Aurum
Active member
Ahoy, so in summary, I'm doing a bike/longboarding tour from Sacramento, CA to Portland, OR.
As of yet, I haven't hitched, hopped, tramped or toured.
I've been locked in a metropolitan setting, living nomadicaly since the age of 15, with a 1 year hiatus to try out my "friends" advice of being a mindless wage slave, living the 9 - 5, and finding love in a sea of false hope.
Alas with this limited experience, it has limited my abilities.
I have no job, no home(but sheltered for now, and have permission to use part of the garage for storage), and close to no cash left, Some fucking how, I've managed to writhe free of my responsibilities, I don't have any debts left to pay off, and all 3 of who I thought were my "best friends" have entered into their worlds of two. Now after 6 years of being a nomad, having 3 life altering epiphanies, and a recent loss-of-gear catastrophy, I only have a nice road bike, my board, my (sort of full) day pack, and a 104L G.I. bag full (but will be fixing that with a quick purge of non essentials) with all my clothes/blanket.
I've made this thread to document my trip, pre planning to arrival, but I'd like some feedback, and advice from y'all. my next few posts will hopefully cover my gear list more in depth.
Further, writing to you all has been quite cathartic, as it is lonely in the mind of a dreamer, so thanks to whom it may concern.
As of yet, I haven't hitched, hopped, tramped or toured.
I've been locked in a metropolitan setting, living nomadicaly since the age of 15, with a 1 year hiatus to try out my "friends" advice of being a mindless wage slave, living the 9 - 5, and finding love in a sea of false hope.
Alas with this limited experience, it has limited my abilities.
I have no job, no home(but sheltered for now, and have permission to use part of the garage for storage), and close to no cash left, Some fucking how, I've managed to writhe free of my responsibilities, I don't have any debts left to pay off, and all 3 of who I thought were my "best friends" have entered into their worlds of two. Now after 6 years of being a nomad, having 3 life altering epiphanies, and a recent loss-of-gear catastrophy, I only have a nice road bike, my board, my (sort of full) day pack, and a 104L G.I. bag full (but will be fixing that with a quick purge of non essentials) with all my clothes/blanket.
I've made this thread to document my trip, pre planning to arrival, but I'd like some feedback, and advice from y'all. my next few posts will hopefully cover my gear list more in depth.
Further, writing to you all has been quite cathartic, as it is lonely in the mind of a dreamer, so thanks to whom it may concern.