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  1. Shit Beetle

    Living in a shed in KY, need to winterize it

    Hey everyone! I'm currently living in a shed behind a house in Corbin, KY. The people in the house know I'm there--they've actually gone on to become my friends! But I was originally only planning on staying here for the summer but plans have changed. It's still warm enought to get by with a...
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    Travelogue On My First Bike Tour and Why You Should Too

    Hey nomads! I bought a used Trek 7000 that's pushing 20 years old for $250. I got a new seat, new tires (Schwalbe Marathons), and a Garmin 350 Edge, plus some lights and minimalist tool kit. All-in-all, I've got a great set-up for less than $700! I'm currently in Berea, KY after leaving...
  3. Shit Beetle

    Thank you for your service.

    Thanks for doing dumbshit during the best of years of your life and watching friends die and others come home in pieces and deal with toxic, authoritarian command more intent on their next promotion than being an actual fucking leader and looking out for the genuine welfare of the men they'll...
  4. Shit Beetle

    Cops vs Dumpster Divers

    Wasn't sure where this belongs since it falls into so many categories. Thoughts...
  5. Shit Beetle

    Anybody interested in fantasy fiction?

    Hey everybody! When I'm not traveling I'm writing. I wrote a novella last year as a kickstarter incentive for "Dragonband," a growing series of high-fantasy anthologies and novels in the vein of "Forgotten Realms" and "Dragon Lance." It was released on Amazon a few days ago as an e-book, and I...
  6. Shit Beetle

    Awesome MINI van conversion!

    I don't know either of these people, but this is a beautiful conversion! Plus I don't think I've ever seen this much thought put into a minivan before. Does anyone here have anything similar? I'd love to do something like this.
  7. Shit Beetle

    Lyrics or Poetry that Inspire Travel

    I posted something similar to this a couple years ago, but that was a call for songs and playlists. What lyrics or lines of poetry do you find yourself humming or thinking about when the urge to travel hits? I've been in Mexico for about 7 months and I'm eager to move on. Here's what I've got...
  8. Shit Beetle

    Original short story "The Librarian" with illustrations

    Hey everyone! This is something my friend Larry and I put together. It doesn't connect to crust life or travel, other than it was written by a nomad like me, but I'm still proud of the final product and think Larry's work as an illustrator is absolutely beautiful! It's not a long story, only...
  9. Shit Beetle

    Inbetween in Mexico

    Left the Grand Canyon all the way back in November. Hitched a ride to Vegas, caught another ride from a friend to LA, flew to NC, met up with some old friends, got a ride from my dad as he traveled to SC where my younger brother was graduating from army basic training, rode with dad back to...
  10. Shit Beetle

    Any Good Zines Recommendations?

    Hey so I just read Evasion a few months ago (it's what changed my life and made me into a vagabond), and I also read Off The Grid, both of which were published by the anarchist collective CrimethInc. After that I started looking into more and more zines and found some at the local college's...
  11. Shit Beetle

    Copper Mountain, Colorado or Las Vegas, Nevada?

    I currently have a job at the ski resort of Copper Mountain in Colorado. I worked at a different resort this past summer in the far white north of Alaska, doing the same thing I'll be doing in Colorado (front desk services). However, another option on the table is to go to Vegas to live with a...
  12. Shit Beetle

    Soundtrack to the road

    What songs hype you up and convince you to live the life you've chosen? I love music, and as I've gone more places and learned more about myself I've found my taste expanding. Below is a YouTube playlist I put together when I was finding the courage to quit my job and leave everything behind...
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    Some of my writing

    Of all the cool things I've done in life, I'm most proud of the fact that I'm a published author. I've been featured in one anthology with NYT best-seller Richard Knaak (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1544942192/) and I also had a short story featured on the podcast "Tales to Terrify." (...
  14. Shit Beetle

    Alaska horseback riding in the rain

    Right. So, this may not count as what's typical or expected of stories in this group, but I feel it's one worth telling and I want to tell it now while it's still fresh in my mind. I quit a good factory job and sold all my shit back home to move to Alaska. I'm only here for the summer...
  15. Shit Beetle

    What's up everybody? I'm Nik.

    The quick and dirty skinny: I'm about to turn 27 and a year ago I had everything I was told I was supposed to have by that point in my life. I had a ridiculously good paying job without a college education and I paid dirt cheap rent while crashing in my sister and brother in law's garage loft. I...