Camp buddy

[Gaz]

Hi all
Not sure if this is the right place for this topic.
Im seeking a camp buddy.
Reason is i spook myself and perhaps lack a bit of confidence.
Does any one else spook them selves
Regards
Gaz

 

[Robbi]

Every time I look in the mirror to have a shave....

 

[Mesquite]

Hi all
Not sure if this is the right place for this topic.
Im seeking a camp buddy.
Reason is i spook myself and perhaps lack a bit of confidence.
Does any one else spook them selves
Regards
Gaz

Might help if you let folks know whereabouts you are and if you've got transport or not.

 

[Gaz]

Hi yes im in kettering northants
But allso spend time in peterborough
Yes i have transport

 

[billycoen]

Get yourself a landshark.

 

[demented dale]

Hi all
Not sure if this is the right place for this topic.
Im seeking a camp buddy.
Reason is i spook myself and perhaps lack a bit of confidence.
Does any one else spook them selves
Regards
Gaz

I was in the lakes once and camping with a fire at night. I started thinking about UFO abductions and murderers. I phoned my mates up and said I was scared. They found it hilarious as I look hard as nails and rarely get frightened . I would join a local bushcraft group if I was you and go camping with them. Not only will it build your confidence but you will make new friends and learn new skills. Where are you based? dale x

 

[Poacherman]

Hi all
Not sure if this is the right place for this topic.
Im seeking a camp buddy.
Reason is i spook myself and perhaps lack a bit of confidence.
Does any one else spook them selves
Regards
Gaz

Bring a dog.

 

[Gaz]

I was in the lakes once and camping with a fire at night. I started thinking about UFO abductions and murderers. I phoned my mates up and said I was scared. They found it hilarious as I look hard as nails and rarely get frightened . I would join a local bushcraft group if I was you and go camping with them. Not only will it build your confidence but you will make new friends and learn new skills. Where are you based? dale x

Cheers based in kettering

 

[Wayne]

If you’re heading south Sussex Bushcraft Club is very welcoming. We have monthly meets.

 

[Gaz]

Cheers

 

[Poacherman]

If you’re heading south Sussex Bushcraft Club is very welcoming. We have monthly meets.

Free?

 

[jcr71]

theres a thread on this forum somewhere(i think) from a chap who worked observing otters or some such which involved camping out for a few days a a time.
one night something woke him up moving outside his tent and when he plucked up the courage to turn on his light a hand pressed against the outside of the tent and slowly slid down it.
the story continues...

one of the most engrossing threads ive ever read on a forum.

 

[GNJC]

theres a thread on this forum somewhere(i think) from a chap who worked observing otters or some such which involved camping out for a few days a a time.
one night something woke him up moving outside his tent and when he plucked up the courage to turn on his light a hand pressed against the outside of the tent and slowly slid down it.
the story continues...

one of the most engrossing threads ive ever read on a forum.

Any chance of a link, I want to know the end... I think I'd have grabbed it!

 

[Broch]

Sit down for a long read

Fear of the dark

I guess this sounds kinda silly to some, but sometimes the darkness can be a lttle daunting (guess it's human nature). How have you solo campers learned to deal with being on your own over night? I know there's nothing really there, it's just fear trying to take over, and I know I'm in more...

bushcraftuk.com

 

[jcr71]

sorry it was probably 8-10 years ago i read it. but the saga continued over a few days.
was fascinating to follow at the time.
i imagine some long term members here will recall it.

or i may be mixing forums up, but i think im not?

 

[Broch]

sorry it was probably 8-10 years ago i read it. but the saga continued over a few days.
was fascinating to follow at the time.
i imagine some long term members here will recall it.

or i may be mixing forums up, but i think im not?

Well, it started in July 2009 and the last post was in August 2021

 

[Ozmundo]

You could get one of the “Trotters Independent traders safety companions”.

 

[jcr71]

Well, it started in July 2009 and the last post was in August 2021

well done Broch.

a long read and a lot can be skipped near the start. but some interesting posts.
the story i was thinking of was by a poster named JonathanD.

 

[Broch]

well done Broch.

a long read and a lot can be skipped near the start. but some interesting posts.
the story i was thinking of was by a poster named JonathanD.

Yep, I remembered the pistachio nuts bit because I've camped with JD recently - so just did a forum search for the word pistachio by @JonathanD

 

[GNJC]

Sit down for a long read

Fear of the dark

I guess this sounds kinda silly to some, but sometimes the darkness can be a lttle daunting (guess it's human nature). How have you solo campers learned to deal with being on your own over night? I know there's nothing really there, it's just fear trying to take over, and I know I'm in more...

bushcraftuk.com

Hmm... I'll admit I skipped a lot of the stuff regarding black holes and the like, I was interested in the hand-scraping bit. Other than a very realistic 'nightmare', it is hard to rationalise such an experience. I have no doubts that the fellow involved is telling the truth as he knows it.

Yet I'm not religious, superstitious or anything like that, so I think there is a rational explanation to it; doesn't mean it will be easy to establish the facts, but I utterly discount spirits / werewolves / deities and the like.

In fact, it seems daft that I even felt a need to write that last sentence...