r/vagabond

i was there for 3 days. They wanted me a year. haha no thanks. I was just exhausted and hungry when I met this dude who told me about it...

anyways, as im getting my stuff back... they hand me a check for the cash I had on hand when i came in (eleven dollars....) i said i dont have an I.D. I cant cash this check... they said sorry we dont carry cash on hand... motherf***er that CASH was my PERSONAL PROPERTY... why not just leave it in my backpack??? they dropped me off at the next town up.... didnt even give me any food.... very christ like indeed.... so glad I got out when I did.... at least I baicaly got 200 miles north along my journey...

it funny how the whole attitude changed about being so happy for me then as soon as i say im not doing this program anymore its a cold shoulder.... I'll continue living how "god" would want its "children " to live...

"good acts alone wont get you into heaven" cool idgaf about getting into heaven...

anyways just wanted to vent.... faith based recovery is not for me...

Crew-change.com

Free rail maps, one per state and one lower 48.

They mark where the train slows and swaps its crew, where the road opens up.

Offline PDFs. Your GPS dot works on them with no signal.

Came up through riders, goes back out the same way. Grab one, pass it down.

Drop any edits in the comments 🤘

idk how ya'll do this shitt. especially in a hammock. tent is possible but still seems hard for some reason. the only sleep i have been able to get on the road so far is on hard ground (concrete, asphalt, wood) idk wtf is wrong with me. i was prepared for the hunger, the blisters, the bugs, the sweat, but i was not prepared for this level of sleep deprivation. i was not prepared for being nowhere near a good sleeping spot, and being too tired to even figure out where to go, let alone go there.

also my friend ditched me and now im stranded. what a guy

Broke boy pork ramen

Ingredients

1-bag of pork ramen- I prefer a half crushed packs found in the laundry room at a random campground.

2- porkchop bones The best ones I have found are from the manager special section at your local grocery and leftover from the night before. Pro tip leave them out overnight in the unwashed bowl from dinner.

Garlic? I dunno how much, you do you. Mine usually is what is stuck to the leftover bones.

2- fresh laid eggs. I know this is a hard one to get. The trick is be nice to people and maybe do some yardwork and eggs somehow magically appear.

3-packets of pepper. You can usually find these near the roller dogs at the local stab and grab. Side note while there grab as many condiments as possible. If you think its stealing buy a roller dog ya pussy.

INSTRUCTIONS

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For best results follow these as close as possible. Wake up ready to kick the day in the dick. Check phone realize it is 3 AM. Doom scroll for an hour. Play a game on your phone for another hour. Wait till phone falls on your face. The morning nap is a crucial part to the equation. Wake up again and yell at the big yellow star in the sky. Ingest a minimum of 30 mg of a nice peppy thc edible. Get impatient they are taking to long and smoke a bowl. Doom scroll till the self hatred kicks in and now it is time to take on the world. Take the morning shower. On the way stand staring blankly forgetting what you are about to do. Say good morning to the edibles that you may have taken to much of. Shower done munchies set in time to cook some shit. Fire up the trusty coleman camp stove. Freak out hoping you have enough propain. Edibles round two for the win. Calm down find lost water bottle. Throw bones and water on the fire. Wait till boil and debate on how long to boil the bones.

Decide one cigarette is the appropriate time. Remove bones get distracted by something. Remember you're cooking start the noodles. Get distracted again then Remember the noodles. At this time most the water has boiled out. Crack the eggs on top, shut off the gas, and impatiently wait on the eggs to be done. When all is done rummage around in the crate of your other food stuff looking for a fork. A fork that is allegedly from the gods of the roller dog condiments. Do we need a bowl fuck no the pot is perfect it has a handle so you can pace around and eat like the feral curb creature you are. Yall be well and safe out there. Ground scores and good snipes to all yall.

I plan just getting a sleeping bag and hiding it during the day when I go out

I prefer being as far from the city and most homeless so I don't mind having to walk everyday to/from metro station to the sleeping spot

A good free place to shower would be great too

I have such extreme anxiety sometimes that I almost HAVE TO stay away from the public and hode in the woods all day. I am out of edibles, alcohol, and weed too which makes it all that more difficult... I am in the situation that I can have a replacement ID mailed and itll at least be safe with the homeowner until I can grab it. Does anyone know if there any charities in NC that will help with rebuying one for me?

Im flat broke and havent been doing too great with flying or spanging which kinda sucks! I figured with the weather being this hot people may have more of a heart. I am looking for work again now that Im here, but I havent heard anything back from anywhere so I remain hopeful something happens soon! I feel so downtrodden today, it is my daughters birthday and I couldnt send her anything, not even a card. She knows I love her at least... I really wanted to get back up north to her to surprise her soon, as since shes really upset that I had to leave to begin with...

I am having a stretch of what feels like constant misfortune. I had JUST got my ebt card back for 6mths and thought I was going to eat good the first time in a good while, only for my entire wallet to be completely missing! I ordered a new EBT, but I have to wait around for it to come. Days with all this anxiety make me want to leave where I am immediately. I just wish I could be a better parent. I didnt expect to be sobbing by time I was done with this post but I guess I need it or I wouldnt be feeling like this...

Anyway, widh me luck on dinner. I was hoping I could get a new ID ordered before I depart again. Seems like maybe I should just keep rolling. I am heartbreak traveling to begin with this time so... I hope I can find something to eat without directly facing the public this evening. Its beautiful outside and the temps should start to fall for the rest of the night. A joint or a beer wkuld be of much help right now. Guess i have to weigh my options and bite the bullet if I wanna get either.. smh.

Sorry if this was a depressing post. Thanks to all my peeps in this sub who live this way too and understand. Also, tysm of you have any info on a charity that will help me get a replacent ID! Mine is not a NC id so i cant just go in and get one, I have to order mine online and have it sent here which makes things a bit stickier.

All my fellow travelers. Much love. Hang in here with me!

Well you guys, the bags are almost fully packed, and now it's time to sell off what we've collected since January.

We tried to make it work in WV, but man this state is shit, legitimately.

Thankfully, we have some friends that have a homestead out in Cali, now, it's not one of those glamorous homesteads like you'd see on YouTube, but it's beautiful and perfect for us, and I'm excited to see where this journey takes us.

I'm not sure if this would still count as us being Vaga, but fuck it feels just like it. Trades of services to get what we need, hunting for our food. Building shacks up. Idk, I'm excited, but nervous at the same time.

Our local PD is helping us with bus tickets to get West, bus ride will take 3 days (fuck my life), at which point we'll be kicking it in Reno for about 8 hours while we wait for the bus that takes us the rest of the way to our destination in Cali.

Hardest part? Trying to downsize, even though we're already minimalist. We're trying to hustle up what we can $ wise while we're still in WV, but I'm not sure if we will hit our goal of $500, even with selling off the bits we do have.

Loaded a few bags up of our clothes, bedding, and miscellaneous household items and donated them to a rubber tramper that's local to us right now, so that felt nice as heck to pay it forward. Especially to these two amazing human beings.

Anyways, I'm sorry for the mess of this post, I'm tired, little anxiety ridden, and ready for the 1st to be here, so we can beat feet.

Much love, stay warm (or cool), and up emm!

The raccoon wants adventure, good food, my vices, and great conversation, and performance

The accountant wants to be a halfway reasonable human being, keep my job, keep my place, save money, invest

I went to school for accounting for 3 years. I was also homeless 3 years during COVID (hard season to get a restroom I tell ya)

Im very split minded to the extent that I dont know which is the real me. Ive gotten accusations here of being fake or cosplay homeless (automod usualy zaps em), forgive me, I am just allowing myself to live an experience that has become second nature to me, and being willing to do this allows me to save on motels, spread my wings, and travel

I was never dishonest with anyone who got to talking

The main rhyme slogan I used while spanging was "every cent dents the rent, 10 percent sent to ladies and gents in tents" aka I was trying to be honest while still doing what i do and playing my life cheatcode.....

And it is a cheat code

My accountant brain sees the numbers, measures them, considers strategy, brand, image. The accountant sees the raccoon is onto something with their rascly performance; it's situationally very productive, and more importantly, under the table

Disability punishes you for working too hard. Arguably, rhymes for dimes isn't work, and this isn't income, theyre donations.

Feasibly i could crowd fund my pretzel business doing this and find success

Its been really rolling in my head.

Accountant brain wants to just work in a cubicle. But realistically, living that way, in an ivory tomb like that; idk i mighta jumped by now.

The accountant needs the raccoon to feel alive

Sometimes the raccoon needs the accountant to stay alive too.

Anyways im either returning back to normal or abandoning the airbnb im hardly in anyway. Should i flip a coin on it?

Going to start walking from Ohio to California in the next day or so. I have absolutely no money, no gear. The only thing I have is a backpack and 2 changes of clothes. No ID, no money, nothing. I just recently got clean from opiates after a 10 year addiction. I don't know what to do with my life and I have nothing at all to continue on for, so I have to do something.

I won’t be renting a storage unit or U-Haul to transport my items, so I’m hoping somebody here has some wisdom on how to let go of most of them. Getting rid of books and notebooks is the most challenging. To put it delicately, I have a difficult relationship with my parents and often get the impression that they treat me like I won’t amount to anything, and so having items related to my intelligence has always felt like proof that I have an inner life and am my own person.

hey yall! hoping to head down to nola after spending some time in TN with friends this winter before it gets too cold to busk new england- but ive also heard busking down there in nola can be pretty tough in the winter? ive only ever played stage/bar gigs in that back of the woods so its definitely unfamiliar territory. any tips tricks or advice would be lovely!

also for safety reasons i should mention i am a solo female traveler most of the time, are there areas to avoid due to that?

thank ya folks