Slab City Pro-tips on Backpacking and Off-Grid Living
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The lifestyle and vibe of these people reminds me of 1990's Burning Man. It is so strange to see how much that scene has gentrified. Keep Slab City free.
The big difference being,burning man is full of very wealthy ppl and slab city is the opposite
The vibe of your videos absolutely kills it. Every video of yours I watch, I kick myself a little more for ever leaving Slabs. Keep up the awesome work.
You do good interviews, hope to see more. Maybe get a few senior citizens to tell their stories too. The library has really come to life since you moved there, good job! You are so talented. Thanks so much for sharing your life and slab city with us... :)
If my book Champion isn't in your library pls send me an address and I will pop one in the mail. About half the book takes place at Salton Sea, some up at Big Bear. See reviews on Amazon, Miles Cobbett (channel on here, facebook and Instagram pages and AlaskaMiles on twitter : )
I feel like I had amnesia and watching this made me regain my memory and realize this is my home. I'm sobbing because I miss something I've never known. I have to visit
Yeah, I liked this one too. I think you have a hidden talent of making documentaries.
"Family doesn't have to be just blood, anyone can be family" Dam right and to the point! Loved the vid it really got my spirit jazzed. Sending amazing MoJo your way. Thanks for the kick butt vid. You rock!
A strong community is a beautiful thing, but a child is statistically much more likely to be healthy and well adjusted ,if it is raised by its biological parents.
You hit it right on.., no explaining it!!
Nice job. Simple. To the point. Not over produced like a lot of Hollywood wannabes.
Well spoken. The other channels can make a person feel small...like this lifestyle is exclusive to a certain group. To me this group is authentic. I'm sure theres issues as with all places but there's a totally different vibe. Reminds me of the artists in New Orleans.
Corn, the fact that you don’t let your prosthetic affect your activities is soooo admirable!! Also, hope you don’t mind I just shortened your name!?!? Lol I’m so ready to split town and roll towards SC!
Very good advice from everyone, great video Cornelius. Thanks for sharing.
you need to make an air condenser. using an old re-fridge cooling system and hook it up to a coil set it up in the hot sun with a water catch that falling an underground man made aqua fur that is hooked up to a water fall to keep the water turning and fresh full of life. Let it fall over rocks. It will build up and stay fresh. the more condensers the more water in the desert.
One of the best coverage I've seen so far on slab city....
Society has become sick. I hate being in this modern world, too many people are driven by money and materialism. Every day I wish I was somewhere in a community of like-minded people. I keep coming back to watching these videos, and something inside me says, this is the place that I will live for the rest of my life, away from society. I've made myself a promise that one-day Slab City will be my home.
Thanks this was really helpful hope I get out their soon
Love it. Words of wisdom.
Freedom isn't a physical place. It's an aspect of the mind.
Thanks for the thoughts you have contributed here.
We all are in the moment...the trick is to be aware that we are.
Cool video girl thumbs up keep up on vids every day
The number one rule for traveling is always remember where your towel is.
Guide to the Galaxy good one
Your message/Doc's are as good if not better then Sundance. Blessings child keep up your "good works". Your creative side is blooming. We're cheering for you! but then we're just old hippies doing the best we can, you inspire all.
Great vid....wado !
ENJOY....THE SIMPLE LIFE
Watching & learning.
Great video. Great tunes. Beck is rad. Great interviews of some pretty open people. I liked it. Thank you and please keep making the slabtastick documentation.
I do love me some Beck. He's one of the few celebrities that I dream of meeting.
Lol, dude look up the waterline for your elevation. I seriously doubt you'll hit water without digging 50+ feet. My well was over 100'...just something to think about. I thought you were digging a shitter
LMAO 😅😆😃🤣😂😉
Me2
love the vlogs, I've been interested in slab city since i found out about a few years ago. Very interesting way of life. Peace!
Thanks for sharing. I find Slab City very interesting. Personally I couldn't do it, but more power to those who can.
Nice job! Thanks! I wouldn't mind dropping out and living there. Good info.
Really looking forward to coming out to see the slabs soon and hanging out.
Great work! Thanks for sharing your life with us. I have a friend that has visited slab city a few times and told me about you. I check your channel almost every day for a new video
hell yeah! I will be posting a new one within the week. Who is your friend?
Cornelius Vango Nice! His name is Chubbs
Oh nice! Chubbs is good peeps
Right on good video 🤙
nice video. some very humbling people. not what I expected, thanks vango.
I really enjoyed your video... I spent some time there as well. The vibe is chill and the people are neat, so colorful and full of life and talent. I subbed you... good stuff! Happy trails💜
Sometimes I find a YT channel and it feels like I struck gold......
inspiring, interesting, fascinating video! thank you!
i like that the advise they give is really just; trust yourself, do it, live in the present .....
and they all seem so relaxed and loving people. i'm definitely going to hit the road one day.
oh and anyone knows the movie Mad Max: Fury Road? Slab City makes me think of that
Hahaha I don't wear shoes at all never ever ever 👍🏼I hate them I could run across oyster shells
I love me some cave man....Your videos is so awesome!!!
How do u bathe at the slabs? Do u use the spring?
Looks like somthing out of mad max!
A city of the weird and wonderful where one can truly express and be themselves without judgement from the modern world.
Just found your channel, hope life is good maybe i will meet you there
Caleatsdirt thank you very much. Hope to see ya!
I love me some Cave Man . . I envy yall👌Living free seems awesome🙌👍👍
Qiana Burch totally! Come visit lol
Thank you 😊
I will be that way one day... Hope to link up when I arrive!!
I'm heading from northern Canada (British Columbia) to San Diego at the end of September. I'm thinking of driving up to Slab City. How long would it take me to drive up? Hope you are having an awesome day. ☀️
from san diego it's about three hours. Would love to have a visit!
it would take a lot of getting used to but i gotta say i would like to live like this. Right now i live somewhere where rent is REALLY cheap so i take advantage of that while i can, if rent ever goes up or i have to move somewhere else where it is more expensive i totally wanna get a van... not sure about the community type lifestyle like you live in because i dont have many social skills, people dont really like me too much. what do you do for water? i imagine water would be the biggest challenge. Here in Roanoke, va we have a few springs but i bet there is nothing like that in that dry climate.... Also what happened to your cats? did you just get rid of them cuz they didnt fit the lifestyle? i dont see the cats anymore
Cornelius I like the paintings you painted. I also paint art on canvas and more. Cheers to us.
These ar my fav videos the survival and backpacking
Slab city here I come
also here's a tip for you to make some extra cash: you can do online surveys. A lot of sites pay criminally low rates and some are scams but once you find the good ones you can make a decent 4-5$ an hour. of course you ahve to be somewhere with wifi or internet
yeah, the wifi is the problem. We have an internet cafe, but the speed is sometimes pretty slow so it's not too reliable.
Did they ever find water in the well?
Great vid. Cant wait see you nice people. Ill be there soon with my dog Rusty and my music and some wood.
gerson ortega You're welcome at the library!
Did he ever reach water, and was a well made?
i miss it out there... hows the weather?
I fucking love your videos....thank you.
They have a combined credit score of 1 and give 0 fucks. Rock on
Name of the song @ 23:34 thanks! Greetings from Germany!
great photos and video!
Cessna readyfortakeoff That's Amnesia by Ganja White Night
I would love to know more about how you guys survive. Like how do they possibly have money to go to India or Alaska for that matter? I thought about coming out there a lot. But as far as I know you definitely need money to survive. How do you make that happen?
just because people are in slab city doesn't mean they have no money. it's not a homeless camp.
That nico guy does not look 20!
FR! Only if being homeless since you were 11 ages you 10 years.
Nika Fox he’s 40 if he’s a day
i was thinkin same thing i had to play it over when he said his age i was like uhhh wat?maybe thats his gimmick but hey im not judging but Id say 40 or so.
He did say he is willing to lie to get what he wants. Seems like a creep to me
Hey Cornelius, can you get Internet on the SLABS? I have seen a video on how to use Satellite Phone system to connect off grid.
TheDustysix Yeah, there's an internet cafe. I don't have internet yet, but would like to have it at the library in the future
Thank you again. Looking forward to seeing the Slabs.
TheDustysix really freedom--there all on food stamps or some type of welfare..please.nothing free!!
It's in a bunch of my videos. czcams.com/video/hCyyfgWnyEo/video.html We're at the internet cafe in the first part of this video
Dude at 17.59 looks way older than 20 years old just saying
HI THERE. GOOD VID N INTERVIEWS. THAT "20 YO" DUDE IS WHAT KEEPS ME AWAY. LIKE HE SAYS, "DO WHATEVER HE HAS TO DO". ON A NICER NOTE, I REALLY ENJOYED YOUR SOUNDTRACK- PLS GIVE ME THE NAME OF THE FIRST SONG/ARTIST AND THE SAME FOR THE SONG AT 15:00. THANK YOU.
No God damn way pockets is only 20!!!
He's obviously after that 16 year old trim.
But the dude's at least. However I am sure he's a little younger than he looks. No amount of meth could make a 20 look and sound like that.
what was this filmed with? by the way, i love your videos and one day, i hope to meet you in person, providing that i'll be able to make it out there to the slab.
john randall nikon pocket camera with a wide lens
john randall Stop by any time!
other then yt do you have any social media we can follow?
any hate youll ever get is born of jealousy. they work at starbucks and you are fucking rocking
Hey when yall get to belize in central america come play at my bar on caye caulker its called Durdwoods its a locals bar not a tourist spot
Yeah and my name is Darin this is not my tablet
Yea Beck is the mad max soundtrack
Oh the possibilities
The Rattlers rnd there, Just Luv Cats . . . PS A lot of that gd Karma Is commin fr Hangin out with Coz. If I ever Wind up there in the Latter Dai's of my Life, I'm gonna lk that Man Up if he's still rnd.
Song @08.18?
What is name of the song that's playing from 7:22 to 10:38? It's a really cool song. :-)
That's Orphans by Beck off his album Modern Guilt
Cornelius Vango Thanks! :-)
i m from India, and it makes me really curious to see a couple of folks here wanting to visit India!!! would love to know just what made them think about visiting and what would they expect.....squalor all over? well nothing can be further from truth....love and peace to all....
+Debasish Chakravorty A lot of Americans dream about visiting India, there's a kind of exotic mysticism about it for us. The art, the culture, the ancient architecture... I would like to visit sometime
all r welcome, and am sure no one will be disappointed the least, albeit the many shortcomings that my country has....i m from Kolkata, the eastern part of the country...do keep in touch
literally 600 million people in India defecate in public okay though
I like the ceiling but it would do better to put up something waterproof
yeah boi
If you don't have ssi or support how can you eat or get water in slab city
What makes you think they DON'T WORK
if you ever hop out east id be honored to hop with you. ill mule the water
[..Miles..] - NBD or wherever...fuck it
are their many kids at slab city?
I'm playing a game call GTA5 on the map there's a place that looks just like Slab City, I find myself enjoy being out there just walking around sight seeing out there, I wonder if this is because I have an interest in this kind of life style, yet just don't know it.
+CZcams Tv Actually, that part of the game is based on Slab City and I haven't seen the map, but I know that there's spoofs of some actual attractions here. Enjoy, I haven't played it myself.
If you want to visit the real place, you can always meet up with the library crew.
yea now im really curious as to what you do about water. i am someone who drinks A LOT of water so having it just for washing clothes and cooking wouldnt be enough. i drink about 3 liters a day or more
we drink a lot of water too. We have to so we don't die in the heat. I get it brought in by friends and we have a big metal tank on a platform so gravity is our water pressure. When we run out and don't have enough money to refill it, we filter canal water until we can get more brought out.
yea i've thought about setting up a gravity feed outdoor shower. i watched this video of people that live in storage containers and have a huge water container on top of it on a pallet and when they need to refill it they have a forklift that they take down the road and get water. i imagine yall dont have a forklift tho
no, we call in somebody with a truck, a tank, a pump and a hose
Did the guy that is digging the well head to India yet? ☀️
+Gregory Johnson Him and Jenna are headed to south america right now
11:40 I Love what CaveMan says...
Genevieve rules!!
hope someone keeps digging that well. If move out there I am gonna live underground.....or at least halfway.
Great video girly. How did you lose your leg Cornelius?
great!! very awesome!! i love to life soo ;)
Coz, you gave nearly the same answers I did💜
It irritates the shit out of me that the law hassles anyone about using storm drain/ravine water. Isn't it overflow from rain? No one owns the rain(although US seems to think they do) I'd use it too. Screw them!
hey, i've sent $ to the PO Box but was returned to me. is that address no good?
+dfnok It is still the same address, I appreciate that you tried to help, maybe the address you wrote in was misread? PO Box 642 Niland, Ca 92257. Whether you try to resend or not, thank you very much
Bazooka Joe's bubble gum 5cents???? hahahahahahaha 6 pieces :D
Coming down there for the 2019 Dirty Scouts Jamboree!
Hell yes
This place must be a panic on Halloween.
what are you going to do with the bag of water? it can,t be safe to drink.
i see you all smokeing weed wer ya get it must be tuff to grow no??
Not wearin Shoes or Sandals is a Good way 4 Parasites 2 enter the Body. Ring Worms & the Like enter that way. Esp in that kinda of Temperature. Keep that in Mind all who do that ?
Sparkie Lyle exactly, ring worm especially!
Do you stay there in the summer?
Yes I do.
Did he ever hit water with the well he was digging?
Did he ever hit water with the well he was digging?
Dude said………You got to say…..you pooped yourself……….lol……..
I wonder how long that guy kept digging for fresh water before he gave up?😂
Pull out master
I'm not trying to piss anyone off, but I'm curious. Everywhere has building codes, does that area have none? I own land in the Florida swamps and they screw with me out on a dirt road.
I was thinking the same! I live in Florida as well. We went through all sorts of headache building a bedroom in part of our garage. Florida is a little more nit picky compared to other states though.
Christine The Mommy Yes, but they have law's in California too. But why chase these people out of the desert and into the city? I'm not trying to put them down but society doesn't want poor free living people around.
I don't consider these guy's poor. Living this way is definitely a choice they've made. Most have no children and could work around the clock and live a good life. They choose not to. I volunteer, helping families who lost their homes due to job loss or illness, who are desperately trying to get back on their feet. Those are the truly needy in my opinion. These guy's kinda just wanna spend their lives hanging out & smoking pot. Building stuff I guess helps them feel productive. Which is whatever...I'm not bashing 'em. The only thing that really turned me off was panhandling I seen in one of her videos.
Christine The Mommy yes that's about it. That panhandling is why they don't mess with them and let them stay in the desert.
Yes, agreed
Save me a spot