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I traveled by myself of and on over the years, last time was last summer. Here is some basic safety advice. Don't pull out your knife, someone will just take it from you and use it against you. If you get it out keep it hidden until you're actually ready to stab and run. The safest thing to...

Hello, Right now I'm outfitting my Honda CR-V (2005) for travel...but I've been searching Craigslist for vans and class Bs...just found this one...http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/rvs/5194889928.html any comments or advice would be greatly appreciated...I'm totally new to this.

Damn....... my grandparents are moving out of their house in September and I won't be able to see it one last time. I spent my entire life visiting their house in rural New Jersey. Almost every one of my holidays was spent eating spiced nuts in front of their fire place. I remember the smell of...

Have any advice for traveling with a larger instrument? I play the harp, it's a half sized harp so it's only 26 strings and I can carry it easily on my back and it's great for busking but it's not nothing, it gets heavy and It's also hella expensive so I'm worried about breaking/getting it...

How do you record on the road? I'm grappling with how to do this. So far I'm thinking portable recorder like the zoom h5, but worry about how to edit that file. Brainstorming here. I have a thousand dollar tax rebate ready for use plus $200 cash. Things I want : I play the acoustic guitar. I...

im in need of advice. i just turned from rubber tramp to hitchhiker and although ive learned so much from my road dogs, i have much more to ask... 1. how do you transport yourself around the city? 2. where do you squat/ camp at night? can i just pitch my tent on the side of the road like i did...

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There was some discussion surrounding this in my introduction. I am planning to live in this vehicle full time and go tramping all around the country in it. I may have one or two people coming along with me. A van would get better mpg than a short bus. A short bus would provide a more spacious...

Iv had road dawgs that has had dogs so im experienced but iv never had a puppy myself (from 6 weeks.) I adopted the pup in my hometown while visiting some people that offered her to me said they were gonna drop her off on the side of the road so i gladly took her. I know most of the Do's the Do...

I Know I haven't got everything I need yet but I just want someone to judge what I have now, what you think I won't need, and what you think I should get. My Pack: Osprey Porter 65 Cooking: Snow Peak GigaPower Stove 8 oz MSR ISOPRO MSR Seagull Stowaway Cooking Pot 3 Backpacker meals for...

When i first left home to travel, i was 15, inexperienced, and cocky. I was with my 17 year old boyfriend and did not take take time to plan at all- needless to say, i was very unsafe. I went to New Orleans and slept outside. I dont want to be unsafe next time.. I have quite a bit to lose. My...

First pack ever put together. It's a short trip for about two weeks... I felt like I needed everything in the world (especially warm clothes galore). But to keep it lightweight and at minimum. Damn. Could use some great advice for the next future plannings. It's a standard duffle that I wear as...

I'm heading back on the road again soon and this time I want to leave Europe. For once too I want to go somewhere that people speak English for a change since it should be easier to find work I would assume. I put this in the USA forum beause its the country I'm most concerned about If I leave...

I've been looking around and noticed there are a ton of portable toilets available, not sure which ones people favor for van living/which ones are easier to clean and flush, that sort of thing. This is for just a normal cargo conversion, not a full camper. Maybe that will come sometime in the...

I've been gathering supplies for my upcoming journey and everything seems to be coming together. I hope to leave within the next few weeks but I have one problem, where to? Bear in mind that I'm currently in northern Delaware. My original plan was to head south for the Winter. I tentatively...

I don't have much of a choice on where on to stay, except the shelter house, but for personal reasons, i rather avoid staying there. I have a tent, a few sleeping bags and some warm clothing to wear for fall. I'm thinking of tenting out in the outskirts of my hometown. I'm just worried about...

Hello everyone, I hope this finds you well. I have been directed here in the hopes of finding answers that I lack among a community of like-minded and skilled individuals. I'm attempting to put together a squat in Los Angeles but information is incredibly scarce. I have found a building which...

Okay first thing is my skin is fucking crawling. I've never seen or had this problem before sleeping outside anywhere else other then EVERYWHERE FROM SANTA BARBRA AND BEYOUNd (south) whats with the fucking ants? and how can i avoid setting up camp in areas that look like they are ant free until...

So I'll be starting out in Hagerstown MD and making my way to Winter Haven FL. By my reckoning, If I can get to the DC area, I can hopefully hitch on I-95. Does anyone have any experience heading south on I-95? Any advice? First time hitching, I've always been the one picking them up.

I'm trying to get to Chicago, leave here in two weeks- I have a possible rideshare lined up, but they're 50/50 and I need to get there to see a lover, and explore that city some more... I feel like I was there so briefly, I barely got to know it. Buses at this point are a non-option, they're...