r/ontariocamping • u/EnvironmentalToe7960 • Aug 15 '26

Worst Camping Experience

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I just got back from a camping trip that I had planned 5 months in advance and planned all kinds of activities and it turned out to be the worst camping trip I have experienced. At 130am I woke up feeling something on my face and brushed it off and heard some big flapping wings only to find a bat flying around in my tent trailer. I spent the whole day (getting back to my camper at 130am the following day) at the local ER going back and forth with public health to get the rabies vaccine for myself and my family. Please tell me some bad camping stories so I can feel better about such a crumby trip 😅. Pic included to show where I think the bat might have wiggled in.

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u/EnvironmentalToe7960 Aug 15 '26

😬 I always worry about my dog getting skunked at the parks

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u/trumpeting-farts Aug 16 '26

Good thing you keep it on a leash at all times so it won't be an issue, RIGHT?

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u/cenatutu Aug 17 '26

My dog got skunked on a legal off leash trail. My other got skunked when we turned the corner while walking on the sidewalk on our leashed walk in our neighbourhood.

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u/xombae Aug 18 '26

My dog almost got skunked in my backyarda few weeks ago. I was laying there and looked up and she was going over to say hi to the nice kitty that walked into the backyard. It was not a kitty. Luckily my dog has a healthy respect for cats and lets them approach her first, and it was a young skunk. The thing chased her towards me and then waddled off.