Sounds like a fantasy

Im being evicted, we bad legs ,,,syatica, she told me, she enjoys evicting people,, I could,nt believe it,, my dogs got bad.legs to, tes and the.dog.aswell,,, she evicted,, a mum, we a 3 year old little girl, in the depths of winter,, her mum came knocking on my door,, kiddie,s lips were blue, hair frozen, sad world in it,,, they both could have died,

C'mon, this didn't happen.

That is beautiful!!!

Too good to be true.

it's just drywall in between the units. he could kick out the drywall to escape to the next unit

so could others. if someone saw a lock on the door, they could just kick the walls out to see whats in that unit. also this place wouldn't be a good idea, due to not being able to make a fire inside. the smoke would kill you. there were fresh tire tracks on that road that he was walking on, so someone is driving around back there.

@@danadunn3913 just an all around bad spot!

@@danadunn3913 ..i dont like it

Or do like someone else did, enter one storage room and go into another that is locked. Just hide your doorway.

@ Randy Sallee That is sweet. Thank YOU!!!. I've been working to help homeless people for 20 years now but after 15 years of it I guess I wasn't doing a good enough job because God made me homeless I've had seven years of basically being homeless get a feel for it and better understanding it better empathy for those people wish I could have a whole city for people to come to.

Our construction crew worked on bridges, we constantly had generators and other equipment stolen, until we figured it out, we would feed less fortunate breakfasts and barbecue, ask them to watch our equipment at nite, we never had a problem since

Man this is such a simple solution. Put your trust in some decent homeless people and give them something in return and they will keep your area safe, half the homeless situation in this country can be taken care of that way not counting People who are completely wigged out or have severe psychiatric issues, which you can find out pretty quick. But people with the ability to help the homeless and give them at least a private area where they are not harassed, those people in general hold too much disdain for people who aren't working full time for whatever reason.. even though many are not able to. ​@@jamesstine9808

Imo those places are literally toxic with heavy metal dust and breaking down building material. The dust only builds and never gets washed away

The place does have a bad vibe.

He is right joe

This is really good advice this is why if I end up homeless (probably will happen soon) im not staying in the city I've seen the tweakers amd ghouls who lurk on the shadows of the city it's not a good place to stay better to have samaquanch as your company

So true. A big part of survival that never seems to get discussed is developing a sense of the spirits of a place. I'd be more interested in the woods at the back if I needed to camp in that area.

Please start a youtube channel and tell more of your experiences.

Agreed with the other person, would love to watch you talk about your experiences! Been homeless myself, in Europe, and always wonder how other folks deal with certain things. Homelessness is different in every country, every region, but many struggles are universal. Hope you're in a better spot nowadays

Dirt Road: thank you for your input 😊

I did the exact same thing you did in my storage unit I was renting. Locked it from inside using a string attached to JB Weld to the round cylinder lock. I would have a little small magnet attached to the end of the string that was attached to the cylinder lock with the JB WELD at the other end. I would place the little magnet right next to the hole where the cylinder lock goes into the sliding door. I would go inside my storage and close the door down. Then feel with my fingers that little magnet just outside next to the hole. It was small enough to be pulled through the hole. Once I pulled the magnet through the hole with the string attached to it. I pulled the string all the way through until the dummy cylinder lock was pulled through in the hole that it was meant to fit in. Once the lock was in place, I could slide the locking mechanism closed from the inside of my storage. From the outside the door looked like any other storage door with a cylinder lock in place. No one would ever have a clue, plus I was secure inside. I had a electrical quick water pot from Wallyworld that heated my 1 quart of water that I then mixed with a 1 gallon jug of water to make a perfect ratio of warm water to pour over myself standing in a big Rubbermaid tub to take my showers in. It didn't take but a few times to get it down to a science. I had another Rubbermaid tub with a sealed lid to keep my folded clean clothes in. And a big heavy-duty garbage bag for my dirty clothes for when I needed to go to the laundry mart. I didn't sleep in there, because continuous patterns is how you get busted and found out eventually. I slept in my car, but because I kept everything in my storage unit and showered in it at night after hours. My car didn't look any different than any other car would. I had 24 hour access to my storage unit, because I became good friends with the manager at the time I started renting. I was from that time forward, after the manager moved on, new management took over. I was grandfathered in with my agreement. I always paid my rent on time. I considered it very inexpensive rent. I had electrical socket inside my unit that I grabbed from 110 wires that just happened to run through my unit on the ceiling wall. I never got lackadaisical and careless with my procedures. I lived in this type of situation for quite a few years. My single lifestyle wasn't burdened by this way of life. It was way cheaper than renting a studio apartment. It kept me on my toes and my mind sharp, as to how to survive if things got bad. I chose to live like this for those years. Always did my storage duties before or after hours. So management never witnessed my patterns. I think near the end before I chose to move out and move from that state entirely. I think management had their suspicions but they really couldn't prove anything, so they never approached me. I think this one nosey manager was on to me the last couple of months. But he couldn't prove anything. He kept what we both knew to himself. It was time anyway for me to move forward from that season in my life.

make videos about this! i would watch them give us tips

And never ever invite drug addicts into your life

@@dannysouthendutdramsay1212 assess people for who they are.

@@wildbillbegleyjr.3523 so if u homeless it a good idea to bring more drama into your life. Idiot.

"Homeless" is a valid phrase that's not meant to be insulting. Would you prefer vagrant, bum, or hobo perhaps?

@@AB-kg6rk I’ve always enjoyed being called hobo, or a hitchhiker lol

Hello Wendy, I have lived alone for 10 years in an old farmstead and the house and yard are in shambles. I am considering offering room and board for help around this place, and I realize it could go wrong and I should be wary. Please share details of your story and what to watch out for. It could help me.

tim berg weren't you scared of snakes?

Oh yeah some skids and some cardboard maybe carpets and you have a secure place to sleep..I'd head to the woods for sure, animals can be safer than humans

I agree id make wiki up shelter to make a smokeless fire in the wiki up known as a native American Indian shelter or find me a cave near by to have as my shelter would be a best bet to find a cave to make your home

@Total Control 871 so will a cave

@@gabriel4838 yes ypu are correct but if you encounter a grizzly or black bear or a big foot all i got to say is run or you best be shooting your gun at the bear for food but if you encounter a big foot i mean run and get the fuck out of Dodge and find or build another shelter

I was thinking exactly the same thing, it is a very vulnerable position, kinda scary actually!! I hope this guy stays safe, he seems like a nice person.

Good ideas posted.

well done sir and i salute you at 46 iv finally manned up and to read your life is humbling i hope your still as strong today

BY THE GRACE OF GOD, YOUR BLESSED SIR

Dude does this guy look like he can climb trees?

U gotta work for that

I am not sure where you are located, but America isn't like some other countries that easily hand out free places to live on the spot like the UK and some other countries like that do.

Exactly, and the power poles have distinct numbers so my want to edit that out for locations. Looks like an area I know

which shed #3? the brown one thats 12 x 12 with a loft?

I would like to own one of those sheds but you need a place to put it.

When I was a kid I made a plan for if I had to run away (parents were always fighting and I was prepared in case it ever became an abusive situation) In the town near us there was a store that had carpet and furniture for sale but you could walk up three flights of stairs to look at an entire floor of beds and mattresses. The office was way at the back and it took a long time for them to usually realize someone was in the store. I scoped it out for years and knew they didn't have alarms or cameras except for the door alarms. I figured I would get up to that floor while customers were drifting around and hide until after closing time and then sleep comfortably on a nice mattress and then slip out the same way the next day. But that was just the first night of the plan. Day 2 would be getting out of town to another place that I had figured out. I wasn't going to hitchhike til I was clear and could change my appearance. I looked much older than I was and I feel like I probably would have succeeded because I had thought it through and the risks and everything pretty thoroughly for years. I never needed to put it to practice thankfully but I even had a bag with hair dye and supplies stashed in a safe place I could get to.

@@MegaLivingIt you can put it at home depot

@@winonagumshoe388 sometimes the best plan is no plan

...grass and weeds along with the wire fence line look recently well trimmed and glyphosate sprayed. Somebody is maintaining basic ground maintenance and weed control there.

Hey looks better then some of the places I've stayed

+P RO Excellent advice!

why bb pistol?

@@umaryes4473 the are legal and can kill small game, 22 is good also

Axe noise gets you found, people get shot dead if seen holding a BB pistol, and WW1 and WW2 both proved a short shovel is an excellent self- defense tool. As did I in my war. Dug shelters like mine survived 122 mm Chinese rockets and hostile irregulars. Better insulation than tent fabric and hides candle use at night. If you look dirty but hold a shovel you appear to be a day laborer and not a vagrant. I use a hand saw with scabbard to quietly do my dead wood and root cuts. Not as a weapon.

I got a 9 mm pistol and a 22 rifle all I need now is a rifle scope

@@pumpkinking2454 If you're in desperate need and have the luxury of both a 9mm and 22lr, maybe sell one for other items that you're lacking to survive. Having both is better; but if you have no reliable income, it's more food, water and supplies.

This was for a series I was going to do on the homeless.

I found myself homeless for 6 months with 2 kids.we mostly camped in a tent. It changed us forever and ever. To this day, I always make a mental note of empty buildings .

I feel you man hang in there hope everything works out for you if it hasn't already

brantcompany your right. This is not a Present BiLL Clinton economy anymore

Hang in in there Im currently homeless in Burbank Ca not easy God bless you

joann, hope this comment finds you and your dogs well. i am very soon going to be in your situation. how does one find somewhere suitable for yourself and pets? how can one work? im stressed and in a bad living situation. my vehicle doesnt even work, im going to have nothing here soon besides the companionship of my two dogs. any advice?

What a tool

I have no problem at all with anyone with genuine need staying in a place like that its bad enough they are in the situation in the first place without being hassled and moved on the office of national statistics here the uk state that on average a uk citizen is two missed pay cheques away from being homeless. That is fucking outrageous you cant life like that nor should you have to.

T,c, hammer, do a bit a scissor grinding,, shears, £3,00 Quid a pair, axes, a quid,, 2 on ya £,100,00, quid a day easey,,, remember, ya p and ques it goes along way,, little villages,, best, n pub n hotels, you, l be ok, us a motor from a window wiper, let me no if you got ma message,,, ps,, good stopping place at collingam nr newark, notts, trent lane I wo there 12'years, cracking place 3-4 mile old lane,, no trouble at all, farmer great guy,,, big land owner we a good heart bless him,,

That's awesome finding a place like that. This would be just an emergency shelter if needed on the way to the bol.

Excellent advice!

@Black Belt Jones1st you learn some manners .

@Black Belt Jones Shut the fuck up. The fact that she is typing in shorthand is more important than her message about homelessness? Fucking idiot. 🤦🏽‍♀️

Mortgages and high rent pays that make people poor. Such a shame.

@@TheFreightBeast totally agree.

On the move, I agree. But, when trying to establish yourself and get a job, you have to do it differently.

@@StBernardAcres I live off my crafting odd jobs I'm disabled old and ugly

Hear what Tammie has said and be aware of how lucky most people are.

Yes keep moving bring no one to your place. Have a weapon of some kind with you at all times. Leave no trace where you been

My state law verified being homeless with a tent is not a crime if camped on public-use property. Like, urban grass as directed by City Hall. Yes, you have to walk in and ask for camp directions. City Fathers provide faucet use, free toilets, and more if you're polite and not a fool. Las Vegas has most of their homeless within concrete tunnels under the city.

I agree. Just showing a different possibility with stealth.

the safest place to be homeless is in the heartland where there is nothing but grassland with some ravines

Would a gas stove be better? The smell would be noticed.

If you could get a Mr. Heater buddy, they run about $80 with a 25 lb propane tank ($50 for tank then only $20-$25 to refill) your set. Lasts about 80-110 hrs low/high. Then try to get small solar battery with panel, maybe a Jackery 1000?

Get the fuel filter for it though, costs about $7, also 4-6' hose, then just set that bad boy in your cave. Get the Indoor version, probably still want to vent a little in case of carbon monoxide, but I hear the Indoor buddy is safe with safeguards on it. Do some research. I would have pallet wood lining the cave walls, lol. Can be done, and with a little time in a nice hidden area you could live free, then just clean up find part time job 3 days a week, save save save, lol.

+KevZen2000 Good tips!

He probably doesn’t have money to pay for storage unit.

@@jenniblansett7134 ,, how you guys eat,,,with no money? What about staying clean- like to shower/ shave? Wear the same clothes every day?( just wondering)

@@merrimelody7510 truck stops and laundry mats...

5AM-10PM

Lots of protection from the wind and the rain at that location. I'd maybe spend one night in that spot or nearby.

This was going to be a series on being homeless today vs when I was homeless in the 70's. I got too busy at work to continue working on it. I will be doing more videos this spring when I retire.

El dorado Ummm L.A is a Homeless Shithole

@@GABRIELADAWSON You got that right!

Thanks.....sometimes we have to lol

EXCEPT FOR THE TRESPASSING AND BREAK AND ENTRY, CHARGES. WHEN THE COPS WAKE YOU UP

+Rube Clayton Thanks! And yes, the key is keeping a low profile and blending in.

+waswestkan Very good points!

+Mr. Roman Thanks

That's the ultimate goal.

Have to watch out for the cryptids☠

This was going to be a series of videos comparing being homeless today vs when I was homeless in the 70's. I got too busy at work to continue working on it. I will be doing more videos this spring when I retire.

@@StBernardAcres Yes, attitudes have changed for the worse toward homeless people since 1970's.

here we go again ,sigh

+Freedom isn't free! That's a much bigger problem today than it used to be.

Freedom isn't free! you didn't hear him say he was armed!

@@henryhenry1013 alot easier to justify using pepper spray then a pistol tho...

Id go for one of those big cans they use on charging grizzly bears.

I going to do a series on being homeless today vs when I was homeless in the 70's. I am not homeless fortunately.

+Bush Trash Thanks for rhe comment & sub. I will be careful, and am anxious to get back at it.

I am fine. I am not homeless. This was, as I tried to explain, going to be a series on being homeless today vs when I was homeless in the 70's. It's nice to know there are concerned people out there. Thank you.