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If you go to Astoria, check out The Haunt if you like bars. It’s a goth/metal/viking bar. My brother lived in Astoria for a year and when I visited he took me and my friend there. At the time the bar didn’t do much to express its themes that I mentioned, besides have a bartender with Viking...

I’ll be passing through Seattle on 420 this year and was wondering if anyone knows of any fun events happening there around that time? Especially if they’re 420 themed.

I’m going to be visiting/passing through the following cities in Washington next month. I’ll be in each one very briefly, from one to 4 nights each. Anything cool to check out? Any cool bars, restaurants, venues, painting spots, shops, etc.? Aberdeen/Montesano Olympia Tacoma Seattle Spokane

Here are a few more: I found a pretty red plastic Sherlock pipe on the side of a desolate stretch of the I-5 highway in the Central Valley, CA. There were no exits for miles, so my brother and I stopped on the shoulder to piss. I took a closer look at the bush we chose cause I had a gut feeling...

I’ll go first. - I have a cool small tactical flashlight that I groundscored outside a donut shop in Berkeley. It has a glass breaker around the rim of the light. - My friend was kicked down a taxidermy Bufo Alvairus toad coin purse while busking on Haight St. This is the infamous species of...

What’s the coolest item you’ve gotten for free/trade? Bonus points if you include a photo.

I think a very underrated topic - that I don’t see anyone talking about - when it comes to living in a vehicle is setting/asserting boundaries with guests who enter your space. I feel like for a lot of people who you might welcome into your vehicle/home, it simply doesn’t click in their heads...

Thx, you seem very knowledgeable. I’ll have to look up basting

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Thx! And yeah that sounds sick

Of course! Thank you very much

Does anyone else rock a bum flap? This photo was taken the night mine was given to me as a 21st birthday gift by a friend, who made it. I’ve worn it almost every day since, so needless to say it’s seen some wear and tear, but that makes it an ongoing project. I’ve replaced/repaired the...

Every pair of pants I wear often ends up ripping between the legs, and then the rip gets bigger over time. What’s your favorite way to mend these kinds of tears in a way that lasts? When I sew to add decorative patches to clothes or to mend my bum flap, I sew by hand with dental floss. Is fixing...

That’s an interesting thought, thanks for sharing. For me, I’m not religious and those situations don’t make me religious, I just sometimes pray in the moment because it at least feels like I’m doing something to help myself

I plan on taking this route through winning and Colorado in April. I’ve never been to either state on my travels and was wondering if anyone knows any good places to check out along the way? I’m into punk/metal/diy shows, bars, goth clubs, meeting other dirty kids as well as hippies and other...

Lessons I learned while I was gone By Batshit It’s been over two years since I hit the road This life I had long romanticized finally came to fruition And it’s been overall way different Than I had anticipated After leaving you behind So long ago I’ve watched myself grow In so many ways And...

I second all 3 of these. Happy to see someone who also knows Tony And Gravel

Of course, i hope you liked it

Thanks for the additions!

Here’s a video of this poem being performed live And here’s the written version for those who prefer to read it: Homeward Bound By Batshit After a night of drinking, dancing, moshing and debauchery, my friends tell me “Get home safe” And every time I’m told these words, They engage...

YouTube playlist of great documentaries I’m constantly adding to my playlist of documentaries to watch for free on YouTube, and I figured y’all would enjoy it. These are documentaries covering many different niche/fringe topics such as traveler culture, punk, slab city, homelessness, street...

Chad Fontaine was in a band called Annoying. I could only ever find their music on YouTube, but they had a great song called Broke and Hungry with some well-written lyrics and a cool harmonica melody

What are some cool towns/places/things to check out when heading up highway 1 from the bay to Portland? Any good traveler-friendly towns to crash at for a night? And how’s the jugging on the 1? I know Oregon is transitioning some gas stations to self-pump. Does anyone know if the ones on the...

The Bay Area is pretty progressive when it comes to trans and queer rights. I’m trans/queer and I’m originally from here, currently living out here in my van. I was kicking it on Haight Street for a while in SF with a lot of dirty kid friends who were out here, and people would give us lots of...

Unfortunately they just got evicted recently, after i made that post. Not sure if they’re gonna continue at a different spot or not

Check out Casa Weon in Portland . It’s a cool diy punk/hardcore venue run by my homies.

When you go to Astoria, check out The Haunt (if you drink). It’s a cool antifascist, Viking/metal/goth bar. I had a nice talk with their bartender about how when you advertise your bar as a “viking” bar, you have to take a stance against fascism or else you end up with the wrong crowd.

I’ve got a whole playlist of documentaries on YouTube I can send you. Some are about various topics related to travelers, and some are about other things like street art, busking, graffiti, etc.

American Nomads (Documentary) Heres a link to one of my favorite documentaries. It follows a retired traveler going on a road trip and interviewing a wide variety of travelers that he meets along the way. From crust punks, train hoppers, and hitchhikers, to rodeo cowboys, retired RVers...

Also, Spare A Dime Paradigm is another good one they wrote that was heavily inspired by an old hobo song from back in the day called Brother Can You Spare A Dime

Pop Song by Rail Yard Ghosts has some great lyrics and is about being a nomad.

His band, called Annoying, had a really well-written song called “Broke and Hungry” about being homeless and addicted to drugs. Not about traveling per else, but really well-written lyrics. “Cause the tracks up my arm lead to the tricks up my sleeve. Left me broke and fucking hungry, now I’m...

Apparently there are now some self-serve gas stations in Oregon, but when I was there recently (in Portland and on I-5) I only encountered ones where an attendant pumps gas for you. Which made me wonder if anyone has a good method for getting free gas in Oregon when you’re not around any self...

Also, places with a punk scene are preferable, too. But hopefully I’ll be traveling once I’m able to move so I don’t need everywhere I visit to have a scene

So to clarify, i meant to type “snow-birding locations” not “snowboarding”. That was a typo lol I’m not looking for snow. I’m looking for weather that isn’t super hot. Like I mentioned earlier, the 60’s and 70’s during the daytime are most comfortable for me.

Okay, that sounds hilarious. What’s Your Mom’s Name Crew? What was their story?

This isn’t exactly a travel story, but it’s something that I figured some of y’all would find intriguing. Many years ago when I was growing up in the Bay Area, I was learning a lot about graffiti as an art form. I found it very fascinating, so I learned everything about it that I could. One...

I drove up to Portland to get away from the heat of the Bay Area only to find myself in an intense heat wave out here as well. I assumed that since Portland is so father north that it would be cooler. Once I’m able to move again, what are some good areas to go to in the western US that stay...

Ended up getting the tattoo!

Hey Jerrell, thx for the advice. I hope you’re doing well!

Thx for the quick response. In gonna be going to the trade school in Athens, but I’ll have lodging there during the class. I might go to Dallas along the way, and I’m probably stopping overnight in Amarillo.

Hey everyone. I’m on my way to Texas for trade school to become an RV Technician. I’m a bit nervous about my safety with the locals and cops. Whether it’s being a traveler and living in a van, looking alternative, or being trans and queer, I’m aware I’m pretty out of the norm, especially by...

Anyone know of anything cool happening in New Mexico for Halloween or day of the dead? This will be my first time in NM, so any other recommendations for things to see and do are appreciated too.

Hey there! I might be working in SF for an extended period of time soon. I have some apps for finding overnight parking spots, but I was wondering if anyone knows of any good spots in the east bay and/or SF that would he good for parking at, night after night? I’m hoping to be working there...

I remember hearing somewhere that if a traveler is gonna get a tattoo of a highway, they’re supposed to earn it by reaching a certain number of miles traveled first. Someone I met on the road encouraged me to not worry about other people’s rules for what to get inked or not. But if there’s a...

Glad your setup is working out for you! I have a Kyng portable battery and a solar panel by the same brand. The solar panel is held together by a black fabric, so I think it would blend in with my van’s black high top pretty well, and wouldn’t compromise the stealthiness as much as most solar...

Thanks for the help everyone! I’ll definitely have to check out the Oasis club once I get there!

Hey everyone! I hit the road in my van a few days ago, and living on the road has been great so far! I’m gonna go to the slabs some time in November, December, or January, and I plan on spending the winter there. I’m looking for camp to join while I’m there. I’ve been to the slabs once...

What do you a call a traveler who’s staying in one town for an extended period of time, but also does travel at other times? Would you say he’s home bumming (as a verb)? Or would he just be labeled as a homebum until he’s on the move again?