6 Disturbing Camping Encounters Filmed in Real Time
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00:00Ma'am, I'm trying to answer your question.
00:02It's like a shoe.
00:04There's some weird sounds out here.
00:07I don't think it's like...
00:08Even after Zach calmly explains
00:14that the lake is listed as publicly accessible
00:17on a widely used angler's app
00:19and points out the complete absence of any
00:22no trespassing or private property signs,
00:25the woman confronting him refuses to back down.
00:28She insists the lake is privately owned
00:30and, without hesitation,
00:32pulls out her phone to call the police.
00:34The tone shifts immediately.
00:36When officers arrive, the situation grows even murkier.
00:39They're professional, but clearly unsure.
00:41One of them quietly admits
00:42that there are no posted boundaries,
00:45no locked gates,
00:47nothing to legally suggest Zach had trespassed.
00:50Without official paperwork or visible markers,
00:53their hands are tied.
00:54Still, they try to keep things calm.
00:56Zach, wanting to avoid further escalation,
00:59agrees to leave.
01:01But the look on his face says it all.
01:03It's not just about being told to pack up and go.
01:05It's about being treated like a threat
01:07for simply existing in a space
01:09that, by all visible indications,
01:11was public.
01:12The moment is heavy with more than frustration.
01:15It echoes something deeper.
01:16How access, assumptions, and identity
01:18can collide in ways that feel all too familiar.
01:21What's poppin', my Uncut family?
01:28It's your boy, Zach, from Mr. Uncut Outdoors,
01:30where we do everything outdoors.
01:32And today, we are doing the catch and cook
01:35from a kayak.
01:36One of my beautiful subscribers,
01:39Jared, my homeboy, Jared, man,
01:41he lended me his kayak
01:43so I can do today's video.
01:45I did receive my inflatable kayak
01:47from Alpaca Raft.
01:49Alpaca Raft, I think that's how you say it.
01:51Yeah, Alpaca Raft sent me an inflatable kayak,
01:54an inflatable raft,
01:56and I'm also conjugating
01:58and talking with a company
01:59about receiving my own pedal drive kayak,
02:02so I should be receiving that very, very soon.
02:05So y'all can be expecting those videos coming,
02:07but today, we're gonna be using my boy, Jared Kayak.
02:10So shout out to Jared.
02:11Everybody thank Jared in the comment section below
02:13because he made this video possible.
02:15I just got off work.
02:16It's like 3.30 right now.
02:19The sun doesn't go down for the next four hours.
02:21It's obviously raining out here,
02:22so I don't wanna clean the fish
02:24and cook them and eat them out here.
02:26So we gonna do that part at the crib,
02:28but we are gonna fish.
02:30I'm gonna stay till I get wetted out
02:32or even stay longer than that, you know?
02:35I don't really know.
02:36I'm just here to bob out,
02:38let some of my stress go from the day
02:40and catch some fish and hopefully eat some fish.
02:43With the sky shifting between sunshine and heavy clouds
02:46and the wind hinting at a sudden change,
02:49Zach launches into his session
02:51with the usual mix of focus and optimism,
02:53intent on catching enough for a proper catch
02:56and cook by sundown.
02:58The water is calm.
02:59Birds call faintly from the trees,
03:01and everything about the scene
03:02feels like a typical peaceful afternoon on the lake.
03:05But that calm doesn't last.
03:07Not long after he casts out,
03:09a woman appears at the shoreline,
03:11walking with clear purpose.
03:14She claims to be the daughter of the man
03:15who built the lake,
03:16and without much hesitation,
03:18accuses Zach of trespassing.
03:20Her tone is sharp, defensive,
03:22almost instantly confrontational.
03:24What strikes the viewer most is the contrast.
03:27Zach stays measured,
03:29trying to explain his reasoning,
03:30referencing the public app
03:31and the lack of signage.
03:33But no matter how calmly he speaks,
03:35her demeanor doesn't shift.
03:37The interaction quickly becomes less about facts,
03:40and I'm more about control,
03:42leaving an uncomfortable tension hanging in the air.
03:44Y'all, I got a Karen situation.
03:48They hate fishers.
03:49They hate people who are getting peace.
03:57Okay, can you hear me now?
03:58Yeah, I've been heard you.
04:02I found this lake on an app.
04:05I found it on a mobile app.
04:06I found it on a mobile app,
04:09meaning that it didn't say...
04:10Ma'am, I'm trying to answer your question.
04:16Listen.
04:16It doesn't, it doesn't say any...
04:22It's a lot of people that fish here
04:23and they post on the app.
04:26I can show you the app.
04:29It's people that...
04:29I know there's certain signs about this lake,
04:33but I live here.
04:34Yes, ma'am.
04:35I'm on the law.
04:36Do you understand that?
04:37Listen.
04:38I'm about to leave.
04:41There is no...
04:42There are no private property signs.
04:48All I'm doing is fishing, trying to be...
04:50No, the water isn't yours.
04:54Yes, it is.
04:55My daddy built that lake 60 years ago.
04:59I'm calling mama, let you tell me.
05:01I don't see no private property signs.
05:04I found it on a public app.
05:06Come in.
05:07You can just nicely,
05:08you can nicely ask me to leave.
05:11Zach calmly tries to reason with her,
05:13explaining that the lake is publicly listed
05:15on a well-known fishing app
05:17and that there were no signs anywhere.
05:20No gates, no warnings,
05:22nothing to suggest private ownership.
05:24Still, she doesn't budge.
05:26With her voice rising,
05:27she claims the land belongs to her family
05:29and, without hesitation,
05:32pulls out her phone to call the police.
05:34When the officers arrive,
05:36the situation becomes more complicated than expected.
05:39They remain composed,
05:40but it's clear they're uncertain.
05:42One officer quietly admits
05:44that there are no visible property lines,
05:46posted signs, or legal markings
05:48that indicate Zach was trespassing.
05:51Without documentation or a clear boundary,
05:54they acknowledge it's nearly impossible
05:55to press any charges.
05:57Wanting to keep things peaceful,
05:59Zach agrees to pack up and leave,
06:01but his frustration is clear.
06:02This wasn't just about fishing.
06:04The whole encounter,
06:05from the way he was approached
06:06to the escalation that followed,
06:09carried heavier undertones
06:10about power,
06:12assumptions,
06:12and how quickly someone's presence
06:14can be treated as a problem
06:15based on perception.
06:16So, when I got in,
06:18I fished this all for two hours,
06:20and then I went over there
06:21for an hour and a half,
06:23and I was coming back up
06:24so I can swing around and leave,
06:26and I was listening to music.
06:28I heard somebody screaming
06:30or saying something,
06:31and I thought it was coming from that way,
06:32so I took my headphone out,
06:34listening.
06:35It got silent.
06:36I started to put it back in.
06:38I heard more screaming,
06:39so I turned around,
06:40and I seen her out there,
06:41and she was yelling,
06:42and I told her I couldn't hear her,
06:43so I said,
06:44give me a second.
06:45I sat down.
06:46I paddled from all the way over there,
06:48all the way to her,
06:49and said,
06:50yes, ma'am,
06:51and she started cussing me out,
06:52and told me that this is hers.
06:54What am I doing here?
06:55Who am I?
06:56All that stuff like that,
06:57and that she gonna call the police.
06:59What's on that end?
07:00Just straight woods.
07:01Woods.
07:02Okay.
07:02Woods, dirt, rocks.
07:03So that's what you gonna do.
07:04Right now,
07:05I don't know who that property belongs to.
07:07I couldn't tell you.
07:07I don't know.
07:09I don't think I ain't do
07:09what's gonna talk to her,
07:11see what's going on,
07:12and we'll go from there.
07:13But right now,
07:15we just do that.
07:16We come back up here.
07:17Okay.
07:18But right now,
07:19I know you still got to do.
07:20I ain't saying you trespassing,
07:21because I don't know who it belongs to.
07:22Correct.
07:23I mean,
07:23it's just open woods back here.
07:25Yeah.
07:25And even if,
07:26like I said,
07:27even with the private property,
07:28I don't know,
07:28because you gotta open it right here.
07:30Yeah.
07:30That could be property
07:31that somebody left anybody.
07:33Correct.
07:33This could be part of their property,
07:34I don't know.
07:35Correct.
07:35Correct.
07:36You know what I'm saying?
07:36All I can do is go talk to her,
07:37but right now,
07:38to me,
07:39you just out here.
07:40Fishing.
07:41Open woods.
07:41Yeah.
07:43Let me talk to her
07:44and see what she's referring to,
07:46because if she's saying,
07:47she got paperwork saying it was surveyed,
07:49and that's her property,
07:50we can go from there.
07:50Yeah, exactly.
07:51Okay.
07:52But she would have to show proof of that, right?
07:53Yeah, she would have to show proof of that.
07:54Okay.
07:54What gives this video
07:55its real weight
07:56isn't the fishing
07:57or even the confrontation.
07:58It's the way Zach chooses to respond.
08:01He keeps the camera rolling,
08:02not for drama,
08:03but for honesty.
08:04He wants his audience
08:05to see the full picture,
08:07to witness firsthand
08:08the kind of unjust encounters
08:09that people of color
08:11still experience in outdoor spaces.
08:12where everyone should feel free.
08:15Throughout the clip,
08:16Zach stays composed,
08:18never raising his voice,
08:19never feeding into the hostility.
08:21His followers,
08:22many of them fellow anglers
08:23and nature lovers,
08:25fill the comments section
08:26with support,
08:28expressing frustration,
08:29disappointment,
08:30and admiration
08:30for how he handled it all.
08:32But what stands out most
08:33is that Zach
08:34doesn't let the moment define his day.
08:36He doesn't spiral
08:37into anger or victimhood.
08:38Instead,
08:39he uses the experience
08:40to lead by example.
08:42He shows what it means
08:43to stay grounded,
08:44to diffuse tension
08:45without losing your dignity,
08:46and to keep doing what you love,
08:48no matter who tries
08:49to get in your way.
08:51In the end,
08:52this wasn't just about a lake.
08:53It was about something bigger.
08:55A reminder that
08:55not all dangers in the wild
08:57come from animals or storms.
08:59Sometimes,
09:00it's people.
09:01And yet,
09:02through it all,
09:03Zach reminds us
09:03that with calm,
09:05clarity,
09:05and purpose,
09:06you can hold your ground
09:07without losing yourself.
09:09Hammock Mountain,
09:10the quiet and reflective
09:11YouTube channel
09:12run by solo outdoorsman Daniel,
09:15has always embraced
09:15the peaceful side of adventure.
09:17Videos filled with
09:18stealthy overnight camps,
09:20hammock setups
09:20and forgotten corners of nature,
09:22and the kind of relaxed
09:24storytelling
09:24that makes you feel
09:25like you're right there
09:26beside him,
09:27but in one particular upload.
09:29What was meant to be
09:30a simple stealth camping video,
09:32before a YouTuber meetup
09:34turned into something
09:35unexpectedly tense.
09:36The footage kicks off
09:37just after 2 sars a.m.
09:39Daniel,
09:40visibly drained
09:40from a long night of driving,
09:42speaks softly to the camera
09:43as he searches
09:44for a discreet spot to rest.
09:46The plan was simple.
09:47Find a quiet place,
09:49string up his hammock,
09:50sleep a few hours,
09:51and be ready
09:52for the next day's gathering.
09:53But fatigue,
09:55darkness,
09:56and the pressure
09:56of finding somewhere hidden
09:57combined to set the stage
09:59for something
10:00much more uneasy
10:01than his usual
10:01calming content.
10:03Hey, y'all.
10:04Welcome back
10:05to the Hammock Mountain channel.
10:07My name's Daniel.
10:08I am tired
10:10and I am sleepy.
10:12Right now,
10:13it is about 15 after 2,
10:17the morning
10:20of the Random Adventures 2.0
10:24creator meetup,
10:27and I'm tired.
10:31I had to stop somewhere
10:35and take a nap
10:39because I'm sleepy.
10:42And I believe
10:44this spot might work.
10:46I pulled up here.
10:47I haven't been out of the truck yet.
10:49So,
10:49I saw two trees right here.
10:54I am back in behind
10:56a cemetery.
10:57I can't show you that
10:59because,
11:00not tonight,
11:01because,
11:01uh,
11:02I don't want to walk around
11:05half the night.
11:08I need to get some sleep.
11:10Uh,
11:11I came back in behind
11:12this cemetery,
11:13and there's two trees
11:15right back here
11:16that may work.
11:17After scanning maps
11:18and scouting the surrounding terrain,
11:20Daniel finally settles
11:21on a spot behind
11:22a quiet rural cemetery.
11:24An odd choice to some,
11:26but for stealth campers like him,
11:28it checks all the boxes.
11:29It's tucked away,
11:31seemingly abandoned
11:31for the night,
11:32and there are two sturdy trees
11:34just the right distance apart.
11:36Perfect for a quick hammock setup.
11:38The air is still,
11:39the sky is dark,
11:40and he's too tired
11:41to overthink it.
11:42With the goal of sleep guiding him,
11:44he wastes no time
11:45and gets straight to work.
11:46The solitude and eerie atmosphere
11:48don't faze him at first,
11:49he's done this
11:50dozens of times before.
11:52But that changes fast,
11:53as he begins to hang his hammock.
11:55The sharp crack of a shotgun
11:56suddenly cuts through the silence,
11:58echoing from across
11:59a nearby open field.
12:01It's just one shot,
12:02and at first,
12:03Daniel tries to rationalize it.
12:05Maybe a late night hunter,
12:06or someone messing around
12:07with target practice in the dark.
12:09But then a second shot rings out,
12:11and a third.
12:12Each comes minutes apart.
12:14Five,
12:14maybe ten.
12:15Far enough between
12:16to not seem like a normal pattern,
12:18but close enough to unsettle.
12:20Not frantic.
12:21Not random.
12:22Just spaced out in a way
12:23that makes the quiet
12:24between each blast even heavier.
12:26And suddenly,
12:27this calm,
12:27tucked away spot
12:28no longer feels so welcome.
12:30I'm back in the truck.
12:32Got my hammock
12:33almost set up.
12:35And,
12:36there's somebody over,
12:38there's a field right here.
12:40And there's somebody
12:40on the other side of the field
12:42keep shooting the shotgun.
12:44And it's not like
12:46just over and over shooting.
12:49It's like they shoot,
12:50and then like five minutes later,
12:52they shot again.
12:55And then like ten minutes later,
12:56they shot again.
12:57And it sounds close.
13:01I snatched my stuff down.
13:03I'm in the truck.
13:05I'm leaving.
13:06I'm going to have to find
13:07somewhere else to camp.
13:11It may be truck camping,
13:12but it ain't going to be
13:13truck camping here.
13:15Let me see if I can go
13:17find another spot,
13:18because
13:18I'm not staying here.
13:22Not with somebody
13:23shooting a shotgun.
13:24And they don't know I'm here?
13:27No.
13:27I don't want to take a chance.
13:30I'll bring you back
13:31when I find a spot.
13:32Daniel doesn't waste a second.
13:34As the unease
13:35sharpens into instinct,
13:36he moves fast,
13:38tearing down the hammock setup,
13:39stuffing his gear
13:40into the truck
13:41with practiced urgency.
13:42There's no panic,
13:44just focused,
13:45efficient motion.
13:46Whatever was going on
13:47across that field,
13:48it wasn't worth testing.
13:49His calm,
13:50but immediate decision
13:51to leave
13:51says everything
13:52about his experience,
13:54and quite possibly
13:54spared him
13:55from a far more
13:56disturbing night.
13:57Navigating the quiet,
13:58rural roads
13:59with adrenaline
13:59still buzzing
14:00beneath his exhaustion,
14:02Daniel eventually spots
14:03a small church parking lot
14:04off the highway.
14:05It's not ideal.
14:06No trees,
14:07no cover,
14:08and definitely not
14:09the kind of stealth camp
14:10he's known for.
14:11But after the creeping dread
14:12of the last location,
14:13the stillness here
14:14feels like a relief.
14:16He settles for truck camping,
14:17folding himself
14:18into the cramped back seat,
14:20hoping for just a few hours
14:21of uninterrupted rest
14:22before daylight.
14:24It's not the night
14:25he had planned,
14:26but sometimes,
14:28survival in the outdoors
14:29means listening to your gut
14:30and choosing peace
14:32over pride.
14:33I found a church
14:36that has a big parking lot.
14:39There's a piece of equipment
14:41right here behind me,
14:42and I'm driving a 2,500 Ram pickup.
14:45And so it might look
14:50like a commercial truck.
14:55So I'm parking right here,
14:57and if nobody shows up
14:59to run me off,
15:01then I am truck camping
15:03right here.
15:05At least here,
15:07probably won't be any shotguns.
15:10But let me show you
15:11the church I'm at.
15:12There you go.
15:18I'm right in front
15:19of the church.
15:22And the road goes
15:23back out there.
15:25So we're a little piece
15:26off the road.
15:30I'm going to try
15:31to get some sleep.
15:33I'm going to set my alarm
15:34for, I don't know,
15:35maybe eight.
15:37And hopefully nobody
15:38shows up before then.
15:40Because it looks like
15:41the grass is fresh cut.
15:42I don't think
15:42they'll be doing
15:43lawn work in the morning.
15:47And it's a holiday weekend,
15:49so I don't think
15:50they'll be doing
15:51anything around here.
15:52What makes this encounter
15:54so gripping
15:54is that there's
15:55no big blow-up,
15:56no direct confrontation,
15:58just a slow-building
15:59sense of unease
16:00that creeps in
16:01and never fully lets go.
16:02The distant,
16:03deliberate shotgun blasts
16:05become more than
16:05just background noise.
16:07They become a quiet
16:08but undeniable threat.
16:09A reminder of how
16:10unpredictable rural
16:11spaces can be.
16:13Whoever was out there
16:14firing into the night
16:15remains unseen,
16:16but their presence
16:17lingers like a shadow,
16:18symbolizing the
16:19uncomfortable truth
16:20that not everyone
16:21in remote areas
16:22is aware
16:23or concerned
16:24about who else
16:25might be nearby.
16:26That's what makes
16:27Daniel's experience
16:27feel so raw.
16:29It isn't dramatized.
16:30It's not a horror skit
16:31with a scripted jump scare.
16:33It's a genuine moment
16:35of solo camping
16:36that shows how quickly
16:37things can turn
16:38even when nothing
16:39happens
16:40in the traditional sense.
16:42His calm exit,
16:44the pivot to an
16:45unplanned truck camp
16:46in a church lot,
16:47and his ability
16:48to stay grounded
16:49through it all.
16:50That's the real story.
16:51Because the truth is,
16:52not every stealth camp
16:53ends with peaceful stillness
16:55or golden morning light.
16:57Sometimes it ends
16:57with a quiet decision
16:58to leave,
16:59a racing heart,
17:00and the knowledge
17:01that listening to your instincts
17:02is what kept you safe.
17:04It was December 23rd,
17:062022,
17:07when Getaway Geese,
17:09the British Van Life channel
17:10known for its warm,
17:11easygoing energy,
17:13shared a video
17:13that started like
17:14any other peaceful
17:15travel vlog,
17:16but ended with one
17:17of the most unnerving
17:18moments of their road trip.
17:20Hosted by couple Stu
17:21and Jane,
17:21the episode follows
17:22their arrival
17:23at Ross Carberry Pier,
17:25a secluded,
17:25dead-end spot
17:26tucked along
17:27the rugged Irish coastline.
17:28The sky was overcast,
17:30the wind soft,
17:32the waves gently
17:32hitting the rocks nearby.
17:34Everything about the place
17:35felt like the perfect escape.
17:37Traveling in their beloved
17:38Ford custom camper van
17:40named Harry,
17:41the couple had grown used
17:42to these remote overnights,
17:44often finding the most comfort
17:45in the quietest corners.
17:47This location seemed no different.
17:49Empty,
17:50peaceful,
17:51and ideal
17:51for one more restful evening
17:53by the sea.
17:54But the mood
17:54wouldn't stay that way for long.
17:55The next 48 hours
17:57that we're going to share
17:58builds up to the first
18:00low moment
18:00in what has been
18:01an amazing trip.
18:05We first head towards
18:06Galley Head
18:07as Stu has targeted
18:08a park for night spot.
18:10In the distance
18:11across the coastline
18:12we could see a large fire.
18:14We hope everyone is safe
18:15and despite looking
18:16in the local press
18:17for a few days after,
18:19we didn't find out
18:19the reason.
18:20Unfortunately,
18:23a couple of other vans
18:24were in the prime spots
18:25and we felt too close
18:26to the road.
18:30It also looks like
18:32access to the lighthouse
18:33we wanted to see
18:34is difficult
18:34with these private signs
18:36on display.
18:37It's a shame,
18:38so after a few photos
18:39we're on our way.
18:48Stu finds another
18:49target park up
18:50on park for night
18:50near Ross Carby
18:52down by the pier.
18:53Recent feedback
18:54seems to be okay
18:55although there's a few
18:56comments about noise
18:57at times.
18:59But we're out of season
19:00so we decide
19:01to give it a go
19:01for the night.
19:03Turn left now.
19:09The approach
19:10follows the tidal estuary
19:11and it's a dead-end road
19:14ending at the pier
19:15and it's a really
19:16beautiful spot.
19:20The day unfolded
19:21with ease.
19:22Lighthearted moments,
19:23cups of tea
19:24and playful chatter
19:25as Stu and Jane
19:26embraced the shifting
19:27Irish weather
19:27from sunbursts
19:29to misty drizzles.
19:30What was meant
19:30to be a one-night stop
19:31soon turned into two
19:33as the couple decided
19:34to stay longer.
19:35Drawn in by the peaceful view,
19:37the quiet setting
19:38in the sense of safety
19:39the remote pier seemed
19:40to offer.
19:41But that calm
19:42would unravel
19:42without warning.
19:43Around 11pm,
19:45Jane was the first
19:46to notice something unusual.
19:48The faint crunch
19:48of tires on gravel.
19:50A vehicle approaching.
19:51Strange,
19:52considering how cut off
19:53the pier was.
19:54Stu,
19:55half asleep,
19:56stirred just as the low
19:57murmur of voices
19:58reached their ears.
19:59Then,
20:00suddenly,
20:01a loud bang
20:02slammed against
20:03the rear of the van,
20:04directly behind Stu's head.
20:06The van jolted
20:07just slightly,
20:08but enough to snap
20:09them both into full alert.
20:11In an instant,
20:12the relaxed energy
20:13they had cultivated
20:14all day evaporated,
20:16replaced by the sharp
20:17pulse of fear
20:17and uncertainty.
20:19So,
20:19but last night
20:20we went to bed
20:21early,
20:24having had a
20:25game of
20:26rummy cup
20:27that Jane once again
20:28has thrashed me in,
20:29which I seems to be
20:30losing the series so far.
20:33We went to bed,
20:33I don't know,
20:34nine,
20:34half past nine probably
20:35by the time
20:36we got into bed
20:37and fell asleep
20:39and I think
20:39it was about 11.
20:41Yeah,
20:41it was.
20:41Now,
20:42I didn't wake up,
20:44you heard something,
20:45didn't you?
20:45I heard,
20:46it was so windy,
20:47I heard a car.
20:48And by the way,
20:48before Jane goes on,
20:49is that this is pitch black
20:51on our own.
20:52I think that's a key thing.
20:53There's nobody else there.
20:54Right at the end of it.
20:54We're on our own,
20:55we're at the end of a long road.
20:56Really long road.
20:58They've got some.
20:58Middle of nowhere.
20:59We're on our own.
21:00Yeah,
21:00and we heard,
21:02I heard,
21:03sort of a car
21:04in the wind
21:05but I sort of didn't think
21:06any more about it
21:07and then
21:07I was sort of half asleep
21:10and I thought,
21:10God,
21:10I can hear voices
21:11and the next minute
21:13there was an almighty bang
21:15on the back of the van
21:16where my head was.
21:17And I think,
21:21I think when,
21:23I must have somehow in that,
21:25I heard something
21:25or heard you stirring
21:27because I woke up
21:28just at the time
21:29where I could hear
21:30a voice outside
21:31a car
21:32and then there was
21:34this massive,
21:35what felt like
21:36a huge bang
21:37hit in the van.
21:38It felt like something
21:38big had hit the van.
21:40In a blur of adrenaline,
21:41Stu flicked on
21:42the interior lights,
21:43hoping the sudden glow
21:44would signal
21:45to whoever was outside
21:46that the van wasn't empty.
21:47It worked.
21:48The voices outside
21:49scrambled in reaction
21:50and within seconds,
21:52the mystery figures bolted.
21:54The sound of footsteps running
21:55was followed
21:56by screeching tires
21:57as the car
21:57peeled away into the night.
21:59By the time Stu slid,
22:00the van door opened
22:01to get a look.
22:02They were already gone,
22:04swallowed by the darkness.
22:05It had all happened
22:06in under a minute
22:07but the tension
22:08it left behind
22:09felt much heavier.
22:10There was no direct
22:11confrontation,
22:12no clear motive
22:13but the uncertainty,
22:15the intrusion
22:15was enough.
22:16Acting quickly,
22:17Stu grabbed his phone
22:18and scanned the van's rear
22:19with a flashlight.
22:21That's when he found the mark.
22:22An egg had been hurled
22:23at the back,
22:24the remnants still sliding
22:25down the metal.
22:26It wasn't severe damage
22:28but paired with
22:29the loud impact
22:30from earlier,
22:31it confirmed
22:31that the disturbance
22:32wasn't just imagined.
22:34It was real
22:34and it shook them both
22:36more than they expected.
22:37Then I could see
22:39a brake,
22:40the lights of the car
22:41in the distance
22:42going really fast.
22:44Yeah, brave.
22:46We're wondering
22:46what the hell's going on.
22:47I'm obviously concerned
22:48that Harry's damaged
22:49in some way
22:50so I take my iPhone
22:52light
22:53because that's the only
22:53torch I can grab hold
22:54of at the time
22:55which is probably
22:56something else
22:56we probably ought to
22:57consider a torch
22:58we can get hold of
22:59quickly,
23:00a bright torch.
23:02I go around the van
23:03a couple of times
23:04actually,
23:04couldn't see anything
23:05obvious
23:05and then I saw
23:06on the back
23:08light here
23:09the,
23:10I could see
23:12an egg
23:13coming down.
23:14I know!
23:25So I've thrown
23:26an egg
23:29by the looks of it
23:30at the van.
23:33Don't think it's damaged.
23:35So they'd obviously
23:36be thrown.
23:36It really made
23:37a very loud,
23:39in fact,
23:39I don't know
23:40whether they pushed
23:41the van
23:42because the van
23:43moved.
23:44I think they were
23:44quite close to it.
23:45It wasn't
23:45through an egg
23:46so I don't know
23:48whether they pushed the van.
23:49The thought that
23:50unsettled them most
23:51was the one
23:51they couldn't shake.
23:53Whoever those people
23:54were,
23:54they knew someone
23:55was inside.
23:56This wasn't a
23:57passerby curious
23:58about a parked vehicle.
24:00It felt targeted.
24:01The dead-end location,
24:03the late hour,
24:03the sudden bang,
24:05it all hinted
24:06at something intentional,
24:07even if the goal
24:08was simply to frighten.
24:10That idea settled heavily
24:11over the rest of the night.
24:12Stu and Jane
24:13lay in silence,
24:14minds racing,
24:16constantly second-guessing
24:17whether to pack up
24:18and leave
24:18or wait it out
24:19until morning.
24:20Eventually,
24:21caution won.
24:22They quietly relocated
24:24a few miles
24:24down the road
24:25to a more visible,
24:27open area
24:27where they could breathe
24:28a little easier.
24:29No real damage
24:30had been done
24:31to the van,
24:32but the weight
24:32of the experience
24:33lingered.
24:34What was supposed
24:35to be a peaceful night
24:36by the sea
24:36had turned into a reminder
24:38that even in nature's
24:39calmest corners,
24:41unease can show up
24:42without warning
24:43and it leaves
24:44its mark.
24:47Well,
24:48they might come back.
24:51So,
24:52I don't think we'll sleep
24:53if we don't move.
24:54No, but then what if they...
24:55We're going to have to move stuff.
24:56What if they follow us?
24:57They won't follow us.
24:58We'll keep you all.
24:59Just watch.
25:03It could have been
25:04worse than an egg.
25:05Well,
25:05they might have damaged it.
25:06It's difficult to say.
25:07I don't think we're an egg
25:08in a lot of it
25:08and smashed more.
25:09Well,
25:09it made a hell of a sound
25:10for an egg,
25:12didn't it?
25:15Yeah.
25:16I mean,
25:16did you hear anything?
25:18I mean,
25:18I saw...
25:18No,
25:18I heard voices.
25:19I heard the car drive up,
25:21but I was half asleep.
25:23Um,
25:25I think we move
25:26because they might come back.
25:27Yeah.
25:29So,
25:29so to do this,
25:30we'll leave the bed where it is.
25:32So,
25:32let's go to bed that way.
25:33Okay.
25:34Which isn't it?
25:35Is that too much?
25:36Yeah,
25:37so...
25:37I don't know where I'm going first.
25:41There's a little shit now.
25:42Can I help it that way?
25:46Right.
25:48Okay,
25:48so we've decided to move.
25:50Right little wrongly,
25:51I don't think that'll come back,
25:52but we just don't know.
25:53I'm doing a risky,
25:54we won't sleep anyway,
25:55so we're just going to move.
25:56This didn't feel like a harmless prank,
25:58or a random late night disturbance.
26:00It felt like a real violation of the peace
26:02they'd come to cherish on the road.
26:04The next morning,
26:05still visibly shaken,
26:07Stu and Jane chose to speak openly
26:09about what had happened.
26:10Not to stir drama,
26:12but to process it honestly
26:13and share the reality of life on the move.
26:15They made it clear that the incident
26:17didn't reflect on the location
26:18or the local community,
26:20both of which they continued
26:21to appreciate deeply.
26:23Their love for Ireland
26:24and its people remained intact,
26:26but the experience had left a mark.
26:28A reminder that even in beautiful places,
26:31unsettling things can happen.
26:33As always,
26:34I'll leave it to you to decide
26:35what you make of this one.
26:37The YouTube channel Western Nowhere
26:39has carved out its own space,
26:42not through over-the-top stunts
26:43or ghost hunting drama,
26:44but by offering raw,
26:46unfiltered glimpses into the wild.
26:49Its host,
26:50a solitary traveler
26:51with a passion for history
26:52and the untouched beauty of nature,
26:54brings viewers along on journeys
26:56that feel both personal and timeless.
26:59In this particular video,
27:00he ventures to over 10,000 feet
27:02in the rugged mountains
27:04of the southwestern United States,
27:06determined to track down
27:07a thousand-year-old hunting camp
27:09hidden somewhere
27:10within a dense, crumbling forest.
27:13There's a quiet confidence
27:14as the trek begins.
27:16No theatrics.
27:17Just a clear mission.
27:18Locate not one,
27:20but two ancient hunting sites
27:22and retrieve a drone
27:23he'd been forced to land earlier
27:25when the winds became too fierce
27:26to navigate safely.
27:27Here in the southwestern United States,
27:30above 10,000 feet,
27:32and I have three objectives today.
27:33The first one,
27:34I'm trying to find
27:36a thousand-year-old hunting camp
27:38up here in the high pines.
27:40What it looks like,
27:42I don't exactly know.
27:43The second thing
27:44is to find
27:45a more established hunting camp
27:47that's a few miles
27:49from where I am now.
27:50So I'm going to get moving
27:51and I'll update you
27:52with a little more information
27:54about this site
27:55as I get closer to it.
27:57I mean, if that thing fell on your head,
28:24it would more than ruin your day.
28:26My hope is that I'd get out of this forest
28:29without having anything like that happen.
28:34Pushing aside a growing sense of unease,
28:36he continues deeper into the forest,
28:38determined to reach his goals.
28:39But somewhere along the way,
28:41the atmosphere begins to shift.
28:43That's when he starts hearing it,
28:44not just once, but over and over.
28:46A distant wailing sound,
28:48soft and haunting,
28:49with a strange, almost melodic quality.
28:51What makes it unsettling
28:53isn't just the sound itself,
28:54but the way it moves.
28:56First ahead of him,
28:57then behind,
28:58then off to the side as if circling.
29:00He tries to explain it away.
29:01Maybe elk,
29:02maybe the wind threading through old branches.
29:04Each time the sound comes back,
29:06it's exactly the same.
29:08Identical pitch,
29:08identical rhythm,
29:09with no clear direction.
29:10The forest gives nothing away,
29:12just long stretches of silence
29:14between the echoes.
29:15He stays calm,
29:16even keeps filming,
29:17but admits plainly,
29:19something is off.
29:21Not terrifying,
29:22but undeniably wrong.
29:24The kind of wrongness you don't see,
29:25but feel.
29:26Low and heavy in your chest.
29:30Do you hear that?
29:40What is that singing sound?
29:43It's like coming in front of me,
29:48and behind me.
29:54Uh.
29:58Is that the wind blowing through the trees?
30:05Oh, it's like four or five people.
30:11Wailing?
30:13Tell me you hear that.
30:18I hope my mic is picking that up.
30:32Um.
30:35I don't know what that was.
30:37For a second it was surrounding me.
30:39I don't know if this mic picked it up,
30:41but it was 50 yards,
30:4425 yards ahead of me,
30:46and then behind me,
30:49and then out to my left,
30:51and to my right.
30:53As he pushes deeper into the woods,
30:55his focus shifts.
30:56Retrieve the drone,
30:57he was forced to land days earlier.
30:59With only GPS coordinates,
31:00and his memory of the landscape,
31:02he searches through dense brush,
31:04weaving around steep inclines,
31:06and snaring roots.
31:07At one point,
31:08he braces against a branch for support,
31:11only to hear it creak and bend beneath his weight.
31:13Too brittle.
31:14Too unstable.
31:15One wrong move,
31:16and he could have been injured,
31:17stranded miles from help.
31:19It's a fleeting moment,
31:20but it stays with him.
31:22Like the echoes,
31:23it feels like a quiet nudge,
31:25an unspoken suggestion to turn back.
31:27Still,
31:28he keeps going.
31:29Eventually,
31:30hidden beneath the layer of leaves and forest debris,
31:32he spots the drone.
31:34The battery is long dead,
31:35but the body is intact.
31:36A win.
31:37A task completed.
31:38But the moment feels heavier than expected.
31:41Instead of relief,
31:42there's a strange tension in the air.
31:44Like retrieving it crossed a boundary
31:46that wasn't meant to be crossed.
31:49I don't know if the mic picked that up,
31:51but I could see why people believe in Bigfoot.
31:54There's some weird sounds out here.
31:56I don't believe it's Bigfoot.
31:59I'm just trying to get to the mystery of it.
32:02as to why
32:03they all make the same sound.
32:08I could see a clearing
32:10through the trees.
32:14I've got to get to my drone.
32:16I've been trying to solve this mystery
32:18of the singing trees.
32:32sniff out that drone.
32:37Now, it looked like there was a cow trail
32:39that cut through here,
32:41and I was trying to land it
32:42near that cow trail,
32:45but the signal cut out,
32:46so,
32:47I don't know.
32:52Oh!
32:54Found it.
32:55The wailing returns.
33:04Piercing.
33:05Erratic.
33:06Still without a source.
33:08He listens carefully,
33:09noting once more
33:10that it doesn't follow the wind.
33:12Even when strong gusts
33:13tear through the trees,
33:14the sound drifts independently.
33:16Too precise,
33:17too deliberate
33:18to be dismissed as natural.
33:19The unease deepens,
33:20and then,
33:22moving forward,
33:23he reaches a key point
33:24on his archaeological map.
33:26The edge of a hardened lava flow.
33:28An ancient river
33:29of solidified volcanic stone.
33:31It marks a shift.
33:32Not of fear,
33:33but of intent.
33:35Because that's when he sees it.
33:36Half buried beneath stone in time.
33:38A rock wall emerges
33:39from the landscape.
33:41Faint.
33:42Worn,
33:42but unmistakably constructed.
33:44He's found part of the ancient
33:45hunting camp.
33:46The moment hits hard.
33:47What began as a strange,
33:49unsettling trek
33:50suddenly transforms
33:51into something more meaningful.
33:53This isn't just about
33:54exploring the woods anymore.
33:56It's a brush with the past.
33:58With the remnants
33:59of a secluded group of people
34:00who once lived,
34:01hunted,
34:02and survived
34:03in these high mountains.
34:05Leaving only traces behind.
34:06The weight of discovery
34:07replaces the earlier tension,
34:09but it doesn't erase it.
34:11Instead,
34:12it adds a new layer.
34:13Reverence.
34:13No way.
34:15I just got
34:16to the edge
34:17of the lava flow
34:18and clearly
34:20there's been
34:21a wall built here.
34:27I can't believe it.
34:29Like, what are the odds
34:30that I would
34:33find this
34:34this quick?
34:36Right there
34:37is a wall
34:38and it seems
34:40on this side
34:43is a wall as well.
34:45Now, how
34:46high that stood,
34:48I don't know.
34:48I could guess
34:49maybe
34:49high enough
34:51for someone
34:51to build a roof over.
34:56Maybe.
34:59But that's clearly
35:00brought in
35:02by humans.
35:04And look.
35:07Here's this
35:08white rock
35:09that's in the mix.
35:10is this.
35:15Thought that
35:16groups of two
35:17on up to 12
35:18lived here
35:19in different camps
35:20scattered along
35:21this lava flow.
35:23You could see
35:24these two walls
35:25on the left
35:26and right side
35:27of the frame.
35:28This wall
35:29continues on
35:30deeper
35:31into the trees
35:32back there,
35:32so I'm guessing
35:34there are more
35:35structures back there.
35:36All the while,
35:37the sound persists.
35:38It never fades
35:40completely,
35:41never leaves him
35:41in silence.
35:42Sometimes it drifts
35:43in from a distance,
35:44soft and haunting.
35:46Other times it creeps
35:46closer,
35:47almost too close,
35:49as if whatever's
35:49making it is circling
35:50just beyond the trees.
35:52He never sees
35:52a source,
35:53no movement,
35:54no figure,
35:55just that same
35:56eerie tone,
35:57always present,
35:58always unclaimed.
35:59Despite growing
36:00uncertainty,
36:01he keeps moving
36:02forward,
36:03driven by the goal
36:04of recovering the drone.
36:05He admits to the camera,
36:07almost offhandedly,
36:08that if it hadn't been
36:09for that one objective,
36:11he probably would have
36:12turned back.
36:13The hesitation in his voice
36:14says more than he lets on.
36:16There's no jump scare here,
36:17no dramatic moment of terror,
36:19but something about it sticks.
36:20Because when you're alone
36:21in a place where no one
36:23should be,
36:24and something invisible
36:25keeps echoing around you,
36:27it gnaws at your thoughts
36:28in a way nothing visible
36:29ever could.
36:31Sometimes,
36:31the real fear doesn't come
36:33from what's in front of you,
36:34it comes from what follows you
36:35without ever being seen.
36:36A brief but compelling video,
36:39under 30 seconds long,
36:41was uploaded on July 24th, 2013.
36:44And more than 10 years later,
36:45it continues to stir debate
36:47and curiosity.
36:48Filmed by a couple hiking
36:49along a quiet logging road
36:51near a remote lake
36:52in Mission British Columbia,
36:54the video begins
36:55like many others.
36:56A peaceful day outdoors,
36:58camera in hand,
36:59documenting the sweeping,
37:00forest-covered hills
37:01and untouched wilderness.
37:03But as they panned
37:04across the tree line,
37:06something broke the rhythm.
37:07A flicker of movement,
37:08barely noticeable at first,
37:10caused them to stop
37:11and take a closer look.
37:12They zoomed in,
37:13expecting maybe a bird
37:14or swaying branch.
37:16But what they captured
37:16was far stranger.
37:18A figure.
37:18Upright.
37:19Motionless.
37:20Not a blur.
37:21Not a shadow.
37:22Something with form.
37:23It stood high above the lake,
37:25rooted in the thick forest,
37:26too tall,
37:27too still,
37:28and far too out of place
37:29to be easily explained.
37:30What gives this clip
37:56its staying power
37:56is exactly what it doesn't explain.
37:58It's not framed as a wild,
38:00Bigfoot chase
38:01or padded with dramatic edits.
38:03There's no narration.
38:04No setup.
38:05Just a quiet moment
38:06caught by chance.
38:08Filmed by two hikers
38:09who happen to glance
38:09in the right direction
38:10at the right time.
38:11And that's what makes it feel real.
38:13The figure,
38:14while too distant
38:15to reveal any facial details
38:16or clothing,
38:17is undeniably humanoid.
38:19But was it actually human?
38:21That's where the mystery lies.
38:23Maybe it was someone
38:23hiking far off trail.
38:25Maybe it was a bear,
38:26briefly upright
38:27on its hind leg.
38:27Or maybe
38:29it was something else.
38:30The ambiguity
38:31is what gives the footage
38:32its edge.
38:33There's no movement,
38:34no reaction,
38:35no sound.
38:36Just a lone figure
38:37standing still
38:38in the trees,
38:39watching.
38:39And then,
38:40the clip ends.
38:42No resolution.
38:43No explanation.
38:44Sometimes it's not the things
38:45that jump out
38:46and scare us
38:47that stay with us.
38:48It's the things
38:49that don't move at all.
38:50So what do you think
38:51was out there
38:51on that ridge?
38:52As always,
38:53let me know.
38:55Janet.
38:56Outdoors is known
38:57for her quiet,
38:58heartfelt approach
38:58to solo travel.
39:00Just her,
39:00a bicycle
39:01in the open road.
39:02Her videos often feel
39:03more like journal entries
39:04than polished productions,
39:06filled with humor,
39:07honesty,
39:08and small,
39:09meaningful reflections.
39:10This particular video
39:11carries a distinctly
39:12darker undertone.
39:13At first,
39:14it unfolds like any
39:14of her usual
39:15stealth bike camping trips.
39:17She settles on a quiet spot
39:18beside a narrow footpath,
39:20right next to a towering cornfield,
39:22hoping for a peaceful night
39:23under the stars.
39:24But small complications
39:26arise almost immediately.
39:27Her well-worn camouflage tent,
39:30patched from previous use,
39:31starts giving her trouble again,
39:33with one of the poles
39:34snapping during setup.
39:36She lets out a laugh,
39:37trying to stay lighthearted,
39:38but there's a noticeable tension
39:40just beneath the surface.
39:41As the sun begins to set,
39:43she's confronted
39:44with a familiar
39:44solo camper's choice.
39:46Stay near the path,
39:48where the risk
39:48of being seen as real,
39:50or move deeper
39:50into the cornfield.
39:52Completely hidden,
39:53yet totally alone.
39:54It's a quiet,
39:55inner conflict,
39:56a balancing act
39:57between exposure
39:58and isolation
39:59that many solo travelers
40:00know all too well.
40:02Everybody,
40:02that's my effort
40:03of my tent.
40:05It broke again.
40:06Do you remember
40:07my train,
40:09um,
40:11stealth camp?
40:12Well,
40:13the,
40:13that broke.
40:16I don't know if you can see that.
40:20It's completely broke.
40:22I definitely need a new tent.
40:24It's just,
40:24I love this camo tent.
40:26It's fab.
40:28I'm in the middle of a,
40:29it's a,
40:30sweet cornfield.
40:33I'm thinking where I should go over there.
40:40I might be more out of the way
40:42if I go over there,
40:44because just here,
40:46there's a footpath.
40:48Although I will hear people,
40:50because the noise of the gate
40:51will make me aware
40:52that they're there.
40:54So I'll actually know.
40:55But if somebody came through there,
40:57there's a footpath
40:58that just comes up there.
40:59So they'd spot me straight away.
41:02Um,
41:04I might go and have a quick wander over there.
41:07She speaks in her usual
41:08gentle conversational style,
41:10guiding viewers through
41:11setting up camp,
41:12explaining her thoughts,
41:14and sharing her dinner plans.
41:15A simple plowman's lunch,
41:17paired with a fizzy,
41:19orange drink.
41:20But as the video progresses,
41:22a subtle change creeps in.
41:24A hesitation surfaces in her voice,
41:26and a quiet tension
41:27weaving between her words.
41:29She starts pacing,
41:30cautiously checking
41:31the nearby corners of the field,
41:33uncertain if her chosen spot
41:35is really safe.
41:36Her calmness falters,
41:37replaced by nervous laughter
41:39and sudden pauses.
41:40The signs of someone
41:41trying to keep steady
41:42while their instincts raise alarms.
41:44As dusk falls,
41:45the turning point comes.
41:47Off camera,
41:48the sharp clang of a gate
41:49swinging open
41:50pierces the silence.
41:51At first,
41:52she tries to shrug it off,
41:53reminding herself
41:54it's a public path
41:54where people pass through.
41:56But the noise repeats.
41:57Again and again.
41:59No footsteps follow.
42:00No distant voices.
42:01No dogs barking.
42:03Just the unsettling clang
42:04of the gate,
42:05followed by a heavy,
42:06eerie silence.
42:07Whoever,
42:08or whatever,
42:09is out there
42:10isn't making their presence known.
42:12The tension in her voice
42:13reveals she senses it too.
42:14This is my ploughman's lunch
42:16and I've put the tent away
42:20because,
42:22gosh,
42:24I'll be back in a minute.
42:26I'm off and out.
42:26and I'll be back in a minute.
42:28I'm off and out.
42:29I'll be back in a minute.
42:29And I'll be back in a minute.
42:30And I'll be back in a minute.
45:07i didn't hear any footprints and there was no dog because i'm sure the dog would have come round and
45:14saw me didn't see it and then um but i was talking i was talking um saying to myself shall i go shall
45:28i stay um what shall i do and um yeah talking to myself anyway five minutes or less than that
45:42i switched you on because i was videoing and the sound of the gates went again
45:49and that freaked me out because obviously somebody had come back
45:53um and i didn't see them and then the footprints stopped
46:06and i'm still in the middle of nowhere so i think what i might do i might just go
46:11i might eat this when i get home this story isn't packed with jump scares or flashy effects
46:16no shadows hiding in the trees no sudden loud noises no frantic races through the darkness
46:22and that's exactly what makes it so unsettling it feels real raw a slow building tension
46:29that quietly settles in just the gentle creak of a gate swinging open followed by a silence that
46:35feels intentional not every suspenseful moment has to be loud or in your face often it's the quiet
46:41subtle ones the unanswered questions this stick with you the longest janet outdoors captures that
46:48creeping silent dread in this video in a way that lingers long after it ends that's it for tonight's
46:54video which encounter sent shivers down your spine share your answer below got a story of your own
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