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I don't know about you, but I have no idea what a "powder day" is. I assumed it meant skiing/snowboarding (ie, powder snow), but the first google result is urbandictionary about snorting drugs.
Just my 2c but I would maybe change that.
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 b…
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It sounds like too little to avoid hosting people who don't have a place where host. Someone could pretend another non-host user is hosting them and both could use the credits to stay with actual hosts. Or they could host someone in the same place where they're staying that they don't own or rent.
it's california only and "every member is vetted". Clicking the sign up button gives you a form to write out an email telling them about yourself. I think it's a "small on purpose" kind of thing
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Try to find a hotel less than an hour from Yosemite.
- $42/night Yosemite International Hostel (rating: 3.4) - $45/night Moderne Hostel (2-star, rating: 4.1) - $65/night El Dorado Motel (2-star, rating: 4.0) - $84/night Aladdin Inn (3-star, rating: 3.9) - $78/night Country Inn Sonora (2-star, rating: 3.5) ... this is just from google maps. Someone more knowledgeable I'm sure could find even better deals
We've gone from SNL making a skit about "LIVING IN A VAN, DOWN BY THE RIVER" to people on instagram doing #vanlife influencer stuff about how trendy it is to live in a converted van.
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It's exploitative at any price. Someone is bearing the cost of maintaining a physical campsite to offer something out of goodwill. Charging people for access to it is scummy. It's like those parking scams at stadiums. All the lots are full, but some dude in a reflective vest starts directing traffic into a private lot, collects $40 per car and disappears into the night. After the game, everyone finds their cars boote…
> Charging people for access to it is scummy. I see it as paying for a moderation/review system. It also acts as a filter that many might appreciate, helping identify "serious van-lifers only".
It reads to me like the first person to complain can boot the other person off the site.. hardly worth $100
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.
For $100 you can just pay for a place to park.
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"rich vacationers" ? Most American adults can afford $100/year. Edit: I'll even add: most american adults spend $100 per month , not per year, on frivolous stuff. Fast food. Cable TV. Unnecessary high-end phones (instead of mid-range phones). All these people could definitely afford $100/year.
Not personal but I absolutely hate your edit. Frivolous stuff that you mentioned is _important_ for mental health and hence not.
I don't think I've met a single millennial in the past year that cooks their own food. I'm worried for them.
I tried to build a community once with just a landing page and a contact form, it'll be hard - borderline impossible - to bootstrap like that. Nice design though.
Not to be antagonistic but it sounds more like you were building a following than a community? Can I ask what the project was?