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Most in-person communcation is non-verbal. Work on being more comfortable and present in your body. The words you speak will then flow as naturally as your writing. Seemingly without effort.

Hard to be healthy in a sick society. We are in The Kali Yuga after all. Luckily you are in one of the best places to get some help. Shouldn't be too difficult to find someone skilled in Ayurvedic medicine. Bon Chance!

So much of our world remains unexplained. I don't know if it's aliens per se, but UFO's are definitely real. I've seen some super weird shit in the sky. Check out spaceweather.com sometime. They've got a section on NEO's (Near Earth Objects) that NASA is tracking. The scary thing is, there are...

Most likely a meteor. Possibly a NEO or fragment of one. Still a UFO though! Pretty cool!

Most autoparts stores will have an OBDII unit that they can run on your vehicle for free and give you the codes. Then maybe you will have a better idea as to what is going on.

Being super organized and creative is the key to rubber tramping. Initially there is a lot of experimenting, trial and error, etc. It takes time to develop a system and a routine. If it's taking up space and you haven't used it in over a week, consider getting rid of it. IKEA can give you a lot...

From what I gathered, I think you are saying there is value in objective morality, as opposed to moral relativism. I agree with this. I think the ideas of Sartre and the postmodernist movement are very dangerous and harmful because they basically point to life as just a succession of power games...

Yes, I'm using Nihilism in the place of indeterminism because I am a little biased and the implications of indeterminsim are typically nihilistic. Plus Nihilism is dangerous sounding and much cooler to say and none of us are in school anymore, and nor do we want to be. So maybe I am using some...

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Hope you find a good solution. Just remember if it looks like it's worth breaking into in the first place, they will likely succeed. Maybe think about a slightly raised wood platform, or some other way to make it look like there isn't much to begin with. Or, if you can fit either a truck bed...

I prefer uncertainty and thinking out loud to picking which ever side sounds good and then trying to use whatever means necessary to seem right. If anything, our reality appears to be a paradox. What is allowing us to have this conversation though? Just randomness having billions of years to...

I 'm just trying to engage in an interesting and universally unproven dialogue such as this. Similar to the 'Hard Problem of Consciousness' debate which has burned bright since before the time of Plato. In the same spirit, albeit a typically modern question, Determinism vs. Nihilism are the two...

You sound like Sir Fred Hoyle. He proposed that the universe always was. He calls it the Steady State Theory. He ridiculed the dominant science creation story that we know today by referring to it as "The Big Bang". AKA, the one free miracle that science required in order to explain all the...

One things for sure, we will never run out of questions to ask the universe. Thanks!

Do you think nature is an expression of being or the infinite or whatever? I guess what I am getting at is...if nature is 'physical' reality, is there a metaphysical force (set of forces) which are responsible for the underlying physical manifestations of nature? I can't help but think of the...

Interesting, so you honor everything in nature. I think that's important as well. May I ask why you feel compelled to have a deep reverence for everything which arises from nature?

Aw, why not? I'm a fungi. ::pompus::

Your sense for adventure will lead you out of the darkness my friend! What an exciting journey you are about to embark upon! Congratulations! One of the best resources I know for van dwelling (besides StP) is Reddit/r/vandwellers and CheapRVLiving.com is great as well.

Are you a Nihilist, or a Determinist, and what led you to this belief? Or, do you have an alternative worldview? If so, what is it and why do you think that way? For the record, I am a Determinist that believes in God. I don't know exactly what the word God means nor can I define it. I'm not...

I agree. There are people with a purpose, and then there are people who have no purpose of their own and instead fulfill the purpose of others. Just because there are people with nefarious purposes in the world doesn't mean I can't pursue a purpose which is contrary to those people, regardless...

I've recently I understand where you are coming from. There's lots of power games going on in the world. Having said that, I've recently changed my worldview in this regard. I read a book not too long ago that hit really close to home and forced me to take a painfully honest look at myself. I...

An absent father and a Zen Master walk into a bar...

Of course they are glass! Only a barbarian would pee into a plastic jug. I may be living in a van but I do have standards you know. ;)

GT Dave's Kombucha bottles work too. Just wide enough to accommodate the flow without any spillage. 16 ounces is typically enough, but sometimes I have to change bottles midstream. That's when you learn there truly is an art to everything. XD

Housebike! What a great idea. If solar panels and battery technology gets to a certain point it may very well be an option worth considering. Really freaking cool! Thanks for sharing!

1000% agree. Situational awareness can help you avoid 99% of physical safety issues. You never know who you are dealing with or what they are capable of, so it's best to avoid situations and people with bad vibes altogether. Having said that, I wouldn't hesitate for a second to protect myself or...

Checking luggage is the WORST! I haven't checked a bag since the 90's. There's lots of things you can acquire for cheap or free at your destination anyway, so packing one backpack is typically all I ever do. Two laptops? Oh man, I was living that life for a while. I actually had 3 at one point...

Glad I could be of assistance in a roundabout way. :)

You may have van life aspirations on a bicycle budget. I've met people who are successfully living out of minivans and hatchbacks too, which is a great option if MPG is a critical factor. Hell, I slept in my old Corolla a few times. I suppose pitching a tent would be an option if you wanted to...

2 pairs of jeans 2 pairs of shorts 5 black shirts 5 button up shirts 3 pairs of socks (i rarely wear shoes if i can get away with it) 5 pairs of underwear (i used to go commando until i split a pair of pants right down the middle at a skatepark and there were small kids with parents nearby...

I'm a van dweller since last spring and I love it. If you know VW's and love to work on them, then get one! Otherwise don't. Depending on your budget, I would probably start looking at Chevy Astrovans. They are affordable, relatively dependable, and easier on the MPG. If you wanted to run...

It's all about baby steps. I put a light harness on my cat to wear around the house when he was much younger. He got used to wearing it. Initially he would lay down from the extra weight, but it wasn't long before he got used to the feeling and would carry on about his normal business. I think...

campendium.com and freecampsites.net are a few sites i've used. Con cuidado amigo, nothing free is guaranteed to be good.

I took him for a walk near Trees of Mystery in the Redwoods on our most recent journey.

If I can get comped tickets I will for sure check it out.

This is quite a topic to unpack. My understanding of the word culture is that it comes from the Latin "cultus" which is often associated with religious worship. So if I understand the meaning of the word correctly, you would have several distinct cultures throughout the world organized...

What I think is going on here is that you are equating your past experiences to what I am saying and forming a conclusion based on that. I don't blame you for this conclusion if your experience has been what you are claiming I am looking for. However, just as it's possible that I may only be...

My intentions are completely above board, but I don't expect anyone to be able to magically sense that what I am saying is genuine. So from that perspective I can understand the responses I have been getting. The scat play might look kinda good if I'm still traveling solo for another 6 months. I...

I fully agree, and I smoke weed every day. However, I don't treat drug use as recreational because it fails to honor the true medicinal value of plants. I get ready for bed, smoke a potent indica and or high CBD strain, and then I lay down in total darkness and see where it takes me. Sometimes...

Okay, got it. Thank You.

I bought him a small dog harness and I had to expand the straps so it fits him. He's a pretty big cat. The brand is TrueLove and I got it from Amazon. It has a handle on the top that is very useful in situations such as him wanting to climb on the steering wheel while I am driving. Have fun with...

I just drove down from the Oregon coast to Arizona for the winter visiting family and friends for the holidays. I've kinda sorta been dating a little, but it seems like all of the women I meet are either stuck where they are, or not open to traveling the country at this time. It's kind of a tall...

I just wanted to share a few pictures of my cat on the road. He's 7 years old and at first I wasn't expecting him to take to the road as well as he did, but animals are just full of surprises when you give them a chance. He's adapting nicely to van life and after our first week driving down the...

Top 5 is tough. I mean, I was breaking to Newcleus when that Jam On It tape came out. So many great eras and styles and I don't feel like I'm stuck in any of them per se. I suppose I will pick one fav from each era if possible. In no particular order...Just individual rappers and not groups or...

I've been listening to hip hop since the 80's. I don't think there is a genre of music I don't enjoy, but I always come back to hip hop too. Lately in heavy rotation it's been Killer Mike, El-P, T.I., Freddie Gibbs, Wiz Khalifa, 113, Dosseh, S'cred Connexion (last 3 are French groups). I have a...

We have very similar worldviews it seems. I'm on the Oregon coast this summer, but will be in NYC visiting friends and family next year. (I'm Vandweller/Digital Nomad) Let me know if you are down for coffee or whatever. Always cool to meet like-minded people in person.

Van life for me has been lonely. Mostly by choice, but I realize how difficult it can be to find someone with a similar worldview and who is open to living on the road (at least for the foreseeable future). I ended my last relationship simply because I wasn't happy. That was before I hit the...

Great topic for discussion! My childhood was unusual. As a kid I spent a lot of time with hustlers, degenerates, gangs, etc. I turned out pretty darn good considering, but I have that degenerate streak and sometimes use it to my advantage against normies when I'm in the mood. Nothing too...

It never made sense to me to take a drug that makes me feel worse the next day. Maybe I'm more sensitive to alcohol though. I do smoke green every day and would probably micro-dose shrooms every day too.

Check out the featured threads section. The first page has a post on seasonal work, the 2nd page has a post on what people are doing to earn money as well. Good Luck!