So I just realized I love going to festivals in part because of the camping aspect of it. And that I'm a bit of retard of never having considered simply going hiking , considering that I live just a short train ride away from one of the more beautiful parts of my country.

In the federal state that sorrounds my hometown it is allowed to camp wherever you want to for one night when on a Hike, so I'm not dependent on camping grounds either.

My plan is to first go on a few day hikes to get a feeling for it, then start overnighting on my hikes. While I will try to recruit a friend or two , I'll definitelöy go alone eventually as I highly value being able to go wherever and whenever I want.
What are the essentials when hiking/ camping out on your own? A friends brother died a while back from breaking a leg trying to ford a creek, and he froze to death due to being unable to get out of the cold stream , so I am well aware that it may be easy to totally get fucked if you are on your own and without cellphone reception.

Whats the best way to get started, what do you have to look out for when camping somewhere in the woods, how do you identify a good camping spot and so on? Dangerous animals a renot a concern in that area, no bears or wolves.