Camped in a Ghost Town! - VanLife on the Road

[@ShemajRagin]

💪🏿💪🏿👻Town. OMG, I was screaming 😱 when you went into the cave!!!! I was yelling at you not to go any farther. You went ahead anyway. LOL 😂 Thanks for sharing, maybe... ✌🏿

[@bonniepwtf]

Shemaj Ragin Same for me, my breathing even changed while he was going farther in!😀

[@cathymiller3086]

Wow, what an adventure😁👍🏼thank you for bringing me along🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@LostOnLandAgain]

The only reason I could watch you go in that cave is knowing you must have made it out to edit and upload this video. I am surprised it wasn't full of beer cans and stuff. Wow, that KOA is a real fixer upper! Thanks for sharing Brian.

[@makeupunlimited]

Lost On Land Again Ditto, I held my breath a couple of times too. ☺️

[@Mr-hz6jz]

Lost On Land Again I was thinking the same think 😊

[@hrgrlmaryland7822]

I was going to say the exact same thing, that was crazy!!

[@m.d.grimes1622]

I held my breath and yelled at him to stop the whole way in, whew!

[@mtaylor2901]

I felt the same way!! I was worried he was going to come up on a rattle snake den or just step near one hidden in all the rock. I kept telling myself he made it out safe since he edited/uploaded the video, lol.

[@manonthestreetdotcom]

AdventureVanMan goes underground...that was unnerving to watch. Thanks for making the effort!

[@nancywalton55]

"Adventure VanMan" ... maybe that needs to be changed to Adventure "CaveMan". Holy crap, that scared the bajeebies out of me! And then when you took us into that room where you couldn't fit, I kept thinking oh s☆☆☆, don't drop your camera! Great video, great adventure. Wow, my heart has finally stopped racing! Ha! ♡

[@DRGreen-ps7eh]

That cave is a definite HELL NO, for us who are claustrophobic. Very interesting, tho. Thanks

[@comfortouch]

Better him than me!

[@lisaf158]

Thanks for reminding travelers that the library is a wonderful place to visit, for any reason! Library love 💖

[@saeedandalusi7579]

That was insane....👍🏻 glad you made it out,bit risky on your own

[@pamalapeterson5352]

Hard to watch the cave tour..am slightly claustrophobic...but interesting indeed! Thank you for sharing!

[@lyndpnlea]

Me too !

[@jennslite]

Stephen Booth lol!😂

[@grasshopper9449]

Wow I would not be that brave! Cool exploration

[@mspurrple2184]

You have THE BEST LIFE! this is one if the best videos! I need to get on the rooooaaadddddd! LOL!

[@lori6709]

It seems the majority of us got freaked out when you went into that cave! Including me! You definitely pushed the “adventure” limits that day! ✌🏼👏🏼

[@harrywarren6282]

How cool !!!!! Splorin' caves with "Brian the Kid" !!

[@Pamela-ro8vh]

One of the best vids I’ve seen on KZbin. Outstanding content & mad editing. ☮️

[@Andrea-gk1cd]

Omg, you're brave! I am too scary to explore underground lol. But, it was definitely cool to see Tfs 😁

[@platolomite6112]

Brian, you are the "Adventure" Van Man alright! Great tour of the caves, man!

[@mikemcfarlan8555]

Brian your nads are way bigger than mine no way I would have gone that deep in that cave I'm glad it turned out well!!

[@wesallen4228]

The cave "crack" was a great adventure. You have a true Spelunker spirit. I was glad i was there in camera form only. Lol Thanks BRAIN.!

[@EatSleepRVRepeat]

Wow! You are Amazing! Thank you for taking me into the cave. I would have never been that brave. Lou💚

[@chantellenew2331]

Billy the Kid obviously wasn't pudgy. Great tour. God bless.

[@mysticalmisfit1332]

Hey Brian! This video popped up in my suggestions and man o man I’m glad it did! That cave was SICK!!! You’ve got balls. There’s no way in hell I would have gone in there. Thanks for risking it all for your audience🤣🤣🙌🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽😊 Amazing video. Thanks for taking me along!

[@blacksmithnc]

Awesome video Brian, one of you're best. But then again they are all great. Thanks

[@doreenb1837]

Best vid yet. Thank you Brian for being so brave. Glad you are safe. TFS

[@mrbr549]

See, this is why Brian is called the adventure van man!

[@harryleisure2758]

Lions, Brian's, and caves oh my.

[@ladybird8084]

That cave was scary!! I was imagining you stuck in the pitch black lol. I`m not going into caves with you again .Love the sunset. Stunning.

[@koko-rl9zm]

I kept thinking "don't turn that light on and off it might not come back on!

[@ladybird8084]

hahaha me too and then he`d be right royally....... feeling along the walls lol

[@kellydoyle]

Whoaaa, what a great find! One of the best caves I’ve seen! What a treat to find a cave and ruins that haven’t been commercialized, closed off, requiring a guided tour, etc. That KOA was fun, too! Thousands of years from now they’ll claim it was a brothel!

[@motrukdriver]

Time for a new channel... Spelunking with Brian. Makes you wonder why all that would have been abandoned. Obviously there was a lot of work put into building it in the past and then... gone. Would have been cool to find some old artifact from the wild west days but I'm sure it has been picked clean after all these years. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us and this morning it was spitting a little snow here in southeast Missouri. Supposed to go into a warming trend after today so hopefully it will be nice when you get this far east.

[@AdventureVanMan]

A lot of roadside attractions failed because people stopped using Route 66 when Interstate 40 was built. 👍

[@queenbetsy2]

What a fun video. We enjoyed everything about this one Brian. The cave, the abandoned town and campground. So interesting. We so appreciate you taking us with you on these adventures as we don’t know if we’ll ever be able to go on our own. Thank you so much and safe journeys.

[@RobertDizzo]

Very interesting! That's the Apache Death Cave where in 1878 forty-two Apache raiders and their horses died. They were hiding from Navajos who tracked them down and lit a large fire at the entrance of the cave which asphyxiated the Apaches.

[@JanetBullard]

That was amazing! The cave exploration was tough to watch, I kept telling mysef..... he made it out ok.... otherwise we would not be watching it.... LOL! Nature has a way of reclaiming un-used property quickly. I am sure at one time it was a hopping place. Look forward to seeing your next adventure!

[@steveharmon156]

WOW, WOW, WOW!!! Thank you so much Brian, great video!

[@cynforrest]

Wow. This was a nail-biting adventure, Brian! You are so brave. Thanks for taking us along but watching this sure got my heart rate up! Lol. Safe travels.

[@jadetraveler3275]

Good morning Brian. Thanks for showing us how time has it's way on all of us. All the way back to when outlaws hidout, to when our recent Rver's traveled out west and stayed in KOA properties to explore the country's heritage. Continued safe travels my friend. I thought the comparison beyween how amazingly different time periods left such contrasting levels of beauty from their journey through this area. Beauty vs trash! Peace and Love

[@timothyhays1817]

It was cool and sad all the same time. It would be neat if someone had a photo record of when that settlement was booming. Then compare then and now.

[@AdventureVanMan]

There are only a few photos online. I wasn't able to get permission to use them in my video👍✌

[@freewoman9023]

Brian you should always take another light source into a cave, also tell someone you are going in alone. You don't want to die in there. I was a caver for many years these are important safety precautions. You are a totally sweet awesome guy and I want you to be safe. That being said thanks for taking us along love your videos, be safe.

[@AdventureVanMan]

I had 3 lights and 4 people with me😊👍✌

[@freewoman9023]

Good thought you knew what you were doing, your video looked like you were all alone in there. I have been watching for a very long time and love watching.

[@AdventureVanMan]

Thank you, most viewers don't realize that I am very respectful of others security and privacy. I go through great lengths to respect others desires to not be on camera. ✌

[@mytube0969]

Cool place ... thanks for bringing us along! ;-)

[@angelajenkins6971]

Oh my goidness!!!!! This was the best video I have seen in a long time. You brought me along in this cave!!!! I wanted to say stop, don't go any further. I actually closed my eyes at one point. I love your videos.

[@thomasalbert6988]

Exploring that cave was awesome!

[@allencallender2205]

Great video. I have passed Two Guns and Twin Arrows many times. but never stopped. I didn't realize how much was there. That cave was awesome. That one room looked more like Indian construction. If so, this place has been occupied off & on for hundreds if not thousands of years. Thanks for sharing.

[@AlexRodriguez-gw8xt]

What an awesome adventure Brian! Thanks for sharing...

[@cormom1]

Thanks for taking me along in this adventure. Definitely the only way to get me in that cave!

[@lindathompson6678]

I love caves! So mysterious! Great video!

[@ceciliapetrowsky2572]

This was a cool video Brian and the drone shots were awesome! Can you please do your fans a favor the next time you want to do something dangerous? Put a note in your van with your location so you can be found if something unfortunate happens. What if you fell and broke a leg? Or there was an earthquake that rolled a rock into the cave entrance? Or your light went out in the cave and you couldn't find your way out? No one wants to think of these things but they do happen. It's not living in fear. It's just smart. We want you around for a long time.

[@AdventureVanMan]

There was a couple and their two kids in the cave also😄

[@couchpuhtaydahtv2550]

Your videos normally calm and relax me...this one had my adrenaline flowing! 😂😅✌

[@rhondalyn100]

Whoa! Boss hog for doing that cave, man...I'm glad you did it cause I never would! Happy you got out safe and sound! And I never, ever get weary of your drone footage...what a way to capture the immediate environment....:-)

[@mrwall1]

Thanks for the anxiety!! Lol. Pretty cool!!! All I could think was SNAKES!!!

[@johnd746]

Excellent. I drove by that area in October, but didn't stop. Thanks to you I now know all about it. The cave was very interesting. You went a lot further than I would have gone, but it was fun going with you.

[@EmilySuzanne]

That cave was awesome! I was a bit scared for you, but I knew you would obviously make it out alive :) Have a great day!

[@vanwhalen3719]

Wow , Thats Awesome Brian !

[@thizizliz]

Super cool find. Really neat video Brian.

[@michael_linden]

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Mijo! that was scary fun coolio.

[@michellecastaneda20]

Wow, I worried about you walking through the cave. I kept saying, stop, stop, go back.. LOL Great video. Thanks.

[@lsassidawg]

That was super cool & a cool history lesson. Thank you! 💜🐾

[@alijade]

I would have been scared to go past the entrance of the cave let alone go as far in as you did!!! Reptiles, spiders or mammals...oh my! Fun to come along via video!!

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Wow the cave tour was pretty special. Amazing too the old places going to ruin. Glad you got the drone up to take those great images. Thank you! Safe Travels Brian.

[@emmieHD]

No way would I have gone in that cave. Thanks for having faith and moving forward. What a cool thing to see! Loved all the old buildings too.

[@suec6646]

This was awesome, but you had me freaking out big time when you explored that cave. The MOM in me burst out all over the place. I kept looking at those slabs of stone in the ceiling and thinking about Aaron Ralston who lost his arm in a slot canyon in Utah. His book, "Between a Rock and a Hard Place," was vividly descriptive.

[@AdventureVanMan]

Lol, there were a few moms with their kids in front of me👍

[@sunnypumkin]

I missed this one! Freaking Awesome!

[@TheFireFlyStudio67]

Cool spot. Not too sure about going into that cave though........too tight, too dark for me!!Safe Journeys

[@judycarey9051]

Beautiful sunset. Great stone building. Spooky cave looks dangerous. Nice pool art. Love the drone video.

[@janetallison363]

That is so cool! Thank you so much for this video!

[@normamiller812]

Thanks for taking us along in that awesome cave.

[@leeskinner9339]

This has got to be your best video to date. I have been a subscriber since you Dodge Van life. Wondering Willee

[@karenkeller5866]

I love exploring and imagining who must have been here before.

[@bevliechty1161]

Scary wow

[@robertallen231]

..another great one Brian! thx..

[@branchsnapper2228]

Brilliant episode

[@eyesopen5469]

Great drone footage Brian!

[@SarahTree]

Wow! Neato! That place is a trip! Thanks for talking us along. :-)

[@rvlucky2909]

that is so funny I remember stopping years ago when it was up and running how things have changed that is a sign that you've been on this Earth for a long time take care have a great trip

[@jameswampler4073]

Very cool place. Thanks for sharing

[@allgood4729]

I was holding my breath all the time, but knowing you made it back safe and sound, or else we won't be watching this video. lol.👍👍

[@carolynwilson865]

All I could think of was SNAKES! Then, I knew you made it out okay, or we wouldn’t be watching this video. That was one way to get my heart rate up this morning, Brian. Thanks for your usual great video! 🌺

[@user-ld7uj9pv8e]

Freaking Awesome? Terrifying! Would never have seen it without you. 🤗

[@kristinecannon3440]

Thank you so much for taking us into that cave! I sure as hell would not be going in there with my claustrophobia! Thanks for the adventure and for sharing!

[@dimitriwaardenburg4631]

Yeah man you got some balls to go that deep in that cave :o i was nervous watching it haha great video tho !!! Love your channel ✌

[@vincentrush7458]

I didn't want the video to end. Very enjoyable.

[@williamringo3850]

I have seen a couple others stop at the same spot, but none had the "whatever it takes" to go inside. Wow, it was great, glad it was you, I don't think I would have made it, especially when it got so tight.

[@billyloke1]

Glad you make it out safely, not wise if you have not let someone know you are going in the cave. Good tour, thanks

[@AdventureVanMan]

There was a line to get in the cave. This is a popular stop on Route 66👍✌

[@skepticalmechanic]

Good video... breakfast scene could have been longer though... no Cholula?

[@ChiefinGuam]

I remember seeing another YT'er last year descend into that cave, but he stopped short of going down that long narrow path. Thanks for sharing, Brian!

[@cathy308308]

I really enjoyed your video. I stopped there last summer and explored the area just like you did. I didn't feel safe in going in the cave. I was fun to watch you be brave. Thanks for a great video.

[@HappyGodGirl]

Best video ever!! You were pretty brave to go into that cave! Thanks for taking us in!

[@debjohansen7867]

Enjoy going on adventures with you, but next time if you’re in a dark place, please bring an extra flashlight for me, hahaha!

[@AdventureVanMan]

I was just hamming it up. I had my headlamp and my phone which has a light😉

[@elflordsjourneys]

That looked more like a mine than a natural cave,made me think of the guy exploring that slot canyon and got caught by a rock and had to cut his hand off to get out!😨 What happened to back road vanner? No videos in a long time.😀✌

[@ThePES_Channel]

Very entertaining video Brian! You should be very proud of your editing skills! :D

[@joeg.355]

Amazing adventure Brian. Thanks for sharing 👍✌

[@everetteholland1848]

Brian i just dont know if I would have went inside without someone else with me? Hell I know i would not have ! Oh well i like to think im a little more on the safe side of doing things! Thank you for being more of the courious type! Well done!

[@Tsiri09]

You're far braver than me- I'm terrified of caves!

[@matthewbliven2795]

Thanks for the ride. You can have the creepy cave. COOL!

[@SmallADVentures1973]

Awesomeness! I drove past there a thousand (or more) times in an 18,never had the opportunity to stop and explore like that. Thank you for sharing,great video,as always :D

[@nancywolfe1983]

My son is a caver. We live in Scottsboro,AL and there are 2500 caves here in our area. Nice job going in the cave. Mike of "Living Free" was there but never went into the cave. Great video.

[@myblessedhope3]

Ha! I was going back and forth between, "Whoa, what a cool cave!" and "Arggh, you're freaking me out," :D There are caves all around here and my guys like to take "tours" whenever they can. I try not to think about it too hard and they don't tell me everything. ;) Wow, that town was really cool in a weird sort of way. Is a bandit hide-out, a pioneer town, a ghost town, a zoo, a campground, or...? And like a goof ball I jumped when you checked out the electrical. Ha! This was a fun video to watch.

[@kawaikui]

Great video all around!!! Love, love the cave exploration; and that sunset & drone segments . . . just beautiful!!! Thanks for taking us along Brian, safe travels :)

[@dianacryder7523]

Wow! That was creepy, scarey, awesome! You're my kind of guy! Do you know any 60 somethings with your adventurous spirit I can hook up with?!? lol! But, seriously, I would have been all up in there with you in that cave. So cool! I do have a suggestion, though. If you go "live," before you explore danger zones, at least people will know where to start looking if you disappear for too long. I was worried you could get hurt in that cave and no one would know where to find you. But maybe you told the other boondocker. I hope. Great video. Shareable and sharing. Thank you so much for going in and up and around. That was so exciting and fun! What a find! But, yeah, stay away from the asbestos, especially in the wind. You're a treasure and we'd like to keep you around for a while.

[@BrittMFH]

Good idea, to go "live". Brian is probably brave and smart enough to know what he's doing, but if it were me, I sure would!!!

[@AdventureVanMan]

There was a line to get in the cave. Lots of families with kids, it's a popular stop on Route 66👍✌

[@Jesus-mc2do]

Another great video. I would have been scared to go in there alone

[@RenieinMN]

Wowza! We took our kids into a bunch of caves in SD. This was nerve-wracking. Reading the comments so many saying what I was thinking.. lol. Looking Out My Window I don't think you need to rush getting farther east. We had gotten dumped on with more snow in MN. But hey, the sun's trying to come out! Thanks for taking us along Brian! Happy trails!

[@janicehart5397]

Thanks for taking us into the cave, as that's the only way I will ever see it. It would freak me out - I would imagine all sorts of scenarios, earthquakes, rock slide, etc. Glad you were safe.

[@zombokiler4462]

wish i could have joined you for this adventure. that seemed fun from my seat