Meatbag

The fuck is this?

It’s a motorcycle trip, you loose sack of meat.

And, we’re on the lookout for Bigfoot.

YES, your eyes are working just fine. BIG FOOT. But not the American one. We’re after Vietnam’s own jungle beast: the Người Rừng a.k.a. the Wildman. Also, it's not serious.

But THIS IS…

Fly to Hà Nội, buy the cheapest rust buckets we can find, point them south and let the journey unfold. Following misguided directions, drinking rice wine like it’s bottled water whilst puking lava out of our anuses, we navigate this beautiful country and filming it all on our phones.

The outcome will be a real documentary—a film with an ironic mission. A bag of meats on a futile quest to find a creature that doesn't exist.

Mission: Find the Wildman

Người Rừng

/ˈŋwɪəɪ ruŋ/ noun

Người Rừng (a.k.a. Wildman) — a name given to a mythical creature in Vietnamese folklore. While the cryptid varies in size, fur colour and behaviour, all accounts unanimously claim it is an upright ape-man.

We’ll chase stories told by the locals: a drunk man in Tây Giang who saw a hairy man howl in the woods, a guide who points us deeper into the jungle, or an old lady with an oddly large collection of chimpanzee skulls. The locals tell the stories: we follow them.

And when it inevitably unravels, when the stories lead to a dead end, or a village karaoke bar with cold beer, none of it matters in the end; we just had a Wild time, Man.

The Route

Route? There is NO fucking route. We'll drift south like diarrhoea through our bowels—loose and unpredictable. Each day's path depends on the spicy dinner before, weather, or whoever claims they found the best "shortcut."

The Machines

Whatever rusted out cheap stinker you can find. It WILL break down on you. Multiple times. Probably daily. You’ll thrash it within an inch of it’s mechanical existence. Fix it with duct tape, and keep limping along.

To save cash, snap some pics on purchase, list it on FB Marketplace, and try arranging a buyer by the time we arrive at our final destination in Hồ Chí Minh City.

The Team

Three or four equally dumb nutters + one cameraman. You'll fantasise about murdering all of us by day five and have a hard time saying goodbye by day fourteen.

You're part of the camera crew. Use the rectangle in your pocket to capture memorable moments.

07:31:20

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Everyone will paint their best abstract art in the toilet bowl of a petrol station each morning. We'll bond through mutual suffering and a love for adventure.

The Ending

Will we find the Wild Man? OF fucking courrrse NOT.

We will however…

Attain buff calves from squat toilets

Become Vietnamese millionaires on first cash withdrawal

Learn the local word for "gringo"

Discover that two buses coming your way can fit through a small road if you drive into a ditch

Develop a new appreciation for nature and the people that look after it

Is it your bag, though?

You're mid-30s, uninspired with life and your last thrill was driving home drunk from office drinks. You miss cheating death and need to let loose from the daily grind.

Or you hate Instagram influencers and want to experience genuine culture. Thrive in chaos, love riding motorcycles or just up for a good craic whilst existing within an inch of a visit to the local hospital.

Professional snake wine drinkers, ostrich race gamblers, crisp addicts or general misfits and weirdos are welcome.

The Fees

There are none. FREE. NADA. We are not a tour company. Rock up with whatever budget you have and pay for your own addictions. This is not a for-profit fucking-you-in-the-throat kinda operation. There are NO sponsors. The total trip shouldn't set you back more than $1K + flights.

The Dates

Sometime early 2026 (TBC)

How do I join?

Can I join?

You don’t book this like a holiday baggo. Put your name down and an insta handle. We'll review it and consider if you fit the vibe of the trip.

Good luck tây ba-lô.

You can also reach us @meatbagmc

Do people really believe in the Wildman?

"Not a joke, as a Vietnamese i can confirm. Many tribes live in the moutain have their story about this animal. They don't call it "ape" they call it "wild man". Look like human but not human and also not ape. A lot bigger, very strong, smart and dangerous. The funny thing is if you run away as a straight line, you die. Because their legs not like human."
@binasandin5723
“It was 1969; I was on patrol one evening… The thing was about 7 feet tall and had an enormous build, though not completely covered with hair, the thing had reddish brown hair covering a good portion of its body… when it got hit in the crossfire. The thing stumbled once or twice but never fell.”
Stan Courtney
“He said the scariest thing that ever happened to him wasn’t being shot at or navigating through the dense jungles; it was being set up on an ambush and feeling something hit him in the back. When he turned around, expecting to see an enemy soldier, he was shocked to see what he described as a ‘rock ape’ throwing stones at him.”
Jackie Moore
"Not a joke, as a Vietnamese i can confirm. Many tribes live in the moutain have their story about this animal. They don't call it "ape" they call it "wild man". Look like human but not human and also not ape. A lot bigger, very strong, smart and dangerous. The funny thing is if you run away as a straight line, you die. Because their legs not like human."
@binasandin5723
“It was 1969; I was on patrol one evening… The thing was about 7 feet tall and had an enormous build, though not completely covered with hair, the thing had reddish brown hair covering a good portion of its body… when it got hit in the crossfire. The thing stumbled once or twice but never fell.”
Stan Courtney
“He said the scariest thing that ever happened to him wasn’t being shot at or navigating through the dense jungles; it was being set up on an ambush and feeling something hit him in the back. When he turned around, expecting to see an enemy soldier, he was shocked to see what he described as a ‘rock ape’ throwing stones at him.”
Jackie Moore
"Not a joke, as a Vietnamese i can confirm. Many tribes live in the moutain have their story about this animal. They don't call it "ape" they call it "wild man". Look like human but not human and also not ape. A lot bigger, very strong, smart and dangerous. The funny thing is if you run away as a straight line, you die. Because their legs not like human."
@binasandin5723
“It was 1969; I was on patrol one evening… The thing was about 7 feet tall and had an enormous build, though not completely covered with hair, the thing had reddish brown hair covering a good portion of its body… when it got hit in the crossfire. The thing stumbled once or twice but never fell.”
Stan Courtney
“He said the scariest thing that ever happened to him wasn’t being shot at or navigating through the dense jungles; it was being set up on an ambush and feeling something hit him in the back. When he turned around, expecting to see an enemy soldier, he was shocked to see what he described as a ‘rock ape’ throwing stones at him.”
Jackie Moore
"Not a joke, as a Vietnamese i can confirm. Many tribes live in the moutain have their story about this animal. They don't call it "ape" they call it "wild man". Look like human but not human and also not ape. A lot bigger, very strong, smart and dangerous. The funny thing is if you run away as a straight line, you die. Because their legs not like human."
@binasandin5723
“It was 1969; I was on patrol one evening… The thing was about 7 feet tall and had an enormous build, though not completely covered with hair, the thing had reddish brown hair covering a good portion of its body… when it got hit in the crossfire. The thing stumbled once or twice but never fell.”
Stan Courtney
“He said the scariest thing that ever happened to him wasn’t being shot at or navigating through the dense jungles; it was being set up on an ambush and feeling something hit him in the back. When he turned around, expecting to see an enemy soldier, he was shocked to see what he described as a ‘rock ape’ throwing stones at him.”
Jackie Moore