Festival checklist
Discussion
Okay, only a handful of days to go before Glasto and (for me personally) only one free day to stock up on supplies! So, remind me of the festival essentials?
So far I'm thinking:
So far I'm thinking:
- Tickets
- Tent
- Wallet - reasonable ammount of cash
- Roll mat and sleeping bag
- Phone (fully charged)
- Bog roll
- Suncream
- Toothbrush, lots of deoderant and maybe some soap
- Stout shoes
- Lashings of
ginger alemind altering cider
Edited by Chris71 on Friday 18th June 12:47
Take only the bare minimum of what you need and don't take anything you can't afford to lose.
Love the farm, leave no trace.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DXNSL_1tmY
Shocking really, savages.
Love the farm, leave no trace.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DXNSL_1tmY
Shocking really, savages.
Yep, fair point. I'm not one of those people who turns up with a barbeque, a gas stove and a week's worth of supplies. 
As well as maintaining a pleasant environment on the farm it's worth remembering that you have to lug all this stuff round. The first couple of years I tried to take most of my food and drink for the weekend.
Now I'm an ageing capitalist I just take my wallet for that sort of thing - there's plenty of food and drink there! There's no substitute for the right equipment to keep you warm and dry and give you a few hours kip in between festivaling though, so I'd definitely recommend things like waterproof clothes and a decent roll mat. Unlike a bacon buttie and a pint of Brothers, they can be pretty extortionate if you need to buy there and then.
As well as maintaining a pleasant environment on the farm it's worth remembering that you have to lug all this stuff round. The first couple of years I tried to take most of my food and drink for the weekend.
Now I'm an ageing capitalist I just take my wallet for that sort of thing - there's plenty of food and drink there! There's no substitute for the right equipment to keep you warm and dry and give you a few hours kip in between festivaling though, so I'd definitely recommend things like waterproof clothes and a decent roll mat. Unlike a bacon buttie and a pint of Brothers, they can be pretty extortionate if you need to buy there and then.
Earplugs is a goodie.
Right kit important, I take the luxury of an inflatable mattress and a kettle/mugs, so you can start the day with a cuppa without having to walk for half an hour. One can't go into battle without having had a cup of tea after all.
That waterless soap is good, thing of wet wipes also handy.
Torch to avoid guyrope faceplants
Couple of plasters in case you forget your torch
Right kit important, I take the luxury of an inflatable mattress and a kettle/mugs, so you can start the day with a cuppa without having to walk for half an hour. One can't go into battle without having had a cup of tea after all.
That waterless soap is good, thing of wet wipes also handy.
Torch to avoid guyrope faceplants
Couple of plasters in case you forget your torch
tent
sleeping bag
couple of crates of beer
pot noodle
spirits
mixers
rizla
something to put in the rizlas
cash
phone
ibuprofen
wet wipes
optional for most but essential for me
double air bed
sleeping bag
pillows
duvet
although next festival I may invest in one of those wearable sleeping bags, negating the need for the above or clothes.
+ spare shoes for when you abandon your old ones in the car park on the way home.
sleeping bag
couple of crates of beer
pot noodle
spirits
mixers
rizla
something to put in the rizlas
cash
phone
ibuprofen
wet wipes
optional for most but essential for me
double air bed
sleeping bag
pillows
duvet
although next festival I may invest in one of those wearable sleeping bags, negating the need for the above or clothes.
+ spare shoes for when you abandon your old ones in the car park on the way home.
may I also recommend a bottle of baileys? looks like coffee to disguise morning drinking
in all honesty take as much as you like. i usually take a 20man scout tent for the 2 of us as i like the space, my mate brings a bag of charcoal and coolbox full of food.
travelling heavy, the key is to turn up early and grab a clean wheelie bin. fill it up and trundle to your chosen campsite. you'll not find a clean one for the return leg, but should have less than half the weight to get back to the car.
in all honesty take as much as you like. i usually take a 20man scout tent for the 2 of us as i like the space, my mate brings a bag of charcoal and coolbox full of food.
travelling heavy, the key is to turn up early and grab a clean wheelie bin. fill it up and trundle to your chosen campsite. you'll not find a clean one for the return leg, but should have less than half the weight to get back to the car.
when taking the car ive always taken one of these worth its weight in gold - this one specifically as it can take the weight and has off road tyres:
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detai...
going on train this year thanks to lack of finances so will have to pack light for once and take some back tablets.
out of interest do u think i could take the hand trolley on the tube if i got one?
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detai...
going on train this year thanks to lack of finances so will have to pack light for once and take some back tablets.
out of interest do u think i could take the hand trolley on the tube if i got one?
Chris71 said:
Plotloss said:
Torch to avoid guyrope faceplants
Then Plotloss said:
Couple of plasters in case you forget your torch
So true.
Wet wipes and/or waterless soap sounds good too.
Do they still have a free phone charging service at Glasto? Is it much hassle?
ure phone dies quickly too as its always trying to get a signal. i'm taking 2 batteries and if if dies may buy a battery phone charger thinghy
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