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This has the feel of a site someone set up to gauge interest based on signups, rather than something that actually exists. I've never been quite sure how I feel about those: smart product testing or disingenuous bait-and-switch?
That accounts for 90% of silicon valley products.
Hi, as a former employee of Couchsurfing, I just want to say: it’s great that you’re thinking about revenue and reciprocity upfront.
As an active host on Couchsurfing, I want to thank you and your former teammates for one of the best initiatives ever. I've been hosting people from all over the world for some time now, and I really like the community! It's bringing me so much joy to host a world traveler from Poland one day, and a transgender Iranian guy on a bicycle trip the next day.
When they blocked access for free users, my impression (after paying) was that very little of the community remained.
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You can camp for free in all unimproved areas of US national forests that aren't designated wilderness areas or otherwise designated as off limits for dispersed camping. This is something like 98% of the forests. The exact rules can vary a bit from place to place, so always check with the ranger station in that area (don't rely on the website!) for anything special. You usually need to have a permit if you're parking…
my understanding is that most allow the discharge of firearms, for fun or hunting.
1 host = 1 credit looks like a problem, similar to how it can be hard to build up ratio on well established private torrent trackers. The distribution of credits will not be even with many hosts building up credits for some nebulous future trip. How do those actually travelling around earn credits past the first 3 complimentary? Bonus point systems or just ignoring ratio solved this from my pov for trackers, the 1 to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_Babysitting_Co-op
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That’s news to me. VA/WV has the George Washington National Forest, Mt Rogers National Recreational Area, Shenandoah National Park, multiple Wilderness areas (Dolly Sods, etc). Abundant state parks with a mix of established campgrounds and backcountry camping. We don’t have the huge swaths of BLM land. But outdoor access is still pretty great (at least from the DC/Mid-Atlantic urban corridor).
Those come with significantly more restrictions though, so it’s not useful to point those out there in the context of places where you can camp with few restrictions.
I've noticed a trend on HN where people seem to complain about the price of things, even when they are not the target market. Dominant case in point is the long discussion here over the $100 price point. Is this a spill-over of the Open Source ideals many hold? That software, and by extension services should be gratis as well as libre? People point out alternative (free) sites, and so on, as if the price matters. Or…
This seems like the worst of both worlds. People who don't care about the price can afford better accommodations. People trying to travel on a budget won't have properties worth using as a host and can't even participate.
I would guess this maybe targets people wealthy enough to own both property near a popular vacation site and an RV, but who want to travel to other popular vacation sites that don't have nearby RV hookups.
It would arguably make sense as an AirBNB for driveways, as in let the hosts and the travelers be different people with very different demographics, but requiring all users to be both doesn't make any sense.
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These are further than 1h away or bunk beds in Hostels (which I wouldn't consider Hotel rooms). Source: I desperately tried to find a hotel there for next weekend.
Why not just camp?
1 host = 1 credit looks like a problem, similar to how it can be hard to build up ratio on well established private torrent trackers. The distribution of credits will not be even with many hosts building up credits for some nebulous future trip. How do those actually travelling around earn credits past the first 3 complimentary? Bonus point systems or just ignoring ratio solved this from my pov for trackers, the 1 to…
The problems associated with this credit system were famously analyzed after the Capitol Hill Babysitting Co-op ran into, and resolved them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_Babysitting_Co-op