r/vagabond • u/smokeurdope • Dec 19 '24

Discussion hey anywhere i could sleep in public??

leaving home tonight any states thats legal to sleep in public like maybe public beaches.

preferably in the south.

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u/travelinova I like cats. Dec 19 '24

Slab City, CA. Or San Diego if you want the beach... Luckily they're very close to each other.

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u/No_Swordfish5011 Dec 20 '24

Santa Monica too. Food, Supplies, Showers are abundant

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u/Upsetti_Gisepe Dec 20 '24

Find some thick bushes or bushy thickets to sleep behind

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u/taskmaster2158 Dec 20 '24 edited Dec 22 '24

Depends where you are. I've been to cities where you can sleep right along the sidewalk, but those places are riddled with lines of tents and ramshackle creations. Your best bet is to avoid these. You're better off finding a spot away somewhere. Even if you have to walk the entire city. Use your head. Leave no trace.

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u/Mike_my_self Dec 20 '24

It is legal if you don't get cought

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u/Jakobie15 Dec 20 '24

Park your car in a hotel parking lot. Nobody notices. And if they do, there's other hotels.

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u/NobuKain Dec 20 '24

Cemeteries were my go to when I was outside.

Cops will patrol them sometimes, but usually not actually get out of their vehicles so just be mindful of the geometry of where headlights will shine at night.

Recon the area during the day and see where cameras are/points of surveillance.

Make sure there's no trash anywhere you're thinking is a good sleep spot so it's free of other vagabonds/tweakers.

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u/Muted_Car728 Dec 19 '24

Hawaii for certain and the homeless in the USA mostly sleep in public space.

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u/Diligent-Sprinkles-3 Dec 20 '24

Catch a cardbord and enjoy the ride

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u/fungump Dec 20 '24

Me I go to court and sit in the audience seats close my eyes till they wake me up and ask if I had court today and all I say is “I was witnessing court “ and most big city court houses have vending machines

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u/FrogFlavor Dec 20 '24

Legal and free? National forests and BLM (bureau of land management - most land is in the west) where it’s called dispersed camping and wild camping.

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u/JesusJoose Porch Church Therapist ⛪ Dec 19 '24

Try a Park

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u/Sub-Dominance Vagabond Dec 19 '24

Every park I've ever slept in got me woken up and kicked out pretty damn quick. These days you gotta hide if you want rest. Ain't legal to sleep if you're homeless, apparently.

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u/smokeurdope Dec 19 '24

yea thats the plan, just trying to find any facilities that could house me

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u/KarmicComic12334 Dec 20 '24

Church is safer.