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fuck this place and everyone in it. I’m seriously considering selling all my shit and buying a harley and living on the road and off the grid. What does it take?
Besides money. I mean, what does it take to survive a life like that?
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I did just that for two years back in the 1970′s but on a Moto Guzzi. I did it by making friends along the way (mostly biker people and hippie girls) and stayed here and there with them. A few times I got pretty hungry but hit fast food places at closing times and they fed me the stuff they’d usually toss at closing time. Showered at K.O.A. camp grounds and did laundry there. By the time they figured out that I was not paying to camp I’d be on my way anyway. Canada wouldn’t let me in with my .45 Auto but they are commies anyway so I didn’t miss anything. Did alot of glaucoma medicine and stayed too long in Baja Mexico watching whales and had a difficult time coming back into the States but it worked itself out. While I was gone my brother signed me up for unemployment and food stamps so I had a bunch of money I did not count on when I got back and my Mom loved driving her Caddy to the food store to use the food stamps. The Guzzi never missed a beat while racking up 78,000 miles on the road and I’d do it again if given the chance.
Lots of money in the bank to start with.
Without money, how will you get;
Food
Shelter
Clothing
Medical attention
Fuel / Oil / Maint for the bike?
Etc.
Etc.
Do up a plan, figure out how much money per day you’ll need to live. Be REALISTIC.
Then figure out how you’ll earn that much money each day when your startup money runs out…
money. lots of money.
Bikes need gas,oil (in your case LOTS OF OIL) etc etc etc
Plus a pop up tent would be helpful
It takes the willingness to do it and not just talk about it. With you asking complete strangers I know for a fact you are not serious
I don’t know that you could stand to be off the grid since that would take you away from your computer. Judging from your profile it seems that you’re pretty attached to it. On the upside, I applaud your taste in motorcycles, and welcome you to the Harley neighborhood.
off the grid in this day and age? You cvoulda done that in the 60s and 70s with ease by working odd jobs or construction and then moving on but these days I doubt it
There’s some good advice up there and I kinda agree with Ronnie about your level of commitment to this endeavor.
But if for no other reason you want information, contact Paisano Publications.
They publish Easyriders, Biker and other magazines in which you will find advertising for several books on the subjects of living the biker lifestyle, cooking recipies, ID info, how to get lost in the modern world, etc. I haven’t checked any of them out, but then I’ve never really done anything to put me on the run.
If you make it out this way, swing by. I’ll have some cold ones for you.
My house is real easy to find, it’s the one with a palm tree and a mailbox out front.
It takes cash or barter. If you use a credit card you’re not "off the grid".
Good luck! Unless you have the riches of a sheik today, you’re about 35 years too late!
Read "Zen and the Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance", or rent the DVD "Then Came Bronson"…besides money. I mean, it takes a lot to live, it takes a train to cry…