Why does Scooter Tramp Scotty Camp at Abandoned Houses | Stealth Camping Tips
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- In this episode of Stealth Camping Tips, I answer: Why does Scooter Tramp Scotty Camp at Abandoned Houses , and explain why I am uncomfortable choosing those as spots to stealth camp.
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That's why I love my adventure bike! I can go down those beaten trails and camp in some really stealthy and scenic spots that aren't disturbed by people.
Scotty is the Best
If you are truly just pulling over for shelter n rest,and you belive in God's grace and mercy,everything will be alright. Fear is a lie.
I wouldn't stay anywhere there was a sign telling me I don't belong there . As a Florida boy , I know exactly what property rights mean , and I always respect them . Down here if you're caught where you don't belong , you could be shot to death with very few questions asked .
Who decides who "belongs".... Pretty unfriendly....
The rightful owner of the property .
26 years and havent been shot yet. Met a few cool guys though.
If I search Scooter Tramp Scotty on UA-cam this video comes up lol that’s a sneaky trick I like it
Gotta be sneaky, UA-cam HATES me?
@@MotoGiant have you seen his newest one he made just for you? He even says “I’m in Alabama by the way “ It’s awesome
AWESOME video. Thanks again. Your videos are like a class for me for when I try this beginning this June. Very helpful and informative.
Mark from Maryland
More classes coming, thanks for your attendance, 2 gold stars for you! :)
Cool to see Scotty comment and talk about his experiences. Like you and Scotty have said most of the fears are the stories we tell ourselves in our minds. Cool to see the little youtube motorcycle vagabond community sharing with one another.
Thanks for the stealth camping tips series. Looking forward to these!
Scotty has the personality to get away with egregious trespass. If I tried the same stunt, I'd be in jail and my bike impounded.
It's one thing to camp on the edge of someone's land. It's another thing to camp in someone's house, even if abandoned. To my thinking, bedding down on the edge of some private property might be analogous to using your neighbor's lawn mower without permission, but camping in someone's house is more like using your neighbor's wife without permission.
I'm going to try to camp on public land when possible, even though much of the public land is viewed by various government agents as private property belonging to the government, and while trespassing on privately owned private property is a crime, some government officials would view camping on government land as similar to poaching the king's deer... a much more serious offense, tantamount to treason or domestic terrorism.
Love the analogies - it is hard to understand the mindset of humans unless you can put yourself into the OTHER situation.
@Scotty Kerekes - No doubt your experience is different, but my experience has definitely been that I am treated far more harshly by bureaucrats and law enforcers than homeless people who are deemed to be down on their luck. Despite my best attempt to be friendly and nonthreatening and cooperative, I'm treated as a domestic terrorist who thinks the law doesn't apply to me. I'm naturally anti-authoritarian and they can smell it, regardless of my best behavior. There is great latitude in enforcement of laws or bureaucratic rules, and I'm given no leeway. A homeless guy is ignored or asked to leave, but in the same situation I'd be face down on the pavement, handcuffed, tasered, and arrested for anything they could manage plus resisting arrest and possibly assaulting a police officer as freebies.
Good luck free camping wherever you can. I'm envious but not resentful. I truly wish you the best but I know not to try something like that.
@@Liberty4Ever maybe it’s you lol but really I’ve never been treated badly sleeping next to my bike traveling actually I usually feel invisible.
I am reluctant too
C’mon man, Scotty has been doing this for 25 years. You don’t have to do what he does.
I have to say I read both of your views and comments and I agree with you and I agree with the person that says looking for Grace depends on your situation in your financial status if I had to I would but like I say depends on your financial situation
For me, I just get an uneasy feeling around an abandoned house. Oddly for me I'm more uncomfortable being on abandoned commercial property.
That being said, If I really needed to there'd be no moral objection on my part.
Ain't no way I'd camp under a water tower in today's World Don, Lol. Too many agencies that could jam a guy up in the name of "Counter Terrorism"...;)
Agreed - not the best spot, but it was late and I was tired :(
@@MotoGiant Sometimes a Man has to do what a Man has to do.
The unknow is the cause of all fear. But once it becomes the know its no longer scarry. But at first one has to just feel the fear and do it anyway.
Differences Scotty's a gypsy he's a hobo that lives on his bike and takes the opportunity where he sees it. You are somebody that still living in society and feel you have something to lose Scotty is nothing to lose and he'll just be told to move on. You are still living in fear which is controlling you
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I’ve partied camped fished and hunted on private property my whole life without too much problem.Maybe it’s easier out west here in east California.
EVERYTHING is easier out West, not so sure about Cali tho?
@@MotoGiant California is the most rural of all.
I would be most uncomfortable there and getting ran off would ruin my stealth camping before it even got started lol. Good vid
Might be dead bodies out there too - best not to join them :)
Don, I know many of us are uneasy around law-enforcement, but it might make for an interesting video to interview some different law-enforcement people and ask them about interactions with stealth campers how they handle it and what you can expect if you’re caught.
That is on my list, but most LEOs I have talked to are quite reluctant to speak on camera - pretty sure they have policy about interviews, and quite understandable. Maybe I can record voice, or blur face, etc.? I do want to hear what the latest protocol is in different districts.
They work for you .Audit time
I wouldnt sleep well.....waiting on a flashlight in middle of night...
26 years and no big problems yet. Met a few cool dudes though. Its said that the unknown is the cause of all fear. But once something becomes the known its no longer scarry. One must start by first feeling the fear and doing it anyway. It also helps to stop making shit up.
The question I've always had is WHY so many abandoned houses in the SE USA
Up here in the NW I do not see that many other than old farm houses or log cabins
Houses are cheap in the south, really cheap compared to NW - for example, depending on Location, the lot may only be worth $5-10k, but if the house needs significant repairs, it could be worth less. Fixing up an old abandoned rural house might not allow a break even cost. So they sit.
I'm kind of partial to old country cemeteries the back edges usually have trees, there quiet to say the least, not a rowdy bunch at all Ha Ha! Just leave them like you find them. Every town has one, some the town is gone, some are next to churches, be respectful , I sleep in a cot tent!
Me too! ua-cam.com/video/9MKPvhd7u2k/v-deo.html
Empty buildings spook me, big time.
Old guy on a Harley in the abandoned house, "Hon git the Sheriff!"
Old guy on a BMW in the abandoned house, "Hon, we gots dinner guest next door."
Respect private property. A lot of times being friendly to the neighbors, if there, you can find out about these properties. I just tell them I won't leave a mess.
My preference is abandoned commercial buildings in smaller towns.
Maybe in Germany 🇩🇪 but in America you get a lot more respect on an old Harley
@@BrianBraaten And cover up the sleeve and neck tattoos. ;-)
I have asked permission before, have not been refused yet! I too, like the commercial property. While most land-owners are protective, someone with wife & kids might be much more threatened with a biker moving in next door?
You probably have more of a chance of being run off sleeping on a roadside picnic table, than a place like where your at. You never know who owns a run down abandoned house, but as long as your not trying to squat in it long term, I doub't anyone cares if you sleep in there for a night. Depending where your at, the things that would concern me more that upset owners would be, snakes, bugs, mice , rats. and any other living thing that also makes it their home. If someone asks you to leave, leave. It's a big world out here. Find another spot down the road.,,
I have done several of the roadside picnic areas in the last few weeks (watch those videos) and shockingly had ZERO issues!
You and I seem to share the same attraction and concerns. I'm intrested in the back story. Why? Who? Like Scotty, keeping the dew and rain off I understand, but I'm not sure I'd have a good night's sleep in or around an abandoned house/building. PS. Got the new front tire on and ready to roll east on Saturday. See ya.
1st Rule of Stealth Camping: It should be Fun & Safe..... see ya soon !
26 years and no big problems yet. Met a few cool dudes though. Its said that the unknown is the cause of all fear. But once something becomes the known its no longer scarry. One must start by first feeling the fear and doing it anyway. It also helps to stop making shit up.
Valid potential concerns for getting "busted" or other. I'm not really sure how or what types of sites to find?
I am starting a new series this year, a How To kinda of class for what I look for, and how to find spots... stay tuned!
I do not agree with going on someone elses property and "camping" without permission.
I am pretty sure that belief is widely held?
If there is a house right across the road or next door, why is it so hard to just stop in and ask if they have info on the property or can give permission to use it? If they warn against it, just move on, but maybe they can tell you it's ok. It doesn't have to be such a big issue.
Not sure if you have really thought this thru?
@Moto Giant I've actually thought about it a lot as I watch Scotty as he scopes out properties. The possibility of the person you ask, setting you up for trouble, I suppose does exist, but I don't see any worse possibilities. Please enlighten me on what I'm missing; always willing to listen and learn.
@@terrillwolf2552 Pretty sure our difference in perspective is our experience? I guess I have done enough door knocking in my life to know people, and how they react to a potential request such as yours. Having been a homeowner most of my adult life, I know how I would react to such an odd request, and hell, I even LIKE BIKERS? Why not just ask them if you can stay in THEIR backyard, or their garage? Since you and the stranger you just met are such good friends, why not just ask to bang the wifey while you are at it? Just kidding of course, but I would rather ask for forgiveness than permission 9 times out of 10, unless there is a dude standing in his yard? Or he has a bike out there, but odds are I am not gonna knock - they always have the option to call LEO to "check out the new neighbor that is trespassing" even if they say "sure, man, go ahead!"
The worst thing that will happen to you is not from the wild animals , it is from another human being. There are lots of undesirables and thieves camping all around the country. Most of them hang out together because they are really needy and cannot help themselves.
100% agreed! Unless you are in big bear country! :) Animals are not a threat unless they are crossing the road - the statistics don't lie - DON'T FEED THE HUMANS !!
26 years and no big problems yet. Met a few cool dudes though. Its said that the unknown is the cause of all fear. But once something becomes the known its no longer scarry. One must start by first feeling the fear and doing it anyway. It also helps to stop making shit up.
From what I've seen from watching Scotty's videos is because he wants to save his shelter. He would rather park at a place where he can save some weathering on his tent?
But, yeah. The abandoned house thing kind of sets up alarms in my head.