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I would say start small. Find a hiking trail - a real hiking trail - withing 10-30 minutes drive, and walk it weekly or so. Once you're comfortable with that tr

I would say start small. Find a hiking trail - a real hiking trail - withing 10-30 minutes drive, and walk it weekly or so. Once you're comfortable with that trail, broaden your horizons for where you want to hike. Eventually, you may want to do more/go on a hike further out then is a reasonable drive. At that point, find a campground near where you want to hike. If they offer rentals of some sort, great! If not, you may want to purchase a tent. If you do this, be sure to test it for a night by your house. Nothing quite as miserable as trying to figure out new gear in production (Yeah, the phrasings weird, but I couldn't figure out the right way to say it). Most of this I kinda rephrased from my time in scouting, so my apologies if I translated it to words badly.

Shared404 6y ago
Here's a couple links. I glossed over them, and they seem like decent resources. https://www.tripsavvy.com/setting-up-a-campsite-498429 https://www.tripsavvy.com/setting-up-a-campsite-498429 - Setting up camp 101. Doesn't go over how to pitch a tent, but that'll get covered with the tents documentation. https://veggievagabonds.com/camping-for-beginners/ https://veggievagabonds.com/camping-for-beginners/ - Camping 102, bit more in depth. https://thebackpackinghiker.com/hiking-and-wild-camping-in-switzerland/ https://thebackpackinghiker.com/hiking-and-wild-camping-in-s... - Assumes experience, but covers Switzerland specifically, so you may find it useful. https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-us/destinations/swiss-national-park/ https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-us/destinations/swiss-natio... - The Swiss National Park appears to have campsites and hiking trails. I've had good experiences with the US National Parks, but haven't been out of the states (yet).
- Shared404 6y ago
  The answers from 082349872349872 and BoiledCabbage are better then mine. Go with their suggestions.

Shared404 6y ago

Here's a couple links. I glossed over them, and they seem like decent resources. https://www.tripsavvy.com/setting-up-a-campsite-498429 https://www.tripsavvy.com/setting-up-a-campsite-498429 - Setting up camp 101. Doesn't go over how to pitch a tent, but that'll get covered with the tents documentation. https://veggievagabonds.com/camping-for-beginners/ https://veggievagabonds.com/camping-for-beginners/ - Camping 102, bit more in depth. https://thebackpackinghiker.com/hiking-and-wild-camping-in-switzerland/ https://thebackpackinghiker.com/hiking-and-wild-camping-in-s... - Assumes experience, but covers Switzerland specifically, so you may find it useful. https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-us/destinations/swiss-national-park/ https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-us/destinations/swiss-natio... - The Swiss National Park appears to have campsites and hiking trails. I've had good experiences with the US National Parks, but haven't been out of the states (yet).

Shared404 6y ago
The answers from 082349872349872 and BoiledCabbage are better then mine. Go with their suggestions.