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    Featured Anarchy newbie, recommended reads?

    No Treason is a good collection of 3 essays by Lysander Spooner, written about 70 years after the ratification of the constitution. The essay titled Constitution of No Authority is worth reading, especially if you're new to anarchism.
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    Travelling heavy

    A 4 man tent isn't really that big. It's rated for 4 but the most you could sleep comfortably in it would be 2. Honestly I still ought to downsize some more, but this is a big improvement over hauling an 8 man tent. I'm just big on being prepared for anything. For the hassle of carrying a ton of...
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    Weirdest thing you carry

    Beads. I've developed an affinity for beads, like the ones they give chicks at Mardi Gras for showing their boobs. I usually wear like 3 strings every day, but I have probably 10 or more strings. They have no practical function whatsoever, except maybe making me look a bit more festive when I'm...
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    Travelling heavy

    Update: I downsized significantly. Ditched the 8 man tent for a 4 man & got ridda some of my excess gear, and now my loadout is as pictured below, except that I recently acquired an acoustic guitar, but the upside to such a bulky, delicate item is that busking has increased my income ridiculously.
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    Travelling heavy

    I just rode a grainer from St. Louis to Springfield last night. My tent stowed nicely against one of the sidewalls of the porch, concealed well from sight, 2 of my backpacks and sleeping bag all strapped together rode in between the V walls, and I rode in the doghouse with my smallest pack. Not...
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    Travelling heavy

    Yeah I been wanting to check out Austin. Been there when I was driving OTR, but driving to a warehouse to get loaded or unloaded isn't the same as getting to spend time in a city, specially one like Austin. Thatnks again for the advice
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    Travelling heavy

    I appreciate the advice on that one. I've heard New Orleans can be a tough place. Idk maybe I should go for Dallas/Ft. Worth what with the hurricanes & all, surely there's still a ton of work down there. Honestly I'll probably just keep going south & hopping off in towns & cities till I find one...
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    Travelling heavy

    I employ a very sneaky technique I learned as a kid. I don't look at the workers or the bulls. If I can't see them, they can't see me. Nah but I mostly ride at night, and whenever possible, I wait and catch at probably less trafficked spots than others might. All my gear is black, so really I'm...
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    Travelling heavy

    Okay so here's the ridiculous loadout. In the plastic grocery bags is jeans & shirts, next to that I have about 15 pairs of socks, 7 pairs of underwear, hats, gloves, blanket, shoes, water, etc. Plus the sleeping bag that it's all laid out on, plus the tent that it's all inside of. Believe it or...
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    Diy self defense?

    A knife actually isn't a very good self defense weapon. It can only be used at close range, homeless shelters won't let you bring it in with you, cops may charge you with carrying a concealed weapon, and it doesn't have much immediate stopping power even if you do successfully get a couple pokes...
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    Travelling heavy

    I never thought of carrying spare train parts, don't give me any crazy ideas, I clearly have enough of those already. I only have all the pairs of shoes because they came my way while I was here in St. Louis for the past few days. Like I said, I'm def gonna pare it down quite a bit. Some lucky...
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    Travelling heavy

    My back is strong. I shall persevere. Or pare it down to something resembling reasonable. Probly just continue lugging ten tons of crap. I'm a bit stubborn and maybe a glutton for punishment.
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    Travelling heavy

    I can't help myself lol. I enjoy the luxury of carrying a hundred pounds of crap around with me from town to town too much . I shouldn't admit this, but I got another backpack today. I currently have like 6 pairs of shoes. I really do gotta pare this shit down before I catch out again later this...
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    Travelling heavy

    I pack a tent that honestly could probably sleep 7 or 8 people comfortably, 2 backpacks full of clothes, hygiene, gear, etc. misc., a sleeping bag, and either a gallon jug of water or several 20 oz. water bottles. When carrying it all, I have one backpack on my back, one on the front of me, my...
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    wouldn't it be cool if...

    Wouldn't it be cool if the day before the election, every US citizen realized that choosing a new master every few years doesn't make you any less a slave, and on election day nobody showed up to the polls, and instead came together and demanded a better, more transparent form of government?
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    FNG

    Thanks y'all. After I signed up to the forum I saw the train hopping section. I'm currently going through it and reading everything. I think the traveling lifestyle fits well with the principles by which I live my life and conduct myself. I will do my best to be a valuable member of this...
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    FNG

    Hey y'all, stumbled upon this site today while trying to find some useful information on riding freight trains. This summer has been my first experience in hitchhiking. I recently hitchhiked from my hometown of Toledo, Ohio to Hollywood, Florida. Took me 4 days to get down there stayed about a...