Homeless people in the Forks area (movies, campers, living in)

[Mike555]

Some time ago, I read an article on the internet which was probably several years old at the time I read it. It was about homeless people living in the forests around Forks. If I remember correctly it was about ex-military who were just not able to function normally in society anymore and just ended up setting up camp and living homeless. It also said that many of these people were getting older and coming out of the woods trying to get help.

I'm just curious about the situation now, especially with the economy the way it is at the moment. Are there many or a lot of homeless people that are basically just living out in the forest or perhaps on the beach near Forks.

[gametaipan]

I would love to live in the forest simply because i love nature, not homeless. If those ppl have lived in the forest, they probabily wont be affected by the economy, i take it as they feed on hunt they gather in the forest? Or they just sleep there in the day or night then come out and roam in the human world whenever they are not resting?

[Fat Freddy]

Originally Posted by Mike555

..ex-military who were just not able to function normally in society anymore and just ended up setting up camp and living homeless..

There were a lot of short stories and several movies based on this subject. Two that come to mind are Distant Thunder (1988) with John Lithgow and Missing in America (2005) with Danny Glover.

That period and subject has taken on a certain mythology, and although the stories may be based somewhat on reality, they are fiction.

I was a Vietnam vet living in the woods in a VW van outside of Forks. There were a lot of folks living in busses, and campers in the area. Most were vets, and were here for a quiet, closer to nature lifestyle, and because the shingle and shake mills were going full blast with day and night shifts and you could make good money if you could work long hours under grueling and dangerous condition. For combat veterans, it was a cakewalk.

Many worked for a while and moved on, some bought land and built cabins and A frames. Some are probably still there even though the cedar industry is gone because they became part of the community and adjusted to the changes like everyone else.

Although there were undoubtedly a few crazy hermits living in the woods, this is generally a myth and has become an urban legend.

[Mike555]

Originally Posted by Fat Freddy

There were a lot of short stories and several movies based on this subject. Two that come to mind are Distant Thunder (1988) with John Lithgow and Missing in America (2005) with Danny Glover.

That period and subject has taken on a certain mythology, and although the stories may be based somewhat on reality, they are fiction.

I was a Vietnam vet living in the woods in a VW van outside of Forks. There were a lot of folks living in busses, and campers in the area. Most were vets, and were here for a quiet, closer to nature lifestyle, and because the shingle and shake mills were going full blast with day and night shifts and you could make good money if you could work long hours under grueling and dangerous condition. For combat veterans, it was a cakewalk.

Many worked for a while and moved on, some bought land and built cabins and A frames. Some are probably still there even though the cedar industry is gone because they became part of the community and adjusted to the changes like everyone else.

Although there were undoubtedly a few crazy hermits living in the woods, this is generally a myth and has become an urban legend.

Thanks for replying. I wanted to post a link to the article I had read but couldn't find it. It did mention that many of the homeless were also living in cars as you said, and some taking whatever odd jobs they could find.

I imagine that with the economy the way it is now, there are probably more people and families being forced to live in their cars now, not only in Forks but all around the country.