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I think we live in a simulation created by Elon Musk.

That packing peanut analogy really drives the point home though.

I don't know you sound awfully upset and concerned about other peoples spiritual beliefs that's all I'm sayin'

You really can't understand why people would need to have something like god to believe in?

Just treat everyone with respect and leave your campsite like you were never their. That's really it for me. I'm a simple kinda man.

I think everybody has been attracted -in some way- to a member of the same sex at some point. A lot of people just bury it or brush it off though.

I have a cheap ass straight talk smart phone I got for a hundred bucks and I get three months of service for fifteen bucks. Really can't beat it.

Its a song by the band Primus haha. And I watch football, been to a few NASCAR races in the Carolinas too. I enjoy it for what it is. I just like to study society and watch the way people go crazy over stupid shit that has no bearing on anything important in life.

Bread and circus for the masses. Grab your pork soda and half yourself a 'time.

Twilight of the Idols by Nietzsche. Demons by Dostoyevsky and Hunger by Knut Hamsun

I like Tucson a lot. Really beautiful if you like the desert. Good hiking close to the city. A lot of tweekers but that's just about everywhere these days. Don't care for Phoenix but I hate big urban sprawl. They are close to each other so you might as well check them both out.

Yeah I have gotten that alot. When I say "well you could.." The person just comes up with some excuse that masks the fact they are just scared and prefers living like a domesticated animal. Whatever, its not for everyone ya know? Some days when I don't want to deal with the world I get a little...

Of course farmer 'tard is happy about the polar vortex.

Finland is bucket list for me. I would swap spaces with you right this moment.

And yeah do your research. Lots of books and videos on wilderness survival in different climates. I still spend countless hours reading watching and practicing. Its literally the most useful knowledge your ever going to obtain.

Northern Maine, Northern New York. A lot of Wyoming and Montana. Plenty of Oregon. Tons of Texas. It depends on what you are looking for environment-wise. Do you like the desert of the forest? A lot of this land is public property, you can camp. America is wild dude. You just gotta know where...

Maybe I'm the only guy who actually likes kicking back on a greyhound once and awhile...

Those ultra-marathon runners hit organ failure quite a bit from some of the stories I have heard. David Goggins tells a great story about literally shitting blood after a 24 hour run.

I hate lugging around a lot of crap so if I know I'm going to be hanging around awhile I'll find a place to store my bag where it won't get messed with and just carry a regular jansport with the essentials. I know this isn't always an option but I'm pretty crafty and luck has been on my side...

I fucking love the shit out of this thread. Not being able to go back to a certain time or even a psychical place and expecting it to be the same gives me sinking feeling. I mean I have tried many times to revisit an area just to find out I have changed and being who I am currently I just don't...

Parents are weird. Everytime I visit mine they bitch about me living out of a backpack and call me a loser for not working at the local mill and having a boring predictable life like all my old friends and relatives. Small town live fucks peoples heads up.

I would like to try cat sometime.

i always feel like im being a dick when i give advice. but i just learned over time that you kind of have to be hard on yourself if you want to improve. but your a traveler so you are already a tough SOB even if you dont realize it.

First off don't use your father as an excuse. say to yourself, "i went through this shit when i was a kid, i am who i am now and its all up to me now to take responsibility for my actions." Moving on and reflecting on our mistakes is tough, mostly because we continue to make mistakes. Just don't...

Its always baffling to me the amount of people that can't or won't put themselves in someone else's shoes. You don't need to hand a dollar to every guy on a corner but you should at least be able to empathize. But I find that a lot of people don't unless they have actually experienced the same...

I love a man who can cook!

Maybe I'm just cynical. I don't like selfishness but I'm not opposed to the idea of healthy skepticism of the motives of half the people I meet on the street either.

If you can't see why some people would be hesitant about letting strangers stay where they lay their heads, you ain't been been around long enough. I get your point of view but I also get theirs. The world seems to be getting shadier and shadier. And I'm not sure that giving people something...

Try to make contacts and be friendly but know when to walk away and avoid bum-drama. Look for signs of hard drug use in the street people you meet. These people might be well meaning but they are unpredictable and will steal from you if they really have too.

I can not shower for months but I NEED to brush my teeth everyday or I don't even feel human.

I'm from the NY Vermont border area. Burlington is the shit. Vermont is a cool place although I prefer New Hampshire when I'm up that way.

Bumping an old an old topic but I used to travel with a dude named Ben who had nothing but the old jansport. When I first met him he was wearing doctors scrubs that he found on the ground somewhere. Dude was zen as fuck and im glad I met him. He was out there in a good way.

Buying shit we don't need with money that isn't even ours. But it gives out that succulent dopamine hit though.

it sounds like you need to work on your self confidence issues before you hit the road. people on the street can sense that sort of stuff and you will be taken advantage of. i'm not trying to be a dick but it's the truth and something to think about for sure. ALSO, if you have a problem feeling...

I spent enough time in LA to get a good idea of the place. Honestly i couldn't stand the people, that whole image oriented thing rubs me the wrong way. Also, the cops are fucking dicks. Really good resources for the homeless though, i don't think you'll go hungry out there and you sure as shit...

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those are all great stories. I didn't care for brave new world though. i liked brave new world revisited a whole lot more.

Maybe you should read Heidegger's Being and Time next. I'm reading Down and Out in Paris and London (for the second time). I enjoy philosophy but being on the road doesn't allow me the time to soak it all in so i have been sticking to fiction.

those dead end minimum wage jobs can help you get some cash together to keep on moving down the road sometimes. they use you, you use them. sometimes capitalism is great.

i thought one of the cardinal rules of stealth camping was to not sleep during the day? i dont even feel bad for these people, don't leave a mess where you camp and get your shit in order. i hate seeing this stuff.

if you haven't had to call mommy for a westie, you aint even LIVED.

dude you need to read Epictetus's Manuel. He states in the first few paragraphs that in order to be free we need to stop worrying about things we cannot control, including other peoples opinions. Learn from the ancients, they knew how to live.

I agree. But lately I have been giving more appreciation to the theory of "you can never go back". Or as Heraclitus said "you never step in the same river twice, because both you and the river have changed."

When I was in my early 20s I wore some loud ass shit and met some cool people because of it. These days I prefer not to draw attention to myself.

My only goal in life is to not die in the town I grew up in.

I don't like driving my house for work. I already put enough wear and tear on it living out of it. But if it works for you go for it.

I want to work at the library.

Want to check out the Olympic peninsula for sure. I heard the Oregon coast is pretty sweet too. Hoping to meet some people but everyone's probably south bound now.

i guess im just wondering what to expect is all. i just haven't been up in that area. i'm preparing for lots of grey days and rain. but growing up in the northeast thats fall and spring every year.

well yeah i have that stuff. i have been camping for like 2 months down here. i'm talking specific to the weather in that area. your going to need a tent, sleeping bag and cook pot where ever you camp.