A bizarre new travel trend has emerged emerged in the form of a grueling way to spend time on the run.
The practice known as “rawdogging” or sometimes “barebacking” means not consuming music, movies, or any other form of entertainment other than the basic flight maps or flight data screens on your seat back.
Taking it even further, some will also claim that they have run out of food and water during the journey.
Dozens of videos have surfaced on TikTok showing how travelers are responding to the trend.
Many videos show travelers with blank expressions as they stare into space.
The practice known as ‘rawdogging’ or sometimes ‘barebacking’ flights means not consuming music, movies or any other form of entertainment
Meanwhile, the overlapping captions boast about completing the challenge.
Creator @westwashere has uploaded several TikToks showing him doing ‘barebacking’.
In one clip he challenges his followers to follow suit.
He wrote in the caption: ‘Can anyone match my freak? (Endurance the entire 10 hour flight, not moving from my seat, just looking at the charts and airspeed.)
In other TikToks, he reveals how he ‘survived’ long-haul flights just by looking at the map and wind speed.
Creator @cookeroistok revealed in one of her TikToks how her mother was a fan of rawdogging.
She explains in a caption to a clip of her mother on a flight: ‘My mother’s culprit is that she rawdogs every flight, no matter how long.
“This is her on a nine-hour flight. No iPad. No headphones. No book. At least she’s comfortable! Go Girl.”
The clip has since been viewed more than eight million times by stunned TikTok viewers.
In another TikTok, creator @cookestraveltok reveals how her mom is a fan of rawdogging
Dalton Roe said he took the trend one step further by removing food from the equation
Meanwhile, another creator @oiwudini set a new personal record on a flight by rawdogging for seven hours with “no headphones, no movie, no water, nothing.”
Some commenters said they followed a similar routine during flights, with one writing: ‘This is me LMFAOO. I can’t concentrate on anything like a book or a movie, so I just sit there and stare.”
Others said they admired the mother’s mental strength, while some expressed horror at the prospect of doing nothing for a long time.
One restless commentator mused in response to the clip: “How? I play Candy Crush while listening to an audiobook and watching a movie (subtitles on).”
An equally surprised viewer said, “HOW? I need my iPad loaded with an entire series and at least three different movies, just in case I change my mind.”
And echoing similar sentiments, one horrified commenter wrote: “This is literally one of my biggest fears: getting on a plane for a long flight without headphones? I can’t even go to the store without them. WHAT?’
Dalton Roe said he took the trend one step further by removing food from the equation.
He explained in his TikTok caption, “Just got off a flight from Orlando to LA. No water, no snacks, no music or entertainment. Sitting completely upright. The power of the mind knows no bounds. Stay strong.”
One of Dalton’s fans simply replied, “respect.”
Meanwhile, another maker @oiwudini said he set a new personal record on a flight by rawdogging for seven hours, “with no headphones, no film, no water, nothing.”
He concluded: ‘Unbelievable. The power of my mind knows no bounds.’
