So my friend and I decided we want to take a huge road trip across the USA. But the thing is we don't really want a planned route. We want to just... go. Get lost... see what kind of adventure we can have. We want to see if we can get a few more of our friends to come too so it'll be more fun. I thought of some other things as well. No mapquest, no GPS... just see where the road takes us. And if there is somewhere we want to get to... we'll use a good old fashioned map. No computers. No cell phones (except in emergency situations and letting people know where we are).
How do we plan something like this? I know it sounds like something from the movies. Is this just a dream idea or is it possible?
One big problem I see already is how to handle things. If there are a few of us going I know that it is inevitable (especially if it's all girls) that there will be constant "well I want to do this" and "but I want to do that" and "I don't want to eat there" and "I want to go this way". Every single trip I've ever been on with friends that involves at least 3 or more people there always seems to be at least one argument about something like that... where people disagree on everything. I know it's all part of the experience. I'm the calm, patient one but I really don't want to spend the whole trip dealing with stuff like that every half hour.
What's the best way to deal with things like that?
I figured if there's at least 4 or more of us then we'll defintely be taking more then one car. Maybe we can always split up at points then meet back up in certain city? So then we're not always all stuck together at all times.
I thought of some things we need to consider before getting up and just going. We have to agree on costs... how we're going to spend money on things and how we're going to budget them. Decide on a time to go that works for everyone.
What other things should be considered for a trip like this? Is this crazy or reasonable?