Welcome! I think you will get more specific help and advice if you fill out your profile with much more detail. The advice will be different if you are 20 years old and in college or 60 years old and a recent "empty-nester". If you are still in school, many colleges offer an outdoor wilderness program. Are you in the USA? Several of the members are in South America, many are Canadians, and some are overseas. We have Aussies. The point is that if you give us a little more info about you, the advice here can be more taylored towards your situation.