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Hi, so I admittedly find this site a bit daunting and have never had the easiest time navigating social platforms and such. I already found the gear page and stuff, and I have made a list of stuff to get and hopefully I can get enough money for stuff I'll need, will probably need to find stuff...

I've got a bicycle and a dog-cart for my stuff/guitar, and down south it was no problem to ride wherever got me where I was headed, but I've only just recently been informed that there is absolutely no riding on the shoulder of the interstate/highways in California. This puts a last minute kink...

There's a guy in my town, who I'll call Danny, who's in his 70s and homeless following a divorce, in a small rural town. He's also recovering from a brain injury he sustained after getting hit by a drunk driver. He's been squatting on municipal property for the past six months, caring for his...

This is a blatant like farm so I can get access to the train hopping channel. I have had an interest in train hopping for years but never been in a situation where I could until now and am struggling to find train timetables/ train yards for the lines I want to ride. Any advice is greatly...

Hello all, I love how I am able to bring up this topic amongst you all and not get laughed out of the forum. The fact that many of you understand exactly this issue is one of the best resources! My issue is with regard to power. Im a slightly heavy user of electronics (spend large amounts of...

Howdy folks. I used to come here years ago and I am facing a high probability of being on the road again. Did the "normal" life for years, then got a great writing gig, but a corporate buyout happened and now I got nothin'. I used to be a road hippie in the early 90s, but the world has changed a...

Accidentally made two, and not able to delete this one or sum so just ignore this I'm sure it'll get deleted by a mod soon.

Hi i’m Sofi! Let be honest every day I just dream about driving/scurrying off into the sunset. Been thinking about it every day since I gained consciousness. When I was 15 I bought a 1988 Chevy bus in the hopes of converting it. Let’s just say I vastly overestimated my mechanical ability and...

so, im very new to everything squating related, i honestly dont know where to start. Really im looking to get some advice or if anybody has any experience i would love to read what you gotta say!

So, to keep things short, I am at a crossroads. I'm not sure what to do. I live in southern california, and I struggle badly with addiction. I have no means to leave the area officially (moving to another location with housing), and I am afraid I am going to die/end up in a really bad situation...

Howdy I am Jeremy .I'm a chef and multimedia artist in Oakland and I am new to this site. I am currently squatting in an abondonded burger joint in El cerrito , California and I would like to see if anybody knows about how I should go about turning on the water .I believe i know where it's...

I am a university student and have been spending the last 4 months focusing my projects on squatting - aiming to educate myself on something that I previously must admit was very ignorant to. I am aiming now to create a zine-like publication/handbook which aims to briefly advice on the tips...

so redwings quality is crap now so im looking for an alternative the military boots are good but i find they don't hold up as long as id like any suggestions

The title says it all. I'm new not really new to traveling but I've never worn overalls before, I've always worn pants therefore always attached my chain wallet to my belt loop or belt. I just wanna wear my overalls without pants underneath so I can't attach them to the belt loops to my pants...

Well damn the l luck my roommate that I've been staying with for 5 years now up and passed away all the sudden and I've been wanting to start fresh. I'm looking for a new place to go for the summer maybe someone might know of some work with housing if you could throw me a bone it would be much...

Hey guys, first post here, relatively new to living in my car. I just got to New Orleans from Florida Bc it wasn’t the vibe. I want to stay here for a while and work/save my money. I am concerned about my car being broken into, mostly Bc I can’t afford to repair it. I read online having things...

Hello everyone! Im new here but have had several people recommend it. Im a musician posted in LA with my fiancee. Looking for a place to rent or squat

I just moved into a house that is abandoned. The owner died 3 years ago and his wife moved halfway across the country. Planning on fixing up the yard and then getting water and electricity turned on, but not sure about how to do that. I've never paid bills in my life, as I've been living with...

Ppl say 101 is easy way south, so if I can get to the coast that should get me south, but when to go east? I-10 goes right thru Tucson but I think taking 101 to I-10 would mean hitching out of LA and I hear ppl say LA is like a vortex that traps people in and that sounds bad lol. What do u...

My family has been told to vacate after living in the same place for 20 years. We've never missed rent, but a new landlord bought my place and is kicking us out so he can double the rent. I'm not sure the covid eviction moratorium fully protected people in our circumstance where renovation...

Hey y'all, I hope everybody is doing well! I'm planning to head out on a somewhat long-term hitchhiking venture out west, ultimately my goal is to meet new people and hopefully stumble upon cool opportunities. Leaving from the armpit of the USA, known as Florida, I want to hit as many...

Hey all, So I've got a work-stay set up at a sweet spot outside of Vegas, but it doesn't start til August. For personal reasons, I'd like to leave my current state and be in Nevada prior to that, for up to a couple of weeks. I have a couple friends in Reno, so I could probably get a couple...

Hola, Ima squatter who just started renting because covid made squat life inconvenient for me. Moving to New orleans end of january but I have never lived there. Any advice for someone moving to NOLA, and do u know where I can get in touch with an active conscious anarchist community in...

Wondering if anyone could offer a touch of advice on my sleeping arrangements. I have a poly fill sleeping bag from Walmart, it's rated down to like 50 degrees fahrenheit. I also have a heavy duty tarp that I've been wrapping me and the sleeping bag up in the last few nights since it's been...

Newshit kid here. Its cold as Santa's ass out here. I live in Michigan for context, so yea it's pretty easy to get your ass frozen to the concrete while you're takin' a dump (don't ask.) Anybody got any advice on how to stay warm out here? Perhaps more advice than just "wear a coat, dipshit."...

Well myself, my boyfriend and five month old are first time homeless thanks to covid. Basically I've called or emailed every homeless shelter, church group and community outreach program in my city. Columbus, Indiana. And the four surrounding cities. Most never get back to me. Others refuse to...

Thirty years old, been wwoofing/traveling since 2016. Most recently spent three years in California, first in the Santa Cruz mountains on a pot farm/commune, then in the Bay Area where I volunteered for the Long Haul Infoshop and Slingshot radical newspaper. Ironically as soon as I went into...

(hii i don't use forums much, so please forgive me if it isn't done right. admins feel free to delete) So a friend just gifted me a Miyata 610. I'm helping another friend get down to NOLA from Portland at the end of next month and I want to ride my bike back home I think. Currently I don't...

Hi there stranger! How weird that you are viewing this through a screen somewhere far away from me. Would you, as a stranger, be so kind to lend me some advice? I hope I don't sound too naive but atleast im honest hihi, here it goes: I am 18 years old and I am planning to leave my home very...

Looking at beginning to think about planning for when I might consider wondering if I ought to buy another van. Currently I have a rusted ass janky 90s Gas Econoline that I bought off Craigslist for 300 bucks from a retired handyman/scrapper. I don't recall the year but it's the newer model from...

I just got pulled off the highway by a cop and dropped by a fucking abandoned burger king. The cop was a jerk and refused to return my pocket knife. I have nothing if attacked by wild animals now and it was a $40 knife. Is there anything I can do? Pic is his car with number. Just happened...

Whatsup everyone. Let me start off saying I'm fairly unfamiliar with camping and such in general, only gone a handful of times. I'm from Northeastern Ohio; best places I've heard of being Hocking Hills if you're familiar with the area. Same time considering going camping at a local bike trail...

hey--- my name is aaru & i'll be heading all around texas. don't really know where i'm heading/what i'm doing, but i'm also not looking for anything. just trying to live a bit more off the grid, not as intrinsically tied to the metropolis among other drifters. college graduate, rather useless...

Hey folks! Some of you know I've been in the market for a short bus, but due to lack of reasonably-priced options, I'm also considering doing a custom camper van; either a cargo or passenger van (post 2002 GMC savanah or Chevy express preferred) and completely gutting the insides to do a custom...

hello ! i found this forum while doing research about freight hopping and travel gear and have been lurking for a few hours y'all seem super friendly and helpful and comfy guess i'll say a little about myself ~ i turn 30 this year i'm a trans girl, have been out for the past 5 years...

Myself and a small group of folks are interested in putting together an intentional squat for rad/anarcho folks who want to do the damn thing! I am in search of legal advice specific to Texas, anyone with resources they can offer or have leads on, and folx who may want to help/participate in...

I be goddamned if I spend my last days in a middle-of-nowhere town filled with a bunch of goddamn rednecks whom I can't stand and who don't get me, so I'm going to get a plane ticket and go someplace else. Any recommendations for getting a ticket somewhere? South America, Asia, or Europe?

I hitched all last year but managed to stay where it was warm. Ive managed to stay grounded since the begining of dec. But now I wanna head out and I forgot about snow and how cold it gets at night. Any tips on what to do for gear. All I got is a bag blanket and sleeping bag

Hello, im curious about what other people do, and have done in the past traveling in a van with a dog, with no working AC. Im considering eventually buying an rv roof mounted AC, but thats alot of cash and a ways away. Iv slso considered installing a roof vent to help release the heat. Also...

Hi, I am posting this hoping to receive any kind of advice. I have been living in a van on and off with my partner, she has epilepsy and was planning on using her disability income to support the van life while I was the primary driver. I was able to get my drivers license replacement in CA...

Been a few years since I have traveled and it's time I start back again (full time) I have 2 weeks before me and my friend are kicked out of the apartment we rent. My friends going to his parents and I'm hiting the road. I decided to make a profile to ask if anything has changed on the road...

Female travelling alone considering freight hopping. Looking for some genereal advice or tips ( i'm from the UK so i'm not super familiar with things here yet )

After the better part of a decade being an addict, homeless, and nomadic I've been trying to settle down and get some stability for myself. I've got a duplex in eastern Canada and I've just started my first garden. So far I've just tilled the spot I picked and pulled out all the weeds and...

Anyone have some advice for driving Route 50 in Nevada? I want to head towards Denver, and I know that the 50 is a long stretch of road without anything. So besides the norms like, coolant, and oil, do y'all have any advice for driving that deep in the Nevada desert? I'll be leaving, east out of...

Hello All, I've been hoboing around Florida all winter with no problems but I just got a citation for Alcohol in the beach in Panama City. I read the beach rules and they said nothing about alcohol but apparently they have a alcohol ban for the month of March which wasn't posted anywhere and I...

So i am thinking of taking my geriatric ass out west for a bit in May. Because i am old and soft and scared of hitching through Kansas/Oklahoma, but have never seen anything between Steelville, Mo to Denver on the ground (unless you count Winnipeg and Mexico City as being in North America), i...

I found an abandonedbuilding and was wondering how I could take owner ship of it

I'm trying to find a place to go . i dont have an id or anything . I just want to find a place to get my head together. Ill travel where ever. Looking for communes or intentional communities. Been a hermit for awhile and now it's time to get around other folks . haven't had a conversation in...

Quick intro. I'm a 34 ywar old male that moved to NC SC area for xonsteuxtion work after livijg in Key west for a year. I'm now homeless due to lack of construction work here. So me snd my toolbelt and 2 bags are headed out. I have skate boarder my whole life and been in bands and such as a...

Hey guys ::cat:: this is my first time to post here... i'm an international student from egypt, & this is my 1st year learning & exploring in america ::bookworm:: while in the holidays now, i want to travel... i can't afford, of course, staying in hotels & all that stuff! right now, the...