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  1. drode

    Featured In time of plague; riding freight and roaming

    You're lucky you didn't end up in KS. Took coal out of pueblo, got off in La Junta and spent a day, next coal train kept turning right, and then I checked the location on my phone, and we were heading to Ft. Scott.
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    Video Video Editing Offer

    Not to be rude, but your videos aren't too good when it comes to editing.
  3. drode

    Catching Out Of Fort Worth For The First Time

    Hitchhiking is a pretty important part of train riding. I suggest you put in some time re-considering wanting to ride trains if you're expecting to be spoon fed information and also not do a lot of the work that comes along with it.
  4. drode

    I'm in Shreveport Louisiana

    Right downtown by the mission? Last time I was there KCS stopped with its DPU unlocked but because our phones were dead and my bad navigating skills paired with a tourist map we didn't get on. Figured it was a SBD to NOLA or an EBD.
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    I'm in Shreveport Louisiana

    The strip mall ish area in bossier is dead during the day but poppin at night. Lots of good trash to be eaten, snipes. Had quite a few people kick me down something when I was eating out of the trash there.
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    Alternative to the MSS 4-piece Compression sack?

    I have the Modular sleeping system 4 -piece (technically it's 3 because the compression sack shouldn't count, but I digress) I do not trust the plastic slide stop buckles that lock the straps in place while you're compressing it. It hasn't happened yet, but they will break. I've had plenty of...
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    Cool Breeze

    He's a good rider. I mean he only does grainers becauss of his dog, and because he's old. But, it's like every week he likes different hot women of varying professions on his FB. He says he's been riding for a long long time, but from what I can find, he's been only on the road 3-5 years...
  8. drode

    Most Dangerous Region

    Pueblo isn't bad at all. The worst experience was with a cop telling me one thing about panhandling and another damn near writing me a ticket for it the next day. I walked through the dead of night there twice to scope out hopouts and there wasn't even an indication of sketchiness. Except...
  9. drode

    what's the most expensive/interesting ride you've been picked up in?

    Got picked up in Clive/ West Des Moines by a car sales lady In a Jaguar. She took me up to Ankeny so I could hitch out north (because hitching sucks in Des Moines) She used to be homeless but got her shit together and became a rich person. Also had a local truck driver who saw us several times...
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    do you think hospitals treat people who are "travelling" the same

    My road dawg got MRSA and they treated him and let him stay until the surgery wound showed it was mending back together, but they were ADAMANT that we get out ASAP.
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    What backpack is good to carry the MSS with?

    The MOLLE MSS carrier fits well to the bottom of ALICE packs
  12. drode

    Hitchwiki, as good as we make it.

    Whenever I'm housed up or otherwise have computer access, I make sure to add pin drops for spots I've hitched. Sent from my LGL62VL using the Squat the Planet mobile app!
  13. drode

    Is Ponyboy still alive?

    The ponyboy who OD'd was my road dawg. He was black and totally not Taylor. Miss that fucker.
  14. drode

    Driving through Russia (Around the world without air travel)

    I think I heard the Monday Morning Podcast on there.
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    giving away free puppies in san jose

    Actually interested. Already have a dog but been looking around for a while for a pup. Gonna be heading to norcal in a few weeks so I 'll be around about the time you posted
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    rainbow-ocala national forest

    I've been hearing rumors of Michigan. Never been to a gathering but some family I met in Pueblo, CO are gonna make their way there, so I'm like obligated.
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    Who here travels with a high end smartphone/electronics?

    I have an Android tracphone that I got for $20 on amazon. It's not the best, but it gets the job done and more. Also charge that and my GoPro with this solar powered battery pack thingy.
  18. drode

    Video The homeless read mean tweets.

    Does this stem from lack of perspective or plain ignorance? Like damn.
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    Which wild plants do you commonly use?

    Except poison sumac definitely doesn't bear any real resemblance to Staghorn sumac. Leaves are different, doesn't produce fur on the bark, and definitely doesn't produce the same seeds.
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    TracFone Promo codes for 2015

    Just bought a tracfone off of Amazon! This is gonna come in handy!
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    Ultralight Bivy & Tarp Shelter After 1yr. Test Video

    Did the setup work in 15 degrees?
  22. drode

    my 2nd marijuana experience

    I can't even imagine smoking that. I know what receipt paper tastes like. Would not inhale.
  23. drode

    Approaching people in hobo camps

    So, I won't get off work til' it's dark and I'm gonna be out of town for the weekend, so I need to go tomorrow despite the dark, would it be safe to go or what? Sorry, this is all new to me, don't want to be running into some angry FTRA people or something
  24. drode

    Approaching people in hobo camps

    I recently, as in today, went down to the whereabouts of a BNSF intermodal facility, which I wanted to scope out because it should take me west and I want to have a good idea of the layout before I mess with trying to hop trains there when it's warmer. I ran into some sort of hobo camp on the...