Hi all! Need some input!

Hi ATS friends this is my first thread yay...

I am currently planning on traveling cross country on my own, on foot mostly probably not going to Jack Kerouac it all the way to the east coast, limited bus transport for certain areas (such as long stretches of desert) if anything.

I am no stranger to wilderness survival, hiking etc, however I have never done anything of this magnitude before and it is something that I know I have to do and is very important. I will be leaving from Los Angeles and my destination will be Baltimore, I plan on being on the road for about 3 months.

I was wondering if anyone here on ATS has any advice and or suggestions. Anything will help.

reply to post by Openeye


I'll just throw out the rule of 3s and strongly suggest you plan accordingly:

You can survive 3 minutes without air.
You can survive 3 hours without shelter.
You can survive 3 days without water.
You can survive 3 weeks without food.

Remember, you can die of exposure and/or hypothermia when it's 70-some degrees outside. Know how to make emergency shelter such as a debris hut just in case.

reply to post by Openeye


Just curious...why is your destination Baltimore? Maybe that is too nosey but, I had to ask.

The only suggestion or advice I could offer is to be safe and to enjoy the hell out of yourself and your adventures.

I'm quite jealous actually.

reply to post by MagesticEsoteric


Baltimore is where my father lives and a lot of my family lives in North Carolina, Virginia. I do not know if I'm going to stay there once I get there but I more than likely will. It will be very easy to get work there and I will be able to go to school for free at John Hopkins

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