Vladimir Yarets - Russian Deaf - Mute Biking Nomad

[Sin_Tiger]

I didn't want to clog up the other thread, this is the man I mentioned, I forget the number of years he'd been on the road.

[John Stenhouse]

According to his top box he started in 2000

[Sin_Tiger]

Yup but I can't remember which year I took the photos

[nickjtc]

So, my question about these lucky nomadic types is: how can they afford to do it? Even if you rough it and camp every night you still need food, fuel, insurance, maintenance on the bike, insurance on the bike, visas, medical/dental.... and the list goes on.

I would LOVE to be able to just drift around on the bike, but I'm not independently wealthy, so live vicariously through the exploits of others. I'm resigned to being a working stiff forever because even "go nowhere, stay at home", retirement is going to be a stretch.....

[Bixxer Bob]

I would imagine selling your house, or your parent's house once they've gone, allows enough funds if you're careful....

If I had no other ties I could just about do it on my military pension.

[John Stenhouse]

So, my question about these lucky nomadic types is: how can they afford to do it? Even if you rough it and camp every night you still need food, fuel, insurance, maintenance on the bike, insurance on the bike, visas, medical/dental.... and the list goes on.

The thing is most of those things these folks don't have, it's the question most folk ask and the reply is always the same, you don't NEED them, they are all nice but most can be worked around or done without

[JayDub]

I was wondering how he gets around corners with those panniers

[nickjtc]

The thing is most of those things these folks don't have, it's the question most folk ask and the reply is always the same, you don't NEED them, they are all nice but most can be worked around or done without

Hmmmm. Not sure I would want to be on the road without insurance, money for fuel, some kind of nest egg for tooth extraction and a full tummy every day.

[John Stenhouse]

That's the difference, you and I wouldn't want to do without those things, they happily do. I think it's a mind set, once you've done it and nothing nasty happened, they realise it can be done and go off and do it.

[Nick Calne]

I think you are right John. We are highly conditioned to behave a certain way, expect certain things, worry about certain things.

I guess it would take a while but when you let go of it all I would imagine it is quite liberating.

[JayDub]

I think you are right John. We are highly conditioned to behave a certain way, expect certain things, worry about certain things.

I guess it would take a while but when you let go of it all I would imagine it is quite liberating.

'the more we have, the more we need'

[Sin_Tiger]

I was wondering how he gets around corners with those panniers

That's what the wheels on the corners are for