misc gear

has anyone brought their board with them. pro and cons would be nice. im thinking of taking mine with me. if anyone could give advice that would be great thanks

Travel Tip #237 ... if you put a couple scented dryer sheets in your pack with all your nasty, filthy, lice infested rags that you call clothes (i know how you people live) it works the same way as they do in a dryer...helps yer shit smell fresh......some of you folks reading this will pull...

I have been looking for some items with hidden compartments, or even DIY items for hiding things in very inconspicuous ways. I found this recently: http://www.overstock.com/Luggage-Bags/Travelon-Security-friendly-42-to-44-inch-Money-Belt/5036450/product.html Have any of you used or come...

I thought this might be a helpful and comprehensive guide to making as much of your own gear as you can. :) Enjoy! http://www.backpacking.net/makegear.html

This is new stuff, hasn't even hit the shelves yet. Supposedly you're gonna be able to buy it later this year, and when that happens I'm getting me a can!

So im going out for the first time without just staying in hostels and i have a pretty small backpack and i have like 20-30 buck budget for a sleeping bag and all the bags i see at walmart are HUGE, like half of my actual backpack. Is this normal? how do you guys attatch your sleeping bag to the...

Hello everyone, I have done a search on this topic on the forums but could not find anything. We are getting are small piece of land with a small wooden cabin on it where we are going to experiment with several things. One of the things would be building a basic outdoor shower. Neither of us...

so basically Im still with out a tent or a safe squat, no problem. but how the fuck do I keep my shit dry from the dew?

so i was thinking it would be cool for people to put up random but cool pucket nick nack or tools that they have our hope to get kicked down or traded to them flask and cig case all in one thing was cool. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000ZQ8HUE/

Yeah, I'm pretty much new to the rails so have only been going through it in hot to cool weather. I know things will get colddd as fuck seeing as I was shivering my ass off when I lost my hoodie passin thru idaho in august. Still see no reason to stop and settle south for the winter (say this...

If I manage to get on a train without being noobie-capitated, I'll be happy; if I actually end up in Cali, it might be a fucking miracle. I'm catching out for the first time this weekend, and doing it solo. I've been perusing the board, trying to figure out what's necessary to take with me...

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What's the weirdest thing you carry around with you when traveling? Mine's probably 2 giant bags of tea and sugar(gotta have my tea) or a bottle of hot sauce(gotta have my hot sauce).

yes i am relitivly new to this site sorry i never spell things right i was wondering if anyoone out there knows where to find a linkto an internet version of the poor man's james bond i have found where i can bye it but i aint interested in byeing anything i have heard good things bout it...

I've been looking into getting a pack and sleeping bag. i'm pretty into surplus stuff, simply because it always seems to be super durable and i'm somewhat rough on backpacks but i don't know shit about sleeping bags. I'd be looking for a bag i could live out of in europe as well(hoping to head...

Ok so I know that safelink is in here somewhere, maybe I'm in the wrong posting this here. But as I'm housed up atm and been having all kinds of shit shipped to me here at this address, In need Of a new state ID and Foodstamps I'll probably get this in adition. safelink wireless website...

I could use help! This will be my first LARGE trip.

How to start. Let me start off by giving you all some background information. I currently reside in Pennsylvania, i have no money and no job. Im currently a senior in high school. When i graduate i plan to travel down to Florida to pick up my friend and travel wherever the road takes me for...

So ive run into a small problum with my stuff... im a musician who addmitedly has a slight obsession with collecting instruments... big and small. i currently have a banjo, my guitar, djimbe, harmonica, and tamborine and am getting ready to go to New York. on top of my intruments alone... i have...