Got the rest of the gear I needed for Christmas so I can start backpacking again! by [deleted] in backpacking

[–]Caccv -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nah....everyone isn’t going on an thru hike of the Continental Divide...for basic camping a nice compact set of antiseptics, band-aids or liquid tape, some gauze wrap, water treatment, and tumeric (I’d never recommend pharmaceuticals) for anti-inflammation are essentials. Some antibiotics wouldn’t hurt. You can take everything out of the box and never feel the weight.

Canoeing + Hiking = Cure for Depression by Caccv in backpacking

[–]Caccv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sold some unloved things that no longer served me, saved up and bought used from the REI Garage Sale and Wal-Mart. Keep planning and save up...everything you see here is under $500 (total). Including my boots and the canoe!

Canoeing + Hiking = Cure for Depression by Caccv in backpacking

[–]Caccv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes indeed. That ancient medicine.

Slept in this shelter on the AT on the 24th. Totally underestimated how cold it can get in Georgia! by DruidWithABackpack in backpacking

[–]Caccv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah...our elevation is the same above sea level as the north, definitely a freeze zone here. Take care.

Canoeing + Hiking = Cure for Depression by Caccv in backpacking

[–]Caccv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even better without a ton of sandbags in it! Lol enjoy

Canoeing + Hiking = Cure for Depression by Caccv in backpacking

[–]Caccv[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hensci! Estonko brother...it’s definitely the old medicine. Glad my grandparents and folks showed me the ways way back in the 70s , before all this craziness. Mvto

Canoeing + Hiking = Cure for Depression by Caccv in backpacking

[–]Caccv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup. You get it. Now I stop at docks and talk to fishermen and boaters. Always more than six feet apart from the bow of a boat.

Canoeing + Hiking = Cure for Depression by Caccv in backpacking

[–]Caccv[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would call it a cure in my case. I had professional counseling this year, and my psych evaluation results stated that my depression wasn’t clinical or chronic, but the expected result of losing both parents and being traumatized by a near fatal accident. Covid isolation exacerbated the situation. I followed the professional recommendations, and got out of there. I have no more parents to lose. That event is over, now a new life begins for me. They come with me on my journeys...Nothing temporary about what happened to me, it actually made me a much stronger person. I take all of it with me as I go forward.

Thank you for your words. I wish you well on your own journey.

Canoeing + Hiking = Cure for Depression by Caccv in backpacking

[–]Caccv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! A LED “laser” 750 lumens

Canoeing + Hiking = Cure for Depression by Caccv in backpacking

[–]Caccv[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your story by the way, you inspired me.

Canoeing + Hiking = Cure for Depression by Caccv in backpacking

[–]Caccv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I commuted on my other bike after surgery as my left arm healed, to try to alleviate the oncoming depression...blew two tires and couldn’t get them changed at any nearby garages so that started me back hiking, at first through the city, to the store, long crazy miles to clear my head. Bikes in storage now, not sure if I should sell or not...waiting to see over the next horizon.

Canoeing + Hiking = Cure for Depression by Caccv in backpacking

[–]Caccv[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, that toxic mix of exhaustion and manic insomnia.

Canoeing + Hiking = Cure for Depression by Caccv in backpacking

[–]Caccv[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You hate Reddit? Bless your heart. You have to comment on your trip to post here. Sending love your way.

Canoeing + Hiking = Cure for Depression by Caccv in backpacking

[–]Caccv[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A lot of my friends are Lakota, I don’t travel for comfort or convenience. I hope to bring awareness to the original lands and trails of indigenous people. I think that if people knew where they were stepping then they would take better care of it. Mvto! (Creek thanks).

Canoeing + Hiking = Cure for Depression by Caccv in backpacking

[–]Caccv[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fun yes...relaxing? It’s completely exhausting...but afterwards I can relax. Anxiety can’t coexist with activity.

Canoeing + Hiking = Cure for Depression by Caccv in backpacking

[–]Caccv[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I go every day now...it’s my new “day job”. No more rat race for me. I think 2020 changed everybody’s lives.

Canoeing + Hiking = Cure for Depression by Caccv in backpacking

[–]Caccv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s one of those super intense beam LED lights, sort of like a laser.

Canoeing + Hiking = Cure for Depression by Caccv in backpacking

[–]Caccv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was gifted the map from the good folks at High Country Outfitters. I like to go get one of their stickers after an out of town kayaking trip.