>>1557561the most important thing is to stop reading and start going outside.
This weekend, pick a state park near you with a decently busy 4-6 mile trail, throw a couple granola bars and a bottle of water into a bookbag, and get out for an afternoon. You won't need to how to navigate with a compass, or build a fire, or need any fancy equipment, since it'll be a well-marked trail. If you actually get lost, use your phone GPS, but try to navigate without it.
Then the next ttime extend the trip to something 6-8 miles long go for the whole day, and bring a sandwhich and have a picnic.
Once you get more comfortable being outside and getting around, you can slowly start adding things one at a time
>buy a compass and navigating an unmarked/less busy trail>get a headlamp and night hike for an hour or two after sunset>get a waterfilter and learn to use it so you don't need to carry a gallon of water each time>bring a cookset to cook a lunch on the trail. No wiki, or book, or youtube videos can give you this experience. Each time make a note at the end of the trip of what went well, and what you think could have gone better, and you can come back on /out/ and ask questions about how to troubleshoot.
good luck anon, don't forget to take pictures and post them here.
