As a person who has no family interested in anything remotely outdoorsy who could teach them anything, how the fuck do you get into the hobby?I don't know shit about fishing. I don't know shit about hunting. I want to get into camping but also don't want to do something fucking retarded because I have zero clue what I'm doing.Should I start just by reading? Any books for retards on the subject?Or should I just say fuck it and go /out/ and learn through trial and error?
rei loves people like youbring a full wallet and some bags (they don't have those)buy a tent, buy a bag, buy some shoes, hound the employees with questions, find a developed campground the kind that has showers and nice elevated sites with grills, bring some hot dogs and hamburgers, and go for a walk (the kind of campground attached to a state park or similar so you can hike nearby)
>>2868626>Or should I just say fuck it and go /out/ and learn through trial and error?This, at least for camping. Start off car camping so that if you realise you forgot something important then you can bail.
>>2868626>I’ve never had any hobbies, everReal Millennial hours
>>2868634This, start off safe and small. Baby steps, Anon.Make sure you know the laws in your country so you don't get in trouble right off the bat.
>>2868626you cant really fuck up camping that bad unless you get lost but just get a satellite phone for if you do.Camping is literally just>hike somewhere>sleeping bag and tent>make fire >cook some food>fuck aroundyou cant really fuck it up that bad? fishing and hunting you can learn about later but getting out there especially coming into summer is ez
>>2868626Camping is easy, fishing is easy. Hunting is more complicated. You'll need proper licensure, of course. For fishing all you need is a rod, some line, bait, and a knife. Get a tacklebox too. Look up some YT vids on fishing and knot tying. As for camping that's the easiest, as long as you can figure out how to erect a tent and start a campfire you're fine. You can of course upgrade that to full bushcrafting when you're ready. tldr just watch youtube videos you dont need to read a 'book' lmao
I was like you until I was 25 or so. First time I went, I didn’t bring a sleeping bag, and spent the night freezing my ass off in the mountains. You’ll be fine. Just go to one of those drive-in campsites at a state park with a tent, a bag, and some cooking stuff.
>>2868626Same as you OP. I watched YouTube videos for camping. Try camping in your backyard first, set up for the night and take it down. Watch some YouTube videos of people doing thru hikes to see what they bring. Then pack your bags for a 3 day trip preferably near your car, electricity and water. Once you know how to cook food, filter water, build a tent and take it down. Then move to no internet wilderness in the fall/summer. A season where water isn’t frozen. Back packs are heavy, pack what you need (trial and error mostly). For hunting and fishing, go take a gun license course or wilderness first aid, find similar interest people. But you have to first learn how to eat, filter water, start a fire, tent. Good luck. You can stop at any point in the journey, some people don’t like it and that’s fine.
>>2868626>how the fuck do you get into the hobby?go outside
>>2868626If you do want an actual bookAllen & Mike's Really Cool Backpackin' Book is good for the basics. if you need to be concerned about pack weight i would reccomend Lighten Up!: A Complete Handbook For Light And Ultralight Backpackingthese are good but from the early 2000s so there have been some gear advancements but youll see the newer stuff when youre at reimany pdfs floating around out there
Just do itAlso read some /out/ books for motivation, like with Wolfe in Canada, or some abridged version of lewis and clark's journals (potentially with annotations)
Just today I went and got my first rod and reel with some basic shit for $100. You could probably even go cheaper honestly if you just start with some worms. Just soak up information from YouTube videos. My plan is to start my own handbook, just write down anything I learn from videos or experience so I can reference it. Shit like what kind of lure is good for certain fish, environment, weather, etc.Camping is the same, just start with the basics and go to a campsite with lots. Sure it’s not as magical as backpacking innawoods, but you will get practice with your gear and doing little things like making kindling with a hatchet or cooking with a campfire.Hunting is a little harder to just jump into in my opinion, much bigger investment. I guess take a hunter safety class first and foremost. No matter what outdoor hobby you decide to try, just keep in mind your gonna suck ass at first, literally everyone does without practice and staying determined to learn.
>>2868626I can proudly say I learned fishing all by myself, self taught mostly from watching youtube and scouring angler forums. If you autistically put your mind (and money) to something you'll eventually get there. I love my dad but he was always at work and when he wasn't he'd just want to sit on the TV and was never really an outdoorsy type, so I had to learn it all by myself including the knots. A lot of frustration and cortisol spikes were had learning the ropes but I'm honestly glad I took the leap and did it, or I'd be regretting it 50 years later when I'm retired and have no hobby to enjoy in life
