17 Horrifying True Stories That Happened To Real Campers (That Will Make You Never Go Outside Again)

11. Hissing opossums

“I was bushwhacking through a forest and encountered a porcupine. As I receded from the porcupine there were 2 opossums that started hissing at me. I was surrounded. I picked up a stick and shoved one of the possums out of the way as it clamped down on the stick. I consider myself lucky.”

12. Impaled by a stick

“Week long outdoor survival training, friend of mine got a stick impaled in his right eye. During this portion of the training we were on our own without instructors, nearest instructor was a several hour hike away, which we had to navigate to without GPS while carrying my screaming, incapacitated friend.”

13. Lost without a map

“When I was 21 I took a trip to California with my best friend. One of the days we decided to spend at Muir Woods. When we went in the lady at the front desk asked us if we wanted to also buy a map while we paid our entrance fee. We politely declined and then snickered to each other immediately after that we didn’t need a map and that’s how they suck more money out of tourists. Also, we didn’t bring food or water because we only wanted to hike for 2-3 hours. So of course we get lost. And I mean really lost. We were very deep in the trails to the point where we hadn’t seen another hiker for hours, which says something because this place was super crowded and the entrance trails were cluttered with people. Anyways we are starting to panic because we were very thirsty and hungry (I remember peeing and it being neon yellow because I was so dehydrated) and the sun was starting to set. We were discussing spending the night in these woods and what we would do about eating/drinking/exposure. Anyways we got onto a trail that we recognized just as the sun set and walked back on this trail in the pitch black for about 45 minutes. It was crazy to get back to the once packed parking lot and see our car be the only one. I’m sure people will have more extreme stories, but this was really scary for me and my friend.”

Holly is the author of Severe(d): A Creepy Poetry Collection.

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