I’m an 18 year old trainhopper from NC and have been doing this for about 6-7 years now ask me whatever you got
I’m an 18 year old trainhopper ask me anything
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I’m an 18 year old trainhopper from NC and have been doing this for about 6-7 years now ask me whatever you got
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What is a trainhopper?
How did you get started? How many states have you been too?
Do you listen to folk punk?
is there any legal issue with this ?
So you were 11 or 12 when you started? Are you a runaway?
Have you ever been caught?
What about education/work?
How long are you on a train typically? What’s the longest journey you’ve done on a single train? Do people still (if they ever did at all?) use the “hobo code” for passing information about certain places?
What or Where was the most beutiful place youve seen while trainhopping
what country ? have u watched Thumbs Up on Youtube ?
( oh sry u said NC ) North Carolina ?
edit – whats the face tat status ?
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Bro shit gets cold- do you travel during winter across the Midwest at all?
Have you check to see if you have any trust funds or inheritance you didn’t realise at the time when you left?
Are there relives out there that you may not even know about? Maybe a DNA test might be a good thing to check on relations
Hope you’re doing well and are coping with your traumatic past in a healthy way. Good luck to you.
Do you carry you things in a cloth at the end on a stick?
What’s your favorite car to ride?
Have you ever been nearly caught? If so what happened?
how do you stay hydrated, maintain diet, and warmth / coolness in harsher weathered days?
looking back, were there times you believe you should’ve died but by sheer luck you’ve made it out?
do you miss missing the typical adolescent experiences? like prom, going off to university etc..?
how much longer are you planning on doing this for?
What’s the tallest train you’ve hopped?
Not sure if you’ve ever heard the story of Chris McCandless-a seemingly similar minded fellow to yourself who had had enough and just left. His story and motivations always spoke to me and I’ve always been majorly tempted to just leave society behind. You seem similar. In a way, it’s comforting to know there’s people out there just living deliberately. Anyway, philosophy discussions aside—
In 2025 in today’s day and age I would think lots of cameras everywhere must make life kinda hard, no? Stay safe
You type well and compose your sentences well for someone with almost no education. How do you afford a cell phone and internet service?
Can you walk me through the timeline of hopping a train?
Do you watch a slow moving one and hunt out a car? Do you jump the stopped ones? How long are you at a yard for waiting in a car? I imagine that’s the only time your presence is threatened? Quiet while stopped and loud/music making while moving?
Stay safe and fed!
Where on the train do you ride? I have a UP train that goes right by my house, I only see a few places it would be safe to ride on, boxcars, lumber cars and maybe on top of a grain car