no no no..
in order to be a rubber tramp requires 12 years of post-secondary education..
or the equivalent..
which can usually be gained after the first 1/2 hour of adventure or so, provided you don't just shit out & quit..
it also requires knowledge of orbital mechanics & relativistic temporal analysis, but this prerequisite can be met by going out & staring up at the stars until you lose your balance or become dizzy...
true rubbertramping also requires approximately $200,000 of liquidable funds and a vehicle not more than 3 months old, unless you are traveling incognito, in which case whatever vehicle you are using transmogrifies as required, and all incurred expenses may be satisfied via allegory.
also, as a rubbertramper, you must remember to love all officers of the state, and love them with all your being, both implicitly and explicitly..
this resolves into perfect obedience of all local, state & federal ordinances, statutes and commands, whether they are lawfull or not.
on the other hand, since you are operating in the context of freedom, you are free to re-write & interpret any such mandates as such freedom merits fit at the moment, including making such apparitions vanish from existence when they present difficulties in compliance with the basic laws of rubbertramping existential metaphysics..
often this can be accomplished by wishing, but sometimes requires a minor dodge, a good bottle & a very late morning's worth of sleep...
in any case, do not confuse this with pretending..
it is critical to maintain the correct balance of applied denial, love of mobility and ignorance of basic facts of existence in order to keep yourself away from one of the larger balls & chain styles of exploratory vehicles, such as hold convection ovens, large screen TVs, adjustable beds and $40 a night storage/camping/property management fees...
anti-gravity is a form of transcendence, and only will only this may be obtained via the formal, material requirements of rubbertramping, but only if you burn them, once they are achieved.
it is, therefore, far more efficient to begin without them & invest the resources required for their acquisition into a few things a bit more tangible:
Adventure & Distance & Friendship
the U-Haul scenario sounds a very good analogue of alien piracy...
i'm sure you'll do fine..
enjoy, & man, i envy that you have a good crew to share with..
stay warm, when you can..
J