>>1526974you should worry WAAAYY less about gear, and worry about information. you should read books on navigation, some basic survival skills and plant ecology first.
youtube is a great resource once you know the basics and can weed out the chaff. you'll get techniques from people that might actually know their stuff.
for example, I am extremely survival savvy and am a botanist, so I got plant ecology down and have been camping since I was a child. you know what I took up last year? fishing.
I knew nothing about it. I couldn't tell a sunfish from a shiner.
since fishing is less likely to get you killed than camping, I went straight to youtube. now I can literally walk up to a spot I've never been to before and know what basic kind of fish I'll pull out of where.
so, don't worry too much about gear. focus more on learning now.
I will tell you, do not buy the cheapes gear available. maybe the second cheapest, maybe something middle of the road, but do not get the cheapest unless you're doing something for the first time and it's likely to be broken, lost or stolen.
for example, the first time I used a crankbait while fishing, my line was too weak and I lost it in the mouth of a bass. then I put another on heavier line, but snagged it on the bottom and had to break off. I regret using $3 baits and not $1 baits.
just a tip, OP.
