forsit Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I have an opportunity to travel with a friend via train and hitch hiking to Missoula, then to Memphis for a wedding, then to New Orleans to party or whatever there is to do there. I'd be gone from about the 2nd of October to around Christmas. Anyone done this kind of shit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 which of the 12 steps is this? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chorus Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I've been planning to make a hitch hiking thread but I've basically been too lazy. In my early twenties I hitch hiked a fair bit. I had a great experience doing it. If you're the kind of person who is not easily made afraid, you're ok with not sleeping and losing some creature comforts and you like meeting amazing/ interesting/ creepy people, then I'd say go for it. You do need to remember you're taking a small but potetially serious risk, so you need to judge for yourself if you're going to take that risk. Personally I've never had a real problem all the times I did it though. If you want some advice just let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uzzi 9mm Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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abcs Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 yea but heres the thing. A locked car going 70 mph is just the type of confined space im not trying to share with a guy that may have plans to fuck and eat me. 1 second you are going to put on your seat belt and out comes the tazer. Wake up in a homo dungeon chained to a wall and dressed like the gimp. I can appreciate a good adventure but uh... why not hop a train instead? or take the grayhound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chorus Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Judging by the few of your posts I've bothered to read I would not at all be suprised if this was actually a photo of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anything goes Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 There's a whole thread about trainhopping in MetalHeads. A big thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 big thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drue_Down Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Three of the worst cities in america, totally worth the risk of getting raped and eaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 WTF's a Missoula? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 the opposite of a sugar glider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Even after standing on the side of the road for 6 hours remember to smile at the cars, no one wants to pick up a sour puss. Looking out my window and thinking of things like mountain passes between here and Montana makes me wonder if your time of departure makes the most sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Look at these hitchhikers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREIGHTYONE Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Dude, go for it. You're going to be with someone else, so the "getting eaten/raped" factor goes down. That's all bullshit anyway, unless you were maybe a young single female travelling alone. I think you're going to find that after 8 hours of sitting on the highway in the rain/snow/cold/heat etc., that hitchhiking isn't as cool as you thought and that Greyhound ticket isn't all that expensive after all. But you're young, you only live once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 morton makes a good seasonal point. a flannel and a hoodie aren't gonna quite do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREIGHTYONE Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Also, what I remember from the places you're talking about going to/through, is that there is some pretty lonely stretches of highway where someone might not pick you up. For a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Basically, you are going to freeze to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 and then be eaten in the spring when you thaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PITOFZOMBIES Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 So, basically, do it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Yeah and you could totally make a tumblr account about it though br0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhills Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhills Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 and then be eaten in the spring when you thaw eaten by a missoula. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsmbfan Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Hitchhike to civilization. Hills have eyes ass nurga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chorus Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 ^ :lol: Last year I travelled through some 4000 metre plus mountains in winter. It was cold as fuck and towards the end I was starting to feel a bit worn out, but I dont at all regret it. Just decide for yourself it's a good idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I have an opportunity to travel with a friend via train and hitch hiking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO72kw0WYvA& Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drue_Down Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 In a word: pleasure. It's like, my pleasure in other people's leisure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tavaruawon Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Hitch hiking & hitch hikers eh. Don't know a thing about it except I don't pick them up. Fuck those people. Creeps. Also like Morton and thems said, you're going to freeze to death, while assholes like me cruise by with three open seats and a dog that won't scoot over. Talmbout I can't barely see you out the steamed up window the heater be blasting so much. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forsit Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 I'm not gonna freeze to death, I'm not even worried about that at all. I just don't want to wait hours and hours for a ride and also don't want to spend a dime doing this. Hopping a freight seems fun, just kinda risky. As in I have no idea where in the fuck it's going haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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