Types of Nomadic Homeless Youth
Train Hopping: the act of illegally and surreptitiously boarding and riding in or on a car of a freight
train.
Many homeless youth Train hop all across the United States of America.
Hitchhiking: travel by getting free rides in passing vehicles Many homeless youth hitchhike to travel.
Rubber Tramp: A person who travels and lives out of their vehicle (normally and RV, van, bus, etc.).
They
stop and stay wherever they choose for however long they want, but eventually, so long as there’s a way to put gas
in their tank, move on.
They are also called “Van Lifers.”