I stopped to wonder this morning, why I don't go wild camping as much as I used to when I was a student.
My first thought was "I have less time" but frankly that is not the truth.
I certainly now have better equipment and income. I also have the means to travel with much better reliability, I used to have to hitch hike everywhere....
Then it struck me. That's exactly the problem...... :togo:
These days if I want to get out into the wilds I have to find somewhere safe to leave the van for a few days. When I hitched it was no problem.
I didn't have to plan circular routes either because I could get a lift from where ever I ended up.
Hitch hiking gave me far more freedom than driving anyday...
So getting to the point (at last I hear you say ) Do I return to hitching twenty years after I last tried it or have any of you come up with more ingenious solutions to this problem?
My first thought was "I have less time" but frankly that is not the truth.
I certainly now have better equipment and income. I also have the means to travel with much better reliability, I used to have to hitch hike everywhere....
Then it struck me. That's exactly the problem...... :togo:
These days if I want to get out into the wilds I have to find somewhere safe to leave the van for a few days. When I hitched it was no problem.
I didn't have to plan circular routes either because I could get a lift from where ever I ended up.
Hitch hiking gave me far more freedom than driving anyday...
So getting to the point (at last I hear you say ) Do I return to hitching twenty years after I last tried it or have any of you come up with more ingenious solutions to this problem?