my friend and i are going to pretty much drop out of the working world and bum around for a while starting this summer we both have a bit of traveling experience via bands in vans or greyhounds but we are probably going to be hitching and such. i was just wondering what fellow nomads would consider absolutely essential to life on the road as in gear, ex tent, how much water, food (aside from dumpstering), clothes, first aid, cell phones? any of that stuff? any advice would be greatly appreciated as we want to know what people find is most often needed so we dont over prepare.
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Re: Travel Necessities
Wed, April 9, 2008 - 3:21 PMtake as little as possible.
If you forget something, you can always get it where ever you may be...
First, start off with a universal outfit, then bring a couple clothing articles for both warm and cold weather to build off of you initial outfit. (hats, gloves, jacket, etc.)
I would suggest taking a good sized water bottle that can be attached to the outside of your pack for easy accesibility.
Bring a small first aid kit.
Bring a small tarp that you can use to cover youself or sleep on, and a small but warm sleeping bag.
I would only take as much food as you would need until you got to your next destination, because you can always get it pretty much where ever you go.
And sure, bring your cell phone if you have one. It couldn't hurt.
