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  1. The beast has arrived £91 from eBay with a discount. It truly is a work of art, that said it weighs 10kg so will have to carted separately from the car to camp. I'm working after the festival in the recycling sheds so will be in Tom's Field from the Sunday before to the Friday after, so having a good bed was a must. It is well-made capable of strong self levelling on almost any ground and with built-in foam and ergonomic pillow and mat and feels like a real bed add a pillow and a sleeping bag, and it really is a Rolls-Royce thing. It has a washable nylon cover over a memory foam insert, so it is a proper portable bed. I'm sure it could cope with a very steep slope - the large webbed feet pivot as well, and it does seem very solid and well-built. All 8 legs are retractable to different lengths and lock quite tightly and securely, so it could cope with very humpy uneven and slopey ground seemingly at a breeze. The whole thing is sprung with elastic bungee type attachments, making the mattress a bit sprung in nature. The centre is a sort of well, they keep you immersed in it. I think it also serves as a sun bed type thing so you can raise the back as a back rest should you wish. Finally, you can store a lot of stuff under it and so keep your tent tidier than a lllo or a mat combo. I call it my camper van in a tent. Will report back after my first sleep. I went for the 8 leg for greater stability. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/381416749860
  2. That's a cracker turns a humble tent into a poor man's campervan. If I win the lottery.......I'm not going mad but will buy the ultimate camp bed !
  3. Cheers very tempting to give myself and early Christmas present. I do a lot of festivals, so it is more of an 'investment' than a cost. Or hold off to post Christmas sales...... The Pro Logic has an even cheaper 6 leg version..... https://tackletarts.uk/bedchairs-and-accessories/bedchairs/prologic-c-series-6-leg-bedchair/?srsltid=AfmBOoqMG2SJimNESaMwazIxljC-DG4Nns9XfoZ7vNCBHm3Mhbvu8QtzCII
  4. This is similar with adjustable legs but probably not as good. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173201516463?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28
  5. Wow so perfect but pretty expensive ....a work of art no less. Maybe there is a cheaper version I shall get deep googling.
  6. Yup Oxfam and Infrastructure have the peachiest flat spots-recyclers are the bottom feeders of the pack. Early arrivals tend to bag the best spots and tarp out extra for their mates as well. I’ve tried everything to try and mitigate it and the best laid plans seem to evaporate when I finally get to sleep half cut. Which is why this year I want to tech out a solution once and for all. Caravans have levelling devices after all !
  7. The get there on Sunday debate is already being had - the flattest pitches are by the road and near the bogs or right up by the fence. The fence ones still aren't as good as they seem as I did after festival sheds last year so moved to one by the fence having previously coveted it, so now I know ! Greetings fellow volunteer, and thanks for your suggestions !
  8. I'm a Glastonbury recycler and have the privilege of camping in Tom's field up at the farm every year. For those that know it, it has a notorious slope that has led to many a bad night's sleep. Air mattresses and stuffing the end with blankets and clothes doesn't work, so my mind in this fallow period has turned to how one could effectively mitigate this. My first idea is to buy a cheap camp bed and then have a sheet of thick plywood with holes drilled in it that can be lashed to the bottom legs and levelled with the help of a spirit level and cable ties. Does anybody have a critique or alternative suggestions ? I can see a Dragon's Den down the line where I make the pitch "you know when you end up with a slope for camping "to incredulous snorting Dragons. Edit: My v1.0 is already looking a bit shaky as reviews suggest this camp bed is just that, a bit shaky with 4 legs on the ground so 3 would have to be levelled at various heights if the stability was to be maintained. https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/15987165/eurohike-utah-4-leg-campbed-15987165
  9. Famous last words said to Noah when he was smirking about his ark !
  10. I'll buy that and any bridges you might have up for sale.... resigned to going Thursday now in the grim and bear it style but with full disaster weather kit - just in case. Don't want to miss The Dinner Party !
  11. I was thinking of going down Friday now at the crack of dawn rather than Thursday or if we do go Thursday aim for after 5pm and staying in quiet camping. Does anyone know if that fills up normally -and what are folks views on the weather microclimate of EOTR there and the ability of the land to shake it off and how far is it from the car park to quiet camping. Cheers fingers crossed for a better forecast and besides after Thursday is looking pretty good for the rest of the weekend.
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    Ground looking green , non-muddy and dust free - so far so perfect ...
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    Had to look that up nice... they should do covers of the headliners and steal their thunder - which might be actually real on the Sunday.
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    As a rule of thumb I'm almost never disappointed at the 2 BBC stages so if you want to go off piste and see something new and good they are a good bet. The crowds at the comedy tent have sadly done it for me now.
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