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Alex Wall is a writer and musician from the Portland, Maine area,

now living in Farmington, Maine.

In October 2014 he crossed the US by ground level travel,

reporting on his experiences and the people he met along the way at his blog, IWALLK.Blogspot.com,

rough camping on the sides of roads from Maine to California in 90 days. 

Then, from June 2015 to June 2016 he wrote 377 consecutive daily blog posts during his journey back to Maine from California, up the Northwest Coast, over to the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi River to the Gulf Coast, and then up the East Coast, rough camping over 300 times,

and posting over 15,000 pictures, hundreds of videos, many formal essays,

with profiles of dozens of people.

This book was written to inform and inspire all the Modern Nomads to come.

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Perfect bound, softcover, 264 pages, written and illustrated by Alex Wall.

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C O N T E N T S

INTRODUCTION

I

REASONS TO GO NOMAD

Destitution

As a Lifestyle

Homeless, Houseless

As a Recreational Alternative

“Homelessness” as an Extreme Sport

II

FUNDING YOUR PROJECT

Does Your Project Have Value?

Income Generation—Something Online Works Well

Writing, Video, Photography, Music, Arts and

Crafts, Odd Jobs

Budgeting

A Sample Budget

III

MODES OF TRANSPORT

Long Distance Walking

Hitchhiking

A Word from Joe Omundson

Other Rides

Public Transportation

City Buses, Light Rails and Subways, City Bicycles

Intercity Buses

Stories about Greyhound

Amtrak Trains

Continental, Regional and Local

IV

WORKSPACES

Public Libraries

Cafes and Restaurants

Public Transport Stations

Phones as Wi-Fi Hot Spots

Working In Transit

Buses and Trains

V

FREE SERVICES

Parks

Shelters and Missions

Soup Kitchens

Water?

Public Restrooms

Jails

VI

SLEEP SPOTS AND ROUGH CAMPING

Locating Potential Sleep Spots Online

Urban, Suburban, Rural

Welcome to Sample City!

The Sleep Spot Security Profile

Natural Features to Look For

Site Excavation

To Tarp or Tent?

The Clover Leaf Secret

Leave No Trace

Other Kinds of Sleeping on the Road

Friends' Houses, Hotels/Motels

Sleeping In-Transit

VII

THE CIVIL RIGHT TO SLEEP

The Homeless Urban Camper's Dilemma

Mens Rea, Aut Non?

VIII

EQUIPMENT AND GEAR

Good Shoes

Clothing

Tarps and Flies

The Nomadic Tent

My Tent Design as a Suggestion

The Nomadic Sleeping Bag and Pad

My Sleeping Bag and Pad Design as a Suggestion

The Nomadic Backpack

My Backpack Design as a Suggestion

IX

MAINTENANCE

Keeping Clean

Doing Laundry

You Can Grow While Other Things Wear Out

X

NONHUMAN LIFE

Plants

Trees, Bushes, Grass and Weeds, Edibles

Animals

Domestic, Stray, Feral, Wild

XI

SOCIAL PRESSURES

Appearances are Important

The Backpack Bias

The Poverty Prejudice

Moving Beyond Convention

XII

A NEW AGE OF HEROES

THE IWALLK LEXICON

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VIDEO SLIDESHOW OF THE FIRST CROSSING

MAINE TO CALIFORNIA