Total Sh*t Show - Skooliepalooza 2024 | What is The Future of Skooliepalooza?

[@cintroberts6614]

It should just be a laid back time where everyone has tons of fun meeting new people and bus builds. You are right we need to leave no trace.

[@StealthGTI]

It's a sad result of growth. I'm not an RV'r, Vanlifer, Overlander, or even a camper. But I do enjoy your content and that of others in those genres. Regardless, the pains that you share remind me of how car shows are very nice, relaxed, and "quaint" (your word) for years; then, something happens to explode the growth. Next thing you know, there are visitors infiltrating the show who misbehave by doing burnouts, drag racing, and littering. By "infiltrating," I mean scenarios such as Import drivers descending on a European car show, Chevy vs. Ford, and nonsense like that. Within a few years, a sleepy town becomes a hellhole over a weekend, costing the organizers much in terms of reputation, money, and/or headache; and eventually it all has to end. Even at a local "Cars & Coffee" meet-up with 20 people, all it takes is one asshole to have 911 operators frantically sending the police after us all. I haven't bothered going to those events in YEARS. In the case of your camping/nomad events, I think camping's popularity exploded in the wake of 2020. I was considering some camping, even to the point of building out my small cargo trailer, until I concluded that camping is no longer a way to "get away from it all." Instead, many campers are going to a "same sh*t at a different location." I hope to see the pendulum swing back to normal in the coming years. Until then, far off-grid may be the best option, but not one that I can do with my small car. Keep up the good work! 👍

[@MickeySchauffler-h6l]

hey paul, me and my wife was at skooliepalooza last year, i talked to you at the music one evening last year. it was alot of fun,we have been looking forward to this year. so much drama this year, hopefully it will all turn out great like last year. i told this group on facebook last year to stop trying to fix something thats not broken!! but they want to make money off the event.any way hope to see you there 1-19 -24 cant wait! thanks for the video keith

[@CaptainJackScrapper]

I'll be sure and check with you. Lol. I will be at the Ironwood meet up February 2 til ?. Take care man!

[@Badgeweefixstuff]

I don’t know I hope it lives because it is a cool event. I always had fun there. It’s like everything it gets to big gets all screwed up. Awesome video 🛠️🇨🇦🛠️🇨🇦

[@myweeskoolie7504]

Hi Badge & El ♡

[@rbnhood39]

I think one solution would be to move the event to a new venue every year. When it’s in the same place year after year and it gets bigger and bigger every year, is when the issues begin. The traffic and the impact on the area becomes overwhelming for the locals. They don’t like it.

[@ConejoValley1A]

Right On Paul! My first year was last year. I didn’t stay when kicked out of Parker. Maybe I’ll see ya this year. Thanks for this info. Much needed.

[@CU-jz7ei]

I went through skooliepollza today, I know it hasn't started yet. However definitely no troopers shutting down the roads. Just a whole bunch of good vibes.

[@Direct_D]

Just get some good footage of the cops before you boogie 😉

[@pearlrival3124]

hats off to the D!

[@PaulBarger]

You can count on that @Direct_D !!! I got you

[@j_ll7]

Tell them you are a migrant and they won't bother you at all!

[@bhambhole]

it's D! ❤ gtsy

[@johng530]

Total surprise! I have Reolink surrounding my house and as well a door bell camera with No monthly subscription. Love em.

[@TheWanderBoxOfficial]

Great stuff Paul. Thanks for speaking up and talking about this. Also have a skeptical feeling about this years Skooliepalooza but Trying to remain optimistic. What’s the best that could happen mindset 😊 Loved checking out CES last year. So cool! Tell me more about these cameras. Need some for our clients build ASAP before the walls go up. Keep up the great work! ❤

[@MusaMind]

Thanks for the video Paul , i am one the soundcamp with a huge rave feel but we end ours at midnight or shortly after that and we try to stay far away from quiet zone and family area. Hope to meet you ❤ next month

[@jamesemick1452]

I've been involved with a group called Woodrally that meets every Memorial day weekend for 32 years ranging from 35 to 100 people at various places in California National Forrest lands. We have been kicked out of one place burnt out of another from a wildfire, and just moved out of a couple places we agreed just didn't fit our needs. Our 24 th year we were accosted by forest rangers for having live blues music ,they really wanted us gone and demanded we get a permit if we came back , we knew the following year our 25th would be big ,I went to the county sheriff and pulled a permit and I had a trailered full bathroom like an outhouse but much nicer ,the following year while setting up our camp alone came the rangers who looked at my permit and told me I didn't get it from them so it wasn't going to work and we were to leave my reply was I got it directly from the county elected sheriff who is the absolute boss in the county even over the forest rangers and it will be more then sufficient, we aren't going anywhere that evening they came back with their boss they were standing behind the bathroom looking around when I approached , the boss saw we had scoured the entire area picked up all trash Cigarette butts , empty shot shells ,everything was spotless ,band was playing we had our own flush bathroom there was even a sign in list of everyone attending , the boss chewed out his rangers saying these are exactly the kind of visitors we want in our forests and he demanded they leave us alone no more pissen and groaning about noise or the amount of people, nothing he turned back to me gave his card and said anytime you need a permit call me and they left , we are about to do another one and if the rangers come in they always now treat us with respect because we always clean up after ourselves and the band shuts down. Every night at 10 pm sharp and everyone has a great time. All with no issues from law enforcement.

[@PaulBarger]

Yep. It’s totally screwed up. Can’t be free

[@anybodyoutthere3208]

Why isn’t the military down at the border 🤦🏻 Hundreds of buses on desert lands…..what could go wrong….. will they be burning some structure like all the other Raves on the last night ?

[@rickjohnson9970]

Hi Paul, your blue bird is coming along so nice. I wont be at skoolie palooza this year as i am back in Thailand for the winter . My blue bird is parked up in Miami. I am thinking about building out another bus here in Thailand, no problem with gatherings or police here, very RV friendly in Thailand. Good luck on your madden trip out on the road, I miss you and Ellie, such a cool couple . Happy new year.

[@PaulBarger]

Rick Johnson!!! You are a legend, my friend! We miss ya!!!

[@draekkar]

I was there last year and for the most part it was pretty good. This year seems uncertain for sure with all the division.. Kind of goes against what skooliepalooza was all about. I would hate to see it go down the same path as burning man, but I guess we'll see. Peace and safe journeys from The Iron Giant.. 😉

[@PaulBarger]

Hey yeah! Hi Iron Giant! I was the guy with yellow and green Honda powered VW Baja Bug at Skoolie!

[@TheDigitalNomadGuy]

Mr. Paul visiting the local library to find a copy of his favorite book - sits down - “this is a great spot to record a video”. Turns on camera - “Its Go Time”. 😆 Great video dude. See you soon

[@PaulBarger]

Hahaha, doesn’t it make me look scholarly?! I had to edit out all the people shhhh’ing me the whole video. Geez people, why so sensitive???

[@myweeskoolie7504]

Hi Luke! I had no trouble spotting ur bus at the " new" Skooliepaloza. I hope u do get to the Original & get to hang with old friends ♡

[@mjdailamy4550]

Thanks for this important info. I had no idea.

[@miniskooliewanda]

I'm at Dome Rock now, with my miniskoolie, and woke up excited to go to Skoolie today but now you've got me thinking re the dates and if everyone's going to move here maybe I should just stay here. Re the garbage that people leave, that's disgusting and they should know better. "Leave no trace" is impossible with 1000 vehicles in one place, but "pack it in and pack it out" should apply.

[@PaulBarger]

Nah, people won’t be at Dome Rock for Skoolie. Come to the Ehrenberg location. It will be there. I’m just hoping it doesn’t get shut down.

[@liveelevated8264]

Well said, Paul! Thank you for doing this video

[@000MACK000]

I bought me a bus/RV just so I can show it off at skooliepalooza but it's nowhere close to being ready I still need brakes and a windshield oh well.

[@wolco003]

Camped at Quartz Hill im my VW Bus with a couple of Skool Buses in '94 during the Gem and Mineral Show before it was cool...but it was!

[@Spyaviator]

It saddens me that this event is being hijacked and soon to be lost.

[@tyconklin7754]

I went to Skooliepalooza South in Arkansas last October….. Lynn Jones is trying to keep the original feeling of a Skooliepalooza alive down there. It really did remind me of the Ehrenberg get togethers years ago.

[@myweeskoolie7504]

Thank u for this vid. I'll be looking for ur new to u bus. I "ve had no trouble spotting ur Bread van ♡

[@scottmcfarland2149]

Another outstanding video Paul!!! You da man!!! 🐾🙏🏻✌🏻

[@IntoTheMystery13]

I've never been, and probably won't. I'm with you on every word though my friend.

[@PaulBarger]

Right on Jed. You should come this year! Camp out by me. There may not be many more chances

[@Baileywandering]

Dont move it and mess up more desert. Dome Rock isn't messed up with trails and vehicles everywhere yet. Stay there.

[@georgeritmeester4736]

Paul, I'm curious as to why you deleted my post of Jan 17.

[@PaulBarger]

What post? I don’t remember deleting anything

[@Mike_Greentea]

Keep us updated for those of that can’t go .

[@pearlrival3124]

the bus looks awesome. lots of room for panels and lawn chairs (;

[@robertd6925]

What kind of mpg do you get with it?

[@jamessignorelli852]

Can you give me some information Paul? When and where will the next true skooliepalooza event be? I'm old I'm 72 I don't have any family and I don't know what I travel the country looking for to be honest with you I'm an old Marine who lost his family in a car wreck long ago so I don't have anybody but the last time I was down by courtside and I was so glad but I just accidentally ended up being there and I felt that I found what made me feel great but young people the school buses the homemade stuff everybody getting along I didn't see anyone maybe there was but I didn't see it all I heard was the music coming from the slab City post and I understand they are just who they are but I had a great time and I felt welcome and I would love to go again before my time comes and I've been having a hard time finding where it's going to be I know it's not true that the land is being sold and all that I understand that all I'm looking for is information so I can attend one more

[@indy1725]

It's bewildering the ways that Skooliepalooza has changed in just the four years since I started planning my bus build in earnest. I still haven't made it out to the event (and now not sure I ever will) and it's just a damn shame. I think the only way it can continue is as it started - an ad-hoc post-RTR convoy of folks who simply wanted to keep boondocking for a few more weeks in the area and slowly drifting further away. Not a big organized thing, but just unofficial boondockers with no affiliation to each other or any specific group. I've been really disgusted by the brazen attempts to capitalize on the skooliepalooza name by social media influencers. Such a bad look.

[@rigger4695]

You may not want to go into my Skoolie because it's basically a mobile armory. 😂 But you are correct, Skooliepalooza has become a shit show due to certain individuals trying to make money off of us nomadic people.

[@Mike_Greentea]

Better to make money promoting a KZbin video of a new solar panel or power bank. Lol 😂

[@stephenhall5421]

What was with the Pirate Ship and their loud music all night???

[@PaulBarger]

Yep

[@nomadicconquistador7-5-39]

That sucks. Perhaps someone should create a new name and relocate events much further. Who cares who created the skooliepalooza name or event. Brighter minds prevail. 😎👍

[@ktlcustoms3847]

If ya show up with enough people they can’t win!

[@KristinLopez-f6n]

What about a private owned land?

[@NomadMoto]

See you there! 🏴‍☠️

[@russpost2557]

Apparently you don't know about Bob wells problems with the deser

[@PaulBarger]

Idk say more

[@SqueakyWheelMakesNoise]

Okay on a real note. Why don't people buy Like 20 or 30 acres for this event. People can have friends over to private land if they want without a permit

[@IntoTheMystery13]

I’ve been thinking about doing this for a long time

[@PaulBarger]

You’d still have to pull a permit to have an event like this on private land. It’s much more attainable though!

[@SqueakyWheelMakesNoise]

@@PaulBarger why would a person need permission from the state or county to have people over at their private land? Does government limit home owners on how many friends can be over for a BBQ? Heck I could even argue that no permit is required if everyone independently goes to a certain location at a certain time of the year if its in public. The most authority government would have is limit how many people could be in the certain area of public land. The public is part owner of this land and no permit is needed for traveling and visiting public lands far as im concerned. Don't get me wrong. Government will always say people need to pay for permission to use lands they already own. But where would they get such authority? I would say government is reaching big time. So let's say I have a couple hundred people over at my land. If government tells me I'm not allowed I will tell them where to shove it and buy their own lands to control. That my land is spoken for. 😁🤙

[@indy1725]

@@SqueakyWheelMakesNoise I'm guessing it would have something to do with the environmental impact of having several hundred old, leaky vehicles parked in a small patch of land for any amount of time, as well as generating all the traffic around the area in the time surrounding the event. For example, in lots of areas you aren't allowed to park a vehicle on bare ground for long, it has to be parked on a paved surface (to protect the greater watershed presumably?).

[@PaulBarger]

They shouldn’t need a permit in my mind but yes, by the law, you must have a permit even on your own private land to have a large gathering.

[@diannahaas7171]

Hey Paul Thanks for ur info. Never commented b4... but long time sub. I think it was a crock all police having ur # and pulling u over and harassing. Anyway I just wanted to say the RTR is actually at the ballfield in Quartzsite across from the library, where the airplanes are. As far as I know it was only at the Parker fairgrounds 1 year. Peace, good luck stay safe as always.

[@sunshinechaser]

Peace comes from within. Rather than spread gossip & promote drama, utilize your position on your channel by promoting positivity. Ghandi said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world 🌎 "

[@bobg5823]

hey paul i just had to stop you at 5:21 what you just said is all messed up ,,, for you all to do what you do is in fact legal on blm land but you have to use the first amendment which is , to gather and assemble peacefully ,,, and this is the law for the government to follow for us , blm is free land to rome kinda like slab city,, or the national forest with some slight rules. at 8:38 i really feel like your describing burning man too yeah , you made me think of something if most 99% of the people live in their skooly that go shouldn't they have a bathroom with them , idk sounds like the gov bs , but i do agree the people that do leave their junk there don't really belong there , you bring it in you take it out with you

[@SqueakyWheelMakesNoise]

Just change the name to schooly-balooza and those others can't complain right? 🤪

[@ClairenParkerontheRoad]

What is the ungathering?

[@johneagle9149]

What up Paul 👊

[@moustachemike7128]

planet nomads..Peace..

[@SqueakyWheelMakesNoise]

If rangers show up how can people blow things up? No No No this can't be. No cops or rangers allowed unless they join in on the fun. 🤪

[@helpyourcattodrive]

I already don’t want to go. I can’t stand any of this type of stuff. (I wasn’t going anyway. I don’t have a Skoolie. But what a turn off.)

[@robertd6925]

3:50 maybe you should...

[@gladyswilson6479]

The reality is that when you charge a fee you get more respect for the event. When you don't you get what you get. The idea of a free event is beautiful, but humans can't handle that. Even if they charge $5 it will be a great improvement.

[@bigskunk801]

I have an idea. Not all my ideas are good ideas. 😂 considering that a location is a problem Slab City might be the place.

[@MISCIFMAKER]

You must do it rainbow style , un orginized gathering no ones human is in autthority , coincidently all choose the same location to gather do your own thing . Rave on one end yoga n vegtables on they other, freedom.

[@helpyourcattodrive]

What a turn off!

[@PaulBarger]

Agreed.

[@boggio61]

slab city

[@indy1725]

Yeah this was my thought too, for a backup location. I know Slab City has its own infrastructure issues though.

[@boggio61]

yea i agree but if everyone packed out what they brought in they wouldn't have this problem. i can't blame blm for putting a stop to it when people remodel their rig and just leave the crap on the wash. i hope they can have the event.@@indy1725

[@jasonthemason1971]

Welcome to Joe Biden’s America - Paul. Bidenomics 😂

[@paulstough2995]

"Self government without self-discipline wont work."---Paul Harvey

[@jasonthemason1971]

@@paulstough2995 hahahaha !! Idiot…………..