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I don't really think it's ever "okay." If you're living with endless pain that even powerful opiates won't help I wouldn't blame you for it though. Anything other than that specific situation tho, you're kinda being a selfish jerk. Even if you have absolutely no one in your life, someone...

With cops I always try to be respectful, answer basic questions and show my ID if I got one. If they ask a question I don't wanna answer I just go silent and stare at them, they tend to get the picture pretty quickly with that. In my younger days I had lots of aggressive interactions with them...

Ya, that was my thought while reading this. While the proposed bill kinda dances around the Boise decision, it'd ultimately put municipalities in the position where they would have to violate it or face penalties from the state. The Supreme Court has also never been too keen on allowing...

Florida doing Florida things. Starting Oct 1 all sleeping in public will be banned, better not take a nap on that beach, Grandma. https://www.local10.com/news/politics/2024/03/20/desantis-holding-news-conference-in-miami-beach/ Florida to ban homeless from sleeping in public places under new...

In my opinion "taking down the system" is just a fantasy perpetuated by those most left behind by said system. I'm not saying they're wrong in their critiques and criticisms, but the idea that one group could not only dismantle the current government, but also somehow replace it with something...

He's from MN and has the same family name as Corn. I don't think there's any connection there though. I paid for a month of background checks back around the holiday so I figured I run one on them for shits and giggles and they don't appear to be related.

Try to show up for seed camp if you got hella weed on you. National forests are under federal jurisdiction so pot is illegal no matter what state you're in. Rangers love to harass people coming into the gathering for even small amounts still.

If someone who's never traveled asks me for advice I always respond with "don't do it" and then proceed to tell them about all my dead friends and how I can never get a decent job due to my criminal record. If they're already traveling the conversation tends to be pretty positive. I figure that...

OTD was obviously using the forum in an effort to salvage his academia career after managing to be such an asshole he lost tenure at whatever overpriced nyc daycare he was employed by. When he realized that people here were not gonna validate the conclusions he came to after hanging out with...

On another but somewhat related note is this lady has to be about the 4th person to say they're gonna do a series on Dirty Mike. I wonder if even she realized the guy beat a homeless tweaker to death and then tried to steal Sidetrack's life story for notoriety.

Plenty of people travel for a while once they get out of the service, how much serving helps them on the road tho tends to vary greatly. Most people I've met who've managed to keep a bus on the road for more than a few months had been diesel mechanics in the military for example. On the other...

Ah yes, that was the FnB at 20thE and Belmont right? I frequented that meetup in the winter / spring of 07 when I was staying at a flop around 30th. I remember we pissed off a bunch of people one time by trying to give away a bunch of beer my friends made but got shut down cause it wasn't...

I think harm reduction is great, and advocate for more of it. With a lot of cities the only exchanges and services are downtown which naturally gets you a concentration of junkies in one spot. Every municipality should have at least one location where people can get rigs, narcan and other items...

Awesome post, I feel like you buried one of the most interesting parts though. You slept in a Karaoke bar? Is that normal in Japan? Did the owners know you where there?

Mostly 05-10. I've never thought much of LA, but Venice beach was always a good spot to make $ passing through. In PDX all the junkies used to be kept downtown, I remember kids getting chased off Hawthrone back around the same time for shooting up in broad daylight. In SF I saw some people...

I am also in the "extremely jaded" camp. It's weird, back in the day when I'd hear dirty kids go on about how the state was terrified of them for challenging social norms I always thought it was a little ridiculous. Like, we're a nuisance, not a threat. These days I really wonder though...

Free housing is nice, but it's just a bandaid. We need public shower facillities, bans on investment groups buying up all the residental properities, actual rent controls, free public campgrounds and treatment that has actually been proven to work. So much "outreach" is just some yuppie...

Ya, it's some heavy shit. I've never read his zines but I heard about that when it happened. As someone who's worked countless events my initial reaction is that 14 yrs is kinda light for randomly killing 2 people, intentional or not. On the other hand, I can't think of any real benefit to...

Is this the same Tim Spock who killed 2 people when he drove drunk through a barrier into a festival crowd in Cleveland back in 2012?

2010 really did seem to be a turning point. I mostly blame smartphones but at the end of the day that is a bit of a cop out. A few things I really think hurt the traveling community in big ways started around that time. #1 was the the fet obviously, but also #2 Tons of kids started getting...

Sorry to see it go, but I totally understand why you'd be ready to throw in the towel. Perhaps it'll be for the best. It seems like the internet has so much potential for so much, but at the end of the day lots of things suffer from being on it. The DIY / traveler scenes have been fucking...

If you've got the scratch and are anywhere near a pick n' pull I highly recommend acquiring a spare fuel pump, injectors, alternator, water pump, battery, ect... Basically anything that could leave you stranded but can be fixed easily. Getting towed and buying after market parts in the middle...

Opium infused full melt is the only way.

Woke up to a black bear walking over my face once just outside Glacier NP. It was the middle of the night and I'm pretty sure I woke up cause he had just been sniffing my face. Dude just went about his business. That was the last time I ever slept outside without a tent in Montana.

Just don't have a bunch of dumb stickers and tweaker bikes strapped to your van and you'll be fine.

A cop in eastern OK told me they had a lot of issues with tweakers attempting this in the winter time. Said it was mostly heated garages but they did occasionally find people in attics. I kind doubt there's any actual "culture" of it though. If you're sharp enough to hid in someones house for...

If you're not making $ hitchhiking your doing it wrong.

Ted really wasn't "right" about much. Even he admitted that his actions were out of spite and revenge and not necessarily in a realistic pursuit of taking down the system. The stuff he was right about was all stuff easily observed by most anyone with eyes. Industry threatens the environment...

If you're serious about pursuing a career in biology or biochemistry you need to be pretty careful about getting any kind of charges, especially drug ones. As far as I understand it, any kind of record ain't great for either industry, but just having drug arrests on your record will fuck you...

Women tend to have an easier time of it when it comes to police interactions but if you're gonna be hitching for any length of time talking to the cops at some point is almost guaranteed. I've normally managed to hold on to an id and when asked for it, I'd just had it over, when I didn't have...

Just start traveling and don't focus on trains would be my advice. Hopping outta New England in late fall sucks balls anyways. Most people with experience will be down south / out west by end of October. NOLA halloween is basically the dirty kid convention.

Just do it in PDX.

I doubt they'd ask for a deed. When you buy a property it takes about 2 months usually for the deed to arrive in the mail, obviously most people want water turned on before then. I'd just go with the ole' "I'm working on the place while the landlord is outta town and need water turned on so I...

From what I saw of the trial it really all boiled down to whether or not he had provoked anyone by pointing his gun at them. Someone accused him of it earlier in the night, but there's no video and said person couldn't be found to testify. Right before the incident with Rosenbaum (first guy...

I dunno about that. The Christian identity movement, militia's and neo-nazis have been a revolving door in this country for decades now. CIM isn't Nazi in name, but they essentially believe all the same shit and have big ties to Aryan prison gangs. The compound Randy Weaver met the fed at...

Just like with the Bundy's the prosecutor fucked up by not pursuing lesser charges and went for the big felonies, which were ultimately harder to prove. I'm also baffled that his mom hasn't gotten any legal issues over this, buy who knows, maybe time will tell. I agree that this might embolden...

If the job is driving you nuts and you don't have to stay at it to survive or support another, I'd say it's time to move on. There's tons of work out there, wages are going up and there's no guarantee the government will be around to take care of you in 30 years. Land can be way cheaper...

Bus it as far up the 1 as you can and hitch north. Once you hit slo town it's like shooting fish in a barrel.

I don't know how it works with Oregon exactly but it normally boils down to whether or not the state you're in has an extradition agreement with whatever state it's out of, and if they think they'll get paid for sending you back. Lots of states won't send you more than a state over for anything...

Personally I've always been a fan of getting to San Diego then heading to Tucson. OB is a pretty easy place to meet travelers and there always seems to be people headed to toostoned from there. PDX is also a pretty easy city to rideshare to the bay from, so I'd check craigslist before hitching...

The eviction moratorium ended the Monday before last and it seems like everyone and their cousin is getting eviction notices. Everywhere is a little different, but I say fight that shit and you can probably get at least another 6 months to a year outta it. Squatting a house is unfortunately...

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With generators you tend to get what you pay for. $180 is crazy cheap for a 1000w, especially now. Personally I'd check craigslist for a used Honda eu2000 before buying that thing.

You just missed NM and PA, although there's a decent chunk of people still at both at the moment. There is no spot on the west coast that's guaranteed to have a gathering going on, but Oregon regionals normally happen outside Bend or Eugene sometime around September. Taos NM and surrounding...

I'm just trying to stick around till the mother ship comes back.

I think Alaska is one of the stricter states in that regard. A lot of places have free temporary licenses if you just ask for one. There's also a huge difference from trying to catch your dinner and commercial fishing. I think a lot of places the cops would much prefer you be fishing on the...

Sadly most of the old NYC squatter scene that people idolize so much pretty much died out at the end of the last century. Squats are few and far between these days and people tend to be very protective of them. Manhattan is the most expensive city in the US and Brooklyn is the 2nd, every square...

Not really the answer you probably looking for but when I was packing it I just didn't. State driver's license and that was it, and I just made damn sure not to let the thing expire. If you do your taxes through a preparer like h&r block they're required to keep copies on file for 7(?) years...

I was a schwilly kid through most of my teens and 20's. Around 25 it started catching up with my body and I slowly drank less and less, till eventually I'd go entire months sober and not even think about it. These days I buy maybe a six pack a week. During planting and harvest seasons I just...

Fuck summer in the slabs. Winter is more forgiving but if you're goal is to sell art you'd probably do better hitting up tourist towns in AZ/NM. There's some awesome people in the slabs (sometimes) but it's also full of tweakers just waiting for a fresh face to take advantage of.