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Hey folks, just a quick message to let everyone know that I'm cancelling all future plans I've posted here for the StP website. The etsy store has been closed, and the donations have been disabled. The website will continue on in a kind of 'maintenance mode' where it will go on 'as-is' for the...

we have a megathread for the van dwelling section here: https://squattheplanet.com/threads/van-dwelling-rubber-tramping-megathread.18655/ it's been a mess forever. if you want to help me re-organize it, please let me know and i'll give you write access. thanks!

A new outlook, deteriorating state of social media I've been thinking a lot lately about what an unmitigated fucking disaster social media has become in the past ten years or so. While I'm sure there will be some folks that will say 'I told you so', I don't think any of us really knew how bad...

Hey folks, just a quick update to let you know that I've changed the forum settings so that at least three tags are required when creating a new thread. Since we will eventually be moving to a tag-centric forum software, it's important that we start correctly tagging threads in order to make...

Hey folks, I am reluctantly locking the General Banter section of the forums for now. The reason for this is that I've kind of let it get abused for far too long, and there's just been way, way too many people posting threads in this section instead of taking the time to post their thread in a...

You sent me a message through the StP contact form with the wrong email address, so I can't reply to or fix your account. email here is feedback@squattheplanet.com

UPDATE; OCT 23 2023: StP will NOT be shutting down at the end of the year! Please read this thread for more details: https://squattheplanet.com/threads/stp-will-not-be-shutting-down-at-the-end-of-the-year.44742/ --------------------------------------- Hey everyone, I’m sorry to say I have bad...

Hey folks, based on our previous discussion threads and community polls, we've decided that this year's Dirty Scouts Jamboree will be on: September 11th-13th, 2023 Since I need to be in the Cle Elum, WA area during this time for some family events during the same time, we'll be gathering in...

I thought it might interest some folks on here to see how you could possibly travel around the USA and never go that far above or below 70 degrees :) From Brian B's Climate Blog ---------------------------------------------------- In all my (many) years of making maps, the most popular by far...

"Vladimir" Excerpted from Adventure Cats by Laura J Moss (Workman Publishing). Copyright © 2017 My three-year-old cat spends most of her time lounging by the window. It faces the high branches of the tree outside our apartment, and she stares intently out at the rusty-red wood thrushes and...

UPDATE 2023-07-07 (about 3 weeks later): Unfortunately, this really didn't work out, and I can't recommend anyone visit SANI Dental. Please see this post for more information. I was recently quoted $2200 to get my crown fixed (i.e. root canal) along with another crown done in Portland, Oregon...

I came across Open Collective recently, and have been intrigued by their mission statement, which is basically a way to enable financing for collective projects. This includes a shared bank account, and possible use of their non-profit status using their org as an umbrella: I thought this...

Hey folks, this is just one of my periodic threads where I check in with the community to see what people want out of StP, or what they're hoping to find here, or what you'd like to see happen here. This could be anything really, sky is the limit, even if it feels a little absurd, I'd love to...

If you haven't been paying attention to the social media sphere lately (and I wouldn't blame you), Reddit is currently blacked out in protest due to their CEO being up to the usual CEO bullshit of unrepentingly screwing their community as hard as they can. Currently, hundreds of thousands of...

Molar City – The Mexican Town with the Most Dentists per Square Mile in the Worl By Spooky on May 4th, 2023 Los Algodones, a small Mexican town of about 7,000 people, has the highest concentration of dentists per square mile in the world and is famously known as Molar City. Hundreds of...

We ran a community poll in this thread to decide the dates of the Jamboree. The dates chosen were: Sept 11th to 13th, 2023 We are now asking for suggestions for specific locations for the meetup. We're also looking for folks to scout out potential locations. Please remember, that based on...

Now that we've chosen the area for the Jamboree, we're looking to see what dates folks would be interested in coming out? Please vote in the poll and leave your comments below!

Venetia Sherson 13–16 minutes Once upon a time, a generation of free-spirited travellers thumbed their way around the world. In this risk-averse age of instant gratification, does anyone still bother? Venetia Sherson finds out. At an after-match party for a Coromandel wedding, the subject...

Hey folks! A while back, I talked about some possibilities for the future of StP. While I ultimately decided to not take action on the ideas I presented there (mostly due to time constraints), I feel it was a productive discussion, and folks were very supportive of the ideas in general. Since...

Hey folks, just a quick announcement to let you all know that I've added a new item to our Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1452373830/scamtrack-9x6-inch-cloth-patch This was kindly made for us by @jimi and all proceeds will be going to them (minus shipping/handling). Check out their...

Along with rebuilding the server, I went ahead and moved the website over to a new IP address today. The reason for this is that our website hosting (Linode) gave us an IP address that had been flagged by IP Proof point, and it took me a few months to notice there was an issue. IP Proof Point is...

Hey folks, I had an issue with the website hosting yesterday. The short version is that I was testing something and needed to roll back to a backup I made earlier that day, but the backup was screwed up and wouldn't serve up the website properly. I ended up having to roll back to another backup...

Just a quick note to announce that I finally got around to finding what was causing a 'you do not have permission to perform this action' error when selecting a thread prefix (i.e. photos/videos/news and blogs). I've removed the offending plugin and selecting a thread prefix should no longer...

Hey folks, I just wanted to share some things with the community here, since I haven't been posting very much lately. I've been pretty quiet because I've been going through a weird period in my life where at 43 I'm trying to figure out what to do with myself next. I recently quit the best...

Hey folks, unfortunately it has come time for me to sell my beloved camper van, 'Earl Grey'. I love this thing and all the work I've put into it, but since I am planning on moving to Europe it's just not financially feasible to take it with me. I'd really appreciate it if you could help me...

Edit: votes indicate we're basically fine as is, so I'm not planning any major updates or new directions in focus as written below. Hey folks, I know I've been pretty quiet on here for the past few months and that's mostly been on purpose, since I've been going through a lot of personal issues...

Hey folks, I just upgraded my laptop, and no longer need this one. It's a Surface Pro 5 that I bought right at the start of the pandemic about two years ago. You can look up the full specs here (this is the i5 cpu model): https://surfacetip.com/surface-pro-2017/ This has serviced me well over...

Hey folks! So some of you that couldn't make it this year might be curious about what they missed out on, and it's generally customary that I include a post like this to let folks know what happened at the Jambo, so here were are :D I found a good spot just north of a few spot listed on...

Hey folks, just a quick update to let the community know that I've finally gotten things back in order here on the website after the database move and rebuilding several portions of the site. @reeed was incredibly helpful in restoring the file library, which I had just about given up hope on...

I've updated the available reactions today and their point scores: The 'thank you' I've been meaning to add for quite a while, in order to reduce non-useful posts. Hopefully the new 'thank you' reaction will suffice for those kinds of responses. A quick note for mobile users, you have to...

Hey folks, in the interest of protecting sensitive information related to the train hopping community, I've made some changes today to how the train hopping section of the forums works. Previously, users were required to make 10 posts to gain entry to that section. The main complaint about this...

Hey folks, so I've consolidated all our rules, terms of service, and community guidelines into one page located here: https://squattheplanet.com/threads/the-complete-guide-to-using-stp.10972/ Going forward, this will be the one spot everyone need to look at to understand what's expected of our...

Generally I try to announce a time/location for this year's Dirty Scouts Jamboree around February or March, but due to the pandemic and other shit going on in my life I just haven't been able to get around to it until now. Additionally, I am personally in a weird transitionary state right now...

So I used to play guitar a lot, but drifted away from it for about 10 years or so. Now I got a new (to me) guitar from a pawn shop and I'm looking to get back into it. Thing is, I used to go to ultimate-guitar.com but I just checked it out now and wow is that site spammy now. So I guess I'm...

Hey folks, it's been pointed out to me that there's a bug in the message board software that is causing users who qualify for reading the train hopping and urban exploration sections of the website (10+ posts and a completed profile) are still not able to view those sections. I'm a bit busy with...

Hello all my beautiful squatties, it's that time of year again where we start discussing where and when to have our annual Dirty Scouts Jamboree event! This is just a thread for us to hash out what would work best for everyone in terms of location, time of year, and what we'd like to see happen...

Pender Island: The Canadian Town Where Hitchhiking Is Encouraged Brendan Sainsbury 5-6 minutes I’m standing by the road outside of the Otter Bay ferry terminal on Pender Island in British Columbia, waving my thumb optimistically at the oncoming traffic. Behind me is a green...

Hey everyone, while I haven't had time to make a video about the van build I've been working on for the past few months, I figured I could at least write about it here and share a few photos as I finish it over the next few months. I chose the 2010 Ford Transit connect on a bit of a whim; I...

I thought a lot of the things on this list were pretty interesting and worth sharing here for anyone interested in traveling in countries outside the USA.

Homeless students at California college can now sleep in their cars in parking garage by: Jennifer McGraw, Nouran Salahieh, Mary Beth McDade, Nexstar Media Wire Posted: Nov 3, 2021 / 11:59 AM PDT / Updated: Nov 3, 2021 / 11:59 AM PDT (KTLA) – California’s Long Beach City College will allow...

UPDATE 05-01-22: Something got hosed in the migration process and after several days of struggling, I decided to give up on this move for now. We'll revisit it at a later date. UPDATE 04-21-22: I took another stab at importing our data to the discourse platform and... SUCCESS!!! I finally...

Update 04-07-2022: Hey folks, just a quick note to let you all know that while my job really threw a wrench into getting this book done, I've resumed editing and chapters 1-5 (out of 13) are finished. I'm shooting for a finish date of July 1st 2022. Thank you to everyone that has helped with...

As per @ali's suggestion, I have added the 'wow' reaction for those that want to express their amazement for any particular post. This reaction uses the same icon as the old Epic reaction, while the epic reaction will use a new 'exploding head' icon. ^^^ epic ^^^ wow

9.15.2021 7:15 AM Back in spring 2011 — the end of black truffle season, before the climbing roses bloomed — the Couchsurfers gathered at the Palazzo Massarucci, built on a hill north of Rome at the beginning of the Renaissance. The castle is said to have hosted Lucrezia Borgia, the Vicar of...

This is the original Dan Durston X-MID one person ultralight tent. Comes in original bag, never opened, never used. Been sitting in my closet for about two years, so I figure it's time to give it a new life with someone that will enjoy it. This does not come with tent poles, as it's designed to...

You're now looking at the new website design I've been working on for the past 3-4 weeks now. Like most of the new additions to StP recently, this new layout is designed to be more mobile friendly, and hopefully easier to navigate for everyone. I'm sure it hasn't escaped you that I've changed...

I thought this was interesting, mostly because no one really talks about the influence banks have on society and the world. They are the epitome of capitalism, yet no one is really fighting them or trying to reign in their control. ---------------------------- Aug. 19, 2021, 9:16 PM CDT /...

Just a quick update to let you know I've switched the 'reactions' system out for a new one. This is the system that lets you react with various emojis to people's posts: All the previous options are there, but the big change is that the point values of some of the ratings have changed...

So, after over a decade of putting if off, I finally got off my ass and put in my application for a US passport. It's always just been one of those things where I'm like, "agh, $140 bucks is a lot of money, I'll do it later," and well, you know how it is, weeks stretch into months, months to...

hey folks, thank you to those that reported the spam they were getting in their inboxes. i had a russian spam bot hitting us pretty hard today for some reason. things have calmed down for the time being, but please let me know if you notice any other spammy shit going on.