Hobo Shoestring Dies: Missing Tennessee YouTuber Mark Nichols Found Dead In Boone Lake, Johnson City : r/nashville r/nashville

Apparently, Hobo Shoestring has gone missing after a visit to the ER in Johnson City Tennessee. If you happen to run across him, give him a hand and notify the authorities in Johnson City Tennessee Share Add a Comment Sort by: Best Open comment sort options AutoModerator • Moderator Announcement Read More » Reply reply O-parker •

Nichols was a well-known content creator with over 200k subscribers on his YouTube channel 'Hobo Shoestring,' where he documented his cross-country train travels.

Oct 24, 2017 · Mark Nichols aka Shoestring Hobo – Missing from Shreveport Louisiana since October 18th, 2017 “It’s such a fascinating community, and they watch out for each other. They all talk to each other and look out for one another.” Said Wendy, who is a follower of Shoestring’s.

Nov 12, 2019 · I thought this was a very good video by Professional Hobo Shoestring, who's been traveling for over 20-years across North America. His latest video goes over his travel pack and what gear and brands he recommends:

Oct 31, 2021 · Hobo Shoestring - I've been riding freight trains since 1989 and have since ridden over 2,700,000 of steel rails in 49 USA states, 8 provinces of Canada & 14 states in Mexico. I spent my first 31 years homeless riding trains then last year I had to get a small apartment because of medical issues.

425 votes, 42 comments. Was looking for Shoestring’s merch store and stumbled on his old blog: https://hoboshoestring.wordpress.com

Sep 13, 2023 · Hobo Shoestring used to do more videos riding alone in the DPU. That's got to be bad though, right? I remember alot of the comments on his video where he did that, many people were mad at him. That can really get the train operators in deep shit, right? Reply reply RRwife13 •

Apr 7, 2024 · I don't know how many of you are on the vagabond sub-reddit, or do a little trainhopping yourselves. But a very famous hopper in the community has passed away recently. I found out this morning. Mark Nichols ("Shoestring") went missing on March 27th, and was found dead yesterday, April 5th. He was a huge inspiration and comfort to me.

Mar 31, 2024 · Mark was found deceased. This is the parting of a legend and an exemplary hobo for how the train riding community should seek to be represented. Known details are online. My deepest sympathy and condolences. Ride On The Free Mark Nichols aka Shoestring And thanks for pulling me out of the fire that night in Shreveport