I think trip switching is a good idea, but only if you find the right person to do it with. The odds of that happening seem rare, though. Anyone could totally be putting on a show or using me. Does anyone have any stories where their trip switch went horribly wrong? 

 i have never trip switched so i wouldnt know sorry

I haven't had any trip switches that have gone wrong. I've done 3 thus far. So far everyone has been really nice and there wasn't any problems.  I can imagine that it wont always be the case. Seems like it's possible to get yourself into trouble when you meet a friend who's got false intentions. I'm curious to see if anyone has had this problem as well. 

billybob:

Don't you think this website would be in trouble if someone trip switched from here and got raped or something? That's crazy.

 Actually, I think you're right to be concerned but look at what else is out there. Have you heard of the concept of house swapping? Where you and a foreign person actually exchange houses for a week or 2. There's plenty of websites that manage that and there aren't alot of issues with vandalism or with theft. It depends on the community, I guess. I've seen plenty of websites dedicated to finding travel partners to either meet and fly somewhere or meet up at a vacation destination. I've seen backpacker sites where you find billets or people that will let you crash in their basement and stuff for a day or two while passing through the land. There's alot of trustworthy people out there and, while I'm sure there is a bad seed here and there, for the most part people are generally kind and sincere. If they weren't I doubt there would be so many websites that cater to strangers meeting like this one.

Still seems risky. It's ok though, I'm gonna try it with someone in Japan, if I can.