I've been thinking about this for a while but now I'm starting to get ready for it. Slowly of course but I still need to start preparing. I'm going to go be a hermit in the woods. Not now, not at this point, I still need to get a degree and get training in my future career (I'm going to be a landlord, it has potential to be very hands off and I'll want some form of income). I also need to sharpen up my wilderness skills if I want to go do it. I'd probably move somewhere in the Adirondacks in Upstate New York. There's tons of uninhabited land up there where you wouldn't run into another person for miles.
It's realistic for me too. I was in a wilderness bootcamp in High School and it was honestly the best time of my life. I was decent at learning the skills, such as building fires and setting up simple animal traps. The constant exercise/movement was great, being active and hiking a lot made me feel mentally and physically healthier. I frequently go hiking now but living in the woods would make it even better/easier to do. I like being outside so I wouldn't mind being out there. Best of all there is no one out there to annoy me. We didn't even have shelter when I was in my wilderness bootcamp so I know I can handle living outside for long periods of time. If I can live in those conditions I can totally settle down in a small cabin. My dad built my house and I work with him already so I could easily get help from him to build it if I don't feel like buying one.
I can't decide if I'd get internet or not though. Part of me wants to since the internet is such a great cope but another part of me wants to cut myself off completely from society. I'm so tired of all the bullshit and the internet magnifies the bullshit tenfold. I have time to think about it at least, I'll just base it off of how I feel right before I go. I'll bring a bunch of books with me as well since I like reading.
Anyone else here plan on doing something similar or at least want to do something similar? I'm nervous since it could go poorly fast but I still feel this call of the wild. I've had this feeling most of my life but now its getting more and more intense.
It's realistic for me too. I was in a wilderness bootcamp in High School and it was honestly the best time of my life. I was decent at learning the skills, such as building fires and setting up simple animal traps. The constant exercise/movement was great, being active and hiking a lot made me feel mentally and physically healthier. I frequently go hiking now but living in the woods would make it even better/easier to do. I like being outside so I wouldn't mind being out there. Best of all there is no one out there to annoy me. We didn't even have shelter when I was in my wilderness bootcamp so I know I can handle living outside for long periods of time. If I can live in those conditions I can totally settle down in a small cabin. My dad built my house and I work with him already so I could easily get help from him to build it if I don't feel like buying one.
I can't decide if I'd get internet or not though. Part of me wants to since the internet is such a great cope but another part of me wants to cut myself off completely from society. I'm so tired of all the bullshit and the internet magnifies the bullshit tenfold. I have time to think about it at least, I'll just base it off of how I feel right before I go. I'll bring a bunch of books with me as well since I like reading.
Anyone else here plan on doing something similar or at least want to do something similar? I'm nervous since it could go poorly fast but I still feel this call of the wild. I've had this feeling most of my life but now its getting more and more intense.
