Tip:
Make a sign of a large sheet of brightly colored paper glued to a sheet of cardboard. Cover this with self adhesive transparent book wrap. Now you made yourself a re-usable sign wich you can use with a whiteboard marker and clean again with a small towel.
Another good invention is the water proof transparet water-proof document-bags. There you can store a many sheets of paper and signs you can reuse. Nothing falls out, you can hang them somewhere and you can use both sides. Ortlieb is one company that produces good ones.
==When not to use==
At Some hitchhikers think it could be better not to use signs at big crowded gas stations where it's up to you to ask people, like in [[Germany]] on highway gas stations (and speaking fluent German). It's not very likely that holding a sign will actually be helping if you can already clearly state where you want to go and that you are hitchhiking.
Another good invention is Others always have a sign. To show it to people while their still in the water proof transparet water-proof document-bagscar and then ask them if they pass by to pay for their gas. There you can store a many sheets of paper and signs you can reuseIf they don't understand what's written on it they also ask. Nothing falls And I already have it with me when getting outof a car, you so people sometimes ask me right away if they can hang them somewhere and you can use both sidestake me... Ortlieb is one company that produces So it's definitely good onesto have it. It doesn't have any negative effects so why not using it?
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