This was just a couple of weeks ago . Was camping with my sister in a state park . For privacy we had picked a spot away from the road and near a bit of a drop in the terrain that was separated from our site by a couple of downed trees . I was having problems getting to sleep because it was cold and I had a headache . This was later in the season than we normally would camp and my sleeping bag was only rated to 40 . It was in the mid 30 s . It was about 3 am and as I was trying to get warm and find a position that wouldn ' t aggravate my headache I heard something moving outside . There had been a bit of wind earlier in the evening and things had been dropping from the trees . However the wind was dead quiet now . I could hear every leaf crunch so I knew there was something out there . My mind was racing and my body was shaking from cold and from fear . Was it a squirrel ? No , they weren ' t nocturnal . Was it a bear ? I didn ' t hear any breathing . Then I heard the scratching . I was trying to be very still because whatever it was , it was very close . I didn ' t want to alert it to my presence . It wasn ' t easy since I was shaking so hard . More leaf crunches and more scratching . Then I heard the lid being pried off of the tub we had outside . I knew then it was a raccoon . Now confident it wasn ' t a bear , I banged on the side of the tent several times to scare it off . My sister bolted awake as I heard the tub lid tumble and more leaf crunches as it took off . After I explained to my sister what hadwas happening I gathered the courage to venture out to check the damage . I replaced the tub lid and found an empty hot dog bun wrapper , missing the 2 buns . There were also small holes in the garbage bag we had hanging up in a tree but no spillage since it was double bagged . As I was surveying the area for any other damage , I could hear leaves rustling down below . I shined my flash light down the hill to see if I could see the bandit . That ' s when I saw a man in a black beanie , walking down the hill in the pitch black with no flashlight about 35 feet from me . I was too scared to do anything but return to the tent and try to slow my racing heart .