The problem is they are too politics focused which is typically about using power to change other people's lives.

No, it's about trying to stop progressives from using power to change other people's lives.

This is what I don't understand - is there even a name for that? A non-political conservative/reactionary who experiments with old ideas on himself and not forcing others to do so, is there such a thing

I think most reactionaries would settle for forcing the progressives to experiment with their new ideas on themselves before forcing them on everyone else.

As for experimenting with old ideas. What do you mean? If the 1000+ years of data isn't enough for you, a couple of neoreactionaries' self-experimentation won't be either.