What makes you feel more comfortable at night when solo camping
Did my first solo camp last weekend and learned pretty quickly that nighttime feels very different when you’re out there alone lol.
The day was totally fine. Then it got quiet and suddenly every leaf crunch and branch snap had my full attention. At one point I could hear something walking around near the tent. Probably nothing exciting, but at 1am my brain was coming up with plenty of ideas.
All I had was a flashlight and headlamp. I stuck the flashlight out a couple times and saw absolutely nothing, and I wasn’t about to crawl out there to find out what it was.
A friend later told me to look into a small thermal or night vision monocular, basically just to see what’s making the noise before sticking my head outside. Did some browsing and saw stuff like topdon thermal monoculars and nightfox night vision. Never even crossed my mind as camping gear before.
Definitely going solo again, but I’m rethinking my nighttime setup.
What do you guys keep within reach at night? Anything you bring now that makes solo camping a lot less sketchy?