Preparedness for being homeless

[TransitDriver34]

Being prepared to be homeless..
Of course, I don't plan to be, nor do I foresee being homeless..
But just preparing...

Preparing for the day that I have to surrender everything.. and be homeless, and use a P.O. Box address to get my mail..
And live by selling plasma..


I went to the Browning website...
I bought..

#1. Housing.

A Browning Basecamp Screenhouse.
A Browning Big Horn two room tent.
A Browning Privacy shelter tent.
Browning tent floor savers.

A Browning duffel bag to carry them in.

#2. Camping Furniture.

A Browning outfitter table.

A Browning dove shooter camping chair with insulated cooler.

A Browning Duffel bag to carry them in.

#3. Bedding.

A Browning Titan cot, xp xl
A Browning Air Sleeping Pad, Rip stop.
A Browning Vortex Sleeping Bag.
A Browning Fleece Pillow
A Browning Comforter set.

A Browning duffel bag to carry them in.


#4. Utilities.

A Browning folding cookstation with Cupboard.

A Coleman inflatable bathtub.
A collapsible folding camping toilet.
A folding wood burning campfire pit.

A Browning duffel bag to carry them in.


#5. Cooking.

A Coleman Camping stove.
A Coleman camping coffee pot.
A camp stove toaster.

A camping cookware and diningware set.

A Browning duffel bag to carry it in.


#6. Defense, safety and first aid.

A Semi automatic, autoloading crossbow.

A Crossbow.
A Crossbow Pistol.
A Compound bow
And a camping knife, machete, Axe, rope, watch, compass, binoculars, clips, multitool and Hiking stick set.

A Folding camping shovel.
A First responder Kit.
A First aid kit.
Over the counter medicines.

A Browning tactical backpack to put it in.

#7. Clothing

Browning camping and hunting clothes and boots.
For both Sumner and winter.

A Browinng duffel bag to put it in.



#8. Mobility.

A Specialized brand mountain bicycle.
A collapsible bike trailer to carry things in.

 

[Gracie]

Being prepared to be homeless..
Of course, I don't plan to be, nor do I foresee being homeless..
But just preparing...

Preparing for the day that I have to surrender everything.. and be homeless, and use a P.O. Box address to get my mail..
And live by selling plasma..


I went to the Browning website...
I bought..

#1. Housing.

A Browning Basecamp Screenhouse.
A Browning Big Horn two room tent.
A Browning Privacy shelter tent.
Browning tent floor savers.

A Browning duffel bag to carry them in.

#2. Camping Furniture.

A Browning outfitter table.

A Browning dove shooter camping chair with insulated cooler.

A Browning Duffel bag to carry them in.

#3. Bedding.

A Browning Titan cot, xp xl
A Browning Air Sleeping Pad, Rip stop.
A Browning Vortex Sleeping Bag.
A Browning Fleece Pillow
A Browning Comforter set.

A Browning duffel bag to carry them in.


#4. Utilities.

A Browning folding cookstation with Cupboard.

A Coleman inflatable bathtub.
A collapsible folding toilet.
A folding camping toilet.
A folding wood burning campfire pit.

A Browning duffel bag to carry them in.


#5. Cooking.

A Coleman Camping stove.
A Coleman camping coffee pot.
A camp stove toaster.

A camping cookware and diningware set.

A Browning duffel bag to carry it in.


#6. Defense, safety and first aid.

A Semi automatic, autoloading crossbow.

A Crossbow.
A Crossbow Pistol.
A Compound bow
And a camping knife, machete, Axe, rope, watch, compass, binoculars, clips, multitool and Hiking stick set.

A Folding camping shovel.
A First responder Kit.
A First aid kit.
Over the counter medicines.

A Browning tactical backpack to put it in.

#7. Clothing

Browning camping and hunting clothes and boots.
For both Sumner and winter.

A Browinng duffel bag to put it in.



#8. Mobility.

A Specialized brand mountain bicycle.
A collapsible bike trailer to carry things in.

You can never really be prepared for it. Trust me, I know first hand.
All that gear...good luck finding a place to camp. And if you do, hanging on to it.

What saved me was talking to other homeless people. They told me where it was safe to go, where to shower, where I could sleep in my van and not get fun off by cops. I had none of what you bought. Just me, my dog, my spouse, my van. That's it.

 

[fncceo]

If you need to BUY all that stuff to be homeless ... you're not going to survive long being homeless...

 

[Gracie]

Meanwhile...poverty and suicide rates are very high right now. Many will not be able to deal with the poverty and violence. Many will choose suicide.

 

[Quasar44]

Being prepared to be homeless..
Of course, I don't plan to be, nor do I foresee being homeless..
But just preparing...

Preparing for the day that I have to surrender everything.. and be homeless, and use a P.O. Box address to get my mail..
And live by selling plasma..


I went to the Browning website...
I bought..

#1. Housing.

A Browning Basecamp Screenhouse.
A Browning Big Horn two room tent.
A Browning Privacy shelter tent.
Browning tent floor savers.

A Browning duffel bag to carry them in.

#2. Camping Furniture.

A Browning outfitter table.

A Browning dove shooter camping chair with insulated cooler.

A Browning Duffel bag to carry them in.

#3. Bedding.

A Browning Titan cot, xp xl
A Browning Air Sleeping Pad, Rip stop.
A Browning Vortex Sleeping Bag.
A Browning Fleece Pillow
A Browning Comforter set.

A Browning duffel bag to carry them in.


#4. Utilities.

A Browning folding cookstation with Cupboard.

A Coleman inflatable bathtub.
A collapsible folding camping toilet.
A folding wood burning campfire pit.

A Browning duffel bag to carry them in.


#5. Cooking.

A Coleman Camping stove.
A Coleman camping coffee pot.
A camp stove toaster.

A camping cookware and diningware set.

A Browning duffel bag to carry it in.


#6. Defense, safety and first aid.

A Semi automatic, autoloading crossbow.

A Crossbow.
A Crossbow Pistol.
A Compound bow
And a camping knife, machete, Axe, rope, watch, compass, binoculars, clips, multitool and Hiking stick set.

A Folding camping shovel.
A First responder Kit.
A First aid kit.
Over the counter medicines.

A Browning tactical backpack to put it in.

#7. Clothing

Browning camping and hunting clothes and boots.
For both Sumner and winter.

A Browinng duffel bag to put it in.



#8. Mobility.

A Specialized brand mountain bicycle.
A collapsible bike trailer to carry things in.

You seem to smart to talk such nonsense

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

It's better to be prepared than not, in just about any situation, in my opinion.

Prepare for the worse, hope for the best and hopefully live somewhere between the middle and the best.

 

[Gracie]

I had a gut instinct that it was going to happen. Which is why I bought the van and removed all the back seats, installed a mini bed, stocked it with stuff as if I would be camping. Instead, we used it to sleep in at night. During the day, we hung out at parks, the beach, etc. Ate at McDs, got a cheaper cell phone, and the kindness of those who found out on the sly that we were homeless and letting us park at their business after hours, then ex neighbors letting us camp in their RV on their property...we did ok. Not great, but ok.

So I did plan...just in case. And my instinct was right on the mark to know in advance it WOULD happen.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Being prepared to be homeless..
Of course, I don't plan to be, nor do I foresee being homeless..
But just preparing...

Preparing for the day that I have to surrender everything.. and be homeless, and use a P.O. Box address to get my mail..
And live by selling plasma..


I went to the Browning website...
I bought..

#1. Housing.

A Browning Basecamp Screenhouse.
A Browning Big Horn two room tent.
A Browning Privacy shelter tent.
Browning tent floor savers.

A Browning duffel bag to carry them in.

#2. Camping Furniture.

A Browning outfitter table.

A Browning dove shooter camping chair with insulated cooler.

A Browning Duffel bag to carry them in.

#3. Bedding.

A Browning Titan cot, xp xl
A Browning Air Sleeping Pad, Rip stop.
A Browning Vortex Sleeping Bag.
A Browning Fleece Pillow
A Browning Comforter set.

A Browning duffel bag to carry them in.


#4. Utilities.

A Browning folding cookstation with Cupboard.

A Coleman inflatable bathtub.
A collapsible folding camping toilet.
A folding wood burning campfire pit.

A Browning duffel bag to carry them in.


#5. Cooking.

A Coleman Camping stove.
A Coleman camping coffee pot.
A camp stove toaster.

A camping cookware and diningware set.

A Browning duffel bag to carry it in.


#6. Defense, safety and first aid.

A Semi automatic, autoloading crossbow.

A Crossbow.
A Crossbow Pistol.
A Compound bow
And a camping knife, machete, Axe, rope, watch, compass, binoculars, clips, multitool and Hiking stick set.

A Folding camping shovel.
A First responder Kit.
A First aid kit.
Over the counter medicines.

A Browning tactical backpack to put it in.

#7. Clothing

Browning camping and hunting clothes and boots.
For both Sumner and winter.

A Browinng duffel bag to put it in.



#8. Mobility.

A Specialized brand mountain bicycle.
A collapsible bike trailer to carry things in.

You would need two trailers with all that stuff

 

[theHawk]

Being prepared to be homeless..
Of course, I don't plan to be, nor do I foresee being homeless..
But just preparing...

Preparing for the day that I have to surrender everything.. and be homeless, and use a P.O. Box address to get my mail..
And live by selling plasma..


I went to the Browning website...
I bought..

#1. Housing.

A Browning Basecamp Screenhouse.
A Browning Big Horn two room tent.
A Browning Privacy shelter tent.
Browning tent floor savers.

A Browning duffel bag to carry them in.

#2. Camping Furniture.

A Browning outfitter table.

A Browning dove shooter camping chair with insulated cooler.

A Browning Duffel bag to carry them in.

#3. Bedding.

A Browning Titan cot, xp xl
A Browning Air Sleeping Pad, Rip stop.
A Browning Vortex Sleeping Bag.
A Browning Fleece Pillow
A Browning Comforter set.

A Browning duffel bag to carry them in.


#4. Utilities.

A Browning folding cookstation with Cupboard.

A Coleman inflatable bathtub.
A collapsible folding camping toilet.
A folding wood burning campfire pit.

A Browning duffel bag to carry them in.


#5. Cooking.

A Coleman Camping stove.
A Coleman camping coffee pot.
A camp stove toaster.

A camping cookware and diningware set.

A Browning duffel bag to carry it in.


#6. Defense, safety and first aid.

A Semi automatic, autoloading crossbow.

A Crossbow.
A Crossbow Pistol.
A Compound bow
And a camping knife, machete, Axe, rope, watch, compass, binoculars, clips, multitool and Hiking stick set.

A Folding camping shovel.
A First responder Kit.
A First aid kit.
Over the counter medicines.

A Browning tactical backpack to put it in.

#7. Clothing

Browning camping and hunting clothes and boots.
For both Sumner and winter.

A Browinng duffel bag to put it in.



#8. Mobility.

A Specialized brand mountain bicycle.
A collapsible bike trailer to carry things in.

Wow, you really are preparing for a long Biden Administration.

 

[badger2]

Thanks for the timely thread, OP. For example, petroleum addicts are used to a structure enveloping their organism to protect them from the elements, while non-addict cyclists are not. That is changing. A micro-studio is a structure that pulls behind an e-bike an unfolds to a quasi-geodesic form. One can set down in the structure. That is why it’s called a micro-studio. It can also have a forced-air heating system, so studios of the future should be able to choose where they park. Indeed, parks will arise so that the owner of their structure can choose who to be in proximity to, and various ”villages” will compete, because the “landlord” can swiftly be boycotted if they get arrogant or overconfident. A person’s structure can be made “baboon-proof,” because it will be guarded while the owner is horizontal and unconscious, and not susceptible to the maraudings of those who want to destroy other people’s work.

This is a trajectory that begins to leave the rent pimp behind. Now, the Micro-studio owner will have something of appreciating equity to show for the cost of inhabiting space.

 

[badger2]

#7: Yes, that should be “houseless” rather than “homeless.”
’Home ownership is a profoundly American idea.’
(Desmond, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City)

 

[Paul Motter]

This is not a joke for someone in my neighborhood. About the be evicted for being a nuisance (because of his alcohol-related antisocial behavior) from a property where he was being allowed to live rent-free by his friend when he lost his own home. Instead of being grateful for the 10-years he lived there, he somehow twisted the whole situation around and blamed his benefactor for his situation. By law, they had a landlord/tenant relationship although there was no lease, he did things like changing the locks, telling unkind lies about his friend to the neighbors, told them the friend "stole" his previous house (where he had been evicted by the bank) and forgot that his friend was the person who moved him into this new house. He got delusional and told people the house was his own and that his friend was just an intruder. He even called the police on the friend when he was onsite just picking weeds - to manipulate the system maybe?

It's a sad situation because no one is at fault, except for the guy who can't remember the truth and blames his friend, who can't afford to supplement him any longer.

In the eviction process, the friend found out the guy has a trust fund and actually gets a $1200/month stipend, yet the friend paid all the property taxes for 10 years and took no rent or any money from the guy. Still, the guy never even took his friend out for dinner or even sent him a birthday card.

So, the friend filed and won an eviction. The guy is so stubborn (and demented) he is telling the sheriff and social workers he would rather be homeless than to go into the system. Yet he has done nothing to prepare for being homeless. He is in total denial. He still believes he will find a loophole that will allow him to remain in that house, yet the evicton process is all but done and he ignored all warnings and chances to prove it with a judge - so he "lost" by default and will be evicted. Sadly, he is old and very frail. But he does have enough money to get a room in a house and eat.

The problem is that he smokes constantly, inside, and drinks all day. No one would want him. That may be why he wants to stay on his own (he wants no home where he would have to smoke outside, watch his behavior, and be quiet at night). Plus he is a hoarder who let the furnished house go to crap - with cat feces and urine everywhere, papers/books/ old food/ dirty plates & dishes and file cabinets from 60 years ago just strewn about everywhere.

His friend has no idea what will happen to the guy. The lockout should occur sometime next week. Friend expects he will try to break back in, but the police will be called. His possessions will be stored until the 15-day time limit is up, then whatever is left will be auctioned off and he will get the proceeds. He will get pennies on the dollar for the few nice things he owns but mostly never used.

It is a sad but real story where someone really tried to do him a kindness and it was a big mistake to even get involved. His friend does not want anything to do with him in the future because he is a "victim" who will blame anyone close to him for all of his problems. So he gets into arguments with shopkeepers and drives drunk. He could probably never be a proper tenant again and will likely get arrested a few times.

I guess this is not unusual for the homeless with a mental condition - they are antisocial because of their mental disease, yet they don't always come off as crazy, they come off as irrational. The system can't control them because by law no one can be compelled to become part of the conservatorship system.

 

[badger2]

Don’t know what ‘conservatorship’ is, though you’ve described the classic poster-child future facilities will refuse. That is why placing one’s structure near to other Homo sapiens comes with its caveats. That is why future facilities will make it so that one can move around to eliminate these pathologies of their neighbors. When you buy a house that is locked to the real estate 24/7, you lose such flexibility.

Vetting is a must for micro-studio owners, tiny home owners, and regulations for tiny homes do not have the flexibility that will be required in the future: they still lock the victim-scapegoat into a code that defines a ‘temporary’ or a ‘permanent’ structure. The code (is the pathology [italics]).

 

[badger2]

#12 said ‘evicted by the bank.’ When Desmond (Evicted) says ‘home ownership’ badger takes it to mean that the banker-pimp has already been left behind. The structure badger is talking about belongs only to the owner and no one else. If one can’t accomplish this task, others certainly can, and they will (congregate [italics]) in places where there are less sloth and welfare addictions. Some of these home owners will even be atheists. The American housing industry has basically a single model, one-size-fits-all model, that it has trained the prisoners to accept as the definition of housing. It is from the start, much too (large and costly [italics]).