I want to talk about carrying shelter and water on a bicycle and starting with a plan, not a dream.

Stopped being neet after rewatching KLK and realizing I wasted my youth/20s. That’s fine, life isn’t over. Bought a road/gravel bike, got some biking sites and chatgpt for route suggestions, it’s time. Gonna see everything lower 48 state on my own power. I could never do this as a poor min wage wagie saving up for a cagie, but I can just do it now. So I did actually, I’m two or so counties over from where I started.

Now wot? Have any other anons lived the drifter life? How do I find good stealthcamp spots so cops don’t burn my tent and retard tweakers dont do me like kevin nash in the summer of 92?

>>2820483 (OP)
Have fun bro, it's going to be way more awesome than you imagine.

t. Bike hobo

Good on you. Tell us more.

We all have at least the potential to make more money in the future, we can never go back and recapture time that is now gone.

What if you get too cold?

What if tweakers attack your tent with a baseball bat?

What if you get tired?

How will you pay for food?

Where will you store all the toilet paper you need on long routes?

what? have you been on tour for in countries already and are planning to go to the US?

>>2820496
oh COUNTIES nevermind. dont rely on chatgpt for route suggestions would be my first advice, actually put in the effort to learn and research the places you're visiting, it'll be more fun and you'll get to more interesting places. never wild camped in the US but prioritize sneaky above nice. not all camp spots are gonna be magical with great views. actually a lot of the time on a very long tour they are just gonna be places to sleep.

>>2820499
Yeah chatgpt sucks ass, I swapped it for some other websites that show water sources and some nice bike paths. I’m just circling the cities and areas I know first, getting a feel for having my ass pounded by the seat, hoping i get used to pain and hunger before i set off into the Unknown Unknowns. I also have a small dilemma of wanting to learn more about new areas with research and prep beforehand vs. the feel of discovery and pleasant surprise. Hard to balance the two.


>>2820491
sleeping bag+jacket+staying in southern states come winter, i suppose

then I’m fucked, I am not a karate master, thats why stealth camping is the only possible option when in or near cities. Cities are just unfriendly towards homeless there’s no way around it

so far, on Test Day Number 2, I have to say, I think getting tired is just gonna be a constant. feel like the walking dead.

no idea im broke, spent my last monies on the damn bike

i have a small bag that has tp+wipes+bidet cap for water bottle on it. Panniers wouldve been legendary, but the ortlieb ones I wanted were 120 at REI and I don’t have 120

upding

turns out cycling with 40 Pounds Of Shit is pretty fucking hard jesus christ. didnt even go uphill any and im destroyed


if im going to be doing this big homeless adventure i might as well start a jewtube and use the laptop to edit. need to dump a few jackets, raincoats and i think my spare pair of boots. the cooking pan too.

>>2820562
I had a different experience I found it wasnt that different than normal cycling

You must be a pussy

>>2820562
Try a padded seat. They're cheap and they make a big difference over long distances.

>>2820483 (OP)
Get a cross country cargo tricycle

>>2820509
leaves are natures free to, also just get free napkins at fast foods

>>2821402
Do I need wipes if I have a bidet?

>>2820483 (OP)
>chatgpt

>>2820562
>with 40 Pounds Of Shit
Yeah the lighter the better

>>2820509
>>2821673
>bidet
Why?

>>2820483 (OP)
Best of luck. How old are you currently? I myself wasted my youth jerking off, ERPing, coasting on grades, and not really caring about getting involved in anything. Wish I could say fuck it like you have and just go explore. What state are you starting out from?

>>2820483 (OP)
Based, this is always a fallback for me if everything else in life goes to shit. One of my good friends was really into bike packing and I wish I went along with him before he passed away. I might do some motocamping on my little 250. The main thing for me is it really fucking hurts my ass riding motorcycles or bikes. Definitely getting a padded seat or those padded butt underwear for bicycling those help me a lot. Definitely start a youtube and let us know. I will watch.

>>2821798
Extremely early 30s in AL. Land is extremely flat but extremely hot and will only get worse as summer gets going, triple digits are a given. Your 30s and 40s are your last chance to have fun and explore before nkt being able to. I am a fat fuck but losing weight every day. yesterday I even didn’t jiggle when I jumped, and my moobs are all gone. only 40 more pounds till I’m in the 100s, its never too late bro just get a 200 dollar tent and ramen and go

>>2821847
I had to sell my 2nd laptop that I was using for editing at a pawn shop for money but that is ok. I will learn on the first shitty one. It is never too late. Every day I hate myself for not doing this earlier yet it quickly gets drowned by loving myself for finally doing it. It is hard and I am very hungry but I am alive.
Please buy a pair of used bike shorts and a padded saddle, they both saved my life because my ass was simply a giant flare of unbearable pain and now i’m big chilling.
>>2821180
this guy was correct

Why are 700C 38c tires used on gravel bikes? You literally can't ride through gravel safely on so thin a tire.

doing full diy bikepack build. bike found in the dumpster, no brakes, no gear system (i'll just manually change it if i have to idc) live in ontario so shit is just mainly flat country roads.

basket build consists of a draining bowl thing, 3 hotdog skewers locked in with hose clamps. 30lbs weights as proof of concept. probably not going to carry anything heavier than that in it.

budged and bought a rear rack and i'm going to rig up some tarps for a frame bag and saddle bag type of thing.

yes it's retarded, yes i'm proud of it and excited to adventure on it.

just got this bad boi for the price of free.99 so planning to kit it out to bikepack. im employed currently, but i forsee a major calamity on the horizon (next year for sure, its been too long) so been looking into the vagrant life style. maybe fuck around and pedal my ass up north, then west. maybe end up in alaska, who knows. gonna try to get a go pro and make some videos, get a channel going. ifd i can pull down a couple grand a month off videos and patreon, get a sponsorship, i could probably ride till i die on the side of some backroad.

>>2822512
pic didnt upload

>>2820483 (OP)
>Stopped being neet after rewatching KLK
What's that?

What do you do for money? What type of food do you buy and eat? Where do you sleep?

>>2822513
nice bike anon.
Make sure you practice bike repair skills before he head off.

>>2822505
This is based and adventurepilled, but please have a local wrenchmonkey look over the thing and make sure it's safe

>>2822521
an anime about youth.

right now i dont do anything for money, im living off savings, but when that's gone i will just have to hope and pray that the YT channel is popular.

for food its prepacked ramen/gas station pastries/occasional sandwiches if i can find a gas station that has them

for sleep its wherever my tent is, man

>>2822673
Alright link us

>>2822673
>when that's gone i will just have to hope and pray

Lol
Thats how you know its a good plan

>>2822672
it'll be all good. i've had this bike kicking around for about a year or two now and i've done a full service relubing bearings, trueing tires and what not. i used to flip bikes like this all of the time when since i was 12 on kijiji (leaftard craigslist)

super pumped up to get out there. probably going next week on a trial 40km trip, i'll record a little vid and send it here if thread is still kicking.

>>2822759
>>2822672
also as a side note to anyone curious, this is the underside of that basket. totally just winged it until it felt sturdy with my hand. this setup will run you about $13. $3 draining basket, $4 skewers, 3 $2 hose clamps

>>2822774
im retarded and didnt post pic

>>2822775
idk whether this is schizo or creative genius but if it works it works

>>2822775
Worst case scenario it comes off, falls in your fork, locks up, you go head over the bars, break your neck, and spend the rest of your life shitting in a bag. But at least you saved the $7.48 more that a real bike basket would have cost.

>>2822813
that's true and i'll go to the grave for that $7.48

>>2822673
>an anime about youth.
brother, I don't think spending your savings on being a vagabond is a wise decision. I know our society is a current hell. It's better to look for work overseas and try starting a life there.

I'm a drifter, although I usually spend a lot of my summers in Mt.Shasta and winters in Oregon.
I highly recommend falling into a good friend group of 3-4 more travelers all in your same wavelength and with the same traveling goals as you, it'll turn any journey into a life-changing adventure that people won't believe when you tell them it. Stay away from South California.

>>2822818
As long as you go happy anon that is more than many can hope for. In all seriousness though, be careful and I apologize for my original snarkiness. Here’s a cute monkey to go with my apology.

The front wheel fell off my bike. Took it back to REI and told them to swap it out for a mountain bike because A) wheel fucking fell off and B) the drop bars hurt my back.


Thank FUCK I paid for the membership or I’d be so unbelievably fucked you guys dont even know. I dont have rich people money to throw at bikes.

>>2822941
It’s not technically “wise”, but it’s my only option, I feel. I already waited 4 years for the government to deny my SSDI application. Nobody is hiring for even entry level jobs doing dirty laundry at a hotel or wageslaving at goddamn Amazon Warehouse. This is the play, mang. I’m going to travel to every single state without paying for gas. There HAS to be a job out there somewhere that a no-college former NEET can do. Hell I think people seasonally hire shepherds in Arizona or something. Think I heard of some farm work in exchange for pay and room thing somewhere on Plebbit. Not sure what it’s called but that’d be perfect, these past few weeks losing 40 pounds and getting outside reminded me how much I love nature


This is the only way a poor can provide for himself man, I really believe that. Dont have enough for a plane ticket, it’s do this, keep posting on YT, and pray to whoever is listening that it works

>>2822958
From my limited experience and from reading books; this sounds like a good way to get analed. And not from a cute femboy or a hot tranny. Stealth camping is the way man, you never know who’s a tweaker and who’s a traveling raper. Not even joking, I got fooled by the smallest cutest little lady outside a gas station. Alone is the way.

>>2823461
>I already waited 4 years for the government to deny my SSDI application.
Is this federal or do different states have different policies?
>Nobody is hiring for even entry level jobs doing dirty laundry at a hotel or wageslaving at goddamn Amazon Warehouse.
I know.
It is hell.
I face the same issue.
You apply for an entry level job that requires no experience, then they ask you if you have any experience to which you say no. Then they happen to hire someone who happens to have 10 years experience for that role (which pays minimum wage).
This society sucks.

However spending your savings biking around is going to put you into a really deep hole when your money runs out. Are there no recruitment agencies that you can apply to? Have you tried going to a church, community center or volunteer group? Don't get me wrong, I'm not christian, but many of them have food banks which can help you out with food and it's good to have some connections that may help you to get into work.

You can even join groups that are helping "ethnic" or "minority" people. By law they cannot discriminate against other races. Ages ago, I joined a Chinese one, they created a CV for me and helped me get a job, even though I'm not Asian.

PLEASE set aside enough money to buy a bus or plane ticket back to your parents house if an emergency happens. Stay safe out there anon.

>>2823461
>From my limited experience and from reading books; this sounds like a good way to get analed. And not from a cute femboy or a hot tranny. Stealth camping is the way man, you never know who’s a tweaker and who’s a traveling raper. Not even joking, I got fooled by the smallest cutest little lady outside a gas station. Alone is the way.
You will get over this, my brother traveled far longer than me as a lone wolf and I only recently got him to open up to the traveling communities this last year. There's a lot of very good, if not superior people on the road. I spent a summer camping with a guy named CK who couldn't move without his body being in constant pain. He lived in the spot for about 3 years and had a deal with forestry. As long as you aren't a twink nobody is going to fuck with you, guys have a much safer time on the road. I've been working on a book about my experiences specifically because other people's books are full of bullshit, if I'd recommend one you try Hobo Sapien.

>>2820483 (OP)
Stealth camp in a tent? Find some bushes and put down the sleeping bag. Always worked for me. Slept in some bushes next to a McDonald's drive thru, in the edge of a train yard, on top of sprinklers next to town hall (who needs an alarm clock?) ninja camping is easy, just don't over think it and wake up with the sun

>>2823466
never know who’s a fucking creep man. Or a thief

And not even other travelers or native homeless, what most scares me is the zogbot pigs. One of then absolutely trashed an old man’s tent in Shelby County for absolutely no reason, guy was “giving him sass” and he felt threatened as a 250+ pound guy with a gun taser and stick, so he destroyed his living space. Consequence-free. I’ve been sleeping in random tree-d spots and behind industrial parks just to get away from humans, man, can’t see myself getting over it and just trusting anyone that smiles at me. We’ll see…maybe….


>>2823465
Federal, you’re thinking of food stamps/EBT as the state by stte thing. Which I could also use, except the registration is months long, and since their methods are outdated, if you go on Plebbit the entire subreddit is filled with stories of people having their benefits stolen automatically as soon as they’re filled, with no refunds or recourse. There is no social safety net in this country.
I have tried all of those things; most church groups only help women and kids OR just want to use homeless for free labor setting up tents in their megachurch parking lot in exchange for one(1) stale Pb/J. at least in my experience, the temp agencies just wanted to take half a minimum wage paycheck which wouldnt even leave me anything to save up long term after food/hygiene costs, and most local community centers/food banks have been closed courtesy of Kay Ivey. Or Reagan. Or going back far enough, the industrial revolution, but suffice it to say if you’re a poor male in america dont think anyone gives two shits about you, race/religion/mental health state are all irrelevant when it comes to poverty.
I do have 300 that I plan to use for emergencies only, but my surviving prent will be meeting Death soon and is in no shape physically or financially to care for a neet anyway. It’s time to take the baby bird route and either fly or die


appreciate the well wishes brother

>>2823461
Anon from >>2822505 here. I'm a piss poor, on welfare 28 year old degenerate here. Idk where you live but the drifter life here is not feasible in the winter. The summers are time to bust your ass. I don't know if you live near farm land - but corn detasseling is a piss easy way to get work and get free rides to and from work at drop off points (they'll put you on the bus with all of the immigrants to pull shit out of cornfields) for like 5 hours a day sometimes more. You can live a drifter life while accumulating funds like this between towns - corn crews are always hiring.

>>2820509
>I think getting tired is just gonna be a constant. feel like the walking dead.
>>2820562
>turns out cycling with 40 Pounds Of Shit is pretty fucking hard jesus christ. didnt even go uphill any and im destroyed
If you're seriously planning to cycle through the entire country then you need to go the fuck back home and spend at least 6 months training. If this is the state you're in pedaling over flat ground in mid-80 degree weather then you're going to be completely fucked going up the very many hills and mountains in the country, or in actual hot weather.

>>2823472
There's no such thing as "native homeless", they're called homebums and they're harmless drug addicts. The only dangerous homebums are in places like Atlanta and New Orleans. You have no business being in those places ever, and should just avoid them. I've never had a bad experience with other travelers and I hitchhiked a whole circuit through the US multiple times. The only dangerous people I've seen have been normalfags and bikers, and they're very easy to avoid. Unless you're some kind of troon or faggot you'll be fine anywhere, you talk like a city slicker and I'd work on that first and foremost.

Im more interested in dying on my bike but thats cool op

>>2823483
This. You should be able to breeze 15 miles, or you're off to a very bad start.

>>2824596
Why? The point is to live on the bike not to make × many miles a day to complete line on map in × amount of time

>>2823472
learn to do basic bike maintenance before leaving to your journey
you are gonna have a lot better time if you understand the basics and dont have to rely on mechanics and you save a lot of money in the process
get some spares to carry for the parts that wear or at least figure out what models your bike uses so if it comes down to it, you know what to look for

>>2824598
So your plan is to sit in one general area and be a hobo? Just toss the bike dude and be homeless in a city like everyone else at that point.

>>2824662
If your not riding in a straight line across the country doing at least x many miles a day then you should be homeless in a city? This is what you think? Why can't someone just go 15 miles down the road and spend a week fishing on a river and only do like 60 miles a month going along the river and then go a few hundred miles to somewhere else to do something else?

I'm thinking about doing part of the Appalachian Trail and if I like that, maybe upgrade to bike camping.
Like OP, I basically want to live outside like a bum so my only cost is food.
The question I came here to ask is, do you think it is feasible to do bike camping with an e-bike and have the battery bank in a backpack that I carry into a McDondalds and stealth charge over half an hour to an hour?
I haven't really done my research on ebike battery chargers as you can probably tell, but it seems to me that it would be extremely hard to travel with only man-power especially in mountainous areas.

>>2824684
Listen, behind soda vending machines is a hollow space usually next to an electric outlet, you can put your battery and charger inside this hollow overnight while it's plugged in and it will charge your stuff secretly so you don't have to spend 6 hours inside a McDonald's,also mountains are small, you will have like 7 miles of steep incline at most, you can walk that in three hours with a good break at the halfway point then you just roll down the mountain although I've had headwinds so strong I needed to pedal down mountains before, it's easy stuff especially when you are not pressed for time

>>2824689
>behind soda vending machines is a hollow space usually next to an electric outlet
This is an insane tip, thanks anon. No idea how you discovered this.
I asked chatgpt if I can charge a 1kw battery in under an hour and it said I could with special batteries and a special charger.
Your method seems better, but I don't know if every town has an outdoor vending machine.

OPfag here

>>2824662
I am out of shape, but I’m losing weight daily. I went from a pound a week to 2 or 3 pounds a week and can finally call myself not fat, now. I don’t jiggle when I jump except for under my arms and I no longer have mini-moobs. Highly recommend bicycling to anyone, vagabond-ing it or no.


That said,>>2824667
>>2824598 is correct. I am not a lycra warrior racing rich WASPS on Strava. I have a hardtail and a dream, but don’t need speed at all. I am heading vaguely west in search of employment but it’s not a now or never situation, my water filter and some ramen’s keeping me alive.

Also, ebikes are retarded and for lazy losers. Please do not try to larp-travel with a HEAVY, FLAMMABLE battery inside your bicycle because going uphill is hard. It’s gonna be hard no matter what but removing the challenge is just going to cheat yourself. Also ebikes are shit and break within months. Yes, even the expensive ones. No, you can’t just take the electric stuff off and ride normally. And no, you can’t unplug random ice machines or vending machines to charge unless your dumbass wants to get robbed by gas station zombies or worse, robbed by cops. Don’t be a fucking dumbass. >>2824684
I hate non- /out/ larpers. Spend a few werkends first pedaling a normal bicycle and get used to that before committing. I didn’t do that, so the muscle soreness is beating my ass, but it’ll get better slowly over time. If you are dedicated and not actually a larper, it behooves you to practice and get comfortable with hauling weight over long periods of time while you have a home and place to recover.
>>2824652
this guy was right, i applied for a temp agency last week and hve an orientation later this week precisely because I need to buy some tools I didn’t know I needed as well as some puncture resistant tires.

>>2820509
tins of sardines are compact and cheap asf

>>2824699
you're just mad cuz you can't afford an ebike

I would say to check /n/ and link you sources, but I don’t want to waste effort on a fat fuck. We are all poor and jealous. You’re right. Go buy an ebike. It’s a great idea. You won’t regret it.

Props if you can actually do it long term. I'm a camping hobo myself but I have an old f150. I have 3 different tents for the conditions, a few Walmart tarps and 2 actual good tarps. I carry 5 gallons of propane, 3 different sleeping bags, and a 35 gallon ice chest. Tons of different clothes, a medicine cabinet, you get the picture. I've been downsizing my gear the whole time too, but also expanding for every situation.

I've been living in national forests and BLM land for years and I love it. But I would have lost my mind in the first few months if all I could take is what could fit in a bike pannier and trunk. At this point yes I can live on 2 pairs of pants. But 2 years ago it would have been almost impossible and even now I wouldn't want to do it.

>>2820483 (OP)
This is really cool, I very nearly did this a few years ago as a last resort, when suddenly I got offered a job and life went back to normal.
Do you have any cool pictures of places you've been? Do you still have plans to make that youtube channel?

>>2822941
don't shoot down the boys dreams hes basically in his last decade before this wouldn't be viable, I traveled the country out of my car which only lasted 2 months but I saw 30 states, that cost me 8 grand but I also spent more money than I needed to

>>2823461
you're delusional if you think rape as a male is a likely possibility so long as you don't go to jail, a huge small portion of homeless are raping people and most of them aren't traveling

>>2823465
>>2823472
theres gotta be temp jobs where you guys live, that and walmart is always hiring. I had basically no experience either and I scored a front desk hotel job recently but difference here is I had a dress shirt and faked looking professional, before that fast food or grocery was basically what i was looking at

>>2824707
this is the way to go, a car is a man's way into freedom you just need to have a reliable one, unfortunately you can only do this saving a lot of money first

>>2824699
your schizo paranoia about strangers is a definite weakness, bad people exist but most people are harmless

>>2824784
A car requires license and that's the opposite of freedom

I think it’s pretty cool I would watch your YouTube shit. My favorite channels have been solo sailing fags and van life fags and stuff like this.

I think you should have another angle to it though. Instead of just trying to live a man needs a goal. You should be trying to accomplish something as you travel. Fucking girls as a hobo would be an impressive display of charisma. Writing a book perhaps. Spreading some awareness. Just have some kind of higher purpose beyond existing imo

>>2824806
a license is not stopping you from being free, you're still on records even without one, the only part that is "unfree" is the price of gas and insurance. good luck biking 4000 miles up and down hill and not finding some other reason that completely halters your progress

I already know I couldn’t do this because I am not a sound enough sleeper. I would start looking all cracked out from lack of sleep. Plus a weakened immune system combined with wearing the same clothes often would probably lead to bacterial infections and shit.

>>2824783
I actually failed this like, 200 fucking multi purpose question exam for a fucking stocker job at walmart.

Dont even get me started on being forced to talk to fucking AI to get a job as a dishwasher. Im just gonna be fully leaning on temp agencies for now as my email inbox is FULL of interviews and indeed apps that have gone nowhere, fuck those wasted months and fuck me.

>>2824784
a man's way to freedom is being tied into registration, paying for gas, and paying out the ass every time your sparkburetorinator breaks? not to mention the INSANE startup cost if i have no connections on a used beater?
no thanks, i will be my own man.

not sure what you mean about schizo paranoia though, isnt that just basic safety and being aware about my siuation

>>2824811
An angle, huh? A gimmick? Yeah that makes sense. But I am the first to admit I am not very creative. What's something that would make people click? Something to keep people walking? "some guy trying to work his way up from zero employment and zero prospects into a happy life" will not fit into a thumbnail and does not provide a cool story arc, i admit...

>>2824726
Funny enough, no. Everything just looks dreary and it's just abandoned downtown after abandoned city after gas station after crackhouses after abandoned steel mill. Part of that is just Bama, I suppose, but part of it is just being shite at navigation. I have just been recording boring cycling on the side of highway b roll and tent setup/sleeptime so far.

>>2825052
I'm the anon you called a larper.
When it comes to purpose, I am going to make a hobo youtube channel, learn to play a ukulele or charango, and use a tablet to draw at night on comics. I already know how to program so I might also use the godot app on my tablet to make simple 2d pixel games as devlog content for youtube and maybe make some ad money.
The biggest problem with my "gimmicks" is the added weight and need for recharging electronics.
If anyone asks, why not do these in a comfortable house; I have a crippling addiction to doing random shit on my PC and I'm hoping hobo life is such a shock to my system that it's like a full system restore to my psyche. But, I might just have ADHD or something or be a loser.
>anyone here plz brainstorm more "gimmicks" I should try, I would appreciate

>>2825176
>I am going to
This is how you move forward from larp: never say I am going to. That shit fucked with me for years, and I kept putting it off and putting it off and suddenly I wake up and I've spent five fucking years playing league of legends conviniced that I was gonna be the next north american video games superstar. Just do stuff! Go out and start.

Now, as far as tablets, programming and such, you CAN do it, but you're gonna need to buy a few expensive power banks and also be near power outlets, which will limit where you can go, obviously. Probably gonna need to plug into a library or a hotel every 2 or 3 days, so keep that in mind.

Hobo Life, as you call it, is a shock to the system, yes, but it's also not a vacation. There's ticks outside. There's cagie drivers that think every bicycle rider is a target, because they are all retarded and talking to Shelley and Jamie on the phone about their next dunkin donuts trip. And, cant stress this enough, there's no air conditioning on the highway.

Please please PLEASE do an overnight trip in a tent, or 3 days in your local park's campgrounds, before just jumping full in.

I say this cause I jumped full in unprepared, and it's ruff. Do not do that.
If you have the mental fortitude to stick to learning music on a string instrument, as well as the initial capital to buy one, of course, playing music is a GREAT way to make money on the road. You're much more likely to get 20s and 50s thrown at you while playing some stupid boomer ACDC shit then you are just sitting on the exit of a highway holding up a shitty sharpie sign nobody can read anyway.


Best of luck becoming a non-larper my brother

>>2825177
Since you now have some experience on the road, OP. Do you have a method of sticking to roads which are 20mph or are you forced onto fast roads due to necessity.
Also, where have you been stealth camping?

>>2825177
Also, where do you take a shit when you are biking on a long stretch with no stores and no woods? Avoid the suburbs and stick to the country?

>>2825176
>gigantic post
>latches onto one single aspect involving youtube and only blabs about that and his autistic special interests
>even asks for spoonfeeding while contributing nothing


Fats must perish.

>>2825193
Honestly, I wouldn’t say I even have experience, I haven’t even left my starting state yet. I want to try and be able to do 30-40 miles a day first before I go into real unfamiliar territory. I’m not even close but as long as I have enough inhalers, maybe i’ll get there in a month or two?

As for paths, I’m really disappointed. Every single “bikepacking” youtuber seems to constantly be in nature or on gravel. There’s no decaying urban centers it’s just them and birdsong and trees and greenery. I haven’t been able to find anything but normal roads filled with drivers. If I can avoid an interstate or highway I will, but a couple times it’s taken me too long to find alternate routes, and it starts getting too dark to see, and cant set up my shitty walmart tent, and so i’ve ended up bicycling on the shoulder a few times and being scared shitless every time a tractor trailer goes by at 80 mph. Even railstottrails and adventure cycling say my state has like, ONE transamerican line that goes thru the very bottom of it, but otherwise nothing. very not fun so far.


Where I stealth camp: I stole this method from a youtuber, but basically you go on google maps, you look for green areas, then you switch to satellite and see if the green areas is flat (for the tent) and isolated (so no Karens see you go in there and call the cops).

If it’s not a random forested area it’s behind shopping centers in the loading dock area. I tried sleeping in an abandoned building ONCE but there was superspiders there and I nearly cried when one jumped on my hand as i was taking the tent down. never again


>>2825194
There are never any stretches without gas stations or random fast food joints. i just dip into arby’s. never mcdonalds tho mcdonald’s bathrooms are gross and their restaurants smell like grease


>>2825228
be nice

>>2825229

>>2822672
Found the redditor pussy who thinks on bike shops can fix bikes

>>2822673
That’s why you’re tired and feel like shit. You need better food. Protein and all that jazz not foam noodles

>>2825229
sick of seeing your blog posts of larp. go outside or shut the fuck up fat fuck

Around 3000km
Visited from Nantes to near Bayonne then headed to basque country at 10km of the spanish border but then headed back to Agen then Toulouse-Carcassone-Sete-Avignon-Lyon -Chalon sur Saône now i'm in Burgundy and heading back home.
I'm so glad i didn't think twice before doing it,just go ahead and bike you'll love it.

>>2822775
anon here checking in again - i realized it's much easier to ride if your shit isn't all scattered across 2 bags. so now i have a dedicated snack pack and a gear pack. i crafted this bag out of 2 pairs of carpenter pants, scrap fabric and a pair of suspenders - total cost = $15

it's not totally finished as I need a way to cinch down the top, i'm thinking just some paracord wound through some holes like a gym bag? but i'm pretty proud of this little hack job. anything that gets the job done is good gear, bros

Tried it once, got my bike stolen along with a bunch of shit while sleeping. Had to get a flight home to my parents.

>>2820483 (OP)

> and retard tweakers dont do me like kevin nash in the summer of 92?

Meth is best part of bicycle camping. Also the weaker use fire.

I’m going to turn this thing into an ebike.

>>2829483

>Also, TWEAKERS use fire

Fixed,

>>2821961

I do.

>>2822505

$35 goodwill bike with $170 of equipment on it. New front tire and inner tube, new 70mm brake pads. I need to replace the back tire but I’m lazy.

>>2820483 (OP)
Anon is badass.

>>2820483 (OP)
Jealous desu, even though upward-sloping top tubes are gay. Also, I have that exact seat post bag, and am in the process of reinforcing it. Don't put any real weight in there

>>2822505
Your front tire's on backwards
>>2820483 (OP)
I should've read the whole thread before posting >>2830358
If you're having trouble riding a few dozen miles on flat terrain, you ABSOLUTELY have to work on your posture (besides fitness, of course). Nigger-rigging some aerobars, or simply adding a cushion (i've taped folded-up socks to my bars and it worked well) for your elbows in the middle of your handlebars is the equivalent to adding a supercharger to a car, in terms of the speed buff. Re-arranging your gear for a smaller frontal area would help as well.
Try to be a 90 degree rotated tear drop (pointy side back), your body/wallet will thank you