Hello all :)

Dave: I do not know if you rode through here recently, but thank God you ended your adventure and left Canada! This incident happened after you did.

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A Canadian Pacific train carrying grain derailed into the Fraser River near Yale, B.C. Tuesday morning.

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has confirmed the train was travelling on a CN Rail track south of Boston Bar when it struck a mudslide and derailed.

Nine cars in total came off the track and two cars slid into the Fraser River.

The TSB said there is no indication of a fuel leak and no reports of injuries.

CN Rail said crews and equipment are being brought in to remove the cars and complete the cleanup.

A photo from the scene shows a considerable amount of grain spilled onto the river bank.

Source: globalnews.ca/news/3... ...39900067=1

Hey all just wanted to say hello and let you know Dave that watching your videos amongst others inspired this 47 year old to get off his arse last week and climb his first hill, never been very outdoorsy apart from a bit of running and biking due to a horrific sense of direction!!..really really enjoyed it and met some fine folk in the process!
Just wanted to give you a bit of feedback mate,keep up the good work
Dave

Hey guys,
I hope you're all doing well. I'm currently planning a spring trip to Alberta. I'll be starting in Barrie, Ontario and was wondering if any of my fellow Canadian hoppers knew of any good locations to catch out in South/Central Ontario? I noticed that in BraveDave's video he hopped on in MacTier and rode westward for like 31 hours without any issues. Does anyone know of any other good spots, or is MacTier the way to go? Thanks!

Hey guys! I'm Joe. So im new to this place. Hows things?
Saw the biiiig fat freight hop vid you posted Dave and its super cool! I gotta try it at some point. Also stumbled on Snowdonia videos, which is funny cus im from North Wales. Dwin gallu siarad cymraeg dipin

off to read that fright hopping in the uk thread :)

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just looking into the idea of going wild camping and have a couple of questions
do you guys just crash anywhere sheltered and reasonably level??
do you get any hassle off the farmers or are you quite high up out there way?? wouldnt be lighting a fire or anything but just want to stay on the right side of them :)
whats the essential kit???

I didn't find the right solution from the internet.

References:
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I'm currently getting my kit together for long term travel which will require lots of stealth camping and doing things a little differently.

For power, I already have a pretty good little fold out solar charger made by 'Link Solar'. They pump out the usual current but I'm afraid I'm still not impressed with solar chargers.
I noticed Dave used on during his 'Big Fat Freight Hop' adventure and I believe it was an Ankar. A friend of mine has one of these and he wasn't too impressed with the output either.

I feel that solar charging just isn't going to serve me too well so I went and bought a nice hand cranked charger with adjustable voltage. The unit is waterproof and works very well. Small too.

There are allot of these on the market but I wanted something powerful. This will output 3 amps if I need it.

I bought this on AliExpress but you can get them on ebay, Banggood, and probably a myriad of other websites. Just search on 30w Hand cranked generator.

I've put this up just as a suggestion to anybody interested. I think this is a great piece of kit and can even be used to charge a car battery if need be.

See the photo's. I hope this is of some use to someone.

I’ve been working as a switch man in a rail yard in Edmonton for about 2 years now and in that time have become fascinated with train rage and train hopping. With the spring coming up I want to plan my first trip I want to go from my hometown of Edmonton to Vancouver. So my question is this, what is the best line to take for better scenery and is there anyone that has done this route before that has any advice?

Hiya!

I'm Andy and I like adventures, too!

More than a year or so ago I watched some guy freight hopping on YouTube. Fast forward to October 2018 and I discover some other guy climbing mountains. Then it clicked. These two guys are both the same guy! I discovered Brave Dave twice and I'm embarrassed how long it took me to make the connection. Since then I have watched every video on the channel and am now going through them for a second time. I'm not sad.

Considering a guided adventure...I sometimes need that little bit of a push (for instance I didn't jump between Adam and Eve as I'm pathetic and I now regret it). Thinking on it. Maybe if Dave does a 'disciple tour' for a group of like-minded followers? I know he only does 'friends and family', but aren't we all family, in a sense?

Dave, internet family?

Either way, see you in the hills. Hi-5 from BD is on my bucket list.

Andy

Im curious if any one has seen any videos or heard anything of wingman since stobes death i only recently foudn otu stobe had died i stop watching his stuff in mid 2016 and finding it really hard to catch up with what i missed since finding out of his passing it was discovering daves BFFH video earlie int he weke it remidned me of stobe and wingman at which point i obviously found out of his death and pratically tearing up watching every video but whats got me is ive been trying to find info on wingman since stobes death and i haven't managed to find anything of him maybe my googlefu is failing me but yeah i havent seen him in recent videos by other hoppers i have seen wingman and stiobe with in the past so yeah i just want to know if anyone has any info on him and i hope hes okay and wondered if stobies death made him stop hopping?

thanks in advance for nay info anyone willing to provide :) and RIP STOBE THE HOBO i will miss the KFC