Living Off the Grid in Arizona Desert 🇺🇸

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Mike the bus guy here. Thanks Peter for coming out here and hanging out with us. Seems I hit the nail on the head with my comment about people thinking we are drug addled. My lack of teeth is actually the result of a particularly bad car accident many years ago, but seems to instantly get me labeled as a drug addict. That's ok though, I get that people could not possibly know my backstory so I do not judge them for their error. God Bless you and them. At any rate I am glad to have met you and to have had the opportunity to give some insight to people as to how we, the nomads live out here. Stay safe out there in the world sir.

This is awesome! My dad lived this lifestyle for the last 20 years of his life. He was an artist, a peace loving person. He would travel between the 4 corners of Arizona, new mexico, north Dakota, Montana and then back over to visit me in California. :) I miss my dad everyday. He was such a bright light in this world. Watching this makes me feel like I'm going home in some ways :)

I love how everyone you talked to was open, honest, and took the time to really talk. Honestly, pretty rare to come across open and honest souls in the fast lane of life.

We've been nomadic travelers since 2017, living in our modest 1999 RV. We don't stay at Quartzite more than a night or two when passing through because the whole point for us is to be out in the wilds away from everybody. The biggest problem for us there is the lack of a decent supermarket, fresh food is pretty limited. This lifestyle keeps us healthy because we mountain bike all summer into fall then move down to our land in Baja and kite surf Nov-May. I'm turning 70 this season and still super fit, we workout with dumbbells and Beachbody videos all year over the internet. We drove the RV down the length of Baja six years in a row, now we've retired it here full time on our 1/2 acre lot we purchased, put in a septic and water cistern, parked out the lot keeping the native plants and built a stone masoned RV pad, it's beautiful. No rent, no bills, all solar and off grid, it's great overlooking the Sea of Cortez and the kite surfing below. Loads of American and Canadians here every winter and they are all fit and healthy water sports alternative type people, our tribe! Make fitness and diet your number one hobbies and you will prosper physically as well as financially in the Nomadic life. It keeps you off the couch and away from the pavement, on your feet and active, constantly in touch with the natural world.

the most educational channel on the internet. no politics just real footage. Keep up the great work, Peter

I’m the fedex guy that delivers to quartzite from Yuma every day! Awesome place and and I meet awesome people every year with the gem show!

Peter, these people look relaxed, joyful and free. Beneath the facades most people wear, they want the same for their lives. Thanks for being such a good neighbor and Earthling!

Mike, you are an inspiration to me. My husband and I slept in our cars for 10 months because we wanted to save money instead of allowing the greedy State of California to keep taking from us. Mike, when I tell you that I never felt better. Living out in nature cured my depression instantly. No kidding! People judged us but they had no idea that we were doing it by choice and had a pension and other income. We just let them judge. But we knew that we were happy. Now that we are back in the four walls I am back to square one. Happy Travels Mike and we salute you!❤

I live in an converted van and people often think I’m homeless. But I consider myself homefree. I work seasonally and travel all over the United States. I don’t have a lot of stuff but I have a world of experiences. Thank you for showing this community for what it is. People simply living their lives. ❤ love my quartzite fam.

Freedom is everything. All I ask (as an Arizona resident) is that folks respect the desert and don't trash it out.

I am a 70 year old woman, and I’ve spent the last six years living in an RV. It’s not easy, but Bob Wells, whom I watched for maybe two years before I went on the road, is out there supporting and helping people. Not just women, but you would be amazed how many women in my age bracket are out here now. Sometimes we don’t have a choice. Sometimes it’s just simply the best choice for us because maybe we like the challenges. So I think that people should be supportive and helpful instead of criticizing the fact that someone like Bob Wells who is supportive and helpful is bringing women into this lifestyle. True, it is hard, no matter what sex you are. But it has such wonderful benefits!

I live a totally different, city life and I love it. I wouldn’t last two seconds living in the Arizona desert and I say, Good on these guys! They’re happy and free, living as they wish and they’re examples of what a wonderful, diverse world we live in.

I’m in Kenya 🇰🇪 East Africa but through this man’s videos I feel like I’m exploring the USA without even moving an inch.

Peter, if you did another six videos on this community, I'd be glued. Thanks to the generous souls who were part of it, and I loved how spontaneous they were and candid in the mix.

When i moved back from Europe about 8 years ago i lived out in the desert in AZ. For about 4 months while applying for jobs! No way i was going to waste my money on rent. I lived in a tent. Was a great time. I miss it to this day.

I've been going to Quartzsite for 7 winters. Met so many good friends and we can't together year after year. Nomad life is the best life.

Peter you definitely need to do Louisiana, the bayou, cajun country in Acadia and of course New Orleans. It's another set of unique cultural mixes. Another great video, never knew this existed for sure.

Haven't seen my oldest brother in over a decade. He's in Arizona somewhere. Hoping he's found a community of people like this to help him find peace.

We've been nomads, living minimally, offgrid, on solar, in our little camper for 2 years. Some of our favorite people and places have been found in the Arizona desert. This second life is completely opposite from the mainstream corporate life we used to live and we've never been happier...