advice

I thought this might be helpful for some of the people out there that are new to the idea of hitchhiking.

Some great hitchhiking advice from @HippieGangster; It's nice to see more StP'ers making videos!

I know the internet is vast when it comes to "good advice" but I figured since I didn't find any active threads on the subject I'd start up one. We all hear the old lady advice like sticking your thumb in behind your teeth to stop headaches, or spitting over your left shoulder when you see a...

Last year I got a really solid Chevy Silverado with a cap on the back and I've been spending the last few months very slowly fixing it up. It's about ready to hit the road! Just needs new tires, a minor repair to the tailpipe, and a locking t-handle so people can't get in and take my shit. I've...

Stoaked to have my first post, I've been lurking here for a bit now and I'm happy y'all exist. I seem to have found myself in a pretty ideal situation. My friend's uncle who I am close with lives in upstate New York. He has an RV built on a 1994 ford e-350 van with 30,000 miles on it. Hardly...

Hey guys! I have been bummin' it around Florida for the past almost two months and have decided I want to go to the Okeechobee Music Festival. Usually I volunteer and get into festivals and shows for free but they wanted a refundable ticket deposit and I wasn't down with that and didn't have...

Going to be heading out June, bound for Portland. We'll be starting off from Ashland. Any advice, or info I should know?

Hey everyone. Uhh, where to start? I'm 20 years old, just spent the last of my cash on a bus ticket from Chicago, Illinois to West Palm Beach, Florida. Going to start traveling "for a living" if you can really call it that. Leaving on the 28th. I've got like $4 and some change to my name with no...

Hey, so a traveler friend of mine might be homeless in Philly soon. And uh, they're not in consensus reality, they're kinda perma-tripping, hearing things that scare them, talking to themself a lot. So if you know - where are safe(r) places to go, what are the shelters like, etc? I don't want...

Where in FL is good for being homeless and for flying signs? " any advice would be signs.

So, here's my situation. I'm very likely going to lose my job because I've missed too many days due to medical issues. Haven't been there long enough to get on FMLA. I've already been trying for several weeks to find another job with no luck at all, and it used to be damn easy for me to get...

So I'm probably gonna be hitting the road REAL soon (maybe as early as next week) with my dog. She's an American Staffordshire Terrier (pit bull). I've looked over several threads in this section and now I have several questions/concerns [emoji17] I saw some people say you MUST have papers on...

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...

Stuck, board, lonely, doubting yourself? Contact the I've been there I'll get you through.

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...