Exploring the Republic of Slowjamastan - A Micronation in the California Desert

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  • Опубліковано 14 гру 2024

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  • @slowjamastan
    @slowjamastan Рік тому +276

    The Sultan, Parliament and citizens thank you tremendously for this piece of excellence in journalism. You are a national hero and your harem awaits you upon your return. They aren't the prettiest, but they get the job done.

    • @conniewojahn6445
      @conniewojahn6445 Рік тому +12

      ha ha ha on getting the job done. Meanwhile, don't forget he is married and his Mrs. might have some say in this.

    • @SidetrackAdventures
      @SidetrackAdventures  Рік тому +40

      Thank you! I'll have to check with my wife about the harem though.

    • @gobbleguk
      @gobbleguk Рік тому +5

      Thanks for the Sunday Night Slow Jamz on 92.5!!😊

    • @dougm.635
      @dougm.635 Рік тому +5

      We were out there Saturday 3/17 and there were quite a few signs down due to wind..just FYI

    • @slowjamastan
      @slowjamastan Рік тому +15

      @@dougm.635 Yes, re-enforcements have been called in!

  • @michaelsimonds2632
    @michaelsimonds2632 Рік тому +12

    !! Magnificent Video !! Thank you Mr. Adventures!

  • @DovieRuthAuthor
    @DovieRuthAuthor Рік тому +19

    That entry booth is hilarious. I need one for my house to confuse all the solicitors. Haha!

    • @CarsandCats
      @CarsandCats Рік тому +7

      I'm thinking about of the mine field signs for my front yard!

    • @troysierra5228
      @troysierra5228 Рік тому +7

      Scare all the Johova Witnesses away.

    • @conniewojahn6445
      @conniewojahn6445 Рік тому +5

      @@troysierra5228 Nothing scares Jehovah Witnesses away, believe me, I've tried everything.

    • @troysierra5228
      @troysierra5228 Рік тому +5

      @@conniewojahn6445 Not even the live mines??

    • @DovieRuthAuthor
      @DovieRuthAuthor Рік тому +3

      @@conniewojahn6445 I asked them to pray for my pregnant horse because she was overdue. They left in a hurry.

  • @tortugalisa4748
    @tortugalisa4748 Рік тому +36

    I would have never known that place existed if it wasn't for your video☺️ How fun is that!

  • @rclooking99
    @rclooking99 Рік тому +57

    Wow covering an entire nation in just 8.5 minutes....what a world traveller! Great video!

  • @SoberDaze1
    @SoberDaze1 Рік тому +25

    I grew up in San Diego I live in Dallas now. I love your channel. You should do Ocotillo Wells. Maybe do some of the local reservoirs and tell their story Morena, Barrett, Jennings etc.

    • @SidetrackAdventures
      @SidetrackAdventures  Рік тому +3

      I'll probably have something on the reservoir's at some point because of the rainmaker story.

  • @CarsandCats
    @CarsandCats Рік тому +54

    I can't stop laughing! That DJ has a fantastic sense of humor. I really hope he keeps building his "empire".

    • @SidetrackAdventures
      @SidetrackAdventures  Рік тому +8

      Me too. It was hard to film because I was laughing so much.

    • @samsmom1491
      @samsmom1491 Рік тому +4

      I'm honored to report that I was just notified of my approval of citizenship to Slowjamastan! I'm saving up to purchase my little slice of heaven, Quietstormia, of which I will be the Countess of. I'll also need to work on getting citizenship for my dear husband, Count Chocolate Thunder. Can't wait to make my first visit. I'm so envious.

    • @idontknow2293
      @idontknow2293 Рік тому +1

      Hopefully he keeps the developers out. They'll just come in and ruin the beautiful scenery and put up Wal..... and Mc....... 😢

    • @samsmom1491
      @samsmom1491 Рік тому +1

      @@idontknow2293 The Sultan will never sell out to them. Keep Slowjamastan free! I visited an island in Central America and their motto is "Go Slow" and it should be adopted for Slowjamastan.

    • @Supernimo735
      @Supernimo735 Рік тому +2

      ​@@SidetrackAdventuresit's all fun and games until the sultan increases military spending and builds an army

  • @pudee3
    @pudee3 9 місяців тому +2

    Absolutely one of your best!!!! I can't believe that I've lived And traveled this state for over 70 years, and yet am constantly amazed at your finds. 👏👏👏🤣🤣🤣

  • @johnchedsey1306
    @johnchedsey1306 Рік тому +5

    This has got to be one of the ultimate gems for Desert Weirdness! I just looked at the map and I could make it there for a holiday weekend inside 4.5 hours. Not sure why I'm just sitting on my couch!

  • @SearchingNewAdventures
    @SearchingNewAdventures Рік тому +5

    I have to say that I thoroughly enjoy all of your videos. This one in particular I really get a kick out of because other than Canada I've never been outside of the United States haha! As my husband and I plan to do the rving lifestyle this is one of the place that I have earmarked to stop in to visit. Thank you for bringing these videos to my attention I find them very fascinating.

  • @gobbleguk
    @gobbleguk Рік тому +8

    All hail this glorious nation!!!

  • @dougmartin7129
    @dougmartin7129 Рік тому +8

    This is great. I live on 50 acres outside 29 palms. I gotta get me some “ caution landmine signs “ and a guard booth.

    • @conniewojahn6445
      @conniewojahn6445 Рік тому

      Go for it! If you can't get landmine signs, how about trying "rattlesnake" instead?

  • @charlesboyer61
    @charlesboyer61 Рік тому +16

    This is awesome and somehow I knew it was near the Salton Sea before you showed it on the map. I guess you have to go on a sea adventure to get to Slab City?
    Places like this are what makes California so special.

    • @slowjamastan
      @slowjamastan Рік тому +8

      Ahem. "Sultan" Sea please.

    • @conniewojahn6445
      @conniewojahn6445 Рік тому +2

      I don't know about "special." I'd call it nutty. But then, to each his own.

    • @charlesboyer61
      @charlesboyer61 Рік тому +2

      @@slowjamastan This I can endorse!

  • @petecollins4925
    @petecollins4925 Рік тому +6

    Still trying to catch up as I'm a fairly new subscriber. How brilliant is this? Loved every minute of it, thanks for a fun commentary Steve. Big thanks to The Sultan as well for ruling over such a unique micronation.
    Never expected to see a reference to Sealand on your channel Steve. It's visible on a good day from the North Sea ferry which sails between Harwich and the Hook of Holland. Not too far from where I live, it's a few miles offshore from the county of Essex, opposite end of the county from me.

    • @SidetrackAdventures
      @SidetrackAdventures  Рік тому +2

      I saw a news story about Sealand when I visited the UK as a teenager and have always wanted to visit. I don't think my dad had the same enthusiasm for it though lol.

  • @CactusAtlas
    @CactusAtlas Рік тому +17

    I'm convinced that there is something about the desert that fosters the mindset to create places like this and Salton Sea. 😅 I definitely love it. I gotta say... it's rare to even see a full pay phone these days with tall the parts even if not working so that's pretty cool.

  • @pennyinaz
    @pennyinaz Рік тому +7

    Fun and interesting. Surely many plans were made for this new nation over bottles of spirits and bowls of green goodness. Thanks for taking us on another cool adventure!

    • @Katmai_Bear_480
      @Katmai_Bear_480 3 місяці тому

      At first glance, I thought it read "bottles of spirits and bowls of green goddess" and I wondered if Green Goddess dressing soup was a rite of passage into the Sovereignty.

  • @curtholloway7627
    @curtholloway7627 2 місяці тому +2

    Great video Steve!!

  • @shop99er
    @shop99er Рік тому +4

    This is hands down my favorite vid in a very long time. WIth permission, I plan to put this on the go-to list the next time we're in that area.

    • @SidetrackAdventures
      @SidetrackAdventures  Рік тому +2

      Thanks. Permission granted.

    • @shop99er
      @shop99er Рік тому +1

      @@SidetrackAdventures I may have phrased that wrong…

  • @ms.annthrope415
    @ms.annthrope415 Рік тому +1

    How cool. Never heard of Slowjammastan until now. I want to visit. Don't even have to renew my pass👍👍👍

  • @chknlyps2373
    @chknlyps2373 Рік тому +1

    Hahaha, I saw the guard shack a couple months ago driving by, I thought it was some clever compound entrance... this is awesome!

  • @dreamyjeannie3385
    @dreamyjeannie3385 Рік тому +2

    Love Slowjamastan! This is exactly the absurdist humor we need here in Bizarro world. Randy Williams is genius! This place is my jam! 😂

  • @semiproactive9625
    @semiproactive9625 Рік тому +1

    Another great story. Thanks Steve.

  • @LennyK1015
    @LennyK1015 5 місяців тому

    Thanks Steve. I love your road trips. This one is Too funny.

  • @WildDieWoodard
    @WildDieWoodard 10 місяців тому

    I love this! Thanks for visiting and showing us the glory that is Slowjamastan!

  • @nickidaisydandelion4044
    @nickidaisydandelion4044 Рік тому

    Your videos are very relaxing. Thank you for making those amazing videos.

  • @dronelaw
    @dronelaw 10 місяців тому

    One of your best yet! Very good stuff. If you have a chance, Slowjamastan puts on a number of very fun events. You can see a list on their website.

  • @HerbertWingfield
    @HerbertWingfield Рік тому +1

    That border was in "Blazing Saddles."

  • @daveh4283
    @daveh4283 Рік тому +3

    Great video Steve

  • @trumer-and-co
    @trumer-and-co Рік тому

    Definitely a bucket list item. Thanks for sharing!

  • @DW-qe7qe
    @DW-qe7qe Рік тому +5

    That was interesting. Surprising the site hadn’t been trashed yet.

    • @jerrysullivan8424
      @jerrysullivan8424 Рік тому

      Give it time. LOL! It will be.

    • @slowjamastan
      @slowjamastan Рік тому +3

      Landmines prevent such rabble-rousers.

    • @SidetrackAdventures
      @SidetrackAdventures  Рік тому +1

      Hopefully people leave it alone, but unfortunately some people just want to destroy things.

  • @adventureswithcorrine
    @adventureswithcorrine Рік тому +2

    I was in that area for an entire month last fall! I cannot believe I missed this

  • @nodniv1317
    @nodniv1317 Рік тому +2

    About ready to move back to check all the stuff we explored as kids growing up in Point Loma! The desert was our weekend playground- Salton Sea, Church’s Chicken in El Centroid- throwing watermelons out of the truck! Good ol’ days, trippin’ in the desert!

  • @deandupont5503
    @deandupont5503 Рік тому +7

    I need to speak with the Sultan, so I can create the state of Punkrocksylvania.

  • @jtcbrt
    @jtcbrt Рік тому +2

    Many thanks to you for helping to popularize my glorious adopted republic.

    • @samsmom1491
      @samsmom1491 Рік тому +1

      Mine, too! Howdy there fellow Slowjamastanian. 👋

  • @jameshogan1871
    @jameshogan1871 8 місяців тому

    I love your videos.
    Lived in San Diego for 16 years... Keep up the good work

  • @RandyFrench-z4c
    @RandyFrench-z4c Рік тому

    What an oasis in the desert a beautiful homeland God bless our Sultan.

  • @uwantsun
    @uwantsun Рік тому +1

    quirky is awesome. good one.

  • @Pompomgrenade
    @Pompomgrenade 5 місяців тому

    You are my soul guide in the Southern California desert. Thank you sir 😁

  • @Visitor2Earth
    @Visitor2Earth Рік тому +1

    You are very fortunate that the great Sultan allowed you airspace clearance, as the Surface To Air missile batteries are quite formidable and lethal!

  • @ClutchEastwood
    @ClutchEastwood Рік тому

    We just did a road trip to Yuma via Hwy 8... now want to go back.... you should have stopped in Dateland, for a date shake. They are amazing! We stopped off at Painted Rock which was cool, and I'd love to see you do a show there. Glad I found your channel today. I subscribed and look forward to seeing your other uploads.

    • @SidetrackAdventures
      @SidetrackAdventures  Рік тому +2

      Thanks! I actually have a Painted Rock and Dateland video on the channel somewhere.

  • @davidelack8809
    @davidelack8809 Рік тому

    I'm Rolling on the floor Brother! Thanks for starting my day off. Only in Cal!

  • @TRSWOODWORKING
    @TRSWOODWORKING Рік тому +6

    great video amigo! Slowjamastan...that's too funny!

  • @michaeldeal1625
    @michaeldeal1625 Рік тому +3

    Great video! (But I was hoping to see you put that sign back up for them.)

  • @MySteamChannel
    @MySteamChannel Рік тому +1

    I can't wait until the Sultan sets up a ski resort in those mountains.

  • @leonajameson8902
    @leonajameson8902 Рік тому +1

    Holy cow. That was fun. I don’t know how you found that but thanks for sharing

  • @espressobuzz1253
    @espressobuzz1253 Рік тому +8

    "Semper Ubi Sub Ubi" = Always where under where. (always wear underwear) Thanks, high school Latin class!

    • @SidetrackAdventures
      @SidetrackAdventures  Рік тому

      haha I meant to look it up but forgot. That is hilarious.

    • @user-tp1bi6of3v
      @user-tp1bi6of3v 5 місяців тому +2

      The other one says never wear underwear

    • @billmcgahey1926
      @billmcgahey1926 3 місяці тому

      the full saying is semper ubi sub ubi ubique = always where under where everywhere. i didn't take four years of latin for nothing

  • @rtalways
    @rtalways Рік тому +3

    When I was a kid in the seventies we used to take the soul train to there

  • @skyking4501
    @skyking4501 Рік тому

    Okay, that was hilarious!!! Very good video!!

  • @conniewojahn6445
    @conniewojahn6445 Рік тому +4

    Another fine example of what desert heat, large swatches of flat ground, and no rainfall does to people. And, that's before raccoons get to them.

  • @shooter31m
    @shooter31m Рік тому

    I’ve heard about this before, but you sir have the best video on Slowjamastan on UA-cam!

  • @potatothorn
    @potatothorn Рік тому

    so much fun thanks for sharing this wonderful Nation with us!

  • @cowprez
    @cowprez 4 місяці тому

    Awesome!! How the HECK do you FIND these places? Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

  • @Mangabhidalgurdaspur
    @Mangabhidalgurdaspur 5 місяців тому +1

    ❤❤

  • @RetroRobbin59
    @RetroRobbin59 Рік тому +1

    A true Sidetrack Adventure! 😂

  • @coyotegrad-collectables
    @coyotegrad-collectables Рік тому +3

    I've seen that place while visiting the Salton Sea area. It was interesting, but I didn't have time to stop by unfortunately

  • @larrys.feraca306
    @larrys.feraca306 Рік тому +1

    Lots of room for expansion!

  • @robertreynolds1044
    @robertreynolds1044 Рік тому +1

    I also had an eerie encounter in '82 while riding my bike through the Anza-Borrego state park on 87.A car passed me slowly, driver was staring at me intensely, turned around and said, "Steve?",no, not me. He said I looked just like him and it sounded like he was dead. Both of us freaked out.

  • @azlanameer4912
    @azlanameer4912 7 місяців тому

    Thats why i love USA. People live the way they wish.❤

  • @brentnearhood8874
    @brentnearhood8874 Рік тому

    Thanks! Steve

  • @dezertraider
    @dezertraider Рік тому

    THANK YOU STEVE,,GREAT JOB..SAFE TRAVELS

  • @Liddledriver
    @Liddledriver Рік тому

    Very cool! Love it.

  • @kurtbilinski1723
    @kurtbilinski1723 5 місяців тому

    This could have been a reference to "Captain Slow" - James May from the BBC show Top Gear. Top Gear did an episode where they drove through this area, heading toward the border.

  • @desirayelawrence9676
    @desirayelawrence9676 Рік тому +1

    Slowjamastan is by no means a joke it's a very serious nation as you see we have landmines to deter anyone who attempts to illegally cross our borders. Not much construction had started when you came to visit there is much more to see now

  • @ThomasLeonard454
    @ThomasLeonard454 Рік тому +1

    I Love this.
    Ingenuity at its best.
    Here we go on this guy and his Real Imaginary world.
    This is so cool as my mind runs wild as to my own sovereign nation or to be different a new state and have the different cities signs. Here we go a new trend.
    I have just the property for this new state.

    • @Bama7-UncleLou1
      @Bama7-UncleLou1 Рік тому

      It’s treason to declare a nation inside the US. You all do understand this, right? Morons.

  • @rayworx
    @rayworx Рік тому +1

    Yeah...... Right!!

  • @Bailey.465
    @Bailey.465 Рік тому

    There is a Slowjamastan Embassy located in the United States. You can find it in Sorrento Valley.

  • @OdySlim
    @OdySlim Рік тому

    awesome!! Never heard of it until now..

  • @FG-bn3qq
    @FG-bn3qq Рік тому +1

    Reminds me of Tanaris in WoW

  • @frankmcmanus5142
    @frankmcmanus5142 Рік тому

    How cool! Thank you

  • @pgk60
    @pgk60 Рік тому

    Crazy fun.

  • @1984xlx
    @1984xlx Рік тому +2

    Awesome! Who knew?

  • @davidpierce3217
    @davidpierce3217 Рік тому

    Great video. Also, if you enjoy such things, you might want to look up the Freetown of Christiania, which is a very interesting place to visit

  • @LifeinThe70sand80s
    @LifeinThe70sand80s Рік тому

    I read about Slowjamastan a few months ago, but this video really explains it better. I wonder if I should do something like this with my desert land near the Mojave?

  • @handymanr4729
    @handymanr4729 Рік тому

    slowjamastan word count is over 9000!!!! Too much dude

  • @ronrubacher1425
    @ronrubacher1425 Рік тому +2

    Is the land public or private?

  • @olliespackrt5763
    @olliespackrt5763 Рік тому +1

    I'm just in shock I don't know what to make of this like are these places that you can go camping How is it a separate country within a state of a country

  • @carlupthegrove262
    @carlupthegrove262 2 місяці тому

    very fun. thx

  • @JackF99
    @JackF99 Рік тому

    I hope the no-Crocs zone concept catches on nationwide.

  • @w9jim
    @w9jim Рік тому

    Fun stuff! I'm a citizen! 😀

  • @justnerdystuff
    @justnerdystuff 8 місяців тому

    I was thinking this was the same as another place called Republic of Molossia, which is in the desert of California and was wonder where the buildings were. But if you haven't done a video on it, it's just outside of Reno, Nevada.

  • @leechjim8023
    @leechjim8023 Рік тому

    LAND OF SLOWWW JAMMZZZ

  • @RevMikeBlack
    @RevMikeBlack Рік тому +1

    I live in the southeast, so I know more about swamps than deserts, but it seems to me that wearing Crocs in the desert would be a really bad idea... unless you WANT to get bitten.

  • @joewenzel5142
    @joewenzel5142 Рік тому +1

    All those seashells. That's considered beachfront property in Slowjamastan.

  • @stokedtoker9455
    @stokedtoker9455 Рік тому +1

    How do I apply for citizenship?

  • @michaela6147
    @michaela6147 Рік тому +1

    Why am I not surprised this is in California?

  • @tutuhuckelberry2983
    @tutuhuckelberry2983 Рік тому

    Where is their housing, or do they live underground? Great vid.

  • @stevef.8041
    @stevef.8041 Рік тому

    Funny stuff!

  • @jongerdemann2824
    @jongerdemann2824 11 місяців тому

    There is a micro nation outside of reno that does have buildings, a space program, and even its own currency. But it’s only open to the public on specific days. It’s called Molossia.

  • @paultellez8805
    @paultellez8805 Рік тому

    @7:35 She sells seashells by the seashore of ... Slowjamastan.

  • @timothyprice1407
    @timothyprice1407 Рік тому

    I love the State mottoes of Palmerstan and Upper Palmerstan, respectively "Always Wear Underwear" and "Never Wear Underwear"

  • @BlackdogADV
    @BlackdogADV Рік тому

    Could I tent camp there? Passport needed?

  • @tommanion5504
    @tommanion5504 Рік тому

    When I first saw the "catcher", my first thought you was heading out to the Republic of Molossia (that's how its listed in both Wikipedia and on Google Earth), then I had to remind myself that you DID say CA!
    (Molossia is located just outside Dayton, east of Reno.)
    Another fine video from vou.

    • @SidetrackAdventures
      @SidetrackAdventures  Рік тому +1

      I just learned of Molossia recently and want to check it out too.

  • @RockPunkFloyd
    @RockPunkFloyd Рік тому +7

    I want to know the story of Randy's childhood trauma that involved a raccoon.

  • @davidsparks6146
    @davidsparks6146 Рік тому +1

    Where can I get a building permit to build a tower in Slowjamastan? A tower so I can crank my guitar amp from the top!

  • @roboftherock
    @roboftherock Рік тому

    I had to check the post date of this contribution to make sure it wasn't an April Fool spoof. Nope, posted 17 days before, so it is a hoot instead of a spoof.

  • @birdman5223
    @birdman5223 Рік тому

    Very nice, sort of😵‍💫

  • @paul9156c
    @paul9156c Рік тому +1

    I hear Borat visited with his sister, and used the phone to call home.

  • @jeffdav7338
    @jeffdav7338 15 днів тому

    Wonder if there is Lithium underneath Republic of Slowjamastan?

  • @karenbochinski
    @karenbochinski Рік тому

    This place makes not sense to me but interesting to watch.

  • @skydiverclassc2031
    @skydiverclassc2031 Рік тому +5

    Well, at least they don't have to pay for a Navy.