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Yes to all! Newspaper and 40 gallon trash bags work wonders. Hope you also got a decent tarp. And yeah hustle it up kid, winter is coming! I would just squash the bag - open, not in a sack - down at the bottom of pack w/all your stuff on top. Sort of like you're lining the bottom/sides of...

UPDATE: I spent the summer all over SE Alaska, and it's very liveable if you're on the street. All your regular hustles work, though sign flying is less common as there are few spots. That aside, in the spring/summer/fall the job opportunities are endless and many of them offer housing or a...

I'll be in Juneau next week, just me and my pack. Hoping some of y'all who've been there got digs.. After resting in Juneau I figured I'd just cross the water and start hitching toward Anchorage, maybe looking for parks and truck stops along the way. Is there any concern, or is this stretch more...

Excited about the new book! When you give the original to people who are green or unaware of the culture, it blows their head off. If I had grown up with that book on the shelf... well, I'd be doing the same thing. But I imagine they're going to be THE books that define someone's life someday.

I agree, leatherman's usually all you're gonna need for anything. I got a kydex sheath for mine so it draws easy and often that's what i'll carry, with a fixed blade in or on my bag. Some of the larger multi tools can cut through chain link fence. They fit in your hand like a roll of quarters so...

I don't like the unsolicited attention of carrying a large fixed blade. That being said, the times I've needed a fixed blade I've really really needed them, so nowadays I compromise with something small enough to conceal but large enough to do camp chores or be used in self defense. Currently...

Haha! Yeah gotta carry a copy of catch-22 if you can't get War and Peace or a hardback Lord of the Rings trilogy : ) Thanks for the photos!

Hey y'all, I'm Aidan from Texas. I've been on STP since 2011, I think, but ain't posted much, so I'm trying to get creds for threads, ya feel me? Happy to see how things have come along since. If we've met before, I probably had a tuxedo pit mix with me. He passed at 16. I'm in Asheville for...

Thanks for the intel! Algarve all day. I guess I’m more concerned about Spain, but maybe I should just concentrate my efforts in Portugal and figure it out from there. Love y’all!

Thanks, yeah I’ve heard as much about Spain. I’m hoping they’ll grant me a “permiso” if I ask nicely, maybe come up with an address to give them.

Yes, but have you SPAIN-ged it?

Going to be in Ponta Delgada, Porto and Lisbon, then headed to southern Spain, Morocco. I plan on busking and finding under the table work, but if all else fails, what’s the attitude toward spanging and flying a sign? Consequences? How much fun are the police? Thanks!

I'm wondering if I should stop in Vancouver for a couple days on my way to Alaska. It seems like a big place, maybe difficult to get out of with my dog in tow. Can anybody share experiences about hitching or hopping outta there? I'm not a fan of most big cities, but don't want to miss out on a...

Definitely a mellow route. I never got hassled, but did have a hard time catching rides. Saw some cool abandoned farm houses. I wish I could've seen the assateague shoreline. There's a rest area where a lot of truckers come through on their way to Norfolk about 15 mi north of Dover, near Smyrna...

know the laws in the state or states you're heading to. follow the hobo code!

oh, and DON'T let people drop you someplace other than where you had planned to go (learned this the hard way more than once). better to go a shorter distance and end up in an ideal place to hitch out of. also getting dropped in the middle of town can be bad news, try to get dropped on the...

since you're in alabama, i would recommend checking out chattanooga, new orleans, austin, gainesville fl, athens ga. you should be able to get any of those places in a couple days or less. get you a king-sized sharpie and make a nice cardboard sign.

what's the juice/water ratio per 5 gallons? what's best/cheapest to ferment it in (besides a carboy or regular fermenter)?? thanks.

wait... are there donuts or not??

nope. but the next morning they woke me up at 6am counting jumping jacks or something. i was like "whyyyy?!?!?" moved out after that.

i came back to my spot in the woods one night, and there were about 8 guys prowling around with flashlights. i stashed my pack and quietly observed them for a while, forty in-hand, occasionally changing my position. eventually they started to disperse in different directions, and i let one guy...

the whole month before my first trip i would wake up in the morning and think "oh shit, this is about to happen." then, as i woke up more and had my coffee that fear would turn to excitement. sort of my morning ritual. one day i stopped a guy with a huge pack and asked him what advice he had for...

i have done this and met nothing but good people! most of my hosts cooked me a meal, offered to show me around, poured me a drink. i always try to do something for them in return - the dishes, yardwork, whatever. nothing like preparing to bed down in 15 degree weather, then getting a call...

bryan paul said: seriously my favorite knives on the road are the "Ozark Trail" brand ones from wal-mart...... the folding blade one is $7.88 and i think the fixed blade ones are like 12...cant remember....... but yeah their durable and long lasting and their a fuckin knife that is cheap.....if...

showlistaustin.com south austin and east austin are where it's at. the bars aren't so sterile on the e. side, also lots of free noise/experimental music shows, house shows etc. this record store trailer space often has free b.y.o.b. shows. in the south you got barton springs, zilker park and...

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i should be passing through some time in march, and could maybe help you with that cabin

i recently landed in asheville. i wandered around for an hour trying to find cheap beer, asking people along the way, getting discouraged after finding nothing but booze "boutiques", then i stumbled on a four-pump station where just about every 24oz from bud light to 211 was a dollar. i don't...

GAINESVILLE: multiple soup kitchens, plasma clinics, day labor sites, decent for busking or making money with arts/crafts, good public library that sometimes has a free healthcare trailer (got a free referal and prescription), a dental college where you can get a free cleaning, farmers market...

there are some decent caves in and around austin. they get some visitors during the day, maybe the occasional homebum at night, no bears though! camp near the openings.

can anybody tell me about their experiences in florida? it seems like a state where you should know what areas to avoid, and i consistently hear that the cops suck. it can't be all bad though. i see a lot of wilderness areas and am looking forward to spending some time in the national forests...

if you have access to a public library or fedex kinko's etc., you can check craigslist for rideshare, places to stay, temporary work etc.. put up ads yourself and check others' ads. don't give much personal info. if someone responds and sounds alright, talk to them over the phone and find out...

thanks for the advice. i was able to swap my 50 degree bag for a 20, and i'm lining the inside of the tarps with space blankets. hopefully that'll do the trick.

Hey everybody! I'll be setting out on my first winter trip in December, hitching from Texas and meeting up with some folks in Nola, and then up to Florida. I'd be grateful for any advice I can get. I'm currently packing 4-5 layers, bedroll, 50 degree bag (all i got), two tarps w/ paracord and...