If you gotta take a dump at night and park bathrooms are lock, just poop on the ground and dispose with a doggie bag. Usually parks don’t lock those up at night ;)

I've lived the vagabond lifestyle for a few months at a time, but I wanna jump into for the long haul. I'm just curious, what'd you guys bring with you for the long haul? I have a good idea what to bring this time, but any recommendations or ideas would be great.

I’m a journalist and I’m writing an article about trainriding culture in Michigan for the Detroit News! If you have ridden a train in or around Michigan DM me.

Assuming y'all carry everything that's own in one bookbag, how do you make it work? Even though I don't feel like Ive got much, it's still much. My belongings fill up a large suitcase, my bookbag, and 2 bags that I got out of the supermarket. How am I supposed to pack all of my clothes, toiletries, flute, scriptures, extra pair of shoes, 1 gallon insulated bottle filled with water, and eventually a tarp shelter with a sleeping bag? This is all needed at the very least. Should I look a storage unit to store the rest of my things? It adds up by trying to keep up with paying thst bill every single month. How do y'all deal with y'all's belongings?

i’ve been getting ready for this life slowly and i believe im finally ready. i was planning on starting fresh with someone just as fresh as me but he bailed and im still in totally. just getting back to ohio from kentucky, i currently install fiber optics working as a utility/construction worker. have other trade skills as well that will possibly help on the road. i guess im looking for a little push/some advice. i kinda dont know where to go other then west/south towards the heat. my mother is in mesa and that alone is super rough, not rough all around thanks to soup kitchens and such. i was homeless when i was 14. anyways im 19 turning 20 very soon and have no drug issues i smoke weed as like everyone else. we all have a story, but its harder without someone else or even my brother but he doesnt wanna and im not makin him come but ima miss him.

to sum it up i badly wanna go out but am frightened but i feel like i should just leap into the unknown and trust the universe with my doings.

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Sincerely Quirky Blurky 🥭

I kinda miss it. I only did it for a couple months, but not a day goes by where I don't think about going back to it.

At first, I was terrified, but once I found a good spot to stealth camp, a source of water, and got my hands on some food, I became happier than I have ever been in my life. Everything was so much more simple. Wake up, get water, clean yourself, then just chill. No bills, no job, no responsibilities.

Yeah, it sucked without any money at first, but I have a place now. I can give this a proper start. I have no record, I have my id, a proper bank account, and a mailing address. I could live like a hobo king, only working gigs when the money starts to dry up.

The only reason I havent gone for it is my two cats. Theyre pampered indoor kitties, the life just isn't for them. I don't have the heart to re-home them, I've had one of them since he was a kitten.

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What kind of packs do you guys usually carry and how mobile do y'all tend to be? I recently got laid off, and I've been looking at taking an extended trip somewhere for a while now. I was homeless for a few years back during the height of covid, and honestly shit was way simpler then. Don't plan on it being a permenant thing, but I think a few months or a year or so could do me some good to get my mind straight again. Interested in the kind of gear y'all pack up, and how mobile you guys tend to be - moving every day, settling in a place till you get bored, etc.

I am interested in scrounging up enough cash to fly over to Japan and backpack top to bottom with no real plan and just doing what is needed to get by, it's a bit of an escapist fantasy sure but I'm at a point in my life where whatever consequences happen of it, is whatever. This isn't an immediate plan right now, more so just... researching for the future is all. Would like to hear about y'alls experiences and suggestions regarding international backpacking (posting here and not in more popular subs like backpacking bc of the whole Laws thing) and finding places to sleep in bigger cities and urban environments.

I see a lot of people who are new to the road asking questions about how to adapt to life outside of the common path.

One major change from the common path is that hygiene is a very different experience on the road. You will not be taking a hot shower (or any shower for that matter) every day. You will not be using a lot of “products” on your hair or the rest of your body. You will become very efficient at getting clean and finding places to do so.

The more closely your personal appearance matches that of the housed, the easier it will be for you to find access to privacy and water.

I am not going to discuss gym memberships or friends. Those topics have been covered well enough already.

The baseline for a bath on the road is your butt, face and armpits. With practice you can clean your entire body, be dressed and on your way in 5 to 10 minutes.

You will learn to gain access to small private bathrooms.

To clean yourself, you will need a rag, some soap, a small micro fiber towel (12”x12” is huge) and a couple of ounces of rubbing alcohol.

1. Lock the door

2. Fill the sink with hot water.

3. Take off your clothes; grab your rag and wipe every where.

4. Apply soap lightly where needed.

5. Wipe your self clean.

6. Rinse your rag well and douse it with rubbing alcohol. Wipe yourself every where that you needed soap. Wipe your feet with alcohol.

7. Rinse your rag.

8. Dry off with your towel.

9. Change your underwear. Get dressed

10. Put your supplies away.

11. Carefully clean up after yourself.

12. Go away.

You can follow the same process outside with a bottle of water. Choose your location carefully.

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God bless.

i’m thinking of starting to travel like this, doing hostel work in different places because to me seeing the world and having experiences is more important than working hard to barely get by ya know. do y’all have a plan for when you exit this lifestyle? like do y’all not have a fear of getting old and not having any securities? and if y’all do, what are some of these securities just to give me some insight. thank you!

What's the reasoning behind leaving a house and stable job behind, to plunge into what many would look like as a downgrade?

I hate society. I hate capitalism. I hate the mindset of people. They are mainly all screwed up. Having my own home isn't amusing. I've never had one anyways. I'd rather be on the go constantly, and that's what nomad/vagabond is defined as, right. This system is not a space I can thrive in. I've failed at it, and I felt at peace after seeing new places. It's refreshing. I get bored and aggravated being in the same environment around the same types of people over an extended period of time. I wanna go full throttle with this vagabond thing and for a long time. I'm leaving Europe soon and going back to Hawaii. I'm broke now but will have enough money for the plane ticket soon enough. Give it a month or 2 and I will have it booked. Once Im in Hawaii, I'll have to get a little gig, but no housing will be needed. I can sleep in tucked away areas outside somewhere. How much money would I need, minimum, starting out, while looking for a job?

i wonder who all will be there, I saw Bazz there once. I probably saw people from r/vagabond and didn't know it. Will try and get my minivan out there this year. I need to get the thing paid down and fixed up some more. (2016 Ford Transit Connect cargo with 33,000 miles on it. still needs some tlc, got it at a university auction)

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I'm becoming a vagabond. The rat race construct ends for me and the nomadic lifestyle begins in 3 months. I'm in a foreign country in Europe. I left the u.s at age 19, and relocated to this European country which I won't name. 8 years of my life was spent here. After that, my next move was Hawaii. I arrived there with maybe $2000, I believe. Not much back then either but I made a way and survived. A nice little tent was paid for a month upon my arrival. Within 1 month of being in Hawaii, I found a job doing janitor work at a resort. I was living in employee housing for the cheap. It was cool. I ended up getting fired over some bs. Over some jealousy coming from some.coworkers and the boss. Things went south after that. I found a couple of other jobs in Hawaii then I eventually came back to this same European country I was in for 8 years. I'm ready to leave. I regret coming back here. I've been back for almost a year. I hate the people here and it's extremely hard to find a job here. Ever since I've been back I haven't found a job. I've been rejected. Most jobs here require qualifications or many years of experience. That included quasi low level jobs like cleaning and warehouse jobs. It's ridiculous. What I liked about Hawaii was how abundant the jobs was the low competition, and many jobs would take you in with little to no job experience. This was almost 2 years ago when I first got there Im living on welfare and I expect to save up about $1500 by 3 months from now. More money could be added to that if I miraculously find a short term job soon in this country before bailing.

How do I make that small amount of money last as a vagabond upon my arrival? I don't necessarily need a roof over my head. For those who have lived in Hawaii, is it still easy to find work there?

Has anyone experience with vegabonding the islands ? I see a lot of kewl stories and hardships here, but I've never heard any about this.

So I noticed he changed his description on YouTube. And I gotta say I expected no less, I hide my face so I don't end up inundated with strange mangoes tryna dox me or whatever. Or like Stobe who for all we know got 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛'d or some shiz. He ain't our friend lol. Some of y'all choose to reveal your face and that's all cool and nice, I hope nothing but good comes your way. That being said the internet is dangerous and so is the road, for those posting about wanting to come out and vagabond either fubu or with us I have some wise words fer ya.

One: being male is both easier and harder out here, easier because we don't get hit on (as much) I'm small and look feminine so I've learned that the hard way..... Don't get bonked in your sleep!!!! Harder because no one cares about your safety and they expect you to buck up.... So buck up cuz I don't care either......(Maybe a little).

Two: less is best, pro tip tarps are for tarts, get a shower curtain instead it folds down smaller, is lighter, and doesn't leak. EMERGENCY MYLAR BLANKET!!! Saved me a few times.

Three: don't fuckin' steal!!!! Only janky bitches steal!!!! Only if you absolutely need to for survival! In one of my last posts I said I took a bag of chips from atop a crane, don't be me!! I still regret it.

Four: help who you can, when you can!!!

Five: drugs are gonna put you in very bad and avoidable situations, if you're high and get hurt or shit stolen, then that's on YOU!!

Six: if you're gonna hop trains learn from an old head, people aren't gonna give any advice online that you couldn't find in your own. It's janky posting "train hopping advice" so don't do it!! Do your research or just go out there and do it, there's no in-between. It's dangerous in many ways and you have to live with that if you're gonna do it.

Seven: there is no retirement savings plan in this way of life so think about that. It's not hard to find work or housing even with all the propaganda. There's no excuse if you run out of money, that's on YOU!!

Lastly: and most importantly have fuckin' fun, if you're out here being a downer no one's gonna wanna be around you. Keep that shite in mind.

Sincerely Quirky Blurky 🥭

I went to a local gas station and asked if I can have some food she said take anything so I took this and she gave me a drink feeling a bit better 👏👏🫡

I am about to start a trip in the next few days, starting from London or Paris.
Heading south down to the Mediterranean to begin with, but no plans after that.
Hitchhiking, stealth camping, living cheaply, exploring as much as possible through the summer.
Dm Me.

I'm looking to get into this life style but I live atleast a 20 min ride away from any trains yards near me which is in Erie PA. I was hoping someone may know when the trains run through during the week or maybe have a schedule I could have. Thank for taking the time to read this!

Again our hero embarks on an expedition taking advantage of the holidays. Vagabonds like him are always alone on the holidays, just the way he prefers. The crane was like a sore thumb on the backdrop of the horizon. He'd been in Tampa bay for a week at this point and the crane caught his eye on day one. Having been months since his last climb he was itching to taste the thinner air up where the clouds met the skyline.It was a bit of a risky endeavour as it was surrounded by high security fencing and windows from neighbouring apartments, but with his luck it was negligible.

Upon reaching the cockpit he noticed he was famished and had not even a mango to chomp on, luckily there was a bag of chips. He's no thief but those chips spoke to him in a way he couldn't refuse, they were BBQ and they were tasty. Spending the better part of two hours up there he rambled to the camera incoherent bable about politics and high housing prices, at one point even yelling for no reason. Certain he wasn't gonna get caught he leisured his way back down where he found a nifty rock. He threw that rock and forgot he'd done so until writing this. Afterwards he made his way back to his comfy little spot in the bushes, smiled and fell asleep. The next morning he awoke to the sound of an officer screaming at him telling him he was under arrest....... No he didn't I lied. Till the next time Quirky Blurky out.....mic drop.

Sincerely Quirky Blurky 🥭

After a long day of working in the freezing meat department at whole foods our hero braces the Nashville summer heat. Bored outta his gourd he looks up at an unfinished skyscraper he was pondering on climbing. Tonight was the night he thought as it may be his only chance. It was a quiet Sunday night and due to events on Broadway the metro PD was all but occupied by it. He ziged and zaged, dodged and weaved like a racoon keen on plunder! Scoping out the situation he was able to find an access point though a blind spot where cameras couldn't penetrate. Up and up he climbed filming the whole ordeal. He reached the top where the pent house was half finished, climbed up to the rooftop and cracked a ginger ale of which he had three. Sip after sip he gazed upon the night lights off the city below thinking to himself "this is what it's all about". An hour and a half he enjoyed his freedom and the ginger ales before making his way back down. Thus concludes this adventure, there has and will be more to come.

-The adventures of Quirky Blurky 🥭 -QB

Sincerely Quirky Blurky 🥭

On a dark chilly rainy night three weeks ago, Mr. Quirky Blurky stalked Vancouver's seawall in search of a place to lay his head. Comforted by the fact he would be wet and cold throughout the night he pressed on knowing he was tougher than the cold. Eventually stumbling on an old camp under a bridge. No sign of tolls nor trolls he prepared his gear for the long cold morning he was about to experience.

Upon waking up to the south western view of the great Vancouver skyline he pooped and ate some tuna, packed up and forged on. To this day there's still a can in the bushes from that night. Off to the bus he went filming a trek through the notorious yet familiar DTES before reaching his destination at Pacific union station on main street. Till the next adventure Quirky Blurky out.....mic drop.

Sincerely Quirky Blurky 🥭

What are some YouTube channels where vagabonds just hitchhike, hop trains, use public resources, etc as they travel around through the US? I used to watch some channels but can't remember the names.