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Nice! I always used bungee chords.

Either way, I know I'll end up paying over fifty bucks for a good set. I just hope I pick a good brand. I think I'm going to get Granite Gear.

I had an excellent Eureka! bag, 15+ degrees, which is all I needed, and I paid 70 dollars for it 'cause it was on sale. I just check for sales in each town and usually find some pretty good stuff.

Thanks for posting this. I just got a lot of good websites from your thread. :D

I used to have one. They're very comfy. But then again, you can have the same thing with a basic hammock and a tarp.

They're great if you don't mind being stuck in one spot. Yes, it keeps you dry, but it also keeps you in one position. I prefer a tarp and a rope. Then I have a lightweight tent effect.

I like helping people out with their homes when I'm on the road. Especially because I'm not maintaining a home myself. It's the least I can do to help with dishes and yardwork.

Wish I could be there!

This is too funny. Who comes up with all this crazy stuff?

I met Ash in NewYork. :( Sad day...

Some store owners are slack on it. There's a guy in Oly who does it for some people, just labeling the sale as something else.

That's phenomenal! I'd love to sport one of those.

You should try hot air balloon bungee jumping. that's intense.

It's hard to bum a ride in most instances, it's best to barter your way on board. I've worked on boats for rides.

I heard it was called the "smart bus," but I've never seen or ridden it.

It's totally possible. Hell, I'd do it.

What a ride that would be!

I'd suggest getting a cannon and just keeping it where it won't get squashed.

Space Bag Raft It really does work, and it beats an inter-tube any day. Not to mention it's bad ass.

half wolf Vash may very well have been the first of our kind I genuinely got to know. Had a lot of crazy, ridiculous times with him. After we initially hung out for about two months, I only got to see him one day out of three months for a couple of years... but it was always nice to see that...

I met Patrick in Oly, he showed me one of my first songs on guitar. :D I'll miss that bastard.

I only met him in passing.. weird to have met someone and then they're gone.. this keeps happening more and more frequently the more people I go out and meet. Definitely makes me ponder some things. Part of the cycle. Wish I'd gotten to know him, seems like he was great from what I hear.

For some reason, I've always had exceptional luck hitching from roseburg. It births good rides. ;D

Hitching alone isn't a problem so long as you at least come off as a strong woman. And never feel bashful about refusing rides. A lot of the time I'll take an extra few hours or couple of days being choosy about rides. Keep your intuition at a peak.

Awesome! I'm gonna use that. :D Thanks for posting this.

It's definitely tedious. But sometimes you've got to.

I rode with a hippie bus from Tempe, Arizona to Olympia, Washington. Took the long route through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. That was kinda fun. But I dunno, I don't prefer hitching. To each their own, I suppose.

Correct.

If you end up going to jail they usually pull it up, but if you're far enough away they won't bother doing anything about it. If they're just running your name senselessly, the only small warrants that would show up would be county, or sometimes state. So look farther into that county and be...

I don't wait in a town if no one's giving rides. I just walk out.

There's a pretty good truck stop just south of roseburg, OR. I always get good rides from there.

It's not hard to find a squat of your very own in the bay area. There's tons of abandos. Just venture a bit, and you'll find one that hasn't been trashed. If not, Homes Not Jails helps a lot.

Might consider the whole of Montana a white ghetto.

If I wasn't so busy, I would. Hope you're not in jail right now. :D

haha You're still in whiteFish. I'll keep it in mind when I come see you on the way east.

I wish I'd only seen the touristy side of Seattle. When I was a kid I thought it was awesome. I don't fancy that place much at all, now. I get in, get what I need, and get out.

I usually just run off in the foothills of the cascades or run around western montana. They don't care what you do, really, in Montana. :D

They usually don't care even if they all know you're out there. Not saying don't be cautious, you always should, I've just never had a problem with squatting up loggin' roads before. And if you're in trouble, normally they're willing to help. It's definitely a lot safer than being way out in the...

I once found a carhartt jacket, boots, and a travel pack (all in great condition) in a dumpster right next to another dumpster with pizza and half a space bag in it. Someone fucked up.

I carry a Cabela's pack currently, which some yuppie bought me for $180. It's less comfortable than a pickle bag, and it's been slowly falling apart since the day I got it. And I haven't even had it 9months. I'd go with military equipment any day over yuppie packs. And I've never seen what kind...

You're right, for longer stretches I'd suggest wearing 'em. But I'd also suggest bird-bathing that region of your body in each town, that helps the smell. :)

Steal some Carhartts from the store. ;D

Mine is also my sleeping bag. It's a Eureka! Women's Casper +15degrees. It scrunches down to about a 6"x9"x6" size and is only two lbs. A good half of my travels are in the northern states and it's never let me down to be at least comfortable, if not toasty.

I was a vegetarian for six years before being a vegan for two, then I was a vegetarian for another three. I definately understand how delicious vege food can be... that is, when it's available. But unfortunately, most of the time in my travels are spent eating animal products to stay alive. I...

Congrats! Sounds exciting. :)

Sheriff's are high enough up there, I believe, to have heard all the stories a thousand times and tend to have the brains enough to keep their cool about misdemeanors. City Cops are just hyphie about every little law. [/inmyexperience]

Because seeing the world vicariously through other people stopped being so interesting. There's nothing more exciting than getting out there and seeing it all for yourself. Plus, on a train, you see things that most all people in the world miss out on. It's the radically different experiences...