About

Hitchbro is a webseries that follows Seth Thompson, a self-proclaimed man from the internet, as he pushes the boundaries of his own comfort zone and lays himself at vulnerable to the whims of exploration and discovery. In essence, he is seizing the opportunity that every impassioned frequenter of the internet secretly dreams of: to go out into the world and explore.

*UPDATE*

I have decided to release a long format documentary at the end of my journey with edited footage from the whole thing. I am adding a $35 dollar donation that will get you a link to the documentary, and a $65 dollar donation that will get you a DVD copy with otherwise unreleased footage n' such. All of these are cumulative, of course, so if you donate more than the amount you'll still get the reward.

Also, a few stretch goals!

12.5k- Cameras for every person who joins me on the road so when they continue on their own they can film it too! This will all be released on the Hitchbro channel and probably get incorporated into the documentary.

15k- Tickets to London and Sydney for myself and a cameraperson to hitchhike through Europe and Australia/New Zealand. How crazy would that be?!

How it started:

Two years ago, I decided to shake things up. After seeing a post on the internet about a great experience someone had picking up a hitchhiker, I wondered, "People still do that?" Of course it led to, "...why can't I do that?" As it turns out, I could, and I did. In the end, I made it from from Georgia to Los Angeles, with only a few scares and stalls along the way, and I really enjoyed it. So, earlier this year I went back onto the road with a set goal-- to get to Washington, DC. Armed with my camera and a few necessities, that was how Hitchbro season 1 was born. For more information about the first season of Hitchbro, check out this news article a dude wrote about me!

How do I do it?

I venture out with my camera and backpack, relying on the Internet as much as possible. From finding people to stay with, traveling partners, events to check out, the Internet provides me with pretty much everything I need on the road! Along the way I'll be attempting to capture the flavor of every city I can along the way by doing on-the-spot interviews with intriguing people (from my hosts, the people who pick me up, to random people I meet on the street), asking about venues and entertainment in those cities (with the eye of a budget traveler), finding exceptional restaurants and hot-spots, and of course, meeting awesome people from the internet! My goal is to see what I can accomplish relying on the internet to get by! What's gonna be cool is, every person I pick up that will be continuing on their own. It's like Johnny Appleseed, but for Hitchhiking!

What's unique about this project?

By means of this campaign, you, the fans, have unprecedented control over my actions. From making me go to do things to having me come to your house and cook dinner, almost all of my day to day actions will be determined by you. I'm going to have a live stream running as often as I can (only accessible through the donor section of my website), asking you guys what I should do and where I should go next! This is a unique opportunity to directly influence the creation of the show as it goes along!



To date, there has not been a project with the level of fan interaction I intend to provide. In the spirit of this, I plan to do live video chats daily (or as often as possible), produce weekly/bi-weekly episodes, and post a live Twitter feed and provide video voicemail for my fans. You will be able to follow where I've been, where I'm going, and even my current location the map-- all on the Hitchbro website!

For this season, I'm going to do things a little differently. There is going to be an episodic Hitchbro show, but also one all encompassing Hitchbro channel, with multiple sub-shows on that channel. For instance, Munchbro will be about interesting places to eat in a city, Thriftbro will be about budget sights and activities, and so on. There will also be a series of episodes recounting my many stories from the two previous trips never before shared with the internet entitled "Tales from the Road". Hopefully, with this approach, I can provide a wide range of entertainment and information about the cities I'm in (and my colorful adventures) to as many viewers as possible.