About a week ago I did my usual jaunt into my favourite spot in the woods, put up the tarp, got the woodgas burner on the go did a bit of videoing etc.
All was going smoothly, surprised that it only rained a bit, then I noticed 3 fellas trying to creep around the tree line towards me! I carried on, keeping an eye on them as they got closer, so I stood up and retrieved my staff I had leant against a tree 10 feet away. I dont know if it was this action that changed events, but I heard them stop and finally watched as they retraced their steps.
I am not the smallest of people, so was it this that put them off or were they just pratting about? I have been in enough situations when I know I am being threatened, and wondered how others cope when out and about by themselves?
As they left, I saw them backtrack, and my thought was to creep around the back of me! Paranoia again. This point I had slowly been getting my stuff together anyway, I packed up and left through a way I knew they would have difficulty following.
Now as I say, Im not paranoid but find this weird, and since there have been a couple of homeless/refugee camps in the woods over the summer. From what I could make out they werent kids either, but if they were trying to improve their stalking skills, well I would have to tell them to give up now! lol
I go out quite a lot and camp out alone, and will continue to. Hopefully no one will say it only happens in films!
So I ask, has anyone else experienced this type of thing and do you have an action plan for events like this?
Stay safe.
All was going smoothly, surprised that it only rained a bit, then I noticed 3 fellas trying to creep around the tree line towards me! I carried on, keeping an eye on them as they got closer, so I stood up and retrieved my staff I had leant against a tree 10 feet away. I dont know if it was this action that changed events, but I heard them stop and finally watched as they retraced their steps.
I am not the smallest of people, so was it this that put them off or were they just pratting about? I have been in enough situations when I know I am being threatened, and wondered how others cope when out and about by themselves?
As they left, I saw them backtrack, and my thought was to creep around the back of me! Paranoia again. This point I had slowly been getting my stuff together anyway, I packed up and left through a way I knew they would have difficulty following.
Now as I say, Im not paranoid but find this weird, and since there have been a couple of homeless/refugee camps in the woods over the summer. From what I could make out they werent kids either, but if they were trying to improve their stalking skills, well I would have to tell them to give up now! lol
I go out quite a lot and camp out alone, and will continue to. Hopefully no one will say it only happens in films!
So I ask, has anyone else experienced this type of thing and do you have an action plan for events like this?
Stay safe.