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  1. RogueBubbles

    Newbie nomad / rubber tramp here - four months in!

    Hey there! I've been lurking this site for years now dreaming of the freedoms of living on the road and in July of this year I finally took the leap. My partner and I sold or gifted away most of our belongings, left our home in Portland, Oregon, and hit the road in our 93 Chevy Van after doing a...
  2. M Cicadina

    A Nomad on the Spectrum.

    I've pawed through this site for a year or two whenever a roadblock has presented itself in my travels, or even just an interesting question has surfaced in my mind. I always found myself coming back here. Guess today I finally make my profile. After being homeless since 2016, I suppose I...
  3. RogueNomad59

    new nomad

    Recent nomad as of September 2... currently in Pennsylvania, heading to new York till thanksgiving then west to Arizona or therabouts. Would love to have company, companion or caravan with others. No shady people need to apply. Stephen
  4. Blankpacker

    Enby Nomad floating around

    I've been on the road about 4 years now, but only recently discovered this site thanks to someone I couchsurfed with. I'm fairly new to traveling as an out person, and it's definitely been a different experience than it was before. Just did a full hitchhike trip from the east coast to the west...
  5. lemoncats

    New(ish) nomad ready to hit the road again soon!

    Hi. As it says on my profile, Ive been travelling with my partner for almost 8 years with our cats. We've kinda stayed to ourselves, living out of th car and crashing on some friend's couches. We've settled down from time to time but based on some personal situations, we have always stayed in...
  6. JohnnyAardvark

    Nomad in need of a tribe

    Hello hello, My name's Johnny, Im a 20 year old kid currently traveling the world, right now in Berlin with my partner. We share a common dream of starting a tribe focused around love, art and good 'ol philosophizing. I want to start this tribe while on the road, where I plan to be for some...
  7. The Thirteenth Orphan

    A nomad with know how

    I confess I avoid crossing paths with folks on the road. Those on the uex side of things know that "people mean trouble". Yet, every once in a great while, I meet some decent misfits in my travels that are worthwhile folk. Without revealing too much I work as one of the worlds many...
  8. PHIL THE ILL

    Rubber Tramp. Been creeping STP for years. Looking to build a van.

    In Colorado. Can be wherever. Just need to build this van. Crashing in a Chrysler 200. It's 17 degrees right now. Just really need a job to start this van build. Have money saved. Definitely trading this little ass car.
  9. D

    Who lives on 2 wheels? Scooter tramp, motorcycle hobo

    I've travelled like 17 states by motorcycle... I'm not talking about weekend trips or vacation time for a week once a year... I'm talking, long term. Anyways, I lived like that on and off for the past few years... I been riding motor cycles all my life, but actually living off a bike, maybe 2...
  10. Mathurin Kerbouchard

    Video What's the difference between a Hobo, tramp and homebum?

    There's various ideas and misconceptions about the traveling community or those who choose to be homeless and free from Corporate America. With this video I provide my perspective, dismissing the modern ideology that tends to categorize or group people into one.
  11. NewMexicoJim

    Nomad rubbertramp ready for the road

    Hello everyone. Having lived and worked from TX, AZ, OR, AK, NM I am now retired and ready to be a rubbertramp nomad. I'm looking for a traveling companion, company, riders, road dawgs to help and be helped. About me: 62yo gay male, skilled, experienced, wilderness camper, ready for the road...
  12. The Hiker

    Finisia Medrano - horse nomad and guerilla gardener legend

    Just met this badass elder at Between the Rivers, she's done all kinds of cool shit and they're trying to make a movie about her movie trailer
  13. Brother Bear

    Cross country leather Tramp

    Hey everybody! I’m BrotherBear. I’m a leather Tramp from Slab City, California. I’m currently in WolfCreek, Oregon. I was introduced to this site by Andrew who’s VikingAdventures have led us all over the place. I’m currently as of this moment looking to hitch some rides from Oregon all the way...
  14. Icecoffee2

    Hello ,rubber tramp looking for like minded people

    Thanks for having my old butt in this group, I'm a rubber tramp and follow the thermometer, i have come to a t in the road and flipped a coin, meeting like minded people would be great , thanks to all
  15. J

    Counting the Nomad population

    Greetings y'all. I had the pleasure of meeting Matt while he was lounging in Slab City. Hey, I hate to say that I want to TRACK EVERYONE but I was hoping to build a bit of a census to count the uncountable. Does anyone have any ideas on the best way to get a headcount of nomads in a city? I...
  16. F

    Jessi and Alan last seen with 'Nomad' in AZ/CA

    My Daughter Jessi and her Boyfriend, Alan have been missing for 10 days without contacting family members to get wired money transfer. They were giving a ride to a guy by the Alias of Nomad. Nomad was from Oregon. He has tall slight build with BLONDE HAIR. The three of them had been in CASA...
  17. B

    Experienced nomad / musician

    Hey guys, I've been traveling on and off for years. Biggest trip was 6 months across a few states. I'm planning a new trip starting in March through OR, CA, AZ, CO, WA and maybe SD. Hit me up
  18. Glass Roads

    Aspiring self employed glass blowing rubber tramp looking to make friends with fellow travelers/anarchists

    Wake up and rage! I'm Aaron, I'm gonna be 30 on the first, and I'm planning on leaving my current employment to travel full time as of next year summer of 2020. I've been blowing glass for about 6 years, and I'm hoping to make a job of traveling full time and blowing glass at different studios...
  19. jimmyf

    Considering the nomad lifestyle

    Well I'm considering this life on the road for my first time. Grew up to a fairly well off family, but it's not easy living under their roof. I have a college degree, and I still just couldn't seem to make it in the real world. I sold drugs for a couple years, and I made a ton of money, but I...
  20. ThatBitch

    19 y/o artist in search of freedom

    hello! i have never gone camping, killed and prepared an animal, backpacked, hitchhiked, or traveled outside of the US. but i am painfully tired of this society and i'm ready to take the plunge and reconnect with the earth in the way our ancestors once did. return to our roots with me :) looking...
  21. RiverWulf

    Hi y'all. New to the nomad life

    Hey y'all, I'm RiverWulf, currently hitching and backpacking across the country, touring National Parks, Monuments, and Forests and making vids. Just getting started, and had this site recommended to me by someone I met and it's a great resource so far, thanks. Finished up the Grand Canyon, and...
  22. Valdice

    Nomad of Ohio

    Where to begin? I'm an immature, but kind person. I have difficulty owning up to my mistakes, and I don't deal with stress as well as others. I've never been able to hold a job for more than 3 months, and my anxiety attacks make me feel like I just got done running 3 miles. I'm hoping that I...
  23. Cornelius Vango

    Photos Photo Tour of my Bus

    Now that I've been living full-time in my bus instead of just using it as a detachable bedroom and work truck, I decided to take some pictures of my set-up.
  24. Kaine

    In Colorado Springs, heading to west coast come Summer (+ the story so far)

    I'm Kaine, 23 M, from Indianapolis, IN. Last summer I decided fuck living in the city, can't deal with the noise, lack of space and privacy, and entitled people. For the past 3-4 years I've been working on and off at urban farms and living in a van. Then I got a vision that I'm not supposed to...
  25. kylethree8

    Starting my rubber tramp travels

    What's up StP. Been reading the forums for awhile before becoming a member, figured I'd join in on the fun. My names Kyle, I'm just starting out on the on the road with my less than perfect truck ( we'll see how far it takes me ha) done some short term travels but I plan to be out and...
  26. The exploring phoenix

    Hello, from another nomad

    I'm new to this site so I thought I should post a quick, hi. A little about me, I am 18 and currently homeless. I've traveled around California a bit and now I am in Oregon. I travel mostly by walking but I now have a little beat up car. I'm interested in seeing the world, traveling around...
  27. stonedagain

    just a zen punk looking to meet new and interesting people

    hey everyone, I'm Zach (short for Zachariah). I'm just gonna copy some of this from my profile that I just wrote.. so I've lived in this tiny rural town in Wisconsin (population of about 400) all my life and am planning to finally leave in the spring or summer. I visited and stayed with my pen...
  28. RamblingTheorist

    Advice for a new-ish rubber tramp?

    I've been travelling quite alot and just now got introduced to this site. I finally have my trailer and truck setup to I want to start my more recent adventures with but I still want some advice on places to go, gear that's necessary specifically to rubber tramping, or just random advice from...
  29. Savi

    Transient life in Brazil

    Hi,this year I became homeless in Brazil and started to travel armed only with foreigner based sites knowledge, since here is like Hobo´s Stone Age. I did a three months voyage, sedentarized since june and in august I will hit the road again. I'm triying to make this a permanent lifestyle. I'm...
  30. shea

    This reckless spirit of mine

    I want to dive head first into the volcano that is my fucked up head. Im on the 2 months work 2 months play life style. I think im addicted to it. Part of me wants to be a contributing, decent member of society, but eventually greed takes control. My desire for freedom consumes me. I can blame...
  31. Matt Derrick

    News & Blogs Raw portraits of the transient kids who travel america’s trains

    so some of these pictures folks on here might have seen before, but there's some new ones, so i figured it was still worth sharing. http://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/raw-portraits-of-the-transient-kids-who-travel-americas-trains?utm_source=vicefbus raw portraits of the transient kids who...
  32. Shwillam

    Punk Nomad

    So I came across this article from vice: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/punk-nomads in which @Matt Derrick is mentioned as is STP. It seems to me that Vice has attempted to paint the most horrible light filtered bullshit connotation they possibly could on the travel community. My question/...
  33. Rebeccah

    Not My First Rodeo!

    Hi, my name is Becky! I am 23 years old, and I've been traveling since I was 19. (: I am currently stuck in Las Vegas, NV but we're trying to get to Madison, WI where we would be off the streets! Feel free to ask any questions you like, I will answer honestly and sincerely. (:
  34. wanderlovejosh

    Photos Rubber tramp rendezvous summary part 1

    Thought id share my experience of the 2017 rubber tramp rendezvous... If anyone on here wants to share your experience please do. I first heard about the rubber tramp rendezvous in the fall of 2015. It was after doing a lot of research on mobile life styles and really started checking out...
  35. wanderlovejosh

    Going to rubber tramp rendezvous?

    Just wondering if anyone was planning to go to this? It's in quartzite, January 10-22. http://www.cheaprvliving.com/gatherings/
  36. NattyKiwi

    Video Hawaii Nomad Livin

    Aloha Nomads! Im back again with another video for whoever wants to see it. This video is a montage of some of my time here so far. Da palm trees, clear ocean, cliff jumping, clear skies. and chillin at some locals spots. Its lookin like ill be staying here for another full season before...
  37. Matt Derrick

    Video Digital Nomad Day in the Life WITH PRICES | Chiang Mai, Thailand

    This is a pretty good video since it does list the prices of things in Thailand right now and the video really gives you a good sense of what it's like to live there.
  38. Primitive

    crust punk, anarcho-primitivism, & the nömad life.

    I think it would be a great idea to intertwine the three intersectionally, so i've done what little i can do at the moment and started a facebook group by that very same name, hopefully we can build somewhat of a community of like minded people there, share percpectives, good music, & stories. I...
  39. Tude

    Photos Piggy back Rubber tramp

    I had to preserve this pic. This showed up with a group of people here today (Rochester NY) at the zoo. Had to save it!!
  40. BuiltForComfortNotSpeed

    New Here and Ready to Go. Any Takers?

    Hi everyone, I'm currently in NW Ohio and leaving within the next two weeks. Don't know where I'm going yet so I'm up for ideas for a warmer area and prefer being able to work. My ultimate goal would be to get back to rubber tramping. I don't have a vehicle since I haven't needed one in the...
  41. ohh

    AhoyAhoy, anyone wanna rubber tramp round the SE, maybe CO.

    I've got two dogs and a nice little Corolla. Two and a half jugs and the tank's full to the brim, shit is so cake. Heat's currently broken. My dogs are assholes sometimes (they get rowdy) but I love them, ones a handsome brindle pit who loves swimming and the other a little (20ish lbs) black...
  42. Matt Derrick

    Event [Jan 5-19th, 2016] Rubber Tramp Rendezvous, Quartzsite, AZ

    The Rubber Tramp Rendezvous is Almost Here! By Bob, www.cheaprvliving.com View Original December 13th, 2015 Chili Dinner at RTR 2015. The only thing missing, was you! While I love living cheaply off-grid in a car, van or RV sometimes it does get a bit lonely. Even though the majority of us...
  43. S

    Almost a boat tramp!

    I have spent the majority of my life riding trains, hitching and rubber tramping cross country, Now I finally aquired a boat. I will be launching my 40ft cutter this spring, hoping to find other dirty crusty travellers and perhaps form a flotilla of sorts. If you live on the fringe of soceity...
  44. Art101

    Awesome rubber tramp setup.

    Thought this and had me dreaming about building a setup around it lol.
  45. Coywolf

    Warm place to rubber tramp & work

    Hey guys, dont know if this is posted elsewhere but..... I am looking for a warm/desert town/place where I can live out of my truck fairly easily and also find temp work during the winter. I have plenty of opportunity up here in Oregon, But I need a place with a better climate. I havent spent...
  46. R

    nomad documentary series

    Hi there. I did a documentary for the BBC called American Nomads a few years back Now we're looking to do a TV series following different modern nomads. Any train hoppers or boat nomads interested? Others?
  47. Dmac

    Video Happy Nomad Girl

    I did a search and found a few threads about her, but not this video, hope you enjoy it.
  48. S

    Featured Always Moving: a Transient Way of Life

    http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/28/living/cnnphotos-travelers-hitchhikers-lost-and-found/ Great photos of traveling folk. Dickie, now known as Knuckles, was the first traveler who Michael Joseph photographed for his "Lost and Found" series. Joseph noticed Knuckles, he said, because "he had an...
  49. StealthYellow

    Motorcycle nomad checking in

    Hi, all: I've been reading this forum a lot the past couple months, getting ready for an extended, rambling road trip around the States. Sold all my things, got my bike ready, last day on the job is Friday. Thanks to all you who have shared your knowledge and stories here! My hope is that when...
  50. sara aranha

    Couchsurfing living Nomad on Macrobiotic::

    Primarily a student of Cultural Studies, I'm interested in any kind of alternative way of life, specially macrobiotic cookery, ethnology, alternative cultural associations, the logics of squatting, rock and psychadelic music, primitivism, anarquism, sustainable living, organic agriculture and...