People who live in areas which aren't /out/: do you ever just load up your pack and hike into a local forest preserve then start cooking some freeze dried meal on your backpacking stove?
I'm starting to go a bit crazy here in the midwest and need SOMETHING to give me an /out/ fix.
Pic unrelated, it's where I'd go on casual saturday afternoon hikes before I moved here.
No, I have to drive to my /out/ locations. Since I live in a small euro city with no /out/doors culture, if I did what you're saying people would start thinking I'm a weirdo if I did that alone. If I was doing that with a bunch of friends, which I've done before, it's just a picknick.
Sucks having to drive a few hundreads km to enjoy nature. Gladly I have a beach couple km away tho.
>>713019
What country is this?
>>713015
I live within walking distance (four miles) of a preserve with a six mile trail, so a lot of times I'll grab some torts, summer sausage and cheese sticks and go walk most or all of it. It's not exactly my favorite place, since I can't have a camp, fire, fish or even pick berries, and I'm pretty sure I'm not even supposed to drink the water, but fuck them on that; there's no way I'm doing a 20 mile without refilling my water.
It's also a western US pine forest that got major fire damage last year. I've been trying to get down there at least twice a week to check for morels. I'll take my chances with the Feds to get my hands on some morels.
>>713032
What state are you in? I'm in Illinois (Chicago suburbs) so the best I have are a few 10-15 mile trails that are usually full of casual walkers and families biking.
No, I'd rather spend 10 consecutive days /out/ than 5 weekends. This is even more true because I can go to a much better location than what is close by if I wait for a longer trip. So I save my vacation and shekels until I can get somewhere worth going.
>>713058
I don't do both because it's pretty dire straits near me (Northern Germany). I feel my time is better spent being social and getting stuff done around the house that I don't have time for during the week. If I lived near some nice locations for weekend outtings I'd probably make more of an effort to make it happen.
>>713015
I know that feel.
I live near Washington D.C. and every good park is at least 2 hours drive away if not more. There is a few conservation parks near me but it's limited what you can do. Also a 10 mile trail but it sometimes borders neighborhoods and buildings so it breaks the immersion.
>>713023
Fort Collins Colorado
>>714675
At least it only takes you 2 hrs to get to the mountains. I have to drive at least 4 hours from Nebraska to get anywhere that has something.
>>715824
but you have all that flat shit to walk on in Nebraska without people to annoy the dick out of you
>>715921
I guess if all you want to see is corn and cows.
