Stalkers appear in the Zone because of a variety of motives: money, a thirst for adventure, a desire to explore the unknown, or a desire to start a new life. Some stalkers may eventually join the ranks of Duty or Freedom, but most of the free stalkers do not tolerate any control over themselves and prefer to be on their own, while maintaining neutral relations with all factions.
 

The main source of income for stalkers is collecting equipment, artifacts, parts of mutants, and general looting. Sometimes they do jobs for money working for traders, scientists, representatives of other factions, or other stalkers. However, most stalkers also like to spend time hanging out in bars or meeting around campfires listening to stories, jokes, or playing the guitar.

The main factions (except Mercenaries, Monolith, Bandits, and Military) are neutral or friendly to free stalkers and cooperate with them, because free stalkers might join the ranks of their factions, choosing the one that suits their common goals or ideology, or some that are looking for protection or like-minded people. Some stalkers go in groups, while others go alone or with a partner. They will often join another faction if they already have acquaintances or buddies in it.

In the ASW/SML Events series Loners are the default faction any Non-PreReg or Basic Pre-Reg tickets fall under. Loners must start their game on the edge of the facility and work their way in past the perimeter (Fall Hybrid events) The Loner experience is the most complete to the STALKER games from end to end. It allows you to stay neutral or join the major factions. Once they reach Rookie Village or Bar that is their new home and "Respawn"
 

NO MATCHING TOP AND BOTTOM. (BESIDES SUNRISE SUIT KITS)

-Loner Approved Colors/Patterns-
(NO ARM BANDS)
Mixed Civilian, outdoor, and hiking clothes
Mix and Match of ANYTHING in the zone.

NO Blue Camos or Colors for uniforms.
NO Urban Camo at all.
NO MATCHING TOPS AND BOTTOMS FROM OTHER FACTIONS
 

NO Modern PC+Helmet kits. One or the Other.
Old Rusfed armor+helmet is fine.

Older Surplus equipment preferred but some modern "Looted" equipment is fine
Ideally you want to look like you walked out of a 90s surplus store in eastern europe.

-Sunrise Suits-
A homebrew armor and outfit solution commonly seen amongst the Loner faction. These zone made suits provide protection, concealment and load bearing. These setups count as light armor.

MATCHED TOP AND BOTTOM
VEST+GAS MASK+CHESTRIG/LBE

Approved Colors/Patterns for Loner Sunrise Suits
Solid Green (any green)
Berezka (White or Gold) KLMK
SS Leto (all varients)
Leto Variants such as Medusa etc
Green Reed/Kamysh (Russian TIgerstripe)
Matched Gorkas

NO US TIGER STRIPE.
NO PATTERNS/COLORS FROM OTHER FACTIONS