24 Hours In A City with NO LAWS: Slab City
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- 24 Hours In A City with NO LAWS: Meet The Locals
I took a couple of my kids to spend the night in The Last Lawless City in America: Slab City. I really wasn't sure if it was a good idea. Would we be safe? Where would we stay? What would the locals be like? Is it truly lawless? I wanted to meet the locals and hear their stories.
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Slab City is in the Southern California desert near the Salton Sea. In 1942 Camp Dunlap was commissioned. It was decommissioned after WW II, and vets, squatters, homeless, and others in search of freedom - or hiding from the law - started moving in.
At the entrance is Salvation Mountain, a huge art project created by Leonard Knight celebrating God's love. We started at Salvation Mountain and spoke with Ron, who helps care for it.
We met several locals and they all turned out to be extremely welcoming and willing to share their stories. I'm grateful to all of them for taking the time for us.
Ken, Wrangler's Roost Cafe/Community Center
John, Rising Phoenix Art Gallery
Doc Spence, Acupuncture, Sex Therapist, Inventor
Merit, Handlebar Community Center, located at the skate park
Merit's friend, Twotens (sp) rents electric bikes at the skate park
Peter, Proprietor of Rainbow Camp, Creator of mini Salvation Mountains
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"It may be lawless but the peace keeps itself when there's good people around"- me ❤God bless
hows it lawless with a 25mph sign?
#RelativelyLawless I mean, there are laws, but enforcement is extremely low compared to the rest of the country.
Humans are evil with out Jesus
Tell that to the guy who was murdered 2 nights before.
" Insecurity is the illusion it's only happening to you."
That is one of the wisest things I've heard in my life time.
Crazy how wisdom comes from the places you'd least expect... Everyone has something to teach us.
@@LyfeUntethered that's true.
Lots of acid can do a helluva lotta things
@@thenewkidontheblok You are the only one making yourself insecure no one else is in the most lamen way possible.
WOKE:The ability to walk in the shoes of a minority =EMPATHY.
I want more EMPATHY and less APATHY in my life.
"The path to ones own enlightenment begins thru forgiveness...so who can I forgive today.". This may be the most beautiful thing I've heard in quite some time. Thank you for that, Doc.
Ya. Imagine if that’s how the whole world thought!
He’s passed away now the doc x
I visited slab city before the pandemic, and it left me feeling oddly comforted that if anything ever went sideways, even at this point in my life, I could come here and life wouldn’t really be so bad after all.
Ya, different than what you’d think at first glance, right?
You would be raped and robbed, after you were murdered. its a horrible place.
I'd def make a home there..me my van and whatever critter I pick-up on the way..been following folks here since at least 2017..nice little mud hut would be cool...just can't seem to get free from this coast to get closer to that one..grew up in so cal decades ago..this was prob still a military base then..
It reminds me of life in the carnival, and I for sure would call it plan C. Most of the people there seem cool as shit
@@mip33 😅😁
exactly, plan hep C
Wish there was more places like this for people that don't have a lot of money. Unfortunately the county, state and federal government takes all the land and then calls it public.
I don't like that the U.S. has constant high work & profit expectations . Some people need or want other options. I like minimal rules--enough for basic peaceful interactions. I try not to interfere.
@@StephanieDeAyalaLarragoiti I hate it to, but the US are the only country that actually have an option like this tho.
My kids mom took the kids on a trip to California with a girlfriend of hers. The kids were in their early teens. I thought they were going to the beach, maybe Disneyland or something. They went to slab city. The only place they went. They were there for a good few days. The kids loved it.
She’s for the streetz
Drugs are bad!
I love this place! Great Spirit centered community experiment,lots of creative people with BIG hearts! Seems to be really working,hats off to them!
“Insecurity is the Illusion it’s only happening to you “. Wow. Those are words to live by ! 👀👌
This is my second on slab city in last 3 days...fascinating. You did great job and thanks for sharing.Looking forward for more of your adventures 😀 👍
Appreciate it Danka! Have you been?
@@LyfeUntethered no i havent.I live in Australia 🇦🇺
I just love this place and is on my bucket list to visit one day! Even tough my husband is not to enthusiastic about the idea….Great video!🙏🏼👋🏼🇨🇦
Take the trip!
It is easy to make it look positive if you go for a few days and the residents know they will be in a video. I feel these videos are dangerous that only portray a part of the City. I lived there for 2 years .
@@johnziggykelleher4871 I've never been there, but I've heard the horror stories from former residents.
From burning down houses, to tweakers stealing everything they can, to violence.
It would be foolish to take any one video as evidence of saftey.
Skip it. I have helped with 3 rescues so far.
There are no services. No water, no power, no food no sewer.
People show up broke with ideas of living free, and go downhill from there. It's very expensive to run a generator for a/c. Hauling water requires a truck and gas. Expensive. You have to drive for food, also expensive.
Living free is not free.
Don't go unless you can support yourself. If you have money, someone will try to get that money.
Take a gun.
The meth heads will destroy your water tote to steal water. Anything left unguarded will be stolen.
The only way to survive there is to make the right friends fast.
That sounds like a shitty bucket list.
That place and it’s people always reminded me of the hills have eyes
Haven't seen it... should I watch it?
@@LyfeUntethered
It's horror movie about,deformed people in the mountains who stalker and eat people who travel through there ways.great horror movie.
Bingo...every sand pile has eyes. Lots of people "vanish", lots of arson, lots of theft. Lots of drugs and addicts with totally toast brains. Like the rejects of every city landed there.
Wow !! Never heard of this place. Very cool, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Another awesome video. Unique place to visit. Thanks for sharing
It was a trip!
Slab City is the PERFECT place to live. People can literally do whatever they want despite not having any laws. I'd rather live there than obey the demands of society
That's called freedom.
It's always great to see my old friend Mopar there in East Jesus. I once made him a sign, written in his own witty words which he took to Palm Springs to humor passers by enough to draw a donation. He's always been such a kind and wise man and so much fun to talk to while sitting around the fire in the slabs...
So much creativity here. That's amazing 🤩
I wanna go without ANY ATTENTION.. I respect em.... I lost my brother and mother and I think??? I just wanna new way in life.. Screw the money and all that.. I just wanna find PEACE.. GOD BLESS
Dang sorry Thomas!🥲 I hope you find peace brother.
That's hard brother I lost my father and my two favorite uncles I can't recover my heart is still broken 💔. I also want to hi I gone two times yet I just reach 1/2 way I can't do it. It's something I want to do yet afraid if I go then what do I do if it doesn't work.
Thomas, I'm right there with you bro. I'm headed down there later this year and may never leave
"Insecurity is only the Illusion that something is only happening to you." I like this from what the guy said in the video.
Yes. Everyone has something to teach us.
Slab city is definitely a unique area. On the other side of the canal, on the Chocolate Mountains side, there is a Navy SEAL training facility not too far as your heading toward the Glamis dunes from Slab City. Lots of interesting things to see in the vicinity of SC and the people are pretty neat, for the most part.
Anywhere, Earth.
Way cool video. Great subject material. Cool people (besides the Jones Clan). Great visuals. Slab City sounds like a great place to visit.
Thanks man! Ya, those Joneses are the worst.
What an amazing video. This is a very interesting place with some unique individuals, love it 💛
Appreciate it!
Good stuff, next winter i plan on checking it out
Sweet!
Doc seems like a fun guy to hang out with!! Heck a lot of them do!!
Beautifully done❤❤❤
I was out there 2 years ago, Peter is a wonderful human being.
I love the adventures that you both go on and share with the rest of us.
Thanks man!
“Come here often” “Just once” 🤣🤣
Once is good for me!
What an amazing experience.
Pretty wild!
I hope someone has an RV to give away someday soon in my life because I long to travel on the road with me and my dogs just a girl and her pups!!! Send up my prayers everyday!!!
They sell RV's everyday. Go get cha one.
God is Love 💗
This is EPICALLY FASCINATING 💓🙏⚘Thank you for sharing. I never knew this existed. It is quite something and made my heart stir.
Thanks Michelle! Means a lot!
Cool vid, thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Trevor fun video! That place is in a different dimension!!
It really is!
Back in 2007/2008 I was stationed in San Diego and would go out there sometimes for the hot springs with my girlfriend at the time. We also helped Lenord for a day moving some paint, and then I lifted a few windows and a small old satellite dish into place on Salvation Mountian for him. It was on the right side if you were facing the mountain it was a new part he was working on. He was a very nice man.
Oh dang it’s cool to hear stories like that! Thanks for sharing!
Splendid video! 2 Thumbs Up...a great exposé!
Thank you great Sultan!
@@LyfeUntethered Don't forget to email me - I actually have an idea for your visit!
Great music! (good production)
Appreciate it O.Z.!
Mad Max.... Beyond Slab City 😁
Great job, nice to see what kind of people live there.
Thanks 👍
Kindness goes a long way!
This is so crazy,I never heard of this place thanks for the video
Awesome 👏 bless you…
Thank you Dan! Ever been?
spent about 3 months there care taking salvation mountain it was an awesome experience
Knee deep in trash and dried human waste.
Do you know what a "burn out" is?
If a meth head or crazy doesn't like you, they set fire to your camp.
12 to 15 people die there per year. Most from exposure. Only 150 people live there full time. That's a 10% death rate. Sound healthy to you?
Watch some of the more factual videos.
No trash pickup, no sewer. The trash and human waste from every visitor is still there. It's everywhere.
Except for a small enclave of RVers in the winter, the majority of the squatters are mentally ill, or drug addicts.
You'll find a used syringe every 10 feet if you take a walk. I talked to the volunteers that hand out free syringes 3 days a week. They had a 30 gallon bio hazard drum filled with syringes they cleaned up in 1 day. Didn't even make a dent.
Slab City is hell on Earth, and it's hard to escape once your money is gone.
Positive Philip...travel is a gift to man.
Great video i love slab city i have been researching the slabs and the people in it for almost two year's now i plan to live there soon thanks!!
Very cool! Thanks Rob!
I have a gypsy soul but have found myself stuck in this rat race of life... I want to move to slab city!!! How awesome it would be to just take in and enjoy life and just be you!!!💖💖😘
For years I've thought that the only way to achieve "perpetual motion" is with magnets. Problem is, they eventually wear out as well, so at best they could only create temporary perpetual motion.
I don't know how these people can take the damn, oppressive HEAT......I couldn't live there, I can't live without my Air Conditioning.....I just like a cooler climate, but areas of the "SLAB" are so interesting and the peeps seem welcoming...😎
Yep, what passes for my “health” can’t take the heat at all, or we’d be seeing more area of the country than we do. I need a Slab City in the cool mountains.
Yeah I agree! I live in Fresno right now and keep my shirt wet all day. Even in the house with the AC on.
Ya... I could not handle the heat either... Most of the town bails during the summer.
I was on a training work up for Afghanistan when my unit rolled through there. Mind you this was 9 years ago, but they told us we would not stop there under any circumstances. They were not very friendly to the military. It was in the middle of the summer and we didn't even see a single person outside either.
Crazy!
Are you a clansman
What a beautiful video!
Appreciate it Christine!
This video made me.. if I had one add something to a bucket list. Visit this place but while driving there have Destination Calabria blaring through the sound system the lyrics would be perfect. haha thanks for sharing.
Thank God for you Ken! Those half pound burgers are keeping people alive🙏♥️🗽
Ken is awesome.
I just have to say that this was a really cool video!
Appreciate it Cassandra!
Dude! I've seen this video once before! Had no clue this was the channel! (It's Cam and Anthony - we sanded down the travel trailer😂)
Loved the doc Spencer inventions and overall great cinematography. 👍 *subscribed*
Viva LA Art! ART, ART,ART! Free flowing creativity,I pray they continue to breath life into Slab City! Redefining this Thing We Call Life! God Bless & Protect Them All!
Well done video. These people at Slabcity are just unique individuals who are trying to survive somewhere that they are freer to be themselves, and do as they please. There's danger, and crime everywhere that you go to anymore. Not everyone can do what they're doing there...... living. AND if people everywhere actually knew how many dead bodies are in the water across our world that no one's aware of, we wouldn't be wanting to step foot or get into the water everywhere we go to. Nice to see a family trying to understand the people at Slabcity, rather then being discourteous of them.
Ricardo and I had made the trek to see Salvation Mountain, but never heard of Slab City.
It was 60 seconds away! Miss you dudes!
I encourage all the communities experiencing what many call homeless, to help fund improvements to slab city, and direct their street people to a place where they can be all they can be.
That is so Awesome! If I had known about Slab City I never would have left California! 👍
You can come back!
You do know it's also called STAB CITY and for good reason, right?
It's nice to know there are places that accept you for who you are. To many places have the mentality if you're not like us think like us then we don't want you. Or they harass you.
The rules for the art gallery had me dying 😂
The wizard is great!
I think the desert does strange things to people's brains. Maybe, its the heat.
the heat and the large amount of meth at the slabs creates some strange people
It is rather warm there for sure.
I love the phone booth outhouse. That was great.
That dude was hilarious.
I LOVE IT!!! Now I want to go visit.
Do it!
Impressive. Nice editing. Like something on Discovery Channel.
Wow, thanks!
It makes sense. You graduate to the slab city after Portland Oregon
I was in Portland recently. Slab city may have the edge...
@@LyfeUntethered You only went to all the bad spots in Portland then. Even Alabama is great if you only go to Hunstville.
@@Ner0sys7 that’s just wrong
@@johndavid8815 I just lived there, it's not like I'd know or anything. Thanks for stopping by.
@@Ner0sys7 I grew up in Talladega and it is a good place.
spending the night in a city with no laws, at first I thought they were going to portland oregon or one of the other big cities I see in the news every day. this place might actually be nicer and safer than the others.
Hahah valid. Ya, I’ve seen Portland. Yikes.
THANK YOU . A PIECE OF MIND.
Insecurity is the illusion it’s only happy to you 💫 I needed that
It seems to float back and forth between good times and bad times. I’ve seen videos of both. Last one was something like the bottle kids, they ask for a dollar and get rude about it. No dollar, they throw bottles at you or your Rv. Seen drug problems and domestic issues. Other times it’s cool and chill. Depends on who’s there I suppose. It’s not lawless. Cops and EMS know it all too well. It’s definitely worth a visit though. Great video 👍🏼
Thanks Salty! Ya, a mixed bag - like everywhere else on earth I guess!
I am a resident of Slab City and the Dollar Kids video was absolute satire.
@@lindy2 honestly that’s good to know. Good way to keep folks away 😂
@@lindy2 What about the pedophiles...that satire too? What about all the meth addicts? That satire too? How about the murders and robberies? Satire again? Nah, it is a very dirty, trashed up, drug pit.
Really very cool video great folks - the dead people
What a nice tour guide
4:12 What a fool 😃
He has some fun ideas!
You can't tell me this isn't just a city in Fallout.
Is that a video game? I’m behind.
@@LyfeUntethered It is! Look up "Fallout Diamond City Market."
2K👍 EXCELLENT VIDEO..ONE OF THE BEST 👀'V SEEN YET...BOMBAY ISN'T VERY FARE FROM THE SLAB'S.. IT'S QUITE A INTERESTING PLACE WITH ART..MY DOG & 👀 SPENT 14 months and 4 day's camped in the back of my Toyota Tacoma back in the beginning of 2020..it's definitely been a journey sence I left..
They have the law of gravity
There has only been one body taken out of this hot spring, it was a friend of mine whom had a seizure while bathing in the spring.
Dang so sorry!
I wanna move out there, but i'm scared the government might shut it all down the minute i did.
They're waiting for you Jessica! I saw them in the bushes! 😉
"Insecurity is the illusion that it's only happening to you." So simple but effective. Making a post it on my fridge now ✔️
Coolest video I've seen in a while. Thank you.
Awww thanks TBar!
This was one of the best Vids I've seen on the Slabs so far, BRAVO!
Would love to see more of this kind of quality vlogs of Slab City.
Just can't get enough haha
Thanks for the kind words! Means a lot!
“The people here are nice and it’s quiet … there was a murder here two nights ago and no body to be found 😩😩”. Ummm run
Valid point! 😅
Lmao at the extra fierce and sassy pink porta-potty
They find bodies in the pond and the guy, says just one. 😂😂
Pretty sure there's been more than 1...
Last lawless city in America??? Don't forget Chicago!
Kinda valid!
Lots of town with no laws in the USA. Probably 2 or 3 in death valley alone.
@@LyfeUntethered like how literally disgusting are you
@@frank6842 oh dang! What did I do?
Nah bud, its legit lawless. As in, if anyone who may be unfortunate enough to be around to witness a crime and call it in(if victims cant themselves), then they have to hope they have reception to call a remote police station. And if thats even possible, then you have to hope they can get to you in a timely manner and hopefully find you wherever you are, or where the incident may have happened and thats very unlikely they will attempt it to look debating the situation. And say they find where it happened or the evidence of a victim theres 99%chance one or both parties wont be there because of the time gap and size of the desert. Kill or be killed
This is the first time I've ever decided to view something odd and I'm glad. It's a great place. People love feeling limitless and Slab City looks like the perfect area. Thanks for sharing this video.
Thanks for watching and commenting Chris! Appreciate the feedback!
"I modeled this after a Victoria's Secret." 😄💖👀
Well of course it’ll fly 🤣 crazy coot
Ahhhh..... an open air mental facility.
Thanks for watching!
Unfortunately, in this day and age, almost most cities in America are pretty much lawless. At least in some areas.
There is a lot of that lately for sure. Did you see the video of the guys ripping off the Apple store in broad dayight in front of like 25 customers and employess who did absolutely nothing?
By the way, very artistic 🎨 way of making the video, informational and fun.
Appreciate it!
Beautiful people
I wanna go there!
Do it!
I agree with my fellow slabbers, "lawless" and "Slab City" is just click bait and tourists coming here thinking they can do whatever they want with no consequences, like y'all entering where it clearly stated not to, well, stuff like that, willfully crossing boundaries can get people hurt, and yes, even murdered.
And yes, there have been murders here, but also accidental deaths, overdoses, suicides, medical/natural causes. Life us a terminal condition. Any place that has existed long enough there will eventually be similar experiences, but an 80 year old apartment building isn't nearly as sensationalized.
I'm glad you had a great experience here, and your editing was on point. I was ready to be p!$$ed at you for the title, still don't like that click bait b.s. but you showed, for the most part the genuine Slab City. (But seriously, don't cross boundaries)
I totally get it William! I had a less click baity title and thumbnail at first but no one was watching! People, unfortunately, only click on sensational. Dang, anyone who goes thinking they can get away with crossing boundaries is just.. an idiot. Thanks for watching and understanding! All the best my friend.
I have considered coming to live here. Is there any space for another?
@@LyfeUntethered
he's not your friend, you fool.
So what steps would you suggest and what are the accepted rules of conduct for someone who might choose to move there?
If it's less inhabited in the Summer, do people who will be returning mark off their area as taken?
@@abandonedstuff4930 There is always space for another, even during the annual February rave when we can swell to 5,000 people, there is always pace. Might not have much shade from trees or bushes, need to be mindful of where it floods out, maybe not from the rain that falls directly overhead but what rushes down from Coachella Mountains. I've heard slabbers say it is the island of misfit toys where all the toys fit in. Seriously, how often do you see someone walking around in a full panda suit? How often do you see three or four people riding on the outside of the car? How often do you see a dozen strangers (we aren't strangers for long) bathing and soaking in a hot spring and it's not weird. And if someone acts like a pervert at the hot spring everyone rallies to protect such healing spaces. Babylon (anyplace outside of Slab City) has trained us to see nakedness equate to sexual energy, which in reality nakedness isn't inherently sexual. Pull Slab City up on Google maps and see all the miles upon miles of empty space. (Google maps doesn't show all the spaces that are currently occupied, but there is still plenty of space.
Gonna have to use that one some time. 😂
It wouldn't of broke if it was actually built with some craftsmanship... 🤣
I love the wizard...
Aw! You should move there. You make it sound heavenly 😂
You're nuts bro. I have watched so many documentaries on that place... (shh...I still want to do there though).
yes. yes I am.
I love it!!! Just be kind to each other. Much love!
Man I gotta go back again unfortunately I couldn't go into the salvation mountain because of stupid covid but hopefully I could next time
That looks like a good place to stay ! I'm 63 and I could take an RV and spread the Gospel out there , while having a free spot ❤️ and ✝️🛐 s
That you could! Just have to be super careful. While we had not trouble at all, there are definately very dangerous sections of town and some people you'd want to avoid.
Nobody wants you to spread the gospel. We all have our own beliefs already-if you show up and try to colonize, you’re gonna have a problem. If you enter into a conversation about spirituality and respect the beliefs of everyone, that’s one thing. But ending up there with the intention to preach isn’t going to get you far.
Last lawless city?Try Portland,Seattle,New York ,DC etc etc .
You make a compelling case!
Some residents of Slab City have great philosophies. I can't wait to get there. If anyone robs or assaults me, they will be my "art". Other than that, I'm 100% peaceful.
Casually remembering swimming in that hot springs… ☠️ 😂
I almost did!