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• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings

Want to get away from work / bills / schedules and see the world? Try to make camping a part of your life. Every day during your journey, you can do what you want, and as you please, work seasonally and gain experience for several lifetimes ahead. Once you experience that kind of freedom, it will be very difficult to get back to your 9 to 6 pm routine.

Steps

1. 1 Save money. You can't do anything without some cash for the first time. But you always need to save. Some craftsmen can hold out on their budget for a very long time, you should start with that too.
2. 2 Give or sell almost anything you own. If you have things that you cannot part with, rent a safe. It will be much cheaper if you are in a small town than in a big one. Include a daily safe rental fee in your budget.
3. 3 Choose a transportation method. You are not going to just sit around somewhere. Boredom is the hardest thing you will face.
   • Tourism.Tourism is by far the most difficult path. All you need is to load your backpack behind your back and hit the road, which may still have limitations. Yet thousands of people walk incredible distances each year. They follow great scenic trails and many find the experience exciting. Keep in mind that just because you are on a hike does not mean that you always have to be “on the go”. Find a vacation spot that you like and is far from the roads. You can also use buses, taxis and shuttles and get off at a place that you find great to stay there for a while.
   • Exhaust yourself with cycling. Cycling allows you to cover much longer distances and is easier than hiking. You can go on a "tour" by attaching a trailer with a load to the bike. A mountain bike is suitable if you plan on riding difficult roads or just exploring the trails and 4x4 roads. The hardest part is in the mountains with constant climbs. But if you have children, all your gear and bike will not provide you with long-term shelter.
   • Transfer to a canoe. Take the boat for tourist purposes. Set up a tent on the island. You can swim, fish and swim every day. You can travel almost anywhere on large rivers, lakes and canals. Water is the source of life. It ensures that you are in scenic spots every minute. Plus, cities will always be somewhere nearby, so you can always restock your groceries and essentials.
   • Use four-wheel drive. Stack up camping equipment, bicycles and canoes. This way you will be ready for anything. You can leave your car and go hiking down the river, or bike to explore the mountainous areas. If you have more than one bike, wrap rags around the rubbing to prevent metal damage when you go down bumpy roads. Light bulky items can be tied under the canoe, and whatever you need most should be kept inside the car. The disadvantage is the cost of fuel and repairs. But if you stay at each location for a long time, you can save your budget.
4. 4 Sketch the routes you want to take. Come up with a general route. Find out more on the Internet about each National Park you want to visit, and an avalanche of free information will simply fall on you. Define a time span, say one month, half a year, or a year, and plan a budget for it.
5. 5 Calculate your working budget and stick to it strictly. The minute you start to deviate from the budget, it will only get worse, because all your plans will fail in no time. Take so much money that you have enough for each month while you stay in place. If that means an extra week or two in the same boring place, go for it. The longer you stay in one place, the more you will love it. By staying for a month and leaving this place, you will feel that you are leaving home.
6. 6 Choose a high quality tent and sleeping bags if you can afford it. Your tent is your only shelter, so make it comfortable. Sleeping bags should be synthetic on the bottom and more durable to serve well in wet weather. There should be a lot of woolen clothes, blankets and ropes. Keep in mind that cotton does not have insulation when wet, unlike wool and synthetics, so if it is possible to replace it in all garments, do so. Bamboo mats are great for laying your flooring. Sleeping on the ground will be comfortable if you have thick foam pads or an air mattress. And if you have a cotton mattress on top, it will be worth its weight in gold.
7. 7 Hit the road either along the trails or along the river. Relax, stay organized, stick to your budget and plans. Always camp well before dark or on the motel grounds. If a motel is part of your monthly budget, that's fine. Get there early and enjoy it for a full 24 hours. But if you end your motel trip due to poor planning and poor decisions, you'll be back in town in no time and go to work.
8. 8 Make sure there is always a source of water on your way, be it a stream, lake, river, or hot springs. You will need to bathe, do the dishes, do your laundry (if you are not a hardcore fan, use laundries like most people), drink, maybe look for edible plants, etc. Water is not only essential for life, it is also a large part of food. Wild fruit trees bear fruit very well near water, and the same goes for aquatic plants such as cattails. Bathing every day will put you back on the ground like nothing else. The biggest luxury is hot springs. Spontaneous campgrounds are often formed near them. This is a great place to meet like-minded people.
   • It is important to know how to purify the water so that no one gets sick.
9. 9 Go hiking when the season is warm. Nothing kills your enthusiasm faster than the cold. It just makes no sense to go out into the cold and sit in a tent.
10. 10
    Use free camping sites. On some of them, you can stay within a month. Whether you are walking in the woods or along the river, there are free camping spots everywhere. But it will not be so easy to find them by car, you will have to look for them.
11. 11 Take hammocks. Take whatever will increase your comfort level. Sitting on bare ground without furniture is unpleasant, so you can even sleep in hammocks.
12. 12 Bathe every day. Even if you quickly plunge into the water in a cold river after many kilometers, you can feel clean and fresh. Feeling clean is very important, it makes you want less motels. If there is no water source nearby, sunbathe. After an hour in the sun, your pores will open and you will feel clean. If there is no sun and cold, build a house with grass, tarps, and blankets. But keep in mind that if there is no sun and it is cold, you may be in the wrong place.
13. 13 Eat well. You can cook anything you want on a fire. Try cast iron pans and oven baked goods. Stromboli, cinnamon rolls, stewed lentils, pancakes in a skillet, fire-fried yams are all possible. Food becomes especially tasty on fire, so choose the dishes that best suit your Spartan lifestyle, and then you will worship every bite. Be grateful and it will all jump up to 1000% in value. You can even bake a peach and pear, or cook jerky. If you don't pamper yourself with your meals, you will begin to strive for indoor living and will inevitably break down.
14. 14 Check out edible plants. Take with you a small library of edible plant reference books. There is a huge amount of wild food out there, and you can find it if you just look around and get at least a basic knowledge of edible plants. Including whatever you find in your diet will make it easy to cover whatever nutrients you need, especially with limited access to fresh food. She will also train you to land and become more independent. Make sure you eat consistently, though, save some plants for later.
    • Always use the universal edibility test (as described in the article "How to test a plant for edibility") or something similar to ensure that the plant is safe to eat.
15. 15 Try to slow down and enjoy life. This is harder than it sounds. See How to be calm. Find things to do besides playing and walking.For example:
    • Do something simple like weaving ropes, grape baskets, rugs, sandals, etc .:
      • Make a basket of pine needles.
      • Try beading a pair of moccasins.
      • Start building primitive shelters like thatched huts.
    • Draw fantastic scenes that you come across if you are an artist. Small galleries are always open for this kind of work. The income from this can perfectly support you along the long journey of your minimalist lifestyle.
    • Take time to read literature and become a philosopher. Try to get a sense of the "big picture around you".
16. 16 Work seasonally. When you are low on money, go and earn some more. Do something new and interesting. Tourist locations always employ outsiders during peak tourism, and jobs can span a wide range. You can make money selling forest mushrooms. For example, you can sell mushrooms to a high-level restaurant chef and make very good money. There are endless opportunities to earn and regroup. To survive, you don't have to be tied to a job / career.
17. 17 Document your experience. Keep a journal and write down everything that happens to you, as well as your thoughts and moods. Take lots of pictures. All this will become a valuable baggage for one of the most significant events in your life.

Tips

• Respect the places that have become your new temporary home so that natural beauty is preserved for those who come after you. Do not contaminate water sources by bathing or washing dishes with soap, even if they are bio-based detergents. Be proficient in creating toilets and human waste pits to avoid damaging vegetation. Move the tent every couple of days so that the grass recovers and the camp is on a firmer surface. Watch out for the whiff of the fire. Only use the pre-installed ring of fire if possible. In short, do not violate nature with a "civilized" way of life. Go to http://lnt.org/ for information on minimizing environmental impact when living outdoors.

Warnings

• Don't be reckless. While most of the people on the routes are friendly, you will be miles away from passers-by, police officers, or locked doors. Be friendly and calm, but you need to know how to protect yourself when needed. You can carry pepper spray or other personal protective equipment with you.
• Take care of protection from tick bites. Bartonella, babesiosis and other tick-borne diseases are spread by several types of ticks. Long pants tucked into socks should be worn to prevent ticks from entering your legs. Check your entire body and scalp before going to bed. If you find a tick, grab it by the head with tweezers and pull it out. It is recommended that you take antibiotics for several weeks after any tick bite.
• Try not to get hurt, as your trip can be cut short at any time by a visit to the nearest hospital.