I was in the forest on a walk , atleast 5 miles in.
When I felt the urge to go, so I did what anybody would do and go in a bush. Until a family noticed me ; their 4 children staring , I was harshly shouted at by the father. I am traumatized. I went home that same night and felt pretty sad that the kids has to see that. Oh well i guess it not me who saw it đ
I’ve got a great tip : Never take a leak ; even if you are desperate, on a public forest walk , trust me. you will regret it.
TL:DR I got caught taking a leak by a family of 4 then got harshly shouted at by the father
I don’t know what else to write because I don’t have enough stuff to write about that will take up 750 characters , Hmm anyway , Are you having a good day? I hope you are!
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Youâre lucky the dad didnât call the police. You could have ended up on a sex offender’s list.
Eh, when ya gotta goâŚ
I don’t think this is that big of a deal, just do your business and get out.
What do they expect someone to do in this situation?
Don’t go hiking if you’re that much of a prude.
If you have to go, you have to go. As long as you make sure you’re taking reasonable precautions for privacy, it’s not your fault. If they wanted people to piss in toilets, they should have provided more facilities to do it in.Â
Just out of interest, are you male or female (or whatever)?
When I’m outdoors and need to take a leak I look good and hard firstly for a place where people walking past on a trail won’t see me, and secondly that there is no-one else nearby. I’ve been doing it for decades and never yet been caught.
Iâve peed during a hike hundreds of times. Walk 20 feet off the trail into a secluded area and let go. Obviously try to listen and make sure thereâs nobody coming but itâs no big deal.
Learned to 20 feet rule the time my wife suggested we put my rain poncho on the ground and have a quickie and almost got caught by a Boy Scout troop. We were maybe a little too close to the trail that time.
This has to be in the US, because (as an American) only American’s are this prudish. Everyone pees. I wouldn’t worry too much about it.
Who doesn’t take a pee on a hike? I’m a woman but grew up camping and hiking, it happens. Imo the dad was the weirdo not you.
got to find a larger tree and get behind it – if someone has a problem, tell them to piss off, kids or not
The only way I could say you “fucked up” was by not going for a more private location like in a bush or behind a tree but honestly that’s the dad’s issue, it’s seriously insane to be angry because it was kids who witnessed it. Have they never been in a bathroom? Lots of rows of urinals have no partitions. It’s also a weird sexualization of the children.
Well, that definitely sounds like a day you wonât forget anytime soon. Honestly, itâs an awkward situation, but it happens more often than youâd think. When nature calls, sometimes you donât have many options, especially five miles into a forest. You probably just had the bad luck of picking the exact wrong spot at the exact wrong time.
The dad’s reaction was probably just out of pure shock, especially with his kids around. You weren’t doing anything malicious, just unlucky timing. If it makes you feel any better, the kids probably just think it’s a funny story now, and youâve got one heck of a “TIFU” story to tell.
Unless you were letting the mighty Pississippi river flow in the middle of the trail I think you didn’t really do anything wrong. Maybe just step off the trail a little further next time. I’m fairly certain anyone that hikes knows sometimes you unexpectedly have to go when moving about that much and there aren’t usually port-a-potties on trails I hike on, except at maybe the start/end and maybe midpoint if lucky.
In most places, it isnât that hard to find a place off trail where nobody can see you.
Why not walk off the path a couple hundred feet or so?
Maybe the parents should teach their children not to stare at someone taking a leak in a bush and that it’s a normal thing that all humans have to do. That father is a prick for making a fuss and not just ushering his family quietly on their way as sane people do if they notice someone taking a leak in the forest. Nature calls and there usually aren’t privies built every mile or so along forest trails.
Also, if they and their kids didn’t take leaks in the forest themselves on a 10+ mile roundtrip hike through the forest, they should work on better hydration.
> I’ve got a great tip
I’m sure the whole thing was fine, man.
Jokes aside I’m with the rest, the father overreacted in the moment. As a father I get it, but he’s still in the wrong. Take reasonable caution to be unseen and accept that can’t ever be 100%. Otherwise you’re basically swearing off hiking for life.
My dad bumped into me doing my business in the bush and trust me not yours wasn’t as bad as mine
Bro
200 feet off the trail
Next time just waive, yell âpisser was fullâ and send them on their way.
So, what, like you pee’d in the middle of the trail? Normally people look for a decently private tree or stump or rock 10-20′ off the path.
Why didn’t you do that?
Umm, when nature calls? Dad should get over himself and grow up.
Happened to me walking my dog. Had to pee so bad it hurt. Looked left and right saw nobody. Skoot behind some evergreens and go. Suddenly whole family strolls by trying not to look at me
I wouldn’t let that bother you at all. I’m a trail runner and if I had $1 for every time I’ve ever urinated or pooped in the woods I could retire twice. It’s natural and can act as a fertilizer. With that said, at least go 5-10′ off the trail.
Thatâs enough to get you put on a sexual predator list.
that dad is a fucking weirdo, just tell the kids to look away, don’t harass the pisser, what a douche, good exemple for his kids too, just yell at unknown people, not a chance one would just pull out a gun or anything /s
Dude. Couldnât you have found a hidden bush?!
Did you get off the path at least??? A couple meters off the path at minimum I hope lol
A bush? Now, were you standing in a clearing, wang fully unleashed, just pissing down into some random bush and someone from across the clearing saw you?
If I have to go while hiking, I check around to ensure nobody is bout to come up on me in the next 10 seconds, find a nice tall and wide tree, get as close to said tree as I can manage, then wrap up my business as swiftly as I can manage. Might I recommend any of these steps when next you go enjoy nature? If you did observe these, then fuck that guy.
Only that could make it worse is if you got poison ivy.
Itâs fine.
Him yelling at you was fine too.
Just watch out you wiley whizzer of hiking.
This happened to my father. Some dude yelled, âwhat the hell do you think you are doing?â He replied with, âwhat does it look like?â This was at an apartment complex not the forest though.
… as the daughter of former Forest Service employees: hey, at least you did it somewhere other than the middle of the path. There’s a reason we call it “when Nature calls” ffs.
Gotta be careful, in certain states youâd be a Sex Offender.
I’ll bet if you were a female squatting he wouldn’t have been mad, he would have just taken a better look.
Shoulda yelled back.
Were you on the trail facing them? I dont see the problem. If a bear shits in the woods then I can at least pee.
Dude, you werenât masturbating; you were just peeing – something everyone does (one way or another, nods to Ostomy friends). Thatâs a normal, natural function. Itâs private, so step off the trail and turn your back, but itâs not that big a deal, I donât think. In my opinion, the dad way overreacted. Just âoops, excuse usâ and walk on.
Sorry that interaction made you feel so bad. I think all that noise you got was unnecessary. Happy trails, friend.
Keep an eye on two or three landmarks in the trail (signs, trees, etc), then step away a few feet until you feel like you wouldn’t be seen if you crouched down. Like, horror movie bad guy POV. Face downhill and pee. You’ll maintain some privacy and you’ll avoid irate people.
Most people walk off the trail and behind a tree, ensuring to block as many sight lines as possible. Some, OP, stand in the middle of the path and point it at people…
My kids call that jungle pee. Somebody’s kid was yelled at by a teacher, for doing it on the playground at the daycare that they go to
The father handled it poorly, he should have instructed the kids to turn away and keep walking.
You didnât f up here. He did.
Unless you were in the middle of the tail or something
You’re meant to go 200 feet from the trail/camp before peeing in a bush.
Assuming you went in off the trail and didnât just go right on the edge youâre fine imo, if they could see your dick from the trail then you didnât go far enough lol.
you have to go off the path a bit father out