i always get all crazy like "fuck...it looks like we got too much shit...we look too dirty...the dog should be hidden...the dog's not visible enough.....am i standing right....should i put on a different shirt..." etc......but in the end i think if people are gonna give you a ride....there gonna fuckin give you a ride..... when we would get desperate we'd make a sign(big bold letters) "BACK OF TRUCK?"....that worked alot.... try to consolodate your gear into a nice neat pile so it's not all sprawled out everywhere....and maybe hide the dog behind your gear, although alot of times people will see you walkin up with a dog that they didnt notice and pull off..then again alot of times you can get a chance to talk 'em into it even if they didnt see the dog...and then there's people who pick you up BECAUSE of the dog......when people say to me "well, i'm not sure if there's room" i always just say "nah, we'll make it work".....but yeah, bedroll shouldnt make much difference