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Just realized that this will be the 300th post I make.As this is the only site that I belong to,and probably the only one that would allow some of my craziness,I hope this lives up to being such an auspicious number. I'd like to pose a question:we all travel for different reasons,but...

Don't worry kiddo,you'll survive the kids and get to travel again(I survived 4 by myself! ).Welcome,and here's to living vicariously when all else fails!

Howdy!Seems tough right now,but if your brain is working in Tx.,you'll survive(been there a few times,and grew up in a town with 50 people spread over about 12 square miles).Odd thought just struck me,check out R.E. Howard,a Texas boy from Cross Plains.If nothing else,he inspired some of my...

I've been giving the age thing a lot of thought the last few years.As some of you know,I'm 51;and that definatly sets me in the old fart class.Over about the last 10 years,I've had relationships with people from 25 to 50,and can say that while a 2-6 year age gap doesn't seem to matter that...

As I have said a thousand times to my kids,WRAP THAT RASCAL!If you go at it with the right attitude,condoms can also be fun(beyond the waterballon of doom),and it shows that you might just care about your partner!

Franny,my hat's of to you girl!Remind me some day to tell the story of why one ostrich skin engineer boot was hung up in a rose trellis in North Little Rock .........

Just goes to show,Gudj;that as out there as some folks think they are,there are still lines that seem to be waiting to be crossed.

Yep,gotta admit that this is going to be one of the livlier posts when it gets going good! ..........and franny,enquiring minds want to know.........was your post based on theory,or a somewhat badly timed adventure?

back to the original question : Anarchy for me has always ment having the good manners to co-operate without being pushed,and to respect the fact that others will differ from you.Sounds simple,but try getting it to work ........

The ability to type as fast as I can think WITHOUT HAVING TO CORRECT!

Excellent article,and a somewhat great example of the pot calling the kettle black.While the author has no trouble running a guided safari company,which pretty much assures a kill;he has problems with the idea of primative hunting. While I can and do wholeheatedly support the idea of...

As far as the nature of who anyone loves or desires,it's really thier business,I expect the same courtesy.Just realize that I was raised Southern,and if they are "running around" on their partner,boy howdy the gossip will fly!

Thanks for putting me in the first catigory!Although I would put my sense of rebellion more with William Tell than with R.H.(never could quite get into the mindset,seemed pretty blindly altruistic without much substance). Yes,bow,occasionally spear,and nothing that would cause regret(i.e...

Okay,with all apologies to all the vegans,vegetarians,and animal rights activists on this forum,I would like to find out if anyone else has been a poacher.I make no apology for eating meat,I do most all of my own killing and have a bit of contempt for those that will eat flesh but won't do the...

Hmmmm,time to pull out my 'bitter old fart".Married twice,divorced twice.Both times with remarkablecreativesexyintellegent people.Both ended acrimoniously.Both tore me up,one almost sent me over the Big Edge(thank a overdeveloped sense of responsiblity to the kids for not going there),both...

I've said it before,and will say it again.First,figure out what you want to carry,then figure out the pack.Best bets have always been yardsales and fleamarkets for me,last weekend picked up three fo the oldschool German nesting eating sets(knife,fork,spoon,canopener),and two internal frame...

Back in '81 after I got back in the states,I wound up living in la petit roche,and had a job working at one of the non-union railcar repair shops.You could always tell when a PE car came in,the saltwater always destroyed the truck springs,and the damned barnacles were at least 4 inches...

any idea what area he was last in,Ravie?

after I lost my virginity?With someone else?2 years,7 months,and 14 days.........and yes I do remember each and every day

So,all that huge list boils down to "I'm human,get used to it";right?

Good system for four legged critters,but would take about 5 min. with a file to cut the main draw cable.Might work better if the cable had a free floating sleave of steel mesh,like on some plumbing lines.Works on the same principal as a modern jailhouse bar,which is a tube with a free floating...

hitching,catching out,rubbertramping,or just plain wandering,you're going to meet folks that could,to borrow a line"use a little killin'",but trying to get together with folks that are indeed worth a damn is part of the reason for this site.And if you survive the assholes,not only are you...

Sprout,I beg to differ!I'm as pure as the driven snow!Er,at least parts of me.........maybe..........can't quite remember about that one evening involving surgilube,sand,a flyswatter,and a dwarf Latvian nun.........

Howdy,Anne!Good idea,and hope the conversion goes well.Should be rady by early spring to do about the same thing meself,and wonder how many other folks in the U.S. are contemplating the same idea.Best of luck,but remember ;there's pyrates out there.......

Well,Alice;sounds like you may already have your mind made up.If I may make a suggestion,contact Real_HorrorShow here at StP.He's about to head up to Alaska,and he might be able to give you a bit of advice.I've talked with him,and tried to be a sort of "mentor"(hate that damned word!).He'll pass...

Ok,it's not cool or punk or whatever,but when you get a few years on ya,you get prone to fits of sentimentaliy.Soooooooooooooooo..........to all my new friends,to all my friends yet to be met,to friends long gone,where ever they may be;to the younguns out on the road,and the oldfarts wintered up...

Howdy,and glad you found the site! I'm going to be the old fart for a minute.Wait the year.Learn how to make a fire in the pouring rain at 34 degrees.Learn how to fly a sign that gets some smiles/rides/change.Learn how to fight like its for keeps(it always is).LEARN HOW TO OBSERVE EVERYTHING...

I'd suggest some boric acid powder dusted into the cracks around your wallboard/floor joint,followed by a light spray of soybean oil/water mix.Not only will it kill roaches,but it does for fleas as well.If the pets seem to be having too much interest in the stuff,spray some bitter apple...

Boy howdy,is this a thread that is gonna cause some sh*t. Anyhow,slut is a basically 20th century term that probably arose out of the religious revival around the mid-Great Depression period,and used mostly by men to define sexually active women that were having sex(but not with them),and by...

Now that is one of the most remarkable getaways I've ever heard of!If you and you husband are in RVA anytime before I leave town,breakfast's on me,as long as you've got a story or two to tell! BTW,yeap,fuck Black Velvet,life's too good for cheap booze;it'll be Bushmills and Guiness if you show!

No no no!You're all missing the deep and meaningful references both to Hegel and shopenhaure that are endemic in the post,although his reference to both Kant and Jung was a bit off the mark.

Well,hello;Dolly!(sorry,couldn't resist,addicted to belting out showtunes).Make yourself know,and readreadread!This place is kinda fun,and seems to be growing;who knows,may yet see a planet wide set of squats!

See if you can find the maproute for the old 1976 Bicentenial bike route.It was a real nice ride,and can get you WAY south without having to deal with too much traffic.Also look into old US Rt 1,it was the best route to florida before the interstate system;still exists,and is fairly well...

NO,NOT TURNING TRICK! Last night I was sifting thru yet amother box of the clutter that has caught in the last decade or so,and ran across my old snow goggles.These are not the modern style with lenses,but a pair I carved along the style of a set of western First Nations goggles,which look like...

Yarn and Glue,that was the most pragmatic,elegantly simple,and utterly workable statement that I've heard regarding overpopulation ever.Now comes the hard part:convincing people that 6 BILLION+ PLUS is too damned many.Me,i don't regret my kids(some were not mine biologically,but I raised...

Rather well thought out,Lobotomy3yes.......the only question that I have is where is the haha that Veggieguy is refering?Must be my old brain,but it seems your reasoning and rational cut rather deep,and I still don't get the joke he's refering to...............

If you travel up into New Hampshire,and find yourself in the town of Warner(Wana),take the old Rt.103 out towards Bradford(Bradfad).Just past the Henniker Rd.(the only Henniker on earth!)you'll see Center Road on your right.Travel down Center,crossing the wooden one lane covered bridge until you...

As far as punk points go,I'm about 25 years out of date with what works,but the best method I can think to test the two out would be as follows:get 5 1 gallon jugs,fill with water.Put them in one of the packs and try dealing with the pack for 12 hours(carrying,keeping track of,running;the...

Too late on the suspenders!After almost 30 years of working with mechanical systems,and seeing all the possible ways things fall apart,I'm a confirmed belt AND suspenders traveler!Nothing spoils the mood of thumbing as having your trou drop on an onramp,especially if you are going...

Might I suggest what I call the Southern Approch.In this method,the question of how someone feeds whatever appetietes/identities/ideologies is rather unimportant.Folks that are straight,folks that are gay(using the term for both men and women),folks that are bisexual,folks that are...

Get either a very long heavy rubberband,or a bunch of small ones that you can link together.You want to have it strong enough that you have to work to streach it.Loop one end over your foot on the side that you have the fractured arm,grasp the other end;and stretch repeatedly.Worked for me when...

Dang!Everybody heading south,and here I am dreaming of snow up to my hips.Different strokes.............

Spent parts of this morning helping a kid that got jacked re-outfit,and was surprised that he had put basically EVERYTHING in his pack;and said pack was now gone.Got me to thinking how I've traveled,and how I carry things even when stationary.So I went thru my pockets ,seeing if I could have a...

Back when I was doing nothing but hitching,packed/wore the following: Poncho High top workboots/tanker boots Two pair wool trowsers(old US Marine issue were great,but sometimes trouble traveling thru a mil town) Two black tees Two union suits(yep,they still make them!) Four...

the frames are good if they are free from cracks,but the bag is a bit lightweight.Check and see if you can find the Swedish version of the ALICE.It has no outside pockets,much heavier nylon(rubberized on the inside),a great set of top and bottom straps,and can haul a lot of gear(main body is...

Best look in to something along the line of a second trade/job.All the farmers in the area where I grew up had one,everything from radio/tv repair to making chairs to gunsmithing.Makes the winter go by faster,and ensures you have the money for the tax man when that time comes round.

Welcome and good luck!Won't tell you to read the forums,cause that's what brought you out of the woodwork in the first place,but always remember that you can ask just about any question here and get a pretty straight ansewer.

If ya'll pass thru RVA on the weekend,drop me a note,breakfast on me.

Luck,young one!I had the feeling that eventually someone would start looking in the Empty Quarter,and you sound like you might have one of the best ideas yet.

Yep.300 miles.If I need more than that at the start,its a bit rougher than I'd like to be driving a truck thru.