Bikepacking Trip

TLDR: Bicycle trip because of mental health and debt struggles. No income or way to guarantee I can continue said goal once I run out of current funds. Any help is appreciated massively!

Hi, my name is Logan. I’m leaving the typical hustle and bustle we are all used to in our capitalist society for a crazy new adventure in life to try and find happiness.

I am originally from Kansas, currently residing in Kent Washington, my second attempt at moving to the Seattle area, and for the 5th time in my life at only 28 years old I’m Starting Over in life.

After a few years of college at the University of Kansas, I realized I was making a mistake and left school with 50k in debt. I ended up becoming a truck driver(start over number one) to try and pay that debt. Between that and being in my past relationship, I ended up in quite a bit of debt that I fought through for awhile before filing bankruptcy before marrying my now ex. Due to this fact, I can’t do so again right now(I’ll explain more later).

Start over number 2 came after 10 months of marriage when my past love realized that she was allowing society and how she grew up to keep her from being who she was, and that is gay, therefore I no longer could be in her life romantically. Due to this, I tried to chase a new life in Seattle.(Start over 2)

My first time in Seattle, I had a job that was super physical(trash truck, running 12-13 miles a day, picking over 1000 houses worth of trash or recycling a day), and required 60+ hours of work a week. Due to that, I got burnt out in less than a year and due to mental health I moved back home to Kansas.(start over 3)

But I found out quickly I couldn’t stay in Kansas, it isn’t for me, and I wanted to be back in Seattle immediately. I gained a bit more debt with both moves, knew that the only chance I had to pay that off would be to move back to Seattle area for a better paying job, and since I had gotten mentally better(or so I thought) I gave it another chance moving here to Kent Washington, even with spending more than I had to do so. (Start over 4)

Now, the job I took was the wrong choice, everything I was promised was a lie, and I knew I wouldn’t survive more than 6 months…hell, I only survived 3 before I snapped and quit…all the progress I had made on my mental health was gone as well.

So, after fights with my mental health, suicidal tendencies, and telling my family and friends I was cutting them off to disappear soon…I decided that my only chance at fighting against this…the fight I’ve faced since I was in 3rd grade, also failing at my attempts multiple times…was to drastically change how I live life.

So, I’m doing that. Im leaving behind debt that I will have to face in the future if I ever return to the US, and I guess saying “screw the man” to try and live off the grid, and more how humans are meant to live, just on a bike lol.

I’m leaving Seattle on December 20, 2022 on a bikepacking trip south toward Baja California Mexico, then across mainland Mexico toward the Cancun area. Upon arriving there, I will decide if I want to return to a somewhat normal life there, in the Caribbean, or back in the US…or if I want to continue south through Central America, then from Panama to Colombia via boat, and proceeding all the way down to Ushuaia Argentina.

The main deciding factor in completing this multi-year trip will be having food and bike repair money to make it all the way. I will be my own support, I will be my own protector and survivor…but I don’t have income in any way and especially while I don’t speak Spanish fluently(I have started learning) it will be very difficult for me to find work while on the trip.

I am leaving with about $2000, but I worry that will only get me through Mexico(with the costs of things like the ferry from La Paz to Mazlatan costing nearly $150, and this part of the trip taking 4-6 months depending on how much I push I’m not sure I’ll even make it with food costs and repairs)

This is why I am posting here, I am hoping that by some miracle, some goodness in people that are better off financially than me can show some support by helping a bit with money for food and bike repair costs during this trip. It is going to be life changing for me one way or another, so I hope I can achieve the end goal.

I thank you for even considering.

Logan