>be me camping with family.>everything going good until first night>starts raining hard, outside under a tarp so everybody is dry.>gets dark so we go into tent. >tent is fucking flooding.>the rainfly isn't holding back any of the water and dam near everything is wet. >still try to go to sleep but cant because cold water is dripping on my head for hours.>doesnt stop raining.>eventually its 2am and someone gets a flash flood warning on my phone.>look outside tent >fucking river of water outside.>tell everyone we need to gtfo.>hill we can drive up i think.head to other side of campsite in my under soaking wet with gun in left hand and flashlight in the right. >try to find others, they were already in there car ready to go.>all drive up the hill in different cars >head back down after an hour. its about 2am now. >nothing is dry anymore.>mfw when if i had checked the weather like I was asked before going camping this could have all been avoided. always check the weather before camping anons
>>2836398I have a checklist for all my trips that has check the weather on it because I'm prone to forgetting these things. Flash floods are scary stuff, I'm glad I don't hike in places with them.>head to other side of campsite in my under soaking wet with gun in left hand and flashlight in the rightYou're gonna shoot the water OP? lmao
>>2836400was scared of bears, seen some around before in that area
>>2836398similar story, went camping with my ol lady earlier this month for our anniversary and everything that could go wrong happened>wake up from really good sleep the first night>look out of the tent window while waking up>2 bears walking around on the camp site>instantly wake up and start blowing into some whistle on my bug spray cuz it's all i had nearby>they fuck off, a bit shaken up but also stoked because it was our first time ever seeing bears that close>take typical bear precautions for the night, good night overall having some drinks and doodling/playing card games>starts getting dark>rain begins picking up, get a thunderstorm warning>expected that beforehand it'll be okay>girlfriend starts getting paranoid about bears coming around>makes me paranoid but i keep periodically checking around the campsite for my own sanity and to put her at ease as well>trees start falling over from the wind and rain>similar thing happened once before at this place and a branch fell maybe 2 feet away from me>think god damn we're in for it tonight>check weather to see how long we have rain for>all night + flash flood warning>we finally pack it in and try to get some sleep>she gets a full night>i get maybe 3 hours because i'm up all night thinking what are we going to do if shit hits the fan>campsite got flooded but everything turned out okay
