RE: Getting Started
You need some safety/survival gear. Don't take this lightly. No one thinks 'it' will happen to them, but if you asked everyone 'it' happened to, 'did you think that was gonna happen,' the answer is, of course, 'no.' Maybe you're as safe as can be, but what if some idiot shoots you? If you're depending on a cell phone, forget it. Ever try to stop arterial bleeding with a cell phone?
Here's some stuff you should have in your first aid kit:
a few band-aids
compression bandages
elastic bandages (for wrapping a turned ankle or knee)
maybe some adhesive tape
maybe some disinfectant
any medications you may require. Yeah, you plan on being home by nightfall, but what if you aren't?
You should also ALWAYS take some means of starting a fire. Waterproof matches, lighter, a chunk of a tapered candle, whatever.
Good luck.
Good luck.