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It's a neat idea and I like it, though it seems a little gimmicky. Be wary of kickstarter projects in general. A significant portion of the time it's a person with a neat idea who wants money and doesn't intend on delivering.

Your best bet is to either be really really careful with them or to wear glasses. The tiniest bit of dirt in a contact can end up causing you some serious pain. I'm not a doctor, though it's my understanding that most scratches to the cornea do not cause any permanent damage. The problem with...

I'm with @Kim Chee, silicon spray is your cheapest and best bet. As for your backpack, you can buy or make a raincover. Making one is really simple, get a sheet of waterproof material (silnylon will be the lightest but can be expensive), wrap it around your bag without wrinkling it, measure it...

Hahaha no man, a nozzled waterbottle, I just squeeze it and spray water against my asshole, then wipe dry with toilet paper. Which would you rather have to clean peanut butter off your skin, a napkin, or a hose?

Man, I had something similar happen to me, except I was in such a hurry (walking off the interstate) that I didn't realize I was basically in someones backyard and taking a giant dump in front of kids. I stepped in my own shit. I've given up on TP exclusivity in favor of a cleaner and quicker...

A ghillie suit made of trash. Fantastic.

Seemed to be the most appropriate subforum for it. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/03/nine-dead-25-unaccounted-massive-fire-rave-oakland-california/ Up to 40 people are feared dead after a massive fire broke out during a rave at a converted warehouse in Oakland, California. The blaze...

Sleeping near people you don't know, drinking or doing drugs with people you don't know, leaving your stuff with people you don't know, catching out with people you don't know, drinking or doing drugs before catching out, ignoring your instincts - especially about people, trying to hitchhike at...

I loved your poetry at the Jambo, wish I could come see you perform some more

Well I just kinda stared at it because I couldn't work out how the pieces were supposed to work (LSD) but yeah haha - Do you have a picture of the balloons?! Also I love those panoramas!

Wow, awesome photos @MolotovMocktail! I really like the shot of @sofarfromhome, but they're all really awesome. Yours too, @DoctorApocalypse. That fucking puzzle

I just got to Virginia, I've got a gig lined up for $1200/mo. I'm saving up money, then getting a Toyota Chinook or Sunrader, and my partner and I are going to the west coast. We were thinking about posting up in San Diego anyway, so this would definitely be doable next summer if you still need...

Yeah, huge thanks to @Stiv Rhodes for showing us around town. I had a great time with you guys.

Yeahyou were really driving the energy of the talent show. Sorry I missed the story telling contest but I heard it was pretty awesome. Thanks for being such a cool dude, you were definitely one of the people that made a huge difference.

I'd think it would be like class A rvs where you need a special endorsement but I'm not sure.

Yeah, same deal. Completely unmatched. @EphemeralStick has a ledger of everyone in attendance pretty much so we can wait for that.

Had a great fucking time, good to meet you @Kal. Thanks to @MolotovMocktail for making the stickers possible with his sweet design, @Matt Derrick for being Matt and making the jambo possible, thanks to @Geraldo for the ride and the food, and @Cornelius Vango for hosting us all and making this...

yup I'm accounted for, will be getting picked up by Geraldo. Thanks for looking out for me

Welcome to StP :) - or I guess I should say, welcome to the non-lurkers club. You could make it to the slabs, yeah, it's pretty doable as long as you hustle.

Wow that really sucks, I'm sorry you're having to deal with all of that. I've been in lots of situations where I feel like I'm loaded down by a mountain of bullshit and it blows. Just take it one day at a time, yeah?

Rojava is now half of Syria's GDP. Turkey and the Kurds will be coming head to head soon as ISIS loses ground... and we'll see what happens then... I've thought about going but ultimately I'd be completely useless there. What they're really going to need now is soldiers, I think.

Welcome to the board! Addicted to traveling, I hope, not an addict whose traveling :P

Wonderful introduction! Welcome to the board and good luck on your journey, keep us updated.

You can get Darn Tough Socks, they have a lifetime warranty. They're expensive ($20/pair) but made really really well, I've never needed to replace them under warranty except for one pair that got a hole and it was my own fault. Shipped them back and got a new pair 4 days later. I've been using...

Loved the gear breakdown and I know what it's like to have way too much stuff! Seems like you've got it under control now though. Have fun! Suggestion: I want to see some stabilized gopro footage! Question: How are your legs not super sore? Is there a secret to cycling I'm missing?

I love sunsets like that. Real nice shade of violet.

Almost forgot to add that you've been sorely missed by everyone. But I think you know that already.

Thanks for the update! Where are you now?

Pessimism: So this journalist alerted the authorities by calling and asking about it. How nice. It's an awesome place to sleep though

I don't want to DM but I will if nobody else will. It's not that complicated at it's core. You build a character, they have stats and abilities. The DM tells you what's going on and you tell the DM what you want to do. You roll a d20 to determine the result of your actions most of the time...

Stealthiest fire: The quickest and safest way to dry you boots is to get rocks that won't explode, boil them until they're hot enough that, when taken out, all of the water on the surface of the rock is nearly immediately evaporated, then shove them in your boots. When they cool down, repeat...

Are you going to compete? Because I know who's going to win the police one... ahem... :p Let me tell yah guys, Matt can really tell a story. Hm... I'll get back to you on image ideas!

I don't have a dog, and I've never trained a dog, so I can't comment on that. But I know that you're not required to carry papers for a service animal. I traveled with someone who had an extraordinarily well trained dog and he passed him off as a service animal with no problems. If anyone asked...

Haha yeah those are neat. You can get shitty ones on Amazon and eBay for about $30.

#1 is chinese and is probably pretty poorly made but not terrible for $50 #2 is probably not quite what you're looking for because the resonator is huge Same with #3, tenor banjo #4 is not worth anywhere near $250 Your best bet is #1 Source: I play the banjo And yeah, get a 5 string banjo...

I also like the idea of most disastrous. And I like the patch idea, Matt :P Maybe a turd patch for the best story involving bodily functions. I've got a few of those, one involves inadvertently covering a child in my shit. Accidentally filling a sink with diarrhea (it sounds worse than it was)...

Alright so depending on which company you have your obama phone through, you're going to be running on a subsidiary of different carriers. For Assurance Wireless (virgin mobile/sprint) and any AT&T carrier, this is the phone you should be getting: The Sprint version is the 'Sonim XP Strike'...

I'm a wingnut when it comes to cooking. For good recipes, the only resource I trust is http://seriouseats.com All of their recipes are good. I've probably made close to fifty of those recipes and not a single one turns out bad. They've also got a ton of info on techniques and culinary science...

Welcome to StP. I've met a lot of people who were in situations similar to yours and hitting the road impacted their ability to socialize greatly. @Notmyname is right though, you'll either vastly improve your ability to socialize and be outside, or you'll have a total mental breakdown. Of...

You want $1,300 in gear? Hold a minimum wage job for a month. Is that the new crust punk standard for 'rich'? I guess I'm a member of the ruling class now. I don't pay rent, I have no expenses except food... if you can work a job for two weeks, or find some way to make money, you can pull...

We have definitively confirmed that @Kittwoopsiessmith is not this Melanie person. This thread will now be locked.

In my experience, the people who are concerned about this are the people you should stay away from. They usually don't understand how the world works. Did you know, if you actually work for your money, you might not want to carry $500 in your pocket? Did you know you don't need a million dollars...

It's the weight, but it's also the height. I need the extra couple of inches an aftermarket or MOLLE frame would afford me. I could use PVC to mod the stock frame but I don't trust that to hold up, at all. It would probably snap in half the first time I drop it. Some people I don't like them. I...

Are you talking about the regular frame? I've got my own medium ALICE kitted out nicely, just trying to find an aftermarket frame is all :) Think I'm going to end up going with the gen IV MOLLE frame, seems durable enough if I'm careful with it. Also $10 instead of $80-$100 for a metal...

Heh.. That looks like it would crack the first time I throw it off of a car. Ever used one?

I read that as 'monocle' for a second. This is what every rider needs:

Get your prescription from walmart ($50) and scan it. Keep it on google drive or dropbox or email it to yourself. Then you can get pairs as cheap as $8 from zennioptical. Get a spare pair & a hard case. Trust me this is infinitely easier than having to worry about your glasses constantly.

Fuck yeah DnD! Embarassingly enough, I have a belt pouch full of dice! Sounds like fun!

I think the automotive workship would be pretty cool. I like your idea too, Matt. @stukovthetuna maybe an NVC workshop? Even if there's only a couple of them I think it could still be nice.

Hahaha me too. The only thing I ever really managed to do was be a little douchebag though. The whole digital nomad thing always seemed to be a way to maintain a conventional way of traveling (planes, hotels, etc) by doing shit tons of remote work. Not really the sort of people I'd go out of...