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Listener Tales 111: Camping Tales

June 25, 2026 • 1h 30m

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A camping-themed episode of the Morbid podcast featuring listener tales about supernatural encounters, dangerous situations, and near-death experiences during outdoor adventures. The hosts, dressed as cryptids Bigfoot and Mothman, share four distinct stories from listeners who encountered everything from potential serial killers to supernatural entities while camping, each tale highlighting why many people prefer to choose encounters with bears over strange men in the woods.

The Murder Beer Guy in Bend, Oregon

Sarah and her partner Chago, both tattoo artists, share their harrowing camping experience near Bend, Oregon on BLM land. While camping in an isolated spot, they encountered a creepy man in a white cargo van who offered them beers, only to later discover he was the armed suspect who made threats against campers in the area. Their French bulldog's projectile vomiting may have saved their lives by distracting them during a crucial moment.

  • Sarah and Chago were camping in a remote BLM dispersed campsite near Bend, Oregon, far from other campers
  • Their French bulldog sensed danger and began barking aggressively when a white van approached their isolated campsite
  • The man in the van reached behind him (where he had firearms) but instead handed them beers called 'Boneyard something'
  • Police later apprehended the man from his white Ford cargo van after he threatened to kill everyone in the area with his fully loaded rifle and handgun
  • Chago drank the 'murder beers' and became so sick he quit drinking afterward, enjoying sobriety
" Do you guys drink? Not with you, babe. "
" He made eye contact and as he rolled by, he shouted to me, I like your hair. You look like my sister. "
" What if we had been mean to him? What if I didn't remind him of his sister? "

Man Versus Bear: A Real-Life Comparison

An anonymous listener shares their experience that perfectly illustrates the viral 'man or bear' debate. While camping alone at McLeod Falls in California, they encountered a creepy man who asked them to photograph him nude multiple times over the years. On the same trip, they also encountered an actual black bear, which treated them with far more respect and caused significantly less fear than the perverted stranger.

  • The listener was camping alone at McLeod Falls in California in August 2024 when approached by a man in a fedora
  • The man asked the listener to take nude photos of him to send to his girlfriends in the Philippines
  • Later that same night, a black bear walked within 20 feet of the listener, peacefully coexisting without threat
  • The listener realized this was the second time the same man had approached them with the same request at the same location years before
" The bear didn't bother me. It silently shared space with me. The bear didn't try to manipulate me. The bear wasn't pervy. The bear didn't ask me to take pics of it naked. In fact, the bear was naked, and it still wasn't creepy about it. "
" I want to send my girlfriends in the Philippines a nude photo of me. "

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