>>81886>I've got glasses, does that disqualify me from long term expeditionsYou guys really need to learn the basics before you start talking about being ready for "long term expeditions." I see a thread on here every day about someone who wants to go backpacking for 1-2 months, and yet does not know the first thing about packing a backpack or otherwise does not own one. Baby steps, anon. Baby steps.
I've been doing outdoors-related activities since I could walk, backpacking since high school (starting some 10+ years ago), and the longest "expedition" I ever did was about 14 days, and we resupplied at the day 10 mark. The second-longest trip was like 8 days, and almost all the rest have been in the 3-5 day range. Do I think I had more of a quality experience on that 14 day trip with a group than I can have by myself on a 3-5 day trip? Not at all! It's all about your frame of mind, your own needs, and how well you can meet your own goals for each trip.
It might be worth considering that to undertake a 1 month hike (or whatever you consider a long term expedition), you're going to need a whole hell of a lot of willpower. The number of people who drop out of their thru-hikes of the Appalachian Trail in the first week is staggering. Granted, many of those people have never gone backpacking in their lives. They get out there, they realize that they're missing precious episodes of their favorite crime dramas, or they want to talk with their wives or mothers but realize they're out of cell range. Maybe they just get bored with the quiet woods and would prefer a fluorescent computer screen in front of them displaying the latest 4chan memes.
Whatever your inspiration to undertake a long trip, it probably won't be enough to make it to the end. You'll realize that you came, you saw, and you conquered. You need a goal to keep you out there after having conquered, and in order to find out what kind of goal you need personally, you just need experience first.
