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  1. Matt Derrick

    News & Blogs How to Travel SEA Under $15 A Day (Including 3 Months in Vietnam For Less Than $1000!)

    Reposted from r/shoestring: all credit belongs to the author (i.e. i did not write this post) I thought I'd make this post because I remember researching and wondering if a trip like I'm on was possible and if so how to achieve it. I know my situation may not reflect that of everyone, but I...
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    News & Blogs How to Travel with a Cat (incl. Flying with a Cat)

    How do you travel with a cat on a plane? How do you take a cat on a road trip? How do you teach your cat to walk on a leash? My cat does all these activities on a regular basis and he behaves. If your cat is still a kitten, you’re in luck of making him a true adventure cat. Kittens can adapt...
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    Finally selling my boy, Blue! A 2008 Toyota Prius, hybrid electric car I was living in!

    So I'm finally selling the car i was living in for the past year, as I'm saving up to buy a school bus to convert into an RV: https://austin.craigslist.org/cto/d/austin-2008-toyota-prius-187k-rear/7081737959.html From the craigslist ad: ------ Parting with one of the best vehicles I've owned...
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    puppy pit bull "pig" stolen in Tucscon, AZ

    so some piece of shit stole @croc's pup 'pig' in tucson, az last night. i don't think we have a lot of folks in that area right now, but if anyone could repost this and spread the word, it would definitely be helpful. thanks!
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    News & Blogs Why a Converted School Bus Makes a Great Home

    by Will Sutherland Converting a school bus into a skoolie offers a comfortable, affordable living space that can go anywhere the road might take you. When you think of a school bus, you might not consider it as a potential dwelling. That’s understandable. We are familiar with pull-behind...
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    Event Punk Rock Bowling 2020 - May 21st to 25th, Las Vegas, NV

    Unless something utterly stupid happens I'm going to this event for sure this year, and I'm looking for people to come with me. Its 160 for the weekend and there's a pretty decent lineup this year. Tickets are on sale now and will probably sell out quick, so if you're serious about going I...
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    2019 Jamboree Post-jamboree thread

    So, just to let folks know, despite the last minute location change, we still had around 16 people show up at "the end of the world" so it was a decent turn out. I met some cool people for the first time, and others from previous jambos, and despite the cold I think folks had a pretty good...
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    More Thoughts on Squatting in the San Francisco Bay Area

    @Matt Derrick submitted a new file to the library: More Thoughts on Squatting in the San Francisco Bay Area - Personal thoughts on the squatting community in the SF bay area with some additional resources. Click here for more info!
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    Photos A report back from Alienstock 2019

    In case you didn't hear about the unintentional event and internet viral phenomenon, Storm Area 51: They Can't Stop Us All -- It was a joke started by Matty Roberts on Facebook as just another one of many shitposts one would expect to find on social media. The difference here was that this...
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    Photos I finally visited Area 51, the #1 item on my travel bucket list

    I'd been talking about it for years, watched others do it on YouTube and various blogs, but no matter how many times I watched others do it I couldn't shake the feeling that I needed to do it myself. I blame TV shows like The X-Files, and maybe unsolved mysteries too. I loved those shows when I...
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    Photos I stayed at Nevada's most haunted Clown Motel and it was just okay

    So I found myself dangerously low on gas on my way to area 51 and since it's such a remote place, I knew I'd have to go at least 50 or so miles out of my way to the town of Tonopah, NV to fill up before making the journey south. It was the only option for gas in at least a 100 mile radius. My...
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    Photos School bus length infographic

    I found this interesting infographic on the Rolling Vistas blog, and thought I'd repost it here for anyone that might be interested in seeing a great comparison between the different sizes of school buses out there. I've also included their YouTube video on the subject since it's pretty...
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    Event Alienstock -- #StormArea51; who wants to go?

    So the whole nonsense with the storm area 51 facebook page has turned into a music festival thing at the Little Ale'inn restaurant and hotel in Rachel, NV, September 19th-22nd, 2019. More details here: https://www.stormarea51.us So.... seeing Area 51 and the surrounding area has been #1 on my...
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    Video 🚗 Yet Another Prius Dwelling Setup - How I live in a 2008 Prius hybrid electric car! 🚗

    I just posted my first YouTube video in nearly two years! I take you on a tour of my setup for living in my toyota prius hybrid electric car. Let me know what you think! Man, after not making videos for a few years this took a lot longer to put together than I expected. Made a LOT of mistakes...
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    News & Blogs Punk Island is a celebration of community, diversity, and rage

    PUNK ISLAND IS A CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY, DIVERSITY, AND RAGE Punk Island shows NYC what’s at punk’s core: community. WORDS: Danielle Chelosky & Stephanie Augello PHOTOS: Stephanie Augello Randall’s Island in NYC isn’t usually bursting with heavy guitars vibrating through amps and...
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    News & Blogs Find Your Way Without the Internet: 7 of the Best Offline Maps Apps

    Find Your Way Without the Internet: 7 of the Best Offline Maps Apps by Dave DeanMay 23, 20192 Comments Whether you’re getting off the grid, don’t have a local SIM card yet, or just prefer not to be connected all the time, you’ll undoubtedly find yourself traveling without the Internet at some...
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    If you had to live on a bike the rest of your life?

    Ok bike nerds, I'm looking at buying a new bike, ideally for bike touring. I want something that is going to last me damn near forever and confortable enough that I can spend days/weeks riding at a decent speed. not interested in mountain bikes, i want a road/hybrid bike. my budget is around...
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    News & Blogs Instinct and empathy: The challenges female hikers face on the AT

    Photo Credit: Cory Tiger INSTINCT AND EMPATHY: THE CHALLENGES FEMALE HIKERS FACE ON THE A.T. CAPPY PHALEN 24 MAY 19 My instinct told me to run. It also told me not to run while the man could still see me. Feigning calm, I walked slowly away from him and out of his sight. The moment I felt sure...
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    News & Blogs The Rise of the Rubber Tramps

    How more and more Americans are taking to the road and making a vehicle their home. There’s a fireball sunset blazing on the western horizon of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. As a cool January dusk settles over this ashy plain outside the town of Quartzsite, two hours west of Phoenix on Interstate...
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    News & Blogs An Artist, a Shantyboat, and the Lost History of American River Communities

    Wes Modes is documenting life along America’s waterways. BY JONATHAN CAREY MARCH 07, 2019 An Artist, a Shantyboat, and the Lost History of American River Communities Made from recycled materials, Modes’s shantyboat can weather the storms. WES MODES/ CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 THE RIVERS OF THE UNITED...
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