I've never been so Scared when out bivvi bag camping.

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  • Опубліковано 17 сер 2023
  • IS THIS PARANORMAL ACTIVITY??
    spooky walking sounds heard around me when Urban oex bivvi bag camping in a spooky woodland, and it's not too far from people.
    when i heard the CREAPY ghostly walking sound, I knew something was not right, but i decided to say and get on with my bivvi bag urban camping.
    After the third 3 of hearing the footsteps, I decided to move to a different place to camp.
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  • @englishwoodsman
    @englishwoodsman  9 місяців тому +440

    Thank you for watching this video.
    I wish I had someone else with me as a second recording..😮

    • @theslowwalkhome7314
      @theslowwalkhome7314 9 місяців тому +19

      You did ?

    • @truth.477
      @truth.477 9 місяців тому +4

      @@theslowwalkhome7314 🤣👻

    • @CHRISpottsMRPOTts
      @CHRISpottsMRPOTts 9 місяців тому +14

      Give us a shout I come camping 😂

    • @Excommunicated-ei1ep
      @Excommunicated-ei1ep 9 місяців тому +25

      They sounded like Human Footsteps to me. That would’ve spooked the hell out of me tbh!

    • @redmann31567
      @redmann31567 9 місяців тому +5

      I try to watch every video you make Dan!!!!

  • @eileenwayman4826
    @eileenwayman4826 8 місяців тому +506

    As a single lady who travels and camps just with her dog, in the outback of Western Australia, my policy is this: if it doesn't feel right at any stage, then move on. Stay safe.

    • @TerminalM193
      @TerminalM193 7 місяців тому +43

      Well said. God gave us intuition for a reason and it's always best to be safe rather than sorry!

    • @thedisabledwelshman9266
      @thedisabledwelshman9266 7 місяців тому +22

      @@TerminalM193 no disrespect. but GOD has nothing to do with it.

    • @peterharris38
      @peterharris38 7 місяців тому +12

      W.A can be remote and lonely travel safe. I have a swag, kayak and my dog and camp in South Australia regularly.😊

    • @charlesmurray9608
      @charlesmurray9608 7 місяців тому +36

      ⁠@@thedisabledwelshman9266no disrespect. but you can’t possibly know that

    • @mbsissef8815
      @mbsissef8815 7 місяців тому +9

      ​@@thedisabledwelshman9266😂😂 yeah the funny thing is u know a lot about GOD

  • @houseofoddity2031
    @houseofoddity2031 7 місяців тому +201

    A man admitting to fear in any situation is leagues above a man who cannot. I applaud you mate. Great content.

    • @RAMROD1847
      @RAMROD1847 7 місяців тому +1

      What if your a man that legitimate doesn't fear anything?

    • @houseofoddity2031
      @houseofoddity2031 6 місяців тому +8

      @@RAMROD1847 props to you. Also, everyone has a fear. It is an human affliction.

    • @evangelicalsnever-lie9792
      @evangelicalsnever-lie9792 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@houseofoddity2031I fear having to be in a situation where calm, rational, critical thinking and credible evidence is required…
      …and I'm surrounded by screaming irrational fear crazed superstitious, "feelings" dependent magical thinkers devolved into
      group-think stupidity that gets everyone killed.

    • @kop1986
      @kop1986 5 місяців тому +5

      So true,I'm scared and I'm in bed safe watching 😂100% human footsteps

    • @chrisegnoto
      @chrisegnoto 5 місяців тому +2

      Agree 100%

  • @Theaxemandaily
    @Theaxemandaily 6 місяців тому +82

    A few years ago, I had a truly unsettling experience while “camping” in the woods with just my minimalist survival pack (no tent). In the middle of the night, I was abruptly awoken by weird eerie moans and scratching sounds. Initially, I believed it was a lingering dream, but when the unsettling sounds persisted, this time just about 10 feet away from me, I knew it wasn’t my head playing games.
    I reached for my flashlight and directed its beam toward the ground, partially shielding it with my hand to control the light. I started scanning the area, convinced that some wild animal was lurking nearby. However, when I fully illuminated the surroundings, my heart sank. There was nothing there - no animals, no moaning, no scratching. Absolutely nothing. It was as if the mere presence of the light had silenced the enigmatic sounds.
    Until this day, I can’t explain what I heard that night.

    • @maiko4237
      @maiko4237 5 місяців тому +14

      Made me remember the time I went out to check the woods a bit when I was younger, there was a swing in the middle of nowhere and after a couple of minutes, I heard a eerie screeching sound, It was a bit away's but it was coming closer and I just BOLTED the fuck out... I think I read somewhere that you can "hear" the trees or something but idk man 😂

  • @billvarner6548
    @billvarner6548 7 місяців тому +48

    I have spent years in the woods here in the U.S. and I can tell the difference between an animal walking and a human. That was a human. Animals don't walk that uniform and steady. They stop, go, and change pace constantly.

    • @skylermummert24
      @skylermummert24 7 місяців тому +4

      Exactly as a hunter in the states I was taught to walk like you’re an animal just cruising thru stop go stop go etc just so you dont spook what you’re after

    • @timesfly1081
      @timesfly1081 6 місяців тому +12

      Yeah they were human footsteps 100%. In fact, I think they were his very own footsteps that he recorded with his phone earlier in the day and played back for some “spooky content” 😂

    • @Hewlett-Packard-Lovecraft
      @Hewlett-Packard-Lovecraft 5 місяців тому +1

      AGREED

    • @user-zv7dz8el5q
      @user-zv7dz8el5q 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@timesfly1081u cant be serious bro ...beleive in the other side ...go to a haunted spot n record it .

    • @theapocalex
      @theapocalex 2 місяці тому

      @@user-zv7dz8el5qthey wont they are too scared lol

  • @KramF10
    @KramF10 9 місяців тому +367

    I can assure you I didn't see anyone while I was walking around your camp, twice. Quite safe 😂

  • @grahamherbert3612
    @grahamherbert3612 8 місяців тому +249

    As a field tester for a Carp fishing bait company, I'd be night fishing, five out of seven every week for nearly three years, from Cornwall to Northumbria on some of the most isolated lakes in the Country. I've seen and heard some really confusing and frightening things, from multiple UAP sightings, being assaulted by a bloodied woman speaking in tongues, two suicides by drowning, to floating apparitions. If it hadn't been for my old German Shepherd being with me, I could have packed up and gone home many times over. Things can get very scary with the lights out.

    • @luv2luv720
      @luv2luv720 7 місяців тому +52

      You need to be on a podcast. Better yet you should make your own video!

    • @chunkafunk81
      @chunkafunk81 7 місяців тому +8

      WOW!

    • @baz_1239
      @baz_1239 7 місяців тому +26

      Graham, I would love to hear more about these stories 👍

    • @necronix9947
      @necronix9947 7 місяців тому +13

      Crazy would love to here the stories, When I was younger used to go to a few local haunts and the most creepy ones was always in the country side. Clophill Church in Bedforshire always gave me the creeps once see a wierd person shap mist there, needless to say we done the off quick time and didn't go back for years!

    • @grahamherbert3612
      @grahamherbert3612 7 місяців тому +1

      Many Thanks. I've certainly experienced some odd stuff over the years, some of which I've sort of been able to explain rationally, and some things that still haunt me to this day. It all just started off as a job that involved fishing 'away from the crowds', and turned into events that for a while, left me in therapy, on medication for anxiety, and many hours taken, making witness statements to various Police forces. I'll probably share some of the stuff eventually, I guess it'll help me a little in the long run. @@necronix9947

  • @SuzD0n
    @SuzD0n 7 місяців тому +78

    There was a spate of burglaries in the neighbourhood where I lived so you can imagine my reaction when I heard similar sounds coming from my garden. Worse still, it sounded like someone trying to be stealthy, moving slowly towards my back door. I was on my own so too scared to look out of the window in case they clocked a lone female was in there. So I called 999 and the police came round. And the police got quite excited too when they heard it. Total hot fuzz moment as the one copper vaulted over the side wall to catch the suspect. Then he came back in laughing his ass of and said I should come look. It was a bloody hedgehog. I felt so stupid but they were really nice about it - even admitted they thought they were hearing some dude creeping about.

    • @clintdavies491
      @clintdavies491 6 місяців тому +4

      those little critters can certainly make some noise, you did the right tho calling it in to the five 0.

    • @SuzD0n
      @SuzD0n 6 місяців тому +13

      @@clintdavies491 Well the Hedgehog now has a criminal record.

    • @firstman9273
      @firstman9273 5 місяців тому +6

      Agree it could have been a hedgehog, I stuck my head out the back door in the dark one night, and I could hear a strange crackling noise, it was so weird I went to get my torch and then I saw a hedgehog eating the cooked prawn shells I had put outside earlier. I had only put them there until I could put them in the bin in the morning. It was good the hedgehog enjoyed them.

    • @clintdavies491
      @clintdavies491 5 місяців тому +7

      @@firstman9273 good climbers too. my neighbours cant believe they have them in their garden when its "sealed" but when i tell them they climb over fences they are nonplussed. every garden needs a hog or two to munch those slugs. and just to make ya smile. goooooooooooooo hedgehog

  • @MrPerry61
    @MrPerry61 5 місяців тому +43

    as a teenager in the Ozark mountains in the US I was in the woods and just over a small rise I heard clear as day someone walking towards me. I was nervous but waited to see who it was. It ended up being a box shell turtle, about 6 inches across, it made enough noise to be a person. When your in the woods alone our imagination can amplify sound. We all clearly heard what you heard, and I don't have an explanation for you, the fact it didn't pause when you called out makes me think wildlife. Learning the different wildlife sounds helps us to understand. A fox call or an owls scream at night can raise the hair on your neck if you don't know what the sound is. Thanks for sharing.

    • @13zounds
      @13zounds 3 місяці тому +4

      I was in my 50’s the first time I heard a group of barred owls laughing. I had no idea what it was it was scary. I was in my home.
      I heard fox a few years later. That’s a freaky one if you haven’t heard it before.

    • @garyparkinson6198
      @garyparkinson6198 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@13zoundsfoxes mating is like a horror movie sound.

    • @overthebackfence8776
      @overthebackfence8776 Місяць тому

      Had a similar experience with cane toad in brisbane. Cleared the leaves away, set up the tent,then at dusk they came out of the burrows they hide in beneath the piles of leaves I'd made. Was sure someone was walking towards me.

  • @SL-zz6mv
    @SL-zz6mv 9 місяців тому +59

    Those footsteps were freaking terrifying, I would have been off at the first set!

  • @jonesmac2006
    @jonesmac2006 7 місяців тому +36

    Don't usually watch many camping videos, this one caught my eye. I'd say it's the most "real " one I've seen. Actually felt I was there. No one can argue with honesty. That happened, that was not right, you did the right thing.

    • @englishwoodsman
      @englishwoodsman  7 місяців тому +10

      It was a honor to read your comment. Thank you so much

  • @SteveWood_Commando_at_large
    @SteveWood_Commando_at_large 6 місяців тому +40

    Excellent catch! Having been on several paranormal investigations and heard similar sounds! Nothing wrong in leaving an area, especially if you're alone. You've gotten another subscriber from this.

  • @eddieallen6401
    @eddieallen6401 9 місяців тому +136

    Some people suit talking videos while some don’t. I love your style. You talk to the camera like it’s a mate. So natural. That’s a real skill. Keep talking and enjoy your break Dan.

    • @daniel.d2150
      @daniel.d2150 8 місяців тому +2

      Agreed Eddie!

    • @wayneparkinson4558
      @wayneparkinson4558 7 місяців тому +1

      Something tell me he will revert back to chat G.P.T from now on back in the box room?

    • @theapocalex
      @theapocalex 2 місяці тому

      He is a proper northern english bloke.

  • @5unTours
    @5unTours 9 місяців тому +148

    I once had a frightening experience:
    I found a wonderful place on a kayak tour: a small steep bank and behind it an old beech forest up to the edge. These beech forests always remind me of cathedrals with their tall, columnar trunks and arching canopy of leaves. At that time I had a hammock with me, which I could ideally hang up between the beeches; behind me the forest and in front of me the view over a fjord-like bay.
    But I woke up in the middle of the night, convinced that several figures cloaked in black were standing around me. I couldn't utter a sound, nor could I move. When I finally managed to sit up in the hammock, nothing was to be seen, and there were no footprints in the sand, but I was scared to death.
    After the tour, I drew my route on an old (paper) map as a reminder and what I read there left me speechless: The forest had the ancient name "fairy forest" and the small path through the forest was called "ghost path"!
    Because the place is so beautiful, I've stayed there two more times. But now I've touched a tree upon arrival and "signed in" with a friendly greeting and asked for shelter for the night. After a restful and trouble-free sleep, I said thank you, said goodbye and moved on.
    Believe it or not - there is more between heaven and earth than we can imagine...

    • @sohndervenus
      @sohndervenus 8 місяців тому +15

      Great story, thank you for sharing! I also talk to the creatures and spirits of the places where I camp and ask them for a secure and peaceful night. Better to have a litlle chat beforehand so they don't have to introduce themselves in the middle of the night ;-D I've experienced stuff like that many times in my life and I know how scary it can be, I'm just glad that it was always at home and not outside in the middle of nowhere. To have such an encounter out in the woods while camping is really the last thing I want to experience ;-D

    • @RxYouth
      @RxYouth 8 місяців тому +22

      That sounds exactly like a sleep paralysis experience, which some will say is just something your brain conjures up in that half asleep state but looking into it I cant say for certain that these dark and sometimes evil feeling figures that everybody seems to see arent actually there in some way. Why dont people ever experience any kind of positive beings or entities around them? It's always dark/demonic looking or feeling. Many people also claim calling upon Jesus was the only thing to get them to snap out of it and as soon as they did the figure vanished and they could move again, even people who arent necessarily Christian or religious.

    • @5unTours
      @5unTours 8 місяців тому +8

      @@RxYouthYes, I know about sleep paralysis and experienced it also. But this was different. And I didn't know about the history of this place unless I read about it after that trip.

    • @Chris-ru9qr
      @Chris-ru9qr 8 місяців тому +12

      Sleep paralysis my friend.. freaky stuff but countless people (including myself) have seen strange dark figures while in sleep paralysis.

    • @CurbHopper111
      @CurbHopper111 8 місяців тому +4

      @@RxYouth I once had a friendly triceratops in my room during sleep paralysis. I assumed it was a baby all these years because it could fit in my room. But I just looked up their size and it was a regular size adult triceratops.

  • @moparmarkstpac
    @moparmarkstpac 4 місяці тому +14

    I grew up in the smoky mtns. And i can tell you small animals will sound big and big animals will sound small, if you hear them at all.

    • @erikb8979
      @erikb8979 17 годин тому

      Exactly. I’ve heard squirrels sound like herd deer. And I’ve heard herd deer sound quiet. But I’ve also heard a deer that isn’t Leary walking in dry conditions sound just like a person. Depends on lot factors. But yes. U r right

  • @seasmacfarlane6418
    @seasmacfarlane6418 5 місяців тому +17

    Slightly late comment... I live in a village on Scotland's west coast, and we have muntjac deer. I'm a stargazer, and I very often hear noises just like you heard. It sounds exactly as if a person has just walked close by you, then it stops. No fadeout, and it's creepy, but it's muntjac. They're very small, and you often won't see them, but it's definitely muntjac deer. However, if you're unhappy, you're unhappy, and you're right, it's you out there and your call. Good on you for admitting you were scared. No shame in it, and you're not a wimp.

    • @Norsktype
      @Norsktype 4 місяці тому

      you are the only muntjac here m8

    • @seasmacfarlane6418
      @seasmacfarlane6418 2 місяці тому +2

      @Norsktype Thank you kind sir... what a compliment. Muntjac are graceful, beautiful, intelligent, adaptable, resourceful, amazing creatures. How very astute of you to be able to sum me up so accurately, having never met me. Clearly you realise that I do, in fact, know what I'm talking about. You must be incredibly perceptive. 😊

    • @Norsktype
      @Norsktype 2 місяці тому

      You are damn right, i am. Thank you muntjac.@@seasmacfarlane6418

    • @Chadhogan111
      @Chadhogan111 26 днів тому

      ​@@NorsktypeWhat?

    • @Norsktype
      @Norsktype 26 днів тому

      What i wrote was crystal clear, mans a muntjac.

  • @michellehartshorn924
    @michellehartshorn924 9 місяців тому +184

    You lasted a lot longer than most people would of so don’t beat yourself up about it. Enjoyed the video and it definitely wasn’t pointless, your body was telling you to get the heck out of there and we should always listen to those feelings.Enjoy your time away.

    • @kennethgardner3310
      @kennethgardner3310 9 місяців тому +8

      Well said..waiting for the unknown so daft get gone..live another adventure..

    • @teddybear63953
      @teddybear63953 9 місяців тому +7

      Hi Dan , it definitely was a spirit,you have nothing to worry about mate ... Don't feel your going nuts or crazy your not ...enjoy your time away looking forward to next video 👍👍👍

    • @michellemoores6327
      @michellemoores6327 9 місяців тому +4

      Not daft Dan, if the truth be known, you did exactly what we would all do, rrruuunnn 🤣, I would have been even faster out of there than you were ha ha. I also think it is a great idea for you to take time away from YT and the camera. Spend some time relaxing and enjoy your break. We will all miss you but we are all entitled to a relaxing break. Enjoy and see you when you get back.

    • @lauraharwood6581
      @lauraharwood6581 9 місяців тому +10

      You gotta trust your intuition. That’s how our ancestors survived. Once you feel unsafe in a location, its shot. Trust your gut. Its very unlikely to be anything ‘supernatural’ but it sounded 100% like quiet deliberate human footsteps. Screw that. There’s nutters out there.
      Get yourself to safety, and start with a clear mind another day. Never feel stupid for trusting your God given senses. Take care!❤

  • @graemesaunderson4218
    @graemesaunderson4218 9 місяців тому +100

    Those footsteps were well creepy .I would see no point in staying when it would only prey on your mind and possible highlight your senses to a point when every little sound becomes something possibly malevolent in your mind.I think you did the right thing.

    • @smiley9872
      @smiley9872 9 місяців тому +9

      I agree, no point in being there if unsettled. Nerves or anxiety are there to keep us alive. I listened on headphones, eight steps after he said "hello" in the first instance. It may well have been someone walking in the undergrowth or even a loose limb swinging, although there was no sound of wind. Sounds carry, but the site being so close to an urban area, it could have been a person walking close by. Who knows, nevertheless he made the correct decision IMO. I love Dan, I love how he shares what he is thinking, so natural, a great character. He needs a companion or a dog. Maybe he should head further into the countryside, too many seem to use that woodland for parties etc. Pity they wouldn't clean the site before they leave. Anyways, I suggest Dan read the instructions on the noodle packet, always put the dried veg in with the noodles at the beginning, I would also put the spice in there too. He deserves a break. Would love to see him go out with Kent Survival for fun and maybe something other than noodles. Thanks Dan for another great video.

  • @jelleepit
    @jelleepit 7 місяців тому +6

    The really strange aspect of those footsteps is the fact that they appear instantly and then stop just as fast. They are right in your location, they do not seem to emerge from a distance but they are instant and right on top of you. Then just stop dead. That's supernatural.

  • @Steve-bo6ht
    @Steve-bo6ht 6 місяців тому +8

    That is so bizarre I had an encounter years ago when I would visit woodland with friends from school, there was eight in our group and this particular part of the woods had massive electric pylons running through it always felt odd every time we visited almost you felt like being watched. It was a Sunday in 1998 we ventured out and walked to said spot and we decided to settle down and chat and we all heard a branch break and then the footsteps towards our location, it was so close we even kept looking for the long grass to flatten down as it literally sounded ten to fifteen feet away. Four of the lads legged it as it was bloody weird, I stayed and waited and it seemed to subside but not fully going away but when you put you're hand out in front it felt like static almost like when touching an old TV screen and a smell of something like a pencil. It's been so long since we had that experience and it was incredible and something all eight of us have never forgotten after all this time.

    • @theblackpearl8632
      @theblackpearl8632 2 місяці тому +2

      This does have a logical explanation. I used to work as an engineer at a MRI factor. Think huge magnetic fields around about 1.5 Tesla. It was known that _some_ people are sensitive to EM fields. High fields (such as around the pylon) cause feelings of dread, anxiety, something being a bit 'off'. This can also happen with infrasound (frequencies less than 20 Hz). Hope this helps. You must be one of the sensitive ones. (I am too)

  • @zentalish
    @zentalish 9 місяців тому +107

    The juxtaposition between Dan eating those noodles and the generally unsettling feeling from those noises was absolute comedy gold! You are a legend son! Keep doing you! Enjoy the break!!!

    • @sherbert500
      @sherbert500 9 місяців тому +6

      Like when that deer went all bruce lee on him and he had to go home lol

    • @mowvu5380
      @mowvu5380 9 місяців тому +15

      ahaha I'm cry laughing as the poor fella's guzzling down the spicy shit and hiccuping while impending doom is looming in the woods 😂

    • @deanwild8364
      @deanwild8364 9 місяців тому +2

      ​@@sherbert500😂

    • @deanwild8364
      @deanwild8364 9 місяців тому +5

      ​@sherbert500 maybe it was the ghost of that deer?

    • @donolinger6904
      @donolinger6904 9 місяців тому

      Every had any paranormal experiences zentalist?

  • @jimbrown4990
    @jimbrown4990 9 місяців тому +176

    It's probably a residual haunting. Nothing to worry about.
    I won't go camping alone anymore since I heard two ladies talking all night.
    There was no one there, just voices.
    Subscribed 💙

    • @Brunosdad
      @Brunosdad 9 місяців тому +27

      I was going to say residual, I had it in my old house where I'd hear someone walking into the kitchen then It was like a bunch of keys being dropped on the kitchen table, It happened about 4 times over about 10 years, every time it shocked me.

    • @occamsrazor3128
      @occamsrazor3128 9 місяців тому +77

      That's the reason I go camping to avoid the talking woman!! 😂😂

    • @MichelleNardiArt
      @MichelleNardiArt 9 місяців тому +6

      I agree. The residual energy would have continued and then no restful night. Best to move on...

    • @TASIAawful1
      @TASIAawful1 9 місяців тому +3

      Wow😮

    • @CrunchyTire
      @CrunchyTire 9 місяців тому +7

      nothing about ghosts explain why it would make the leaves rustle as it walks though because ghosts are not physical. Its actually more likely it was a bigfoot than a ghosts. 😂

  • @c-starkd3370
    @c-starkd3370 6 місяців тому +7

    Not a pointless video what do ever. Authentic and real with the ultimate lesson to trust your gut. Thank you.

  • @TheTwoFingeredBulldog
    @TheTwoFingeredBulldog 6 місяців тому +8

    Camping in snowdonia miles away from anywhere, i had someone push their hand into my tent right onto my cheek while i was making a brew. Jumped out within seconds, nobody there for far as i could see, later on in the night someone was singing in welsh, like an old mans voice around my tent, obviously bricking it but definitely thought someone was there, so again jumped out shined my torch in every direction shouted out, walked around, again nobody there. Then early hours i heard dragging noises all around me and it went on until dawn. Never will i be going back there to camp in that area. Not a believer in spirits and monsters and what not, but that's was the scariest experience while put on my own.

    • @angryherbalgerbil
      @angryherbalgerbil 14 днів тому

      Spirits and monsters are entirely real.
      I doubted things like poltergeists, until I had one where I live. Flickering the lights, slamming cupboards, banging and scratching on the walls. Even have a video of the sounds and of noises it made on camera that weren't audible at the time.
      Since then I have gone from skeptic to fully knowing that there are more things to our reality than we fully understand.

  • @leeroberts6809
    @leeroberts6809 9 місяців тому +64

    I listened with my earphones on and it sounded definitely like crunchy footprints ,I would’ve been running not cooking there’s nothing wrong with being scared it keeps you alive in my book

  • @jonathanobrien2103
    @jonathanobrien2103 9 місяців тому +79

    You have got to trust your instincts. When I was about 11, I was fishing at a lonely spot on the Thames. I’d been there hundreds of times, but I kept hearing strange noises in the woods all around me. I remember saying to myself - pull yourself together- but I just kept hearing things moving and it just didn’t feel right. This went on for a couple of hours, and then I thought I saw somebody sat at a crouch rubbing sticks together beneath a tree about 50 yards to my left. I rubbed my eyes - they were gone. Sod this I thought - chucked my gear in my rucksack and heading to the path out of the wood. Then, a young man emerged from the wood - walked up to me -and said “ did I scare you?” “No” I lied. He smiled , and walked away from me - disappearing into the wood. I cycled home as fast as I could. But I never breathed a word of it in case I wasn’t allowed to go again. Moral of the story - there are some crazy nuts about. If you don’t feel comfortable- get the hell out. Discretion is ALWAYS the better part of valour. You did the right thing.

    • @staceytroffer8287
      @staceytroffer8287 9 місяців тому +8

      The phrase “discretion is always the better part of valor”
      doesn’t mean to leave when you’re scared.
      It means keep your mouth shut about a certain situation/person and that makes you the better man.

    • @jonathanobrien2103
      @jonathanobrien2103 9 місяців тому +10

      @@staceytroffer8287 strictly speaking it means to avoid a potentially dangerous situation but who cares??

    • @VMM34
      @VMM34 8 місяців тому +18

      I'm female, but anyway I like walking in the the countryside on my own, down little overgrown tracks that no one ever uses. But twice, in different places, I've seen men just lurking in the trees. Wtf they're doing there is a mystery. Is lurking a hobby or something. Both times they've set off walking after me until I've given them a piss off type of glare. Obviously they're allowed to be there, as any of us are in the countryside, but they give off such a weird vibe. If they want company why not try and find it in town? Weird as hell that they're in such out of the way places though, it's never made any sense. They were dressed in modern clothes so I don't think they were ghosts

    • @staceytroffer8287
      @staceytroffer8287 8 місяців тому +1

      @@hopton100 which is exactly what I said………😳🤷🏼‍♀️

    • @garethw1228
      @garethw1228 8 місяців тому

      @@VMM34 Predatory behaviour. Too many people in the world and all living in too close a proximity...
      Primate species like ourselves were never evolved to live in the massive social groupings we now do and have moved gradually towards since we adopted agriculture in the Neolithic- this has lead to wealth differentiation and inequality, then class systems- elites/ the exploited, then oppressive social controls, then the long term effects of the unnaturally massive number of people you have to deal with every day- many of whom you would choose to have nothing to do with- creates frustrations, stresses and obsessive ideas that lead to negative behaviours, antisocial and personality disorders and ultimately murderous predators...
      We were never supposed to live the way we do and it makes some people very sick in the head, or unleashes a propensity for violence and cruelty that they might otherwise never have indulged. It is the lifestyle we force on our populations... this unnatural social structure that benefits a tiny minority of wealthy elites through the mass collective production of the people they oppress and exploit- 'willing slaves'- this is the root cause of the huge increase in mental illnesses observed in 'developed' modern, urban societies like the west and parts of Asia and the East.
      Having lived in various other countries, many extremely poor and poorly developed, I have always observed that the more simply communities lived, and the less they went above around a thousand people you would have to be around or interact with every day, the happier and healthier people seemed to be. Cities and towns? Always the reverse, regardless of the language or culture.

  • @janehennessey2857
    @janehennessey2857 6 місяців тому +6

    You definitely made the right decision.
    I'm glad you packed up and listened to your gut feeling and went home.

  • @davidfoster1133
    @davidfoster1133 Місяць тому +3

    Im 38. Went i was a young adult my friends and I used to get really drunk and camp in woods miles off the beaten track in the black mountains, south wales. People used to say they saw lights in the woods deep in the night. I never saw anything but did gear strange noises (mind tricks maybe).
    Well i cleverly went back there with my partner last year to camp.... I saw weird, ritual like string hanging in the trees late in the night anove the fire id lit, to say we were scared was an understatement. We luckily feel asleep easily and got out of there soon as the sun came up.

  • @wakewoman1
    @wakewoman1 9 місяців тому +44

    When everything says no to you, that’s your gut, your instinct telling you something is not right and you may be in danger. Listen to it. I have had that feeling a few times in my life while out camping in the wilderness of New Hampshire. I listened to it, packed up, hiked out immediately. It saved my life.

    • @smiley9872
      @smiley9872 9 місяців тому +6

      WOW!

    • @TheWrightTimes
      @TheWrightTimes 9 місяців тому +4

      Fight or flight

    • @Iamaguienapig
      @Iamaguienapig 9 місяців тому +2

      How do you know it saved your life?

    • @wakewoman1
      @wakewoman1 9 місяців тому +7

      When we, my hiking buddy and myself, both of us women, were stopped at the trail head. 2 not so friendly looking men started a conversation with us. In that conversation they asked a red flag question. “Does your family or anyone close know you’re out here?” Made me very uneasy but we continued on. Hiked as far as we wanted for the day and set up camp. Late in the day as dusk drew close, I got that “feeling” makes your hair stand on end feeling. I trusted my gut and knew we had to leave immediately. We left everything. Took an alternate route back to the trailhead. Got in my jeep and came back down the mountain and stayed in a cabin for the nite. Need to say that when we got to the trailhead those not so likable guys’ truck was there. We went back next day to retrieve our gear and their truck was gone. Got to the camp site and tent was sliced. Everything was gone thru. If it was a bear the food would have been the first to go and bears don’t have knives. Trust your gut!

    • @smiley9872
      @smiley9872 9 місяців тому +2

      @@wakewoman1 you were lucky girls! Frightening story, gut is best always!

  • @ang-ela
    @ang-ela 9 місяців тому +145

    You lasted longer than I would have! Gave me the creeps hearing them noises... I know others have commented about what animal it could have been but it definitely sounded like foot steps to me...and close by. Your not a wimp, a lot of us would have left, and a lot sooner.
    Happy 40th Birthday 🎉 enjoy your holiday and time away from UA-cam.

    • @DMContreras59
      @DMContreras59 9 місяців тому +16

      AGREE! I know I probably would have peed my pants and cried🤷🏻‍♀️🥺. I know I wouldn't have stayed. So he's definitely braver than I would have been.

    • @DivineProphetessCoral
      @DivineProphetessCoral 8 місяців тому +9

      I would have left after the first one!

    • @Jackieteresa1223
      @Jackieteresa1223 8 місяців тому +7

      Agree!

    • @BobBalcomb-bo4eq
      @BobBalcomb-bo4eq 7 місяців тому +2

      No that was strange the first time, it must have been close enough to be picked Jo by the mic

    • @Hew.Jarsol
      @Hew.Jarsol 7 місяців тому

      ​@@DivineProphetessCoralLeave where? It's pitch black

  • @bellaspatiogarden3493
    @bellaspatiogarden3493 7 місяців тому +14

    Always listen to your instincts even if it feels silly. Better safe than sorry. I would have moved either right away or as soon as I was finished eating while there was still light, with my senses on high alert for sounds of being followed. Those first two times were definitely human footfalls and they sounded like they came very close. What was creepy was they sounded like they came right up to you and then just stopped - they didn't fade in or fade out. I suppose that could be because they stepped from the grass to a path. But then not responding when you said hello, that would have spooked me too and made me feel like I was being watched.

  • @brucedickert5411
    @brucedickert5411 6 місяців тому +9

    I am a back country solo camper from the US, and I say always follow your instincts...your guts. If it isn't right, it isn't right. It sure sounded like footsteps though. Great content!

  • @simplesojourner
    @simplesojourner 9 місяців тому +36

    I think you made a great video. It was nice to be a part of your camp for a bit. Most importantly, you taught all of us by your actions! If something isn’t right - doesn’t feel/seem safe….GO TO A SAFER PLACE! It wouldn’t matter to me if I thought it was an animal, ghost, or person, something was off. Your simple, calm actions were a great demonstration of hiking/camping safety!

  • @clarabow2479
    @clarabow2479 9 місяців тому +55

    Your instincts told you to go and that’s what they’re for - to take you away from possible danger. You lasted longer than I would’ve, that’s for sure! ❤

  • @danadess
    @danadess 7 місяців тому +8

    If anything feels off, leave. Especially if everything goes quiet. At least in the U.S., when insects and birds stop making noise, it means that a large predator is nearby.

    • @sirwhitemeat9785
      @sirwhitemeat9785 2 місяці тому

      mate this is the UK the biggest predator around will be a hedgehog or a badger :D

  • @twindeer2095
    @twindeer2095 4 дні тому +1

    No matter what anyone says or what you do may God keep you safe in all you do and your travels! 🙏

  • @Skorpp13
    @Skorpp13 9 місяців тому +21

    Also went wild camping when I was younger (65 now) and I always enjoyed it. But you do these things to have a good time in the first place. If it doesn't feel right you just gotta go. Sitting there nervous isn't having a good time :) Right decision to move on. Keep making great stuff like this mate :)

  • @lindabroadfoot2963
    @lindabroadfoot2963 9 місяців тому +32

    It wasn’t a waste of a video as you intimated at the end-you had me hooked throughout the whole video. I was becoming as nervous as you! Thoroughly enjoyed it. I would love to see you go back to that woodland -maybe with another person and do a ghost hunt overnight! It would be brilliant!

    • @charleslaing148
      @charleslaing148 9 місяців тому +2

      yes that would make a very interesting video id watch it for sure

  • @DH-ij9pe
    @DH-ij9pe 7 місяців тому +20

    You made the right choice, never feel like a whimp for this. I come from the ADKs in upstate NY and had a similar experience and chose to stay, and laid awake in my hammock from 10pm hearing very odd noises right down the trail so I felt trapped and laid in my hammock holding a knife just waiting for the sun to come up and literally sprinted out of there as soon as there was daylight. To this day I want to think it was just an animal but the noises sounded like no animals I had ever heard and I was so terrified there was noway I was staying another night.

    • @cberg9480
      @cberg9480 6 місяців тому

      I’m a fellow upstate’s. What part of the ADK’s were you in?

    • @DH-ij9pe
      @DH-ij9pe 6 місяців тому

      @@cberg9480 happened up around Brandt Lake. Scared the crap outta me.

    • @cberg9480
      @cberg9480 6 місяців тому

      @@DH-ij9pe wow that is the area where the infamous Missing 411 Hunter case took place.

  • @susanpriestart
    @susanpriestart 7 місяців тому +5

    You have done the right thing, i go out taking photos in woods near me, and some times the woods feel off, and I just leave, because if you feel somethings not right then believe me, it isn’t, you should always listen to your gut instinct hun. You can never be a wimp if you have good instincts xx the woods near me feel different to me every time I go, sometimes soft and gentle then other times eary and gives me very un easy feelings. Your noises you heard where to close to you to not to be able to see something, which means it’s very likely to be un natural ( ghost) YOU DID THE RIGHT THING X❤

  • @leannet2653
    @leannet2653 9 місяців тому +93

    I would have gone the first time of hearing the foot steps😱 No way were you being a wimp to leave. It definitely sounded like human footsteps really creepy when no one else was around, really brave to stay as long as you did. Hope you have a great holiday away with the family 😀

    • @seriously_stupid
      @seriously_stupid 9 місяців тому +9

      As soon as heard it I would of been off whilst it was light

    • @thunderjoy7250
      @thunderjoy7250 9 місяців тому +6

      My backdoor would of been flapping big time😂😂...I wouldn't of stayes a minute longer

    • @mortimerbrewster3671
      @mortimerbrewster3671 9 місяців тому +4

      Absolutely. Frankly, there are too many people who ignore their flight instinct and those are the people more than likely to end up in precarious situations.

    • @itsjustweard2328
      @itsjustweard2328 9 місяців тому +4

      I agree 💯 you could hear that as clear as day I'd be gone in a second

    • @thunderjoy7250
      @thunderjoy7250 9 місяців тому +4

      @@itsjustweard2328 it was like schene from a horror movie and every body is shouting at the tv for them to get the hell out of the house before they get killed....I was thinking danial what the hell are you trying to prove....get gone 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️💨💨💨

  • @flash-wu8hi
    @flash-wu8hi 9 місяців тому +21

    Had a similar experience myself.
    Fishing in the northwest, on a secluded shingle beach, only one way on and off the beach. Fished all day, not a single soul came onto the beach all day, fished into the night and had a little fire going in a little cove in the cliff face, sitting there chilling waiting for the fish to bite, cant see past the light of the fire.
    All of a sudden, really loud steps running through the shingles past me less than 10m away heading towards the trail off the beach up into the cliifs.
    The most scared ive ever been in my life, reeled my rod in so fast you would think it was battery opperated, scaled a 300ft cliff trail in less than 5mins and sprinted back to the nearest town.
    Resesrched the area later and found out there is a shipwreck there where numerous people died in 1879. This was over 15years ago and ive never been back there.

    • @chunkafunk81
      @chunkafunk81 7 місяців тому +4

      scary! thanks for sharing this!

  • @kevinb9830
    @kevinb9830 7 місяців тому +5

    It's amazing what weird noises you hear in quiet environments. I sometimes go for a walk in the early hours to complete my 10k steps per day and I've heard all sorts of weird shit like construction noises seemingly coming from the sky, footsteps with nobody near. Very loud sounds like a squadron of airplanes circling the area but nothing in the sky. It can be very unsettling!

  • @SarahLouiseBacchus
    @SarahLouiseBacchus 6 місяців тому +5

    Omg!!! I have noise cancelling headphones on and BLOODY HELL!! That was so scary 😮 also the second time you could hear breathing. I’d have run the first time round 🤦🏼‍♀️ PS. I subscribed as I thought you were amazing!!! X

  • @MattF12765
    @MattF12765 9 місяців тому +68

    I always camp alone so nothing bothers me at all. I notice you do seem to be more of a social camper. I personally wild camp to get away from bloody people and the deeper and darker into the woods the better I think. Love it.

    • @lyndoncmp5751
      @lyndoncmp5751 9 місяців тому +19

      I totally agree with you. I find when I've camped with others there is too much talking and I'm not getting the most out of being in the woods, the noises, animal sounds etc.

    • @clarehaines2792
      @clarehaines2792 9 місяців тому +15

      I agree. I love my own company.

    • @ransomedavis2208
      @ransomedavis2208 9 місяців тому +7

      was probably you roaming around that scared him lol

    • @simoncampbell3144
      @simoncampbell3144 9 місяців тому +1

      Your not at peace with yourself yet , you'll get there

    • @simoncampbell3144
      @simoncampbell3144 9 місяців тому +1

      Birds are nesting cos they're comfy in the surrounding

  • @carpnstuff
    @carpnstuff 9 місяців тому +17

    I have high tailed it out of an area myself once...it just felt SO oppressive, "something" clearly did not want me there...that may sound silly but when you are there on your own it is terrifying. I have learned since that other people have had similar experiences in that spot.

  • @kevmanred
    @kevmanred 5 місяців тому +3

    I went fishing once behind a cemetery you have to walk through then through a woods and onto the river ,the noises I heard that night will haunt me ,I had to ring a friend to follow me down and walk out of there with me ,,I'm scared of very little but that feeling was the worst ever,I froze, was so scared like something went through me ,,so I don't blame you at all for being nervous,,I'd have been gone after the 2nd set of footsteps 😂

    • @gillianwatson8971
      @gillianwatson8971 4 місяці тому

      When you think Woodlands and farm land carry a lot of history through the centuries of battles and other traumatic deaths they leave those scars.
      You know when it’s animals or nature to when it’s something you cannot explain your instincts know.

  • @RuthieBowling
    @RuthieBowling 15 днів тому +1

    Very beautiful countryside thank you for sharing this video friend.👍❤️

  • @fafski1199
    @fafski1199 8 місяців тому +84

    I'm from the UK and used to go camping in the fairly regularly in my 20's (maybe 75 to 100 times). Often it would be in various local woodlands in Nottinghamshire. I've encountered may things on those camping trips including the typical woodland wildlife like badgers, deer, foxes, hedgehogs and even a sheep that had escaped from a nearby field and decided to chew on my tent, one trip. However, those noises in the video didn't really sound like any typical wildlife that you'd encounter in woodlands. A deer would probable sound the closest to it, however deer are extremely skittish and wouldn't come anywhere near that close to you.
    Like many have said, it sounded exactly like a human would sound, while walking around in woodland (bi-pedial and large9). The footsteps also sounded very close by (within 15 feet or so). Honestly, that was creepy as Hell, TBH. I definatly would have done a Scooby Doo very soon after it happened.
    BTW, I've also had 2-3 spooky & unexplainable things happen while out camping. One where I had several fairly large stones thrown against the sides of my tent, while I was camping on a barren and fairly remote stretch of moorland. I had clear sight for around 200 yards in every direction, however nobody at all was around.
    I also had another whilst camping around 75 yards away from the side of a old abandoned rail track in the Peak District. The tracks on the embankment had long since been removed and it had been turned into a bridleway/footpath instead. However, that night I was abruptly awakened, by the very clear and distinct sound of a Steam Train travelling down that very same abandoned track (it even faded in and out as it passed by). Again I didn't really hang around.for very long at all, after that happened

    • @imogenmorris6011
      @imogenmorris6011 7 місяців тому +3

      😮😮😮😮

    • @Hew.Jarsol
      @Hew.Jarsol 7 місяців тому +4

      Canam missing project talks about rocks being thrown at campers.

    • @NUFCOfficial
      @NUFCOfficial 7 місяців тому

      Clearly edited in

    • @Hew.Jarsol
      @Hew.Jarsol 7 місяців тому +1

      @@NUFCOfficial maybe

    • @zaphodbeeblebrox9109
      @zaphodbeeblebrox9109 7 місяців тому

      ​@@NUFCOfficial howay the lads!

  • @DaveHudson
    @DaveHudson 9 місяців тому +14

    I was out in the woods last weekend just set up my tarp and got a brew on, now I went right though the brambles and long grass so nobody had been there but I kept hearing footsteps near me I thought it was a deer or something but it sounded human, finished the brew packed up and got out of there…
    Definitely tent camping for me

  • @Evilanarchy81
    @Evilanarchy81 7 місяців тому +5

    Fear is what keeps us alive, I personally think you made the right decision. Enjoy ya holiday brother.

  • @KayELStanbryd
    @KayELStanbryd 7 місяців тому +4

    Exactly mate, that's not some noise, that is 'something' that don't want you to be there. Even before going into the woods, i can feel something is totally off even from my screen. Can't imagined what you have been through. Stay safe.

  • @rebeccacrockett1616
    @rebeccacrockett1616 9 місяців тому +19

    Hello Dan, I had a paranormal experience while solo camping in a campground. At the time, I was the only one awake and sitting by a fire. It was dark and I was shocked at what I saw, still to this day I think about it. When I got home, I did some research and was shocked at what I found. It explained what I saw. I don't talk about it much because nobody would believe it. I completely understand how you felt. The unknown is scary

    • @Mandaxx25
      @Mandaxx25 9 місяців тому +9

      What did you see? As a child I saw a demonic entity walk down towards my bedroom.

    • @rebeccacrockett1616
      @rebeccacrockett1616 9 місяців тому +17

      @whisperSparkles I saw 2 ghostly apparitions. At first, I thought it was just 2 people walking around. It was the way they moved that was freaky. It glided and moved super fast. When it walked behind my car, I got up to look, and it was gone. If it had been a person, I would have seen it walking down the road. I couldn't sleep thinking about what I had just seen. I could not imagine seeing evil.. I watch paranormal shows all the time. I don't know how they do it.

    • @TASIAawful1
      @TASIAawful1 9 місяців тому +4

      @@rebeccacrockett1616elemental beings live in woodland

    • @TASIAawful1
      @TASIAawful1 9 місяців тому +5

      @@Mandaxx25that sounds horrific. I have had many strange things happen to me too throughout my life I’m 61 we’ve had a lot of family spirits in my home my parents for one also pets. The latest thing for me was a ufo experience it happened late at night in my bedroom the early hours of the morning for me that was the most scariest thing ever. This world is truly full of crazy stuff. I could never ever camp alone at night in woodland walking through it during the day with my Akita is about as much as I can do 😂 these people are incredibly brave

    • @user-jl3jf5ms9h
      @user-jl3jf5ms9h 2 місяці тому

      @rebeccacrockett1616 would like to hear what you encountered. As I too have seen some unexplained sights

  • @twodogswalking840
    @twodogswalking840 9 місяців тому +15

    I solo camp quite often. Personally I would stay but I do agree it sounded like a person walking very close by on dry grass. I've heard and seen some incredibly strange things at night camping. I've now accepted that these strange things come with the territory and you may never find a rational explanation.

  • @JackovdaBoro
    @JackovdaBoro 7 місяців тому +2

    I couldn’t help but laugh that you sit in a haunted woodland after experiencing paranormal activity and eat extremely spicy noodles, legend. Subscribed!

  • @NellMckay
    @NellMckay 7 місяців тому +10

    I didn't think it was a pointless video, you did the right thing and you cleaned up even though you were scared. Your a brave man. And you made me laugh with the noodles, so funny best camping video I've ever watched x

  • @rokasrerroca7399
    @rokasrerroca7399 9 місяців тому +21

    Sounded like footsteps walking towards you... you're far braver than me. I would've gone home immediately after the second incident.

  • @greenmanbotanicals1828
    @greenmanbotanicals1828 9 місяців тому +37

    A tip for you and anyone watching, the first time you hear something as it was daylight, leave everything set up, walk away from the direction of the sound to the nearest spot where you can get out of sight. Wait up to 30 minutes keeping an eye on your camp and its likely the culprit will appear.

    • @Hew.Jarsol
      @Hew.Jarsol 7 місяців тому +2

      Lol a ghost?

    • @greenmanbotanicals1828
      @greenmanbotanicals1828 7 місяців тому +1

      @@Hew.Jarsol no, the culprit. Another person, badge, deer, muntjac etc

    • @brettk9316
      @brettk9316 7 місяців тому

      I would like to see the 👻 appear TBH. Just went from SideStep Adventures creepy cabin footsteps to this yikes!

    • @greenmanbotanicals1828
      @greenmanbotanicals1828 7 місяців тому +5

      @@brettk9316 there is no ghost if a ghost can make the brambles rustle, it can punch you in the face! This is all about perspective, as a man who has spent most of his life sleeping and working in woodlands, if I heard that, my brain would tell me 'bloody badger' and I'd carry on enjoying my noodles

    • @cartoonhead9222
      @cartoonhead9222 6 місяців тому

      Then come back to your camera nicked.

  • @lisatyson9887
    @lisatyson9887 7 місяців тому +2

    Camping is supposed to be fun and this video proved to all that watched, that if it's not fun and you don't feel safe, just gtfo. Not a pointless video at all, the best tool a person has is their intuition and that little voice that tells you to remove yourself froma potentially unsafe situation, and you taught us all that right here! I would have left after the first set of footsteps, you're definitely braver than most!

  • @recordednowhere
    @recordednowhere 6 місяців тому +5

    i watched this video last night with headphones on. i am a rational, level headed grown-up, but i was so scared i couldn't even go outside afterwards 😮 so yeah, you were very courageous, like others have also said, i probably would have left a lot sooner

  • @markbiscuit
    @markbiscuit 9 місяців тому +311

    Hi Dan if it's a ghost they won't hurt you it's the living that would hurt you not the dead

    • @rogerbond7811
      @rogerbond7811 9 місяців тому +35

      As my Grandad used to say if they didn't hurt you when they were alive they certainly won't hurt you when they're dead.

    • @jessicapayne8622
      @jessicapayne8622 9 місяців тому +23

      Tell that to the ghost in my grandsons flat that I have to ask to be nice and kind and not horrible and scare him or he can please leave the flat as we don’t like nasty ghosties x

    • @chucky2316
      @chucky2316 9 місяців тому +25

      You are wrong I witnessed a spirit burn a hole through a oak table years ago

    • @artcarbuncle9959
      @artcarbuncle9959 9 місяців тому +32

      @@chucky2316 bullocks

    • @chucky2316
      @chucky2316 9 місяців тому +1

      @@artcarbuncle9959 frucking wasn't it was frucking horrible and we were pouring everything on to it.a family member goaded it after the spirit told her leave me alone 3 times, it scares me to this day never ever get involved with boards etc

  • @jtoutdoors9888
    @jtoutdoors9888 9 місяців тому +39

    At 53 I'm new to wild camping as a hobby and have started a channel. I prefer knowing I'm mile away from civilisation but if I'd experienced those sounds that I could not work out then I would have been out of there way before you did. Love your channel BTW you always come across as a nice bloke 👍

    • @smiley9872
      @smiley9872 9 місяців тому +4

      Just subbed, looking forward to your content.

    • @lifesahobby
      @lifesahobby 9 місяців тому +7

      I've just subbed you too...
      Hey just in case you ever hear "Help me" being screamed on a distant hill.. 30 years ago I experienced this and ended up getting an entire crew of mountain rescue up onto a hill...
      It was a fox, and i sh!t you not it was screaming "hellllp MEEE" the weirdest thing i have ever heard in my life. Sounded like a woman stuck on the hill.
      Now when i look back in my mind I can stil hear that eerie noise. I was with a mate at the time and he heard the exact same thing.

    • @jtoutdoors9888
      @jtoutdoors9888 9 місяців тому +1

      @@smiley9872 cheers😀

    • @jtoutdoors9888
      @jtoutdoors9888 9 місяців тому

      @@smiley9872 cheers 😀

    • @jtoutdoors9888
      @jtoutdoors9888 9 місяців тому +2

      @@lifesahobby 🤣my mate could here a female screaming help me during a thunder storm on a mountain. He put it down to a load of Duke of Edinburgh campers at the base of the hill. I wonder if that was a fox?

  • @SusanFawcett
    @SusanFawcett 3 місяці тому +1

    I love this Dan myself and my family are always out in the countryside so this is right up my street. Thank you for showing these beautiful places. I can’t stop watching. Just found this after watching your hotel videos. I know where I would rather stay

  • @michpratt1
    @michpratt1 4 місяці тому +4

    I’m only at 25:22 when you’re sitting by the tree and hear the steps on the grass. That is def paranormal and when you stand up I don’t think it was you but a heavy breath right before you said “I hope I got that on camera”. I truly believe in this stuff and if there’s more later, I’m sure it’s the same spirit that follows you. Be safe out there!
    Edit to add~ the fact it happens again and almost same path reminds me of the recording a family took while at Gettysburg from the 90s. It was on vhs and it showed soldier spirits just walking back and forth in the woods and just in front. This spirit may be doing this to, on repeat. How sad for them.

    • @Fuhrious
      @Fuhrious Місяць тому

      It's almost like a spirit walked up and took a seat in the camp with him. It sounds raspy but almost like a sitting down groan/breath.

  • @chesteruk
    @chesteruk 9 місяців тому +49

    Hi Dan, I cycled passed some waterfalls by a bridge here in Dumfries & Galloway called Routin Brig and decided to stop and have a look around. I’m not easily spooked but this place had a very strange and unwelcoming atmosphere and I couldn’t get out of there fast enough. When I got home I looked it up and the area has a very dark history around the time of the reformation and some history of witchcraft on this spot. There are some websites and UA-cam videos about it. I did try to leave a link with my first comment but it was deleted unfortunately.
    Look forward to you coming back with more videos after your break. Take care.

    • @pepelemoko01
      @pepelemoko01 9 місяців тому +15

      Might be an old Celt sight, the ring of trees like that. Next time take a small laser pointer, anyone fooling around, is not going to like being blasted in the eyes.

    • @zebra3519
      @zebra3519 9 місяців тому +3

      ​@@pepelemoko01I would take AK47, just in case.

    • @pepelemoko01
      @pepelemoko01 9 місяців тому +2

      One of those cheap thermometers has a strong laser, and you can check the temp of your boiling water.

  • @kikkibeale5776
    @kikkibeale5776 9 місяців тому +27

    you are not a wimp at all , staying in that woodland as long as you did is very brave ,glad you went home ,looking forward to more of your videos ,enjoy your time off

  • @louisebaldry9060
    @louisebaldry9060 16 днів тому

    You stayed longer than I would have - those were freaky footsteps. Honestly a great video. Glad you shared.

  • @raduorza883
    @raduorza883 7 місяців тому +14

    I was searching for something like this! A chill little trip. I used to do things like this, and you motivated me. Those step sounds were definitely chilling, but you didn't panic and that can save you from nasty situations. Thank you for the great content! You have my sub, sir!
    PS: I put the condiments a bit after the water starts boiling, then turn of the flame and let the noodles soak with a plate or something on top of the pot.
    LE: In a situation like this I would trust my instinct and get out of there.

    • @PiglipsMaximus
      @PiglipsMaximus 7 місяців тому +2

      Sometimes you can half boil them and keep the noodles as a slightly crunchy snack. Use the flavour last as a topping

  • @Vandemonium4u
    @Vandemonium4u 9 місяців тому +12

    Weirdly, I’ve experienced exactly this. But around midnight in an open field, well away from civilisation. Low visibility due to the dark. But I was just able to make out the distant hedges. Yet footsteps began coming towards me in the damp grass. I was straining to see something as they got closer, but nothing was visible. When they we’re almost on top of me I turned and walked out of there (resisting the urge to run)

    • @sohndervenus
      @sohndervenus 8 місяців тому +6

      Oh boy....I mean I have experienced a lot of that "paranormal" stuff but I'm really glad I wasn't alone outside in fucking nowhere when it happened.

  • @Donna6kunz
    @Donna6kunz 9 місяців тому +16

    When the first footsteps went by I instantly thought of the colonial days and someone walking a dirt road. The second time I swear I heard wagon wheels rolling by at first with the footsteps then changed like someone following behind the wagon or cart. It’s very interesting. Most likely residual energy of days long ago. Most likely you were camping on a road that connects towns or villages from many years ago. Thank you for sharing. Happy trails & camping to you. God Bless @englishwoodsman
    🙏🏻✝️🕊️❤😊 🏕️

    • @Marv1nSainPDenisov
      @Marv1nSainPDenisov 7 місяців тому

      Это не повозка, просто вода кипела 😂 Посмотри и послушай внимательно)

    • @jkq665
      @jkq665 7 місяців тому

      It was Dracula 😅

  • @jasonsmith3726
    @jasonsmith3726 2 місяці тому +1

    That’s terrifying. It walking past you while you are in the most vulnerable positions sitting down with your back to it. And I only say it because we have no idea what it was but it made the same exact sound when you stood up and started walking looking around for it so it sounded like a person walking right past you

  • @metaltiger4061
    @metaltiger4061 7 місяців тому

    Hi just started watching your channel, I’ve seen a few other campers doing their things to but your more down to earth and it is what it is sort of thing which I like. You’re not a wimp or whatever for leaving not where you believe it may concern your own safety. So keep doing what you are. All the best Wayne

  • @CathaLS
    @CathaLS 9 місяців тому +55

    Happy 40th birthday 🎉🎉 Dan.
    Love your videos and inspiration, please don't listen to the haters and keep doing what you do brilliantly.

  • @mikecaine3643
    @mikecaine3643 9 місяців тому +14

    I used to work nights so when I got home I would take my husky out while it was still dark - while walking once I heard what sounded like footsteps behind me - I stopped looked back - nothing - so carried on walking - then I heard the sound again .
    Even the dog turned around and looked behind so I knew it wasn't imagination - I decided it was someone creeping around so retraced my steps and stood there listening .
    Then out of the dark I saw what it was - it was leaves falling from the trees and landing on the already fallen leaves .So funny I laughed .
    I don't know what your sounds were but if you're in the least bit bothered - move out while you still have the light - better safe than sorry . Nothing wrong with being bothered - sometimes instinct kicks in and better to trust your instincts .

  • @Soundscape123
    @Soundscape123 5 місяців тому +2

    First day of watching your videos. Subscribed straight away. This was a fantastic video. You definitely made the right decision to leave. You captured something that happened in that wood which I can’t explain. Sounded like human footsteps through the grass. Maybe there are spirits that walk on this earth. Your videos are amazing. Thank you.

  • @oldfirelady4411
    @oldfirelady4411 Місяць тому

    As a mature aged female camper, I have a rule...if I have a gut feeling that something is not quite right, I move on, and pretty quickly. You are quite right to relocate your camp if you are feeling uncomfortable, nervous, or sensing some sort of threat. Taking reasonable and sensible steps to ensure your safety is not being "a wimp". You've made the right decision. Hope you ended up with a comfortable night at home. Happy camping next time 🙂

  • @trooper2121
    @trooper2121 8 місяців тому +24

    I’m in the mountains in the southern United States and I’ve seen gates like that here. But I’ve almost always found old graveyards after going through gates that looked just like that. sounds can be deceptive on video but in my opinion that was a person way. Definitely sounded like a 2 legged creature walking. Great video Sir

    • @gailcrowe727
      @gailcrowe727 6 місяців тому

      It might be a bigfoot sasquatch!😢

  • @Claymore15.
    @Claymore15. 8 місяців тому +13

    I had a similar spooky experience in Canada whtn i was in the army on exercise we thought it was an animal. Never seen 20 tough guys pack up and leave the area quickly! Turns out we were on an old Indian burial ground!

  • @rodsup3934
    @rodsup3934 7 місяців тому +5

    Always follow your instincts mate. We have them for a reason, stronger and more in tune than we think. Stay safe 👍🏼

  • @rejuvenatingsoul3498
    @rejuvenatingsoul3498 7 місяців тому +1

    If you ever find yourself in this situation, do not ever exclaim that you're scared, do not talk about its activities like footsteps or sounds Just curse and become visibily angry, tell it to leave you alone and not to piss you off. These things are usually timid and shy and they feed off your fear. Thats why they resort to making noises rather than just showing themselves.
    Personally i would never stay the night alone, if you have a buddy then its alright but never alone.

  • @marelunareikiasmr
    @marelunareikiasmr 7 місяців тому +11

    Camping with my then partner I woke to see him sitting bolt upright in our two man tent. It was unusual that I woke as I'm a heavy sleeper and he said to me that he can hear someone slowly creeping up on our tent. I listened and said I couldn't hear anything and it was probably an animal. He lay back down and we were drifting back off to sleep when someone/something called my name in such an eerie voice! It seemed to echo through the mountains (we were in the middle of nowhere) so we quickly got dressed and bolted out of the tent sprinting the 5miles back to the car!

  • @johnrutherford4276
    @johnrutherford4276 9 місяців тому +10

    Thanks as always for sharing Dan. You were right to leave because, as you said, if you’re not relaxed and happy with your situation then it would be pointless to stay- particularly alone & in the bivi bag set up. Enjoy your break & take good care 👍

  • @IsobelIsobel123
    @IsobelIsobel123 Місяць тому

    Geocaching isn't weird at all, it sounds fun! I have never heard of it, but it sounds something I would like to do! It makes you feel part of a community!

  • @davebolan7282
    @davebolan7282 7 місяців тому +1

    Good video, nice area for a stealth camp. Makes me want to start camping out again. Used to sleep out on the sussex downs as a teenager, no tent, tarp or hammock. Just a sleeping bag or huge overcoat lol. Take care, enjoy your break.

  • @heathertxuk
    @heathertxuk 9 місяців тому +13

    Dan, I definitely heard the footsteps both times and they sounded like a person walking on dry, crunchy grass. Very creepy since nobody showed up on camera. You did the right thing by following your instincts and leaving. Always trust your gut and when it warns you that something is wrong or feels weird, listen! Don't apologize, you're not a wimp. Most people would've left too. I think you made the right call. (I lived in a haunted house for 2 years and heard footsteps pacing upstairs every day. I left 2 times in the middle of the night because I got so creeped out.) And make the noodles however you like them! I love seeing the English countryside and learning about camping. I really enjoy your videos! 🇬🇧🙂 Heather from Texas

    • @koolerking440
      @koolerking440 9 місяців тому +1

      Agree. There’s another UK guy that did a tent wildcamp, in woods. Heard some strange things (it was even shown on a paranormal channel), then he went back, set up camp and a homeless guy appeared from nowhere. They chatted, he shared food, the guy just disappeared and the camper felt it was strange, bad gut feeling, he left before the night. Next day came back to pick up his trail camera, and it was gone. He came to the conclusion the guy left to bring back others. So definitely was the right move to not stay.

    • @mott2945
      @mott2945 9 місяців тому

      @@koolerking440yeah seem that video mate it was very strange indeed I agree
      Howeve he seems to be making a lot more spooky videos now so not sure about him although the one your referring to was definitely genuine and very eerie with that odd young man

    • @Iamaguienapig
      @Iamaguienapig 9 місяців тому +1

      @@koolerking440Grizzly Gaz

  • @kimmcglen-bull5661
    @kimmcglen-bull5661 9 місяців тому +24

    In Ireland they have Fairy Forts where mortals fear to go...was this an English Fairy Fort? Nobody blames you Dan! Happy 40th Birthday! Thank you for posting the video...took a lot of courage to get out of there...

  • @IsobelIsobel123
    @IsobelIsobel123 Місяць тому

    You are not talking rubbish, we watch because we enjoy it. I like putting it on for the company and sharing the relaxing experience

  • @narasimhabadboy545
    @narasimhabadboy545 3 дні тому +3

    Who came after watching Sameer Md video 😁

  • @brianvogel5028
    @brianvogel5028 9 місяців тому +5

    Wow! Dan, listen to that breath just after you stood up and right before you speak!! That gave me goose bumps .

    • @bugboy1974
      @bugboy1974 9 місяців тому +7

      26.06 in the video sounds like someone breathing into the mic

  • @glennfoster5431
    @glennfoster5431 9 місяців тому +24

    All good Dan!
    You did the right thing hey!
    There was a noise twice and i think it might have been a cow walking on the other side of the small woodlands.
    Sounded closer than it really was maybe.
    A little spooky. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your break. 😊

    • @jameswilson6717
      @jameswilson6717 9 місяців тому +10

      To me it sounded like it had 2 legs not 4 just saying

    • @charlotrisch5138
      @charlotrisch5138 9 місяців тому +6

      ​@@jameswilson6717I hear two legs walking as well. I grew up on a dairy farm as a kid that def didn't sound like a cow walking to me.

    • @smiley9872
      @smiley9872 9 місяців тому +3

      @@jameswilson6717 but it may have been a cow eating grass rather than walking, hard to know. It may have been a farmer herding.

    • @gernesbenson6668
      @gernesbenson6668 9 місяців тому

      I'm southafrican and I'd be scared it's like something that can year you but see you if you move it shut up.

    • @gernesbenson6668
      @gernesbenson6668 9 місяців тому

      Alien witch invisible cloak checking out you're stuff

  • @JC-ip6lh
    @JC-ip6lh 4 місяці тому

    Great video man. I haven’t laughed so much in a long while! Keep on being yourself!

  • @andydickson161
    @andydickson161 7 місяців тому +4

    I’m definitely a skeptic and it‘s almost definitely a trick of the light but at 18:09 there is what looks to be a person stood looking directly at you, freaked me right out. Especially as they disappear as the camera pans.
    I don’t normally buy into this stuff but those footsteps and your reaction are undeniable.
    I work in the trades and you seem like the kind of down to earth, reliable guy I work with on a daily basis so I know something must have been pretty off for you to have that reaction.

    • @ns3429
      @ns3429 6 місяців тому

      Where is this person on the screen at 18:09? I cant see it

    • @dogtronic4828
      @dogtronic4828 6 місяців тому +1

      @@ns3429 A few milliseconds from 18:09 there is something there.

    • @pooky8063
      @pooky8063 6 місяців тому

      Just under the berries ? Light top and dark trousers ? If so that’s just the light hitting part of the tree, you can see it more clearly a few seconds ahead, I tried zooming in and that was closest thing to person I could find.

  • @PaulBuikema
    @PaulBuikema 9 місяців тому +18

    I've watched the whole video and definitely heard noises. Where I camp, there is black bear, coyotes, racoon and mountain lions. You don't hear them coming. I once was tent camping father north in BC Canada and heard wolves howling in the night. I think it took all of 5 minutes for me to jam my gear in the car and sleep in the front seat for the night. 😂

    • @redsorgum
      @redsorgum 9 місяців тому +4

      Pretty much the same here in California. 🤘🏻🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🤘🏻

    • @deekelley891
      @deekelley891 9 місяців тому +3

      And Montana! Much more afraid of humans

    • @jimmy6283
      @jimmy6283 9 місяців тому +3

      In england we have cats and dogs 😂
      That's it lol,

  • @timmurphy5606
    @timmurphy5606 9 місяців тому +16

    Stop beating yourself up Dan. I am a veteran from the Royal Marines. If you feel that something is not right, then you done the right thing. Supernatural things are one of the most scariest things around. You have a wonderful birthday mate🎉

    • @driver3899
      @driver3899 9 місяців тому +3

      Agreed, I think its just good advice in general to leave if you feel that something is not right

    • @Hew.Jarsol
      @Hew.Jarsol 7 місяців тому

      Saw a ufo, the do called Tr3b in 2007 once. Was amazing. Low and silent with a separate ball of light accompanying it.

    • @mattgosling2657
      @mattgosling2657 7 місяців тому

      So ghosts are real??

    • @MrSuperG
      @MrSuperG 7 місяців тому

      @@Hew.Jarsol😂 no such thing mate you mean you saw a nazi

    • @MrSuperG
      @MrSuperG 7 місяців тому

      @@mattgosling2657demons yes

  • @lauarts2.0
    @lauarts2.0 17 днів тому +1

    Better safe then sorry mate. Well done for leaving in time, because you really never know what can happen.

  • @martasplace6414
    @martasplace6414 7 місяців тому +2

    I subbed to your channel because your video was awesome!! Stay safe! 😊👍

  • @paulcompton9264
    @paulcompton9264 9 місяців тому +22

    Well done Dan for sticking it out so long . Well done also for having the guts to share that one with us . Keep doing your camping ect Always good to watch you .

  • @brianoutdoorlife7788
    @brianoutdoorlife7788 9 місяців тому +7

    I heard those footsteps and a lot of woodland hold a lot of mystery`s from the past, that could`ve been a spirit passing through. If ya don`t feel safe then leave, listen to your gut. Take care, stay safe.

  • @craigward6052
    @craigward6052 7 місяців тому +1

    About fifteen years ago, camping in a Sussex woodland, it was dark, I heard what sounded exactly like someone walking by stepping on the leaves and twigs, I shone my torch in the direction expecting to see someone there but, to my surprise, it was a badger. I know it's not dark, but I've seen badgers numerous times during the day and they can sound remarkably like a person walking. As for the noodles mystery, I always add the sachet after it's boiled and a little drained. 😁👍

  • @enlighten274
    @enlighten274 6 місяців тому +1

    What a scary experience for you as well as us viewers. Were defo footsteps.
    Also them gates....iv seen similar ones years ago when visiting my great gran in asian subcontinent. Many colonial architecture there from back in the day of british empire.them gates ususlly are to a graveyard.(im assuming the british were buried separately from the natives due to status,religion etc).
    But yeah,similar gates,to a graveyard.