WHY Live TINY? My Journey of Personal Transformation
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- Опубліковано 5 бер 2024
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Ever wondered why some of us choose to embrace the simplicity and charm of living in a tiny home or a van, car or RV? Well, today I'm diving deep into the reasons behind the "live tiny" movement and exploring the personal experiences that led me to this captivating way of life. This talk is from the 2022 Tiny House festival.
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You will l be remembered for years when you no longer walk with us. You have made and still are making a very big impact in so many peoples lives.
Love ❤️ Bob Wells homes on Wheels Alliance non-profit
Seems like based on what I I'm learning about life is you have to start from the bottom sometimes to appreciate the top Bob is so grateful loving giving caring ❤️ doing so much for Humanity honored I have a picture standing next to him Bruce Hensley in Paradise forever with a grateful mindset aloha
I love him
Remember...he was in the "Best Picture" Nomadland.
Bob is amazing . He has helped so many more people than he will ever know , find freedom and peace in this world.
He's going to be legendary sort of like bob ross...but for the outdoors world
Yesterday I pulled in & parked in a place without another soul around. This morning I woke up smiling 🙂. I’ve never been happier being a tiny dwelling nomadic person.
Bob, you gave me the “permission” to live in my Skoolie.
Thank you
LOVE this comment!
My brother in law stated to me yesterday that my vehicle was the only thing I owned, meaning, unlike him with his house, truck, other truck, yet another truck, camper, suv, trailer, Jeep and snowmobiles, that I don’t amount to much. He said this to demean me, and I would often accept being demeaned, and feel bad, but for the first time ever, I didn’t let it affect me, because what I materialistically own has no value, what I’ve experienced does. We must escape the world of haves and have nots with material things. It’s stupid. My brother in law and most others will always look down on me for what I have not. That’s ok. I have kids, and family and friends and memories and experiences that I keep adding to that he and others can not fathom. I’m 60, and I’m hiking the John Muir Trail this year. Yeah!
My wealth is determined by how little I need, not by how much I own. 👍
I was almost in tears. My divorce ended me up at a friend's house who had turned into a hoarder after his divorce where I slept on a dirty couch with trails to walk through the house. The upstairs had the working shower and downstairs had the working toilet and the only clear spot on the kitchen counter was the area where the microwave door swung open. I was a FAILURE and would not let my children see how I was living. I moved everything I had left in a Mitsubishi Expo to a 320sf studio apartment. When finances got better bought a 1,300sf house, but felt like it was too big and slept in the second bedroom using the smaller second bathroom leaving the master bedroom and bath closed or for the occasional guest. Almost all my kitchen cabinets were empty. I ended up renting the house out and moving back into the 320sf apartment. Years later I am traveling full time riding My Royal Enfield motorcycle with everything I own in my saddlebags with a 56sf tent strapped on top, except for like this winter in a cheap motel in southern Texas. I am happier than I've been in years.
For a long time, I felt I was the only one. Thanks for caring enough to share!
You should start a channel.
That would be interesting.
I like the 350 models but might buy something even smaller because I like lower weight motorcycles. Is the RE reliable? How many miles are you riding each year? Thanks.
@@gregjackson-ks1gh Thank you you for the comment. I do have a channel. Tap on the motorcycle and it should take you there. Would love to see a comment there from you.
@@MrMoneyHelper Good on you for considering the Royal Enfield. Mine has been extremely reliable. I had a speedometer problem. They have an amazing warranty and because I travel full time they replaced the speedometer, cable, and sending unit in Tulsa and no problems since. I did have a catalytic converter rattle. The Jacksonville FL dealer got warranty approved but before it came in a friend who took his off for an after-market, gave me his. The Albany Royal Enfield dealer was very busy when I needed two new tires. I asked if he would consider letting me take my own wheels off so all the mechanic had to do was replace & balance the tires and I would reinstall the wheels. He was excited that I wanted to do that. My Royal Enfield experience has been great. I sure appreciate your asking. For you, I just went out and checked the mileage on my 2020 Interceptor 650, 43,081 total miles. Maintenance on Royal Enfields is dirt simple. I do all my own maintenance mostly with the tools in the kit that comes with the bike. I do have more tools in my saddlebags cause, well, I'm a guy 😁 The KOA in Canaan Maine let me change my oil & filter in their maintenance shed. On occasion I let a dealer do that if it's not convenient for me, no drain pan and such, and to support Royal Enfield dealers. If you go to my channel I have a maintenance playlist you may find interesting. Last, I was going to buy a 2020 Triumph Bonneville T120 SE when the INT650 came up on my radar. Maintenance was simpler and cheaper but when I got to ride them back to back at the dealer, hands down the Interceptor 650 was way more fun to ride. I've never regretted it. I didn't put money in the equation because it might be my last bike but, $6,000 vs $12,000. Feel free to contact me Anytime.
I feel calmer when I'm living simply in small space
Same here, one less distraction that takes you away from calmness
I feel safer. I live in a Subaru Crosstrek. It’s the safest I’ve ever felt in my life & I’m 62 F. I was never safe sleeping as a child or in marriage.
A very wise old friend once told me, that there are two ways to be wealthy....Have much, or want little. He was so right. The more things we have, the more stress is created with protecting and holding onto those things.
Well said!
I've live by the rule Simplify, Simplify, Simplify for years
When only one Simplify will do.
American Author and Philosopher Henry David Thoreau. WALDEN blew my mind and impacted my life forever.
: )
I'm so tired of living a life in quiet desperation, my nomadic spirit is calling.
Thank you for sharing this Bob! 💞
My heart was smiling through the entire video. Hearing Bob's story again reassured me I'm not (completely) crazy.
And now You have Changed countless Lives !!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
🐾 I love being a minimalist.
WHY are we so cruel to each other?? Youre an inspiration Bob. My first taste of tiny living came when our mom took us to visit my grandmothers aunt and uncle when I was 8. I LOVED how small their trailer was!!
Bob Wells. Legend
My disabled wife, 3 cats and I just moved into an RV last November. I didn't want an RV, I would have preferred a van or a truck camper set-up, but I needed more room for them.
However, I still love it! After being my mother's sole caregiver for the last 7 years, (she passed in July last year) I am now loving the freedom, the simplicity, and the lifestyle of being nomadic!
I found your UA-cam channel in 2016. Thank you for passing along your knowledge to the rest of us!
Well said I think we both discovered Bob around the same time Aloha from Hawaii I'm your newest subscriber
Bless you for taking care of everyone.
Full time van life has been a choice and a gift to myself. I sold most everything I had. What remains is a 10x10 storage unit and my van.
Yes!!!
You are a modern Thoreau. And I get useful ideas from your many interviews.
You're an honest and very transparent guy who speaks the truth! You are not in this to make money off people, which is a far cry from almost every other channel. I've been full-time rving since graduating college in 2006. I started with a huge 5th wheel, now live in a small nucamp tab 400, and could go smaller and be even more happy. I buy good quality things that are necessary, but feel overwhelmed if I have too much. Being a carpenter and plumber by trade, I have lots of professional tools, but my truck is outfitted for them and my RV is outfitted for me. I will never own a house after building and remodeling them for people, as I don't want all those headaches. It's so nice to lay my head down at night and not feel the burden of stress created from the "normal" life we are brainwashed to live. Thanks again Bob!
Yes!!!
Those houses are created so that we all can be slaves. Slaves to the government, slaves to wages, to the house and to modern "wants".
There are no words to describe the difference between boondocking on BLM land and living in a house or apartment in a city. The peace, the beauty, the serenity... all of these things are missing from modern living and they are essential to truly living your life the way it was meant to be lived.
Absolutely--Susanne Carlsen. Sometimes we forget the "lady in the Prius." But she is amazing, although now retiring from HOWA, my guess, is that it's so BIG!!!
Well Said. Desperate easily can turn into Hopeless. Lies of the American dream (greed) is now EVIDENT throughout society. I hope to meet you one day, Bob Wells! Until then....safe, happy travels.
Amen!
Aren’t we lucky to live the lives we’ve chosen? Bob not only teaches us but we get introduced to the most kind, empathetic, thoughtful people living their best lives. Take Care.
Bob Wells...Loser to Leader....although never actually a loser.
Thx Bob :)
My uncle worked in a factory jacking screws on a refrigerator line for 43 years. At his retirement party he sat slumped over in a chair repeating "why me, why me".
Once upon a time i carried everything i needed in a backpack and had a bedroll tied to my motorcycle and went wherever i wanted. 45yrs later i'm longing for that again.
I love my tiny home on wheels and lifestyle, best decision I have ever made!
I grew up with my parents my father trained racehorses, we didn’t have much lived in horses trailers that he cleaned out, or tack rooms he bought a camper that was put on the bed of a truck that was a upgrade I am proud of that life because my daughter and I end up alone and no family but I know how to survive and live tiny we have a camper now and get to travel because we don’t have a overhead we live tiny and conservative.
For us, we have family ranch land, handed down through the generations. And so, we're setting up tiny vintage low-cost trailers throughout.
Where is your ranch?
@@exmormonroverpaula2319 -- ...New Mexico, near The Santa Fe Mountains.
Plug it here. Would make a great escape for some of us still stuck.
Keep on keeping on folks. Dream big and live small!
❤Perfect way to word it....Dream big & live small!!!
I have watched your show for a few years and am happy to say my husband and I live full time in a 26 foot travel trailer. We are started our third year of boondocking all over the United States and my husband put so much solar on our roof that we run almost everything with solar . We usually are on BLM land and I clean up everywhere we go so all of us can continue to live in style!! Thank you for being such a big part of our journey
Dear Bob, your loss was our gain. Though I am sorry you suffered, you showed us that what is important is finding the courage we have within and how we could be fullfilled by enjoying the grace of every day independent and without stuff.
I can't stop listening to THIS😮...
NOW MY HEART IS CONFIRMED...Salvation walked on the Earth as a HOMELESS NOMAD...HalleluYAH 🎉❤😊
His HOME was/is in Heaven!! All He needed was food and water to sustain, the clothes on His back (and maybe shoes on His feet), and a simple place to sleep. He was just traveling through sharing His Good News to whoever wanted to listen. He was a nomadic, self-taught entrepreneur and He shared His knowledge to everyone He came in contact with during His time here. ❤️👏🏻🙌🏻
My van is my tiny home and, it is mobile. Thanks Bob.
Amen Amen Amen..I am so living a life of quiet desperation.
Just mustard a bit of courage
.get out and camp...just start with a small tent and your vehicle...you will find freedom and awe beyond your wildest dreams.
Bob is an inspiration.
It is unfortunate that many of US cannot live our dreams.
First time I heard your story, have even more respect for you.
Love you Bob. I'm sorry I wasn't able to make it to the RTR this year. Will see you next year God willing ❤
Living within my means, not worried about losing my home due to uncontrollable circumstances like rising taxes, interest rates, and rents, not worried about struggling with debt... gives me peace of mind so uncommon in today's society. I have been living "tiny" since 2019, and NOTHING will ever make me want to go back to what is considered "normal" by society. The whole materialistic disease has made so many insane like the hoarders, workaholics and addicts, etc. I feel like I am among those who are part of the solution, not the problem! But I wouldn't expect anyone to truly understand what they haven't experienced.
Your open and honest presence is just so refreshing and your message is on point. Thank you for sharing this, Bob. You're the best.
I've listened to your story many times and it never gets old...
It's the story of how you went from a Pauper to a King!
Thank you Bob, I'm one of the many SUV Dwellers that you saved!
Bob is the best’s, authentic and sincere
My vanlife is the new American dream, it is mine, I can go as I will, and not trapped to pay pay pay.
This man is so amazing! I watched a number of videos, and the way he makes every person feel special and valued is really a talent. He is so genuine and kind, always! Such a treasure!
Thanks Bob 😎
I've lived in tiny studio for 20 years. I absolutely love it.
Bob, it makes a lot of sense when you think about out of all the things you have acquired how few you touch for months at a time. When you start releasing thise things you dont miss them. In fact its a relief to declutter your life. Your not a loser. Your the opposite and an example of hope to pwoplw who can no longer afford rent or are displaced from a home for one reason or another. Thank you.
Thank you, Bob. You have our complete agreement. Your values are our values. Thank you for all the people you have helped, all the lives you have helped to change, and all the clarity you bring.
Spreading the word and the word is "tranquility" for so many of us now. Than you Bob!
Did you happen to play chess while you were there in Alaska? My dad use to talk about someone resembling your story. I'm happy you made it home. A small camper is mine
Bob, you live with intention, and giving yourself permission to live that way, you're a much better person.
You are literally my hero
Thanks Bob
Agree 100%.
In a past life, I worked for a millionaire in their property, who lived in a vast mansion with fleets of supercars and motorcycles, and yet I’ve never found them to be ever truly happy.
In fact most of the time they were downright miserable.
And that is the rub.
When you have every material possession you could ever want, when you have all the money you could ever need or spend…..then what?
And then we have the paradox of the difference between wants and needs.
Someone did a study in the uk of past lotto winners, and how their lives changed.
Very few ended up happier than before.
Well done for exposing the inconvenient truth.
More and bigger, doesn’t always make you happy.
And yet every day, the governments and media talk about nothing but growth, and if there is no growth that is a disaster.
Rockin’ truth and love. So appreciate you. Bravo. Thanks and happy trails.
🙏🏼🐾🎶
Good video Bob, as usual, always enjoy your stuff 🙂👍
kindness personified!
God Bless ❤ you Bob! You fill my heart with hope!! Hope for my future, filled with simple joy. 🤗
Well spoken!!
@ 83 I got it all workin' for me.
Truck/Camper Top Ten
10. Big~4x4 with 6 tires on the tarmac
9. Drive anywhere rolling freedom unit
8. Awesome camper dinette panorama
7. Everything needed at your finger tips
6. Sh-t/shower/shave indoor with privacy
5. All the bells & whistles of a stick home
4. Anytime bed breakfast, lunch or dinner
3. Boondocking at the end of gnarly roads
2. Wherever you go home is there already
1. Truck campers have more space options
~Gasser Classic~
❤ After spending the past few years living in a tiny house (288sf), I can't imagine ever going back to 1,000's sf of house! My only regret is that I'm stationary instead of it being on wheels; but, I'm helping my brother take care of our mom who has dementia, so it is what it is for now.
❤Great video, as always BoB...Thanks n Safe Travels!!!❤🐾❤
Thank you so much Bob! No truer words have been spoken.
Hi, Bob. I’ve been following you while. Would love to meet you and so many of those I follow at RTR
It is so beautiful and energizing to hear someone speak straight from the heart. Sometimes "looser" is a good thing to experience
That was Fabulous 👌 👏 👍 GREAT JOB in teaching what our hearts need, and some are missing ❤
Brilliant 👏 brother I love you.
I have always had a Wonderlust for living small thank you but just listening to Bob’s message of self worth really made me feel good. I needed to hear that.❤
Keep spreading the gospel of of nomadic life Bob! Amen❤
Bob, you are truly an inspiration to so many people! Your videos are such a help & so informative. We still live in a house, but I've gotten so many good ideas, & am so thankful you are here for home owners as well as nomads. God bless you.
You have an absolute life saver for me, thank you Bob
Classic Bob.
I remember when your channel was on 200k subs. Keeping up the good work, and talking sense. 🤗😊
Right on Bob! 🐾🙏🏻✌🏻
Hi Bob
I have been following your channel just in the last little while, purely by accident. I am also following Carolyn's RV journey. I, now, know you know each other very well.
As a fulltime caregiver, now 77 and 56 years married, I find I am desperate to find joy. My husband was stricken with Parkinson's almost 30 years ago and, now, in 2024, he is in the last stage of the disease, completely bedridden. That makes me housebound, by choice.
I grew up Motherless and life was miserable, growing up with two step mothers, in a dysfunctional environment.
I would spend hours dreaminng and fantasizing about being a Gypsy. I didn't want conventionalism. I wanted tiny, I wanted solitude, in my daily life, I loved nature and, I loved dogs.
I can never fulfill that dream but, I can have the next best thing...watching other's follow the same dream, I once had.
Your discussion, today, is so factual. We should live tiny, live within our means, have more meaning in our life. With the madness of our world, all we have is fear and dislike of and for our fellow humans.
Most people don't realise the value of our land, our natural resources and how when times are tough, we can either stand up and get creative or, wither up and die.
Indigenous people, worldwide, get it!
Thank you for all you share, on your channel. Life isn't easy but, it can be joyous if you choose to follow your heart and your dreams.
Heather
Ontario, 🇨🇦 0:39
It makes me sad to see the destruction that greed is causing in the world. living small helps me to feel that I'm at least not contributing to that destruction as much as I might have, had I gone down the 'expected' road. I recently lived out in the forrest in a tent for two years. It was magical , profound , challenging and very educational. I'm back in sticks and bricks now and working and saving every penny, dreaming of returning to the wilderness. I love what you do Bob Wells , you're offering people their freedom, showing them the cage door is open ! ❤
Right now there are about 50 backpackers a day leaving Campo California to hike to the Canadian border on the PCT. They're all learning to become minimalist and survivalist. I love meeting these, mostly young, hikers. It might make a good video to interview a few of them. I've hosted many of them and am always surprised and delighted to get to know these "through hikers" that come from all over the world. It's a lesson in how to leave everything behind and live simply!
I was a volunteer at this Tiny Fest in Scottsdale and sat and watched your speech and met you and your wife at the end of the evening. I live in an 8X16 THOW in Tucson and love living with less stuff.
You are such a blessing to so many. Thank you!
As I reflect back on my 70 years I see the recurring theme in which God has always taken the devastating situations of my life and used it for good-as the Bible says, He exchanges ashes for beauty. Bob is yet another testimony where his devastation led him to a beautiful new life and purpose which then translated to helping thousands of others. I know Bob was a church goer at one time and has issues with that now but he nonetheless clearly carries the heart of Jesus and TRUE Christianity (not religion) within him which is love and service to your neighbors.
Keep me small and low, Lord Jesus. ❤❤❤
Great speech, Bob!
I would like to live tiny, but I don’t think I’d want to be nomadic. I enjoy staying in one place.
Do it. Tiny and nomadic dont have to go together😊
Bob Wells 🎉for president! Great speech!
I admire you Bob...Good Job!!! A life Well Lived !!!
Never heard Bob's voice in a place that had an acoustic echo!!! Very different.
Hello there Mr. Wells, I have been watching your videos for about six years now. It it's always a good feeling to hear about your life and the amazing journey that you have been on. I am my 93 yr old mothers caregiver . I am taking notes and learning all that I can from you # 1 and # 2 other tips and suggestions from a few others UA-cam 'ers living in and or just exploring life in their vehicles. I'm paying down my current debt and I have bought a few things that I will be needing later when it's my turn to hit the road. I am retired and receive a little under $2,000 a month. I also live in Southern California and will never be able to afford California's OUTRAGEOUS PRICES on everything. I'm not sure what lies ahead for me but because of you Mr. Bob Wells, I am less anxious about it and I'm looking forward to a new chapter in my life with new people , sights and sounds. I can go on and on but I'll end it here ... Take Care , Safe Travels and God Bless 😊❤✌
I'm sure many are experiencing and can identify with your current situation.
BLM land might work for you later on.
Then learn as you go.
I was temporarily homeless for about 3 weeks because my apartment wasn’t ready to be moved into, so most of the time I slept in my car and I can’t lie, I felt so peaceful and I wasn’t stressed out about maintaining my apartment.
Even for those of us still living on the edge of "the dream" you are a powerful inspiration.
❤❤❤❤you are changing lives, sir, and I have learned so much from you already, thank you!!
Great video/speech. I am also a lifelong hiker and have a love of travel. Great story
You are a legend. Thank you for all your wisdom, hope to meet you in-person someday soon!
I loved that. Thank you. I'm making $150k a year in a job that is boring me out of my mind. All I want is the tiny home freedom. I bought an 08 fird econoline extended handicap van for $5000and it's clean. In the next couple months I'm starting my vanlife journey and sell almost everything I have and use the money I saved to feel thr freedom for a long time if not the rest of my life. I'm going to but a couple acres in east Texas just for a home base. Thank you Bob for helping me get put of my quiet desperation.
This video is exactly what I needed to hear right now. I spend half of the year traveling in my van and the other half in a home that I have spent 30 years paying off. When I move back into my house (as I did this week), I always struggle with my mental health. And I always have a sense that I need to get rid of half the stuff that is in my house. My heart definitely lives to be nomadic and simple.
I love your story BOB. Much love ❤️❤️❤️ your doing your purpose
Hey Bob @CheapRVLiving I just created a Thank You video shouting you out because of the RTR changing/adding to the current trajectory of my life.
I think simple is better word than tiny. People want things to be so simple that tiny is just a by product. I also think having a tiny home is not the same as being a nomad. I feel bad for people cramped in cities. Nomad sleeps in a tiny home but doesn't live in one. And ill say that nomad life is an adventure. Even if a forced adventure, life is going to push you to other places. And its glorious!
Well said
I don't get tired of his story
Minimalist lifestyle's where it's at, and with technology improving by the day making it more possible, there's no better time than now.
Thanks for helping others with your life knowledge
Bob, I always enjoy your videos and learn so much from you! You have definitely found your purpose in life...may we all be so lucky!
Amen🙏Words of wisdom. ❤ from Barcelona 🇪🇦
Tear Drop trailer is good too 😎
The large American homes are such a waste of energy resources unless they are doing solar . I prefer small space, cabin in Alaskan bush, treehouse, van, sailboats, barr land and then built small cabin. The small spaces were the best places I have ever lived, I just bought a Bluetti ac180 after watching your review, it's my future power for my planned trip in my van I'm working on and looking to buy off grid land and build small cabin again and having the Bluetti is a game changer for me