I live in my grandparents' old house. To access my kitchen and bathroom I must leave my house. This winter the lowest temperature was -15°C. Last summer the highest was 42°C. On the one hand the simple need to put on three layers of clothes to go piss is rough on your morale. On the other hand... imagine waking up to take a leak and being FORCED to see a starry sky or being FORCED to walk through the thick snow in your yard. You are simply not allowed to not enjoy it, which is pretty great, cause I am quite a depressed dude, capable of staying indoors for days at a time

I went hiking two days ago, got attacked by herding dogs. If it weren't for the modern technology I used to defend myself, I would have been in hospital now. This happened 10 minutes away from my house. 20-30 years out in the wild is pretty optimistic, ngl lol

Also, my father (60s) and grandfather had to chop all their wood by hand back in the day cause they didn't have a chainsaw. I had one and it was still some real hard work heating the house this winter. It gets tedious real quick

But yea, the benefits are fucking awesome. That dog attack, for instance? Right before that I was on top of a hill, listening to my favorite film score, feeling feelings to an intensity I rarely get to. Much like being "inside" RDR2 (or in my case Where the Crawdads Sing), so I absolutely get your point

You should absolutely at least go hiking with a group sometime. Nothing too crazy. Pick someplace with as few dangerous things as possible. It can be legitimately terrifying out there. It takes lots of preparation to make it so you can let your guard down, and even then it's not a good idea. It's kind of like being in a car: if you're the one driving, you can't enjoy the sights cause you gotta focus on the road. So yea, with a group is best, probably. On your own, you have no choice but stay alert at all times. I can't for the life of me imagine getting a minute of sleep out there