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The whole album of pictures of /u/thewindandrain and myself's kayak trip through Alaska is right there: https://www.facebook.com/jeremi.berthiaume/media_set?set=a.10154262206135076.1073741835.882620075&type=1

For non-FaceBookers: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByuAc-A0vAGEQzhUOXM4VGY3bXM&usp=sharing

Back in the 1990's I hitchhiked all over the U.S., Mexico, the Bahamas and Venezuela. I lived on the road for four years and wrote a book about it. There is a LOT of info in there, that although from 20 years ago, would mostly be relevant today. It's free on Amazon Kindle until July 5th. https://www.amazon.com/Travels-Road-Dog-Hitchhiking-Americas-ebook/dp/B01E6KGXBY/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1498975283&sr=1-1&keywords=travels+with+a+road+dog

In India: Sikh temples; all of them have free food, and most will allow you to stay overnight. Sikhism places a lot of emphasis on hospitality, though of course you must be respectful and open to learning about this culture. I’d recommend staying and eating at Sikh temples in India even if you aren’t looking to save money, because they are often great places to chat with the locals in a safe, welcoming environment where no one will try to sell you something etc.

In Japan: urban camping.

In the Nordic countries: everyman's right

Otherwise, for most of the world, stealth camping works the same way everywhere. Of course you should be trying to stay outside the big cities if you don’t have any other accommodation there.

> I really don't look forward to having to explain to the authorities in a language I only can say "hi" and "thank you" in.

> I really don't look forward to having to explain to the authorities in a language I only can say "hi" and "thank you" in.

Are you white and do you have visibly high-quality gear? That makes you immensely privileged. Though it is rather unfair, people are likely to accept your odd behavior and either let you go back to sleep, or show you a safer place you can sleep for the night.

We launched the site just 4 days ago so any questions/feedback/ideas are totally welcome!

Trustroots is not meant to be "an alternative" for anything really. If something, we're targeting especially those using Facebook for their hospex/networking needs instead of CS/BW crowd.

Primarily we're now making it suitable for hitchhikers and other tramps (since that's our community), but in the future there will be place for other communities in Trustroots as well. If you're comfortable within those people, you're most welcome to join! We're also running some quite popular sites such as Hitchwiki.org, Nomadwiki.org and Trashwiki.org

Read more:

https://www.trustroots.org/#!/about

http://www.mikaelkorpela.fi/blog/introducing-trustroots/

It's literally just a whiteboard sheet that I ordered off amazon :D Cost me about 30 bucks, but it should go for quite a while. Edit: Here's the amazon link

Both, mostly I used hitchspots for maps.me to figure out how to start my route but nowadays I mostly use hitchwiki and https://www.amazon.fr/Carte-France-Aires-service-autoroutes/dp/206721991X this map. Don't buy it on Amazon, you can get a similar one in every bookshop. Hitching with a sign was useful for me since there are many rotondes (roundabouts) which go into all directions. (Toute directions) standing at one of those with enough space for the car to stop usually works pretty well. But if you are already on a street going in the same direction I used a thumb. The French are really nice, I had a lot of fun.

That was awesome dude, I just hosted a podcast from a veteran hitchhiker - may want to check it out! Shameless plug.. ;)

Why you should hitch-hike

I just heard a podcast from a guy who hitchhiked in California, may give you some inspiration!

Why you should hitch-hike

I learned free camping in Arab countries, where if you are discovered, you will probably be invited into someone’s home. Japan, where sleeping in parks is tolerated, would also be a good place to start. And of course there are the Nordic countries, which have the legal concept known as “everyman’s right”: you can camp on any land as long as you stay some distance from houses.

Even though you won’t get in trouble with the law in those countries, for the sake of getting a good night’s sleep, you will nonetheless start to seek out secluded spots where no one will walk past you. Thus, by the time you start camping in crowded and semi-hostile places like Western Europe, you will already have the skills to not be seen.

Ugh love to join you but I'll probably be busy working in Luxemburg at that time. If you (2) feel like you need an airbed / couch / shower / beer in Luxemburg, dm me. Can also organize bed + beer in the Ruhr Area although I won't be staying there at that time.

Do you know https://www.trustroots.org/ ? it's a couchsurfing platform for hitchhikers (actually the guys behind the hitchwiki). It's invite only right now, so if you need an invitation code, dm me as well.

Happy hitchhiking + stay safe.

Also on stitcher available as "catch the flight back home". On polarsteps you can track day by day gps locations https://www.polarsteps.com/DaviddeVries2/780864-catch-the-flight-back-home?s=9968D50B-3A06-41A0-B263-89F608528AAF

https://www.amazon.com/Wrong-Way-Traveling-Addiction-ebook/dp/B087DRV7RS/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=the+wrong+way&qid=1588203493&sr=8-5

Ok. So this is the link he has sent me. I realize this might be the kindle link. It shouldn’t be hard to find the paper back. Thank you for showing any type of love towards this post.

I use hithchiking maps on Android to look for spots I've never been. It's not always that updated but you can check it out. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.elabo.hitchhikingmaps

Berlin to Vienna could be done even with a late start now that we have longer days? Let me know how it goes!

I don't know if you've got the space or care to carry the weight, but you might want to look into carrying a compact bike rack. I don't use this for hitchhiking but I have used it to carry my bike many miles on the interstate. That'd definitely open up your options if people are willing.

This is one I've had for about a year now. it's about 6-7 lbs and can fold into a backpack

https://www.amazon.com/Allen-Sports-Compact-Folding-1-Bike/dp/B004C94X12/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1493706872&sr=8-5&keywords=folding+bike+rack

Yes, they do vary in dimensions. The bellow one is similar to mine.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vango-Saturn-250-Sleeping-Bag/dp/B00ARCZIOE/ref=sr_1_8?s=camping-hiking&ie=UTF8&qid=1434702181&sr=1-8&keywords=sleeping+bag

It's going to suck. I spent four months backpacking around Hawaii and I had an Osprey Porter 45L bag, which is a backpack made for traveling and that still sucked. It's not a hiking bag so it did not have a frame, which makes the weight pull on your shoulders and just not distribute properly, which SUCKED. It didn't have properly padded shoulder straps or a hip belt, and it just really wasn't designed for the trip I ended up having. In the end, it did work, but my life would have been so much better had I gotten a hiking bag.

The bells and whistles don't seem like they matter--and you can definitely get by without them--but they definitely make a HUGE difference.

I cannot even imagine traveling the country with a single strap bag like that. My back and shoulders just hurt looking at that thing, haha.

I'm gonna be hitching from Maryland to the Grand Canyon in May and have invested in an Osprey Atmos 50L bag. at $160 it's pricey, though I found a used one on Amazon for $110 so you might be able to find a decently cheaper one online if you search hard enough. It seems like a lot of money, but when you consider the fact that your bag is basically your house while on the road you start to realize how good of an investment it is. Plus, a bag like that will easily last you a decade, so in the end it will more than pay for itself.