>>1066605Anywhere that NF or BLM you can pretty much do whatever you want within reason (no cutting down trees or hunting without a license of course, use a firepit if possible, make sure the fire's cold before moving on, basic shit) NF land will have a 14 or 16 day limit per 5 miles of road, so as long as you move camp every couple weeks, you'll be fine; not sure about BLM limits.
Your big thing will just be to make sure you stay near water and carry a couple days' (~4000 cal) worth of food at all times (once you start to break into that, it's time to turn around and go home). The best way to do this and not get lost is to follow a stream uphill to get out and back downhill to get home. This typically means you'll always have water (and maybe fish) and the downhill hike will be easier.
>>1066622>Definitely wouldn't be my choice.It's not the best thing out there, and if you can afford better, get better. But it does work and it's a great starting point when you're trying to get started on a budget.
>it'd be worth investing in a 30$ or so in a filterAgain, I'm not arguing with you; I carry a Sawyer mini in a gravity system, myself. But that was $20 for the filter, $15 for the dirty bag. A dropper and bleach would be $2 at the dollar store even if he didn't already have them. And the US puts bleach in our tap water already, so it's really no different than what we're already drinking at home.
>>1066622>waking up with ... something poisonous would [suck]Yeah, no doubt. I've done this for years with an open bivvy in areas where I've seen rattlers, scorpions, tics and various different spiders. So far the only bad experience I've had has been with mosquitoes. I'm willing to keep taking that risk to save myself the weight and effort of actually setting something up, but it's a personal choice we each make. I do still think that for starting on a budget, Anon should try the (pretty much) free tyvek bivvy before throwing down on an expensive framed one though.
