Gloomping refers to traveling with a group of friends in the middle of the night in vehicles and following
random strangers in their cars in order to scare them as a prank. No harm is ever intended whilst gloomping. Gloomping can take place in many forms. The key to a successful gloomping session is the setup. Some examples of a good setup might be:
Parking your
car on the side of the road with the lights off and waiting for oncoming traffic. Once said traffic passes you,
flip on the headlights and pull a
U-Turn. They would have thought the
car was off and parked, and the sudden U-Turn is bound to scare the shit out of them. Proceed to follow them, or let them go, your choice.
If gloomping with more than two vehicles, it is best to have something like a walkie talkie. You can pull the same setup as before, or a setup with slight variations. Have the first
car pull the initial setup, and then have another
car flip the lights on down the street when the
car gets closer. This will scare the shit out of the driver to know they're outnumbered.
Gloomping is most effective when done in a dark, neighborhood setting.
Safety should always be key when gloomping. Never push the
joke too far, and never put yourself or the person you are gloomping in danger. Never follow a driver into their driveway, or into an alley, you never know if they could step out of their
car with a weapon. If a driver seems suspicious, back off. Don't do anything
stupid, as gloomping is already
stupid enough.
