minor change update heading out tomorrow

Another quick update. Heading back to fort waste before heading west gotta take care of a few things real quick then on the road I go. Next stop after the fort will be miles city Montana then western Montana for the national rainbow gathering (hippie peace gathering not gay pride gathering) where I may be out of reach of a signal for up to a month due to being in the middle of nowhere Montana mountain range. But when I make it back in touch I will have a huge info dump with lots and lots of pictures. Be ready all and if you see me on the road feel free to shot out and let me know :-) . Well that's it for now. I leave out in the mid morning tomorrow back down I 74 to I465 to I69 north. Later all

update on possible cancellation

Well not totally sure but probably will continue on my journey. Mindset hasn't got any better but maybe if I get away from this hell hole it might get better. Just need good vibes instead of the crap I have to deal with here.

Journey may be canceled

After recent thinking and stuff that has gone on I think I will give up on this journey and just go back to where there is no work. but at least I can take care of my dad till he passes.could be months could be years. I really don't give a crap anymore

Meet Ixel

Hi all. This is Ixel. He will be my new traveling buddy slash backpack on my journey. My daughter gave him to me for fathers day so expect to see more of me and Ixel in the near future :-)

Been a few but here's an update

Been spending my time here in Danville Illinois with my daughter for her birthday. I understand why most call it dramaville ugh. Well going to be waiting till she gets out of school on the 31st before heading out. Been a surprisingly happy time here for the most part. There has been a few incidents here and there that have put some of my skills to the test but all turned out well. Will be back to regular postings soon though. Also will do a video dump soon and sorry for the delays.

Catch you ask on the road soon.
Stiks

Helping animals with my daughter

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On my way to Illinois.

After getting dropped off on the wrong side of Indy got picked up by a couple heading to my main location. Awesomeness ^.^

20 more miles

Now at mm 214 i69 south almost 100 miles in 48 hours and well over 1/2 way there already :)

good morning from Chesterfield

good morning all my crazy followers and lurkers.

Waiting waiting expiring

Sitting at exit 245 on i69 south 4 hours now. Rides were good till here now just a lot of wait

On the road again

Well back on the road.wasn't to far before I got a ride to Marion from just outside Bluffton. Doing good my have time to side travel a little later in the week.

First night out

First night out made it to my little brothers in Bluffton IN. made pack way to heavy might leave a few things here to lighten the load a little. Will see in the morning probably.

Almost Time

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Having fun all ready to go much more soon to come. Time for a journey

Quick vid from tent

Quick Update

Been a minute since my last posting. things are getting close now. I am loving how about my departure date they are predicting snow for this area. That's going to be fuuuuun.

All i have left is food stock and to water treat my tent cause i found a few leak spots during my test setup. Man the butterflies right now though. It has been almost 14 years and im really looking forward to this now though

also added a location to my itinerary. Sometime in Mid june i will be heading to western Montana for a National Rainbow Gathering (peace gathering in national forest). the main day for the festival is July 4th and i will be leaving probably about a week after that. During that time i may not post due to being out in the middle of nowhere with a strong possibility of no signal.But as soon as i am in an area that has signal i will update with many pictures, videos, and stories. Hope you all enjoy this journey with me and maybe i will see some of you while i am out on the road.

Ready for travel
Stiks

Colorado Food and Beverage Laws are interesting

Hello again everyone
Lately i have been looking up the different laws and permits i would need to get and follow to open a normal coffee shop in Colorado. interesting part is if you only serve drinks (no food) with no ice in them all you need is a state sales tax permit. lol ice is food by their standards. still i am going to have other things so i will need both sales and food and beverage permits.

So that is what i have been doing in my waiting time lately. Anyone have any ideas of any place in CO that doesn't have many coffee shops and could use one?

New UStream Channel

Added a live UStream channel page. think i might hold a nightly live UStream when i start my travels not sure but we will see.

SOSCharger/Flashlight Final Review

It makes a great flashlight. with the stock 3.5v button cell battery pack it charges quickly for lighting when needed. The phone charger part though needs much work. The 3.5v is not enough to charge a standard charger style phone without constant cranking (takes at least 6v for USB style). Also the output amps are low enough that it can only slow charge so with a newer smartphone you would need to shut the phone off or you only maintain the current charge.
I did however find a fix for this that mine will have done to it before travellng. By changing the 3 stack button cell pack (3.5v) with 4 AAA NiMH connected in serial (6v) i was able to give enough of a charge without cranking and also was able to charge the batteries with the crank, it took a lot longer to build, though not as long as charging the phone with the 3.5v and crank.

Overall on a scale of 1-5 (5 being top) i would give this a 2.25. It works but not as well as expected and needs mods to be a viable emergency and or travel charger for cell phones unless you have plenty of time to crank and only need to make 1 or 2 short calls
Still want to try the new project they have specifically for cell phone and usb charged items that comes with a charge meter however as it looks like it was more thought out in design.

SOSReady SOSCharger Flashlight first impression

its not bad for a flashlight but not all i was hoping. maybe sustain the battery while i upload on the road but not much more that i can say about it.

SOSCharger / Flashlight

So I got my charger today. took plenty of pictures. was reinstalling phone OS or would have grabbed video. will post review here soon