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The Adventure Blueprint

A field guide I ran myself — 43 states, three months in New Zealand on $32 a day, and the drive to the Arctic Circle.

3,000+ downloads so far. Still name your own price.

The $0 button is real. I want people to use it.

It was never the money.

Most people who say they want to get out there never go. Ask why, and the answer is almost always money — too expensive, not yet, someday. It's rarely the money. Money is what fear hides behind, because money sounds responsible. The real thing is quieter: what if I'm not the kind of person who does this.

So the guide costs whatever you want, down to nothing. Take the excuse off the table and all that's left is about five minutes of courage in a driver's seat. Everything after the ignition is just logistics, and logistics is what this guide is for.

What's inside

Part One · Road Trips
Your vehicle, water, food, staying clean, sleep and safety, finding free campsites, and how not to make a bear your problem.

Part Two · Going International
Passports and entry, money and banking, booking flights, where to sleep abroad, staying safe on the ground, packing light.

Printable checklists for both close it out — and the gear list I'd rebuy from scratch.

On the house — take this part now

No email, no checkout.

Check the spare, the jack and the tire pressure in the driveway. Most trips that end early end on the shoulder, and almost always over something you could have caught at home.
A gallon of water per person per day, and more than you think for the truck. Carry it yourself instead of buying it. It's the single cheapest thing you can get right.
Dispersed camping on BLM and National Forest land is legal and costs nothing. Fourteen days in one spot, then you move. That one rule unlocks most of the West.

"I recently got out of the hospital after a heart attack from too much stress in my life. I wish I could afford to send you something but right now I can't. $0."

— Victoria, at the free button

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