EXPLORE. TRAVEL. DISCOVER. HAPPY.
Inspiring humans since 2018 with VanLife and compact Travel Experiences that enriches life for the curious.
2017
Traditional lifestyle of big house, a long Chicago commute to a corporate job that left him unfulfilled, Needed change
2018
Created a plan to reinvent my life focused on travel and discovery.
Started my YouTube channel, Go Small. Live Large!
2018
Took delivery of my 2019 Winnebago Travato 59GL Class B RV
2019
Started traveling and living full-time in my Camper Van
2021
Exited corporate America; fully self-employed through YouTube and RV Partners
2024
Completed my fifth year of full-time Van Travel in April
2024
Planned sabbatical from posting content on YouTube began on April.. Returned full-time to YouTube in August
2024
Travel & Discovery content of VanLife, CruiseLife, “bourbon hunter”, events, and much more
2 Guys. 24 Years. 1 Great Adventure
We are two separate, but equal stories intertwined with a love of technology, travel, and a common goal of living life to the fullest. We don't follow the obvious path. We have always done things differently than most.
Hello, I am Scott, on the left in the photo. My partner of twenty-four years is Kyle. We met in Seattle in 2000 at the rock bottom of our lives, and instantly connected. We thought we were a better sum than separate parts, so we started a great adventure together. In 2003 we moved from Seattle to Chicago for my new job with Apple.
With great careers in technology, a successful (former) Bed and Breakfast business, and some real estate investing we built a comfortable lifestyle in Chicagoland with all of the standard stuff. We traveled a lot for work and for fun, which was nice. But something about planes and hotels keeps one from connecting at the local level, and forces one to leave before one wants..
While Kyle was quite content with our lives, something was not sitting right with me and our status-quo. I kept thinking, "is this all there is?".
I admit it. I was the one to upset our apple cart. After many discussions, contemplations, and compromises we decided to rewrite our lives, set new goals, and get into alignment behind a new plan. Kyle aptly named that plan, The Fantasy Plan.
The Fantasy Plan involved:
- drastically reducing our financial overhead
- significantly downsizing our living space
- becoming more entrepreneurial by leveraging Airbnb properties
- moving from Chicago to Florida
- and, Scott doing Vanlife full time in early 2019
The Fantasy Plan also includes Scott documenting his journey towards the RV lifestyle on his YouTube channel and this website sharing with you stories of adventure, travel, and learning new RV skills. Kyle has little interest in the Class B RV lifestyle, so he will fly into cities I visit, "camp out" at the Marriott, and then fly out to his next job destination.
So, we start a new chapter in our great adventure together. Our intent is to Go Small so that we can Live Large(r). Our hope is that you will be inspired to do more and be more fulfilled in whatever your Fantasy Plan consists of.
Thank you for being part of our Go Small. Live Large! Community.
Go Small. Live Large! Promotes Compact Travel Experiences That Enriches Life For The Curious
9,000,000 - Views of GSLL YouTube video content
1,000,000 - Hours of GSLL YouTube video content consumed
43,000 - Subscribers to YouTube channel (75% of Views by non-Subs)
700 - Long-form videos uploaded to YouTube
160 - Weekly YouTube Live stream episodes of What’s Up Wednesday!?
20 - In-person Vanboree campout events
5 - Years of full-time Camper Van travel completed in April 2024
Skills For Content Creation & Event Production
Plan. Consult. Research. Thumbnail. Title. Description. Record. Edit. Post. Promote. Livestream. Events. Engagement. Report. Results.
Contact
Scott Watson, GoSmallLiveLarge@gmail.com
Website, https://gosmalllivelarge.com
YouTube,, https://www.youtube.com/@gosmall.livelarge
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