>>2706773Don't over think it. You WILL forget something, you WILL need something you didn't think of, and you Will need to make stops to resupply along the say no matter how autistic your planning is. I wrung hands for 6 months before I set out and ended up needing to stop by REI on like day 3. Ended up covering over 5k miles in about 3 months before I ran out of money. All my gear was leftover from boy scout shit as a kid, hand me downs, cheap milsurp, Walmart tier crap. I couch surfed for the occasional hot meal and shower, mainly stealth camped. Best time to go is right away, but for the love of god have $1-2k cash because something is gonna come up and you'll need it. I'd have had another 6-9 months in my trip if I'd have more cash, but i only had about $700 when I set out and refused to panhandle, though some kind souls did donate groceries to me on a couple occasions in addition to the couch surfing.
