Im guessing no on the bear story lol.
Ok, first time I went backpacking, I was solo. Was in a 1 man tent, which is like a fucking coffin. Its day 3 and its 8 in the morning and Im about to get up, just laying there awake. All of a sudden I hear something heavy running down the mountain towards me. Im thinking a deer is about to run by my camp. Gets closer and closer, then its right up on my tent, kicked it in a way when it stopped, and started swiping at my doorway, 1-2 feet from my face. So I grabbed my pistol, and screamed at it, one of those half scared, half trying to scare it screams lol. It ran off. Im sure I looked like a snack in that one man tent, like a burrito lol. So after that I got a 2 man tent, which is perfect for me and my gear. Also got a bigger pistol.