Hey all!! I was wondering if anyone could give me some tips on hitchiking in the usa? Ive been heavily discouraged and told not to because people say 1. its illegal (but i researched this and its not as long as you dont do certain things, although the law was written to make it sound illegal) 2. people take advantage of you (im not a consort or anything like that and would kick the first person to try anything very hard in an uncomfortable place though ive hitchiked through the middle east and europe and that stuffs never happened to me) so is it realllly that bad? anyone thats done it in the last few years?
yes i have actually i tried to hitch from ft lauderdale to tampa in florida nothing just some weirdo that wanted to take me to his house so i guess ill try not to hitch if i dont have to what a shame hitching can be so much fun
The rideshare link under Community in www.craigslist.org is a good resource and similar to this is the city pages found on www.backpage.com Another resource is hospitalityclub.org Happy Trails... "Pack what you need for your own protection..." Michael Franti & Spearhead
ya , i've hitched lots of time and miles in the usa for thirty years . i don't know what to say to you . just do it ? it's wise to use public bus transport through big city areas .......... to not pack illegal drugs you will be treated kindly by a few and otherwise greatly ignored by an insane , fearful majority .
It's mostly ok.Don't hitch on freeways-you'll def get a visit from the law.On-ramps are OK.Don't be let off in heavily minority areas.Sad fact of life here.Be very aware and if you get a hunch that you shouldn't get in a ride--don't.Otherwise,it's a huge and beautiful place to see.Enjoy.If you are american,you probably already know this stuff.
I've hitched some 600 miles and never had any creeps really. Couple of weirder folk, but nothing way out of the ordinary. You just got unlucky, don't let it discourage you if you really wanna do it though.
We're all gonna die man... Its not bad if you use your head.. If somone offers you a ride you can always say no if they seam a bit dodgy
ive gone cross country twice and the main thing to worry about is keeping your karma up. as long as you're in a good place mentally and spiritually, you'll attract good people; the universe will take care of you. it throws curve balls sometimes; but keep your wits about you and look folks in the eye and you'll know which ones you want to ride with. trust your gut. look respectable carry an instrument whether you play or not be prepared
Was he really that wierd? Maybe he was just taking you there to give you some shit or something? I don't know though cause I wasn't there. I've gotten rides by quite a few people that have offered to take me somewhere that I'm not actually going. One guy on mothers day took me to his moms house. We ended up in this room that overlooked the ocean and we all (his mom, her friend, him and I) were smoking out of a chillum. The conversation we had was so intense that we were all in tears by the end. Advice on hithching...well being able to improvise is the most important thing in my opinion. The hitching is the easy part (although you may have to wait a long ass time) the camping out and walking (especially for me now) is the hard part. So you've got to be quick with knowing how things need to be "set up" what you may or may not need. Good intuition is also not a bad thing to have...because you'll run in to all kinds of people, typically getting rides is the safest part of hitchhiking in my opinion.
I'v been hitching for the past 4 months now I started in delaware went to florida back to delaware then all the way to cali and now im back in nebraska heading to the illinois gathering. Hitching is easier then people make sound. some people just dont haveballs and arnt willing to take risks. If your a good person good things will happen. Lovin' you and always be safe.
