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Hey fellow citizens of the Earth, My name is Titus and Im kind of new to this thing but I'm excited for what the future holds. Recently moved out of my parents house and sort of discovered myself and my former roommate helped me to open my eyes. I hope to one day buy a camper or a van and...

Trying to get from Dubuque to Sioux City to play a gig. Anyone have experience hitching in this state?

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/life/2016/07/06/72-year-old-iowa-bicyclist-18200-miles-across-america-4000-go/86207118/ I love hearing about people that just one day decided they were going to ride, and then kept on riding. 72-year-old Iowa bicyclist: 18,200 miles across America, 4,000...

It just occurred to me that not a lot of people outside Iowa probably know about RAGBRAI. It's a bicycle event where you ride across Iowa. I've never personally made the ride, but have hosted riders coming through my town in the past. The route changes every year. I've always heard that it's...

Des Moines to Dallas by bicycle. Seven hundred and fifty some miles in two and a half weeks. I left Des Moines on new tires, with a new air mattress, and eighteen dollars. Thanks John. I got to Dallas with sixteen dollars and spent eighty along the way. Also notable was that my new friend Rob in...

Hey everyone I'm new here obviously. Living in my prius and working full time. Not sure when I'll be hitting the road or where to go. Looking forward to meeting interesting people.

Maybe I'm a bit late in posting this, but I recently discovered there's an annual National Hobo Convention taking place in Britt, Iowa on August 3-9, 2015. My partner and I are rubbertramping out of Michigan soon to start heading west and look for temp work, and we were wondering if this...

I have been heading east from Denver and have seemed to lose my momentum. My travels have been speedy and turbulence free but now i find myself lacking motivation to move forward. My main mode of transportation has been hitching and i have grown tired of the long treks between rides. If anyone...

Hey gang, I was arrested in Iowa on a criminal trespass charge last month and i served 13 days based on this charge.Yet they want me to come back and serve more time on this charge.I told my public defender why can't we just do time served?Well they want you to come back or pay $250 to the...

Grrr i just wasted 13 days of my time in this damn place at their lovely jail.Happens to turn out i was picked up by a chick who was traveling to Cali and we got popped in a park by the local PD and the car comes back as STOLEN. Interesting to say the least lol. What really,really pisses me...

Homeless can stay in Des Moines camps Hearing officer agrees with defense that consequences of eviction are worse than unsafe conditions http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130212/NEWS/302120049/Homeless-can-stay-in-Des-Moines-camps?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage I couldn't copy...

Anyone going? STP meetup?

Yesterday, I picked up an old hippie couple that had been trying to catch a ride for four days. Their names are Tim and Melody, and they are from Arizona. We drove a few miles until my car started spitting a thick white smoke from the exhaust pipe. I had to stop because the car also had trouble...

I'm 30 YOA, for 4 years now I'm still wondering why when you get married you don't get pamphlets, letters or just an e-mail saying your divorce will cost more than your wedding! Yet your marriage will cost you everything! blah and life still has to go on. wow i didn't mean for that to happen...

hi everybody! we're brand new to the site, but hopefully you can give us some advice. background info: shane is 21 and a college student, emily (who's writing this) is 18 and just graduated high school. we've been best friends for a few years and have wanted to road trip since i was fourteen or...

I hadnt seen anything posted about this yet, so I figured Id do it. The hobo convention is held the second week of August every year. Is anyone planning on coming out to good ole Iowa this year? Let me know, Id love to see some people!

Don't really plan on being there too long, just wanted to know anyone elses experience. If theres anything to do/see. I'm getting a rideshare there just to get to the midwest without having to hitch up there from AZ. Plan to head to Minneapolis afterward.

hey you hobos out there! i am in omaha and have lots of space available for people going to and comming from the convention in britt iowa. i lucked into a caretaking job for a 14 acher spread in omaha. this old horse stable used to house 60 to 80 horses. now there is only 1 old racehorse, 2...

Tommorow I'm delivering some small packacges from Shiller Park(suburb of chicago) to davenport iowa. I'd be happy to bring anybody else who's looking to go west. I'm leaving shiller park around 7-8am(july 19) and heading for davenport.