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some local yokel having some weird fun scaring the grockle he found camping in the woods … no doubt he was the toast of his two ‘imaginary friends’ in the pub that night…. take care out there mate … atb Dave Mc
Very firs time I've come across your UA-cam channel and I thoroughly enjoyed your content, I'll definitely be following from now on, keep up the good work .
Just come across your channel, you tube got good on their algorithm this time, Really enjoyed your video keep the great content coming. Shame you had a twat ruining your camp, maybe a homeless person quite territorial due to bad experiences in the past. Hopefully your tarp isn't damaged..I'd go back out get into my combats find him shout #boo make him crap his pants leg it and laugh 😂
Tell me about it. I live in the woods here in Australia. A place I've been camping at for almost 2 years. But recently I've had some trouble with a psycho. Not sure if it's young teens or somebody older but the bastard has been stalking me with a drone for around 18 months and only recently 11 September this year my tent was wrecked and they tried to drag the tent away and throw it into a creek. The local police are useless bastards too. They don't give a damn and won't do a thing about my tent being damaged but if I was to defend myself I'd be facing charges and possibly jail. I can't even phone police anymore because I've been charged with threatening the police and ordered to not contact the police.
I agree with the people saying "If something doesn't feel right, go with your gut, and leave." You stayed longer than I would have, and I'm an always armed Texan. I packed up the wife and kids in the middle of the night about 28 years ago, near Togwotee Pass in Wyoming. If we had stayed, probably nothing would have happened, but I just had an overwhelming urge to leave.
I've never felt like that before. I've heard loads of wierd noises and seen some wierd thing but it was just a feeling that you can't put your finger on that tells you to get out. And I trust my gut 👍
It has saved me a few times. I learned early on to follow my gut feeling, i once avoided a dangerous car crash because i trusted my instincts and stayed home. My friend crashed his car the same night he asked me to join a car trip. Flipped over the car at high speed and one of the three people in his car got major injuries. There have been more gut feeling moments but that one could've been fatal, especially when you see the side of the car that had the empty seat. It was crushed/caved in completely.
Thirty years back, I camped with my son in a wood near to Rayleigh, Essex, UK. Got the tent up in a small thicket. After it got dark, around 9 pm, we heard voices shouting from various directions, then began hearing shotguns firing. This racket slowly got closer to our location. Seems like we had camped in the middle of some kind of bird shooting operation. The bangs got pretty close, and were all around us. We quickly got that tent packed away and scooted out of there pretty quickly.
I’m from the UK as well and there’s some creepy shit in the forests here. Forest of Dean has some forest hermits and Scotland, some parts of monmouth area have thick forest areas too
You go with your gut. If you don't like the feel of something whether camping or car camping you leave it is that simple. Your gut with people and environments are never wrong. You did the right thing. There are always other camps you can do where you don't feel something is off. Stay safe and blessed.
I belive that gut feeling saves lives sometimes. And it just wasn't right that night. I'll be going back with mates and trail cams though, so watch this space 👍
Your gut is always right. I'll tell you a story. I used to drive for Uber delivering food and was in an apartment complex one night making a delivery. Went up the stairs to the apt. to drop the food off and saw this guy brush past me looking super pissed. We didn't make eye contact, but I looked at his eyes before looking away and something felt off. Thought it was a bit strange. I delivered the order and went back down the stairs to my car. Now, normally between orders and while waiting for a new one I would just wait in the car so as not to waste gas driving around. I was on my phone just diddling around when I saw the guy again walking rather slowly on the sidewalk. It didn't look abnormal per se, but something wasn't right and I had that gut feeling which told me to leave immediately. Under normal circumstances, I would never do so. I'm a Christian so I attribute it to the Holy Spirit giving me a nudge. In any event, as soon as I start the car, and I mean the SPLIT SECOND that the engine turned over, he whips his head back at me like something you'd see in a sci-fi movie. Now I'm getting a little antsy. So I pull out and I'm just casually driving away (and I have no choice but to drive right past him) when he crosses from the sidewalk into the street right in front of my car while walking super slow and blocking me. At this point, it's getting really awkward, so I roll down my window about to say something like "Are you alright, dude?" but I think better of it and say nothing. So imagine he's in the middle of the road in front of me, but there's like this loopy roundabout/turn around thing that goes basically to the left, circles around a patch of grass, and then comes out at the main strip that exits the complex. So instead of going past him awkwardly, I take that, and right as I'm about to make the left to leave, the dude starts running full speed at my car from the right. And when I tell you full speed, imagine the T1000 from Terminator 2 when he's chasing them through the parking garage and outside LMAO. Literally, I'm not exaggerating. It's like he was on PCP or something. He honestly looked and behaved superhuman which to this day still sends chills down my spine. In any event, my whole body went into fight or flight and I slammed my foot on the gas as hard as I could while booking it out of there at 45 mph while he was STILL CHASING MY CAR!! And I drove stick at the time xD The craziest thing about it is that he caught up to me for maybe a second or 2 before I outran him. Got one last look at him slowing down before frantically getting the f out of there. Definitely the most bizarre experience of my life and something I will never forget. And you can bet your ass I carry now lol.
@@HomeStudioBasicsI'm thinking it was possibly someone on Meth. I understand it can give some people super human strength and obviously erratic behaviour. Grim. Glad u got out of the situation
I've been wild camping in the US for years. Been harassed by deer, skunk and visited by black bear in the dark and none of it bothered me. The first and only time I had a run-in with a person I nearly had to shoot him and his dog. I packed up me and my son and we cleared out. Humans are the real danger in the woods.
Humans can be a danger where ever you meet them. I ran into a group of guys when i stopped in a Scots Highland Bothy one night. They arrived after I did. two of the had colds and of course they gave that cold to me. I ended up in Aberdeen Royal in a coma with Pneumonia and Sepsis, almost died. I packed in Bear Country in Canada and felt safer there than I have in Scotland which only has two legged dangerous animals.
I did a remote camp once in a deep forest in North Wales . Arrived late near dark, never did a reckie . Awoken up in my tent at 3am to sound of snapping twigs - pitch dark apart from a moonlight . Peeped out my tent saw a figure of a large man about 30ft ahead of my tent . It scared me i stayed in my tent and i stayed put until first dawn . I peeped out my tent and that large figure of a man was a fallen large tree stump on a mound 😅 And the morale of the story always do a reckie whilst day light around your camp 👍
People died before and no one's lasted...? I'd seek out the history of that place. And the man telling you that was probably the one snooping around at night. Cause coincidentally he was there in that remote area, very early in the morning, at the exact moment you were walking to your car.. If campers really died there, he would be my first suspect..!
I took my little brother camping in the “off season” winter in California many years ago. I backpack, fish, trail run, and rock climb in the western US so I spend a lot of time outdoors. We were just hoping to hike during the day, cookout, and camp. There was no attendant to the campground and it was empty other than one other person at an RV. We camped on the far side of the grounds from that man who was sitting in a chair facing our direction. He didn’t seem too friendly and didn’t wave back to us. That night, items started going missing from our camp. Silently. Non food or scented items so less likely to be an animal doing this. The last straw was I walked my little brother to the stall toilet and when I turned around, the toilet paper roll I set outside the door for him was taken while I was rummaging in my car parked 10 yards or so away. My brother asked for the toilet tissue and I discovered it missing. It was a still and dry night. Not windy. Somebody was messing with us. We immediately packed and left. We suspected that other fella wanted the campground to himself. People are so strange. To sound like a typical American, I am armed in certain forests or certain areas of a forest. Lots of other Americans are. In California we struggle with illegal drug growers even after legalization of marijuana so there are unfortunately some unsavory characters who don’t want others around. Glad you’re safe.
Not every place is safe, especially to sleep! take it from an old US park ranger if you get a "bad feeling" (get the hell out now). Leaving you stuff there I believe saved you life. Your were given the "warning signs" that something did not want you there. Most people don't live to tell the tile and I cant express how lucky you are. remember: you are the Invader in their home! These words helps me my first time from an old ranger I learned so much from. "Best thing to take away from this is the knowledge you have gained and to never make the same mistakes again! Welcome to the club!
Cheers buddy. Lickily we don't have any real dangerous animals in the uk so it's only weirdos that may cause a problem. I'm thinking about going back but with some buddies next time if they can get over their fear. Defo not alone though 😬👍
@@NoviceWildCamper I am in the UK, too. You say you don't believe in them, but we do have our version of Sasquatch etc., over here. Many people over here have had encounters with them and shared their experiences via you tube channels Perhaps best you research and listen to them. Perhaps 20 years ago, long before I was aware of any of this, in daylight I was on a walk 'up North' through woodland with my now ex. We randomly came across, for want of a better description, a tee-pee kind of construction. It eerily surprised us, and we kind of explained away what it was. A couple of years ago I subsequently stumbled upon people's descriptions and clear photographic evidence of what our Sasquatch build. It was the same as I had seen. The thrown rocks you found near you plus the branches landing with such accuracy, plus the crashing sounds: all typical Sasquatch behaviour, letting you know they were there, and didn't want you in their 'home.' Same as the ex park ranger shared with you above - and he should know: many have had encounters with creatures that supposedly do not exist, but actually do. We just occasionally visit their home environment so will always be 'rookies,' and mostly oblivious to what lives in our woods and forests, that doesn't want to be found or seen. On another walk around about the same time, I felt a peculiar not great feeling wash over me, like approaching a 'force field,' as we got closer. I said it seemed we were not welcome, so we changed route. A suggestion for you: when out driving and walking in the woodland etc., out loud say you are only visiting and respectfully ask for their permission to enter, and for their protection whilst you are there. That you respectfully mean them no harm whatsoever and ask for safe passage whilst you are there. When you say that, 'wait' to then feel their response. Then you will know what to do.
@hoopoo3721 - Hello. Have you shared any of your encounters on the you tube channels that document such things? They would appreciate hearing from you. Best wishes.
I've camped out in all sorts of locations ever since I was a kid, and in all those years have only had one encounter similar to yours. It was in Cornwall, with a couple of mates, when I was about 18 or 19. We had been hiking along the remains of a disused railway line, and had set up camp in a clearing opposite what appeared to be a badly ruined halt. It really was in the middle of nowhere, and we hadn't seen a soul for a good couple of hours - not a tourist spot, for sure. Once we'd settled down for the night we started to hear the usual night sounds; like you say, nocturnal animals going about their business. Then, after a while, we began to hear what sounded like footsteps in the undergrowth. All three of us stopped talking, and focused on the sounds, which seemed to get close, then stop - but when they started again seemed to be further away, and coming from a different direction. We decided that we'd had enough, and jumping out of the tent, would confront the prankster. However, before we could do so, the footsteps started coming from the railway platform, with the unmistakable sound of someone pacing up and down on concrete. I don't mind telling you we were shitting ourselves. This seemed to last forever, until the sound of a door slamming shut, and then total silence. We sat huddled together, too scared to even turn on the torch. Once it got light we packed up and got the hell out. However, (and this I still cannot explain after all these years) is that there were no doors on the halt. It was a totally derelict shell. And yet all three of us distinctly heard the sound of a door being slammed. Weird, just utterly baffling.
There's.slme wierd stuff out there for sure and this one just didn't sit right with me. Camped hundreds of times and never felt like this, heard things like this or had rocks and branches land like that. 👍
Maybe something lived underground and that thing was a front. Highly unlikely but I've seen some conspiracy videos saying human cryptoids live underground. Considering how much the general public doesn't know could be possible. Again though, HIGHLY unlikely.
First time watching your channel and that was creepy Things falling from trees is one thing but rocks being thrown….you did the right thing Two other campers in the UK on different UA-cam channels that I follow went through something similar Hoping all goes well in future camping..take care ❤️🇨🇦
Thank sue. Yeah I've heard tons of noises in the woods but nothing like this has ever happened. Just didnt feel right. I'll be going back with mates and trail cams so watch this space 👍
Woah, that last update makes the entire video so much scarier. WOW. Those noises were RIGHT on top of you and they were weird. Walking, running, throwing things, shaking trees, but the eeriest was the sound of something being dragged through the woods. Well done.
This was amazing. Scared the crap out of me like a hollywood psych thriller. Llike one of those "found footage" videos, but more authentic than iv ever seen. I could feel your genuine uneasiness, they way you tensely described the uncanniness of the forest put me right there with you. I was feeling the energy, felt like my family room were those woods. Please go back !!
Thanks buddy. I've been sent a thermal camera and trail cams so I'm organising a trip back with mates to see what we can catch on film. Hopefully soon 👍
Probably a homeless person not wanting people being there so "his" area is left just for him. If it's an unpleasant experience then folks are not likely to return.
a few weeks ago I went to camp at Secret Beach on the coast of Oregon. When I arrived at the location, two really creepy masks were attached to the trees. Usually I would have ignored it, but Ive been at this location once before and just got the weirdest vibes and after seeing this, figured just not to risk it and went to a different location a couple miles away. Yes its stupid, but I've seen some really weird stuff while camping and have learned the hard way to not risk stuff like this.
I don't camp at sites where there's anything weird, out of place, or ritualistic looking. Don't like the vibe, and on a less metaphysical level, don't want to chance being there if the weirdo that made the weird stuff comes back. I always have adequate self-defense equipment when I go solo camping, but I'd rather just avoid places that set off threat alarms.
Blimey…. This reminds me of a time myself and my friend were wild camping in a forest… same thing you have witnessed as far as large rocks and branches being thrown…. It was so scary, every time we thought it had settled… smack, there was another rock…. It was so unsettling…. Neither of us could see anything causing it… we packed up and left asap…. By this time it was getting light…. A man walked past us on the lane adjacent to the woods and said ‘Morning’ … it was him, I know it was him! He was so interested in creating conversation so we could explain or fears and we didn’t… he kept dropping hints…. He seemed happy with his nights work. He was out of place, filthy fingernails and cuts from brambles, but a new wax jacket, expensive boots and a mark on his head where some sort of camera or light must have been attached, yet he said he had only been out since first light… it was so bloody scary …. We left, he disappeared into woodland and we then got stalked all the way back to the car… I think he was playing a game in his mind xx
@@NoviceWildCamper … it was down in wales… the man in the lane seemed desperate for us to discuss our night… we didn’t. It was bloody terrifying at the time…. Was grateful for the BJJ lessons that’s for sure ha ha xx
That's because he had a good idea what was with you that night, if you take the time to listen to some of the encounters ppl have had (literally thousands of them on UA-cam) all the pieces start falling together!
@@jezasmith …excellent point… he knew, way before we did… I always take my dogs now, they know before us…. Situational awareness has helped too and we now have a plan if something should occur… we know where and what and how, so hopefully 🤞 if it happens again we are more prepared…. He was in it for the fear…. I will always assume the worst though, some people enjoy seeing fear, especially at their own design xx
Normies sometimes ask me why I always in to the woods "strapped for bear". They seem to miss the fact, that being alone deep in the wilderness can be fucking dangerous. And: no. I don't mean the regular animals.
Yeah that's why I had my tarp wide open so if any lights were in I'd see them as it was way too dark and tricky to go through without unless you've got night vision 🤷🏼♂️
What struck me was that you seem a vigilant switched on person. If there were people around you creating these noises you would have seen them. Particularly when the branch came at you in daylight. You were right to get out of there, always trust your gut in a situation like that👍
Thanks. I am generally very switched on a rational. I can camp anywhere and not be afraid of sounds and movement as all can be explained. That place just simply put the shivers up me. No other explanation than that. 🤷🏼♂️
I agree. He seems very levelheaded & took a logical approach to the circumstances that occurred. In Australia, people seem overly concerned with snakes & spiders. In my opinion people are the most dangerous. In order to make videos creators need to light themselves or we wouldn't see anything,. Therein lies the problem. When I go camping by myself, I know that light, sound & movement are big giveaways. No fires (only gas/spirit cookers) Torches are used sparingly (if at all) & are "shrouded" if used. Velcro, zips & "crackly" polyethylene/nylon tarps are slowly & quietly deployed. All my gear is subdued in colour. Adhering to these principles have resulted in me never being harassed (by authorities or weirdos alike) . My philosophy is: "They can't find you to hassle you if they don't know you're there"
The way I see it is there's nothing in this country that can harm you really so as long as your level headed you can get over and rationalise most noises but this was just odd. I too keep this as stealth as possible and never have a fire except for that time as I wanted to show the new firebox I was gifted. People were even commenting. Saying 'you need. Massive torch so you can see these people and blind them' I don't bring massive torches for that simple reason.
@@NoviceWildCamper I used an attachment that fitted to a mobile phone that converted it into a thermal camera. That's one piece of gear that would be brilliant to spot whatever's causing strange noises. Keep up the great work mate. I hope your future adventures have fewer problems
@davestuddert4392 someone else mentioned a company that do them. I contacted them and they are supposed to be sending me one to test. I'll be heading back there with mates and trail cams so watch this space 👍
That's such supernatural talk but yes, there's a lot of people that can account exactly what you said, also a person that I follow from the US and they are a group of middle aged men and older, that go out with guns etc, and they had lights put up all around camp and they asked and they recived, the charged battery lights went out one after another, and they knew the batteries was good for several more hours, and it became also dead quiet only lightsource they had in the end was 1 LED lamp on battery and their fire. Just becuse we don't understand it doesn't mean it's evil, but it seems it feeds of fear. Whatever it is.
I wouldn't worry about it. Skinwalkers are not real. It is actually pretty safe out there, even in the caverns. You can go explore them. Just make sure you are well fed before you go on a trip.
@@PastramiStaveni don't believe in anything supernatural, but one time i was walking through some really thick pine forests in yorkshire. Birds chirping and breeze blowing. Suddenly the breeze stopped and everything went deathly silent. Now my first thought was the breeze stopping threw the birds off and scared them. But it seemed to happen at the exact same time as the breeze stopping... The scariest thing though was my flight or fight response instantly activated. Hair on end, pupils dilated and all senses on full alert. Safe to say i got the fuck out of there sharpish 😅. Tell this story to this day when people ask my scariest moment. Still dont understand it...
That's the thing. It's not what you see it's what you don't see and what you feel that scares you more. The brain can comprehend and rationalise anything you see be it good or bad but if you can't see anything the fight or flight kicks in. My flight kicked in this time 😬
I've had a similar situation while camping here in the states. Branches being thrown, unexplained noises, though nothing that sounded obviously human. Decided to pack up the next morning, on my hike out i found a homeless man's well established campsite about 200 meters from where i had been camped. I figure it was him attempting to scare me off to keep me away from the area. Always trust your instincts. I'm glad you weren't injured by whoever was tossing rocks at your camp.
Chertsey buddy. Yeah it was odd and it was more the feeling I had there than anything else. I said I wouldn't go back but I've been sent a thermal camera and trail cams so I'm going back with a couple of mates to see if we can catch on cam whatever it was 👍
Had stones thrown at my tent this week - municipal campsite, large village and local neds. There are idiots out there, and being in a wood does not give you immunity.
I watch videos from Japan, where there are countless eerie and terrifying stories from the many mountains, as 70% of the country's land is covered by them. With numerous dark and frightening places, encounters with ominous entities have been a common tale in Japan's mountains. As a city dweller, I find Japan's mountains quite intimidating. I've been to the UK twice, and it's a beautiful country with bright and lovely natural surroundings. Even in the UK, there are sometimes eerie forests. I believe that in mountains and nature, strange and frightening entities may occasionally roam. Be cautious.
@@NoviceWildCamper...the Japanese forest activity is/has been positively identified by hundreds of campers and trail walkers as being nothing else but supernatural.It is considered relatively mainstream thinking by Japanese people.
I lived in Japan for a bit. Those forested mountains were remote empty and truly beautiful but definitely had a vibe of we’ll tolerate you being here in the day time, but you don’t want to be out here in the dark. It was the landscape itself and whatever unseen things that dwelt in it that gave you that sense - nothing human. That was their realm and they left you in no doubt of that.
True but I ithink what he's saying is you can't carry as then it's premeditated and illegal. If someone broke into my house and I was there I have a hammer close at hand to deal with them. That would be fine to use in self defence and use 'whatever force I deem necessary' to defend myself. But if I took a gun camping with me and shot someone I'd be the one going to prison.
@@NoviceWildCamper Also true. But we British don't need to carry guns as we have no real dangerous wild animals like America etc. We do however need a knife to cut food, gut fish unless we just beat them to death with our fishing rods..lol Plenty of weaponry in nature anyway!
Yeah I'm not adverse to using something close to hand if need be. I generally have a bushcraft type knife with me but prefer to use something solid or just my own self defense training.
I'm now 50, but around 20 years ago my friend and i wild camped in a very dense section of thick trees around 50 meter Square the rest of the forest was not too thick. At 3:15am we awoke to the sound of a roar and deep growling around our camp also very heavy foot steps slowly circling around the thick tree line, stopping every now and again, this went on for 5 mins and slowly it moved away. 20 mins later we heard the scream of some animal and again another roar and silence. I waited until 7am to venture out for a p@ss to stumble on the intact head of a small deer with just its spine still attached at the entrance we made. This was in the uk about two miles in from Matchams Lane in Dorset
Does that area have brown bear? I was thinking i read an article about the UK bringing them back around the Bristol area? I have lots of black bear here in Johnson County, Tennessee they can make some noises, hearing a mother bear clacking its jaws is a very scary sound... You vacate the area immediately if you ever hear that... We have Mountain Lions making a comeback as well, i got a nice game cam pic of a 200lb cat on my land. 😳 Bobcats have an array of wild sounds/ calls, so do our owls which are confused for a Bigfoot whooop 😂🤣😂
We have creatures of the night, my grandfather always told me , " just because we cant see it, does not mean something is not there. " The rocks being thrown, ive heard about these things before but never experienced it.. id like to experience one of these encounters as crazy as it sounds...
I bet if someone had dropped you off to go camping in the woods there, you would have had a normal camping adventure. He most likely saw your car parked on the road. Probably gets his jollys screwing with the campers in those woods.
I did and normally do however this was my first time using the firebox too as wanted to test it. Problem is you can't really produce a video without lights 👍
Not to mention you would've definitely heard a human walking about, I'd find it very strange if someone was just standing and watching most of the night.@@NoviceWildCamper
I’m the most peaceful, layed back person you’ll ever meet.. but I go fully strapped while camping in the woods.. better to be safe because you never know anymore
I can generally look after myself and guns/knives etc. are illegal to walk around with in the UK (maybe get away with a bushcraft knife) plus I never actually saw anything that could harm me or me harm it so wouldnt have helped me. I do carty a small knife for use around camp but that's it.
Glad you are ok. Unfortunately, there are some very twisted individuals about, with nothing better to do than interfere with others for their own amusement. I definitely feel the man you met in the morning knows something.
@jontysarge here comes stalky keyboard warrior. Jumping on other people's comments now. Pathetic. Who said anyone was killed? Idiot. Keep em coming though. Can see my analytics rising with each sad comment you make 🤣
Someone threw rocks and sticks at you. Would not surprise me if the people in the houses saw the fire and decided to make you unwelcome. They'd have the advantage of knowing the area well.
Camped in a remote spot in rural wales . Was awoken to what we could only describe as the sound of predator from the film sort of like that clicking sound but it sounded like 3 or 4. There was also a strange low humming noise . It was very bizarre and we were shaking to say the least . The fact it was right outside the tent door in the middle of the night . That one stays with me I can’t explain that one
I drove right up past Skye in Scotland to this wooded area in August 2022, i passed about 3 or 4 little cottages and a big house then nothing else for about another 10-15 miles at least, just hills and great scenery. I walked for about 30 minutes into this wooded area and found a nice little spot and got my gear all set up, tent and cooking equipment etc. It was total silence not a bird chirping, not a stick falling just completely quiet which made me a bit uneasy as i've camped my whole life pretty much and there's always been some sort of noises. I made myself some food just before the darkness came down and after the drive i was quite tired so i got into my tent to hunker down for the night, as i was laying there trying to nod off i kept saying to myself how strange it was that it was so quiet and i actually found it difficult to fall asleep as i'm so used to background noise while camping. I eventually fell asleep at around 10:30pm, then i woke up just after 1am with this unbelievable feeling of fear which i had never felt before, the sort of feeling you have when you wake up during the worst nightmares. I had to get out my tent and just sort of gather myself and have a quick look around which i did but something just felt really weird, that quiet peaceful place that i had found earlier and set up camp in suddenly felt creepy and the quietness had completely gone, even though the breeze was less than it was when i had arrived i could hear what sounded like someone exhaling right next to me but was lasting about 20 seconds then stopping, this happened about 4 times then stopped. I stood there with my torch looking around but absolutely nothing to be seen apart from bushes and trees. I got back into my tent and lay there almost contemplating walking back through the woods to my car but in that darkness even with a torch i kept thinking i would get lost or fall somewhere so i eventually fell back asleep. I was sleeping not even 10 minutes and i woke up with someone whistling, not a bird or anything like that it was 100% a human whistle and was like the sort of whistle tune an old man would do but i had never heard the tune before, i literally jumped up and got out the tent and it stopped. I was about to shout hello or something along those lines when the creepiest giggling echoed towards me, like a little toddlers giggle you hear in horror films and i literally felt my whole body tingle like someone had poured freezing water over me, i grabbed my torch and switched it on but the light was really dim and flickering which didn't make sense as it had great batteries that i had just replaced and have always lasted me about 3 camping nights (spare batteries were in the car) I literally had no choice but to stay where i was so instead of getting back in my tent and laying down i sat sort of half way in the tent leaning on a pillow sort of against it. The next thing i know i'm waking up and it's light, my neck and back is aching from the way i've fallen asleep, i start sort of rubbing my eyes and stretching then i remember the crazy stuff from earlier and jump up and out the tent to have a quick look around before getting my stuff together and couldn't believe what i saw, a big circle marked right around my little camp as if someone had scrapped it with their feet and just outside the circle scraped into the dirt were the words 'you go now' I literally grabbed my bag and started jogging back towards where my car was and didn't even bother about the tent or my sleeping bag, all the way back to the car i just had the worst feeling that someone or something was following me but i just kept jogging/running and eventually got back to my car. I drove about 2 hours and only stopped when i came across a little shop and a few people taking pictures just to try and get some normality back. I have never camped again and don't think i ever will, certainly not on my own anyway. To this day i do not have a clue what happened that night or how it actually could have happened as i know i would have woken up with that being scraped into the ground around my tent? Even for weeks after it i would lie awake at nights replaying it over and over, it was literally in the middle of nowhere not a house within miles it just doesn't make sense. If somebody else was there they would surely be someone similar to myself maybe camping aswell and not somebody at the wynd up away out there and how did i not wake up when they wrote that on the ground or done the circle round the tent? Just creepy
And here's me, camped at Skye for years, and aiming to get back to it after not being there for the longest time yet. I believe you. That's terrifying. Especially the quietness 😳 I wonder if you'd dug that area up, if you'd find anything... It's the child-like giggling that's got me wondering 😮 I've always wanted to camp in Glencoe on the battle's anniversary, but not by myself on that particular night. I'm not sure how you got any sleep at all. I think I'd have been wide awake all night.
@@karinahalliday310When i think back even now i'm annoyed at myself for staying in the first place with it being so quiet, i was always told growing up in a camping family that no matter how far away you are from anywhere if it's pretty much silent then don't stay and find somewhere else. Since that night and after reading more about stuff like that most people say if it's quiet and not even an insect or bird noise especially in a wooded area it's probably because something evil is present? If that hadn't happened to me i would honestly laugh those kind of comments off, even now i sort of don't believe it was anything evil or spooky i wan't to believe it was someone at the wynd up but it was literally miles from anywhere and i just can't imagine someone being in that exact area that i was in and certainly not someone going to all that bother just to freak somebody out, and the laughing was 100% a kids laugh and no way would a kid be in that place laughing and only laughing, if it was a kid even with an adult they would surely be making more noise than just giggling? What creeps me out more is the scraped circle and writing around my camp especially as i never heard anyone doing that so the thought that something or someone was doing that while i was a couple of feet away sleeping gives me the fear.
@bonnetdedouche yes, if it's that quiet it's a golden rule not to stay there... I've once moved onto another place. When I arrived it had a feel, so I hung out for a bit to see if it's was just me unsettling nature with my presence. I felt watched and even the stretch back to the motor made me want to be invisible, but had to be calm so nothing went wrong like tripping up, etc. The circle bit went without saying!! That's 😱 and the toddler giggle echoing... And not hearing it as it was happening. I think it would be more than enough for me not to camp again either. That's so, so strange. It does make you question paranormal. I'm 51 now, and camped since my early 20s. People have always asked am I not scared, yet like yourself I'm not going to places others would slightly likely be. That's the essence of it all. I'd like to think that wasn't someone messing with you. It does seem quite an effort to wait out in the middle of nowhere for the slightest possibility there's going to be anyone come out to hike/camp in a pretty random location. Do you mind sharing where on Skye it was, out of interest? I wonder if I've been, or near it. I'd personally love to pitch up on the table at the Quiraing, but every time we had high winds and there's a bit of rock fall. I was up there in storm Abigail, and I'm so glad I. It was amazing!!
@bonnetdedouche I'm back laughing, recalling leaving the cinema after seeing the Blair Witch. Just about the doors at the back and this guy behind me says at the same time "That's the last time I go camping in the woods again"!! Cracked me right up 😂😂 Few months later I was up at Glen Etive, and you still got that place to yourself, or only one or two others. Just myself, and I woke up to the Blair Witch patting my head (dreaming, obviously), absolutely terrified and frozen to the spot. Why I actually felt it was that I'd somehow unusually moved diagonally and to the back wall and the inner was flapping a little in the strong wind. I must have been trying to get the hell away from her in my 1+. Then realise I need a pee, and there's no danger I'm going out, because if I even hear a cow breathe I'm going to die 😳😱🤣 I waited it out until it lightened a little. That's the only time I'd say I felt scared. Water can sound creepy... Like cackling, with deep hillbilly voices if you let your imagination run riot, which is fun 👀
Just like to watch wild camping - hope to see more vids with less drama xD But to clarify I don't doubt the stress - Years ago I went camping in an abandoned quarry, whilst hunting for rabbits in the early hours (5 am ish) a figure appeared on the tops of the quarry shouting and gesturing. We as youths expected to be visited by a land owner or concerned member of the public but nobody appeared. We later went down a long path to a local shop/post office and after telling them where we were camping they asked if we had seen "Old Jake". Yes pretty disconcerting so I'm not calling you out weird $hip definitely does happen.
I like to go wild camping as often as I can, but there's always a risk of something weird happening when you're alone.........there's something about someone just wanting to spend a peaceful evening in nature that really winds the nutters up! I found a really nice spot just outside of Stroud last year, so I hunkered down with my hammock and started setting up for dinner.........I had a small twig stove cooking a steak as I sat there with a beer, just minding my own business, when a group of locals started flashing torches, chucking branches through the woods and making weird screeching sounds........it unnerved me so much that I ended up tearing the hammock down and bugged out into a field, slowly creeping around the woods and making my way back to the car. It took me about 2 hours to get back in the pitch black, and I had to flatten the seats to lie down.......ended up shivering in my sleeping bag until the sun came up! So sad that there are so many weirdos out there.......we should be allowed to enjoy mother nature without the threat of being attacked in the middle of the night, huh?!
Yeah its a shame that this country is so far behind others in Europe and the rest of the world where it comes to wild camping and enjoying the outdoors. Everywhere is owned by someone or used as drug and alcohol abusers. Sad state.
@@NoviceWildCamper Yep, we're a backwards lot! I was driving through the Windrush valley recently, just west of Oxford......it's absolutely stunning, but all private land with gamekeepers and signs everywhere. I'm off to Scotland at Xmas with my bike and hammock.....gonna see what I can find up there. Just watching you in the Peak District now......creepy!
I am a female solo wild camper. Everything looks creepy in the dark. If you add to that sounds that you are not familiar with, the effect is nothing short of eerie and engenders a fight or flight response. There is no shame in packing up if you are scared. In time, you will get used to the creaks of trees, the snuffling of hedgehogs, the screams of foxes and the movement of critters in the grass that you can't see. Give yourself time, you will get used to it and you will be able to enjoy spending the night in woods.
I love camping in the woods and have had many years of enjoying the woodland noises along with the creatures that live there keeping me company, this just wasn't the same. Its nothing like anything I habe ever experienced in my many nights in the woods hence the bail. I've never left a camp before however I am planning on going back there with friends and trail cams just to see if anything untoward happens. 👍
I love the sounds of the woodlands at night. Myfirst trips out were nervy as everything sounds like someone creeping up on you but when you're used to them it's actually quite comforting. This was like nothing I'd experienced before hence me leaving. Certainly wasn't the normal woodland sounds I'm used to 😬
@@rodneyhaworth9363 You've never seen the wild chav then? Comes out at night, enjoys causing mischief. Can be found in woodlands drinking or partaking in certain drugs.
I would definitely say it was the bloke. Which is a shame as he basically ruined your night. So I think you should name the place so other people won’t have to go through the same 😊 and also so if people want to go out there and teach him a little lesson back, by spooking him.. then maybe he gets his come uppance 👌
Possibly yes but he did extremely well at getting around in the pitch black without lights though. However, I have now decided to go back with mates and trail cams so watch this space 👍
@@NoviceWildCamper I'll happily come and support. Could make a fun vid. I reckon that guy sees the cars parked up and knows there're people in the woods, then plays his game. I reckon we set up a couple of stealth bivis and one bait hammock :D
I had only one camp I had to bail from, felt I was being watched and herd bipedal foot steps, but no one there when I shone the flash light. How could anyone navigate and hide so well in the dark and get so close to me without a flashlight, when I couldn't see my own hand in the dark....? Same story as you, I could pin point the foot sounds and crashing wood, but never anyone there. Last weekend I camped where I KNOW there is a big cat, and heard it calling for a mate, I have footage of it on my night cam, it was about three foot tall and six foot long looks like a lynx or bob cat, but she is very timid and never poses any threat to me, seen her three times now, but invisible wood souls scare the crap out of me.....I relate to this video very much, great watch....Take it easy buddy...bex
Cheers bex. Did you post the video anywhere? Love to see that. I too had an experience with what I bow believe to be a big cat whilst camping in the Peak District. ua-cam.com/video/SW200zRLqxU/v-deo.htmlsi=P421DvKBlxNyHroy
Having a dog helps a lot! They are the men's best friend for thousands of years for a reason. I have 2 german sheperds that i always bring when solo camping, i can always feel safe. I also always carry at least a glock to have some stopping power. Glady i never experienced nothing scary in these 10 years of solo camping and i hope i never do. Like i once read, i don't fear when there isn't any people arround me. I fear when i do.
I have two dogs but they're more of a nightmare than a help. Plus as I was working away at the time I can't really bring them with me. And glocks are defo a no go here 😂
These beings are real. I’ve had two encounters up close. One when I was 7 yrs old camping with my family in the Black hills of South Dakota and then later in life while cutting balsam for Xmas wreaths in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Just so you know I’m not a crazy person. I’m a U.S. Navy veteran with a professional career. Not that that makes a difference lol. I camp in the Ottawa National Forest for up to three months cutting this balsam alone usually. I camp and cut until the snow gets too deep. I’m camping in the first hard freeze in October in a tent. until I cannot move around on foot to cut this balsam. These were up close physical encounters. Throughout my life I’ve experienced unusual things. These beings mainly reside in the 4th dimension and you will experience them when out in nature. This is not fantasy this is the absolute truth of our reality. There are so many different entities beings etc that we’ve not been aware of until you experience the evidence. God bless Tiffany
@@NoviceWildCamper I explored the area a bit myself. Weird that there is a German war cemetary there and a memorial to Poles murdered byt the red army too.
I was out dogging in the woods that night with my mate Dave and we heard some strange grunts and what sounded like someone rubbing something over and over again. Then all of a sudden there was a loud moaning noise and the rubbing stop. We were convinced it was a Sasquatch and left immediately
Never use a light if you wanna retain your night vision....i learnt this in the army to look at the direction of the sound covering one eye for five seconds or so then open that eye and it works like a camera flash because that eye adjusted to complete darkness so its completely dilated given you a few seconds of better site.
What a scary experience. It sounds like someone may be living rough and you, unfortunnately, entered their space. We have big forest preserves by me, I live in a suburb of a big city, however, you do see men who will live outside in these forest preserves. I'm glad that you're alright.
Once, I was solo camping and started hearing dogs barking/growling occasionally. I could not figure out where it was coming from, and it scared the crap out of me because it was so clear and sounded as if it was right on top of me. Finally, I glanced up at the right moment only to realize the vultures up in the trees were making that sound. I had seen them around but did not think they would make those sounds. They were the vultures you see on the road eating road kill. I've also seen some tiny animals making some loud noises. Noises that, if heard in the dark, would make you think something big was just out of sight.
A rabid or distemper raccoon passed by the woods near my house last night... it sounded like a women screaming at the top of her lungs. The thing screamed by a car and it was so loud it set the car alarm off. It was just a sick coon but it sounded like a women being slaughtered. If you didn't see it youd think it was a dam skinwalker or some other giant monster.
The next weirdest thing to hearing foot steps at night is to hear nothing at all. I camped near a small lake 2 miles from the nearest road. The forest was full of insect and animal noises. Normal stuff. Once it got dark out not a peep.
I've freaked myself solo camping more than once. Only ever left once, literally took off running and straight through a river too. I hate to say it but there was most likely nobody there at all. It happens. Thanks for your vid I'll check out your others.
@@NoviceWildCamperI hope to see this update soon! This sounds really interesting, and if nothing turns out it’ll still be a fun video to watch! Keep us posted!!!
Yeah, i would really Like to see some footage from your coming trip aswell. Maybe Take some thermal image-, or night vision scope with ya. Easiest way to see in realtime whats going on.
Mate you are brave . I love walking and carving wood in the woods and know the woods can sometimes be strange . But with what you’ve experienced in there , I’m glad you got out safely. This video put the creeps on me as that’s definitely not normal. Personally I’d get a Sofirn q8 plus torch as that would have lit the place up like daylight . And always carry a good stick with you . Blackthorn preferably. Very scary video , but I love it and glad you are ok 👍
It gets dark here in southern Mississippi at about 5:30ish now that the time changed here in the U.S.A. but I don't mind. I'll be glad when the burn ban goes off so I can burn all the wood in the back yard!! I truly loved your video. I was having a panic attack and you helped me by listening to what you were going through!!😮😱 You sure picked a spooky forest to camp in!!! Yea, you learn something through this kind of camping for sure!! Till next time, stay safe!!😊
Aww donut 🍩 forget to hug your son! Your son is thoughtful and kind = you are a good dad, from one parent to another. Very nice channel - liked and subbed
Great video, had me on the edge of my seat, however, the guy you met in the morning gave it all away. Everything he said to you points to him being the culprit. No ghosts, no werewolves, no spooks just some sad weirdo chasing you off. Clearly, he has done it to others before you. Keep reviewing the products, always informative and entertaining .
Lots of noises in the woods..Almost nobody willing to stay up all night, in the woods, to scare a stranger...I doubt very much that's the case...More likely, they are creepy woods, that no one cares to camp in..Those can be found, in many different places,..But, then again, never know...
That thing he seen in the morning could of been a demon or a devil not just some crazy old kook who I'm sure would rather be in side in the warmth instead of the cold,all seems abit odd to me that's for sure.
I've spent a thousand nights in the wood, in France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Norway and never faced anything like that neither heard about it from somebody else. And you're not the only one on youtube who has that type of scary experience in the UK so the most rational explanation for me is that bigfoots are living in the UK 😆 That might motivates me to come, if you can share the location I will officially create the first Haunted Thru Hike, HTH!
I’d set up booby traps around my camp as I’m hard of hearing, my dog alerts me, then I’m alerted and ready to confront whatever is lurking, always love camping and bushcraft, spending time in the wild and nature away from my town
Please after camping do a full expection of your vehicle. I had my power steering fluid drained. As well with breaks lines loosened. And radiator fluid drained. On different camp outs. Different areas. So please always check your vehicle before driving off. Keep extra fluids in trunk. I live in states. Wild camping is a lot different now days. Be safe ATB
I mist admit I never even thought about that. Although my car alarm is very sensitive and I'd have heard it go off from where I was. Cheers though, ill remember that in future 👍
I started camping out at my grandparents home just about every weekend. My Granddad would let me use his camping gear to play house outside as far back as I could remember. Then my cousins and I were all between ages 5-8 and would camp out back in the early 70’s right outside my grandparents bedroom so I grew up loving camping out doors. It escalated in my teens and young adult years and into my early 30’s by going to the River to camp. If we went into groups we would bring a tire to light fires during the real colder weather. My granddad was a hunter so I never got to go camping with him. Alone I had one specific place that I loved going to which was the Pee Dee river right near the shoreline and it had a lot of brush surrounding the area except near the shoreline where I had a pretty good size of a clearing for my tent. Once I arrive there I would first setup tin cans or jingle bells surrounding my campsite and I never went without my weapon right beside me in the tent. If I heard those tin cans or bells I would pop up like a jack-n-the box and it allowed me enough time to make sure I was awake and holding my protection before anyone got to me. I had more young lovers walking up to my campsite than anything else and of course they would be drinking. I had more times with zero disturbances than anything. The reason I loved this place was it did limit people driving up since it required a 4x4 to get there but the last 1/4 mile of the road was a steep uphill climb and the final stopping point was on a flat surface, so you would be at the highest point atop la fairly large hill with such a beautiful scenic area by day and night if you were fortunate enough to come on a full moon night. I would setup my campfires atop the hill and cook and eat there during hotter months. The drop off point overlooking the river I would say was 12 to 14 ft high. I caught many glimpses of the full moon there. In my teen years at the top of that hill it was covered in trees so the stopping point was much further back on the road and you had to walk the remainder. You could only fit maybe 3 medium size tents atop the large hill in different spots between trees. Then one weekend during my teen years I came with my best friend and it had been at least a month I had been camping but someone came and cut down every tree a top of that hill and even hauled the trees away and if I had to guess there were at least 35 to 40 trees that were cut down. It was so amazing though because you could see out across the river from all 3 sides of the hill. I camped on the hill after that day only when I had a friend with me otherwise I was off on the right side camping off the barricaded in safety. Kept my campsite cooler at night. My campsite was really camouflaged through some brush just off the right hand side of that same road with low hanging tree branches just before you would come to a small clearing. I would park my jeep behind some brush up to my knees and between 2 trees on the right hand side of the road. I lived within 10 miles of that river. You wouldn’t know I was there camping until you would run into the tin cans hid inside brush and they would be more scared than myself because 9/10 they had their girlfriends with them screaming. There were a couple times the teenager boys would start showing me a little more attention than their girl because they couldn’t believe they came across a 30ish year old woman camping alone with weapons. I wasn’t married and loved every minute of it until a girlfriend would start arguing wanting to leave. Most of these teenagers would walk down this road or drive up with a dirt bike or 4 wheelers. Over the years there have been a few women who have passed away from committing suicide by jumping off however one ruling changed when it turned out to be the spouse who had pushed her off. A military plane of some kind fell into the river nearly 20 years ago and several life’s were lost on that day! They say there is catfish the size of an average man in this river. Hoped you enjoyed my story!!
@@Jkk55 I don’t see it as brave. It was instilled in me at such a young age it’s like 2nd nature. If I didn’t get the experience at such a young age and started this later in life, I believe this would be completely different. Such as 2 people at all times. I had a chance to go riding on a horse when I was pregnant in my 2nd trimester so I discussed this with my doctor. I had rode horses before a number of times but not on any pattern routine. He said absolutely not because it’s not part of your normal routine prior to my pregnancy. My body would’ve been prepared for the ride through muscle memory. The percentage of me getting hurt on my own horse would’ve been very slim chance. I hope that makes sense!
I'm now 60 years old, and I'm a woman. Back in my 20s and 30s I use to solo camp. I live in Idaho, and so owning a handgun was never an issue. I had two dogs I would take with me. They were not my guard dogs, but my watch dogs. I was the one in charge of my protection and the revolver my dad gave to me when I turned 18 and moved out of the house, was what made me feel safe in the forest. I don't believe in ghosts, aliens, or bigfoot...and I was far more concerned about the two legged predator than I was of any 4 legged one. There are bears, cougars, wolves, and coyotes in my area. And too, deer, elk, and moose moving around can make for scary noises. As said, I wasn't really afraid of the critters. It was other humans, specifically, men who might try to take advantage of a young woman camping alone. I never had any thing weird happen, except for one time, when I had a whole mountain lake to myself - and I was sitting outside my tent just before dusk. Both of my dogs suddenly stood and looked in the direction of the lake that was downhill from where I was camping. They didn't growl, but their hackles were up. I heard...one 'crash' as though something big went through some deadfall and that was it. The dogs within 45 seconds were relaxed again, so I think what they heard, or smelled might have been a large elk headed down to the lake, or maybe even a bear or cougar. The dogs were fine the rest of the night and I never heard anymore bumps in the night. But I won't lie...lol. The handgun was very close to my sleeping bag that night...closer than where I usually put it...still within reach, but again, not like I had it that night.
That's the thing with this country. We can't carry guns but also we don't have any predators that could kill us either apart from other nutters in the woods 😂 I heard the noises of every natural creature and know them well and find them comforting but this time it was just odd. Something not right. My gut was telling me to get out. 👍
@@NoviceWildCamper As I mentioned, I'm a woman...and I think most women really understand at a deep level what you were feeling and many of us are really good at recognizing it and Acting upon it. I honestly believe this is an ingrained biological safety thing that comes with being a woman. I think men have a milder version of it, but often do not react to it, when they feel it, or it might not be strong enough to even get their attention. So when they do react, it must be something pretty dangerous that woke up some primitive part of one's subconsciousness that understands something isn't right. You were right to leave. I wouldn't be surprised if dangerous men/or a man were nearby. Hope you keep listening to that inner gut feeling. I also know that most places outside of the USA won't allow guns. But maybe you can check the regulations to see if pepper spray, or some other non lethal device can be used. And if nothing else, sleep with a hand axe, or a large knife near you....tools one would use for camping, but can also be used to protect one's self if it came down to it. Stay safe : )
Just listening to your story, Im wondering was the guy in an elevated position? It would likely be pretty difficult to lob the rocks and the branch towards your camp if he was standing on the ground. He would have to be very very close to the camp in that case. It also sounds from your description like these projectiles were very much coming 'down' onto your camp. When you guys go back, I would be looking up with careful attention. I would be thinking about taking a careful survey of all the trees within a 50ft radius of where you were located. Looking for signs of a tree perch of some kind where he goes. Can you imagine the fun you guys could have when you find his hideout spot?
Defo something strange going on for sure. Fair play for getting out. Always follow your gut instinct. Better to be safe than sorry. Just subbed dude look forward to following you on your adventures
My friend, we live in strange times. If I told you some of the things I've seen in the woods here in North America you wouldn't believe me. Take care and keep your head on a swivel. I hope you're at the very least carrying a couple of cans of bear spray.
Can't get bear spray here as we have no bears and there's laws against those types of things due to muggings etc. I've never had an issue like this before but this trio just wasn't right. First time I've ever walked away from a camp 😬
Boots" Goin' home, late last night Suddenly I got a fright Yeah I looked through a window and surprised what I saw Fairy wear boots and dancin' with a dwarf, all right now!
Thanks for sharing your experience. i'd feel the same about it. Especially after that fellow stopped you and said what he did. Quite an encounter. Appreciate it.
I went camping near the peak District last year and I was discussing with a friend about Bigfoot and how they allegedly communicate by banging on trees with a heavy piece of wood .After demonstrating how I thought they did this we thought nothing of it afterwards.I was staying in my campervan down the hill and he was staying up in the forest in his tent.About 4am my friend was awakened by the exact banging on a nearby tree.Thinking i was playing some kind of joke on him he was expecting me to show my face .I was sound asleep in my van about 1 mile away!It really put him on edge just like you. There is so much more that we don't know out there in the wild that remains a mystery !
That does sound creepy. There's definitely stuff out there we don't know about. Scientists are constantly finding new life we never new about and others that were thought to be extinct. 👍
I’ve wild camped all over the peaks for years , you do get fell runners , mountain bikers , hikers , raf low flying aircraft , and all the woodland creatures you expect , I’ve never heard a single tree banging or anything remotely like this, I would bet this was a hiker or biker cleaning there shoes of mud !
Yeah I've seen Bigfoot an have some photos of his feet in snow. That is how they communicate by taking branches an wakin them on trees. An rock throwing is territorial. Friends an I one night was in the convertible driving late at night out into the woods in Indiana an we was on the road it was pavement. But on the side stood fucing bigfoot. Me an another friend saw it. It was so tall over the car it was crazy. Then in my YARD there was tracks from something walking barefoot with huge feet seven feet apart on steps.. take a step seven feet another step seven feet.. nuts. Was the only prints in the snow also 23 inch long foot.
Wow this happened to me and my friend. He was telling me this exact thing about communicating with them through banging sticks on trees, I thought he was a bit crazy to be honest, but he did it , and immediately I mean within a second we got 3 bangs back. Did it again got two bangs back and one more time 1 single bang. There’s no way it could have been a person as it was coming from thick undergrowth in the forest where we were, and they would have been had to have been waiting stick in hand ready to bang. It was so weird. Turned me into a believer.
I went camping last year for the first time in a while since the pre pandemic days and for the first time i took my 15 year old with me and just before we went Grocery ,tent,food shopping just getting ready and bought two cans of bear spray and my son said "what, are there bears there dad " i said no there aren't,spray is for hostile humans .
As a FINNISH person who has lived most of his life surrounded by forests... I'd say those sounds you heard were a pack of deers. They are not silent creatures at all and they dare to come really close, and when they walk trough the forest, they break and snap branches. And they are also able to do those "thud" sounds you described. But like i said in another comment, it is the "unknown" that scares us, especially if we are alone at night in the forest, unfamiliar sounds might freak us out.
Normally deer would run when faced with a human here though. I've experienced it loads but these didn't. If I went and looked or shone my torch it just stopped and went quiet. It just wasn't like any other camp I've had when I've experienced all sorts of British wild life I know their noises and how they react but this just felt different and not normal.
Deer can not throw rocks., pick up trees and move or throw them, or scream the way a Sasquatch can. I've heard one when I was 14 late at night right outside my house. I have never forgotten the fear I felt.
For some reason I have got into these camping videos it all started with Grizzly Gaz I love them now I was a little scared for you in those woods something was going on very strange glad you got out safely!
As an American, I am glad that I can go camping with a firearm. Yes its for dealing with dangerous and agressive wildlife primarily, but unfortunately the nost dangerous and aggressive wildlife in the woods is other people. Stay safe out there man. Btw, I pray I never have to use my weapon to defend myself. Not even on wildlife, but its pure piece of mind, and you should still leave when feeling unsafe.
Wow that was intense. I think some places are different. I love being in the wood and countryside, but there are places that feel like your not wanted there no matter wat time it is or weather. There is some woods local to me and in broad daylight I can't wait to get away from the place. Dog hates it as well
It's certainly amplified in the woods with all then natural creatures and the sounds they make tracking over twigs and through bushes but this just wasn't normal. Never felt like this before 😬
@@roughroadstudioor spirits/entities, when you think of all the rituals and murders/sacrifices that have been going on in any ancient wood, they have got to be the most haunted places you can find
Used to have that set up. Amazing how dangerous it is yet legal 🤣 although I've just taken delivery of the rubber pouch version sling shot with ball bearings. Needs larger ones though. 👍
@@NoviceWildCamper It's usually a small group of young lads who terrorise wild campers then have laugh about it down the local boozer, after they have stolen your camping gear 🤬.
I have had thoughts of getting a thermal camera as they can be an useful tool anyway. Now I feel like they would be a good way of seeing what's going bump in the night!
The part at the end about the bloke you encountered made the hair on the back of my neck stand up! He sounds a bit like that Crazy Ralph fella from the Friday the 13th movies! 😮 Glad you made it out safe and well, and don’t blame you for not wanting to go back.
#boo Hats off to you for sticking it out as long as you did, I'd have been from there as soon as the rock landed near me. That bloke has definitely done the same to others, hopefully he'll do it to the wrong bloke one night and get his comeuppance.
Forrests are occupied with another entity. You can sometimes hear them walk, see shadows, hear them growl, throwing things at you, see them staring at your behind trees etc. Check some exploring videoes on in coal mines/caves by regular uploaders who witness some wierd encounters such as noises, stones being thrown from no where, wierd noises etc. Enjoy and stay safe pal 👍
The thing that got to me was the stick that bounced over to you in the daylight. Maybe it was that guy you saw but you made the right decision to get out of there. People are scary sometimes. My brother and I were back country camping in the Smokey Mountains once, very very remote, didn't see anyone at all. One night about 3AM we hear something big headed our way. Get out of tent with flashlights and it's a guy, asks us if we had spare matches. Gave him matches and he leaves, crunches away into the woods.
Cheers buddy. I'm planning on heading back as I've now got thermal camera and trail cams. Not till I can get a date agreed with my mates though as I won't be going back alone 😬
Hey M, great video to be releasing this time of year : ), So,,,,How would the guy know that people have tried and failed? Obviously, he is the cause mate, wants the woods for himself and creeping everyone out seems to be his chosen M.O....other than that ...maybe an ENT...#boo
Possibly. If it was him he was bloody stealthy up there. I was well tucked away and kept going out to check and couldn't see anyone. He would have had to have had night vision too as it was pitch black and there were no signs if torches or anything. I had my tarp wide open so I could see almost 360 and it was pitch black.
Yeah seems real strange, and what he said to u. Also crushed water bottle? Any weird history on them woods? Fair play to u getting out if not enjoyable. If its not far from u scope it out in day time
Yea; humans are the most dangerous/annoying things out there. I'd rather camp deep in a state/national forest, many miles from anything, than near a city or town.
I used to go out in to Epping forest in the early 70s, never alone. But it was a favourite dumping ground for bodies by London Gangsters, people still find their remains. I had a friend, I was 14 and he was 16. He must have upset someone. He was tied to a tree and died of exposure. Some reckoned he’d dissed some Hells Angels, who knows? But Epping is one place I’ll never go in the dark, if ever.
Yeah there's some dodgy people about. And large woodlands are popular for hiding bodies. I am going back though, but with mates and trail cams. Watch this space.
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sounds like the guy didnt want you to camp there ... I would have a word with him
I was quite happy to get out of there tbh
some local yokel having some weird fun scaring the grockle he found camping in the woods … no doubt he was the toast of his two ‘imaginary friends’ in the pub that night…. take care out there mate … atb Dave Mc
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Just come across your channel, you tube got good on their algorithm this time, Really enjoyed your video keep the great content coming. Shame you had a twat ruining your camp, maybe a homeless person quite territorial due to bad experiences in the past. Hopefully your tarp isn't damaged..I'd go back out get into my combats find him shout #boo make him crap his pants leg it and laugh 😂
Trust me from a 30yr veteran of wild camping both woods & beach camps,Some very strange folk hanging about & lurking in the night.
Yeah it was certainly odd. I've had strange noises in woods before but nothing like this. It's never made me want to leave before 😬
@@Yodaspirit45 Whole squads of fully armed military go missing, Dog soldiers-film. Be careful. ⚠️
Great film. But it's a film.
@@craig6542yeah right
@craig6542 what squads of military that were fully armed went missing while recreational camping in real life?
The most dangerous animal you'll ever meet in the woods late at night is a human
True. 👍
or bigfoot but I hear they maybe friendly
Apparently so. They still like to chuck things though 🤣
Tell me about it. I live in the woods here in Australia. A place I've been camping at for almost 2 years. But recently I've had some trouble with a psycho. Not sure if it's young teens or somebody older but the bastard has been stalking me with a drone for around 18 months and only recently 11 September this year my tent was wrecked and they tried to drag the tent away and throw it into a creek. The local police are useless bastards too. They don't give a damn and won't do a thing about my tent being damaged but if I was to defend myself I'd be facing charges and possibly jail. I can't even phone police anymore because I've been charged with threatening the police and ordered to not contact the police.
@JimBoBJames-no5db ooh that doesn't sound good.
I agree with the people saying "If something doesn't feel right, go with your gut, and leave." You stayed longer than I would have, and I'm an always armed Texan. I packed up the wife and kids in the middle of the night about 28 years ago, near Togwotee Pass in Wyoming. If we had stayed, probably nothing would have happened, but I just had an overwhelming urge to leave.
I've never felt like that before. I've heard loads of wierd noises and seen some wierd thing but it was just a feeling that you can't put your finger on that tells you to get out. And I trust my gut 👍
It has saved me a few times. I learned early on to follow my gut feeling, i once avoided a dangerous car crash because i trusted my instincts and stayed home. My friend crashed his car the same night he asked me to join a car trip. Flipped over the car at high speed and one of the three people in his car got major injuries. There have been more gut feeling moments but that one could've been fatal, especially when you see the side of the car that had the empty seat. It was crushed/caved in completely.
I agree. Gut feeling is there for a reason. Goes back to primitive ages for survival 👍
trust your feelings, especially at these kind of circumstances
I have an overwhelming urge to never go camping in the woods and it worked out so far
Thirty years back, I camped with my son in a wood near to Rayleigh, Essex, UK. Got the tent up in a small thicket. After it got dark, around 9 pm, we heard voices shouting from various directions, then began hearing shotguns firing. This racket slowly got closer to our location. Seems like we had camped in the middle of some kind of bird shooting operation. The bangs got pretty close, and were all around us. We quickly got that tent packed away and scooted out of there pretty quickly.
That's sounds well dodgy. More likely to get injured accidentally in the uk I reckon by poachers and shooters than some loony.
I’m from the UK as well and there’s some creepy shit in the forests here. Forest of Dean has some forest hermits and Scotland, some parts of monmouth area have thick forest areas too
There's definitely some weird stuff going on in some forests for sure.
i smoked skunk and swore i saw faeries oncewhile i was alone in the forest@@NoviceWildCamper
I wouldn't have waited around to pack the tent up I'd of just gone
You go with your gut. If you don't like the feel of something whether camping or car camping you leave it is that simple. Your gut with people and environments are never wrong. You did the right thing. There are always other camps you can do where you don't feel something is off. Stay safe and blessed.
I belive that gut feeling saves lives sometimes. And it just wasn't right that night. I'll be going back with mates and trail cams though, so watch this space 👍
Your gut is always right. I'll tell you a story. I used to drive for Uber delivering food and was in an apartment complex one night making a delivery. Went up the stairs to the apt. to drop the food off and saw this guy brush past me looking super pissed. We didn't make eye contact, but I looked at his eyes before looking away and something felt off. Thought it was a bit strange. I delivered the order and went back down the stairs to my car. Now, normally between orders and while waiting for a new one I would just wait in the car so as not to waste gas driving around. I was on my phone just diddling around when I saw the guy again walking rather slowly on the sidewalk. It didn't look abnormal per se, but something wasn't right and I had that gut feeling which told me to leave immediately. Under normal circumstances, I would never do so. I'm a Christian so I attribute it to the Holy Spirit giving me a nudge.
In any event, as soon as I start the car, and I mean the SPLIT SECOND that the engine turned over, he whips his head back at me like something you'd see in a sci-fi movie. Now I'm getting a little antsy. So I pull out and I'm just casually driving away (and I have no choice but to drive right past him) when he crosses from the sidewalk into the street right in front of my car while walking super slow and blocking me. At this point, it's getting really awkward, so I roll down my window about to say something like "Are you alright, dude?" but I think better of it and say nothing.
So imagine he's in the middle of the road in front of me, but there's like this loopy roundabout/turn around thing that goes basically to the left, circles around a patch of grass, and then comes out at the main strip that exits the complex. So instead of going past him awkwardly, I take that, and right as I'm about to make the left to leave, the dude starts running full speed at my car from the right. And when I tell you full speed, imagine the T1000 from Terminator 2 when he's chasing them through the parking garage and outside LMAO. Literally, I'm not exaggerating. It's like he was on PCP or something. He honestly looked and behaved superhuman which to this day still sends chills down my spine.
In any event, my whole body went into fight or flight and I slammed my foot on the gas as hard as I could while booking it out of there at 45 mph while he was STILL CHASING MY CAR!! And I drove stick at the time xD The craziest thing about it is that he caught up to me for maybe a second or 2 before I outran him. Got one last look at him slowing down before frantically getting the f out of there. Definitely the most bizarre experience of my life and something I will never forget. And you can bet your ass I carry now lol.
Whoa that sounds mad!! 😬
@@HomeStudioBasicsI'm thinking it was possibly someone on Meth. I understand it can give some people super human strength and obviously erratic behaviour. Grim. Glad u got out of the situation
@@HomeStudioBasicsmy SO still does
I've been wild camping in the US for years. Been harassed by deer, skunk and visited by black bear in the dark and none of it bothered me. The first and only time I had a run-in with a person I nearly had to shoot him and his dog. I packed up me and my son and we cleared out. Humans are the real danger in the woods.
you were "harassed" by animals in their natural environment? what is the WILD? you mean trespassing?
@@zillatattoo not an outdoorsman I see...
Humans can be a danger where ever you meet them. I ran into a group of guys when i stopped in a Scots Highland Bothy one night. They arrived after I did. two of the had colds and of course they gave that cold to me. I ended up in Aberdeen Royal in a coma with Pneumonia and Sepsis, almost died. I packed in Bear Country in Canada and felt safer there than I have in Scotland which only has two legged dangerous animals.
@@iainmore3961 You're an absolute clown aren't ya?
@@zillatattoohumans don’t belong in cages lol but it sounds like you live in one
I did a remote camp once in a deep forest in North Wales . Arrived late near dark, never did a reckie . Awoken up in my tent at 3am to sound of snapping twigs - pitch dark apart from a moonlight . Peeped out my tent saw a figure of a large man about 30ft ahead of my tent . It scared me i stayed in my tent and i stayed put until first dawn .
I peeped out my tent and that large figure of a man was a fallen large tree stump on a mound 😅
And the morale of the story always do a reckie whilst day light around your camp 👍
😂 amazing how things look different from night and day. I've had a similar experiences myself 🤣
Local farmer. Couldn't find a cow to tip.
What the hell is a reckie? 😮
Short for reconnaissance
@@NoviceWildCamperBut Recon is already short for reconnaissance and its one letter shorter.
I would be too scared to hike and camp in the woods alone at night. I prefer to stay home lock my doors and say my prayers.
🤣 it's not generally that bad. I love it 99% of the time
Lol..me too! Once it's dark, dogs in, windows & curtains closed; doors locked!
I ain't no fool! 😮😂
@@NoviceWildCamper But what about that one present?
What one present?
@@NoviceWildCamper the one percent when things don’t quite work out right.
The guy you spoke to on the road is most likely the guy who creeps people out at night on purpose who are trying to camp out.
Probably.
100%
Perhaps a close friend.
@@australiaprisonisland9156 of whom?
People died before and no one's lasted...? I'd seek out the history of that place. And the man telling you that was probably the one snooping around at night. Cause coincidentally he was there in that remote area, very early in the morning, at the exact moment you were walking to your car.. If campers really died there, he would be my first suspect..!
I took my little brother camping in the “off season” winter in California many years ago. I backpack, fish, trail run, and rock climb in the western US so I spend a lot of time outdoors. We were just hoping to hike during the day, cookout, and camp. There was no attendant to the campground and it was empty other than one other person at an RV. We camped on the far side of the grounds from that man who was sitting in a chair facing our direction. He didn’t seem too friendly and didn’t wave back to us. That night, items started going missing from our camp. Silently. Non food or scented items so less likely to be an animal doing this. The last straw was I walked my little brother to the stall toilet and when I turned around, the toilet paper roll I set outside the door for him was taken while I was rummaging in my car parked 10 yards or so away. My brother asked for the toilet tissue and I discovered it missing. It was a still and dry night. Not windy. Somebody was messing with us. We immediately packed and left. We suspected that other fella wanted the campground to himself. People are so strange. To sound like a typical American, I am armed in certain forests or certain areas of a forest. Lots of other Americans are. In California we struggle with illegal drug growers even after legalization of marijuana so there are unfortunately some unsavory characters who don’t want others around. Glad you’re safe.
Yeah that's just wierd. Cheers buddy. 👍
Not every place is safe, especially to sleep! take it from an old US park ranger if you get a "bad feeling" (get the hell out now). Leaving you stuff there I believe saved you life. Your were given the "warning signs" that something did not want you there. Most people don't live to tell the tile and I cant express how lucky you are. remember: you are the Invader in their home! These words helps me my first time from an old ranger I learned so much from. "Best thing to take away from this is the knowledge you have gained and to never make the same mistakes again! Welcome to the club!
Cheers buddy. Lickily we don't have any real dangerous animals in the uk so it's only weirdos that may cause a problem. I'm thinking about going back but with some buddies next time if they can get over their fear. Defo not alone though 😬👍
@@NoviceWildCamper that would be a good video if you did
Club of no return
@@NoviceWildCamper I am in the UK, too. You say you don't believe in them, but we do have our version of Sasquatch etc., over here. Many people over here have had encounters with them and shared their experiences via you tube channels Perhaps best you research and listen to them. Perhaps 20 years ago, long before I was aware of any of this, in daylight I was on a walk 'up North' through woodland with my now ex. We randomly came across, for want of a better description, a tee-pee kind of construction. It eerily surprised us, and we kind of explained away what it was. A couple of years ago I subsequently stumbled upon people's descriptions and clear photographic evidence of what our Sasquatch build. It was the same as I had seen. The thrown rocks you found near you plus the branches landing with such accuracy, plus the crashing sounds: all typical Sasquatch behaviour, letting you know they were there, and didn't want you in their 'home.' Same as the ex park ranger shared with you above - and he should know: many have had encounters with creatures that supposedly do not exist, but actually do. We just occasionally visit their home environment so will always be 'rookies,' and mostly oblivious to what lives in our woods and forests, that doesn't want to be found or seen. On another walk around about the same time, I felt a peculiar not great feeling wash over me, like approaching a 'force field,' as we got closer. I said it seemed we were not welcome, so we changed route. A suggestion for you: when out driving and walking in the woodland etc., out loud say you are only visiting and respectfully ask for their permission to enter, and for their protection whilst you are there. That you respectfully mean them no harm whatsoever and ask for safe passage whilst you are there. When you say that, 'wait' to then feel their response. Then you will know what to do.
@hoopoo3721 - Hello. Have you shared any of your encounters on the you tube channels that document such things? They would appreciate hearing from you. Best wishes.
I've camped out in all sorts of locations ever since I was a kid, and in all those years have only had one encounter similar to yours. It was in Cornwall, with a couple of mates, when I was about 18 or 19. We had been hiking along the remains of a disused railway line, and had set up camp in a clearing opposite what appeared to be a badly ruined halt. It really was in the middle of nowhere, and we hadn't seen a soul for a good couple of hours - not a tourist spot, for sure. Once we'd settled down for the night we started to hear the usual night sounds; like you say, nocturnal animals going about their business. Then, after a while, we began to hear what sounded like footsteps in the undergrowth. All three of us stopped talking, and focused on the sounds, which seemed to get close, then stop - but when they started again seemed to be further away, and coming from a different direction. We decided that we'd had enough, and jumping out of the tent, would confront the prankster. However, before we could do so, the footsteps started coming from the railway platform, with the unmistakable sound of someone pacing up and down on concrete. I don't mind telling you we were shitting ourselves. This seemed to last forever, until the sound of a door slamming shut, and then total silence. We sat huddled together, too scared to even turn on the torch. Once it got light we packed up and got the hell out. However, (and this I still cannot explain after all these years) is that there were no doors on the halt. It was a totally derelict shell. And yet all three of us distinctly heard the sound of a door being slammed. Weird, just utterly baffling.
There's.slme wierd stuff out there for sure and this one just didn't sit right with me. Camped hundreds of times and never felt like this, heard things like this or had rocks and branches land like that. 👍
Maybe the ghost got grounded
Maybe something lived underground and that thing was a front. Highly unlikely but I've seen some conspiracy videos saying human cryptoids live underground. Considering how much the general public doesn't know could be possible. Again though, HIGHLY unlikely.
Sounds of the past echoing
First time watching your channel and that was creepy
Things falling from trees is one thing but rocks being thrown….you did the right thing
Two other campers in the UK on different UA-cam channels that I follow went through something similar
Hoping all goes well in future camping..take care ❤️🇨🇦
Thank sue. Yeah I've heard tons of noises in the woods but nothing like this has ever happened. Just didnt feel right. I'll be going back with mates and trail cams so watch this space 👍
@@NoviceWildCamperOh brilliant idea. I want answers lol.
@@NoviceWildCamper do they have "big foot" or saswautch or yetti where you're from? I think you may have encountered something like that.
@beakfish7319 there are reports of similar but I don't believe we have the space to support a creature of that size in this country.
The Sasquatch are real and do inhabit England just look up Cannock Chase Big Foot encounters.
Woah, that last update makes the entire video so much scarier. WOW.
Those noises were RIGHT on top of you and they were weird. Walking, running, throwing things, shaking trees, but the eeriest was the sound of something being dragged through the woods. Well done.
Cheers buddy. Yeah there were some weird noises for sure. I'll be going back with mates and trail cams so watch this space 👍
@@NoviceWildCamper subscribed and exciting to follow along!
Thank buddy 👍
Did you go back with the trail cams?
@@tomsco7 yes he did...
You trusted your gut. You know what you experienced and you know that it wasn’t humans doing it. Much more to this Earth than we truly understand.
💖💖💖 God tells us
I concur! xoxo
Yeah nah it was definitely humans doing it
I believe....
That feeling got me once.
Still don't know what it was.
Freaks me out just thinking bout it!....😢
I understand everything personally
This was amazing. Scared the crap out of me like a hollywood psych thriller. Llike one of those "found footage" videos, but more authentic than iv ever seen. I could feel your genuine uneasiness, they way you tensely described the uncanniness of the forest put me right there with you. I was feeling the energy, felt like my family room were those woods. Please go back !!
Thanks buddy. I've been sent a thermal camera and trail cams so I'm organising a trip back with mates to see what we can catch on film. Hopefully soon 👍
why the fuck should he go back ?
I did
Always pays to listen to your instincts. Rocks don't get thrown by foxes and squirrels. Would be cool if it was bigfoot though. 😅
Seriously, id love to have a bigfoot encounter. No doubt I'd crap myself but I've never heard of anyone being attacked by one so.... 🤷🏼♂️😬
@@NoviceWildCamper You probably did have a bigfoot encounter, or woodwose as they're called here in the UK.
Who knows. Weird either way 🤷🏼♂️ see if I can catch it on trail cam next time.
Probably a homeless person not wanting people being there so "his" area is left just for him. If it's an unpleasant experience then folks are not likely to return.
@@NoviceWildCamper but what if it was horny? My biggest fear....
a few weeks ago I went to camp at Secret Beach on the coast of Oregon. When I arrived at the location, two really creepy masks were attached to the trees. Usually I would have ignored it, but Ive been at this location once before and just got the weirdest vibes and after seeing this, figured just not to risk it and went to a different location a couple miles away. Yes its stupid, but I've seen some really weird stuff while camping and have learned the hard way to not risk stuff like this.
You have to go with your gut 👍
Story time?
Where the beach at I’m tryna go
As someone who camps in the woods of Oregon and Washington there are some very odd places I've been that made me feel very uncomfortable.
I don't camp at sites where there's anything weird, out of place, or ritualistic looking. Don't like the vibe, and on a less metaphysical level, don't want to chance being there if the weirdo that made the weird stuff comes back. I always have adequate self-defense equipment when I go solo camping, but I'd rather just avoid places that set off threat alarms.
Blimey…. This reminds me of a time myself and my friend were wild camping in a forest… same thing you have witnessed as far as large rocks and branches being thrown…. It was so scary, every time we thought it had settled… smack, there was another rock…. It was so unsettling…. Neither of us could see anything causing it… we packed up and left asap…. By this time it was getting light…. A man walked past us on the lane adjacent to the woods and said ‘Morning’ … it was him, I know it was him! He was so interested in creating conversation so we could explain or fears and we didn’t… he kept dropping hints…. He seemed happy with his nights work. He was out of place, filthy fingernails and cuts from brambles, but a new wax jacket, expensive boots and a mark on his head where some sort of camera or light must have been attached, yet he said he had only been out since first light… it was so bloody scary …. We left, he disappeared into woodland and we then got stalked all the way back to the car… I think he was playing a game in his mind xx
That does sound odd, and very similar. Where about was this?
@@NoviceWildCamper … it was down in wales… the man in the lane seemed desperate for us to discuss our night… we didn’t. It was bloody terrifying at the time…. Was grateful for the BJJ lessons that’s for sure ha ha xx
That's because he had a good idea what was with you that night, if you take the time to listen to some of the encounters ppl have had (literally thousands of them on UA-cam) all the pieces start falling together!
@@jezasmith …excellent point… he knew, way before we did… I always take my dogs now, they know before us…. Situational awareness has helped too and we now have a plan if something should occur… we know where and what and how, so hopefully 🤞 if it happens again we are more prepared…. He was in it for the fear…. I will always assume the worst though, some people enjoy seeing fear, especially at their own design xx
@@charlotte583imagine his surprise if you fired 2 rifle shots in the air. Lol bet he'd never do that crap again
Normies sometimes ask me why I always in to the woods "strapped for bear".
They seem to miss the fact, that being alone deep in the wilderness can be fucking dangerous.
And: no.
I don't mean the regular animals.
Maybe cos you want it to? 🤣
the worst part of camping like this is while your in the tent anyone can walk right up to the tent unannounced to you till they make themselves known.
Yeah that's why I had my tarp wide open so if any lights were in I'd see them as it was way too dark and tricky to go through without unless you've got night vision 🤷🏼♂️
Thus the reason we developed vilages, live in communities and have houses.
@krisvq and thats the reason why I like to get out on my own and be away from all those areas. Solitude, peace and quiet. Generally 😂
@@daveyjones18 people wild camp on the streets of toronto. they be the homeless
@@NoviceWildCamper They might have had night vision
What struck me was that you seem a vigilant switched on person. If there were people around you creating these noises you would have seen them. Particularly when the branch came at you in daylight. You were right to get out of there, always trust your gut in a situation like that👍
Thanks. I am generally very switched on a rational. I can camp anywhere and not be afraid of sounds and movement as all can be explained. That place just simply put the shivers up me. No other explanation than that. 🤷🏼♂️
I agree. He seems very levelheaded & took a logical approach to the circumstances that occurred.
In Australia, people seem overly concerned with snakes & spiders. In my opinion people are the most dangerous. In order to make videos creators need to light themselves or we wouldn't see anything,. Therein lies the problem.
When I go camping by myself, I know that light, sound & movement are big giveaways. No fires (only gas/spirit cookers) Torches are used sparingly (if at all) & are "shrouded" if used. Velcro, zips & "crackly" polyethylene/nylon tarps are slowly & quietly deployed. All my gear is subdued in colour. Adhering to these principles have resulted in me never being harassed (by authorities or weirdos alike) . My philosophy is: "They can't find you to hassle you if they don't know you're there"
The way I see it is there's nothing in this country that can harm you really so as long as your level headed you can get over and rationalise most noises but this was just odd. I too keep this as stealth as possible and never have a fire except for that time as I wanted to show the new firebox I was gifted. People were even commenting. Saying 'you need. Massive torch so you can see these people and blind them' I don't bring massive torches for that simple reason.
@@NoviceWildCamper I used an attachment that fitted to a mobile phone that converted it into a thermal camera. That's one piece of gear that would be brilliant to spot whatever's causing strange noises. Keep up the great work mate. I hope your future adventures have fewer problems
@davestuddert4392 someone else mentioned a company that do them. I contacted them and they are supposed to be sending me one to test. I'll be heading back there with mates and trail cams so watch this space 👍
The time to worry is when it goes dead quiet. So quiet you can't even here the breeze. That's when you need to get out.
That's such supernatural talk but yes, there's a lot of people that can account exactly what you said, also a person that I follow from the US and they are a group of middle aged men and older, that go out with guns etc, and they had lights put up all around camp and they asked and they recived, the charged battery lights went out one after another, and they knew the batteries was good for several more hours, and it became also dead quiet only lightsource they had in the end was 1 LED lamp on battery and their fire.
Just becuse we don't understand it doesn't mean it's evil, but it seems it feeds of fear. Whatever it is.
I wouldn't worry about it. Skinwalkers are not real. It is actually pretty safe out there, even in the caverns. You can go explore them. Just make sure you are well fed before you go on a trip.
@@PastramiStaveni don't believe in anything supernatural, but one time i was walking through some really thick pine forests in yorkshire. Birds chirping and breeze blowing. Suddenly the breeze stopped and everything went deathly silent. Now my first thought was the breeze stopping threw the birds off and scared them. But it seemed to happen at the exact same time as the breeze stopping...
The scariest thing though was my flight or fight response instantly activated. Hair on end, pupils dilated and all senses on full alert. Safe to say i got the fuck out of there sharpish 😅. Tell this story to this day when people ask my scariest moment. Still dont understand it...
@@PastramiStaven"How To Hunt", Channel, Goes Into More Detail, Squatch's EVERYWHERE.!
That's the thing. It's not what you see it's what you don't see and what you feel that scares you more. The brain can comprehend and rationalise anything you see be it good or bad but if you can't see anything the fight or flight kicks in. My flight kicked in this time 😬
I've had a similar situation while camping here in the states. Branches being thrown, unexplained noises, though nothing that sounded obviously human. Decided to pack up the next morning, on my hike out i found a homeless man's well established campsite about 200 meters from where i had been camped. I figure it was him attempting to scare me off to keep me away from the area.
Always trust your instincts. I'm glad you weren't injured by whoever was tossing rocks at your camp.
Chertsey buddy. Yeah it was odd and it was more the feeling I had there than anything else. I said I wouldn't go back but I've been sent a thermal camera and trail cams so I'm going back with a couple of mates to see if we can catch on cam whatever it was 👍
Had stones thrown at my tent this week - municipal campsite, large village and local neds. There are idiots out there, and being in a wood does not give you immunity.
I watch videos from Japan, where there are countless eerie and terrifying stories from the many mountains, as 70% of the country's land is covered by them. With numerous dark and frightening places, encounters with ominous entities have been a common tale in Japan's mountains. As a city dweller, I find Japan's mountains quite intimidating. I've been to the UK twice, and it's a beautiful country with bright and lovely natural surroundings. Even in the UK, there are sometimes eerie forests. I believe that in mountains and nature, strange and frightening entities may occasionally roam. Be cautious.
As superior beings on this planet we belive we know everything but there's so much more out there and we are discovering new things regularly
@@NoviceWildCamper...the Japanese forest activity is/has been positively identified by hundreds of campers and trail walkers as being nothing else but supernatural.It is considered relatively mainstream thinking by Japanese people.
I lived in Japan for a bit. Those forested mountains were remote empty and truly beautiful but definitely had a vibe of we’ll tolerate you being here in the day time, but you don’t want to be out here in the dark. It was the landscape itself and whatever unseen things that dwelt in it that gave you that sense - nothing human. That was their realm and they left you in no doubt of that.
Any youtube channels to recommend? Would love to spook myself out with some Japanese camping stories.
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It's an absolute pity, that we in the UK, are restricted by how we are allowed to protect ourselves.
Who says? Extreme situations force Extreme measures!
True but I ithink what he's saying is you can't carry as then it's premeditated and illegal. If someone broke into my house and I was there I have a hammer close at hand to deal with them. That would be fine to use in self defence and use 'whatever force I deem necessary' to defend myself. But if I took a gun camping with me and shot someone I'd be the one going to prison.
@@NoviceWildCamper I understand.
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Also true. But we British don't need to carry guns as we have no real dangerous wild animals like America etc.
We do however need a knife to cut food, gut fish unless we just beat them to death with our fishing rods..lol
Plenty of weaponry in nature anyway!
Yeah I'm not adverse to using something close to hand if need be. I generally have a bushcraft type knife with me but prefer to use something solid or just my own self defense training.
I'm now 50, but around 20 years ago my friend and i wild camped in a very dense section of thick trees around 50 meter Square the rest of the forest was not too thick. At 3:15am we awoke to the sound of a roar and deep growling around our camp also very heavy foot steps slowly circling around the thick tree line, stopping every now and again, this went on for 5 mins and slowly it moved away. 20 mins later we heard the scream of some animal and again another roar and silence. I waited until 7am to venture out for a p@ss to stumble on the intact head of a small deer with just its spine still attached at the entrance we made. This was in the uk about two miles in from Matchams Lane in Dorset
Jesus. Was that reported?
Uncle Wally pulled a bender, sorry he gets like that on firewater...
Does that area have brown bear? I was thinking i read an article about the UK bringing them back around the Bristol area?
I have lots of black bear here in Johnson County, Tennessee they can make some noises, hearing a mother bear clacking its jaws is a very scary sound... You vacate the area immediately if you ever hear that...
We have Mountain Lions making a comeback as well, i got a nice game cam pic of a 200lb cat on my land. 😳
Bobcats have an array of wild sounds/ calls, so do our owls which are confused for a Bigfoot whooop 😂🤣😂
No we don't have bears although plenty of big cats have been spotted and we're not supposed to have those either.
We have creatures of the night, my grandfather always told me , " just because we cant see it, does not mean something is not there. "
The rocks being thrown, ive heard about these things before but never experienced it.. id like to experience one of these encounters as crazy as it sounds...
Little laugh, "you know what I mean." And he walked off.
Gives me chills.
I bet if someone had dropped you off to go camping in the woods there, you would have had a normal camping adventure. He most likely saw your car parked on the road. Probably gets his jollys screwing with the campers in those woods.
Probably although if it was him he was bloody stealthy and I reckon must have had night vision as there were zero lights going on in there.
@Yodaspirit45 there's a lot of weirdos about
@@NoviceWildCamperI use lights to a minimum when camping in local woods .It's amazing how your eyes will adapt in the dark
I did and normally do however this was my first time using the firebox too as wanted to test it. Problem is you can't really produce a video without lights 👍
Not to mention you would've definitely heard a human walking about, I'd find it very strange if someone was just standing and watching most of the night.@@NoviceWildCamper
I’m the most peaceful, layed back person you’ll ever meet.. but I go fully strapped while camping in the woods.. better to be safe because you never know anymore
Good idea💡
I can generally look after myself and guns/knives etc. are illegal to walk around with in the UK (maybe get away with a bushcraft knife) plus I never actually saw anything that could harm me or me harm it so wouldnt have helped me. I do carty a small knife for use around camp but that's it.
@@NoviceWildCamper That's good to hear, I'm in the U.S., so the laws are different here, but you gotta do what you gotta do, stay safe out there!!!
lol americans
@@emerhanlon6282 So?
Glad you are ok. Unfortunately, there are some very twisted individuals about, with nothing better to do than interfere with others for their own amusement. I definitely feel the man you met in the morning knows something.
Yeah possibly. He was damn good at stealth if it was him. I'll be going back with mates and trail cams so watch this space 👍
The imaginary man that said there were people killed in the woods? That man?
@jontysarge here comes stalky keyboard warrior. Jumping on other people's comments now. Pathetic. Who said anyone was killed? Idiot. Keep em coming though. Can see my analytics rising with each sad comment you make 🤣
Someone threw rocks and sticks at you. Would not surprise me if the people in the houses saw the fire and decided to make you unwelcome. They'd have the advantage of knowing the area well.
Camped in a remote spot in rural wales . Was awoken to what we could only describe as the sound of predator from the film sort of like that clicking sound but it sounded like 3 or 4. There was also a strange low humming noise . It was very bizarre and we were shaking to say the least . The fact it was right outside the tent door in the middle of the night . That one stays with me I can’t explain that one
That does sound weird. Oddly I can do the perfect predator impression too 😬🤣
A raptor maybe
Or a pterodactyl
Oh my god scary
I drove right up past Skye in Scotland to this wooded area in August 2022, i passed about 3 or 4 little cottages and a big house then nothing else for about another 10-15 miles at least, just hills and great scenery. I walked for about 30 minutes into this wooded area and found a nice little spot and got my gear all set up, tent and cooking equipment etc. It was total silence not a bird chirping, not a stick falling just completely quiet which made me a bit uneasy as i've camped my whole life pretty much and there's always been some sort of noises. I made myself some food just before the darkness came down and after the drive i was quite tired so i got into my tent to hunker down for the night, as i was laying there trying to nod off i kept saying to myself how strange it was that it was so quiet and i actually found it difficult to fall asleep as i'm so used to background noise while camping. I eventually fell asleep at around 10:30pm, then i woke up just after 1am with this unbelievable feeling of fear which i had never felt before, the sort of feeling you have when you wake up during the worst nightmares. I had to get out my tent and just sort of gather myself and have a quick look around which i did but something just felt really weird, that quiet peaceful place that i had found earlier and set up camp in suddenly felt creepy and the quietness had completely gone, even though the breeze was less than it was when i had arrived i could hear what sounded like someone exhaling right next to me but was lasting about 20 seconds then stopping, this happened about 4 times then stopped. I stood there with my torch looking around but absolutely nothing to be seen apart from bushes and trees. I got back into my tent and lay there almost contemplating walking back through the woods to my car but in that darkness even with a torch i kept thinking i would get lost or fall somewhere so i eventually fell back asleep. I was sleeping not even 10 minutes and i woke up with someone whistling, not a bird or anything like that it was 100% a human whistle and was like the sort of whistle tune an old man would do but i had never heard the tune before, i literally jumped up and got out the tent and it stopped. I was about to shout hello or something along those lines when the creepiest giggling echoed towards me, like a little toddlers giggle you hear in horror films and i literally felt my whole body tingle like someone had poured freezing water over me, i grabbed my torch and switched it on but the light was really dim and flickering which didn't make sense as it had great batteries that i had just replaced and have always lasted me about 3 camping nights (spare batteries were in the car) I literally had no choice but to stay where i was so instead of getting back in my tent and laying down i sat sort of half way in the tent leaning on a pillow sort of against it. The next thing i know i'm waking up and it's light, my neck and back is aching from the way i've fallen asleep, i start sort of rubbing my eyes and stretching then i remember the crazy stuff from earlier and jump up and out the tent to have a quick look around before getting my stuff together and couldn't believe what i saw, a big circle marked right around my little camp as if someone had scrapped it with their feet and just outside the circle scraped into the dirt were the words 'you go now' I literally grabbed my bag and started jogging back towards where my car was and didn't even bother about the tent or my sleeping bag, all the way back to the car i just had the worst feeling that someone or something was following me but i just kept jogging/running and eventually got back to my car. I drove about 2 hours and only stopped when i came across a little shop and a few people taking pictures just to try and get some normality back. I have never camped again and don't think i ever will, certainly not on my own anyway. To this day i do not have a clue what happened that night or how it actually could have happened as i know i would have woken up with that being scraped into the ground around my tent? Even for weeks after it i would lie awake at nights replaying it over and over, it was literally in the middle of nowhere not a house within miles it just doesn't make sense. If somebody else was there they would surely be someone similar to myself maybe camping aswell and not somebody at the wynd up away out there and how did i not wake up when they wrote that on the ground or done the circle round the tent? Just creepy
That's extremely odd and I'm not surprised you legged it. There's some woerd things going on in woodlands around the uk for sure
And here's me, camped at Skye for years, and aiming to get back to it after not being there for the longest time yet.
I believe you. That's terrifying. Especially the quietness 😳 I wonder if you'd dug that area up, if you'd find anything... It's the child-like giggling that's got me wondering 😮
I've always wanted to camp in Glencoe on the battle's anniversary, but not by myself on that particular night.
I'm not sure how you got any sleep at all. I think I'd have been wide awake all night.
@@karinahalliday310When i think back even now i'm annoyed at myself for staying in the first place with it being so quiet, i was always told growing up in a camping family that no matter how far away you are from anywhere if it's pretty much silent then don't stay and find somewhere else. Since that night and after reading more about stuff like that most people say if it's quiet and not even an insect or bird noise especially in a wooded area it's probably because something evil is present? If that hadn't happened to me i would honestly laugh those kind of comments off, even now i sort of don't believe it was anything evil or spooky i wan't to believe it was someone at the wynd up but it was literally miles from anywhere and i just can't imagine someone being in that exact area that i was in and certainly not someone going to all that bother just to freak somebody out, and the laughing was 100% a kids laugh and no way would a kid be in that place laughing and only laughing, if it was a kid even with an adult they would surely be making more noise than just giggling? What creeps me out more is the scraped circle and writing around my camp especially as i never heard anyone doing that so the thought that something or someone was doing that while i was a couple of feet away sleeping gives me the fear.
@bonnetdedouche yes, if it's that quiet it's a golden rule not to stay there... I've once moved onto another place. When I arrived it had a feel, so I hung out for a bit to see if it's was just me unsettling nature with my presence. I felt watched and even the stretch back to the motor made me want to be invisible, but had to be calm so nothing went wrong like tripping up, etc.
The circle bit went without saying!! That's 😱 and the toddler giggle echoing... And not hearing it as it was happening. I think it would be more than enough for me not to camp again either. That's so, so strange. It does make you question paranormal.
I'm 51 now, and camped since my early 20s. People have always asked am I not scared, yet like yourself I'm not going to places others would slightly likely be. That's the essence of it all. I'd like to think that wasn't someone messing with you. It does seem quite an effort to wait out in the middle of nowhere for the slightest possibility there's going to be anyone come out to hike/camp in a pretty random location. Do you mind sharing where on Skye it was, out of interest? I wonder if I've been, or near it.
I'd personally love to pitch up on the table at the Quiraing, but every time we had high winds and there's a bit of rock fall. I was up there in storm Abigail, and I'm so glad I. It was amazing!!
@bonnetdedouche I'm back laughing, recalling leaving the cinema after seeing the Blair Witch. Just about the doors at the back and this guy behind me says at the same time "That's the last time I go camping in the woods again"!! Cracked me right up 😂😂
Few months later I was up at Glen Etive, and you still got that place to yourself, or only one or two others. Just myself, and I woke up to the Blair Witch patting my head (dreaming, obviously), absolutely terrified and frozen to the spot. Why I actually felt it was that I'd somehow unusually moved diagonally and to the back wall and the inner was flapping a little in the strong wind. I must have been trying to get the hell away from her in my 1+. Then realise I need a pee, and there's no danger I'm going out, because if I even hear a cow breathe I'm going to die 😳😱🤣 I waited it out until it lightened a little.
That's the only time I'd say I felt scared. Water can sound creepy... Like cackling, with deep hillbilly voices if you let your imagination run riot, which is fun 👀
Just like to watch wild camping - hope to see more vids with less drama xD But to clarify I don't doubt the stress - Years ago I went camping in an abandoned quarry, whilst hunting for rabbits in the early hours (5 am ish) a figure appeared on the tops of the quarry shouting and gesturing. We as youths expected to be visited by a land owner or concerned member of the public but nobody appeared. We later went down a long path to a local shop/post office and after telling them where we were camping they asked if we had seen "Old Jake". Yes pretty disconcerting so I'm not calling you out weird $hip definitely does happen.
I normally enjoy a nice easy camp, that's the only reason I go but this was just wierd. Never felt like that before and just had to leave.
I like to go wild camping as often as I can, but there's always a risk of something weird happening when you're alone.........there's something about someone just wanting to spend a peaceful evening in nature that really winds the nutters up!
I found a really nice spot just outside of Stroud last year, so I hunkered down with my hammock and started setting up for dinner.........I had a small twig stove cooking a steak as I sat there with a beer, just minding my own business, when a group of locals started flashing torches, chucking branches through the woods and making weird screeching sounds........it unnerved me so much that I ended up tearing the hammock down and bugged out into a field, slowly creeping around the woods and making my way back to the car. It took me about 2 hours to get back in the pitch black, and I had to flatten the seats to lie down.......ended up shivering in my sleeping bag until the sun came up!
So sad that there are so many weirdos out there.......we should be allowed to enjoy mother nature without the threat of being attacked in the middle of the night, huh?!
Yeah its a shame that this country is so far behind others in Europe and the rest of the world where it comes to wild camping and enjoying the outdoors. Everywhere is owned by someone or used as drug and alcohol abusers. Sad state.
@@NoviceWildCamper Yep, we're a backwards lot! I was driving through the Windrush valley recently, just west of Oxford......it's absolutely stunning, but all private land with gamekeepers and signs everywhere.
I'm off to Scotland at Xmas with my bike and hammock.....gonna see what I can find up there. Just watching you in the Peak District now......creepy!
@Dandroid5000 yeah that was a good camp. Made it to the national papers 😂 love to try Scotland. They've got it sorted for wild camping 👌
That is what the animals all feel like!!
Well that's Stroud for you.
Great watch, im getting ready for bed now and im petrified and im in my own home 😂
🤣 sorry. There'll be a part two soon. Going back with mates, thermal camera and trail cams so watch this space just not at night time 😂
I am a female solo wild camper. Everything looks creepy in the dark. If you add to that sounds that you are not familiar with, the effect is nothing short of eerie and engenders a fight or flight response. There is no shame in packing up if you are scared. In time, you will get used to the creaks of trees, the snuffling of hedgehogs, the screams of foxes and the movement of critters in the grass that you can't see. Give yourself time, you will get used to it and you will be able to enjoy spending the night in woods.
I love camping in the woods and have had many years of enjoying the woodland noises along with the creatures that live there keeping me company, this just wasn't the same. Its nothing like anything I habe ever experienced in my many nights in the woods hence the bail. I've never left a camp before however I am planning on going back there with friends and trail cams just to see if anything untoward happens. 👍
Cryptids are more real today than they ever been. Especially now. I would not step foot in woods by misc this day and time.
The sounds of nature at night whilst camping can defo be creepy, but I cant think of too many british animals that can throw rocks.
I love the sounds of the woodlands at night. Myfirst trips out were nervy as everything sounds like someone creeping up on you but when you're used to them it's actually quite comforting. This was like nothing I'd experienced before hence me leaving. Certainly wasn't the normal woodland sounds I'm used to 😬
@@rodneyhaworth9363 You've never seen the wild chav then? Comes out at night, enjoys causing mischief. Can be found in woodlands drinking or partaking in certain drugs.
I would definitely say it was the bloke. Which is a shame as he basically ruined your night. So I think you should name the place so other people won’t have to go through the same 😊 and also so if people want to go out there and teach him a little lesson back, by spooking him.. then maybe he gets his come uppance 👌
Possibly yes but he did extremely well at getting around in the pitch black without lights though. However, I have now decided to go back with mates and trail cams so watch this space 👍
@@NoviceWildCamperdid you go back with friends? How did it go?
@kcarter016 not yet. Trying to sort a date out. Hopefully soon. 👍
@@NoviceWildCamper I'll happily come and support. Could make a fun vid. I reckon that guy sees the cars parked up and knows there're people in the woods, then plays his game. I reckon we set up a couple of stealth bivis and one bait hammock :D
Where abouts you based?
I had only one camp I had to bail from, felt I was being watched and herd bipedal foot steps, but no one there when I shone the flash light. How could anyone navigate and hide so well in the dark and get so close to me without a flashlight, when I couldn't see my own hand in the dark....? Same story as you, I could pin point the foot sounds and crashing wood, but never anyone there. Last weekend I camped where I KNOW there is a big cat, and heard it calling for a mate, I have footage of it on my night cam, it was about three foot tall and six foot long looks like a lynx or bob cat, but she is very timid and never poses any threat to me, seen her three times now, but invisible wood souls scare the crap out of me.....I relate to this video very much, great watch....Take it easy buddy...bex
Cheers bex. Did you post the video anywhere? Love to see that. I too had an experience with what I bow believe to be a big cat whilst camping in the Peak District. ua-cam.com/video/SW200zRLqxU/v-deo.htmlsi=P421DvKBlxNyHroy
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Ummmm nature,s never seen a six foot bcat or lynx trust me😊
@@newroundheadcommandos2589 he did say like a lynx or bobcat. We get neither of those in the uk
@@newroundheadcommandos2589 NEVER SAID IT IT WAS, TRY READ IT PROPERLY. WHO ASKED YOU ANYWAY...!!!
Having a dog helps a lot! They are the men's best friend for thousands of years for a reason.
I have 2 german sheperds that i always bring when solo camping, i can always feel safe. I also always carry at least a glock to have some stopping power.
Glady i never experienced nothing scary in these 10 years of solo camping and i hope i never do.
Like i once read, i don't fear when there isn't any people arround me. I fear when i do.
I have two dogs but they're more of a nightmare than a help. Plus as I was working away at the time I can't really bring them with me. And glocks are defo a no go here 😂
My body was tense the whole time. Very scary for me. Glad you're safe though.
I enjoyed it. Ty
Cheers buddy. Glad you enjoyed it 👍
These beings are real. I’ve had two encounters up close. One when I was 7 yrs old camping with my family in the Black hills of South Dakota and then later in life while cutting balsam for Xmas wreaths in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Just so you know I’m not a crazy person. I’m a U.S. Navy veteran with a professional career. Not that that makes a difference lol. I camp in the Ottawa National Forest for up to three months cutting this balsam alone usually. I camp and cut until the snow gets too deep. I’m camping in the first hard freeze in October in a tent. until I cannot move around on foot to cut this balsam. These were up close physical encounters. Throughout my life I’ve experienced unusual things. These beings mainly reside in the 4th dimension and you will experience them when out in nature. This is not fantasy this is the absolute truth of our reality. There are so many different entities beings etc that we’ve not been aware of until you experience the evidence. God bless Tiffany
They are definitely 4 dimensional Beings. Also I believe they are interlinked with trees too. Some native cultures call the Tree people
There is a place in the UK called Cannock Chase where a lot of weird stuff has been said to happen.
Funny you say that. Go to my one before the latest video. Went to cannock chase. Been there once before as well
@@NoviceWildCamper I explored the area a bit myself. Weird that there is a German war cemetary there and a memorial to Poles murdered byt the red army too.
@johnritter6864 yeah that's what I mentioned, odd place to have it
I was out dogging in the woods that night with my mate Dave and we heard some strange grunts and what sounded like someone rubbing something over and over again. Then all of a sudden there was a loud moaning noise and the rubbing stop. We were convinced it was a Sasquatch and left immediately
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Gay people are pretty scary, that's not normal
it was me
@@Cocc0nuttt0You shouldn't be rubbing one off in the woods. It might get you shot.
It was just Sasquatch beating his meat.
Pretty scary, glad u made it out of the woods
Thank you 👍
Never use a light if you wanna retain your night vision....i learnt this in the army to look at the direction of the sound covering one eye for five seconds or so then open that eye and it works like a camera flash because that eye adjusted to complete darkness so its completely dilated given you a few seconds of better site.
Great watch and good to catch up with you again Michael. Good to see your channel doing so well too. Keep up the great work :)
Cheers buddy 👍
a good thing ive seen is where some put a trip wire around the camp and bells so if anything walks in or anything bells ring
@matthewella8280 yeah but I wasn't expecting anything to happen as it's never happened before. The next video I have trail cams and thermal camera 👍
Your so soft spoken. Even with mic..thank u for sharing it does litrally sound like the trees are moving about..lol
@@sherryl1275 thank you 👍
What a scary experience. It sounds like someone may be living rough and you, unfortunnately, entered their space. We have big forest preserves by me, I live in a suburb of a big city, however, you do see men who will live outside in these forest preserves. I'm glad that you're alright.
If it was a person they were dead good at stealth. Not sure what it was but I'm going back with mates and trail cams so watch this space 👍
Probably doggers
That guy you mentioned the end outed himself massively 😂
Once, I was solo camping and started hearing dogs barking/growling occasionally. I could not figure out where it was coming from, and it scared the crap out of me because it was so clear and sounded as if it was right on top of me. Finally, I glanced up at the right moment only to realize the vultures up in the trees were making that sound. I had seen them around but did not think they would make those sounds. They were the vultures you see on the road eating road kill. I've also seen some tiny animals making some loud noises. Noises that, if heard in the dark, would make you think something big was just out of sight.
A rabid or distemper raccoon passed by the woods near my house last night... it sounded like a women screaming at the top of her lungs. The thing screamed by a car and it was so loud it set the car alarm off. It was just a sick coon but it sounded like a women being slaughtered. If you didn't see it youd think it was a dam skinwalker or some other giant monster.
The next weirdest thing to hearing foot steps at night is to hear nothing at all. I camped near a small lake 2 miles from the nearest road. The forest was full of insect and animal noises. Normal stuff. Once it got dark out not a peep.
I've freaked myself solo camping more than once. Only ever left once, literally took off running and straight through a river too. I hate to say it but there was most likely nobody there at all. It happens. Thanks for your vid I'll check out your others.
Cheers John. Yeah it's never happened before where I've just had to leave but I will be going back with mates and trail cams so watch this space 👍
@@NoviceWildCamperI hope to see this update soon! This sounds really interesting, and if nothing turns out it’ll still be a fun video to watch! Keep us posted!!!
Yeah, i would really Like to see some footage from your coming trip aswell. Maybe Take some thermal image-, or night vision scope with ya. Easiest way to see in realtime whats going on.
Ive been sent a thermal camera as well so will be using that too 👍
Mate you are brave . I love walking and carving wood in the woods and know the woods can sometimes be strange . But with what you’ve experienced in there , I’m glad you got out safely. This video put the creeps on me as that’s definitely not normal. Personally I’d get a Sofirn q8 plus torch as that would have lit the place up like daylight . And always carry a good stick with you . Blackthorn preferably. Very scary video , but I love it and glad you are ok 👍
Cheers buddy. I used to have a 20000lm torch, massive and had a 2km beam. Sold it though, was too heavy to carry everywhere 😂
@@NoviceWildCamper yeah carrying extra weights ok until you get to the point of thinking “ this wasn’t a good idea “ 😂🤣. 👍
It gets dark here in southern Mississippi at about 5:30ish now that the time changed here in the U.S.A. but I don't mind. I'll be glad when the burn ban goes off so I can burn all the wood in the back yard!! I truly loved your video. I was having a panic attack and you helped me by listening to what you were going through!!😮😱 You sure picked a spooky forest to camp in!!! Yea, you learn something through this kind of camping for sure!! Till next time, stay safe!!😊
Hi. Glad you liked it and thanks for the comment. I will be heading back with mates and trail cams so watch this space 👍
Aww donut 🍩 forget to hug your son! Your son is thoughtful and kind = you are a good dad, from one parent to another. Very nice channel - liked and subbed
Thanks buddy 👍
Great video, had me on the edge of my seat, however, the guy you met in the morning gave it all away. Everything he said to you points to him being the culprit. No ghosts, no werewolves, no spooks just some sad weirdo chasing you off. Clearly, he has done it to others before you. Keep reviewing the products, always informative and entertaining .
Cheers buddy. Yeah it was probably him. A few have said that but damn, he's good at stealth if it was.
@@NoviceWildCamperSome of these weirdo's wear ghilly suits so you won't see them, unless you have IR torch?.
Lots of noises in the woods..Almost nobody willing to stay up all night, in the woods, to scare a stranger...I doubt very much that's the case...More likely, they are creepy woods, that no one cares to camp in..Those can be found, in many different places,..But, then again, never know...
That thing he seen in the morning could of been a demon or a devil not just some crazy old kook who I'm sure would rather be in side in the warmth instead of the cold,all seems abit odd to me that's for sure.
Lol. @@willbill548
I've spent a thousand nights in the wood, in France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Norway and never faced anything like that neither heard about it from somebody else. And you're not the only one on youtube who has that type of scary experience in the UK so the most rational explanation for me is that bigfoots are living in the UK 😆 That might motivates me to come, if you can share the location I will officially create the first Haunted Thru Hike, HTH!
It doesn't really have a name for the location. It's just a little woodland north of Newton Abbott.
Your not far from me then bruv..I think I recognise the woodlands and road.
It's tucked away but maybe 👍
U.K. was a vampires ancestors people there.
Creatures like that exist .
The UK does have a version of Bigfoot, it's called the Woodwose.
I’d set up booby traps around my camp as I’m hard of hearing, my dog alerts me, then I’m alerted and ready to confront whatever is lurking, always love camping and bushcraft, spending time in the wild and nature away from my town
I'm going back with mates amd trail cams. Should be fun 😂😬
Creepy story....but very entertaining! Thanks for sharing!
Cheers
Spirits also don't want people in their forests at night!
Woodland is full of ethereal beings the wood imps cause havoc
lol grow up
That was so strange mate what a freak out !
Glad your ok
Cheers G 😊
Cheers Graham. God knows what it was but im not going back to find out! 😬
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Defo not my god that could put you off camping for ever !
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This feels like old UA-cam - great video, subbed!
Cheers buddy 👍
Please after camping do a full expection of your vehicle. I had my power steering fluid drained. As well with breaks lines loosened. And radiator fluid drained. On different camp outs. Different areas. So please always check your vehicle before driving off. Keep extra fluids in trunk. I live in states. Wild camping is a lot different now days. Be safe ATB
I mist admit I never even thought about that. Although my car alarm is very sensitive and I'd have heard it go off from where I was. Cheers though, ill remember that in future 👍
We have to take care of each other out camping. Be safe friend.
The plot thickens
I started camping out at my grandparents home just about every weekend. My Granddad would let me use his camping gear to play house outside as far back as I could remember. Then my cousins and I were all between ages 5-8 and would camp out back in the early 70’s right outside my grandparents bedroom so I grew up loving camping out doors. It escalated in my teens and young adult years and into my early 30’s by going to the River to camp. If we went into groups we would bring a tire to light fires during the real colder weather. My granddad was a hunter so I never got to go camping with him. Alone I had one specific place that I loved going to which was the Pee Dee river right near the shoreline and it had a lot of brush surrounding the area except near the shoreline where I had a pretty good size of a clearing for my tent. Once I arrive there I would first setup tin cans or jingle bells surrounding my campsite and I never went without my weapon right beside me in the tent. If I heard those tin cans or bells I would pop up like a jack-n-the box and it allowed me enough time to make sure I was awake and holding my protection before anyone got to me. I had more young lovers walking up to my campsite than anything else and of course they would be drinking. I had more times with zero disturbances than anything. The reason I loved this place was it did limit people driving up since it required a 4x4 to get there but the last 1/4 mile of the road was a steep uphill climb and the final stopping point was on a flat surface, so you would be at the highest point atop la fairly large hill with such a beautiful scenic area by day and night if you were fortunate enough to come on a full moon night. I would setup my campfires atop the hill and cook and eat there during hotter months. The drop off point overlooking the river I would say was 12 to 14 ft high. I caught many glimpses of the full moon there. In my teen years at the top of that hill it was covered in trees so the stopping point was much further back on the road and you had to walk the remainder. You could only fit maybe 3 medium size tents atop the large hill in different spots between trees. Then one weekend during my teen years I came with my best friend and it had been at least a month I had been camping but someone came and cut down every tree a top of that hill and even hauled the trees away and if I had to guess there were at least 35 to 40 trees that were cut down. It was so amazing though because you could see out across the river from all 3 sides of the hill. I camped on the hill after that day only when I had a friend with me otherwise I was off on the right side camping off the barricaded in safety. Kept my campsite cooler at night. My campsite was really camouflaged through some brush just off the right hand side of that same road with low hanging tree branches just before you would come to a small clearing. I would park my jeep behind some brush up to my knees and between 2 trees on the right hand side of the road. I lived within 10 miles of that river. You wouldn’t know I was there camping until you would run into the tin cans hid inside brush and they would be more scared than myself because 9/10 they had their girlfriends with them screaming. There were a couple times the teenager boys would start showing me a little more attention than their girl because they couldn’t believe they came across a 30ish year old woman camping alone with weapons. I wasn’t married and loved every minute of it until a girlfriend would start arguing wanting to leave. Most of these teenagers would walk down this road or drive up with a dirt bike or 4 wheelers. Over the years there have been a few women who have passed away from committing suicide by jumping off however one ruling changed when it turned out to be the spouse who had pushed her off. A military plane of some kind fell into the river nearly 20 years ago and several life’s were lost on that day! They say there is catfish the size of an average man in this river. Hoped you enjoyed my story!!
Wow that sounds an amazing place. Lucky to have it so close and have those memories. 👌👍
I enjoyed your story! you are one brave lady!
@@Jkk55 I don’t see it as brave. It was instilled in me at such a young age it’s like 2nd nature. If I didn’t get the experience at such a young age and started this later in life, I believe this would be completely different. Such as 2 people at all times. I had a chance to go riding on a horse when I was pregnant in my 2nd trimester so I discussed this with my doctor. I had rode horses before a number of times but not on any pattern routine. He said absolutely not because it’s not part of your normal routine prior to my pregnancy. My body would’ve been prepared for the ride through muscle memory. The percentage of me getting hurt on my own horse would’ve been very slim chance. I hope that makes sense!
Take a big foot to crush it lol
Thanks for sharing
I'm now 60 years old, and I'm a woman. Back in my 20s and 30s I use to solo camp. I live in Idaho, and so owning a handgun was never an issue. I had two dogs I would take with me. They were not my guard dogs, but my watch dogs.
I was the one in charge of my protection and the revolver my dad gave to me when I turned 18 and moved out of the house, was what made me feel safe in the forest.
I don't believe in ghosts, aliens, or bigfoot...and I was far more concerned about the two legged predator than I was of any 4 legged one. There are bears, cougars, wolves, and coyotes in my area. And too, deer, elk, and moose moving around can make for scary noises. As said, I wasn't really afraid of the critters. It was other humans, specifically, men who might try to take advantage of a young woman camping alone.
I never had any thing weird happen, except for one time, when I had a whole mountain lake to myself - and I was sitting outside my tent just before dusk. Both of my dogs suddenly stood and looked in the direction of the lake that was downhill from where I was camping.
They didn't growl, but their hackles were up. I heard...one 'crash' as though something big went through some deadfall and that was it. The dogs within 45 seconds were relaxed again, so I think what they heard, or smelled might have been a large elk headed down to the lake, or maybe even a bear or cougar. The dogs were fine the rest of the night and I never heard anymore bumps in the night. But I won't lie...lol. The handgun was very close to my sleeping bag that night...closer than where I usually put it...still within reach, but again, not like I had it that night.
That's the thing with this country. We can't carry guns but also we don't have any predators that could kill us either apart from other nutters in the woods 😂 I heard the noises of every natural creature and know them well and find them comforting but this time it was just odd. Something not right. My gut was telling me to get out. 👍
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As I mentioned, I'm a woman...and I think most women really understand at a deep level what you were feeling and many of us are really good at recognizing it and Acting upon it. I honestly believe this is an ingrained biological safety thing that comes with being a woman.
I think men have a milder version of it, but often do not react to it, when they feel it, or it might not be strong enough to even get their attention.
So when they do react, it must be something pretty dangerous that woke up some primitive part of one's subconsciousness that understands something isn't right.
You were right to leave. I wouldn't be surprised if dangerous men/or a man were nearby. Hope you keep listening to that inner gut feeling.
I also know that most places outside of the USA won't allow guns. But maybe you can check the regulations to see if pepper spray, or some other non lethal device can be used.
And if nothing else, sleep with a hand axe, or a large knife near you....tools one would use for camping, but can also be used to protect one's self if it came down to it.
Stay safe : )
7:03 did you see something or someone running through the trees
That’s so sweet, your son buying the donut very thoughtful
Thats the squirrel I was pointing at.
@@NoviceWildCamperahhhhhh I have no contact lenses in 😂😂❤️
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Yeah hes a good boy. Always thinks of me when I'm away camping
Just listening to your story, Im wondering was the guy in an elevated position? It would likely be pretty difficult to lob the rocks and the branch towards your camp if he was standing on the ground. He would have to be very very close to the camp in that case. It also sounds from your description like these projectiles were very much coming 'down' onto your camp. When you guys go back, I would be looking up with careful attention. I would be thinking about taking a careful survey of all the trees within a 50ft radius of where you were located. Looking for signs of a tree perch of some kind where he goes. Can you imagine the fun you guys could have when you find his hideout spot?
I'll ne going back with mates and trail cams so should be interesting 👍
@@NoviceWildCamperDid you find anything?
Not been yet. Hopefully this week but depends on mates. They keep making excuses 🤣
@@NoviceWildCamper Well I hope you find something.
Defo something strange going on for sure. Fair play for getting out. Always follow your gut instinct. Better to be safe than sorry. Just subbed dude look forward to following you on your adventures
Cheers buddy. Much appreciated. I'm already planning on revisiting now but with mates. I'll never go back there alone again. Atb 👍
My friend, we live in strange times. If I told you some of the things I've seen in the woods here in North America you wouldn't believe me.
Take care and keep your head on a swivel. I hope you're at the very least carrying a couple of cans of bear spray.
Can't get bear spray here as we have no bears and there's laws against those types of things due to muggings etc. I've never had an issue like this before but this trio just wasn't right. First time I've ever walked away from a camp 😬
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Be very careful my friend. No one believes until they KNOW for a fact. It changes your entire worldview.
Peace and God bless 🙏❤️
Very interesting. I'm intrigued and would believe you.
Bee spray goes farther 😊
@tommichael5678 Can you tell us some stuff youve seen.
Boots"
Goin' home, late last night
Suddenly I got a fright
Yeah I looked through a window and surprised what I saw
Fairy wear boots and dancin' with a dwarf, all right now!
Thanks for sharing your experience. i'd feel the same about it. Especially after that fellow stopped you and said what he did. Quite an encounter. Appreciate it.
Thanks Tom. I did go back but my mates blew me out as they were supposed to come with me. Got pressured from commenters 😬😂
I went camping near the peak District last year and I was discussing with a friend about Bigfoot and how they allegedly communicate by banging on trees with a heavy piece of wood .After demonstrating how I thought they did this we thought nothing of it afterwards.I was staying in my campervan down the hill and he was staying up in the forest in his tent.About 4am my friend was awakened by the exact banging on a nearby tree.Thinking i was playing some kind of joke on him he was expecting me to show my face .I was sound asleep in my van about 1 mile away!It really put him on edge just like you.
There is so much more that we don't know out there in the wild that remains a mystery !
That does sound creepy. There's definitely stuff out there we don't know about. Scientists are constantly finding new life we never new about and others that were thought to be extinct. 👍
I’ve wild camped all over the peaks for years , you do get fell runners , mountain bikers , hikers , raf low flying aircraft , and all the woodland creatures you expect , I’ve never heard a single tree banging or anything remotely like this, I would bet this was a hiker or biker cleaning there shoes of mud !
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Yeah I've seen Bigfoot an have some photos of his feet in snow. That is how they communicate by taking branches an wakin them on trees. An rock throwing is territorial. Friends an I one night was in the convertible driving late at night out into the woods in Indiana an we was on the road it was pavement. But on the side stood fucing bigfoot. Me an another friend saw it. It was so tall over the car it was crazy. Then in my YARD there was tracks from something walking barefoot with huge feet seven feet apart on steps.. take a step seven feet another step seven feet.. nuts. Was the only prints in the snow also 23 inch long foot.
Wow this happened to me and my friend. He was telling me this exact thing about communicating with them through banging sticks on trees, I thought he was a bit crazy to be honest, but he did it , and immediately I mean within a second we got 3 bangs back. Did it again got two bangs back and one more time 1 single bang. There’s no way it could have been a person as it was coming from thick undergrowth in the forest where we were, and they would have been had to have been waiting stick in hand ready to bang. It was so weird. Turned me into a believer.
I went camping last year for the first time in a while since the pre pandemic days and for the first time i took my 15 year old with me and just before we went Grocery ,tent,food shopping just getting ready and bought two cans of bear spray and my son said "what, are there bears there dad " i said no there aren't,spray is for hostile humans .
I'd love to have some for camping but you can't get that in the uk. 🙄
Don’t go back there, not even with friends. Has all the makings of a horror film that doesn’t end well! 🤣
😂 Blair witch
Yer I totally agree
Ill be fine with mates 👍
As a FINNISH person who has lived most of his life surrounded by forests... I'd say those sounds you heard were a pack of deers. They are not silent creatures at all and they dare to come really close, and when they walk trough the forest, they break and snap branches. And they are also able to do those "thud" sounds you described.
But like i said in another comment, it is the "unknown" that scares us, especially if we are alone at night in the forest, unfamiliar sounds might freak us out.
Normally deer would run when faced with a human here though. I've experienced it loads but these didn't. If I went and looked or shone my torch it just stopped and went quiet. It just wasn't like any other camp I've had when I've experienced all sorts of British wild life I know their noises and how they react but this just felt different and not normal.
Deer can not throw rocks., pick up trees and move or throw them, or scream the way a Sasquatch can. I've heard one when I was 14 late at night right outside my house. I have never forgotten the fear I felt.
For some reason I have got into these camping videos it all started with Grizzly Gaz I love them now I was a little scared for you in those woods something was going on very strange glad you got out safely!
Thanks. First time I've ever bailed. Going back though with some mates for a follow up with trail cams. 👍
Cant wait for that video should be a cracker
Always trust your gut x
Specially when I'm hungry 🤣👍
@@NoviceWildCamper put some trail cams up
Wow.. What a day to find ya 🙃😮.. Had to sub Now 👍😆✌️😉
Cheers buddy 👍
@@NoviceWildCamper Goin on a Binge ✌️😆
As an American, I am glad that I can go camping with a firearm. Yes its for dealing with dangerous and agressive wildlife primarily, but unfortunately the nost dangerous and aggressive wildlife in the woods is other people. Stay safe out there man.
Btw, I pray I never have to use my weapon to defend myself. Not even on wildlife, but its pure piece of mind, and you should still leave when feeling unsafe.
can’t use a gun , against a Ghost
thermal night visions would have been handy there. #boo
I'm waiting for someone to send me some 🤣🤞🏼
Wow that was intense. I think some places are different. I love being in the wood and countryside, but there are places that feel like your not wanted there no matter wat time it is or weather. There is some woods local to me and in broad daylight I can't wait to get away from the place. Dog hates it as well
It's certainly amplified in the woods with all then natural creatures and the sounds they make tracking over twigs and through bushes but this just wasn't normal. Never felt like this before 😬
That's usually a predator being in the area.
@@roughroadstudioor spirits/entities, when you think of all the rituals and murders/sacrifices that have been going on in any ancient wood, they have got to be the most haunted places you can find
Video footage was awesome ❤
Thank you 😊
Black widow catapult and ball bearing ammo usually does the trick in my experience, nice and light weight too.
Used to have that set up. Amazing how dangerous it is yet legal 🤣 although I've just taken delivery of the rubber pouch version sling shot with ball bearings. Needs larger ones though. 👍
That’s the one 👌
Looking forward to taking it out and giving it a good test, specially if that guy turns up 🤣
@@NoviceWildCamper Yes you only need to let a few ball bearings fly in the rough direction and they soon bugger off!.
@@NoviceWildCamper It's usually a small group of young lads who terrorise wild campers then have laugh about it down the local boozer, after they have stolen your camping gear 🤬.
I have had thoughts of getting a thermal camera as they can be an useful tool anyway. Now I feel like they would be a good way of seeing what's going bump in the night!
Same here and now I've been sent one by a company and also now have two trail cams so will be heading back with mates soon 👍
I would NEVER have any need, want or desire to leave the comfort of my bed to sleep outside. Why?
🤣 it can be increbly fun and peaceful
The part at the end about the bloke you encountered made the hair on the back of my neck stand up! He sounds a bit like that Crazy Ralph fella from the Friday the 13th movies! 😮
Glad you made it out safe and well, and don’t blame you for not wanting to go back.
Cheers buddy 👍
#boo
Hats off to you for sticking it out as long as you did, I'd have been from there as soon as the rock landed near me.
That bloke has definitely done the same to others, hopefully he'll do it to the wrong bloke one night and get his comeuppance.
Thinning about going back with buddies. Theyre a bit scared though 😂 would make it easier to hide in the woods while they're in their hammocks.
@@NoviceWildCamper 🤣Maybe one in a hammock, the rest lying low in bivvys, ready to jump out and scare the living crap out of that weirdo.
We're already takking trail cams and permitted alarms 😂
@@NoviceWildCamper I'd be tempted to dig a man trap and make him beg to be lifted out 🤣
Forrests are occupied with another entity.
You can sometimes hear them walk, see shadows, hear them growl, throwing things at you, see them staring at your behind trees etc.
Check some exploring videoes on in coal mines/caves by regular uploaders who witness some wierd encounters such as noises, stones being thrown from no where, wierd noises etc.
Enjoy and stay safe pal 👍
The thing that got to me was the stick that bounced over to you in the daylight. Maybe it was that guy you saw but you made the right decision to get out of there. People are scary sometimes. My brother and I were back country camping in the Smokey Mountains once, very very remote, didn't see anyone at all. One night about 3AM we hear something big headed our way. Get out of tent with flashlights and it's a guy, asks us if we had spare matches. Gave him matches and he leaves, crunches away into the woods.
Yeah that's odd for sure 😬
Love stuff like this, gives me those old Survivorman vibes. Keep it up, mate.
Cheers buddy. I'm planning on heading back as I've now got thermal camera and trail cams. Not till I can get a date agreed with my mates though as I won't be going back alone 😬
Hey M, great video to be releasing this time of year : ), So,,,,How would the guy know that people have tried and failed? Obviously, he is the cause mate, wants the woods for himself and creeping everyone out seems to be his chosen M.O....other than that ...maybe an ENT...#boo
God knows. He was as wierd as the woods 🤣
It was probably that very man throwing the rocks at you 😮
Possibly but he was damn good at stealth if it was him
That bloke trying to scare u off needs to be stopped, go camp back up there with a pal and night vision
Possibly. If it was him he was bloody stealthy up there. I was well tucked away and kept going out to check and couldn't see anyone. He would have had to have had night vision too as it was pitch black and there were no signs if torches or anything. I had my tarp wide open so I could see almost 360 and it was pitch black.
Yeah seems real strange, and what he said to u. Also crushed water bottle? Any weird history on them woods? Fair play to u getting out if not enjoyable. If its not far from u scope it out in day time
Told a mate and he googled and found out some ancient murder case but I think it was a different area with the same name. Certainly odd though. 👍
I love your camping so fun
That wasn't fun 😂 but thanks anyway 👍
It was probably a local dogging spot and everyone was unable to perform because of some nutter in a tarp close by.
🤣 damn. I missed out there.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 this is funny.
Yea; humans are the most dangerous/annoying things out there. I'd rather camp deep in a state/national forest, many miles from anything, than near a city or town.
@lynnw7155 not so much of that in the uk
Loooooooool😂😂😂😂❤❤❤
I used to get lost alone in the forest and strange things have happened..it's scary but I love camping😊😊😊
It's the first time I've ever bailed and never felt like this. I normally love forest camping. 👍
I used to go out in to Epping forest in the early 70s, never alone. But it was a favourite dumping ground for bodies by London Gangsters, people still find their remains. I had a friend, I was 14 and he was 16. He must have upset someone. He was tied to a tree and died of exposure. Some reckoned he’d dissed some Hells Angels, who knows? But Epping is one place I’ll never go in the dark, if ever.
Yeah there's some dodgy people about. And large woodlands are popular for hiding bodies. I am going back though, but with mates and trail cams. Watch this space.
@@NoviceWildCamper I will
That's a shame, The spot that you chose was just beautiful.
It would have been perfect as not far from home either 😔