Happy New Year!!! Well Brian I have been following you since 2016. There are no words to express how grateful I am for you. You have been one of the most inspirational people I have ever met( not in person yet😁). I hope 2022 brings you continued happiness. The change in you over the years has been amazing to witness. I would love to see more of your wood carving, guitar playing and of course your cooking skills!! I still hope our paths will cross one day as I owe you a big Thank You ! Safe journeys to you and Kelly!
“Wherever you go, there you are” is a comment I shared in most all my exit interviews with employees moving on to their next opportunity. My bit of advice was to have learned from, and to be proud of their success, but to also do a bit of personal soul searching as they take themselves into their next piece of life’s journey.
That saying was on a poster I won at the county Fair in the 70s. It was probably psychedelic colors. To the other repliers, if you aren't there, where are you?
Long term viewer here. Brian you have matured over the years. You may feel socially awkward but you now express yourself well. And Kelly is a god sent. You two seem to gel well as a van dwelling couple.
I enjoy your cooking videos. It inspires me that should I ever live a van life, I can eat real meals and not just canned soup and sandwiches. Plus I love seeing your builds and projects. A video showing how you find the spots to camp, especially the ones off of service roads, in the middle of nowhere, would be awesome! Happy New Year!
I would LOVE to watch a series on the day-by-day camping in an area. In addition to the utilities you mentioned, can you please give daily information on your solar input/electricity usage, what it was used for, what the weather was, etc.? Thanks so much!!
Happy New Year, Brian!! I have THOROUGHLY enjoyed SEVERAL Years of traveling vicariously thru your videos - your kind and gentle spirit SOoo welcoming.. The ONLY suggestion that comes to mind for ME is HOPING that you’ll incorporate MORE of your MUSICAL Talents into your videos here and there.. You are So talented and your music incredibly ethereal .. Much love and continued blessings
Hi Brian! It's Terri from Caravan 2. I've watched your videos since 2018 and now I realize that having you watching over our caravan group must've been a big step outside your comfort zone, since many people constantly looked to you for guidance and solutions to problems. I'm so happy you were the one to watch over us in Caravan 2. Your gentle energy and kindness set the tone, especially for us who were learning the nomad lifestyle in 2018. Thank you Brian!! Glad to know you! Keep your fingers crossed because some friends and myself are hoping to buy some land in 2022. You and Kelly must come visit. Hoping the land will include residents such as JR and other friends!!
My favorite parts are the cooking vids, followed by scenic day hikes. I also like that you explore places the other rv'ers hadn't. I also liked the build-outs...but when you're done I say to myself, "If I attempted that, my rig would look like the Beverly Hillbillies ride."
Out of all the nomad channels I have been following on RU-vid over the years, this channel has lasted the longest. All the other channels fell off for one reason or another. Brian is still out here doing his thing.
What an adventurous journey it has been, I imagine you couldn't envision living any other way. Also I would camp with you and Kelly anyday because y'all are wholehearted indeed. God bless you more.
Brian, you are like the best friend I have never met in person. :). Thanks for sharing your wonderful channel, Love your plans for the future and I'll look forward to seeing your new videos. Happy New Year and Best of Everything to you in 2022.
I really love watching the food prep! I’d like to hear about your water system you have with the Berke water storage container. The space on your box truck looks so livable! Your very blessed to be living so free also! ✌🏻 👍🏻🇺🇸 🍜🥩
I like the food prep, documenting the geology, flora and fauna, museums, carving, playing a musical instrument, and it is a nice touch when you are making coffee in the morning.
I've been watching you for many years and I never noticed your social anxiety seem like a very conscientious dude into nomadic adventure, also after 6 years of watching I learned that you would rather work in Alaska and the plains as seasonal labor than do film work I was so surprised because your Drone work and nature photography is excellent! Happy New Year you've come a long ways from pushin" grass!
I dont understand the comments on if this is a cooking show . I love to see people living the van life and cooking. Its an integral part of living in a van. One gets a sense of completeness, a sense of home , a sense of comfort when one sees the cooking aspect. Actually, i find you show too little of cooking, grocery shopping and eating. I have been looking at all your past videos lately, and really enjoying them. i enjoy seeing the grocery shopping esp in different states and groceries/marts etc. Of course the sceneries are what i look forward too the most. Please continue doing what you are doing.
Wow Brian time flys, I remember when you were still living in San Diego and just starting on the nomad life. Yours has been one of the few channels I have fallowed all this time. Thank you for being a good human. ✌️.
Happy New Year Brian. I like the idea of the daily uploads to see what it looks like on a daily bases. I enjoy all parts of you videos, as a stay at home dad who cooks meals daily for the family I can relate on how much time just that alone can occupy. Stay safe and happy travels, Cheers
Happy New Year Brian!!! I have followed you from the beginning when you were living in San Diego moving around to parking lots and beaches. I enjoy your channel because you are the “real deal” and do not put on a false/fake show, but rather document your challenges/struggles and show such beautiful scenery of this great country! There are a lot of people that can’t get out and see nature due to health issues or being stuck in a job where they get very little time off and if they do, they don’t have the money to travel. Keep up the great work and remember, you are an encourager to so many people that watch your channel!!!
Thanks, Brian, for all the hard work you do to inform and inspire us. I’ve been watching your videos for years and always look forward to the new ones. A few thoughts about some of the things you said: - Being a few years older, I believe that being able to fully stand up in your home is going to be much better for your back and your health in the long run. When I saw you checking out the box van, and standing up inside, I thought yes, I hope he gets this one! - I love your plan of showing us how you spend 14 days boondocking. I kind of wonder myself what that would be like. - I really appreciate your honesty about social anxiety and not wanting to film others. I guess I would add that I’ve always found you to be incredibly respectful of others, and as someone who can be socially anxious himself, I appreciate that you really give people their space. All the best for a Happy New Year!
Congratulations Brian. I’ve enjoyed hanging out with you since January 2018 and can think of several of your videos that still stick with me. I enjoyed learning about the beet harvest, for example. I liked seeing you wrestle salmon. I like the way you drive into a new spot and share your process of picking a camping spot with us. It will be great to see a daily vlog from you in one spot. You have a talent for going into detail in a calm inviting manner. I’d like to be in Quartsite with you, but the Omicron variant is keeping me closer to home. Be well, see you down the road.
I really love the idea of “documenting” your daily adventures and activities!! I wish it was possible for me to travel, as well, but my husband isn’t interested in the idea of traveling the country for several weeks at a time, even as short-term nomads. I dream of traveling solo, but I know, even that, isn’t in my future!! Thank you so much for your videos. I’ve enjoyed them for a very long time.
Happy 2022 ! Love all your ideas for the new year, and looking forward to enjoying your videos. Happy to see what’s in store for all of us lucky viewers who have been fortunate to have found you.
Thanks for sharing your journey and yourself with us. Since you are one of my “imaginary friends” I really appreciate who you are and what you do and where you take me. Peace.
Thanks for the update-I think a video/day for a 2 week camping would be very cool. Another thing I may have missed-but I do try and watch all your videos-is how you go about finding all the places you stay. And your travel route planning, I feel I find myself on interstates too much of the time, and you seem to be on the 2 lane roads which is where I'd rather be. Thanks for the way you present your life and yourself, I really appreciate it!
Really look forward to your updates, Brian, and so grateful you take time to make them. Wishing you a great year ahead. All the best. Anna and Andrew xx
Happy New Year Brian. I always knew there was "more" to why I felt connected to you and your videos about living the van lifestyle. Thank you for sharing your fight with social anxiety, it's one that I share.
Glad you're thinking of making more detail. Seems you arrive at a campsite and pulling out at the end and say you've been there for 5 days and we don't see any of the time there.
Brian, I've been watching your channel for many years. Your Travels and your outlook on things have been quite an influence on me. Very much looking forward to you documenting your long term stays. Go well today. Josh
I really enjoy your work and appreciate all that you put into it. A 14 day video diary could really be cool. It would also be fun to see you with other folks & I love seeing your adventures with Kelly. She is fantastic. Happy New Year.
Thank you for sharing your goals.👍 It sounds like it would be interesting to see 👀 you document your two week stays.😃 May 2022 open many doors of opportunity for you. Stay safe and happy. 😊
Would love to hear you playing your musical instrument, carving demos, and even if you are staying off the beaten track there are always some small towns that have historical tales to tell that we would love to hear about. Thanks for many years of sharing with us and wish you are joyful, healthy, and trouble free 2022. J & J
It would be helpful to show how you plan your next location. How much research you do and how you find activities in that area. Followed you for the past four years, I now have a setup to travel. Won’t be able to make your meetup but hopefully someday I will meet you. Thanks for all you do Brian.
Sitting on a beach in Mexico where Herself made asparagus soup in the Instapot. 75 degrees and sunny, a cold seawater swim and a 55 degree night ahead. Perfect. Your inspired videos worked. Here we are free camping in the wilderness.
Happy New Year Brian & Kelly! I enjoy the cooking portions of the vids...camping doesn't mean crappy food...you have good ideas. Be safe & as always well traveled.
I had been hoping for more video when you did your build out but now that you mentioned the social anxiety it makes more sense, continue to work on that, can't wait for your quartzite videos, love your cooking videos, you have great recipes, love your channel, glad you saw family at Christmas.
It's been lovely following your journey all these many years! I've not only enjoyed the information, practical applications, & seeing the landscapes you've traveled through, but have felt that your thoughtfulness and kindness are always apparent. I hope that the new year brings more wonderful explorations for you & Kelly 💖
Hi Brian, hope you are well. 'Wherever you go, there you are.'...I like your philosophy. Nomadic living is partly about minimalist impact on the planet. I'm thinking of native Americans following the herds. And 7-ish years on the road tells me you're doing it right by you. I always enjoy your videos and always learn something new. I'm sitting here typing and the fireworks are telling me it's midnight 31/12. Happy New Year to you and the lovely Kelly. Hope you both have a peaceful '22. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep up the good work.
I like your idea about documenting daily life in a primitive camp. How about some vids every so often on how to be a nomad? Such as how to dispose of trash, dealing with mice, avoiding dangerous situations, talking about how important it is to watch the weather, and so forth.
I have been following from near the beginning and you have been an inspiration to me. I could be a nomad but have always had a home base. I look forward to your adventures in 2022. Thank you for bringing us along on your travels. How about a meetup in Tennessee in 2022.
I remember that spot from some of your earliest videos when you had the shorty Dodge van. Scary how fast time flies by. Happy and safe New year to you and yours. Thanks for taking us along.
Nuts..I was hoping for a breakfast cooked Brian style. Have always admired you for taking seasonal jobs to keep going with this lifestyle. Good job Brian. 🤗
Wishing you the best in the new year Brian. One of my favorite AVM videos is an oldie. I think it is called "West Coast Van Life." What made it stand out is when you were playing your guitar at the end. Maybe you can mix in more AVM Jamz if that is something you are still into.
I've been watching you for years Bryan your one of my favorite RU-vid channels to watch. I always look fowerd to your videos. I hope you had a great holiday season with your family. I can't wait to see what 2022 holds. Maby for a video idea you can go over all the cameras you use and gear and that kinda stuff. I hope you hBe a great day! Peace ✌️
