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Around 2010 there was a big project called lightfoot mail service where hitchhikers could opt to serve as mail couriers. Basically when you made it to a lightfoot city, you could leave your package or mail there, and someone passing through could take it on to its destination. I never made it to...

Welcome. I see you might be based out of Fort Collins? that city has changed more over the last 10 years than almost any American city I can think of. Are you from there? Travel culture has grown there immensely

Well @Dameon, I just gave you a specific example of something that literally happened and you ranked it disagree without knowing anything about it. I don't think you want the truth. @salxtina I am probably older than you, condescendingly calling people kid when you just graduated college..grow...

I agree with that statement in general but how much does it apply when you're talking about a website that categorizes comments like "women on average face more risk of assault on the road and should travel with a partner if they can" as hate speech and bannable offense?

Gone but still not forgotten. You inspired so many of us that we can go anywhere we put our mind to. https://squattheplanet.com/members/sucuri.9799/

I honestly don't blame him for not putting in additional effort at that point. No one wants to be categorized in enmity and railroaded with personal attacks and hate messages. Got to be careful with critique because it can easily be construed as hate speech by people projecting their own anger...

Head to Piedras Negras and catch the KCS freight train down toward guatemala. At night, you stay away from the Mexican hobos with machetes and bats sticking out their packs. You will learn the spanish as you go. In the future if you want to cross without a passport or bribe, just tell them you...

swimmingholes.org should be a top resource for anyone who travels and lives outdoors. They directed me to some of my favorite places I've ever been. Here's my favorite swimming hole, a must-see in California:

Dont forget your website depends on people collecting their knowledge on here to help each other. Nice. Pretty clear where the uncalled for disrespect is coming from, not me. I have put a lot of effort into helping people here since 2011 with my own knowledge of all the places I have been and...

Good luck bud, it's never too late for a fresh start until it is. Most laws are stupid and used to corral people who stop being cogs in the corporate machine, but you gotta do everything you can to just try not to break any laws because with that kind of history, the law just comes down so hard...

Sigh... If we are bringing it up then I will give my 2c. It is getting to be extreme left SJW oriented around here with less tolerance for other viewpoints than when I first started poking around here in 2011. Matt Derrick is not a bad guy, I enjoyed hanging out with him in Texas and PDX, but...

Odin sounds like they need to put some dreaded pigeon spikes on those picnic tables to punish those greedy homeless who want to rest there

There have been 3 police raids on the Meadow Camp in Hambacher Forest over last several years. During those raids the police would enter the location of our support “eco village” camp located on private property with search warrants listing as reasons either searches for weapons or even...

This is desperately needed. I was busted once in Colorado for "accepting food" with a sign that was asking for food. Had to spend a couple nights in jail, then when I got out they refused to give my sleeping bag back that day, so I had to sleep out in cardboard with none of my stuff. Their...

Im hitchhiking in this tiny town in Texas for the first time, and some people drive up to me in a golf cart and stop then look at me real serious and say "hey are you the one who keeps shitting in the hallways of the apartment at night?" Um no that was not me. Wtf?

Very sad. I never heard of the guy, but my heart goes out to him and family. Cars of all things end up being the most deadly objects in America. Self driving cars are going to put an end to this, hopefully within our lifetime. Cyclists, pedestrians, passengers and everyone will be safer. Rest in...

Not enough campers consider lightning like you, despite it being probably the biggest hazards for people who live outside in southern areas. You want to be in an area without super tall trees while not in an open field nor on the edge of a treeline. Low lying shrubby areas or clearings in woods...

Very cool. I hope yall can get a whole village going. My plan is to do something similar in Missouri after I graduate because I like the political freedoms there more. As HillbillyCastro says, government can can be unpredictably oppressive if you pick the wrong place. I hear you should avoid...

True but part of that is due to the fact that public transportation goes everywhere, so it looks extremely out of the ordinary to hitchhike there. My ignorant ass hitchhiked through New York City twice before I figured out how to ride public transportation. They don't have that where I'm from.

Yes with google maps I used to copy and paste over new images after every few thousands miles. This map shows a little more than half my lifetime hitching and freight riding distances.

Never a bad idea to include a water filter with you. I agree with @kylethree8. The small filters sawyer makes are more practical for storing your water as you find it and no more a burden than that little straw. I have survived for weeks at a time on nothing but filtered water from some pretty...

True, though you can purchase a lightweight aluminum frame anywhere in America very cheaply if yours breaks. I rode a number of tours on dented specialized aluminum bike. If you are traveling outside "1st world" countries, steel would be the obvious pick though

I mean I sold my one year old pugsley for $700 and I thought those were worth more

That price seems high to me for a 5 year old bike with sora. I think you could get a brand new or new oldstock bike with nicer components and buy all that stuff separately for less than that price. Around here, I saw a clean LHT sit outside at $500+USD for months.

motoredbikes.com, staton-inc.com and golden eagle bike engines have most of the best resources You could lock the engines onto your bike and lock your bike to something sturdy and its really no extra burden. I have even locked mine to trees in the forest for several days.

Long Haul Truckers are trending right now, so they will be more expensive for their reputation. I think you are on the right track looking for a steel frame if you want to do a lot of loaded down dirt paths. If you can manage to go ultralight with your gear, I could see even an aluminum...

I lived in several storage units in different cities in America and highly encourage it. Obviously you need a place that offers 24/7 access to the gate or a perimeter that can be easily breached and accessed any time of the night without raising suspicion. It can be very difficult to pull off in...

" The killings took place at night near a dusty, desolate Las Vegas corridor. On Jan. 3, a homeless man curled up in a blanket to protect himself from the frigid 44-degree temperature, was struck several times in the head as he slept near an intersection not far from the roar of the Spaghetti...

Women are obviously at greater risk of assault while hitchhiking and homeless. There is nothing sexist about that fact. To suggest that men face the same level of risk is insensitive and ignorant to the additional challenges women face in this regard.

That is not correct. Due to the way Idaho defines highway in their statutes, you cannot legally hitchhike from any adjacent property including berms. ID is one of a half dozen states with this legislation. Wyoming abolished this statute, legalizing hitchhiking sometime around 2012 but Utah and a...

I'm all for the self-driving cars. My hope is it will give cyclists a fighting chance at survival in more cities.

Hi Jay, What are your preferred styles of travel?

If someone defaults on their student loan debt but they used the student loans to purchase land to live off, is anyone able to come in and take your land from you because of the debt? Are there certain ways to go about this to prevent your land being taken from you?

Custom weight weenie road bike I pieced together last year. Weighs 15.2 lbs. I was going to enter a casual race with it until I wrecked and shattered my shoulder. All excess metal was drilled out of the bike to save weight. Frame and fork: Jamis Icon Race 1000gram aluminum frame with 300gram...

It is supposed to be the most haunted city in America. Maybe you could pay a visit to one of those haunted buildings. Despite being in Florida, it's actually a really nice city.

Does this have foam in it? The air mattresses without open cell foam in them will not provide insulation and can even make you colder than sleeping on a blanket.

As for safe places to sleep while bike touring post office mail lobbies are almost always unlocked I have slept in them across the country, the catch is you need to do it in smalllll towns when everyone is asleep and less likely to come get their mail. You have electric outlets in there and its...

How do you fill that much time in the dark while living from a tent? Especially in a rural area? Good source of electricity? For me living outside always shifted my sleeping cycle to go to bed when it's dark and wake up as soon as the light crept up. Most smaller towns I know of out west get...

Everyone has a right to look out for themselves. I don't blame the hungry person for stealing nor the store owner for protecting his livelihood with force if the state won't provide law enforcement for him. I do blame impoverished parents who breed new generations without being able to feed them...

Replying to humor you, trying to keep it brief since that off topic: I don't spend $40 a day now since I have a place to cook instead of always getting sick from eating gas station food, which is expensive as hell for healthy items. 40 is an exaggeration for everyday, but I have illnesses that...

Nice, I posted that thread then deleted it after ten minutes, but you just had to get in your reply, so you save and repost it. Only reason i come back here is to help some people, after that i hesitate to participate to such a degree if at all, with such a clear personal bias against me by a...

Thank you for sharing this. Cells are depressing, im glad you got through all that time. Heres to sunlight and freedom and taking down the system

I could have sworn ive seen that ship on this website before? Its been my favorite thing ever since. I know ive posted it on reddit before and daydreamd about it a lot. Definitely one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

Apparently I have been aggressive with people and am at risk of being banned. Can anyone shed light on this concept that I am especially harassing users and flame warring? I cannot honestly say that I have done anything worthy of what I am accused of. And i bring a lot of positive knowledge and...

I am ::cigar:: a lot of stupid shit was said in this thread. Im glad @AlmostAlwaysLost and others have kind hearts.

Caught a ride with a guy leaving burning man once and he was friiied from a weeklong molly binge. Everything he said was in the form of a sarcastic snarl. I mean you couldnt say anything this guy would agree with or smile at. Rode with him for like 8 hours of pure bitter cynicism. Even I got...

Ahh crap you just had to summon me @Odin.. so now that this thread is about black plague, yes a few cases pop up every year in New Mexico. Personally id be more wary of Hantavirus which is carried by the same vector system: deer mice infected with fleas. I had to tear down a shelter i built once...

I think @wizehop rode with a man in a wheelchair

7-10 days if you figure out what you're doing quick. And welcome to squattheplanet.