aneverydaystory Readers Share Worst Camping Fails

From a Facebook commenterCathie Prindle:

Cathie Prindle took donkeys up in the mountains above Wallowa Lake. They carried the kids and camping gear. After the hike and finding the campsite, the donkeys ran down the mountain path. I cut them off by running through the brush and getting ahead of them. The kids stayed with their dad at the camp site. The kids were small, and I felt better with their daddy there; he was better equipped and stronger than I if anything happened. After that trip, we got hobbles for the donkeys!

From a Facebook commenterChris Chadwick:

We took our lab, which had never camped, for the whole drive. He whined the entire time we set up, all night long. During breakfast the next morning, while he still made noise, we packed up and left. He cried the entire drive home too. Once home, we would not let him sleep; he kept us up, and he had to stay up too.

From a Facebook commenterShelley Strout:

I took our golden retriever years ago. He got out in the evening and got sprayed by a skunk. The whole campground smelled bad. We did not make many friends.

From a Facebook commenterLoreal Tucker:

At age 12, it was a great weekend. But on the way home, our RV caught fire driving down I-70 and burned to the ground. I did see it on TV though!

From a Facebook commenterLin Davis Spradley:

I got lost in the woods with my mom and brother for hours. It was terrible.

From a Facebook commenterTzipora Muldrow:

My first time tent camping was around 7ish. Heavy rains brought jellyfish stings from my first beach trip with a type-A military dad. It was awful.

From a Facebook commenterLue Demsky:

I fished for the day. Everything in camp was swiped down to the wood stash for a campfire. The sheriff said that was common in that area.

From a Facebook commenterAndrew Tyler:

As a kid, I built a cool little fort in some brush while camping with my parents. The long story is this: it was a poison ivy bush. I got poison ivy so bad, it covered my n*ts and they swelled five times their size... I was eleven.

From a Facebook commenterCindy Å Bowden:

I fell into a fire pit while the fire was burning. The back of my legs hurt the most, but we still camped. The burns were bad, but luckily I did not need a doctor and healed myself.

From a Facebook commenterKayla Molczyk:

A tornado came near where we camped. Our tent was destroyed, and we slept under a bridge for several nights.

From a Facebook commenterEarlene Summeralls Kilburn:

When I was young, we camped in the Everglades. As we prepared to go home, our buggy wouldn't start. My dad and I had to walk out; that was the longest walk I ever took. We borrowed a battery from another man's buggy and walked back carrying the battery. I was never happier to get home.

From a Facebook commenterSue Honeycutt:

Hundreds of fire ant bites landed me at the doctor for shots. I jumped in the river to wash them off. Never again.

Facebook commenter said this.Scott Thompson.:

I got bit last summer. Severe eczema followed. Heat on my legs triggers it. I quit.

Facebook commenter said this.Beth Goguen.:

Lightning struck. Tents blew down. That was the best time growing up.

Facebook commenter said this.Ellen Lougee.:

Beth Goguen.That's what I was going to say! It blew my sneakers off my feet.

Facebook commenter said this.Nancy Spaeth.:

My husband and I camped at the beach. Fierce wind stopped us from setting up the tent. It was freezing and windy all night; we could not sleep.

Facebook commenter said this.Jane Custer.:

While peeing in the woods, I met a rattle snake.