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For the newcomers, please poke around and ask questions in the various threads of interest. Imposter syndrome is real but the community here is pretty open and honest. A lot of the posters vary from people just getting into camping and the outdoors to people that have climbed some of the most famous peaks and everything in between. Keep in mind there's also no end goal or finish line of success, just enjoy the outdoors in whatever way you find enjoyable. While some might geek out over ultralight tents and weighing their gear by the gram, others are just as happy taking their kids out with a coleman tent and roasting marshmallows at a drive in KOA. Karenina posted:Hey everyone! New Jersey-based goon here. Resources on ultralight packing would also be great. Or advice on hiking with chronic pain on your plate. Because I've had chronic pain for years, mostly around my collarbone, and I'm a little antsy about triggering a flare-up. While I don't have any resources on ultralight stuff per say, I would suggest seeing your doctor and getting a referral to a PT/sports medicine specialist to see if there's any possible way of addressing the pain issue. Trying A B or C won't really help unless your doctor can really thoroughly examine the cause/possible treatment for whatever is plaguing you. Its possible you might have already done this but if its that big of an issue, maybe consider getting a second opinion or a referral to someone who may have some other alternatives. As for chronic pain, I injured my lower back a few years ago playing hockey and fell backwards onto my tailbone. I herniated my L4-L5 and L5-S1 discs and it has caused pain and tension in my lower back/hip and sciatic nerve pain down my right leg ever since. Ive been to PT, ive been trying to stretch and keep with the PT exercises more and its just always there. My doctor finally took an xray and said that he saw some degeneration. When discussing surgery he gave me a 40% chance of success and said often times patients of back surgery often feel no relief and sometimes the pain worsens. Its pretty lovely though. I'm only 36 and in pretty good shape otherwise but it bothers me every day. I notice it the most when I'm not being active which is often because I'm at a computer all day for work. The more I move around and focus on staying loose and limber the better it is but it never completely goes away. Even when backpacking, I'll bring pain reliever (ibuprofen) just to reduce inflammation and take the pain down from a sharp hinderance to a dull annoyance.
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Steely Dad posted:I'm aiming to go on my first solo car camping trip this coming Thursday and Friday nights. I'm in northern California. I was originally going to China Campground in Big Sur, but that's kind of on fire at the moment. I found a last-minute spot at Cole Creek Campground at Clear Lake, but setting up at a tent at a popular boating site that's like 3 miles out of town isn't really the kind of camping I want to do. It seems like really just a half-step from a KOA, and I want to be further away from people. Nice thing is car camping is probably the easiest and lowest risk overnight you could do solo with lots of room for error. You've got the ability to bring a lot of gear, food, extra clothes. If something happens to your tent you can sleep in the car or just pack up and head home. Download an offline map on your phone of the area beforehand so that you can navigate without service. If you have an area in mind, do some research if possible. Most of the hikes around me have trip reports where you can read up on road conditions etc. Bring a standalone gps if you have one just in case. Obviously understand your cars limits and don't push it. Know how to swap the spare tire on your car. Just give it a shot and see how it goes.
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