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Have you thought about installing roof vents (like an rv has)? You can get them with fans as well. Without a vent cover it's very low profile, you just can't open the vent when it's raining. They're easy to install once you get the cutouts done

You have a truck?

Yeah, that's the way to go. You can just use a weed whacker motor though. A gas engine kit for a bicycle is faaar more expensive than it's constituent parts. A weed whacker or lawnmower engine, couple of sprockets, an extra chain, extra brake lever for the clutch, throttle grip, 8:1 gearbox or...

Your minimum electric bike setup will be a single 400w motor. A folding solar panel isn't going to cut it unless you leave the bike sitting untouched for days in direct sunlight in between using it for only an hour or so.

I guess people in our community tend not to, on average, live as long as the gen pop, so you're veritably paleolithic. That's pretty much my take on it as well. You don't travel for years at a time, just months at most. Everyone ends up stopping periodically. I'd consider a "full time" traveler...

I didn't know that you have any tattoos, was I really that fucked up at the jambo? @WanderLost Radical that's a great, concise explanation. If a diehard liberal asks you about it you can't change their mind in a few sentences anyway. No need for anything contrived.

Pretty sure I met him in Richmond, VA with a bunch of other dirty kids. Didn't talk to him much but if it was him, he seemed like a good kid. Sorry to hear he's gone.

Ah ok. That sounds pretty crappy. Why does he care? Where are you headed? We're going to be leaving probably in 2-3 weeks. Can't promise a ride all the way to the west coast since we don't really know you (if I met you at the jambo I don't remember anyone's usernames) but I do vibe with all the...

I wish I wasn't leaving NY for the west coast because you're an awesome person and I'd love to check this out. Maybe next year. Think it'll still be around then or is this more of a short-term project? Can people renting the space sleep there occasionally? Or all the time?

Since the RV didn't work out (that sucks), are you still aiming to be up here @ the 19th? Was it just too far away?

That is a bit conspicuous, yeah. Any particular reason that you aren't using corrugated aluminum? You could build a camper on it. If it's a temporary rig I guess it wouldn't make any sense. Keep me updated, it would suck if you got here after we've left

More like a mad scientist, or.. a mad engineer.. if that rolled off the tongue well. Using aluminum angles to build the entire solar rack was his idea. It was cheap as hell and it's incredibly stout. He or I will post the CAD file and drawings for that later. Think you'll get here within 3 weeks?

I'm just going to throw this out there in advance, this is kind of a low-effort post because I didn't take enough pictures along the way. This is mostly just for the couple of people that have been bugging me about why I'm taking so long getting to the west coast. Back in February, I went and...

There are a lot of people on StP that are bonkers, but @creature isn't one of them :P

Let me save you before you drown, said the monkey carrying a fish up the tree.

Oh fuck me... 3 months. I've been stuck here forever. You've been stuck there forever. Give me until September, then I'll be in Olympia for the foreseeable future. See yah up there, if you end up there.

I've been told that California is the easiest. As long as Arizona doesn't have any of those bullshit bootstrap laws that require you to hold a job to get EBT (a lot of east coast states do) it should be fairly easy to renew. If Arizona is at all like any of the states that I've gotten EBT from...

This has been my experience as well. If you're a spiritual hippie, you'll fit right in. If not, you might find yourself a little underwhelmed. The nationals are huge and it attracts plenty of people that would otherwise never be at a rainbow gathering, so you have a range of people between full...

I concede, you already had me doubting myself. You've made a lot of good points and changed my mind. And machetes. So versatile.

EIRP is cool! It means equivalent isotropically radiated power... a fancy way of saying, power of the antenna and txpower added together, minus cable loss. That alfa, for example- 1 watt txpower (30dBm) + 5dBi omni antenna + 2.15dBi (reference dipole) = 37.15dBi EIRP. The only difference between...

I'm not trying to start a debate so I'll just say this, batoning is a bad idea if you don't know how to properly maintain a knife. If I were @black I wouldn't get an expensive knife for batoning either, unless you're a minimalist and won't lose it. It's much cheaper to get a small axe or kukri.

I know me too :)

Full tang or not, Moras are very economical knives, and they're made well. Personally I think a lot of them are really ugly, though. The mora bushcraft is a very good knife for the price if you also need a knife for camp crap. I wouldn't worry about paying for a fancy knife unless it appeals to...

Oops, forgot to write my reply to this. Maybe not, but I don't doubt that a traveler has pulled their 3" kabar thinking they're a badass then had their skull cracked over by a smiley. Knife wounds bleed a lot but they won't slow anybody down much unless you know exactly where to put it, so it's...

O u O It's mostly an exaggeration to make a point, because here's what I figure - people like @highwayman are everywhere. Particularly in the traveling community and homebums. It's not really difficult to pull a knife on the wrong person, and if you don't actually have any idea of how to...

There are two major problems with this: 1) Knives are technically lethal weapons, but unless you slice open someone's femoral artery, the lethal part comes long after the confrontation is over. This makes them very poor self defense weapons. 2) Without any actual training, a knife is an...

Cool man. What models and do you know what the EIRP is on those?

Awesome flyer! Also this comic was fucking hilarious: http://www.shelbycriswell.com/hitchin-a-ride

That just depends on how much money I'm left with when I'm done with the engine. I might have to go with a cheaper antenna. The problem is that with the parabola, I would need two stepper motors - one at about 2.5Nm of torque, the other at 8Nm. It has to be really slow for scanning, but it does...

Surprisingly eclectic perspectives there. Thanks man that's a cool documentary, I'll have to watch it later.

After being stuck in Appalachia for 6 months I've gotta say, they sure do have a different feel to them - when you're constantly looking over your shoulder to avoid the toothless methheads. They need to open some dental clinics here. - Shit, one of my teeth is sideways from impacted wisdom teeth...

Aw thanks buddy :) It's all done for now. Just need to get RSS feeds working w/ FlexGet. Next thing to add is gaining access to passworded networks. Cracking WPA2 is an expensive pain in the ass, so instead, if the python program is unable to find an open network, and a passworded one is in...

They must be cooking meth in those trains. Winslow Junction is on state owned land. Ditto :P I agree with @FrumpyWatkins, it's probably a wingnut foamer.

With my departure date from Nowhere, Appalachia rapidly approaching, I decided it would be a good idea to make sure I can always have internet access in my RV. I will cover the system setup from start to finish. I'm assuming that you have basic technical competence here, including basic Linux...

Arch is the same thing for most users and way easier. Plus, the AUR. Have you run Arch before?

I have a love/hate relationship with NoScript. it breaks everything and it's a pain in the ass, but it does make your browser much much more secure. And yeah, the whole ghostery controversy was making lots of a waves a few years ago. They're total sellouts.

If you need an extra 'pooter I've got some extras, like an x220 thinkpad. Running Ubuntu and it's nice and zippy. Does the address you gave to cornelius in the PM work? Wow that's great to know. I just enabled the social media lists and uninstalled disconnect. Thanks! While we're on the topic...

Seconding lynx. A few times I've gotten halfway through a gentoo install, said fuck it and started browsing the internet on lynx :p Usually ending with downloading the Arch image. Gentoo: never again. @creature lynx is the way to go for what you want. It will be kind of clunky and sometimes...

Disconnect is a good alternative, never had a problem with it https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disconnect/ My two go-to addons are that and uBlock too

Ooh sweet. I used to play bass. I played banjo for a couple of years until somebody sat on it and broke it in half. Acoustic for a few years before that. Never could stick to one instrument. Same deal, played trumpet, trombone, tuba, french horn. Didn't move away from brass until late middle...

Great video and very well made. I wish I didn't have back problems and could consider this minimalist :P If I have more than my sleep system and less than 5lbs in extra stuff my back is killing me within 20 miles of walking.

Wait for the jambo. It's crazy fun.

Welcome to StP! I just bought a sunrader :) How long have you had your dolphin?

Sweet! :) Sounds like fun. Count me in!

I'm deffo interested! But the most complicated thing I can draw is a stick figure so don't count me towards your stenciling supplies if they're expensive. Sounds like fun either way

Maybe it's because I have a pedantic streak, but the funniest part about this to me is the "authoritarian asshole" thing. I'm guessing you've only read the bread book... anarchism involves the opposition to unjustified hierarchy. Go read anarchism 101 or something. Matt has spent more than a...

Yeah that's understandable. There's nothing to do here. Good luck with everything and feel free to drop by if you want to kick it. You can drop me your number in a PM if you want. Oh and if you head into Staunton check out the Frontier Culture Museum.

Cool man. How long are you going to be in Waynesboro? We're looking at being stuck here for another two weeks while we get some work done on our RV.

Right off of 250 near the Food Lion/Advanced Auto Parts. It's about 3 miles from the Kroger in Waynesboro. Oh also, welcome to StP!

If you're not afraid of living in crown heights (the really, really shitty half, murder capital of NYC) I know of a place you might be able to go. You're stuck in an incredibly shitty situation... Rather than choosing to return to a place where you were abused, the best I can offer...