All i will have is a postbox
Difficult to live in a post box. ;-)
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Does going in to Hobo lifestyle make me truly homeless?
- Thread starter Spirit of Light
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Difficult to live in a post box. ;-)
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
only my snailmail will live in the postbox...my van will be a bit bigger than that
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Hermit Philosopher
Selflessly here for you
Yes. And as an EU citizen, @Seeker of White Light has the whole Mediterranean at their feet!
Great stuff, freedom of movement.
Humbly
Hermit
Since my plan is to live in a van, it kind of does not feel as a homeless way of life, but more as a free way of living, not depended on one spesific place i must go to each night.
When someone tell you " i am living a Hobo lifestyle" what is your impression of that kinnd of person?
Personally i do not worry about what you guys, or people in Norway think of me and my choices
Lots of retired people do it in Australia, we call them grey nomads.
When I hear the word "hobo," this image comes to mind...
Hobos are traditionally, by definition, migrant workers. Not sure if "hobo" is really the word you're looking for, unless you're intent is to reinvent the word.
Hobos are traditionally, by definition, migrant workers. Not sure if "hobo" is really the word you're looking for, unless you're intent is to reinvent the word.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Norway are not a part of EU
but i do travel fairly free in all of Europe yes, and now as a pai ter and drawing artist i can work in all of Europe
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Traveller, Bohem, free spirit, Artist without boundariesWhen I hear the word "hobo," this image comes to mind...
Hobos are traditionally, by definition, migrant workers. Not sure if "hobo" is really the word you're looking for, unless you're intent is to reinvent the word.
Secret Chief
Very strong language
I'd just need to know where a loo was!Since my plan is to live in a van, it kind of does not feel as a homeless way of life, but more as a free way of living, not depended on one spesific place i must go to each night.
When someone tell you " i am living a Hobo lifestyle" what is your impression of that kinnd of person?
Personally i do not worry about what you guys, or people in Norway think of me and my choices
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
In the van
It calls to you.Since my plan is to live in a van, it kind of does not feel as a homeless way of life, but more as a free way of living, not depended on one spesific place i must go to each night.
When someone tell you " i am living a Hobo lifestyle" what is your impression of that kinnd of person?
Personally i do not worry about what you guys, or people in Norway think of me and my choices
No one is harmed.
Do it.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Yep i am already fully in planing of how to go about doing it
The planing do take time for sure.
Planning is fun.Yep i am already fully in planing of how to go about doing it
The planing do take time for sure.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Yes absolutly
Onasander
Member
I'm actually opposed to hobos. In the sense of someone just laying out in public and nor trying to work. I always made the effort even when working in the dead of a city to make it to a woodline and hide in stealth when sleeping, and contribute to society.
Now I have intentionally tossed all my stuff out twice and gone homeless voluntarily- first was from not wanting to go on welfare and deciding to head out west looking for work (I later on learned about Cynic philosophy and found great parallels) and second time was I lived homeless for a year stealth- then got enough to save up for a room.... then after more than half a year (maybe 8 months) grew disgusted with how many shirts I collected.
See, I worked as a security guard in fashion and had to maintain a storage bin. I'd not always be able to wash my shirts when homeless so kept buying new dress shirts (one a week) and threw them into the storage, and built up quite a collection. I just noticed how much crap I collected and dumped it all out under a underpass for homeless to pick through and headed off to Hawaii. I was tired of SF and stupid stuff, and noticed I engaged with the community much less and felt dumber in my thinking living in doors.
My recent bout was predictable but unavoidable. I'm in a place right now but angry winter is coming with a unstable job situation paying next to nothing. Come spring I got a 50-50 chance of calling it quits and heading off to live in some isolated woodline near a bus line to look for work, as even McDonalds would pay more. I'd do it now but just don't like snow. Got PTSD from Alaska's winter.
Now I have intentionally tossed all my stuff out twice and gone homeless voluntarily- first was from not wanting to go on welfare and deciding to head out west looking for work (I later on learned about Cynic philosophy and found great parallels) and second time was I lived homeless for a year stealth- then got enough to save up for a room.... then after more than half a year (maybe 8 months) grew disgusted with how many shirts I collected.
See, I worked as a security guard in fashion and had to maintain a storage bin. I'd not always be able to wash my shirts when homeless so kept buying new dress shirts (one a week) and threw them into the storage, and built up quite a collection. I just noticed how much crap I collected and dumped it all out under a underpass for homeless to pick through and headed off to Hawaii. I was tired of SF and stupid stuff, and noticed I engaged with the community much less and felt dumber in my thinking living in doors.
My recent bout was predictable but unavoidable. I'm in a place right now but angry winter is coming with a unstable job situation paying next to nothing. Come spring I got a 50-50 chance of calling it quits and heading off to live in some isolated woodline near a bus line to look for work, as even McDonalds would pay more. I'd do it now but just don't like snow. Got PTSD from Alaska's winter.
You're confusing your terms:
"A hobo is a migrant worker in the United States.[1][2] Hoboes, tramps, and bums are generally regarded as related, but distinct: a hobo travels and is willing to work; a tramp travels, but avoids work if possible; a bum neither travels nor works.[3][4]"
Hobo - Wikipedia
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Don't forget Gypsy!You're confusing your terms:
"A hobo is a migrant worker in the United States.[1][2] Hoboes, tramps, and bums are generally regarded as related, but distinct: a hobo travels and is willing to work; a tramp travels, but avoids work if possible; a bum neither travels nor works.[3][4]"
Hobo - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
McBell
Unbound
IMO...
Depends entirely on how you define homeless.
Some will say you are not homeless because of the van.
Some will say you are not homeless because of the PO Box.
Still others will say that not having a brick and mortar building in your name makes you homeless.
Then you have all those who fall in between and around those points.
I say that home is where you hang your hat.
If you are satisfied, or better yet happy, living in your van, then by all means go with it.
My great niece and her significant other are living in their RV.
They use her parents home as a "permanent" address and keep in touch with everyone via internet.
They are all the time posting pictures online of the various places they have been.