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  1. iamwhatiam

    2021 Jamboree POLL: Who's comin to the Jambo?

    Just tryna get an idea for how many people will be going. And who's bringin their dogs with em?
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    Featured Spent the past week sailing around the San Juan Islands...

    The San Juan islands are a boater's paradise here in the Pacific Northwest. After meeting up with @Matt Derrick, @EphemeralStick, and @CrowTheBard a couple weeks back, I decided to venture back out on my own again and explore some more of the islands. The route I took this time: My best...
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    Video First Solo Sail in the San Juan Islands!

    I can think of few places that are better for cruising than the San Juan Islands here in the US....maybe Southeast Alaska or the Florida Keys......this truly is a boater's paradise! There wasn't much wind a lot of the time, so I did motor quite a bit....but I did get to raise the sails for a...
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    Event forest music festival The Hollar in Darrington, WA July 5-7

    My neighbors are throwing their annual music festival on our properties here in Darrington, WA on July 5-7. There'll be close to 20 bands playing. All kinds of genres...punk, reggae, indie, etc. Tickets are $30, which goes towards helping to throw the bands some $$ and costs to bring in porta...
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    New owner of a boat!

    Welp, bought a little sailboat today. Puget sound boat punks, another boat has joined the Armada! 1988 Catalina 22. Decided to get a smaller boat to learn on.
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    Looking for song recommendations to make a burned CD for a couple youngins into bluegrass

    I want to burn a CD or two for my boss's kids aged 11 and 14 who are into bluegrass mostly. I'm looking for some good song recommendations that feature guitar and/or mandolin and in the bluegrass/folk punk genre. Tunes to inspire them but also maybe some songs that are a little simpler, that...
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    When people ask what your squatter's symbol tattoo means...

    Maybe this is to be posted in General Banter? I dunno....I was just curious how y'all explain what your tattoo means when asked by people. I get asked pretty frequently and I always feel like I fail to give a really good definition of what the squatter culture is all about.....like I should use...
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    News & Blogs This Island Is Offering A House And A Job To Anyone Who Has The Balls To Move There

    Mods: Not sure where this best belongs? News? Destinations? Making a Living? Damn, if I didn't have shit going on here I'd jump on this. http://thechive.com/2017/01/21/free-island-to-good-home-tasmania/?utm_source=facebook_chive&utm_medium=post&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral The...
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    Help us find this thief: Hitchhiking ride stole a travelers dog, backpack, and Banjo. Keep on the lo

    Reposting this from Reddit/r/vagabond: Attention: looking for a theif. My friend Jesse Carlson was in a hitchhiker ride in Georgia , when he took a piss at the gas station, they drove away with his dog, gear and banjo. Happened an hour ago. The guys name is Seth, he is 28, and has a tattoo of...
  10. iamwhatiam

    So I got a wild hair for next winter, Portugal to begin with

    I've had a few whiskey sours and my 'magination is running wild with thoughts of adventures in foreign lands. I learned last year that in addition to having Costa Rican ancestry, that the other half of my family on my mother's side is descended from Portugal! So, I got a wild hair and thought...
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    I got a new puppy!

    Got a blue heeler puppy this morning and just wanted to share!!! My first dog ever. He's such a sweetheart and very mellow for a heeler. Was gonna add a couple more photos but my phone's not cooperating atm. Meet Shadow! Can't wait to bring him on the road with me soon.
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    Ok so which one of you did this?

    http://www.city-data.com/forum/washington/2485666-squatter-nightmare.html (Copied from post) So, I wanted to make people aware of what happened to me with a house I purchased for investment, so that you don't make the same mistake. The moral of the story is do your homework, and if it seems to...
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    Hardcore Alaskan diy sourdough formed his own dentures from animal teeth

    A couple years back, I saw a listing on craigslist for a ~40 acre riverfront remote parcel of land in Eagle, AK listed for around 40k and was reminded of that when I read this article. I just found this article and thought it was an interesting read - to think of how self-sufficient &...
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    Anyone hear play/listen to Classical/Flamenco guitar music? Recommend me a song(s)

    Now, I understand a lot of travelers/hobos/tramps/what-have-you favor the punk/folk-punk/metal/bluegrass/jam band genres ---and I like/play a majority of those styles too. However, lately I've been getting more interested in classical guitar music (and some flamenco as well). Sure, I love...
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    Want a backpacker's guitar? Try the Guilele

    Pretty sure this hasn't been posted yet.... But.... anyone who's looked into getting a Martin backpacker's guitar for traveling with knows that although they are very lightweight, they don't resonate worth shit - so they aren't the best for busking, when you want to play loudly and be heard from...
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    Some of pics of Alaska and friends

    Don't think I've ever posted any pictures to the gallery so I found a few from a few years back that I still have, when I was in Fairbanks and surrounding areas. Framed! One Mile Creek, North of Fairbanks Mosquito- The Alaska State Bird In case you were wondering.... How Alaskans...
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    $100 22ft sailboat for sale in seattle

    This ad was posted just a couple hours ago on Craigslist. Thought maybe someone in seattle could snag this deal and have a nice little place to stay at least, or fix it up and putt around Puget sound in! Here's the ad: http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/4944715271.html
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    News & Blogs Bench that turns into a shelter

    Simple but cool idea: http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/01/04/clever-outdoor-advertising-raincity-housing/ yea so I don't know how to post the article instead of the link, maybe someone can help
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    RIP Goblin

    So for those who haven't heard, and who knew him Goblin (of Team Haggard) passed away in January apparently. If you have any good stories of him when he was alive, his gramps is writing a book about his life. Here is the link from LATFO...
  20. iamwhatiam

    Free Online Book - "The Circumnavigators"

    I haven't read it yet, but looks pretty good. Its a series of different accounts of people who have circumnavigated the globe on smaller sailing craft. best of all it's free! http://www.stexboat.com/books/circumnav/ci_table.htm
  21. iamwhatiam

    Free Sailboat in Olympia

    Hey, just found this on craigslist. Not sure if this sure be moved to Projects, or Black Market. ---- Free 1968 25' sailboat. I would look into it, but am not in Washington. Check it out! http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/boa/3042769463.html
  22. iamwhatiam

    Adopting a Dog

    I'm looking to adopt a dog from a shelter soon. But I have no idea the steps involved. Like will they not adopt to you if they know you are "homeless" or on the road? What does the paperwork involve? etc.
  23. iamwhatiam

    Anyone for Baja?

    So.... wondering if anyone else who'll be in south cali in the winter might be down for hitching thru baja california, mexico for a month or so? i was thinking sometime in dec/jan, if it happens. i know little spanish but am trying to learn more in the next couple months. i'll be takin my...
  24. iamwhatiam

    anyone watch that dual survival show on discovery?

    theres a lot of good information they give on the show. 2 guys - one hillbilly and one hippy in different regions using survival skills. its fun to watch how their ideas clash and how they compromise together...
  25. iamwhatiam

    Preparing for the collapse of society....

    (((Forgive me if this topic has been posted already..i've searched and haven't found anything recent. Only a couple posts about whether it's gonna happen, or what you would want to have when the revolution comes))) So, this isn't a thread about whether or not it's gonna happen, etc...
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    Romania puts up "Drunk Pedestrian" signs

    Finally we're getting the equal rights we deserve... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/romania/7405695/Romanian-street-sign-warns-drivers-of-drunk-pedestrians.html
  27. iamwhatiam

    building a ship?

    so i'd like to build a liveaboard sailboat in my backyard in the near future. can anyone recommend a good book(s)/websites on the subject of DIY shipbuilding? or maybe anyone who has done this any suggestions? thanks
  28. iamwhatiam

    I am so fucking pissed right now

    the goddamned snails have eaten all but 2 of my plants...and of course they had to eat the best ones the motherfuckers. i am settting out traps and squishing every snail i see to tonight. i am so pissed......just wanted to vent somewhere.....:club::mad: