont feel connected to modern day society much and the boondocking lifestyle could offer some relief. I dont see it as returning to society being the issue its the natural desire to get back out there and away from the chaos that drives me nuts. The Van/RV life has a great community so even if I am out and about I can always reach out to others like me and chat or meet up to talk about our latest adventures.
Keep up the vids. I will start posting mine as soon as I become a bit more savvy with editing and filming
I'm so glad I found your channel! I love what you are doing! I wish I was living like that as well, but alas, I'll have to settle for living vicariously through your travels. How awesome to be able to do that! I love nature as well and I live in a small town and I stay home on Black Fridays! Peace to you, Carolyn!
I have nothing but admiration for you Carolyn, I wish you all the luck in the world.......... Jack.
Carolyn, I enjoy your Vlog so much, keep up the good documentaries of your life so we can share with you vicariously. Be safe !
Thank you Kea, will do!
It's great being free. I hope one day I can see the world up close. You are such an inspiration. I'm thoroughly enjoying your videos.
Great video! We are all connected in this mess we call society and each of us needs to find a buffer from reality to survive.
Hey Carolyn,thanks for expressing what I too, have been seeing.i'm on the verge of moving into my rv.and just the amount of stuff we think we need is sinful. Thanks for your channel,look forward too the tour.
Hi, I'm a new fan. I admire your tenacity to live the minimal lifestyle!
You are so right about crazy commercialism and buying the next newest thing. I too feel out of place in big city. And there is less and less I care to watch on tv. Love the open road! You rock Carolyn! Stay strong out there. I am rootin for ya! Cindy
I love watching your videos. I just found your wonderful channel! I can relate to those of you who just want to live in the woods!! but... i have 5 children. my youngest is 9. I fear I will never be able to fulfill my dreams of boondockocking because I need to provide stability for them.. so I respect you and I will continue to live vicariously through you!!
Hi Carolyn. It's great to watch your videos. I'll check out your written blog soon. Just wanted to say I'm a kindred spirit and think you're great to share your adventures. I live in my RV, a 16' toy hauler -- your place is luxurious, though I've stayed in one place for a while (can't afford to move for now). I have national forest and lake around me so I know what you mean about that sense of freedom when you leave civilization. Please keep the videos coming. Thanks, Carol B
Thank you very much Carol B!
It sounds like you're 'stuck' in a nice place, surrounded by a forest and a lake
Thank you for your encouragement and for joining me on my adventure! - C
I feel the same way you do about commercialization and your attraction to the natural world. Unfortunately, I have not been able to get into an RV and hit the road, although I am a nomad in my dreams. I will be getting closer to my dreams next year when my family moves north, out of our urban community, and live as close to "off the grid" as my situation will allow. In the meantime, I thank you, Bob, and so many others, who have been able to live the dream, on the road, living authentically and courageously and sharing your journey with us. You may never know how much it means to us. Peace.
Robin,
There are so many of us hiding in plain sight!
Congrats on the big move, I hope it brings you the happiness and peace you desire.
Your thank you, warms my heart. I love that I can inspire and brighten someone's day just by sharing myself.. It's amazing. Thank you, you encourage and inspire me! :-)
I have just found your channel, great vlogs and some good advice, thank you for sharing!!
I RV'ed it for 6 years. I loved it. No ajoining common walls with your nieghbors, in fact at times, no nieghbors!
it was economical, I had plenty of room for myself and my cat,
visitors.
Fun to watch you. Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas.
Thanks very much. Same to you!
Love your channel and am always excited to see a new on.
I love watching you and your doggie. I had no clue about living like you do when I was younger but I did do a lot of camping. Loved it! I always said I could live out of a tent with no problems or regrets but having a home on wheels never crossed my mind. Keep the videos coming.
yep I do this every summer for 4 to 5 weeks in my favorite southwest deserts. I tent camp with my friend. I've done 2 solo trips which I enjoyed, but now as I'm getting older it's nice to have a friend along.
You expand "your" energy in nature - it's love and freedom, in the city you get everybody's energy which is unhappiness, struggle, etc., and you feel it and that's why it feels suffocating.
Shelly - well put. thank you!
Carolyn, Great video - you touched on one thing I've noticed about myself recently. Retired, not married, unreliable transportation. I'm alone alot of the time and I've never had a problem with that, I have great neighbors, my family is less than 1/2 mile up the road. The situation I have is exactly what you were talking about, the inability to put up with people all around, disliking nastiness and craziness on TV . My TV is off most of the time, since I can record and watch all the recorded shows on one day. I love being on the road and after I get reliable transportation I may be off and driving around the country again. Try Phx AZ, best time of the year - low 70's during the day and mid to high 40's at night. Thanks for your video's, I'm enjoying them alot.
Thank you for sharing a bit of yourself with me and joining me on my journey. I wish you luck in getting back on the road. - C
Enjoy your videos, I also love solitude, am retiring in three years! We just ordered a Casita and hope to hit the road and do some sea kayaking! Hope you have a great Christmas in Quartzite!
Awesome hope to cross paths!
You gotta love the "don't have to made a decision" travel. Happy and safe travels.
Oh my gosh.. yes! My favorite part of all this! Thank you very much! - c
Yup, nothing like getting the heck out of town. That's why I hate winter when it is 20 below! Looking forward to the next vlog. You keep safe and happy travels. :)
Thank you very much!!!
Rig tour next!
Hey Carolyn, I'm right beside you. I've been in society all my life and like you have thought something wasn't right throughout everyday life. I believe you're on the right track, at least for some of us, maybe most of us. I admire your courage to change for the better. If the rest of the planet follows the same, we'll all be out of campground space. Lol. A future problem to contend with. But 'till then, great to see you have first experience joy of nature and very appealing to join you soon. BTW, don't open the door at night unless you know for sure it's an official. Everyone else can wait!
I feel the same way NOW...about 'commercialism'. My partner practically devours every single piece of store ads that are either in the daily newspaper, or that come through our mailbox. I have always been a frugal person myself, and now I truly believe I am becoming more of a minimalist. The RV life would be a perfect way for me to save more money!
This is so true I think it's interesting how the stimuli all around us is overwhelming and driving a car seems very strange after coming off the trail ! safe travels !
Before you hit the desert you need to get some solar. Amazon for $279 delivered Renogy 100 watt suitcase portable solar with charge control attached. When you say things about "re-entry depression" I think I had a little of that returning from 4 months in Alaska this summer. Camped mostly at BLM's and Forest Service locations. The suburb's traffic, noise, congestion just got to me...Took a few months to get used to city life again...It's even hard to go shopping now.
Jay - oh yeah, 4 months camping in Alaska, I would imagine re-entry would be awful.
The noise is the one I notice the most and all the stuff that moves so fast (TV, endless dispays in stores and gas stations and restaurants). It's like a bunch of crap purposely created to distract us..
well anyway, thanks for watching and take care!! - C
100% spot on...My wife and myself have never gotten into the commercialization of today's society. That is why today's "working class" lives pay check to pay check. I knew in my mid teens whatever I did I was retiring before 55.
Good for you.. Wish I'd figured it out sooner. I was sucked and wasted everything away chasing happiness in the next pair of designer shoes.:-( I wish you the best!!
Even your website is well put together. I have read most of the blog posts and find the layout very easy reading.
***** Thank you!! It's what I do!! :-p) Glad you're enjoying it all ! Yay!!
I feel the same way and I still have my house. They flipped my neighborhood and the whole tone changed. I am downsizing to leave but for now am just making this place a staycation until I can leave. I lived and travelled around the world and felt that also when I returned. I never heard it named in that way before. I think it's a sign of health actually so congrats!!! Peace to you
Peace to you as well. ty
Carolyn, I know how you feel. I left the Bay Area for a small town in the Nor-Cal Mountians a few months ago. Every time I go back to the Bay, my stress levels go up just driving the freeways. I can't wait to get my van converted and hit the road.
Good luck with the conversion! Hope to see you out here someday! C B
I'm enjoying your insights on traveling solo. I know I could be very happy doing it and avoiding "civilization". Thanks for taking us along!
:-) thank you
Of all you make me feel it is something my husband and I can do Please tell me about getting meds a big hurdle for me and my husband Love everything that comes out of your mouth TRUE and helpful..Love you Robin
I like your intro; it gives people a rough idea of who you are, your background and your current choices in just a few seconds. I've noticed after being out camping for a week or more I suffer from what I've called "post trip depression". Eventually, I readjust but I am always more content and at peace in wild places. Enjoy and stay safe out there!
I totally relate to so much of the same feelings you mention, like recognizing the phoniness and the illusion that society tries to pass off as "normal". I'm not living in an RV, but I know that once you recognize "society" for what it is; that we are batteries in a money making machine, you can't un-see it, and it only intensifies. You start yearning more and more for what's real. Society isn't real, but everything in nature is. You mention seeing a therapist a lot. I never believed anyone else qualified as one. Mine is free, he lives in me, in heaven, in the earth, and in other people. :) Blessings on you in your travels.
I so enjoy watching your inspirational video blogs. I am not a city person but because I care that my wonderful wife likes the city life we live in suburbs near walking 🚶 trails and RV sites
Thank you David. Sounds like a nice place to live!!
yep I do this every summer for 4 to 5 weeks in my favorite southwest deserts. I tent camp with my friend. I've done 2 solo trips which I enjoyed, but now as I'm getting older it's nice to have a friend along. I'm still teaching second grade and look forward to retirement in 5 years so I can be on the open road.
Can't wait to see your RV tour and I'm with you, I can't stand the commercialism in this world today. I have always wanted to live the free life as you do, and I wish I would have done it before I got to this age and before my health went south. I will live vicariously through you :-) Happy trails!
Hello Carolyn. Just found your channel today. I admire your take on RV'ing: simple, practical & plenty of soul! I'd like to do so one day myself. God bless you and Capone and also your good friend Bob. Subscribed... looking forward for the tour!
Thank you very much Joy!
I just filmed the tour today - Bob and I are going in different directions from here so I hit him up to film it for me before he left! He is such a nice man!
So glad you're enjoying my channel! Thank you!
lol,...I was homeless for 13 yrs. (in the woods),...though I am grateful to be "back in society",...same thing,...I never had more "peace of mind",...living in the woods,...now it's Stress-City.
....maybe you can get a small trailer,...for storage.??
Great video as always.just a note, your home is your castle ,don't feel that you have to let the internet into it .Glad to see you are happy and enjoying your self, beautiful scenery.
I completely understand what you are talking about, I experience the same when we are in a city. My husband and I stated full timing back in FEB 2016. I always want to stay in the National Forests, and I love it there. My husband prefers the forest as well, but likes a mix of city. We are in Key West right now, and I do not like it at all. Some of the RVers where we are staying, come here for the entire winter. We will be in S. FL until new years, so I can spend xmas with my family, I can't wait to get out of here.
Call the RV park on Sanibel Island, FL. Good place to bicycle.
Carolyn. Don't change a thing. I and many others enjoy what you have to say and show us. keep it coming.
vin
Thank you very much Vin! I appreciate your kindness and support !
hi Caroline I live in a very crowded City called Birmingham I don't like going I to town and try to avoid it at all costs, I used to like going out camping at the weekends I used to work all week long and it was nice to have a break from it each weekend I am retired now I'm 74yrs old the last time I went camping was in the 1980"s I love your video's and pleased that I found your RUclips channel
It's funny that you mention a therapist, when your videos are very positive therapy. Love your lifestyle, I have been thinking about it for awhile and was surprised how many out there are actually experiencing it. Look forward to more videos. Thank you.