Search results

So, I've been in New Zealand for about two weeks now. Got into Auckland with my bike, rode to Te Puke and got a job picking kiwis. Pretty hard labour but decently paid... once the season is over I'll be back on the road. Anyone got anything to say about this place? There doesn't seem to be much...

Wow, did someone really just post "get a boy or a dog"? Come on, this is your life and your freedom. Being female isn't some kinda handicap. Its not a problem you'll get over some day. Don't be fearful or compromise, do whatever the hell you want and tell anyone who worries that the world isn't...

Traveling with nice shit... no big deal. I got all kinds of goodies and no one has robbed me yet... for keeping the phone from breaking, got a big foam thermarest, cut off the extra length (I am not tall!) and made a very protective sleeve with the foam and duct tape, so I can still sit on my...

Just throwing it out there that some companies are making "dry down" sleeping bags. Has a few different brand names, and its kinda really pricey, but its basically down with a microscopic waterproof coating. It won't stop the down from compressing if it gets soaked, but dampness does less harm...

Bit far away if you're in SC, but in AZ you don't need proof of residence, which had always been the hurdle for me. If you have an expired card from another state, they'll give you an AZ card same day, and it's valid for 50 years or something crazy. If you lose it, you can answer a few online...

Don't know about the acting crazy thing... I'd think that would make you seem like an easy victim.

I've been living in a tent all over the country(More often in the mountains far away then in cities or towns, but I've done enough living in cities to at least feel it out) for about three years, and never had any problems. Always put on that you're super alert and confident, even if you really...

I had a really wicked staph infection spread from a lip-split all over my face, back of my head, around my navel and to scrapes on both my knees before realizing what it even was. I was really lucky in that while every scrape, scratch, big bite and pimple became disgustingly oozy and infected, I...

I can just hear all the head-shaking and clucking now... "He what? Broke into cabins? Took food and booze? What a horrible man, all the poor property!"

Also, backpack dutch oven and bread: Get a cheap nonstick pan, take off the handle because it's heavy and awkward(get a pot grabber or just a thick bit of leather to grab it with). Find a metal plate or saucer that covers the top of the pot(Thrift stores, army mess kit type stuff..). Now you can...

Another use for coconut oil is Oil Pulling. Swish it around in your mouth for 10-20 minutes and it penetrates everything and dissolves all the shit on your teeth into itself, then you spit it out. Fixes tooth/gum/mouth infections really fast without having to get stuff drilled or yanked.

Two years ago I was in Fairplay, CO with two friends, all of us on bikes in a lot of cold and rain. Couldn't find anywhere legit to stay and only one really outrageously drunk guy invited us over, but we found this neat barrel sauna thing outside of the community center. We tarped up the bikes...

Haha my first post reads like a crazy ADD rant. Oh, shit. Also, I meant push the soil back over your hole. Please don't bury y our soul.

Feel like I should give a bit more detail on my 20-30 estimate. I spend more then that now because I'm a huge foodie and I'll spend my last $5 on a good quinoa salad. Two years ago I was getting by on $50 a month, all expenses, not just food. I felt kinda hungry and ragged most of the time, and...

I'd budget about 20-30 dollars a week if you're cooking. Don't eat crap. Good food will sustain your body longer and you'll need less of it. Shit like quaker oatmeal packets is mostly 'flavour-dust'. I can eat three of them and be hungry in an hour. Get bulk food where you can, even at health...

A few years ago I was sleeping in a small town park in MN with my touring bike and gear. Seemed pretty legit, being on a trail town with a lot of touring traffic and no restrictions posted at the park, so I just slept on a table instead of hiding. Thus, I was asleep on a picnic table at 2am when...

I don't like to hurry. I've pretty much reached the decision that the bike is for exploring and enjoying a region, but unless I have a lot of time to do it, the bike isn't for trying to get to an event or such with a deadline. Makes me a lot happier

Bike is still my main way of getting where I'm getting, I've just become less bike touristy

Been wandering around on a bike for the last few years. As time goes by I spend less time riding and more time hitching and chilling out in neat spots. Kinda surprised I've not run into this forum already. Seems like a neat group of folks. Pretty much just looking for some interesting posts to...