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Tennessee to make unauthorized camping on public lands a felony
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I drove through Tennessee many years ago. The one thing that stuck with me is that there was no good reason to ever do that again.
Guess it hasn't gotten any better.
Guess it hasn't gotten any better.
Not only Tennessee, my back yard is almost as bad 
https://www.victoriabuzz.com/2022/0...ing-patrols-to-crack-down-on-illegal-camping/
I guess this is what happens when transplants and city folk move to rural areas, get elected to councils and bring their city BS with them.
Larry
https://www.victoriabuzz.com/2022/0...ing-patrols-to-crack-down-on-illegal-camping/
I guess this is what happens when transplants and city folk move to rural areas, get elected to councils and bring their city BS with them.
Larry
I see it's to keep homeless from setting up camps, we have the same problems in Canada. The questionable thing is about making it a felony offence.
And boy do we have a lot of homeless people. One wonders where people are supposed to live after being dis-possessed by housing greed. Never thought society would become so callous, I guess I was wrong.
Larry
I really don't want to get started, but we have an adequate supply and many are veterans. In the interim, we are paying for hotel rooms for illegal aliens.
Go Figure.
Matt
Go Figure.
Matt
Maybe commune living will make a comeback? The traditional single family home, owned or rented, is so out of reach for so many people, I feel really bad for them. I could see people setting up communes and living together that way under a set of community rules. How much would it cost to maintain a girl and boy bunkhouse, a common living area and kitchen, and a single vehicle for everyday transportation. Throw in a good size garden and share the expenses and I think people could live pretty comfortably for not a lot of money per person.
I look forward to someday living full time in the GMC with my wife and a dog, squatting for short stays in the driveways and fields of family and friends. To help pay for that, I'm also considering renting out our house, why not? Currently, that's about 2000 to 2500 a month in my area to rent a house, taxes are about 500 a month. If the rent could offset about 1000 a month in fuel for the RV that would be a huge contribution to a nomadic lifestyle.
I think most of these nomads have everything the own in their vehicles and don't have sources of income like houses to rent etc. Most are probably living on pensions, disability or their savings. Some get by by doing temporary work here and there - have you seen the movie "Nomadland"?
I think that painted a fairly accurate picture of the lifestyle a year or two ago, although I'm sure a lot of nomads have it a lot worse given all the price hikes these days.
Larry
I have not seen the movie, but have watched a lot of the CheapRVLiving / Bob Wells(?) videos on YouTube upon which the movie seems to draw from. I believe Bob even advised on the movie and was in it.
I don't believe this new law in TN really applies to us or rubber tramp nomads, that looks more like trying to prevent homeless encampments / tenters. Nomads would find legal, remote public land to hang out on 2 weeks at a time mostly BLM land.
Be careful guys!!!
This thread is an awful lot like a thread which appeared about 3 weeks ago. One which I took the bait, stated the obvious and then got a administrative Nasty Gram.
Stay in the corral, LOL.
Take care,
Tom K.
This thread is an awful lot like a thread which appeared about 3 weeks ago. One which I took the bait, stated the obvious and then got a administrative Nasty Gram.
Stay in the corral, LOL.
Take care,
Tom K.
