For more than 15 years, Bob Wells has inspired and educated people to live their best life on any budget. He has emerged as the most viewed and trusted nomad influencer, event speaker, and organizer.
Social Media Stats:
Youtube Video Views: 94,174,586
Youtube Subscribers: 474,000
Website Sessions: [pull from google analytics]
Forums: 11,006 members
Facebook: 6,242
Instagram: 9,132
Gatherings: Rubber Tramp Rendevous Annual Average Attendance: 10,000
Featured in Film / Documentaries: Nomadland is a 2020 American neo-Westerndrama film directed, written, edited, and produced by Chloé Zhao.[4] It is based on the 2017 non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder, and stars Frances McDormand (who also produced the film) as a woman who leaves home to travel around the American West. It also features David Strathairn in a supporting role, as well as real-life nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells, as fictionalized versions of themselves.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sxCFZ8_d84
The film garnered acclaim, becoming the third-highest rated of 2020 on Metacritic which found it to be the most frequently ranked by critics and publications as one of the best films of 2020. It was named one of the ten best films of 2020 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute, and it received four Golden Globe nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama at the 78th Golden Globe Awards. See all Nomadland nominations here
RogerEbert.com Review of Nomadland – https://www.rogerebert.com/ reviews/nomadland-movie- review-2020
Without Bound:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg37Cbx-kak
Independent Lens – 1,000s Gather in Arizona for Nomad Rally:https://youtu.be/LxWgwQuPqm0
Books:
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder [replace this link with Bob’s Amazon affiliate link: https://www.amazon.com/Nomadland-Surviving-America-Twenty-First-Century/dp/039324931X ]
How to Live in a Car, Van or RV–And Get Out of Debt, Travel and Find True Freedom by Bob Wells:[replace this link with Bob’s Amazon affiliate link: https://www.amazon.com/Live-RV-Debt-Travel-Freedom-ebook/dp/B008S129XY/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Bob+Wells&qid=1613944407&s=books&sr=1-1 ]
Skillshare: The Ultimate Crashcourse to Living on the Road
Media:PBS – Living Your Best Life in a Van:https://youtu.be/BPDPSL9PlD
PBS – How Some Older Americans are Monetizing Vanlife: https://youtu.be/FU2yuHjOgtg
CBS Sunday Morning – Freewheeling: The Van Life:https://youtu.be/BPDPSL9PlDU
Time:https://time.com/5938982/nomadland-true-story/
Rolling Stone:https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/frances-mcdormand-chloe-zhao-nomadland-teaser-1056233/
GQ:https://www.gq.com/story/nomadland-bob-wells-interview
Newsweek:https://www.newsweek.com/nomadland-hulu-true-story-real-life-book-swankie-bob-wells-amazon-1570502
Variety:https://variety.com/2020/scene/news/nomadland-frances-mcdormand-chloe-zhao-1234768034/
The Guardian:https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/feb/04/modern-nomads-nomadland-van-life-us-public-lands
NY Times Article about the RTR:https://www.nytimes.com/ 2018/01/31/style/rubber-tramp- rendezvous-rv-trucks-vanlife. html
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