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If you've got the cash to do it I'd recommend Amtrak, it's how I left houston to start a bike trip across cali. If you dont have a bike to check you can get off in Palm Springs which is an alright place to start in the wintertime

I don't know about the legality of using them, and they'd be pretty hard to source, but life rafts expire. The companies who service/sell them just throw them away, and often their employees will take one home to put in a pool or something. Steering and propulsion would be tricky but they're...

Pontoon boat is a cool idea, I wonder if you could find some ratty old canoes for a good price. As long as they don't leak you could probably build a platform between them. It'd be a lot more efficient than bottles tied together, and it would probably be able to support quite a bit of weight.

I had a pair of these once, and at the time we were made to walk pretty much all day. They held up to years of heavy use and they're pretty comfortable in warm weather

When I did wildland fire our first aid kits were geared more towards saw trauma, insects and burns, but it wouldn't be too bad to have on the road. Burn cream inside of a sterile exam glove might help you out if it's that bad(in lieu of real medical care), but it feels very uncomfortable lol...

It was pretty bulky though, I had it strapped to my bike handlebars. It would take up some space in a pack but it's pretty manageable if you pull like hell on the bag straps

Personally I'd carry the warmest one possible, I feel it's better to be too warm and able to partially unzip it than to be cold and have to find another way of keeping warm. I had a 'travelpak 4', it was warm enough for the CA coast in December and it's got a mesh cover over the face in case you...

In some cities I've seen these little bike-sized lockers you can rent, but I never used one. Something like that might be worth checking out

nothing wrong with the beach camping there, it's just that Texas beaches suck and are kind of gross (outside of padre). I've spent maybe 8 days ever in port A, but I've spent quite a lot of time around Port Lavaca and the locals there are definitely the type to fuck with dirty kids

There's a reason it's free, lol. There's still some alright fishing around and if you can find some sort of transport on water you can camp out in unoccupied fishing shacks on the intercoastal

Inflatables pack down smaller and are warmer imo. They pop if youre just plopping it down without any site prep beforehand, but the patch kits are light and small. Sometimes it can't be patched foam is cool but it doesn't really fit in any of my bags (even the lay flat accordion looking ones)...

If ypu decide to migrate to a different platform in the future, what's the future of the current forum? I feel it's a great resource for new travellers and oI'd be really bummed to see it lost, wpuld it be kept around even if in an archived, read-only capacity?

i just hate reddit's social credit system, it's rife with abuse and the site is super monotonous. you hear the same shit parroted everywhere because people need to fish for good boy points

Reddit is a cesspool and the site design is ass imo. I really dig on the forum style, it's very nostalgic and it makes it easy for people to find what they're looking for. My vote is for whatever is most similar to what there is now

I agree with Down & Out, you're better off getting into trail work/forestry/firefighting. The right job will give you housing on site (though its often seasonal work). After spiking out for 2 weeks you may reconsider wanting to live that way full time. You could also check out www.ic.org Dig...

I'd consider good condition surplus ECWS, and a purpose built tent with a backpacking cot to get off the ground entirely i don't have that much experience with extreme cold that being said

tree cover helps, too. here there's a bunch if BIG trees with a relatively open understory, the shade preserves the snow but it's still pretty navigable

I'm in the Sierras in southern California. There's still a ton of snow above 7,000 feet but it's rapidly receding. Just keep an eye on snowfall throughout winter and then keep tabs on the snow levels or temperatures in some high-altitude areas. Idk about snowboarding up here though, it's...

It depends on who you're asking those questions about. The groups with the greatest interest in mass surveillance are likely to be the type of organization with a near limitless budget. It doesn't cost much to field cameras, everything else is just I.T. infrastructure and the computers needed to...

https://www.dhs.gov/fusion-centers https://www.palantir.com/ https://lens.monash.edu/@technology/2021/11/16/1384038/caught-on-camera-using-ai-to-combat-street-crime?amp=1 Using Artificial Intelligence to Address Criminal Justice ... https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/252038.pdf...

If it's cold enough you can cover damn near all your body with insulated clothes thermals really struggle. They also can't see at all through glass, and really struggle with even a bit of foliage. I fucking hate digital technology so much

Remington no longer exists. Some drunk asshole slipped, hit his head and died so the police condemned it as a public health hazard and demolished it. They re-visit frequently and destroy any efforts made to rebuild. Democrat Hot Springs are now waaaaaay too crowded, not that they were large to...

Lake Isabella and the Kern River valley are great. The Hot Springs I loved got destroyed unfortunately (and had become very trashy in the last few years anyways) but there's still tons to do, and it's very beautiful this time of year. There's free camping for up to 2 weeks at the Keyesville...

rail police use those to drop boiling oil over cars suspected to be occupied by hobos, you're right they are very scary and very dangerous

V4 had a good idea with foraging, if you're in the right area it can provide many of your calories. If you've got something like sugar pine around you consider getting a little pellet gun for knocking cones down, very good for food. Plants outside the van are gonna get mangled up and plants on...

How much are you asking? I'm back in Texas for the moment

when i was a kid i put a bunch of giant wingnuts (meant for securing weights to bar) on 2 foot of chain, you could really swing it with some force

+1 i always thought they looked goofy until i tried them, they're indispensable for cross-country or any rough terrain

make an StP chan board

dude i got sent to marine military academy for a summer, AVOID THAT SHIT AT ALL COSTS!!!! as far as avoiding cops in rural areas goes, avoid visual exposure. if you're talking rural rural, everyone knows everyone and their business. the sheriff and his deputies especially, and if they see...

also if anyone knows a good place to park a truck to sleep overnigjt I'd greatly appreciate a DM, my registration is out so I'm keen to avoid the cops

I'll be back in the bay today, gonna catch up on the stuff I missed thanka for the suggestions yall ended up getting too high my last day there, got on an amtrak instead of the BART and wasted most of it just getting back to the city

I did the same route LA>SF by bike once, didn't check out many bandos but if you need some heads up on good camping spots or cool shit in certain areas feel free to ask. I'm gonna be making my way down south from the bay today, gonna stop in Gilroy first but I'll be in big sur a while if yall...

Wish I'd seen that show list in time, looks like I missed some good ones

this place SUCKS got on an amtrak instead of BART and ended up way out of my way with a dead phone how the fuck do people navigate cities? it's also dirty and smells like piss eveeywhere

step 1 wake up step 2 take a shit step 3 get out of bed profit

Does soon mean in winter? TX>NY in the winter by train is going to be ROUGH. it's pretty nice out west

gonna be there the 18th and 19th, i fucking hate cities but the bay is too interesting to not explore. anything yall would recommend seeing/doing? i'm planning on mostly riding the BART around

I'd keep it the closest layer to you, I have some reflectix I velcro to the inside of my truck camper when cold, and it keeps it 7-8 degrees warmer

iodide is good to keep it sterile but if you've got crap stuck to the walla you'll need a bottle brush and hot soapy water to shake with

Snow jellies are pretty cool

Sequoia NF might be worth a look, there's a bunch of free camping, swimming, and hot springs around Lake Isabella

I've never messed around with AC lines, but it looks like you might need something like a fuel line disconnect tool. They're sometimes marked as combo fuel/AC line disconnects in the store. If you don't have one, you can usually jam two thin screwdrivers in there to get it loose, though it's a...

you could try using it to run an SDR, with that you could use it for am/fm radio and analog tv

Never done it, but as a kid I had a dream of taking a kayak trip up the intercoastal. In Texas there's a lot of fishing huts built out on the dirt mounds from where they dumped the diggers during the construction. They're usually super barebones but you can stay at them a night or 2 if they're...

Mike Dean's in Atascadero, CA gave me a good deal on a fuel pump replacement a few weeks back

You might be able to try switching out the fuel pump relay with one that matches it but doesn't run something necessary to start. If it still doesn't go you'll probably need a new fuel pump. Do you drive around with less than a quarter tank around? I burnt mine out recently from driving around...

If you ever need help with construction I'd be down to help if I'm not busy

i think neo-nazis took advantage of the internet's proliferation. the internet gave them a means to blast their message anonymously and free of consequence, as well as creating a bunch of isolated weirdos to recruit.

I'd add in a camp towel and bottle of dr bronners. Also a bunch of ziplocks and something that can cover your bag in the rain are nice to have. Also maybe some flip flops or sandals for if your boots get wet or you're using a public shower