urban camping

I live in the USA. I recently came into possession of this dutch military surplus backpack (pictures attached). Its comfortable, not too long on my body, room for my gear, etc. The only downside is that it is not discreet at all because its so large and it looks very 'military'. Ive been camping...

Should I buy a tent or a hammock or tarp. Trying to keep it light for my Alice pack.

I keep finding what I think are safe places to sleep, to wake up scrambling to get my girl, dog, and our gear out of the seemingly endless sprinkler systems in the greater Los Angeles area. I mean side walks, random cut outs on buildings, everything gets watered generously for an area that has...

Thinking about sleeping inside this fence near a busy road. It's pretty shielded, near active tracks and a neighborhood. Any downsides to this? I don't want my brain frying, is that a possibility? Has anyone else done this? Edit: This is also inside an abandoned PRR yard, with buildings still...

I just wanted to give my two cents on a men's homeless shelter in Kansas City, Missouri. It's called Shelter KC and it's at 1502 Cherry St. Overall it's a decent place to stay, but beware. They like to peach the gospel a lot. In fact, you have to sit through chapel after dinner. It's mandatory...

I’m in LA staying at a hotel in Venice. Originally from around the Bay Area and I like to here more for staying outdoors as a temporary outdoor thing. Is it a good idea? Not as grungy as downtown and I came here for this type of thing but does anyone do it/have tried it or at similar places and...

During COVID can be an iffy deal, but during normal times, I used to roll into the chapel at a hospital. Here's the deal: No one is looking in a hospital chapel to stab you, steal your gear, etc. Every now and then a janitor may roll by, but it's rare. Set the alarm for 430am or so. This way you...

I found this article while lost in some internet rabbit hole during the summer. I saved it as I thought it was very good, and I was worried the site it was on would go offline, as it looked like it hadn't been updated in years. I think it will be of interest to a lot of people on this site. I've...

Hi, this weekend I have a late arrival and early departure (around 7 hours of layover) at Stansted London airport, and I was looking up the best way to get some shut-eye that night. It turns out it's one of the worst airports in the world according to this website. I've been there already four...

heya all, its been a while since i posted about anything on here. anyways, looking for info /suggestions on san diego, never been down there but want to go to the beach and sleep out of the back of my truck or tent somewhere and learn to surf. im sure its been burnt out since like 50s for such...

when your in a homebummy area do you also sleep with a weapon in / close at hand or no?

Obviously it's best to be housed up, but where else do y'all prefer if that's not possible? I'm partial to rooftops since I can climb better than most people and no one will fuck with me or find me there. Otherwise, a little bit out in the woods or anywhere off the side of the road is usually a...

So, first off, Apologies for possibly posting in the wrong forum. It was between this or Making a Living, and this was deemed more appropriate. Was talking with some old friends that I'd recently reconnected with. We were just shootin the wind and we got talking odd jobs that we'd done for...

I literally have fucked myself over, I got drunk with my s/o and spent my basic needs money on drugs, a friend of the family is willing to rent out a couch of her's until I get a apartment/room, but she wants straight up CASH, cuz she has been burnt a lot, I know this isn't the most honest way...

This is the start of Squat the Planet's Where to Sleep Wiki Page. Here you'll find a static page of resources to books, movies, websites and other sources of information on where to find a safe place to sleep. For our purposes, this includes squatting, urban camping, wilderness living...