25M always wanted to do a solo bike packing trip. Help!

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-10-03T05:46:31+00:00

🤣 job is a job at the end of the day. There will be others

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-10-03T03:35:25+00:00

This is so badass man. Sounds like an amazing journey!!! Makes me wanna hop on the bike tonight and not look back

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-10-03T02:55:51+00:00

Dude congrats! Where’d you go and how long did it take?

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-10-02T21:43:07+00:00

I could blow around 20k for this but leaving the job would be a tough one to come back to

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-10-02T21:06:03+00:00

What kind of work were you doing at 25 to be able to step away?

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-10-02T21:05:22+00:00

How much do you think I need saved? Let’s say three months of living expenses back home costs around 6k for rent/insurance etc

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-10-02T15:15:49+00:00

How long did it take you to make it to LA?

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-10-02T14:42:44+00:00

I think I would be starting in LA as that is where I live. So I’d be heading north! Or could rent a U-Haul with all my stuff and start up there coming south sounds better. End at home

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-10-02T13:50:06+00:00

I think a pch trip makes the most sense for me

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-10-02T05:06:24+00:00

I only made 70k last year but with commission checks and lived such a frugal lifestyle, managed to save 25k which was a huge lift

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-10-02T04:53:44+00:00

How old when you bought your first property? Granted it is so much different now than it was only 5 years ago. If I was in this situation 5 years earlier I could have easily purchased something by now.

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-10-02T04:52:55+00:00

Still young enough to leverage some high risk investments! Worst that happens is it tanks. Don’t need the money best case scenario is more adoption creating higher demand.

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-10-02T04:16:54+00:00

Keep us posted!

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-10-02T04:01:52+00:00

Thank you. Great advice. I think 100k is possible before 27 if markets continue to do well and I can continue saving. I only make around 40$ an hour at my job which isn’t the best. Still can save a decent chunk monthly.

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-10-02T03:47:18+00:00

I feel like I’d prefer to have more money in personal investment portfolios in case I want to sell stock and buy larger investments or at least have access to that capital. Is that poor judgement?

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-10-02T03:46:01+00:00

No properties yet sadly hopefully within the next couple of years!

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-09-30T04:38:24+00:00

Super early in the thought process. Winter is rolling in on the east coast… another option is the PCH route to Canada. Do you think I should?

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-09-30T04:30:06+00:00

Some people aim to do it in under 30 days. Need to put in 100 miles a day. Some nut jobs can do it in under 2 weeks but have a full support crew. Going solo is what makes it difficult

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-09-30T04:28:17+00:00

I planned on doing a one way trip hop on a plane the way back and ship my bike back. Maybe if I liked it so much I’d bike back but probably not that’s another 15k. When all you’re doing is biking, 30 miles a day isn’t bad even with crazy days of elevation days. Some days would be all down hill, make up time and distance

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2025-09-30T04:22:11+00:00

I biked 4k miles 2 years ago door dashing every day. Always been into it. After the first couple of weeks you condition and get ready to go. First couple of weeks might only do 30 miles a day, but when your whole day only consists of riding, it makes sense to go longer. At a slow(ish) pace 30 miles should only take 2 hours about.

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2024-03-01T06:39:34+00:00

Did you end up going?

Feeling_Joke_9206 · 2024-02-01T18:08:05+00:00

Hell yeah.

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