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A State Forest in NSW, Australia
>taking the postie bike out on the trails
>mapping trails for openstreetmap
>LARGE DOG
>NOISY large dog
>noisy large dog's owner comes out
>"Bushrat" decides I'm not a threat; I decide he's not much of one either.
>Foreveralone Male in his 50s living inawoods. He's got a van, and a makeshift humpy built off the side of it.
>Invited to stay and chat. I've got postie bike tales, he's got his own-- been living in that state forest for 8 years
>He's got pot around-- offers me some, but I decline since balance is a good thing for a motorbike
>Spend the arvo going over his camp setup-- water collection, 12VDC electrics, etc.
>He's a bit creepy-- wanting to show off his power tools... but I'll put that down to undersocialization.
>It's clear that his occupation is tending to hemp grows in the area, but I avoid the subject.
