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Re: Show HN: Van, truck or car camp for $0 a night

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Post by gffrd »

> All members are vetted

By who? There's literally zero information that would make me trust this: who's running this, how's it backed up, what proof you have that this works.

But, cool idea. Love the reciprocity focus. Kind of like couchsurfing, but shinier?

Re: Show HN: Van, truck or car camp for $0 a night

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Post by solardev »

So it's kinda like Couchsurfing.com and Warmshowers, but expensive ($100/yr) and only for vanlifers? Interesting.

I like the community peer to peer model, but it kinda feels exploitative to put an expensive business layer on top of it. What does the $100/yr provide that Couchsurfing's $30/yr doesn't, aside from a feeling of exclusivity? Or is that the point, to weed out poor vanlifers and allow only rich vacationers to swap hosting with each other?

Re: Show HN: Van, truck or car camp for $0 a night

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Post by vuln »

gffrd wrote: post #3

> All members are vetted By who? There's literally zero information that would make me trust this: who's running this, how's it backed up, what proof you have that this works. But, cool idea. Love the reciprocity focus. Kind of like couchsurfing, but shinier?

> trust me bro

It’s an MVP to capture interest. Simple As.

Re: Show HN: Van, truck or car camp for $0 a night

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Post by mathgeek »

Reubend wrote: post #4

Looks really interesting! I guess the big disappointment for me was that it's actually a $100 annual subscription. I thought from your title that it would be free.

Agreed. Even if it’s technically $0 a night, the bait and switch feeling will alienate a lot of folks. Just be honest up front.

Re: Show HN: Van, truck or car camp for $0 a night

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Post by gffrd »

vuln wrote: post #6
gffrd wrote: post #3

> All members are vetted By who? There's literally zero information that would make me trust this: who's running this, how's it backed up, what proof you have that this works. But, cool idea. Love the reciprocity focus. Kind of like couchsurfing, but shinier?

> trust me bro It’s an MVP to capture interest. Simple As.

So, they're missing the V then.

Re: Show HN: Van, truck or car camp for $0 a night

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Post by solardev »

For anyone looking for actually free, no strings attached (and no subscription) camping, check https://freecampsites.net/ instead. It's a community wiki of free camp sites, usually on federal lands of various sorts (National Forests and BLM lands often have primitive campsites with fire rings and not much else). It's great for travel around national parks, especially. But please do leave no trace, pack out what you bring in.

Edit: I should add that much of federally protected lands are free to camp on, within certain limits that I can't remember offhand. Things like no more than X days within a month, must be further than Y from a street or river, may or may not need a fire permit, etc. Even if undocumented and unlabeled on a map, you can typically just pull off the road and camp alongside, perfectly legally. It's part of their intended use, though that's never really made clear to the public.

What this website provides isn't the land itself (which is paid for by taxpayers) but curation, so you can easily find places with a good view, cell reception, fire rings, minimal traffic and whatnot. A lot of national lands aren't exactly desirable to camp on even if you're totally within your rights to do so.

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