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Anonymous Fri 26 Sep 2008 01:02:00 No.65334 View View Reply Original Report

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Hobo traveling.

I've read about a guy named Heinz Stücke and I want to do the same thing he did - travel the world on a bike.

Setting off from Riga (Latvia) next year.
The racist behavior towards Russians is intolerable.

Planning to ride through Russia to the East. First stop - Mongolia. I've also always wanted to see Tibet.

What would you suggest to take/which skills to have?
Also, what is the best way to earn some quick money, besides stealing and robbing?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Sep 2008 03:06:00 No.65351 Report

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Skill: Bike repair from a to z.
Bike tools and spare parts.
innoculations.
first aid.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Sep 2008 03:47:00 No.65353 Report

Quoted By: >>65458 >>65601

hey wut bike u plan on using, i can't help you in any way but im curious as to what bike you would use for such a trip

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Sep 2008 04:16:00 No.65359 Report

Quoted By: >>65378

last i checked Tibet is in China.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Sep 2008 06:03:00 No.65378 Report

Quoted By: >>65458

Sounds like an awesome but grueling idea. All I can think of are some obvious things, like make sure you know Russian (I've heard pretty much no one in the east speaks English), keep a detailed map with you at all times, bring more than enough money (i assume you'll be staying at hotels and such along the way? might get expensive) and keep water/energy snacks on you at all times because the worst thing in the world would be running out of energy on some long empty road in the middle of Siberia.

>>65359
and?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Sep 2008 07:23:00 No.65388 Report

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i'd love to do the same thing. btw be sure not to get caught through mongolia or tibet without a passport/etc

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 26 Sep 2008 12:39:00 No.65458 Report

Quoted By: >>65463 >>65591

>>65353

>>65378
No, I plan on sleeping in a tent.
And I don't have much money either. That's why I was asking about how to make money.
I've attended a 1 year course of general massage, you think they hire part-time masseurs?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Sep 2008 13:31:00 No.65463 Report

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>>65458
>No, I plan on sleeping in a tent.

In Siberia? Doesn't it go below 0 even in the summer in some parts of Siberia?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Sep 2008 16:28:00 No.65490 Report

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>>65463
Nothing a warm sleeping bag can't fix.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Sep 2008 18:08:00 No.65504 Report

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Hell yes motherfucker I endorse your manly manly decision

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Sep 2008 21:19:00 No.65526 Report

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Make sure to visit Kyzyl in the Tyvan Republic (Southern Siberia) before you hit Mongolia. Absolutely beautiful country.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Sep 2008 21:30:00 No.65528 Report

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OP is living my dream

one day.......

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Стрелок !M8XKYjs/tE Fri 26 Sep 2008 22:57:00 No.65548 Report

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>>65528
Same ;_;

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Sep 2008 01:13:00 No.65577 Report

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>>you think they hire part-time masseurs?

poke your eyes out, screw the bike and buy some sandals. Insist to get paid in warm sake instead of money.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Sep 2008 02:06:00 No.65584 Report

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>>65577
You forgot the katana.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Sep 2008 02:40:00 No.65589 Report

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Get some basic hunting, survival skills, it may help you in the open, i dont know if carrying a knife would be a problem, one with multiple tools would be helpful. Knowing some basic first aids might be helpful too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Sep 2008 02:41:00 No.65591 Report

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>>65458
That bike may be good for downhill.
You are going to cruise many many miles.
What you want in a bike is:
-Lightweight
-Sturdyness
-Simplicity

Forget the springs, get a simple frame.
Get a long distance bike, not some mountain monster.
It should be light, light, light and roll, roll, roll.
After 5000 miles you will curse every pound too much.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Sep 2008 03:18:00 No.65595 Report

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http://bikechina.com/ct-heinzstucke1z.html

This Heinz Stücke guy is rather damn interesting!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Sep 2008 04:21:00 No.65601 Report

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>>65353
Jesus. This sounds like a Youtube comment.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Sep 2008 06:36:00 No.65620 Report

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Read a book on wilderness survival. This can help you find free water, food, and stay alive while using a tent. So take matches, first aid, and water purification tablets. Learn to cook; then you can make food over a fire and avoid eating in seedy restaurants. Nasty worms and bacteria can be kept away if you're eating food that you're comfortable with. Unless you're going to be staying in one place for a long time, you won't want to have the shits and be bleeding out your ass on a bike.

You might have to whore yourself. Thievery is good; perhaps you could try manual labor by explaining to people that you need money, then do menial chores for them.

You might want to get a knife or weapon to take with legally (or if you can buy one in a back alley) because you're not going to be safe under the standard of law; police will imprison you and will hold you indefinitely without reason simply because you are a vagrant in essence.

Shy away from public places, people are xenophobic. Try not to beg for food or money.

Also, people will attack, rob, and take advantage of you. Try to find people you can trust and stay on their property, not on the side of roads where police will harass you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Sep 2008 10:32:00 No.65642 Report

Quoted By: >>66564

Watch Man vs Wild

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Sep 2008 19:05:00 No.66564 Report

Quoted By: >>66579

>>65620
Swiss army knife okay?

>>65642
Downloading all 5 seasons right now.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Sep 2008 20:43:00 No.66579 Report

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>>66564
I think it would be fine, in many states and some countries you can carry them safely because theyre classified as a tool or something like that.

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