Winter

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Hitchhiking in winter can sometimes be very complex.

Essential rules

For the more advanced hitchhikers, as well as for the beginner, there are some essential rules to take care of:

• First and most important: Wear warm clothes!
• Limited daylight: In winter, most time of the day it might be cold and dark. As, for example, in Western Europe, sunlight at some point only appears for some 8 hours per day, which means that it can be dark at 5 in the afternoon already. As for the hitchhiker, if he doesn't support hitchhiking at night, means that the routes might be chosen carefully.
• When on an on-ramp, bring a torch to shine light on yourself and your sign. You should also try to stand someplace where there is a lot of light from the streetlights.

Equipment

When hitchhiking in winter, temperatures can be very low. In case of longer waiting times, bad weather conditions and other things, a hitchhiker should carry these (more or less) essential equipment with him/her:

• Gloves/Scarf/...
• ...

Gallery

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  Hitchhiking in Russia

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  Hitchhiking in Norway

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  Hitchhiking in Estonia

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  Early morning and and -25°C in Erzurum one of the coldest places in Turkey; leaving the town towards West.