In your country what is the worst thing you have to look out for when camping?

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We dont have any large predators here so the worst it probably a wild boar

MrOracle · Accepted Answer

There are black bears in the Sierra Nevadas where I sometimes go, and there are mountain lions throughout California. Beyond that, I suppose rattlesnakes - but those are darn near everywhere. In fact, a couple of weeks ago, my cats were circling a baby rattlesnake on my driveway, only about 14" long. He'd been on the concrete and that had lowered his body temperature so that he was very lethargic, which was good for the cats. I scooped him up in a 5 gallon bucket and took him to the open fields a few blocks away where he belongs. I haven't seen a rattlesnake on my street in about a decade, even though we're just 2 blocks from large open fields, so it's not a common issue, but it happens.

My biggest hassle when camping is normally the racoons, as those sneaky bastards will steal EVERYTHING. They are smart, quiet, and strong, so you really have to keep all of your food locked up. A couple of years ago, I was grilling hot dogs, and I went to the lock box to pull out the hot dog buns, and set them on top of the box so I could hunt down the ketchup and mustard, and 3 seconds later, a racoon arm reached over the back of the box, snagged that bag of buns, and the racoon was gone with it before I could blink. Racoons do not mess around!

zeitgeist057 · Accepted Answer

Other humans. We have bears, mountain lions, poisonous snakes, noxious caterpillars, mozzies, alligators, and lots of various bacteria and viruses, but other humans are probably the top of the list in terms of most dangerous and general nuisances. Some of them carry deadly weapons and have nefarious intent on either stealing resources or sexual predation, and even the friendly ones do nasty things like surface pooping or defecating in the water supply.

Second on the list would be the bacteria/viruses, those very small yet very troublesome organisms. I have spent a lot of time in the bush and never been bothered by large predators. Even had some bears very close up but no issues with them, they tend to run away from me and my mates.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Maybe also boars here in North Germany.. and ticks in some areas.
Also desirable to get protection from mosquitoes in their season, that is probably the one I have been most aware of personally :D.. and one needs to be careful not to start any forest fires, especially been dry the last three years.
But really is not a dangerous place to camp compared to other parts of the world xD

SEL195 · Accepted Answer

Well for us it depends where you go camping. We havw camping parks which is safe. So mostly spiders, scorpions, snakes etc.

If you choose to camo outside the camping places then wild cats big and small such as lions, leopard, caracal etc.

Phoenix98 · Answer

Grizzly and other various species of bear
Wolfs
Crocodiles
Alligators
Wild Boar
Mountain Lions
Coyotes
Poisonous Snakes
Moose

And honestly 10+ other dangerous things.

Really the United States has no shortage of vicious animals and predators, to watch out for.

But if often depends on where you live in the country.

Like where I live in the country the most dangerous animal you have to worry about is probably packs of coyotes and rattlers.

bones_20 · Answer

Spiders, snakes, mosquitos, kangaroos, the bipolar weather.
I’m not too sure exactly as I’ve never been camping because I don’t like bugs and dirt, but I imagine these would be some of the things you have to look out for 🤷🏼‍♀️

Prettygurl12 · Answer

I'm in the US and the wildlife is different depending on where you are. In my area of Michigan I would say maybe a black bear. I'm in the lower peninsula and even black bears are rare. Coyote, maybe.

ChrisMaster69 · Answer

Cattle. also in England / Wales that it’s not private land. other than that it’s weather and making sure you pitch tent taking in to account rain and wind.

jshm2 · Answer

Americans. Here is Scotland we're forever having to deal with fuckwit Americans either getting caught in the tides or lost in the hills.

Dargil · Answer

Black Bears and venomous snakes. I was visited by a bear while sleeping on the ground. He bumped me (gently) and stole my beer and corn chips. I was in some danger and didn't know it.

Adam1978 · Answer

Nature itself is more likely to harm me than anything living in it. So that what I need to watch out for.

Levin · Answer

I live in England. The most dangerous wildlife are the locals.

Jessica405 · Answer

Rain. It always seems to rain when we camp. Like we have our own personal rain clouds

siennasjo · Answer

Well the question says country, and in my country there's a lot of stuff, but in my state (MN) it's mostly bears

AmandaYVR · Answer

Right next door to me there is the highest concentration of mountain lions on my continent.

Daniela1982 · Answer

Where I am the only thing I have to look out for is rattlesnakes when camping. But I think the odds of that is less than the odds or some ding bat crashing into my car.

IAMNathanael · Answer

The USA is an extremely diverse place, as far as climate goes. In my region, you're gonna want to watch out for heat exhaustion and dehydration definitely. After that maybe scorpions or rattle snakes.

Redstang88 · Answer

Bears. Never been concerned about black bears, but it’s grizzly country here and I’m definitely more careful with them around

Minahh · Answer

Wild boars and bears probably and oh people of course. You've got to think about your safety at all times and carry something to protect yourself whether it's an animal or a person.

jasco · Answer

Honestly it depends on where you go in my country. If i go where i live than i say bugs and getting lost is the problem

zagor · Answer

We have bears, cougars and rattlesnakes here, but the biggest danger is probably other people. Or wildfires.

Andres77 · Answer

It depends on how close we are to the bigger cities or major highways. The major problem is with lowlife criminals. I'm always armed and escort everyone to go pee at night. Besides that,, racoons.

jennifer_bloom · Answer

I would say left over trash and unpleasant smells. I used to get nauseous if there was a dead fish out of the water cause I did not like the smell.

chriscdi · Answer

Snakes, gators, cross and idiots which they always exist

Kaneki05 · Answer

Wild humans seems to be the only problem we have if we go out camping. And we would happy take a wild boar over wild humans.

HighValue · Answer

Other hostile people, snakes, bears, wolves, mountain lions. I live in the USA so it varies by location here.

slatyb · Answer

In the western US and Canada it's bears. We have to be very careful with food storage and trash disposal.

KostasKouvalis · Answer

You guys have Wild Boar in New Zealand? Honestly, in the U. S., it's gotta be mentally ill drifters.

CTOswald · Answer

Rednecks. Especially the subspecies Drunkus Republicanus.

ohshee · Answer

Look on the internet for missing people 411 that's scary when you out camping or in the woods

Pogi-Paddy-2 · Answer

We have bears, wolves, mountain lions, and many large predators in the wild here in this country.

SmokinAces2000 · Answer

Well more specifically I live in California so you’d have to look out for bears if you go camping

Staximus · Answer

Bears, mountain lions, and wolves. They generally stay away but sometimes they hunt people if they are too hungry or too territorial, or to protect their young. All 3 will hunt and stalk you.

Shy_Steve · Answer

I live in Australia and would be worried about mosquito's and probably being cold.

Agape93 · Answer

Depends on where you live. Up here its a toss up between bears and moose. But especially moose.

AviatorTom · Answer

Depends where you are. Bears stealing your food is the thing you need to watch out for.

Astarlessnightsky · Answer

Long waiting time when trying to use the shower.

Floppy2112 · Answer

Bears and mountain lions, depending where in the U. S. you are.  Bears are not cute, don't give them food just to get them to come out...

dolemite89 · Answer

where i live black bears, mountains lions, lynx, bobcats

andreasderjuengere · Answer

Cobras, a range of insects and sudden heavy rainfall.

collie22 · Answer

around here its the black bear, better get some bear spray if you want to go camping

kellytheman · Answer

We have bears and coyotes but they usually don't come around camp grounds much. Usually it's other dumbass drunk campers that makes problems.

ChiTownLov · Answer

Bears, mountain lions, snakes, elk, moose, and possibly the occasional jaguar or puma, and in some states, alligators or crocodiles.

douride2 · Answer

The worst thing to worry about camping around here is the biting insects.

angeltiny0 · Answer

You have to watch out for getting scratched by plants 1

grega239 · Answer

Bears , wolves, cougars. The usual. Though my country is over 50 % forest so there's a village/small town near so its safe

Anonymous · Answer

morons starting fires and setting the whole camping site and forest on fire

Cubus · Answer

You mean animals? Probably wolves, but there's not so many of them.

bowenw · Answer

Bear, cougars, and hillbillies.

sage2021 · Answer

Bad, violent people. Trouble makers, killers.

NathanDavis · Answer

cartels...

Nightroads · Answer

Bears, wolves, moose, wolverines... oh my?

Wester1967 · Answer

Colombia. Terrorist paramilitaries.

CandaceSims201 · Answer

lots of birds and campfire and somtimes walking.

Lliam · Answer

Bears.

RebeccaBI2000 · Answer

Just snakes and sometimes coyotes

helva · Answer

The rain.

RealMarek · Answer

Bears.

noohair · Answer

I don't camp but have fun.

Relux47 · Answer

Snakes, spiders, bears

nawtee_me · Answer

Snakes, wild animals, poorly cooked food...

Iron_Man · Answer

Big Foot

jimmy2 · Answer

Snakes and wild animals

Belgie · Answer

Other humans.

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