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You can also make a reusable whiteboard simply out of a paper map and an adhesive tape. Apply If you apply adhesive tape on the white side of the a paper map, and/or on the good one ( you can show your route to driver, and plan your trip by painting on also use it)as a whiteboard. If you don't need all space of the mapis too big, and/or if you want to make use it more firm for easier holding in wind You can simply windy conditions, use binder clips [http://getsimplifized.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/binder-clip.jpg Binder clip]. Mine is 80cm x 60cm when spreaded spread and 20cm x 10xm when folded.Pros: quite big when in use (depends on the size you buy of course), handy and small when not in use.Cons: takes It does take some time to make it nice and flat without any wrinkles, hard to use full size in strong wind.
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To make the sign, use cardboard or similar with a thick black (chalk) marker (e.g. Edding 4090) or India ink (works well with cotton buds). Write a big capital letter and then lower case characters: the varying forms of lower-case letters make at-once reading easier. The more space between each letter the better to be read from a distance.
[[File:Img_l_1306483.jpg|thumb|180px|right|[[User:MayaCova|MayaCova]] was using a white board with considerable success.]]
For long hitchhiking trips, you could use an erasable white board is useful for making big, clear and reusable signs. The [http://www.bicworld.com/en/products/details/124/velleda-whiteboard Velleda] 30x44cm is the ideal size and lightweight, albeit not very sturdy. Buy a wide chisel tip dry erase marker such as the Velleda 1781 or the Legamaster TZ150 to write thick lines.
--[[User:Strazdas007|Strazdas007]] ([[User talk:Strazdas007|talk]]) 01:52, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
