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Couchers is officially out of beta

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246 points laurentlb | 6 comments | 02 Jul 25 18:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.407s | source | bottom
1. Dowwie ◴[02 Jul 25 20:45 UTC] No.44448635[source]▶
The Summer after graduating high school is sometimes used to travel, taking extended backpacking trips or other. Couching could be a big hit for this demographic that takes a cultural immersion.

I see 900+ Couchers registered among a few of the New York City boroughs. My impression is that this means someone can live in NYC for an entire Summer, couch-surfing the big city and establishing a real connection with at least 60 hosts. That would be quite an experience, with many stories to share.

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2. lawlessone ◴[02 Jul 25 21:00 UTC] No.44448777[source]▶
>, couch-surfing the big city and establishing a real connection with at least 60 hosts. That would be quite an experience, with many stories to share.

Sounds like my idea of Hell, but i'm introverted.

3. -mlv ◴[02 Jul 25 21:05 UTC] No.44448829[source]▶
Top locations have way more people interested in couchsurfing than there are people hosting, so probably not feasible.
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4. hallak ◴[02 Jul 25 22:04 UTC] No.44449333[source]▶
I am a couchers host in NYC and don't actually get too many requests! I host someone about once or twice a month.
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5. onionisafruit ◴[03 Jul 25 04:55 UTC] No.44451739{3}[source]▶
How’s your towel design?
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6. stuartjohnson12 ◴[03 Jul 25 13:11 UTC] No.44454683{4}[source]▶
Terrible but worth it for the location