a question for everyone

[bill clinton]

my friend and i are planning to hop trains from location to location next summer. we are gonna hop them for about a month and a half.
my question is...
...does anyone have any tips or advise or words of experience to help me out. anything would be greatly appreciated


your president,
william "wild bill" clinton

[JANTZEN]

take the bus, its safer

[Raw fish]

ask Kabar.... he knows all

[T.T Boy]

dont make plans, anyone i know whos hopped just got on and came back when they felt like it, your not riding the greyhound you know, its super unpredictable, dont say youll be back by a certain date cause you have court that day, cause you wont make it.

[ASER1NE]

if you dont know the basics , dont go , or there is a good chance you will die . seriously .

[kaesthebluntedwonder]

take the trip with an experienced hopper

[chester copperpot]

dont go during the summer. it's too hot. bring kool-aid mix. later.

[socks]

ask the conductor if you can sit in his lap and rub his belly.


good times!

[vinyl junkie]

THE WRITERS FORUM > THE TRENCHES - DISCUSSION > TRAINSPOTTING >Hobos, Tramps and Homeless Bums

it's been bumped...

[vinyl junkie]

THE WRITERS FORUM > THE TRENCHES - DISCUSSION > TRAINSPOTTING >Hopping Safety Gear

this one too, although we got into a little argument about cops in the middle...

[yall are gay]

take a strap..

[KaBar]

But you do need to know quite a bit about what's going on to avoid getting hurt or busted. Read

"Hopping Freight Trains in America" by Duffy Littlejohn
Sand River Press
1319--14th Street
Los Osos, CA 93402

$13.95 + $1.95 shipping

Or, go to the post "Duffy Littlejohn Online" and use the link to online versions.

BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE.
If you hop "blind" you may wind up dead or in jail, for real. Best of all, go with an experienced train hopper who knows what the fuck he is doing.

http://www.deadtrainbums.com/causes/

The passwords are "dead" and "bums"

BE FUCKING CAREFUL. This ain't no fucking hobby.

[blink_ATX]

kabar will i ever see you inmy rail yard??

[KaBar]

Nope. But after I'm gone you'll find my streak and think "Dammit! He was just here a couple of days ago!" LOL. "KABAR: LONG GONE."

[KillYurSteel]

poopy

[amItoolate?]

me and a friend o mine talked about doin that, carry lots of cigaretts and an extra 60 bucks you fold up and tuck away in your wallet so when your tired of it no matter where you end up you can take the greyhound home

[kode]

HOBO'S KILL PEOPLE. STAY HOME! :spent: