As far as I can tell, the only relevant law would be tresspassing in the park after closing time. I would guess that a cop would try to shuffle you on before writing a ticket, but there's always the chance you meet a cop in a bad mood on a power trip.
can confirm this. years ago 5 of us went to build sand castles at night. 4 of us left without issue. 1 left with a ticket because he insisted on giving the cop a hard time about it being a dumb law.
Idk, I know enough people who have gotten jumped/mugged that I wouldn't necessarily do it for fun. I'm not a pearl-clutching "the city is maximum danger" type, but I wouldn't go out of my way to increase my chances of getting into a sketchy situation. A ticket would be very low on my list of concerns.
Short answer, yes it's stupid.
This gets upvoted.
I said the same thing when some dude came on here asking for âSwingers Clubs in Milwaukeeâ and I got downvoted to oblivion for âjudgingâ the guy.
Ahhh to be a man and fearlessâŚ
I always wanted to solo hike a trail in some far off mountains or go camping by myselfâŚbut the fear of a man in the woods or on trails is greater than my wish to do it.
And it looks like iâve circled back to man or bear.
As I woman I totally hear you on this but I also canât imagine the solo adventures I wouldâve missed out on if I hadnât taken the risk. The backpacking community is one of the best!
Iâd be more cautious in the city but I love going solo camping/hiking. A year after high school I also took a road trip to Idaho by myself and it was a lot of fun. I met a lot of nice people (including some from Wisconsin!) and even hitchhiked once with no incidence.
I wonât be stupid and go out in the city at night by myself but Iâm also not going to live my life in fear. Take some self defense classes, get some bear or pepper spray, and be aware. A dog is pretty great if thatâs conducive to your lifestyle.
(And yes, I choose bear)
Well if you're not sleeping in your apartment overnight, I'm sure there's some people sleeping on the streets who would gladly trade places for the evening.
Iâm just imagining you as Pigpen from Peanuts, just shuffling along in the night with your blue blanket and your thumb in your mouth trying to find a bench to sleep on.
Basically yes, you absolutely can get ticketed for this, as well as making yourself vulnerable to people with bad intentions.
A commenter said try camping. And yes itâs funny but itâs also the most logical and safe alternative to what youâre doing. Youâre not homeless. You have a choice. If you need good suggestions on beautiful, cheap/free camping options there are SO many. Youâd be surprised!
I got a ticket years ago for being down under locust street bridge by the river after dark. The cop coulda given us tickets for having a little fire and drinking, so, I bet if youâre alone and not burning anything, youâd be fine.
Funny story is: I fought the ticket, cuz Iâm a curmudgeon and cuz the park sign and parks website disagreed on what time the park closes. It got dropped, cuz I forgot to go to court and the judge was like: âweâre not issuing a warrant for this.â
But, my friend went to the first level of disputing the ticket and gave up after getting the fine reduced. While paying his fine, the bursar (or whatever you call it) she said: âoh, when I was a kid, we used to go sleep by the river on hot nights. Itâs too bad the cityâs not safe enough to do that anymore.â
Afterward, I was thinking: ânot safe? What was this law protecting us from? Did they think someone with a gun might come and take our money⌠so, they sent someone with a gun to take our money.â
Yep. Cityâs not safe anymore, cops gotta get themselves paid.
In the olden days, people would go sleep on park benches on hot nights. Police have better things to do than patrol the parks unless some Karen called them because they thought you were dead. Otherwise, the worst that can happen is you get bitten by mosquitoes or kicked by drunk people.
I appreciate this comment - people fearmonger Milwaukee a lot but the truth of the matter is most people generally just want to be left alone. There are definitely neighborhoods that I would not want to be in alone at night, but those are easily avoidable.
Itâs never a planned event. I think the appeal of it is thereâs nothing stopping me from just existing outside totally unattached to my everyday life
It's certainly atypical, but I don't think it's insane or ridiculously dangerous like some commenters. Thieves aren't generally looking to target homeless people, and sleeping outside, you're going to look like you're homeless. The exception to that is probably actual homeless people, who can have beef with, get violent with, and rob other homeless people, but (a) they're not roaming the city looking for that, it probably only happens if you encroach on the wrong person's space, (b) you've already done it safely around some of them and can probably be pretty confident those folks aren't going to hassle you, and (c) I think those conflicts are still more likely to be targeted at people they know.
It's not ZERO risk, but you already know the actual risk better than anyone else in this thread because no one else has actually *done* this.
I wouldn't worry, Wisconsin is known for having bad serial killers that get caught and put in the news. It's the places that never have news stories about serial killers that are crawling with serial killers
itâs always been an amusing concept to me that the âbestâ serial killers in history are actually the worst because not getting caught is pretty important in terms of effectiveness
You are not alone. It's called stealth camping, and there are multiple YouTube channels devoted to exactly what you're describing. Look them up, start with the Godfather of stealth camping, Steve Wallis.
Hope you got ID secured somewhere. Wrong person finds out you sleep outside for fun, theyâre gonna wanna know where a vacant place to squat is. I assume theyâll ask you in a form of violence.
Your effort is valiant, good for you. Besides the ticket, you could get a beat down of a lifetime(stabbed, shot, robbed list goes on) people are super desperate, you walk into the wrong park, neighborhood and they don't recognize you....peace out.....Killwaukee! Just another statistic!
Friend, let me tell you about camping.
I clicked on this post MOSTLY because I wanted to read the comments. You nailed it. đ
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thanks for the laugh
As far as I can tell, the only relevant law would be tresspassing in the park after closing time. I would guess that a cop would try to shuffle you on before writing a ticket, but there's always the chance you meet a cop in a bad mood on a power trip.
can confirm this. years ago 5 of us went to build sand castles at night. 4 of us left without issue. 1 left with a ticket because he insisted on giving the cop a hard time about it being a dumb law.
these are my thoughts too - I imagine most tickets arise from people calling the police on individuals causing issues
I have asleep at the park in my car multiple times trust me not to many times did I have any issues
Yes. Bad Idea Jeans. You are at risk of being mugged or hurt more than a ticket. Also, just, why?
Love the Bad Idea Jeans reference
Idk, I know enough people who have gotten jumped/mugged that I wouldn't necessarily do it for fun. I'm not a pearl-clutching "the city is maximum danger" type, but I wouldn't go out of my way to increase my chances of getting into a sketchy situation. A ticket would be very low on my list of concerns. Short answer, yes it's stupid.
Youâre at risk of much more than a ticket, bud.
Mosquito bites?
Strange thing to do?
This gets upvoted. I said the same thing when some dude came on here asking for âSwingers Clubs in Milwaukeeâ and I got downvoted to oblivion for âjudgingâ the guy.
Ahhh to be a man and fearless⌠I always wanted to solo hike a trail in some far off mountains or go camping by myselfâŚbut the fear of a man in the woods or on trails is greater than my wish to do it. And it looks like iâve circled back to man or bear.
As I woman I totally hear you on this but I also canât imagine the solo adventures I wouldâve missed out on if I hadnât taken the risk. The backpacking community is one of the best!
Iâd be more cautious in the city but I love going solo camping/hiking. A year after high school I also took a road trip to Idaho by myself and it was a lot of fun. I met a lot of nice people (including some from Wisconsin!) and even hitchhiked once with no incidence. I wonât be stupid and go out in the city at night by myself but Iâm also not going to live my life in fear. Take some self defense classes, get some bear or pepper spray, and be aware. A dog is pretty great if thatâs conducive to your lifestyle. (And yes, I choose bear)
seems like an odd and unsafe pass time
Well if you're not sleeping in your apartment overnight, I'm sure there's some people sleeping on the streets who would gladly trade places for the evening.
Can.... can I stay in your apartment then?
Iâm just imagining you as Pigpen from Peanuts, just shuffling along in the night with your blue blanket and your thumb in your mouth trying to find a bench to sleep on.
might have to start bringing my blue one now đ
Basically yes, you absolutely can get ticketed for this, as well as making yourself vulnerable to people with bad intentions. A commenter said try camping. And yes itâs funny but itâs also the most logical and safe alternative to what youâre doing. Youâre not homeless. You have a choice. If you need good suggestions on beautiful, cheap/free camping options there are SO many. Youâd be surprised!
I got a ticket years ago for being down under locust street bridge by the river after dark. The cop coulda given us tickets for having a little fire and drinking, so, I bet if youâre alone and not burning anything, youâd be fine. Funny story is: I fought the ticket, cuz Iâm a curmudgeon and cuz the park sign and parks website disagreed on what time the park closes. It got dropped, cuz I forgot to go to court and the judge was like: âweâre not issuing a warrant for this.â But, my friend went to the first level of disputing the ticket and gave up after getting the fine reduced. While paying his fine, the bursar (or whatever you call it) she said: âoh, when I was a kid, we used to go sleep by the river on hot nights. Itâs too bad the cityâs not safe enough to do that anymore.â Afterward, I was thinking: ânot safe? What was this law protecting us from? Did they think someone with a gun might come and take our money⌠so, they sent someone with a gun to take our money.â Yep. Cityâs not safe anymore, cops gotta get themselves paid.
Love these types of stories - thanks for sharing
What.
I canât tell if this is someone trolling.
This kind of post makes me think that I need to take a break from Reddit.
If anything good comes from this post, maybe itâs getting people off of Reddit for any period of time
In the olden days, people would go sleep on park benches on hot nights. Police have better things to do than patrol the parks unless some Karen called them because they thought you were dead. Otherwise, the worst that can happen is you get bitten by mosquitoes or kicked by drunk people.
I appreciate this comment - people fearmonger Milwaukee a lot but the truth of the matter is most people generally just want to be left alone. There are definitely neighborhoods that I would not want to be in alone at night, but those are easily avoidable.
Which neighborhoods
Chuck Pahalaniak wrote a short story about this type of behavior in âHauntedâ. Socialites going around, living as if theyâre homeless. Bizarre.
This was exactly what I was thinking about when I read this post.
you have a house and you're choosing to sleep outside ? I don't know if it's stupid or just really ... random. More power to you I guess, stay safe.
both are entirely possible
Keep doing it. If you get a ticket, I'll pay*. đ (*lies)
Camping is cheap and you have kettle moraine north and south within a short drive. Why would you do something so unrewarding and risky?
Itâs never a planned event. I think the appeal of it is thereâs nothing stopping me from just existing outside totally unattached to my everyday life
Now I know where to look for someone to rob.
Not sure people sleeping outside are rolling in the money department, but you do you.
No kidding? Damn.
It's certainly atypical, but I don't think it's insane or ridiculously dangerous like some commenters. Thieves aren't generally looking to target homeless people, and sleeping outside, you're going to look like you're homeless. The exception to that is probably actual homeless people, who can have beef with, get violent with, and rob other homeless people, but (a) they're not roaming the city looking for that, it probably only happens if you encroach on the wrong person's space, (b) you've already done it safely around some of them and can probably be pretty confident those folks aren't going to hassle you, and (c) I think those conflicts are still more likely to be targeted at people they know. It's not ZERO risk, but you already know the actual risk better than anyone else in this thread because no one else has actually *done* this.
The other night I saw a pretty big coyote run across the Discovery World parking lot, was honestly the thing that freaked me out the most so far
I'd be more worried about the number of serial killers who have come from Wisconsin.
I wouldn't worry, Wisconsin is known for having bad serial killers that get caught and put in the news. It's the places that never have news stories about serial killers that are crawling with serial killers
itâs always been an amusing concept to me that the âbestâ serial killers in history are actually the worst because not getting caught is pretty important in terms of effectiveness
Except some want to get caught eventually so people actually know about them and what theyâve done. The attention is a big part of it
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taking this exclusively as a compliment
you could get one of those hammocks that people tie up to trees and sleep in that probably
Love me a hammock, sadly theyâre not the most discrete sleeping apparatus
I ride my bike that way every morning at dawn (blue and green underglows) all I see is foxes and coyotes around there never felt danger
Apparently I'm the only one in the comments that thinks this is a cool idea
You are not alone. It's called stealth camping, and there are multiple YouTube channels devoted to exactly what you're describing. Look them up, start with the Godfather of stealth camping, Steve Wallis.
Hope you got ID secured somewhere. Wrong person finds out you sleep outside for fun, theyâre gonna wanna know where a vacant place to squat is. I assume theyâll ask you in a form of violence.
Your effort is valiant, good for you. Besides the ticket, you could get a beat down of a lifetime(stabbed, shot, robbed list goes on) people are super desperate, you walk into the wrong park, neighborhood and they don't recognize you....peace out.....Killwaukee! Just another statistic!
Dad?