Force yourself to sleep, sometimes if you really intent to sleep you will not sleep (like you say to yourself this time i will win the lottery but reality is cruel) Go walking around the camp, its better if you have slight dark phobia, outside world is scary even if you close your eyes monster (spongebob squarepant) will pop up, after every minutes screaming seeing something like the shadow of chucky or annabelle i can guarantee you will have bag under your eyes
That will defeat the purpose of staying wake which is watching for trouble or security. They will be preoccupied and will not notice the surrounding.
sleep for 10 min, set an alarm to wake you up every interval. or think of horror/ghost stories to scare you awake.
How about thinking about the most horor thing that can happen in the woods when you fall asleep, that surely help you stay awake! Hehehe!!
eyy, this is a nice time to build dat muscles up! do some simple exercises such squads, sit ups, push ups, or maybe practice your kicks! XD But, pranking your sleeping friends is always an option...
First thing I do when I arrived in the wilderness on a camping trip on some unknown individual's land is to... get naked. Guaranteed nothing bad will happen to me. I'll even meet cute yuri waifu. Or you can find some fallen over green branch and start practicing your wittling skills. Who knows, you can make a wooden dildo for times when you want to be alone. They're really fun, wittling, Ai-chan means, not using homemade wooden dildos. They're also great conversation starter around the campsite. Like, "I waited so long for you that I made a wooden dildo for your ass!" or "I was so bored I thought it would be great to make something, and it became a wooden dildo!"
During my military discipline time, I have to stay awake for two hours at night, 2-4am I think. I just slept first and woke at 1.30 then went out to wash my face and stood guard. I stood in silence and surveyed my surrounding in an interval while counting leaves and measuring the frequency of the wind's blows. I also imagined if something popped up, what would I do. And, the most important aspect, do not look at your time. Ever.
That sounds like very good advice. Oh yeah, I was going to do some carving. Thanks for the suggestion! Not sure if getting naked would actually help in the woods though.
Think of some pranks and do them! Bcoz of people like you, guard is useless in action movies and novels! They're always in pairs complaining how bored they are, nothing ever happens and then bum! They get knocked out or killed and their site invaded or stolen from.
It will certainly help. Getting naked in public is a very awakening experience. When else will you be able to get naked in the open space other than now? Dancing naked to the silent tune of some songs is a blast! You can quietly sing for example Mama Mia! while dangling your floppy bits to the tune in your head. Mama (flops to the right) Mia! (flops to the left) Here we go again! (twerks) My my! (bounces) How (bounce to the left) can (bounce to the right) I resist (bounce to the left) you! (bounce to the right) Mama Mia! (flops in a circle)
You can spend your time roasting smores or campfire potatoes to pass the time if uve got them. If ur food is fragrant enough it doubles as a prank since the aroma wakes ur buddies up.
But... I didn't even talk to my partner with I stood guard. I also never complained because it's quite peaceful and relaxing. When the next shift came I couldn't believe that my time is up so quickly.