BRAVING 24 hours in a city with NO LAWS - SLAB CITY [S7-E78]

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  • Опубликовано: 2 ноя 2024

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  • @TREADtheglobe
    @TREADtheglobe  Год назад +29

    What do you think of Slab City. We like to get off the beaten track and explore the more unusual places. Would you spend 24 hours there? Let us know your thoughts. Hope you enjoyed our look at more of an unusual destination this week - Chris & Marianne x

    • @christinacarnicom4059
      @christinacarnicom4059 Год назад +4

      That's I know a person who moved out there and stays there well it's a stepson of someone I know. But that's where he feels comfortable and fits in there thanks for sharing

    • @Michael-wg1mt
      @Michael-wg1mt Год назад +5

      It looks like an interesting place, I would have no issues going there. It is not for us to judge people before we know them.

    • @davidterry6155
      @davidterry6155 Год назад +5

      Yeah, but never in the 9 months of Summer in the Imperial Valley. I have to say it arguably could be the hottest area outside of Death Valley in the US. I have been in Indio in mid March when it was 101 degrees 38.3 Celsius. It is not uncommon for it to be 50 degrees Celsius during summer

    • @FEARNoMore
      @FEARNoMore Год назад +5

      For decades, other cities & states have dumped their homeless to California either straight from hospitals, jails or given train or bus tickets to California. That's how they "solve" their homeless problem sadly.

    • @samantha1877
      @samantha1877 Год назад +3

      Crazy people

  • @tkine97
    @tkine97 Год назад +76

    Just a note on Emergency vehicles that have their sirens and lights going and are coming up from behind you. You are required to move over to your far right and stop moving, not to keep rolling along as they are beside you. As a parent of a paramedic, please give way immediately/safely to Emergency vehicles for their safety.

    • @grahamunderwood9353
      @grahamunderwood9353 Год назад +7

      different to uk it was always understood that you pulled over to let blue light vechiles pass but now in some circumstances you can get fined for doing just that and get penalty points on your licence no matter how good your intentions were

    • @TREADtheglobe
      @TREADtheglobe  Год назад +36

      Hi Thanks for this info - as a former emergency first responder I (Marianne) always pull over - if you see the positioning of the other cars I am between them - Chris has the camera on his side (out of the window) so it may look suspiciously like I am not !! But I pulled in each time to get out of the way ..... they did come very fast so I was still rolling 'slowly to a stop' as one went past - I hope this clears that up - Marianne.
      PS - Please thank your child for their service !! As ex NHS workers we appreciate more than most the pressure that clinical staff are under. 🌺

    • @tkine97
      @tkine97 Год назад +7

      @@TREADtheglobe Good to know! Thank you for your explanation. My daughter is a Paramedic & my son is a RN at our local hospital & a volunteer firefighter/first responder also. So their crazy mom gets a bit protective. Love your channel!

    • @TREADtheglobe
      @TREADtheglobe  Год назад +4

      @@blah329 exactly - thats why we always move over to let them pass

    • @billybraithwaite67
      @billybraithwaite67 Год назад +4

      As an avid watcher of this channel I can say without fear of contradiction that Marianne & Chris are very law abiding & drive with the upmost care and attention.
      The byways & highways would be a lot safer if we’d more people like them.

  • @mikeunlocked
    @mikeunlocked Год назад +21

    The video is excellent. I particularly appreciate the opportunity to see and experience the world from my own perspective while traveling, rather than simply accepting it as it appears through the eyes or opinions of others. Perfect example of that, thanks.

  • @charlespatterson6561
    @charlespatterson6561 Год назад +8

    The noise from your van sounds like the constant velocity joints (CV) are worn, packing grease into the rubber CV boots may help for a while but they would eventually need replacing, my wife and I enjoy watching your adventures.
    Retired mechanic.

    • @TREADtheglobe
      @TREADtheglobe  Год назад +1

      Thanks for the info Charles - we are seeing a mechanic this week and hopefully we can get this sorted ASAP - I will share more in the newsletter 👍

  • @DonnaDyble
    @DonnaDyble Год назад +13

    Thank you so much for taking us here. ❤

  • @DikWhite
    @DikWhite Год назад +17

    I love the quirkiness of it all. Thanks for guiding us through a place I'd never heard of culminating in your excellent philosophical observations.

  • @marto2307
    @marto2307 Год назад +3

    Marianne and Chris - the new Ross Kemp! Brilliant video, as ever x

  • @worldofnuance
    @worldofnuance Год назад +3

    Enjoyed this! Here thanks to your guest appearance in Eva Zubeck’s last video. Cool to learn about an unusual place in my home state. 👍

  • @higgybee6509
    @higgybee6509 Год назад +5

    I love to see "artsy" places like that. Thanks for taking us there

  • @badfinger61
    @badfinger61 Год назад +3

    Straight out of Mad Max that is.
    Thought you might meet Max and his V8 Interceptor at some point!

  • @philjackie5310
    @philjackie5310 Год назад +3

    I really enjoyed this video. I love your non judgmental attitude towards people.

  • @fredscratchet1355
    @fredscratchet1355 Год назад +3

    I read about Slab City many many years ago and I've been fascinated by it ever since. Not obsessed just interested, it's one of those places that drifts in and out of conscience every now and then.

    • @bid84
      @bid84 Год назад

      You should think about it again

  • @duanedes1gn
    @duanedes1gn 10 месяцев назад +1

    Love your guys vibe. You two seem really chill. Thanks for letting us tag along.

  • @jazziergf927
    @jazziergf927 Год назад +1

    Thankyou for taking us there ! love artist's my favourite kinda people ! lovely to see that peace prevails... love that quote btw 🥳🙏❤🕊

  • @sandy89107
    @sandy89107 Год назад +6

    Not my kinda place, but interesting to see on RUclips. I would have felt more safe with movie crew there, so that was a good surprise

  • @kenneyg100
    @kenneyg100 Год назад +6

    I also have a small safe in my van. It's bolted in under the bed and I store my valuabales when i'm out. It does give a feeling of greater security especially as a solo traveller.

    • @alexcarter8807
      @alexcarter8807 Год назад

      Until the whole van goes missing. And you. And you've been tortured to reveal where the valuables then both you and the van "disappeared".

  • @ZPDSurvival
    @ZPDSurvival Год назад

    Very Cool Tour. I have been watching a lot of the slab videos. You covered it well. Peace. Happy Travels.

  • @subtlewarrior
    @subtlewarrior Год назад +10

    so fun meeting you two at the slab library! hope to see you down the road, safe travels~~~

    • @TREADtheglobe
      @TREADtheglobe  Год назад +1

      Hey - thank you - likewise, happy travels and we hope to see you on the road again soon xx

  • @katebegley4331
    @katebegley4331 Год назад +1

    Great video chris and marriane i had never heard of slab city before till your video there were lovely characters and great art dot was a real character she seemed really lovely and genuine looking forward to the next video x

  • @degunver7672
    @degunver7672 Год назад +5

    Thanks for going and filming. Now I’ve seen it and will never have to go myself 😉 I’d rather stay at the Marriott in Palm Springs 🤣😆😁
    Happy travels 😊

  • @marialentz1137
    @marialentz1137 Год назад +3

    That was a very interesting place. Enjoyed this video.

  • @ahmedshaibah5807
    @ahmedshaibah5807 Год назад +4

    3:20. Those are date tree. Native in the middle east and now growing well in California.

  • @jillgreen9503
    @jillgreen9503 Год назад +8

    You guys are amazing, this is the best video ❤️ thank you for sharing your dreams x

  • @bombaykeys2771
    @bombaykeys2771 Год назад +2

    The Palm trees you passed are Date Palm farms, Bombay Beach on the way is always worth the trip!!!

  • @idabustamante7081
    @idabustamante7081 Год назад +2

    what a beautiful way to show people just being people . . continued safe travels happy trails 👣 ❤️ 🙋‍♀️🌺🌻🌹

  • @paulstevensonworldtravelle2863
    @paulstevensonworldtravelle2863 Год назад +3

    Hi Chris & Marianne u have just witnessed a different world that others don't want to know about

  • @brandyhouston2105
    @brandyhouston2105 Год назад

    Thanks for showing this part of America! Cheers...👏😎

  • @neilholden7821
    @neilholden7821 Год назад +1

    that was a great video thanks. tour fears were unfounded and found a group of very friendly people. You have to judge folk as you find them not on hearsay.

  • @rochester212
    @rochester212 10 дней назад +2

    I've also been to Slab City in the UK, they call it "Birmingham".

  • @Mosfet510
    @Mosfet510 Год назад +1

    I like the caption at the end of the video. Happy treading!

  • @SwiftyTravels
    @SwiftyTravels Год назад +3

    OMG, the deer eating humans!!! Dot is certainly memorable!!😮😂😂

  • @roxannepearn9956
    @roxannepearn9956 Год назад +16

    Slab City! In 2018 I was on a solo van trip through the US and believe it or not I went there by myself! Of course I had heard the "stories" and was warned not to go. My friends were besides themselves with worry and tbh I was too..but as anyone who has travelled a great deal knows people's perception of a place is not always the reality. I think at one time it was a place exclusively for society's misfits and miscreants giving the place it's bad reputation..but over the years more and more mainstream folks have started visiting there. I ended up spending 3 days there under the desert stars! I never felt unsafe.
    It was very surreal and for me an experience and memory that will stay with me for a lifetime. Dot was not there when I went. Chris' reaction at the deer dining table was honest and funny. Salvation Mt was not so run down either. I was able to walk through all the caves and tunnels and climb to the top and it was just mind blowing to think it was one man's obsession and labor of love to his God. Traveling to these types of places really opens your mind and heart to the fact that we are all more alike than different even when we choose to live a lifestyle other people might not understand. Soo glad you guys overcame your fear and and went there!

    • @TREADtheglobe
      @TREADtheglobe  Год назад +3

      Thank you for sharing that - we love to hear others stories and experiences, places evolve and that is also why we can all have such different experiences - I am so happy that we were both able to enjoy our time there ... Excellent 🌺👍

  • @carmenfigueroa8490
    @carmenfigueroa8490 Год назад +2

    Thank you guys it was a very beautiful and informative video stay blessed safe and healthy my friends 🦋🙏🏾🦋💕

  • @ConnorBollow
    @ConnorBollow Год назад +9

    Not the dolphins 🤣 So great meeting you guys at the slabs! Till our roads cross again 🙌🏼🫶🏼

  • @CynicalLemonade
    @CynicalLemonade Год назад +4

    I’ve been following you for years and this may be your best film yet. A whole other level of travel reportage… well done.

  • @sapiens814
    @sapiens814 Год назад +1

    Excellent video. I'd love to experience slab city.

  • @jimderksen1653
    @jimderksen1653 Год назад +2

    Those are date palms. Lots of dates sold in southern Cali.

  • @ivanstevens
    @ivanstevens Год назад +1

    Great video guys and what an interesting place. Just as you say it has a little Mad Max about it.

  • @elizabethalderman3495
    @elizabethalderman3495 Год назад +3

    Coolest place! I guess from growing up in the 60s I can see the Hippy Vibes. Reese Witherspoon was there. Omg! That place might change after the movie is released✌

  • @jacquipettitt3389
    @jacquipettitt3389 Год назад +2

    Thought you might like to know that Ben Fogle is doing a programme about Slab City tonight on New Lives In The Wild 😁

  • @SwiftyTravels
    @SwiftyTravels Год назад +3

    I didn’t think I had heard of slab city- but I recognized the painted mounds. Such a wonderful experience you had. Thanks for showing us the positive side of humanity! We need more people like you in this country!❤️

  • @inekeroos9264
    @inekeroos9264 Год назад +1

    Beautiful! Even better than the pictures ♥️

  • @alil7348
    @alil7348 Год назад +3

    Excited to follow your journeys (and catch up on all your past videos!). Thanks Eva for introducing us to you!

  • @sharol946
    @sharol946 Год назад +4

    I think there are many talented people living there. Love the energy the artwork ,and most of all the library

  • @Boundlessdestinations
    @Boundlessdestinations Год назад +10

    OMG, this was an incredible video documentary of your experience in Slab City. Sadly, we are told we have to fit into a mould, and when we break that, we are not worthy. It shows when you find your tribe, you can be a part of something, somewhere; however that may look. Thank you every week for stepping out of your comfort zone and sharing your journeys.
    Cheers Shanely😊

  • @MortyCapp
    @MortyCapp Год назад +1

    If you are still around you must go to Borrego Springs and see the dinosaurs sculptures, and Anza Borrego State Park. Plus it is a dark sky area. PreCovid we would fly there from the UK, via San Diego. Plus the native casino and tax free shops at Viejas. But Borrego Springs you must not miss.

  • @johnboy4067
    @johnboy4067 Год назад +2

    I've always thought I would fit in quite nice in slab city ,seen a few documentarys on slab city looks real interesting,,, most the time if you treat people with respect they do the same ( most) , great video much love guys ❤

  • @tinaross4282
    @tinaross4282 Год назад +2

    Ben Fogle has just aired in uk a follow up programme on channels 5 in Slab City. Very interesting if you can watch it on catchup.

  • @michaelsullens2564
    @michaelsullens2564 Год назад +1

    Typical Slab experience. Amazing vibe. I have the same attraction as you guys. Interesting how they get along so well. Only rule I saw was be kind and respectful to your neighbors. If not you will likely be run or burned out. Works. Nice you had the experience.

  • @pureblood2520
    @pureblood2520 Год назад +7

    America's only lawless city...Detroit has entered the chat

    • @jeffmittag6681
      @jeffmittag6681 9 дней назад

      Yeah , I wonder what the crime rate is there ? Probably iower than most U.S . cities !

  • @markandmichele3299
    @markandmichele3299 Год назад +2

    Hi loved your last video , just watched on Channel 5 Ben Fogel went to slab city and followed Dots friend DNA really interesting. Maybe you can catch up and watch it somehow . Keep safe and best wishes

  • @angelagreenwood-williams6607
    @angelagreenwood-williams6607 Год назад

    Another brilliant vlog , your positivity shining through yet again 😊 xx

  • @Tiffany-pm9zo
    @Tiffany-pm9zo Год назад +3

    Loved it! Such interesting people!

  • @gregnovak3648
    @gregnovak3648 Год назад +2

    If you liked Slab City, then you should attend the Burning Man Festival near Reno, Nevada.

  • @Canthus13
    @Canthus13 Год назад +1

    The Salton Sea used to be bigger. The land around it is a terrible place to camp due to the agricultural runoff which has been deposited on the former lake bed and gets blown about by the winds.

  • @Cuernavacachica02
    @Cuernavacachica02 Год назад +1

    Not my kind of place, but I can say I've done a tour of Slab City!! Keep Treading guys!!!!

  • @MilesCobbett
    @MilesCobbett Год назад +2

    Look for a roadside stand selling Date shakes. They are yummy. Check out North Shore Yacht club.

    • @myaccount227
      @myaccount227 Год назад

      Oh ya...he thought the palms were for the oil...but they're for the dates

  • @tylesveque2373
    @tylesveque2373 Год назад +1

    Once I get everything settled I think I'll be snow birding down that way I sure hope the world finds peace ✌

  • @erikvangen1281
    @erikvangen1281 Год назад

    Places like that is where you meet the nicest People. ❤️👍

  • @MrCharlieBananas
    @MrCharlieBananas Год назад +5

    I love the way you guys are being so diplomatic and kind, but lets be honest, Chris thinks these people are off their nut! 😂

  • @alexandral6273
    @alexandral6273 Год назад +1

    Thank you for sharing this amazing city !

  • @stevedavidson8491
    @stevedavidson8491 Год назад +1

    Dot is spot on!

  • @stevethompson8154
    @stevethompson8154 Год назад +1

    I never heard of Slab City but when i am in the area I just might check it out.

  • @Algilani
    @Algilani Год назад +4

    Hello Mariann, Cris, The palms with bags hanging under their canopy are date palms Phoenix dactylifera. They are similar to those we have at Saudi Arabia and they have similar varieties. I bought from them while living at the US early 2000s. They where good.

  • @trevorstevens3870
    @trevorstevens3870 Год назад +1

    Yo great show I don't go there at night but I live on the other side of the Sea love it at the salten sea

  • @sheilamorrell6329
    @sheilamorrell6329 Год назад +3

    Great video. People free enough to be themselves and comfortable in their community. Life is experiences, moments and memories. I enjoyed this one . Thanks.

  • @lindawoody8501
    @lindawoody8501 Год назад +1

    I have never been to Slab City. Seems from everything I have seen online and know about the spot, it has some interesting folk art and is a place where it is very inexpensive to live but few services available. Also old RV's are very cheap to buy and offer a good shelter for a single, or small family. My Great Grandmother's cousin and her husband were early developers of a resort hotel and marina on the Salton Sea in the 1940s through late 1950s. I went there as a toddler as I recall.

  • @easyneos
    @easyneos Год назад +2

    Literally mad max times 💗💗

  • @seabliss22
    @seabliss22 Год назад +4

    It's called the Sea because it's a land locked body of Salt Water.

  • @anitawalter5139
    @anitawalter5139 Год назад +7

    I have been following you for quite a few years. Even have your stickers. We live in the Gulf Islands near Maryanne’s aunt but winter in the American south. I enjoyed your take on Slab City. In fact this whole area is…let’s say interesting. We are presently staying in that snowbird community you went by. It’s called Fountain of Youth Spa Resort complete with mineral springs. Being English born myself, it’s been very interesting to see your take on Canada and America. Great video!

  • @orloe6859
    @orloe6859 Год назад +1

    Love the video! How did you get your van to the states?

    • @TREADtheglobe
      @TREADtheglobe  Год назад

      We shipped it over - there is a video 👍

  • @fujifatbike5793
    @fujifatbike5793 Год назад +7

    Big fan here. Your videos are just pure dead brilliant!
    “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.”
    - Mark Twain
    Pura Vida 😎

    • @TREADtheglobe
      @TREADtheglobe  Год назад +1

      Mark Twain was a very clever chap !! 🌺

  • @jan9562
    @jan9562 Год назад +1

    I read that you went raving for 24 hours ..🎉🎉.

  • @jannaday3299
    @jannaday3299 Год назад +2

    The palms have bags of dates hanging on them….Date Palms. 😘💞

  • @mrhumboldthippy
    @mrhumboldthippy 11 месяцев назад +1

    What timing, reese whitherspoon, great vid

  • @tithideb304
    @tithideb304 Год назад

    The Slab City seems to be of my kinda society, artists all round. Thankyou for sharing, one little suggestion, if you don't mind, is that the sub titles were hiding some of the beautiful scenes I would have liked to see. If you don't mind...
    Love
    Tithi

    • @TREADtheglobe
      @TREADtheglobe  Год назад

      Hi Tithi. Thanks for watching. There are not any subtitles on the video - they are created by youtube and if they are showing on the video at the bottom of the screen click the ⚙️ (gear) icon to turn them off - It's a setting you have in RUclips - Hope that helps Chris :)

  • @virginiawestcot3111
    @virginiawestcot3111 Год назад +1

    Wonderful video Wonderful attitude thanks for sharing ❤️

  • @bernadettemetheringham9130
    @bernadettemetheringham9130 Год назад +1

    You are far braver than I am. Beautiful place to see. 🦋🦋

  • @scamphound1892
    @scamphound1892 Год назад +2

    Watch Into the Wild. There’s some scenes in Slab City. Including the man that did the religious paintings. And it’s interesting that you say the media says it’s a bad place. I’ve not heard that. Just that it is different.

    • @TREADtheglobe
      @TREADtheglobe  Год назад +1

      Not the media - just everyone we asked about it ...

    • @scamphound1892
      @scamphound1892 Год назад

      @@TREADtheglobe ohh. You said media. I’m glad you made it out unscathed!

  • @MahmutG
    @MahmutG Год назад +1

    This video was amazing beautiful, thank you

  • @nevada150
    @nevada150 Год назад +1

    Great vid again. If you get chance, watch Ben Fogle’s piece on Slab City. He stays with an intriguing guy named DNA.
    Keith.

    • @TREADtheglobe
      @TREADtheglobe  Год назад

      Love Ben Fogle he has done some really cool programmes about travel and also off grid living communities ... fascinating !!

  • @arlandgaylor
    @arlandgaylor Год назад +2

    ive been watching many channels about slab city, I don't think the folks there are violent, or really criminal types, although im sure some are from time to time but the slab won't tolerate it much...I think they struggle with our modern day society. I'm 60, lost my wife, sold my house of 30 years, bought a travel trailer and living a little ways out in central Texas. I've worked hard my whole life, as many have also, I don't have a lot but me and my schnauzer {Linus] have what we need. I think getting away from this constant moving suck ass system we live in would be good for me. I want to drag my RV and motorcycle to the slab someday and live amongst the ones who say they are not right and have a stay.... just as many that live at the slab I myself have no desire to harm anyone or damage anything, just want to be me and live in peace, having a few good friends would make it even better.... PEASE! PS.. thank you for this positive look at the Slab... you two be safe, I myself would love a stay in the UK, take a Moto tour. how amazing that would be.

  • @kathleenchambers2544
    @kathleenchambers2544 Год назад +5

    Date palms not palm oil.

  • @francisfischer7620
    @francisfischer7620 Год назад +1

    My goodness! Heart warming!

  • @crivensro
    @crivensro Год назад +1

    Wonderful video!

  • @AuLily1
    @AuLily1 3 месяца назад

    The bags among the palms are for collecting dates. Coconut palms don't grow in CA.

  • @brianhiesermann452
    @brianhiesermann452 Год назад +1

    Love your adventures

  • @deborahkimball-billups6405
    @deborahkimball-billups6405 2 месяца назад

    Great video. Glad you enjoyed slab city....part 1 .lol 😅

  • @ChristineExplores
    @ChristineExplores Год назад +1

    Wow! Thanks for sharing your visit to Slab City! This place has been on my radar for a little while! I would definitely like to check it out in person someday in the not so distant future! Looks like you had a very positive experience!

  • @maggiecherry4908
    @maggiecherry4908 Год назад +1

    Absolutely amazing.....such an alternative way of living. You guys are ace!! 🧡

  • @brockvagis1657
    @brockvagis1657 Год назад +1

    You guys should go to skooliepalooza it's just East of you in Arizona it's happening right now

    • @TREADtheglobe
      @TREADtheglobe  Год назад

      Thanks for the tip !! We are just in Baja now 🌺

  • @lisasenn86
    @lisasenn86 Год назад

    When I lived in Indio and Palm Desert they had a ice cream shop that made Date Shake’s . All the Palms are date Palms. The fruit is delicious. They also have homemade Date Jams. If still there try a Milk Shake with Dates . Called a date shake

  • @lannyherawati751
    @lannyherawati751 Год назад

    Dear you both sir and mam,this a wondedfull video,I never seen of this beautiful e

  • @Michael-wg1mt
    @Michael-wg1mt Год назад +2

    The bags cover the dates on the date palm trees so the birds don't eat them.

  • @unconditionallove3820
    @unconditionallove3820 Год назад +2

    Those are dates!! Indio area produces the majority of medjools that are sold out of the US

  • @sammayet9002
    @sammayet9002 Год назад +1

    Awesome, amazing and spectacular ❤❤❤

  • @jamesjoseph5707
    @jamesjoseph5707 Год назад

    Over 100,000 gallons of Latex Paint used to make Salvation Mountain.
    All Profits go directly to the Retired Teachers Fund of California. FYI.
    👍👍👍😁😁😁

  • @anotherone5177
    @anotherone5177 Год назад +2

    Chris: where did you find that?
    The lady: we got it from the donations from one of the dead bodies.
    Chris: WOW!!

  • @krisvanderheyden7053
    @krisvanderheyden7053 Год назад +1

    My daughter and boyfriend are there at mo Jos camp staying the month of Jan ...in a white tent...lol

  • @pelinbulent4892
    @pelinbulent4892 Год назад +1

    The mind is like a parachute - if it isn’t open it doesn’t work! This is the mantra that should be for planet earth. This is why I follow you and have been for 3 years: you respect everyone and all creatures don’t matter where they’re from. You’re inspiring to everyone. I like this place for the quirkiness and the people there are talented with their art, the library and their belief. Dot is a legend - thanks for a great video once again xxx