Of course Gintoki was used to 'things in the woods that want you dead'. He'd just generally been a lot tougher than those things, and he was sincerely hoping that was the case here as well. Otherwise where would he find the time to laze around and make everyone else do the work?

"Let's just find a decent, defensible position and stay there for a week. It's not like we have to go foraging when we've got all this." He picked up his own pack, testing the weight. "Last one to say 'aye' gets first watch tonight. Aye!"