A better guide to street living.
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Published: Apr 10, 2008 3:20 a.m.
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So I was browsing, and I found a few eggs on street survival. But they were incomplete.
Many people look down on street dwellers, but if you ever fall into a rut, and end up on the streets like so many hard working people have, here are some tips, since I know most would be too stuck up to ask for advice from a bum.
SHELTER-
When you’re squatting, you have to remember the NUMBER ONE RULE, if you want it when you get back, take it with you. People love fucking with bums possesions, and you never know, when you get back to your camp everything could be gone. So take it with you. Short term squats can be under a nice bridge, in a field, tunnels, caves, churches, abandoned buildings, aswell as anywhere else you can imagine. I’ve slept in dug outs, un-locked cars, abandoned houses, laundry mats, churches, bridges, in tents hidden from the view of the public, and well.. you get the point. Rainy days can be a drag when you don’t have anywhere to dry off, so tarp forts work well if you can’t find a dry spot. Wood pallets keep you off the ground when it’s wet, so that your sleep gear stays dry. When making a tarp fort, be creative, think back to the days of building forts when you were a kid.. atleast thats what I’ve done, and it worked fine for me.
When camping on a beach it’s good to have a tarp aswell because of the moisture, you can dig a hole in the sand, as deep as you wish, and find rocks to hold down the tarp. Sand is comfortable to sleep on, it conforms to the shape of your body.
Don’t be dumb about where you sleep, and be armed. Don’t sleep somewhere that has alot of traffic, that is visible from main streets. Use common sense and be safe.
MONEY-
You can either sell things you’ve made for money, such as jewelry, art, or just hustle the masses of people and trick them into buying shitty stuff you find in dumpsters behind stores. Or you can spange like normal people. There are many different ways of approaching spanging, you can be an idiot, loud and abnoxious, and bother your change victims into giving you some money. You can be sweet, sincere, and scam people into giving you money, You can be blunt and tell the truth, for example "HEY YOU!!! Give me a fuckin’ beer!!" Or, "Excuse me baby doll, but you wouldn’t happen to have any extra change for a quart?" You can skip to the point and tell them exactly what you need, like, "I’ve got a hole in my bowl can you plug it with a nugget?" Or, "Can you spare some change for pot? no? Well can you spare some pot for a change?" Or, "sob sob sob, i’m pregnant, and starving.. sob sob sob"
But I prefer being blunt, selling hand made goods, or making catchy signs.
DUMPSTER DIVING-
GOOOD TIMES. When dumpster diving it is good to bring a few back packs to carry the stuff you find. You find all kinds of stuff in dumpsters. I find that apartment dumpsters are good for finding things like socks, bongs, random shit, couch cusions (which work wonderfully for a temporary mattress), and pretty much anything. I found a bong in a dumpster at some apartments before. Or behind large stores such as Big Lots, 99cent stores, good wills, slavation armory, stater brothers, Safeways, and yada yada, you get the point. Alot of the time they cut things up so that you can’t use them again, but sometimes you find full on packages of food behind grocery stores, sweaters, SOCKS (one of the main things you want when you’re on the streets, boot rot isn’t fun), but yeah, dumpster diving is a good way to find some neccesities, aswell as random shit.
If you do get boot rot, pee on your feet. Or have someone else do it. The amonia in urine kills the fungus. Thats just a little known fact if you ever get mad boot rot on the road.
PACKING A PACK-
You don’t want to bring a bunch of bullshit you don’t need, its good to keep it to the bare minimum. Some warm clothes, hat, SOCKS, WEAPON, Sleeping bag, tent, stove, pan, canned food, sewing needle, dental floss, DUCT TAPE. I personally carried alot more than that.. but that was only because I knew I’d need first aid eventually, and I had a shit ton of art gear for making shit to sell. And I’m a girl, so I had to bring some of that girly bullshit.. but I’m one tough cookie so I could carry it without complaining. That’s another thing. If you can’t or don’t want to carry your pack because it’s too heavy, then suck it up, and throw some shit away. NO ONE likes dead weight.
WEAPONS-
Now, being on the streets you get fucked with by the man alot. So be careful about your weapons. You know the laws, you don’t neccesarily have to follow them, but make sure you tell a cop if you have a huge knife in your pack, or if you have some blunt object. I have had many weapons on the road, never had to use one on someone unless I was threatening them so they’d get the fuck away from me. One such weapon I made from a piece of rusted saw, and ducktape.. I made the sheeth out of cardboard and ductape. I sharpened the side of the saw blad that didn’t have the teeth. That worked well for intimidation, and would have worked very effectively if I had to actually use it. Mase, pepper spray are alright to carry, but that shit doesn’t work all that well. It doesn’t affect some people, and it pisses others off, like me. Only use your weapons in self defense, don’t be stupid. Robbing people is stupid. Stealing from stores is completely different.
STEALING-
When you go to a grocery store to steal a meal, or just go on a shopping spree, you’ll want to pick a store with a no chase policy, just in case. Safeway works well. You just go in, possibly with a member of the opposite sex and shop. I’ve come out of a store with meat, tea, whiskey, beer, cheese, eggs, and propane all at once, and got away with it. There in an art to it, and you don’t want to be paranoid. You have to act like you own the place.
HYGIENE-
Bathing is a big issue on the streets. Alot of people I know just don’t bathe period, so I’m always trying to give them new pants and what not.
Fast food restraunt restrooms, gas stations, train stations, pretty much any bathroom is good for bathing. You don’t neccesarily need a miror. I found that an effective way to wash your feet is in a toilet, scrub, flush, done. Body bathing in a sink is a little tricky but not impossible, and for girls.. bein on the road you gotta keep yourself fresh, so a good way to keep your cunt from stench is with a squirt top water bottle, warm water, and a wee bit of soap. It’s a ghetto douche. Some major cities have drop in centers where you can sign up to do laundry, eat, and shower. They give you little hygiene kits so you can practice good hygiene.
ANIMALS-
People always feel sorry for animals that are on the road. But you’d be amazed just how unique and spoiled they all are. Most of the time road dogs, and cats eat better than their owner’s. It’s nice to have company on the road, and animals get very distinct personalities when they grow up out doors on the road. They make good companions, and some protect their owner’s by letting them know when someone is sneaking around the camp, and what not.
A good way to spange with an animal is to make them a sign, put it around their neck, and hold a sign yourself. One good one a friend of mine did was he held a sign that said, "NEED DOG FOOD" and his dog had a sign that said "HE’S A FUCKIN’ LIAR, HE WANT’S BEER" main thing is, be creative, and don’t let the shit get you down.
Being on the road you realize how fucked up people can be to one another. If your not wealthy, your scum, in some peoples eyes. Always remember, you may be scum, but you’re not dumb..
Well I speak for myself really, I don’t know about you.
I probably left something out, but you can figure it out on your own. I did.
Just a few tips that may or may not come in handy. |
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 | Apr 10, 2008 3:58 am -
cool 5*
still sucks to be a bum |
 | Apr 10, 2008 5:09 am -
how do u get on the computer if ur a hobo? |
 | Apr 10, 2008 5:12 am -
great egg i gave it 5* |
 | Apr 10, 2008 10:19 am -
I knew I forgot something.
GETTING ON THE COMPUTER-
Drop in centers, friends, and libraries are ideal for using a computer when you’re on the streets.
I have a home, and I’m going to school. But I know how it goes, and I know what to do in the event I end up on the streets. |
 | Apr 10, 2008 10:20 am -
A lot like This one.
4* |
| Apr 10, 2008 10:31 am -
One more thing you might need. Get a P38 or a P52. Small effective can openers. And if cooking on an open propane stove, experiment with ramen. It’s feeling, and you can literally make anything with it. |
| Apr 10, 2008 10:38 am -
filling* |
 | Apr 10, 2008 11:04 am -
Quote: I’ve got a hole in my bowl can you plug it with a nugget
that would work on me |
 | Apr 10, 2008 12:09 pm -
Incredibly good, 5* |
 | Apr 10, 2008 1:30 pm -
Guide to street life written by Gill=5* |
| Apr 10, 2008 1:58 pm -
oops |
 | Apr 10, 2008 2:08 pm -
5* |
 | Apr 10, 2008 2:45 pm -
Quote: I have a home, and I’m going to school. But I know how it goes, and I know what to do in the event I end up on the streets.
So you have lived on the streets our you havent? |
| Apr 10, 2008 3:08 pm -
I have lived on the streets. |
 | Apr 10, 2008 3:52 pm -
allright guide. seems kinda..pissed off way to go about it though, and kinda incomplete for being a tramp.
for example bathing in the toilet? screw that, go buy a dollar sponge (or steal) and have a sponge bath. take a cup of water and the sponge into a stall and have at it.
also no mentioning of tramp etiquette like incoming, sharing, taking turns flying signs, and first come rights. 4, lata |
| Apr 10, 2008 4:05 pm -
As I said, I forgot some stuff. Not bathing in a toilet. Rinsing your feet, it’s easier than trying to stick em’ in the sink. And hopefully if you’re doing that you are intelligent enough to pick a clean toilet, not something full of shit.
And as for the taking turns flying signs, sharing, and first come first serve, that’s common sense if you’re travelling with your road dogs. And if you’re at that point, I’m sure you’d already know what you need to do. |
 | Apr 10, 2008 4:42 pm -
nice, 5 |
 | Apr 10, 2008 7:36 pm -
thank you 5* |
 | Apr 11, 2008 11:18 am -
i kick the homeless in their sleep |
| Apr 12, 2008 7:49 am -
I hope your house burns down in your sleep.
And if you do make it out. I hope someone burns you in your sleeping bag while you’re asleep behind a dumpster you waste of life piece of shit cocksucker of homeless men with no teeth. |
 | Apr 24, 2008 12:46 pm -
Goodish egg, quick tip live alone as a bum , others will betray you. |
 | Apr 27, 2008 9:10 pm -
this took alot of time/effort 5* |
 | May 06, 2008 5:20 am -
Very Nice 5’s |
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