A video of your synchronized dance would be helpful. And humorous?
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A video of your synchronized dance would be helpful. And humorous?
+1. On more than 1 occasion I had cars turn around and give me a lift the opposite way they were going.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mountain Mike:1450413
Just happened to write in my blog the 3 days ago about the best hitch I ever had:
http://fiddlehead.wordpress.com/2013...iginals-in-oz/
Gas, Grass, or Ass...no one rides for free.
... except Lone Wolf. Lone Wolf always rides for free.
Had someone pick me up in NH who told me that the locals know you're a hiker if you're wearing your pack. If it's sitting beside you they think it's a duffle bag and relate that to a homeless person. The locals are more likely to pick up hikers. Anyone else heard of this?
Hitchhiking on the interstate is generally illegal, so that certainly wouldn't have helped. The speed of passing cars makes it difficult even for drivers that wouldn't care about the legality. Going to an on ramp would help with both of those issues. State highways are generally legal.
My tip is to be skinny or limp. I guess being a thick powerful looking man scares off potential hitches. It's another reason to go on a diet before a hike. Being in visible pain seems to help overcome this. Two of my quickest solo hitches were when I finally started walking, limping, toward town...as long as you ignore the long period of time that I was ignored standing with my thumb out.
Just get one of these and you're guaranteed a ride.
http://www.forkparty.com/wp-content/...-8-580x443.jpg
http://i.myniceprofile.com/478/47831.gifWow - someone straighten my feathers...
There's another forum post up call "What kind of knife do you carry?" Any chance these two posts are related? (not a fan of hitchhiking, can you tell?)
glad to see you offer this suggestion. i always try to look like a hiker when trying to get a ride. if I am walking, as suggested by TeePeeW, I'll stop as a car approaches and stand sideways so my pack is visible... or if standing still, i'll hold the pack and my poles in front of me so they are in sight. It also does help to be short, skinny and old, but that is another story.
an interesting question is -- does TeePeeW get a ride faster because, looking at his pack, he is clearly a very serious backpacker, while the gram weenie with a teenie pack looks like a day-hiking metro-walker?
Gotta love it when some includes a colored diagram of where to hitch. "Bad Hitcher" "Good hitcher." love it.
John, if I had one of those I would abandon the hitchhiking idea altogether. Other things would be on my mind.