Around the Campfire
Around the Campfire is the place for open conversation, stories, and connection. Share your thoughts, swap ideas, and build friendships in a welcoming forum where members gather to talk about life, experiences, and everything in between.
Around the Campfire is the place for open conversation, stories, and connection. Share your thoughts, swap ideas, and build friendships in a welcoming forum where members gather to talk about life, experiences, and everything in between.
Introductions New
This is where new members can say hello, share a bit about themselves, and start building connections within the Squat the Planet community.
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Finding Others New
Find someone to travel with, offer a ride, or find people to meet up with in your local area.
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Events & Meetups New
Discuss upcoming events of interest to the community. Here you'll find discussions on everything from huge festivals to small house shows.
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Obituaries New
This is a place to remember friends who are no longer with us. Here you'll find memorials through pictures and stories of people we knew and loved.
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General Banter New
If it doesn't belong anywhere else, it goes here. Rant away my friends!
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Destinations
Here you can research travel destinations organized by regions of the globe. This is for discussion of destinations and routes, NOT for ride/hitchhiking/train hopping requests or questions.
Here you can research travel destinations organized by regions of the globe. This is for discussion of destinations and routes, NOT for ride/hitchhiking/train hopping requests or questions.
Regions & Places New
Research destinations, swap stories, and daydream about far-off places.
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Communes, Squats & Alternative Spaces New
Radical housing projects, co-ops, squats, and communal living spots.
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Urban Exploration
The art of exploring your urban environment, abandoned buildings, and other places you're not "supposed" to go.
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Nature & Wilderness
Discuss the wild places worth exploring; national parks, forests, deserts, mountains, and hidden wilderness spots. Share your favorite destinations, trails, and tips for getting off the beaten path.
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Offbeat & Weird Places
Weird roadside stuff, odd museums, strange landmarks, outsider art, cryptids.
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Modes of Travel New
How do you want to get to your destination? Hitchhike? Ride trains? Travel in your van? This is where you can discuss various modes of getting around the planet.
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Trip Reports New
This is where travelers relate their tales of mind blowing adventures or paying their dues to the travel gods.
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Travel Gear New
Here you'll find discussions of all the various kinds of equipment you may need in your travels.
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Road Life New
As you travel from place to place, you’ll need to know how to stay fed, find safe spots to rest, and pick up work to keep money in your pocket. Share and discuss your best tips for handling all of these essentials here.
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Culture
Check out the categories below to learn more about the travel punk culture.
Check out the categories below to learn more about the travel punk culture.
Nomadic Culture New
Discuss and share the reasons for your wanderlust and explore similar cultures.
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Art & Music
Discuss and promote your favorite bands, show off your artwork, or post your (ugh) poetry...
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Relationships New
Discuss plutonic and romantic relationships, gender, consent, polyamory/monogamy, STDs, sexuality, and debate the best way to ruin your next relationship.
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Politics New
Discuss what's going on in the world or just politics in general.
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StP Headquarters
This is where you'll find updates regarding the website and it's staff.
This is where you'll find updates regarding the website and it's staff.
Suggestions & Feedback New
Here you can post your ideas for new community features, and other users can vote on them! Suggestions with the most votes will be prioritized by the staff.
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Announcements & Updates New
Here you can find the latest announcements and updates to the website, and track projects that are currently in progress.
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Website Help
Confused? Lost? Not sure how to do a particular task or fill out your profile? Click here to see our guide for using the website.
Miscellaneous Gear
This is where you can post your gear questions that don't fit into any of the categories below.
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Other Forms of Travel
Not all methods of travel can be easily classified. We created this section for those other crazy ways of getting around.
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Hitchhiking
Questions, tips, and info about bumming free rides to your destination.
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Van Dwelling / Rubber Tramping
Look here for advice on rubber tramping, such as vehicle repair, how to set up your mobile house, etc.
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Train Hopping
Discuss the old hobo art of hitching a free ride courtesy of the major railroad companies. 10+ likes on your posts are required to view this area.
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Where to Sleep
Here you'll find suggestions for where you can get some shut eye during your travels.
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