soooo... you're saying there's a chance!?

Bear spray works on men too. Let that be his " once in a lifetime."

Trying once is acceptable, hard to blame someone for trying... but the creeping... nobody wins in that scenario

that old saying... you never know unless you ask for it :) but def a time and place for those kinds of conversations.

Maybe he had a one time deal on a property share?

Poor guy, he's just socially inept. Acting like he's got a teenage crush lol

Totally relate! Just a heads up for the boys - girls out hiking alone are there because they like hiking alone, most likely because they like their own company and doing their own thing every now and then - not there looking for late night 'companionship' up on a mountain in the middle of nowhere! Please read the signals and give us some space guys when it's obviously what we want! Cheers for the fun spin on this story Sheila - love your work ;)

OMG!! Too funny, but oh so true. Had to laugh. Thanks for sharing. OMG, too darn funny. Loved it.

😄😄😄 I shaved most of the trail - and I even showered, too!

Lol sounds like you ran into a creeper! His nose must not work very well! 🤣

I'm dying! 😂 You are probably one of the prettiest girls any of them have seen on the trail so you can't blame them for trying! Hahaha.

Lmao, at least the guy asked politely yet still so awkward

Have you been to the RTR in Arizona

Were there banjos playing ?

Maybe they'll invent an ultralight hiking gun!

Do you kno what the RTR is

😂 the last thing I'm trying to do is meet a girl while I'm on a hiking trip. I smell pretty nasty after a few days playing in the woods. Combine that with what a girl running around the woods for a few days smells like. mix it together and it would smell like a whole lot of NOT SEXY in the tent. I'm good.

This was hilarious. I'm sorry you had to deal with that, but the manner in which you shared it was funny as hell. I cant believe a guy would do that to a stranger. I wonder if he thought being a perv would make him more attractive to you. lol Anyhow, be safe and take good care of yourself.

That's weird, especially the fact that we all are stank AF like you said. I'm the type where we both need to shower beforehand.

WOW! Please tell me that was some local dude. at a loss for words here. don't see a thru-hiker trying to pull a move like that. worked out ok in the end i hope.

You are something special!

I seriously cant stop laughing....that was his line....some companionship. yes I'm still laughing

Shayla, your just to beautifull... You and the outdoors is to much for these goobers... I hope you never run into any problems in the outdoors... Take care...

Easy fix. say your trail name is 'skid mark"... problem solved.

Very funny....whats your trail name?....

Have done solo hiking for years but not really solo if you include the dog. I had two incidences that were most undesirable wilderness camping. Both time my Akita dealt with it. I highly recommend hiking with a nice big dog, a rescue who would love to go hiking, and you most likely will not have too much to worry about. Be safe out there. Carry pepper spray and have it at the ready, the bottom of your pack. Take a RAD course. Your life is worth it. Don't listen to the naysayers. We have not only a right but an obligation to keep ourselves safe.

The way i get privacy to do number 2 is i put on my poncho. I imagine it would work the same for girls unless it's see through.

nice video thanks friend i made the mistake of taking to card playing friends who turned to pot heads on the trail and came into the tent in the middle of the night crunching noodles and gittting real quit when i said who's there so i ended up wasting 3 cans of bear spray on two ass holes after 5 nights sleep rounded i turned back to dalton Ga. some people go nuts up there on the trail

Well that makes us hiker guys look bad! But we're not all like that! Hey great since of humor lol ✌️️

That was hilarious!!!!

The guy is like the "Naked Man" from How I Met Your Mother. "Naked Man" principle works 30% of the time.

Subscribed. That was hilarious. But take the hint dude.

I guarantee you it has worked for him in the past.

so I have watched maybe three of your videos . I was wondering if it were possible to be any more Negative? most people go on the AP to enjoy nature not scorn it.

Sometimes it's better to be thought of as a bitch than an easy target. Tell em to take a hike!

Here is a secret about us hiker boys. We don't care about a little fur or the smell.

Well it’s been a while for me I’m kind a old recently divorced but I recall you typically get those kind of hook ups laid out way before bedtime and it’s really obvious if you’re going to score or not there’s no knocking on someone’s tent That’s just creepy.

Omg you were truely funny but yah point taken. Women should not have to deal with this crap on the trail period. What is wrong with these losers anyway? In closing well done and thank you for raising this point for everyone. Sharing this on the 2018 Appalachian Trail Announcement page.

Oh my gosh- there are certainly advantages to being a guy, you have much less stupid people stuff to worry about.... Thanks for making me smile as i loved your presentation!

Just another few more reasons why I wouldn't hike the trail without a 357!

Absolutely no reason to be smelly or unshaven if you don't want to be. Adventure cleanliness is like adventuring itself. Just takes practice. Also would like to defend my team and say I've suffered some way too forward backpacking females, so instead of saying it's male nature (to anyone saying it) just say it's human or even nature nature.

Come to India be my special guest we explore Himalayas

I go hiking so I don’t have to deal with anyone. Girls included. When I am hiking, everyone has “cooties.”

Cutie.

Incredibly straight forward, and incredibly pathetic. Guys, if you are interested in a female make sure she is safe and comfortable. Develop a friendship, show her you care for her through actions and words. If she is into you, you'll know- if she's not, you'll also know. To persistently engage in unsolicited sexual conversation in the backcountry is completely unacceptable. End of story. Guys, act better! Women, if they are bold enough to ask something so bold unsolicited, them be bold right back--if you get creepy vibes after that then get the f outta there or tell someone you trust about the situation. This type of scenario boils my blood. I have zero patience or tolerance for that type of behavior.

Thanks, that was a really funny story. For you, probably not so funny when it was happening.

Watch out for the Liars, Hikers and Bears ... Oh my! Have you watched any of the thru hiker videos? They call themselves "hiker trash" both male and female! Bow if you haven'yt you really should have beforehand! Not only is the ratio skewed to be a sausage party but if you saw the videos than you know that you are the most exceptional looking lady that any of these guys will see in real life much less on the PCT or AT! Your best defense is keeping a bunch of pot on hand, edibles especially so with the body high that puts you down for the count! I don't think you could dress down enough to compensate for your beauty! I'm pretty sure that you could actually turn it in your favor! Wield it as a weapon and play them against each other! No slip ups tho you can only play that hand all the way! It only works once! Good luck and Happy Trails to you...

i guess that's a thing on the trail. kinda like summer camp if you know what I mean. guys can be creepy but so can women so watch out for both...

I always carry a gun with me just in case. I have no problem using it on jerks. I don't care if it's against the law to carry one in the parks or not.

Yeah..he was a total stalker. Asking once is ok...time and time again is not cool.

How do you meet your husband?

So just in case.....what should he have said?? Lol - maybe he was to kind when asking? Maybe if he was more like a black bear? Lol

Well you should upgrade to Target parking lots!! Different class of BOYS!!

hahaha....this video is awesome! you are hilarious! (the actions of the dude are stupid).... awesome editing! lol love it

He'd turn up missing.

Bear spray the hiker boys, then let one rip!

Once in a lifetime opportunity?! Yeah, for him maybe. Living On A One Way is kinda hot,....minus that trail funk she was talking about. LOL!!

Can't say that I blame him.

What a creepo. If I would have seen that shit, he and I would have had words

You should have just let on rip!

key word BOYS

Poor girl gets bothered by hiker boys

Do you want to kno? Lol.... it's ok NVM.... nice talking to you... have a great day

I hike a lot and have more girls hit on me than I hit on them. Sounds like you met a weird dude. I've never understood the stalker mentality or guys who will text or leave multiple voice mails for a girl. If she is not answering a first or second text/call, get a clue.

Just tell them you've had your breast implants and you're waiting on insurance to approve the final step of your sex change operation from male to female.

That smells like pure gasoline

I usually just send women a telegram asking them to confirm a romantic encounter upon the morrow.

Just get a few weeks farther into the trail. After a few hundred miles most dudes have the sex drive of 80 year old men. I heard. From a friend, gosh!

Lol, never done that, what a jerk!

Bear spray... WTF who does that.

Eh, yeah he had zero game and no awareness that you gave him no cues. Sorry you had to endure that. Even asking the first time was bad.

Lol

Next trip ill bring a girl with me maybe i wont get jumped on by a 13 year old girl on blood mount-ion near the cliff and scare me half to death yelling i love you dandy i did not know her from add-ems house cat i was walking away from the cliff and she came out know were jumping spreed out like a star fish and rapped around arms and legs then her mother came out of the cabin wanting to throw me in jail im scared half to death then her grand a German was standing on a rock above watching the hole deal play out the police showed up and on my hike down the police got a interpreter to ask her what happened i was then cleared of any wrong doing before i ever reached kneels gap hostel

I get that crap from guys all the time. They'll walk up and act like they're selling a product with a limited time offer, act now. It's very difficult not to laugh when they do it.

pepper spray

holy fuck hahahaha

100 cuts in 2 minutes.

He should've negged and kino'd her. Totally would've worked.

we have black bears here in Alaska...they are worse than brown bears..brown bears dont wanna mess with you usually.(cuss real loud. they can feel the vibes from swear words..loud cussing like you have turrets..let em know whos boss). they want to fish. black bears are curious and get accustom to human easily which makes them more dangerous.(p.s. dont ever talk to a black bear like ace ventura does at the beginning of the movie with that dog, i made that mistake once in Whittier,AK and the bear thought i was his buddy)

That's a NO....

😂😂😂😂🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

As much as it sucks that might be a good reason to hike with a male friend so he can be your beard, even if you're not together in that way.

Bummer about the ratio to women and men!

dealing with a boy not a grown man.

Too many creeps!!!!!

You were born too pretty for guys to resist...perhaps

Its a bitch being good looking i know .when i was younger the women would''t leave me alone..now that i'm older they slacked off a bit.

guns may be heavy, but sometimes ................

Maybe the hookup culture doesn't work so well?

If I was a gal, that would definitely infringe upon my outdoor experience and annoy the pooh out of me.

Yikes! Thats unfortunate. Why would anyone really want to get down like that out on the trail anyway? Everyone is filthy.. just not appealing =( Also the stalking is a tad creepy but its not uncommon among bros. I try to explain to any of my hetero male buddies that have ever been guilty of this to just imagine themselves in the girl's situation except you are surrounded by a bunch of overly eager and slightly aggressive gay men, each of which outweigh you by about 70lbs, and dont seem to take "no" for an answer. It would be a little unnerving.

STOP.

So a guy asked if you wanted to sleep with him, you said no, and you both went on with your lives. What's the problem?

Try to look ugly and they might stop.

Most guys are pretty cool, however there are some real assholes out there. Hey what a minute what am i saying most guys are assholes. Its not up to guys to take. You have good judgement and you used it, good for you. Be safe.

Preditor

BE CAREFUL! you’re in a vulnerable situation, are you trained in self defence? From one chick to another, you were in REAL danger. Tell your sister the cop and see what she says. Please be careful.

WOW, really.. that's sad!

I hope you carry a gun while hiking, you don't want to end up on one of them crime shows on TV, do you? Not trying to scare you or anything but, you can never be too safe in this world. There's a lot of evil out there just waiting for an opportunity to strike, and being on the trails alone...... yeah, a gun is a must-have in my book.

odds r he's been successful in the past with less than picky ladies, so keeps trying; truth b told, some ladies r desperate 2 lol