What is that thing it has slike really ligyt footsteps i the snow should i run please respond fast guys

Has anyone else here traveled around living in a backpack for a while? What about car/van life? What are your experiences and if you're still doing it what are your plans for the next year?
I've been doing it for 5 years straight after my Mom passed and I had no ties left to keep me involved with society or my hometown much.
Now I'm renting a large property and house, working on my hobbies and profitable skills and saving up cash for when I inevitably dip out back into the world again this spring.

I'm getting a backpack set up and possibly a 4runner. I just don't know where I want to go though anymore, I've been all over the US a few times and I hate crossing the continental divide, I'm probably going to stay in the PNW for a while until something interesting draws me east, but I'm also considering biting the cost of a passport to go start traveling in other countries too.

ok real shit, important question

why is photographing wild animals with drones so looked down upon when trail cams are okay?
>inb4 hurr noise
nigger this isn't 2005, most drones are quiet enough to the point where they can hover 10m over your head and you probably still won't hear it. go ask any slavshit conscripts duking it out in donetsk right now
>inb4 animals have keener senses
again, trailcams. those motherfuckers emit an ungodly amount of IR lights only visible to animals (and other IR cameras i guess) yet no one seems to have any problem with them

high IQ answers only

ITT guys who made it. Men who didn't die of exposure or hunger, men who survived

>EWG study: Eating one freshwater fish equals a month of drinking ‘forever chemicals’ water
So am I just not supposed to eat fish anymore? What's the point of even fishing anymore?

any subcultures other than rock climbing that have a dirtbagging scene?

>gun? heh, I just carry bear spray, it's actually more effecti-

would a solo alpine winter ascent of K2 without oxygen be a greater feat than free soloing El Capitan?

so when i go out, which is rarely, its usually just a trip to the woods for 1-2hrs.

but im interested in day hikes. im not really fit, its more the opposite. im pretty skinny and dont have a lot of strength and stamina, is ultralight gear the way to go for me?

i dont plan on sleeping outside, so i dont need a tent.

i need a good backpack, shoes and just the regular stuff. actually, i dont really know what i need for day hikes. i guess enough space for food, water and other necessities. budget is 500

any recommendations or do i just look up yt and see what they say?

fantasy books recommendations?