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Re: Camping as permanent accomodation

Postby Jag » Wed 07 May, 2014 8:57 pm

Good . This thread was creepy.
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Re: Camping as permanent accomodation

Postby Ellobuddha » Wed 07 May, 2014 11:13 pm

Deleted - on reflection.
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Re: Camping as permanent accomodation

Postby walkerchris77 » Thu 08 May, 2014 12:37 pm

The bike house looks great. Only problem it would be easy for someone to steal your house and then u would be homeless. And bikeless and pissed off too.
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Re: Camping as permanent accomodation

Postby SteveJ » Thu 08 May, 2014 7:11 pm

For those intrested, in addition to WOOFERS network my wife and I have begun using http://www.helpx.net/ Help X seems very good thus far, it is a free and we have 'helpers' booked up to stay on our farm over the next 6 months, a great mix of poeple with a wide range of skill sets, from all over the planet. Such a network offers possabilities outside the norm, worth a look for those intrested in alternate living arrangments.

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Re: Camping as permanent accomodation

Postby David M » Tue 20 May, 2014 7:29 am

Any update on this, Myself?
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Re: Camping as permanent accomodation

Postby neilmny » Tue 20 May, 2014 7:44 am

He planned to cast off his laptop so my guess is no updates will be forthcoming. :roll:
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Re: Camping as permanent accomodation

Postby GPSGuided » Tue 20 May, 2014 8:51 am

icefest wrote:Tides are actually caused by gravity and not electro-magnetic power...

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Just move it!
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Re: Camping as permanent accomodation

Postby perfectlydark » Tue 22 Jul, 2014 5:55 pm

Just had another read of this thread. Very interesting...
Any updates from the OP? Any news stories of people being rescued out of the blue mountains? Got very weird the last few pages.....
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Re: Camping as permanent accomodation

Postby Kainas » Wed 06 Aug, 2014 10:22 pm

Wow, that was an interesting read. Very curious to know if he did this? I think I would opt for a plane-ticket to NZ and a backcountry hut pass if it came to that.
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Re: Camping as permanent accomodation

Postby icefest » Wed 06 Aug, 2014 10:52 pm

Kainas wrote:Wow, that was an interesting read. Very curious to know if he did this? I think I would opt for a plain-ticket to NZ and a backcountry hut pass if it came to that.

Yep. or just do the Te araoa. Several months of solitude - and if you need more, just walk back up again.
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Re: Camping as permanent accomodation

Postby ahmondjai » Sun 17 Aug, 2014 12:32 am

Regarding to the OP's idea, I've recently came across a TV program, try googling "Ben Fogle New Lives In The Wild" and "Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle II" if you are interested.
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Re: Camping as permanent accomodation

Postby LandSailor » Fri 22 Aug, 2014 10:55 am

Interesting story related to this thread:-

The Strange & Curious Tale of the Last True Hermit
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Re: Camping as permanent accomodation

Postby padfoot » Fri 22 Aug, 2014 12:36 pm

LandSailor wrote:Interesting story related to this thread:-

The Strange & Curious Tale of the Last True Hermit

Thanks for posting that. That was a great read.
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Re: Camping as permanent accomodation

Postby Kainas » Fri 22 Aug, 2014 7:00 pm

That was a sad read. I don't understand why he was put into goal. In twenty years he never harmed anybody (and I don't consider losing some food or a few books as anything harmful). No one seemed to ask him what he would do if he were released... did he want to return to his home. What right did the police have to dismantle his home at all? Surely living in it for so many years would give him some sort of squatters rights (do they have those in the US). I wonder if the townsfolk would be willing to accept him back now that they know who he is, I wonder if he would be in danger of harm from yobbos.

I loved the lady who put a sign on her door "please don't break in, just tell us what you need". I would put a box of good on my front verandah without too many qualms... there are plenty of people on welfare that take more from me without any cause. So many questions.
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Re: Camping as permanent accomodation

Postby andrewa » Fri 22 Aug, 2014 9:46 pm

Yes, I'm in similar box. If someone has lived "rough" for that time, just let them continue to do same, but some communication is required. If he stuck a note on people's doors, saying that he needed food and books and clothes, I think that human nature would ensure that locals would provide such stuff, rather than having him break in.

As for "myself"....who knows. Maybe we will find out sometime, but don't hold your breath.

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