48 hours alone - the most scared I’ve ever been while camping.
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- Опубликовано: 3 янв 2023
- CAN'T BELIEVE I ACCIDENTALLY CAMPED HERE! Most scared I've ever been in a record breaking woodland.
After the mammoth social event that is Christmas I headed into a local woodland for some much needed solitude. Normally I don't mind camping alone, even as a solo female wild camper not much scares me, but this woodland was different.
I didn't know it when I first arrived, but this screaming wood, part of Derring wood near Pluckley in Kent, holds the world record for being the most haunted place in the UK.
It wasn't long before I started to find out why this place has a reputation!
Still, I do my best to spend 48 hours solo camping there, have a look around and even cook steak and chips round the fire, find out if after my dinner I had the courage to stay....
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Just a tip, coming from an old soldier. When you solo camp in a forest take some 2mm para cord and run it around the trees surrounding your site, do this at knee height. If needs be attach some tins to rattle if the cord is disturbed. Great video.
Great tip ,
A ghost would float over it though 😂😂😬
Lucy B good answer, maybe it would pass through a ghost 😂
@@LuLuBeeBah 😂😂
Being an old soldier myself the para cord around the perimeter were my thoughts too
Something that’s always scared me as an outdoor enthusiast is not monsters, or animals, or ghosts or anything like that. For one, two of those things don’t exist, and animals really aren’t a big deal to me. But what really scares me is encountering people. Not other hikers, but just random people out in the middle of nowhere that really shouldn’t be there. People are scary, and far more dangerous than any animal.
i feel bad for people who aren't allowed to carry firearms against apists and serial killers. i wonder how many people have died who would be alive if they had a gun.
@@cagneybillingsley2165 well we CAN carry a gun. It’s a hard process to get a pistol license in Canada and if you’re caught concealed carrying it’s big trouble, but if you really want to defend yourself you can. We can still purchase concealed carry holsters there, and hell you can just tuck it in your waistband while on a night walk if you’re worried. Point is, guns are definitely not a rarity in Canada and they’re actually extremely popular.
@@cagneybillingsley2165 admittedly I own a collapsible baton, a few replica firearms (1911, Glock, used to have an M4) and have a large Bowie knife all of which are technically illegal to own at my age but I got them anyways. If I ever knew I was going anywhere unsafe (say, nighttime walk through Downtown Eastside in Vancouver for whatever insane reason) I’d bring my baton. I would be charged if I was even caught carrying it, so it’d be worse if I used it in self defence. Gotta say tho I’d rather be hit with a fine than be stabbed or rped
Daivid Tamihere types
I've seen a ghost with my very own eyes, I was returning a patient to his room when we saw it so I wasn't alone. I found it so hard to believe I went to his room the next day to ask him if we saw what I thought we saw and he said yes, and then went on to tell a visitor he had at the time of our run-in with a ghost.
Ghosts do exist.
the thing about flashlights in the dark is that, they show you whats going on only at the direction you're pointing at, while they show a potential enemy EXACTLY where you are, scary when you think about it
I was thinking the same thing…. I watch too many horror movies and I just imagine turning on that light and a face staring directly into mine.
Exactly, the thought of turning round in the dark and seeing a person's silhouette between the trees is not the ideal image
@@saxonmckenzie9260 bro i once went alone through the woods for a 2 hour-ish walk during the night, just for the thrill of it, couldnt see shit, if my phone died id have to sleep there lol At one point my mind started playig tricks on me making me see stuff that werent there or were just plane old trees. 10/10 would do it again.
@armoredlumberjack1999 That sounds mad but a lot of fun. I kinda like the feeling of being a bit scared, I'm going on a long distance solo hike soon so I'm sure I'll have some creepy nights in the wilderness
@@saxonmckenzie9260 I plan something like this myself too, still haven't gotten to doing it tho.
The fact that you stayed a second night is totally insane
I think your comment explains it all. Who on earth would be so terrified during the first night to actually stay one more night? I train Krav Maga and I definitely would not. I think this is a good video, with little bit of drama incorporated.
Brutal Self defence. Just google it.@@kvn1031
@@hcrljen1 meh, being a brit and especially knowing those london women, they don't fk about lol. She wanted to stay the weekend that's what she was going to do
martial arts@@kvn1031
white ppl are crazy.. love them for this LOL
You've definitely got nerves of steel. I'm a retired US Army combat veteran and I don't think I would have stayed a second night. I think you did the right thing by staying still. I hate to say it, but letting that intruder know you're a female probably wouldn't have helped. As fun as this video was and despite the fact that I knew you were going to be okay because the video was posted, I was still worried about you! Great job on filming and editing! More importantly, I'm glad you're safe.😄
Yeah I think she done best to stay still, I did say she should not have stayed the other night though
oh please....give me a break. confront your fears.
@@jedidiah5131 🤣🤣
I love this particular thread, lmao.
@@campervibe y'all are worried about her because she spent a second night and she was worried more about "not wasting good balls" then the wild animals and the bugs lol
Once you spook yourself it's hard to settle back down. I never worry about the Dead. It's the living I would fear more. Great video.
That’s true but it’s just creepy
So true especially when living in a property where creepy stuff happens all the time!😱😂💜✌️
Did you not hear the article… it clearly says someone is doing stuff out there. Not the dead lol
right i would just holler back .they might not like.. it if i went after them
Nobody ever worries about the dead until they have an experience of their own that changes things forever. You really should worry about both, living and dead, being perfectly honest.
🇦🇺I will never forget the night myself & another girl camping in the bush, we're awoken by footsteps, then the sound of someone rifling through our stuff! I got out of the tent, ready to confront the "serial killer" & the horrific sight which I beheld was a possum, perched on top of the esky with its tiny fingers trying to prize open the lid😅
Damn you're really brave to get up from tent and be ready to face the thing. Most ppl would not be that brave, not even most men
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Camped in the Blue Mountain of Eastern Oregon decades ago. Heard noises outside the tent, Wife and kids in tent with me. I armed myself, slowly unzipped the tent fly and by the light of the dying fire was face to face with a full grown cougar about three feet away. I barked like a dog, he ran. I changed my drawers.
From the cougar's perspective. He basically just taking a stroll through his home. And in his "living room" he finds a crazy human barking like a dog. No wonder he ran!
Jokes aside, that sounds pretty scary.
Good to know as I was considering camping with just my daughter this summer. We'll sleep inside locked car.
I was at Minam campground heard a screech Owl for the 1st time at 3:00am
This was spooky af! I'd be absolutely shitting myself. I saw a tip that said if you are solo camping, leave two camp chairs out so it looks like someone else is with you.
Or 2 pairs of shoes outside the tent
of course somebody was film'n
@@bettypergerson1070 She was the one filming.
I would of left 3 chairs out and a second tent really. No seriously that is a good idea friend
Great idea
My wife and I camped and during the evening definitely heard someone walking around the camp. I open the tent flap and turned on the flashlight…. Only to find at least a hundred field mice running terrified in all directions!! 😂
@retro mancer Ha! The following day we noticed all the rattlesnake warnings posted throughout camping area!
That's awesome - cracked me up. Thanks.
Skinwalkers and Dog men are out there😢
@@trickywily2823 Don't forget the Goatman
Where was Felix the cat when you needed him?😮
If u have a van, don't sleep outside mam. Don't compromise on your safety and security for our entertainment 🙏🙏🙏
Just watched you for the first time. Laughed a lot at your wonderful sense of humour and great personality. Will be watching more of your adventures. As for me, it's safe to say I will NEVER camp alone!
I just watched for the first time too! She's earned a new subscribe from me.
Me too
Me too sold when. She said can't waste good balls.
Definitely sounded like footsteps. The fact they just stop is the creepiest past, like they just stopped and stared at you.
Hi from Australia 🇦🇺
I just read your comment and Thought you might like to look at my set up, Australian locations such as Fraser Island and camp cook ups.
Cheers
Out There Touring
The cameraman having a piss. He stops because he thinks somebody has heard him, and about to give him a bollocking and call him a lazy buggar😮😮
@@doves9204You did make a good point when it comes to the sound editing, but I just want to say that people can be strangely calm in the face of danger, or it can be the freeze in the flight, fight or freeze response. Her reaction seems genuine to me, she’s in a hammock and it will take a few seconds to unzip it and get out, she would be noticed before she can defend herself or run away, staying in the hammock is the best option for her in that situation
Spent 21 of the last 25 years solo in the wilderness..it was the best period of my life..almost died 3 times..infection..severe hypothermia..Mountain lion stalking..learned from my mistakes and just spent 460 days solo in the mountains and did it with ease..Survival is 90% mental strength..And Fear will get you Killed by making mistakes
it's amazing how the thin fabric wall of a tent can actually make you feel safer. i've felt this many times. too scared to get out and look. You're quite brave to have stayed the second night!
I will say, though - the footsteps did not come along with a light. so if it WAS a living human... did they have nightvision? not something most nefarious opportunistic people would carry. It's odd that there was no light. Even if they know the woods super well, if there's no moonlight it'd be difficult to get around and walk with such assured footsteps. Do you have large toads there? I once had a toad crash through my campsite and was CERTAIN it was a BEAR! haha
I personally think this was staged but I fish at night in the desert and don't use a light due to it spooking the fish in the shallow canals. Once your eyes adjust to the dark you don't really need a flashlight. I can bait a hook and have even tied on a few hooks in the dark. It also depends on the moon that night. A little moon light goes a long way.
an skin crawler does not have any problems in walking in pitch black darkness , and it will look like an mentally ill disformed human while mimicing the voice of litle children in distress and such .. it might bin an skin crawler that walk around here there in the night
My brother has a home in the woods in Maine. The woods are full of deer and moose. At night, I could hear the deer in the woods behind the house. They sounded like people walking through the leaf litter. Just like people. It was spooky even knowing they were deer.
BTW, I'm pretty sure axe murderers bring their own axes.
Good axe murderers bring their own..slacker axe murderers though..
@@millenni-lifecrisis2324
If you're going on a jolly night of axe murdering, you need a brand you can trust to do the job.
That's why the professionals recommend you bring your own. Nothing worse than being halfway through hacking up a corpse and your axe breaks.
Hahaha 😂 😂
Did Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov bring his own axe?
Sometimes an expert axe murderers favorite axe breaks mid hacking. Ref: Kids In The Hall “substitute axe” skit.
I don't think any sounds in the woods would scare me as much as the sound of human footsteps. I've rarely been afraid when camping because I feel so much safer in the forest than around people. That said, just because a person IS out in the woods at night doesn't mean they have ill intent. I'm a birder, and I've gone on night hikes to go owling, for example, and that certainly seems like an ideal spot to be doing such a thing!
Or it could have been a ghost fan, going out to look for ghosts! If Ghost Hunters has been there, there're definitely ghost tourists. Haha.
frrr! the only scary encounter you'll never expecting to while youre outhere in a middle of nowhere for camping/hiking is another human.
Yeah I'm sure that guy walking near my camp (in mountains) at 3am, 50km from closest village and without hiking gear or even a bigger backpack was normal.
@@niqa246 Haha, I did that two weeks ago, while owling in the mountains. Okay, it was only 45km from the nearest town. I didn't have any hiking gear, but I did carry my phone to record owl sounds. Among other night birds, I got Northern Saw-whet Owl, which I hadn't heard in that area before. It is also in the extremely isolated areas of that mountain range that a birder has a chance hearing or seeing the extremely rare, extremely desired Northern Spotted Owl. They only live in the most remote, untouched and ancient parts of forest, and that kind of thing attracts birders. At night.
I'm not saying it's always going to be innocent, just that there ARE innocent reasons people are out and about in the dark in remote locations. As I said, it's the scariest thing I could hear in the woods, and my mind would always go to "serial killer" but when I'm thinking about it rationally once I'm home again, I realize that there were many reasons someone would be out there... just like me.
In my four decades of camping, hiking, and birding, I've had a few weird encounters with people. Some were scary, but thankfully I've never been hurt by any humans while out in the wilderness. They were always in the front country, or at least on popular trails, rather than the backcountry.
Yep feel safer away from people than I do near them. You know if someone is creeping about near your camp it’s not for any good reason
I am so impressed with your content. A very capable person in nature and camping. Commenting facts about eerie sounds around you, while maintaining composure. Not “selling it” as a spooky video.
I’m in the states, so I’ve always had a firearm during my last 2 years as a Nomad. But you are extra brave to be checking out weird noises without one.
I so admire you. Thank you for taking us along in your adventures!!
I camp armed with a pistol in the the Smokey Mountains and Cherokee National Forest in the US. I can tell you if I heard that in my camp, I would have been freaked out. The fact that you kept it together is a testament to your fortitude. That was one hundred percent two legged foot steps. No doubt about it. You can buy many devices that will alarm if someone walks in front of them. You should use them. They work great. Run all night off one battery and will wake you up if someone walks near it.
Do you have any recommendations please for female campers in the UK 🇬🇧 thanks 😊
What about the smokey mountains - Cades cove any information ?
@@joanpellillo2981 I have been to Cades cove and am aware of the missing people. Did not see anything unusual.
A loaded saw off and a massive dog with bad attitude would work for me.. not that id do that ! She is so brave to not shit herself..
She lives in a disarmed nation. I'm with you; no way I am camping in the wild without a sidearm.
As a woman definitely have to be careful out there alone it's a sick world we live in and although nobody is exempt from harm...be vigilant be safe 🙏❤️
dosent have anything to do with gender whatsoever
@@najacic Of course it does. Women are taken as sex slaves and are r@ped far more frequently than men are. They're also physically weaker, which is why they're easier to take advantage of and kidnap or even murder. Gender has *everything* to do with it and arguing against that fact isn't just ignorant - it's blatantly idiotic. There are also *only two* genders. These are what some call "facts" you might do well to learn some.
Thank you. The misandry has so permeated western society that I didn't catch the gender comment. Well said. All kindza krazies in this world.
@@najacic It absolutely does, a woman all alone is unfortunately a more likely target for some creep, not to mention on average men are stronger, and more aggressive.
@@BikeHikeLikeMikehas nothing to do with misandry just facts.
I loved this! I’ve camped by myself a couple of times, and being a woman and then deep woods way away from anywhere (Montana) it definitely scared me. I hope you kept your knife near you by your bed, but don’t even want to imagine having to use it! Great job on filmography! I would love to see you do more scary encounters and more camping! You kicked ass! ✌
Admired your courage, fearless nature. Good luck as always with your camping journey into the dark woods that anything goes!
I've done a bit of winter camping this year in Canada. I remember one night waking up randomly in the middle of the night then trying to fall back asleep. As I was laying there I could hear footsteps just outside my tent. No reason at all for me to be hearing anything remotely human as I'd just hiked in through 2 ft of snow and about a km away from the road. I was just led down crapping my pants for what felt like an hour but was probably only 5 minutes.
As I was listening to the footsteps in snow I noticed there was a pattern to it. Yeah, as it turns out it was my propane heater making the noise. Never been so relieved camping than I was that night. Ironically the heater I use is called Mr heater Buddy.
Hi from Australia
I just read your comment and Thought you might like to look at my set up, Australian locations such as Fraser Island and camp cook ups.
Cheers
Out There Touring
Hahaha haha😂
@@ottouring hi, do people camp in Australia? Wouldn't all the bugs, spiders, snakes, crocs, etc just murder you the minute you laid down your groundsheet? ;)
@@gazcoleman Of course people camp in Australia! 😆 It's a very popular hobby here, lots of places to go.
That said, most campers go to camp grounds where there's little threat from wildlife. But for the people who do like to camp in the wild, it's all about knowing your surroundings, same as anywhere else really. Snakes are only an issue in summer, they hibernate in winter, and as long as you don't set up camp next to a river with crocodiles in it, they're not going to be a threat.
If anything, camping in the USA or Canada sounds way more dangerous! You guys have bears there that can rip open a tent, we don't have any large carnivorous land animals like that. A spider can be taken care of with a boot, a bear not so much! 😆
@@gazcoleman yeah we camp. I'm in the south so don't have to worry about crocs. I have actually camped next to the home of some snakes ( accidentally). We'd already pitched our tent with great difficulty because the ground was so hard to get the pegs into, when we saw about 3 snakes ( different types too) heading down the sand dune opposite us, across the gravel road and right under the bush next to our tent!
We stayed there for about 3 days and in the mornings the snakes came out from under the bush and headed back up the sandhill. They returned every day before dusk.
We kept our tents zipped up good! 😂
Being alone in the dark isn’t the problem..it’s when you’re not..😬
You are very brave .
I solo camp in Australia and one night I swear I saw a ghost but that was nowhere near as freaky as the three times I had weird people just approach my camp in the middle of the night! One turned out to be a lost hiker desperate for some help which was cool but the other two times were creepy! Luckily I was awake and had a roaring fire going both times. One time a guy with a cowboy hat and a clearly visible hunting knife just slowly approached my camp at 2am with no sound or torch? He acted as if I couldn't see him? When he got within fifty feet I shouted "hey there" but he said nothing and kept approaching at the same rate so I stood up and grabbed my machete which I pointed at him. He stopped slowly turned around and just walked away at the same rate he arrived at, very creepy Wolf Creek vibes! Didn't sleep that night and left at dawn.
The second time it was just as I was getting into my tent, luckily the fire was still going and I had placed dry twigs and leaves around my campsite, after I got in my tent I heard twigs breaking and leaves being crushed by footsteps but they were coming from two different sources? I grabbed my machete again and some pepper spray I bought online and jumped out the tent and turned on my headlamp, I couldn't see who it was but I could hear them stopping still and I could see a human shape behind a tree crouching down about 30 feet away, I just barked out in my deepest voice "you come any closer and I'll cut your throat!". I heard one set of footfalls slowly retreat while I watched the shape of the other one walk backwards into the bush and out of sight. I was terrified and if they had guns or if they were braver I might have ended up a missing person lost in the bush forever?
I now have my German Shepherd as my camping buddy and nothing weird had happened with him around! The ghost encounter was kinda cool and unusual compared to the terror of some unknown psycho watching me from the deep bush! Always take some sort of weapon, be it a knife, a dog, a hatchet or a machete. You'll probably need it for wood chopping, cooking, cutting rope etc anyway 🤷
Wow that sounds hella creepy when I think from your perspective 😮 just seeing someone walk from the pitch black yikes stay safe out there
Where was this camping experience?
@@leahhuntz6236 the first one with the creepy looking guy was in the blue mountains and the second one was in my home campground of Kuitpo forest SA.
@@pavlovsdogman
SA, say no more
Any details on the ghost encounter?
Being a couch potato, due to broken leg, and grandma status, I so admire this young woman's outdoor survival skills. And her courage. So refreshing to watch. Well done sweetheart, weirdo noises or not you did it. However, please be careful this was creeping me out.
I was getting scared just watching this, my heart was in my mouth. Well done you Louise for staying another night 👻
She stays another night ?! Oh , hell , no … I can’t watch this. And I’ve done solo , no food , H20 for 3 days in Alaska , Mount Shasta , etc. . The woods where she is - besides being hella haunted - are creeepy ! Missing411 isn’t only a U.S. and Canada phenom . That branch snap … that was bipedal , intentional . She’s got a set that clanks . Outta here .
That's good, many not welcomed.
STAGED FOR STUPID PEOPLES PLEASURE
Defintely foot steps! Glad you're ok. Thanks for the great video :)
As a solo female traveler/adventurer…I truly enjoyed this video. I just returned from a cross country road trip overcoming fears. This experience sounds terrifying! Knowing the ax was left out..YIKES! We live and learn and hopefully always continue to seek and explore. You have many skills and tools that were helpful. Thank you and ADVENTURE ON!
Omg. I love her van.
Also, that was terrifying. Stuff exists. When I was a kid I went camping with family at Point Lookout MD. It's a well known historic location for an old Civil War fort. One night while settling in to sleep inside the tent, a truck-light passing through the camp sites cast a light across our tent, and we saw an unmistakable shadow of a Civil War soldier running in front of our tent. I'm 42 now and I cannot forget what I saw.
Thanks, we fitted it out ourselves and yeah we can imagine you wouldn’t forget that
Oh wow!😦
Damn you are old
@@InfinityDsbm I don't disagree lol
@lalexander1144 if you want i can buy you a toupee and a walking Kane.
For some strange reason every time you hear footsteps you pray for them to stop but when you hear footsteps and they stop it actually becomes much more scary
I remember camping in a tent with my Grandma and she was in a deep sleep bit I wasn't and I heard Footsteps and I kept wishing they would stop they slowly got louder as if whatever it was is getting closer and I remember wishing they would stop but then eventually it did stop and my heart felt better but then I realized wait it stopped that means it's just There
Hi from Australia
I just read your comment and Thought you might like to look at my set up, Australian locations such as Fraser Island and camp cook ups.
Cheers
Out There Touring
probably safer in the van
You are a much braver person than I am! After the first footsteps I would have bailed and went back to sleep in the truck. Kudos to you!
Oh Lou, you are a woman after my own heart, applying the 5 second rule and eating that meatball anyway took me back to the good Ole days. And providing the axe for your own murder was pure genius. Not to mention the upright pitchfork lying in wait to impale you if you attempt to run for your life. Thank you for playing your uke! Serenading the local ghosts was a sure fire way to calm them for the night.
😂😂😂
My mother says " we need to eat 7 punds of dirt a year" - when she picks something of the ground/floor
@@lilly6766 Mine used to say "A little bit of dirt does you good." Another old phrase which could work is "Everything in moderation." 🤪
@@lemonladyYT yes, 7 pounds sounds Like alot. It is the weight of a new born baby. 🤣🤣🤣
I said about the pitch fork, I was like that is horrendous
Ahhhhhh ! From a female retired lone camper- to a much younger new one ! I camped alone all over the world in the early 90s, climbed up into some woods with my Djembe drum on the Island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, ‘‘twas an ancient wood called Los Tilos wood where prehistoric ferns still grow, La Palma is a protected Biosphere, and you may know it from the recent volcano eruption there.
Anyway I reached the beautiful camping spot, which had a few local Spanish people cooking out on huge stone barbecue grates built beautifully into the huge rocks and a smaller cave covered with the greenest moss I had ever the delight to see.
As
the sun went down,
every single person left, I was really happy built my fire filled my stomach , and sat down in front of my fire tv and played my djembe drum.
I had never before experienced such a sudden change in energy and sound in the woods anywhere in my life. Suddenly it was pitch black and not a single sound could be heard, all the birds, seagulls , and moving brush sounds of nature came to an eerie abrupt, as if ordered, end. Not a single sound, I felt a sudden urgent need to put my fire out jump in my tent zip it up, and get the hell to sleep.
I was that hard 😅 I had never felt afraid camping alone, not ever. Not even on uninhabited ( by humans at least) Islands.
As I climbed into my green maggot, for no reason I found myself struck by a real sense my life was in imminent danger and I was frozen in literal terror, there was only one sound the sound of approaching heavy small feet, as the four or five- of whatever they were - drew closer and closer to my tent ( how? No moon and I couldn’t even see my hand in front of my face) were they walking across a steep 100ft ravine, down a path whilst talking in these incessant terrifying whispered voices, surrounding my tent , stepping around and around endlessly with their small feet , as if they were discussing what they were going to do with me!.
I stopped breathing lest they heard me, whilst hot tears rolled silently down my cheeks, I was trapped sitting bolt upright !Glacier! frozen in terror. I sat like this for what seemed an eternity, until it was as if they lost interest in me the tent or the drum; they moved off some 30 ft away behind me still whispering menacingly the only thing I was sure of was that they were pint sized little people with voices;
I remembered the back shaped rock that I had been playing my Djembe on, (So dam loudly) I made another horrendously loud zipping noise, darted for that rock in the blackness, and dug till my fingers were bleeding faster than Bolt can run 100 meters, I had curled into a foetus position with my back against that rock, and covered my body and face with dirt and leafs and small pieces of dried twig.
I laid there with my hand over my mouth and nose and very strangely fell straight to sleep for what seemed like five minutes, the breaking sunlight through the ancient forest trees awoke me, and the sound of nature so beautiful all around me. I was alive !
I , to this day, will never forget this experience nor ever understand it, save for, when I reached the village of Los Sources’ for coffee, on asking an old Spanish man about the woods, he replied “ You look like you have met the little ones, with a big grin on his face, as he took another puff on his cigarillo ; did you sleep in Los Tilos haunted wood in the night”? “Crazy English girl” still laughing he assured me no one ever sleeps up there who is an Islander.
This is a true story, you are the third person I have ever recounted this too in my life, one of the other persons being an African Shaman, Yosuila smiled and simply said with a glint of sunshine in his eye, “ digging that dirt and covering yourself with it was the best thing You could have ever done”.
Thank you for sharing your night with us on RUclips where you were also unaware of where you had found yourself, You were very brave staying the next night too ! look what I remembered because of you, I look back at that night now with wonder and awe , very contented , with not knowing.
This planet is truly an unexplored place by most, I’m glad your Journey bounced with mine, for long enough to share something that otherwise might have been lost in time.
With the deepest respect
Alaya Shunyata.
@oldowl2003 Oh wow I loved reading your commen.please please make a channel and share your stories . I would most defo subscribe as would others I'm sure.
Hi Alaya... Did you ever live in London as a squatter in the 90s?
@@enlighten274 I’ve been thinking of just that lately, how lovely of you to reply thank you 🙏
@@OldOwl2003 your most welcome.and can't wait.
@@SuckasNeverPlayMe No, I was up mountains, and out in the wilds of India
This was awesome
I love the van pretty awesome.
Thanks for sharing.
GOD BLESS YOU
Great thanks. Beautiful playing!!!
About a year ago my sons and I went winter camping in a very remote part of Washington State. This area is so remote that we had to hike 5 miles from our rig to get to our camp spot. We like it because in fifteen years we have never seen another person there. Anyway, we ate dinner and went to bed. At around midnight I heard someone calling my name from the canyon next to us. To make thing even more weird it sounded like my grandfathers voice! Then this voice started calling the names of my kids but in the voice of my wife! It circled the camp at a pretty good distance for about a half hour and then left. Soon as light came we left as well. We never went back there.
Mr. Jefferies, in your opinion what it was?
That's freaky, did your sons hear it too?
@@ruioliveiratc2010 I do not know what to even begin to call it! but my father has since told us that that area has always been odd. He has had some weird things happen as well.
@@MegaVinny73 Only my oldest. He wanted to leave at 3:00 am
Sounds like a mimic/doppelgänger to me, they’re supposed to omens of bad luck/misfortune. Definitely not a good idea to answer or follow the voice(s).
Those footsteps were so bloody clear!!! I literally said to myself jeez Louise! No pun intended. Your editing was stunning too
...next time pls bring flamethrower and electromagnetic rail gun
..yesssss
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Absolutely loved your video of your camping trip. Brave girl!!
Love this video! It was so much fun! I live in northern Maine (extremely rural) and I'm too scared to even camp out in my own backyard! You have balls of steel, Missy!
I was once fly fishing in the boondocks of Yellowstone; where no one else goes, about 2 1/2 hours hike off the main road...in Grizzly bear country. I was having such a good time I lost track of time and knew I would never make it back before dark. So I quickly built a fire and spent the entire night out there by myself. It's amazing what you think of at 2 a.m. when you are all by yourself out in the wilderness.
That was definitely someone walking up to your tent, my heart stoped when it sounded like they stopped right in front of where you were sleeping listening, I was pretty creeped out, and afraid 😳. So glad your safe, your one brave women , I would have definitely taken my car keys and hit the emergency to set off a horn in the distance! Stay safe♥️
That hammock is amazing! I was an avid backpacker in the northern California Sierra Nevada mountains for many years when I was younger and would have LOVED that!
I so loved your ukulele playing. Beautifully played .
Who gives a fk
@@niranjanmurthy126 learn proper English and your opinion might matter. But not until then.
@@dougallen8305 teach me grand daddy
@@niranjanmurthy126 not worth my time snowflake
I've only camped once by myself in a remote spot and couldn't stop listening to the noises. So I put ear plugs in and had a great sleep! It's not animals or ghouls you need to be wary of, humans are the biggest predator. A personal alarm and some pepper spray in your hammock may be useful & a hidden trail camera to capture the wildlife could prove useful too. Stay safe, have fun :)
Why does dampening the sounds of potentially dangerous humans in the woods sound like horrible horrible advice
@@roe__jogan Almost all woodland noises are animals and the wind. Perhaps where you live, there are more humans with ill intent, but 99% of the world is a safe place to camp & if you actually read my reply, I suggested a personal alarm and pepper spray
@retro mancer Be mindful that not everyone on social media lives in a country where bears, big cats or moose live! I’m in NZ where there are NO animals that can kill a person & I can still leave my front door wide open all day and the worse thing that could happen is a bird flys indoors
@@elaineclark7508 I live on planet earth, where experienced outdoorsmen advise absolutely nobody camping alone to dampen their vital senses.
So true I'd have a trail camera set up on where I was sleeping so I caught anything around my tent during the night and definitely take a weapon, but you are spot on saying humans are the scariest thing to worry about.
Omg pure Blair Witch fears, that WAS footsteps for sure. Wtf. I would have been sleeping with the axe tied to my wrist 😳
You are so brilliant at filming all this, always so enjoyable to watch! Thank god you made it to morning too 🎉
I would have went back to my van and locked myself in till the morning
Blair Witch - I'll never enjoy the Woods the same way again.
whats most f creepy is its 3am and theres someone walking around in the dark in the middle of the forest
Similar acting skills too
Relax. It was all for clickbait
I didn't watch your videos for over a year now.. Bit wow you improved the editing skills and the channel did grow amazingly.
Well done.
I love this wild camping a lot!
GREAT VIDEO! ❤
First solo female camper I've watched and I really enjoyed this young woman's video alot! I like her personality and funny sarcasm lol In this particular video it sounds like the owls and crows were talking to each other That was really cool!!
Damn, yes that def was footsteps. The most alarming part for me is that the steps stopped so you can assume the person was just standing there listening to you listening them.
It was the cameraman taking a leak. Come on…
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When you are already pre spooked every noise sounds like something that it’s not. One thing I’ve discovered over my years is small animals can make big noises in the dead of night.
Yeah if you ever seen a grey squirrel bark and one of those little tree rats decides to do it at night, I swear if you didn't know what it was you'd think it was werewolf. You would not think fox, way more glutteral
I'm glad you were OK in the end Lou, but that was definitely a person walking around your hammock I would say, not a ghost. I think you are very brave being a solo female camper, there is no way I would do that.
Me and hubby used to go walking in country parks and woods like that but gave it up a few years back as we began to realise how vulnerable we were, so we don't take those kind of risks any more. It's a shame but there are too many strangers around these days 😕
Brave? Solo female camping? Foolish, not brave
I'd never be able to do that, like woahhhh the footstep noises. i would've left right after they stopped 😮
Just found you. Thank you for this highly entertaining video. I’ll be watching more.
Oh my god! It did sound like footsteps right around your hammock. I would've been petrified and reaching for my gun!! I can't believe you actually stayed a second night after reading about the haunted woods you were staying in - you're more brave than me, Louise! What's more concerning than the ghostlies, is all the modern murders and disappearances taking place around there. Stay safe in all your adventures, Lou!
I agree, that was very brave to stay another night indeed. I wonder if they (the ghosts) didn't mind Lou's playing as it was great and maybe they could've thought that she's not there to bother them so they didn't bother her the second night - the first night might have been curiosity on their behalf, who knows.
@@ottouringWolf Creek what was his name MY god wish I hadn't watched that film imagine camping in the outback must be Terrifying after watching that film and it was true Nar am staying here in England the Lake District and North Wales 😊 Happy camping mate
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I doubt it was ghosts. Humans making noise seems more likely and more scary.
I would've stayed in the van the 2nd night. The footsteps were unnerving to say the least. Loved hearing the owls. My favorite sound at night when camping. The steak dinner looked so good. Enjoyed the video.
Yep, the van for me as well on night #2.
This lady is awesome. I get a strong "Survior Man" vibe with the way she produces her videos with multiple angles to showcase the experience. Takes a lot of work to do that. You have to basically hike 3x as much because you have to set up the cameras, catch the shot, and hike back to get the gear. Hats off to you, Ma'am!
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I cant believe you camped here alone out of all places 😭😭😭😭you’re incredibly brave!!!
I've got to admit, I've lived in a fair few haunted places with ghosts as company but those footsteps scared the bejeezus out of me! I could feel my stomach churning for you. Brave of you to stay a second night.
I think you are so fun. Made me laugh….just found your channel. What a treat
Lovely tune, you play beautifully. I enjoyed your video.
I can’t believe you stayed there another night! Are you completely out of your mind?!
She really is crazy
😂😂
Makes me wanna go 😉
I agree!
Your bonkers but brave xx
That was scary , definitely bipedal footsteps all night. I would have slept in the van. I can't believe you stayed their the second night after the first scary nigh. Well done brave women. The squirrel was adorable at least he was cooperative about having his pic taken.
Definitely 2 legged footsteps.
@@loser6574 wow that is scary , my butt would have been in that car to then out of their the next morning idk how u stayed for 3 more nights that's super brave of you.
Bigfoot
@@TheWestlandgirl Absolutely. Lou is an absolute rockstar to stay there the next night.
Goat men
You are an outstanding camper with a lot of courage!
You are very brave girl thanks for your video
I'm watching this from my 12×28 tiny house in a gated year round campground with a neighbor less than 40ft away and I'm scared to finish watching! I would never be in the woods anywhere by myself especially after dark!
Lou you are a flippin star. Don’t think you realise how inspirational you are. Em’s cake and candles 👌🏻 class. Not to mention, stunning editing as always.
Thank you 🙏🏻
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Thanks guys
These people are actors and film makers. I could tell that within 2 minutes. Imagine setting up a camera to be walking away alone into the woods, and then returning to get the camera and setting it up back in the woods and walking the same path all over again.
You are very brave your enthusiasm for camping overnight has scared off all evil spirits 😅😮😊well done
You are braver than me Louise. I would have noped out of there after the first night because I'm a giant chicken when it comes to creepy stuff. Beautiful editing too. You really captured the area and mood.
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Hi Louise, another great video, i never used to believe in ghosts either until I lived in a 500 year old cottage in a village in Essex (Great Yeldham) many years ago, so many strange things happened there including our dog just standing at the foot of the stairs looking up and barking at nothng and my wife (at the time) her 5 year old nephew refusing to go up stairs for a wee before they left after a visit saying "the man said he would push me down if I come up stairs," things moving from one room to another, Im getting goosebumps just remembering this stuff. We ended up selling up and moving because of it, a few months later we found out the couple who bought it off us sold up too because of the strange things that also happened to them. I bet Emily was pleased she didnt go with you lol x all the very best to you, Emily AJ & Summer x from Nick
No way, that would be my worst nightmare for sure, glad you managed to sell and get out of there and yeah I’m so glad I did not go
Awesome video. You are very courageous. 😮
I too solo camp where I live. I usually bring my rifle with me as the places I camp are usually within the state forest and Sambar hunting is allowed. It can be a scary thing during night time when your senses are heightened and every tiny bit of noise is magnified.
OMG Louise! As soon as I saw Pluckley, I thought ‘what is she doing!!!’ Well done for making it through… also definitely ghostly footsteps!! 👻😱
The dark, in the woods, alone can sometimes play with your head - even for a seasoned camper/bushman. It's highly unlikely it was a human walking in the woods at night. After all, they would likely need a flashlight to see where they are walking especially considering your camp was not emitting light, or else they would be making far more noise than merely the sound of footsteps while they stumbled through the woods. You're much more likely to encounter trouble during the daylight.
Shiey goes on night hikes all the time to abandoned places, especially during his two trips into the chernobyl exclusion zone.
And yes when he got to Pripyat he heard tons of weird noises and footsteps everywhere. Why? Cause tons of explorers, aka stalkers explore the place on the daily, even during the night an entire group of stalkers stumbled into their abandoned hotel room.
There is an entire community of night hikers, some hiking with no torches and relying on moonlight.
Should also note that night vision exists.
The footsteps were not indicative of a wild animal, as they were repetitious and with rhythm, wild animals do not do this unless they are spooked and running away. Those were most definitely human footsteps and I believe you underestimate the ability for a human to navigate without light, as I do it in the forest all the time from the hours of 23:00 to 02:30
@@d.i.m.eproductions6925it sounds just like the skunks and raccoons we have here. I do security at night and often the footsteps I hear including right next to me are animals. Unless their was a homeless person who knows exactly her camp there is no way a human can walk through a dark camp even with moonlight. Open trails are hard enough as it is just by moonlight and unless you are walking a known trail or path you are going to crush, break and snap stuff.
@@allend1982 lmao imagine saying this to someone who literally works 12 hour shifts in and around forested regions
@@d.i.m.eproductions6925 same tho.
I don’t know what it is about hammock camping, you definitely here more, I’ve had similar things happen on wild camps all over, glad it worked out ok 👍 🇬🇧
You are a very brave lady. Nice advice from Andrew about the cord. Do not take chances with you life.
Just for a video. I admire your guts.
Very entertaining. Those noises really did sound like footsteps. The thought of someone wandering around your tent when you are sleeping is way more disturbing than the thought of ghosts. That tree stump with the face reminds me of when I was about 12 yrs old and my mate lived on the other side of the local park. To get home I had to go through that park. There was a narrow path with a tree stump on a hill which the path passed. At night that stump looked like someone crouching ready to pounce. It didn’t matter that I knew exactly what it was, I always legged it past that tree stump at night. Daft really. Anyway, great video and I can’t help wondering how Emily would have got on in those woods 😂 (I would have been bricking it).
Yeah I would have as well, I think Lou is crazy to have stayed a 2nd night
There is NO NOOO WAY EVER, that I'd be camping alone in the woods. NOT A CHANCE!
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Yes you are sooooo right ! No f..Ken way !
@@terrikietzmann3684 Glad to know there are other "sensible " people left in this world!
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True
Too many weirdos out there. I have a .38 Special Rossi that says I want to be left alone.
Ditto …ex-Pomtastic living in Australia 🇦🇺
same here, i think it's stupid no offence to anyone. I am 32 years old, i went to camping only 1 time and it was 4 us and even then i did not feel comfortable peeing alone and taking woods alone lol.
Love your passion for playing the ukulele
Respect & admiration to u
5 seconds on the food hitting the floor was one of the best rules of all time, I'm high while writing this but I love camping & the outdoors plus paranormal involvement, thanks for creating a fantastic video
Great video! Those footsteps were so creepy... I can't believe you stayed a 2nd night after learning the truth about the place! You are braver than me!
That was INSANE!!!! How did you stay for a second night?! I got scared watching this even knowing you were ok at the end of it! Give me a train or plane noise, or an owl any day. But those footsteps! WHAT??!! Great video Lou, thank you for taking us with you. Fantastic content, but please don't risk your life for entertaining us on RUclips 😂
She was crazy to stay a second night
It would be like camping in Central Park. There's nothing, they're are no woods. The country is the size of New Hampshire. This is ridiculous.
@@johnzubil2875 are you joking? We have loads of woods here and there are tons of remote places, just because we’re small country doesn’t mean there aren’t any big wooded areas🤦♂️
@@johnzubil2875 Why compare anyway? Does it make you feel important? To use your words, _that’s_ ridiculous. You are very ignorant.
@@johnzubil2875 You barely know your own country, New Hampshire/Area
24,214 km² We have more forest area than all of New Hampshire put together! Try google...How much forest is there in the UK?
31,380 square kilometres (12,120 sq mi) of forest in Britain. As for the size of the UK... United Kingdom/Area
243,610 km².
That was footsteps omg your so brave. Id be soiling myself.
I live very close to Pluckley and it is a very atmospheric place, whether you believe in the supernatural or not. The sunsets add to that with the shadows set against the pinks and purples. The Black Horse Inn in the village is a great place to eat and dates back to the 15th Century so really Olde worlde inside. A great place to visit with lovely countryside around.
Omg i would not stay there just walking through those trees on my own was scaring me.
Well done Lou 🤦♀️
Great filming
Quite uncomfortable to watch as scared for you!
I kept looking in the background when you were talking to us and imagining someone was going to appear!🫣
You are one very brave woman! I wouldn’t of attempted it for anything! 😱
Well done you 🙌💪🏻
me too! kept thinking I was going to spot something before she saw it 😵💫
I’m watching your back catalogue after finding your channel. Gawd Louise that was bloody scary. They were definite footsteps in rubber soled boots.
Love your channel!!! Stay safe! I also love your caravan!!!! I want to get one like that someday! Looks so comfy!,
I would of been out that tent like I was shot out of a canon swinging that axe 😂Last summer I was riding back through the Peak District in the middle of the night and stopped on a small road passing through woods, it was pitch black and totally silent till i started hearing what sounded like several people whispering, I tried to make out what they was saying but couldn't quite work it out, soon as i turned the ignition and my lights came on it immediately stopped, It sounded quite close but I couldn't see anyone with my lights on.
That’s pretty weird as well
Louise you're so brave, it was like watching a horror moving listening to those footsteps. I would not have camped there a second night. Would Emily have camped out there on her own? Loved the video 30 mins went by so fast!
No I would not and definitely not after seeing this 😂
@@campervibe you must have been so freaked when you watched this!!!
Great adventure but my gosh I was scared just watching 😂
you're a lot braver than I am, I don't believe in ghosts but alone, in the dark, knowing the woods have a reputation of being haunted, I can imagine I would scare myself lol
As Muslims, we believe that we live with God's invisible creatures, namely jinn. This genie is sometimes mischievous and disturbs humans.
Great video! LOL @ handed him an axe! You’re super brave and badazz!!
Louise, I an a sceptic of the supernatural but you bought to mind an event that happened to me as a young teenager.
We found our way into an old closed down hotel via the rooftops and used it for a few days as our camp.
One dark evening we were exploring one of the old bedrooms when we suddenly heard a heartbeat.
We looked out of the window and tried to work out where the sound was coming from.
As we tracked the noise until we suddenly realized it was coming from the centre of the room.
Not a word was said... We just turned and ran.
Still raises the hackles on the back of my neck when I think of it!
You have a lot of courage to stay in those woods alone for 48 hrs I highly respect you
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This was really entertaining. Cheers 👍
Whenever I go camping I'm always armed to the teeth. I guess that's the benefit of living in America. I've been to some deep, deep places in the wilderness and heard all kinds of creepy things at night. I've never really felt in real danger because I make sure I am more prepared than anyone who potentially could try and do me harm would be. If you think the possible sound of a person walking in the woods around you is scary; the sound of a slide being racked on a shotgun is MUCH scarier.
Yeah thats why i wish i lived in America. All you can do with here in Europe is a hatchet or a machete.
Benefit... which make it also a necessity. The chance that you run into weirdo with gun is much greater than here in Europe. But to be fair you also have many other legit reasons to carry a gun in US while camping because you still have real wilderness with vast wild areas and dangerous animals like bears or mountain lions...
Here in Czechia we have the benefit of carrying a gun while also not having any real reason to actually do so.
It's not really as bad here as people make it out to be. As long as you avoid most major cities (places without forest also) then you most likely won't have a problem with crazy people. @@toncek9981
@@niksonrex88 You wish you lived somewhere where you are significantly more likely to be murdered? Not very rational...
@@monkeymox2544 i wouldnt live in the Bronx bro...