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Mitchell
Me and a couple of my friends are planning on going to Kauai for our senior trip. We thought it would be a great idea to bring our backpacks, necessary survival gear, and tents, and just live on the land for a week. Do you think this is a good idea rather than staying in hotels? we are very outdoorsy people.
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Hey, welcome to Hawaii, ok? Ok, so otha poster hea say not good idea to do what you say, but...I gonna give you my opinion, it free, so take it with grain of salt, ok? Now, kina rite of passage for Hawaiian/ local boy and some girl to do what you talk bout, ok? And rite afta high school great time, ok? So, just take long fishing net/tackle, archery equipment to kill pig or goat, and learn what plants that grow good (ok not good, but at least edible) for food, ok? Hea what I suggest, getta hiking/camping permit for Kalalau trail onna NaPali Coast, ok? Also, getta fish and hunt license,(only need license if you fish for fresh water, ocean not need license) bring archery tackle-now this not make eva thing I tell you strictly legal, but gonna help if you get caught, ok? So, hea what you bring, good knife, heavy with sharpener, assortment of hooks, small lures and small toss net, rain gear, small tent, and fire starting set, ok? Also, if you know how, bring spear fish, but remember, NaPali Coast have rough seas and big waves ALL the time, so if you not experienced surf swimmer/diver, stay outa the water, cause no lifeguard ova there, ok? Now, for us, we expect to go into wilderness with only loincloth, spear, knife, some basic fishing stuff, and suppose to live offa land for one week, but since you haole,this notta a good idea, less you been schooled in how to survive, ok? Cause maybe you not spend lotta you life learn how to do this, ok? Now, read eva thing you can bout NaPali Coast, and trails in and out, and Waimea Canyon, and where to find game and fish, ok? Now, if you truly wanna live on the land for a week, you can't take no food or water with you, but can bring water treatment gear, cause no fun to die from bacteria and protozoa inna water, and for sure bring camera, but NO OTHA ELECTRONICS, no cell phone-won't work ova there anyway, but for sure tell people where you are, and what you do, ok?
Now, for sure I not spect you to know how to kill and prepare a wild pig, and for sure you can live without that, but also, you gotta find food, water, and shelter, ok? If you can killa pig or goat, then really you got it made for week, IF you know how to prepare the meat, how to cook it, and how to make it keep without spoil for several day, ok? Same way with fish, and gather wild plant for food, if you not know how, then notta good idea to do this, mobetta to just bring dehydrate food, find nice campsite, and enjoy NaPali Coast. My suggest, wait till September, cause permits for trail hard to come by inna summer, and for sure consider that "live offa land" possible, just not too much fun if you not know how to do...I mean, for you to live, fish, pig, plant, or goat gonna have to die, if you not ready for that, maybe stay ova at Marriott, and eat at McDonalds, ok? Peace and aloha to you!
Hey, welcome to Hawaii, ok? Ok, so otha poster hea say not good idea to do what you say, but...I gonna give you my opinion, it free, so take it with grain of salt, ok? Now, kina rite of passage for Hawaiian/ local boy and some girl to do what you talk bout, ok? And rite afta high school great time, ok? So, just take long fishing net/tackle, archery equipment to kill pig or goat, and learn what plants that grow good (ok not good, but at least edible) for food, ok? Hea what I suggest, getta hiking/camping permit for Kalalau trail onna NaPali Coast, ok? Also, getta fish and hunt license,(only need license if you fish for fresh water, ocean not need license) bring archery tackle-now this not make eva thing I tell you strictly legal, but gonna help if you get caught, ok? So, hea what you bring, good knife, heavy with sharpener, assortment of hooks, small lures and small toss net, rain gear, small tent, and fire starting set, ok? Also, if you know how, bring spear fish, but remember, NaPali Coast have rough seas and big waves ALL the time, so if you not experienced surf swimmer/diver, stay outa the water, cause no lifeguard ova there, ok? Now, for us, we expect to go into wilderness with only loincloth, spear, knife, some basic fishing stuff, and suppose to live offa land for one week, but since you haole,this notta a good idea, less you been schooled in how to survive, ok? Cause maybe you not spend lotta you life learn how to do this, ok? Now, read eva thing you can bout NaPali Coast, and trails in and out, and Waimea Canyon, and where to find game and fish, ok? Now, if you truly wanna live on the land for a week, you can't take no food or water with you, but can bring water treatment gear, cause no fun to die from bacteria and protozoa inna water, and for sure bring camera, but NO OTHA ELECTRONICS, no cell phone-won't work ova there anyway, but for sure tell people where you are, and what you do, ok?
Now, for sure I not spect you to know how to kill and prepare a wild pig, and for sure you can live without that, but also, you gotta find food, water, and shelter, ok? If you can killa pig or goat, then really you got it made for week, IF you know how to prepare the meat, how to cook it, and how to make it keep without spoil for several day, ok? Same way with fish, and gather wild plant for food, if you not know how, then notta good idea to do this, mobetta to just bring dehydrate food, find nice campsite, and enjoy NaPali Coast. My suggest, wait till September, cause permits for trail hard to come by inna summer, and for sure consider that "live offa land" possible, just not too much fun if you not know how to do...I mean, for you to live, fish, pig, plant, or goat gonna have to die, if you not ready for that, maybe stay ova at Marriott, and eat at McDonalds, ok? Peace and aloha to you!
how to Alaska cheap and easy?
artfreakyd
At my company xmas party my girlfriend won an awesome door prize, 2 round trip tickets to anywhere on the Continent! So I figure the best way to make use of them is to go to Alaska (can't do hawaii). Only thing is, that I graduated last May and haven't exactly saved up enough spending cash yet.
However i'm pretty sure that there are cool adventurous ways to experience alaska without spending tons of money on hotels and other similar expenses. I still have a bunch of research to do, but any ideas?
Thanks!
Answer
Double check if Alaska is included in "continental US" or not. Often it isn't and it pisses us off up here. And/or the airline may not have any flights to Alaska so it may be a mute point. Alaska Airlines, Continental, Northwest, Delta, Frontier, and a few others do flights up here, although some are seasonal (summer only for Delta and Frontier for instance).
Anyway, if it works out, yes, it would be a very cool trip to do, especially for free. I first came up on the cheap when I was 19 and it came to be the state I was visiting the most often. So I moved up.
All the cities and some of the towns have hostels in them, so you can stay in town for not much ($20-30/night in a shared room). Real hotels in Anchorage are $80 to $250/night in the summer and the ones for $60-80 are a little scary. There are also hostels in Seward, Fairbanks and several other towns, just google "youth hostel Alaska".
A number of towns (Seward, Kenai) also have campgrounds right in town. Often used by motorhomes, but they usually have tent sites as well and sometimes have showers for a few dollars. If not, lots of laundromats have showers as do roadhouses along the highway (some fraction of the state residents lack indoor plumbing).
For the national parks like Denali National Park, camping is definitely the cheapest way to go.
For getting around, as a young (?) couple, you might have really good luck hitch-hiking. It is more common up here than in the 48 states and if you smile and have compact backpacks with you, it is clear that you are tourists (instead of smelly in-state poor people).
Or consider renting a car after you spend some time in Anchorage at a youth hostel (4-6 days if you want to see the museums, zoo, visitors centers, Native cultural center, etc.) Rent-a-Wreck and other off-brand, off-airport companies will be cheaper than Hertz or Avis but check the mileage allowance closely. Just the basic tour of the state can be 2000 miles and may exceed the daily allowance and get expensive. If you make friends in the hostel (lots of backpackers and foreign travelers) you could split the rental and gasoline costs and then renting a compact car gets very affordable. There is a railroad from Seward to Anchorage to Denali and then to Fairbanks. It isn't cheap , but if you were to stay in Anchorage for a few days and in Denali for a few days, you'd avoid paying per day for a rental car. Maybe rent a car for the last half of the trip when you head out to more distand towns. Seward and Homer are both very dramatic and offer a lot in town and in the surrounding parks and ocean.
Have a great trip!
Double check if Alaska is included in "continental US" or not. Often it isn't and it pisses us off up here. And/or the airline may not have any flights to Alaska so it may be a mute point. Alaska Airlines, Continental, Northwest, Delta, Frontier, and a few others do flights up here, although some are seasonal (summer only for Delta and Frontier for instance).
Anyway, if it works out, yes, it would be a very cool trip to do, especially for free. I first came up on the cheap when I was 19 and it came to be the state I was visiting the most often. So I moved up.
All the cities and some of the towns have hostels in them, so you can stay in town for not much ($20-30/night in a shared room). Real hotels in Anchorage are $80 to $250/night in the summer and the ones for $60-80 are a little scary. There are also hostels in Seward, Fairbanks and several other towns, just google "youth hostel Alaska".
A number of towns (Seward, Kenai) also have campgrounds right in town. Often used by motorhomes, but they usually have tent sites as well and sometimes have showers for a few dollars. If not, lots of laundromats have showers as do roadhouses along the highway (some fraction of the state residents lack indoor plumbing).
For the national parks like Denali National Park, camping is definitely the cheapest way to go.
For getting around, as a young (?) couple, you might have really good luck hitch-hiking. It is more common up here than in the 48 states and if you smile and have compact backpacks with you, it is clear that you are tourists (instead of smelly in-state poor people).
Or consider renting a car after you spend some time in Anchorage at a youth hostel (4-6 days if you want to see the museums, zoo, visitors centers, Native cultural center, etc.) Rent-a-Wreck and other off-brand, off-airport companies will be cheaper than Hertz or Avis but check the mileage allowance closely. Just the basic tour of the state can be 2000 miles and may exceed the daily allowance and get expensive. If you make friends in the hostel (lots of backpackers and foreign travelers) you could split the rental and gasoline costs and then renting a compact car gets very affordable. There is a railroad from Seward to Anchorage to Denali and then to Fairbanks. It isn't cheap , but if you were to stay in Anchorage for a few days and in Denali for a few days, you'd avoid paying per day for a rental car. Maybe rent a car for the last half of the trip when you head out to more distand towns. Seward and Homer are both very dramatic and offer a lot in town and in the surrounding parks and ocean.
Have a great trip!
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