Glastonbury

Glastonbury

Whos been? Big group of me and my friends are going I cant wait Any major tips about the camping or anything Im a bit traumatised Think its gonna be absolutely hilarious though its got to be done!

Cos of the cars we can hardly take anything theres four in each car with camping stuff too

Going to Ibiza 2 days afterwards so will just have to sleep in between

i'm jealous

hope it pisses it down

Thanks for that valuable info Ruth!

we went a couple years ago - was excellent, just be sure to camp towards the top of any bank and make sure the toilets are below you - we moved up a hill when we went and the toilets ended up overflowing and flooding down the bank.

Take wellies & suncream

also, go on weds afternoon if you want to find somewhere good to camp - there's still abit to do weds night and good to get your bearings and loads to do thursday night as the tents open up a bit more by then

Thanks about hill info -

we are def going down on the wednesday!

I dread to think what my hair will look like by the 29th

does a rain dance... ranin rain fall of glasto make kaites hair stick to her head!!!! :chill:

#1. Take hiking boots and wellies, why? Because if it's a complete washout then walking boots won't help as the watery mud will come in over the top. If it's just sporadic downpours with hot spells then wellies are useless, as when the mud starts to dry you'll end up loosing your wellies in the incredibly sticky mud!
If you're travelling by car you can always leave your wellies
in the boot. Lets hope you won't be needing them!

#2. If you only have a cheap sleeping bag take an extra blanket or buy one while you're there from one of the stores (usually cheap £3-£5). Even better, take a bed roll
to put underneath, this is where most of the heat is lost in the night, even laying down newspaper will help. Ideally you want a thin foam bed roll underneath and a blanket on top.

#3. Always empty your rucksack out into your tent and spread stuff around as soon as you get there. If someone tries to steal your stuff, don't make it easy for them by having it all neatly packed in your rucksack to be carried off.

#4. Only pack a very small amount of toilet roll with you,
say just enough for 2 visits, as this year Glastonbury is going even greener and free recycled toilet paper is being handed out probably at the gate.

#5. Get yourself some 'pee bags' nothing worse than after a skinfull, waking 4.30-5am and having to get out of the nice warm environment of your tent, especially if it's raining, and trudge of to a toilet. You can buy them here

#6. Don't keep all your money in one place
i.e. your wallet, if you loose this you've lost everthing.

#7. Take an old mobile phone and a spare battery,
queues for battery recharging are usually long.

#8. Always remember to take your torch with you when you go out for your evening session, even better take a small one and carry it with you all day. Even better still buy a wind-up torch no need for batteries that create extra weight.

#9. As well as your main rucksack take a smaller lightweight one to carry bits around with you during the day i.e. your torch, small water bottle, wet weather gear etc.

#10. Apply your sun cream as soon as you get up and carry it in your backpack. You'll probably end up exposed to the sun for most of the day. Don't think 'oh, I'll put it on later when the sun gets hotter', even on a bright cloudy day, all day exposure will leave you burnt, that will mean a painful night's sleep. And nobody wants to trudge back to their tent to get their sunscreen in the middle of the day when all the bands are on.

#11. Camp on high Ground Tent Flooding can be a nightmare and as it always seems to rain over the Glastonbury weekend make sure you camp on high ground, avoid any dips or ditches where it is obvious that water will settle in a heavy downpour or flash flood

#12. If traveling by car take a spare set of clothes to change into if everything else gets soaked, if your going by foot or coach and you have room, take them and put them in one of the lockups until you desperately need them. A spare set of comfortable trainers left in the car also makes for a safer journey home

#13. Pitching your tent make sure that you temporarily peg
your tent down before doing anything else, I've seen far to many people chasing their tent because they erect the tent with frame poles first, it gets incredibly windy in the camping areas so pegs first then poles, you can always reposition later

#14. Cleaning your teeth Seen far too many long pointless queues at festivals over the years fifty or sixty deep waiting to clean their teeth, take as small swig of water stick a blob of toothepaste in your mouth stick your toothbrush in and brush away, you can do this next to your tent into a container if your worried about toothpaste polution

#15. Leaving the site in heavy mud When driving away from the site at the end of the festival the mud can be a massive problem, with lots of cars getting stuck in the mud.
One thing I noticed at this years festival on the way out was hundeds of abandoned wellies, so grab a couple and stick them under your back/ front tires depending on front or rear wheel drive. Also remember to put your car into 2nd or 3rd gear not as lots of drivers were doing in 1st this just creates wheel spinning and get's you nowhere fast

#16. When you first camp, ask the name of the field you are in. That way when you are off your face and its 4 in the morning some good samaritan can point you in the right direction.

#17. Take sealable sandwich bags to keep stuff dry in your tent (and out and about) like skins and matches etc

#18. Get yourself a tripod seat. If it's muddy you will glad you have somewhere to sit

#19. Take warm clothing. Even if it's nice and sunny during the day, it can get very cold at night.

#20. When asleep in your tent, put your wallet (valuables) in the bottom of your sleeping bag. We have had friends robbed while they were asleep. Don't panic though, it's a lot safer than it used to be.

Thanks so much for all that info really really helpful Its little tips u dont think about! Scared about being robbed but if it happens it happens all u can do is make it more difficult for them

This whole list is such an old fogies response!!! I have a glasto hints and tips list for my friend for last year, i'll see if i cant find it. Still exeptionally useful as she found out, but at least it was fun.

P.s. hiking boots work better than wellies with a good pair of crag hoppers on your legs...richard didnt feel water till monday afternoon!!!

me on the other hand, had my gaiters too thinking i was clever, and they just filled up to the brim with mud! so had to buy some wellies....that split!

Cant possibly get any worse??

Available for 1 of our English pounds from the pound shop upstairs in the Metrocentre.

We're aiming to get there earlyish on the Wednesday to get a decent spot for the tents.

- Take lots of baby wipes would be my advice!

best chairs ever, when we gonna try this tent out?

When it stops raining would be the sensible option.

u's are all fucking gay . all u need is drugs and a small amount of cash for food

and a good pair of waliking boots . if you dont have any i can get some berghuas boots for 30 worth 90 , brand new not snides , any takers ?

http://www.gorge.org/glastonbury/



I have been quite a few times and this is all you will ever need to know...........



Also it's shit if it rains really really shit. Ask Mark aka Hotlips Katie i have been with him a couple of times and also showed him how to get in for free :chill:

If your worried about your hair looking bad by the Monday a Luxury Campervan would help

i agree there,to many people walking and no where to go thats dry,unless u nar summit else they dont know.. thou when its hot its hot:groovy:

Thanks for the advice, a luxury campervan would be excellent really? I cant imagine me looking like Kate Moss in the gold dress and black hunters last year really with her silver trailer! Get me to that sort of situation

The whole thing will probably be a disaster but a funny one Im with all my closest girl mates so I imagine it will be laugh/cry sitch the whole time.

Anyways when it all gets really bad I'll just think im flying to Ibiza 3 days after this

P.s. it's all about the hunters!!! mine are bright yellow....mmmmmm i'm thinking i might get a short white dress as well....so when it gets really muddy it'll contrast well

Yes I think im gonna invest! I was thinking black but I might go for a bright colour, it would be so nice if it was sunny the whole time!