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[tilt]

Would prefer it cooler, but will at least be better prepared this time round.  Last year was tough going at times!

[Morse Code]

I'll say this quietly but last year was just tooooo hot! Just a couple of degrees cooler and maybe the odd passing cloud would make it perfect! I remember one of the loudest cheers of the day last year was for a cloud that provided a brief respite!
Having said that, if it's the same again this year we'll all be better prepared, a bit like making sure you have all the wet weather equipment you could ever need in the year following a wet one!

Anyway, if I were to give one bit of advice it would be this, wear suncream.......

[Porcelina]

rischbrit, on 02 June 2011 - 11:22 AM, said:

My tips are DO NOT buy water from the ice-cream vans. Far too over priced!!   Cost us £2 for 500 ml bottle!!   Instead pay £1.50 for a 2 litre bottle of the Gladtonbury spring water!!

Also last year we took some of that magicool(?) spray cooling thing in an aerosol that you spray on your face to cool down

Finally protect your neck. It's all good and well wearing a hat but make sure your neck is also shaded from the sun as red neck hurts!!!!!!

Or take a bottle around with you all day and fill up at the taps for free...!?

I was massively impressed with the amount of water taps at the festival last year (my first year) in comparison to 'other festivals'. The heat was incredible because there was always a way to cool down quickly and stay hydrated. I would take that weather over a grey/cold mudbath in an instant.

I was at Leeds last year and for the entire weekend I'm SURE we didn't hit higher than 15 degrees. It was horrible how cold it was in the evenings.

[whisty]

Scorchio, nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I'm glad to see I'm not the only 1 that struggled last year, put simply it was horrible during the mid day.

[Memory Man]

i tried the space blankets thing last year and it simply didnt work at all. I wouldnt recommend it. The theory seems sound but ultimately it didnt really decrease the temperature in the tent to bearable levels.

I'd prefer cooler than last year ideally, sleeping past about 8.30am would be nice.....    just got too hot after that!

[The Nal]

Why would anyone buy water?  

Theres taps everywhere! Cold too.  

[scappaflow]

Ha,

Don't know if this is a good or bad omen.

The other factor is that it has been pretty dry for the last 6 weeks or so throughout most of England and the rain has to fall at some point.

Clearly, even with 28 dry, scorching, days in June, two wet ones during the festival will not make us feel too good.

Just wait and see.

[bennyboi]

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Finally protect your neck. It's all good and well wearing a hat but make sure your neck is also shaded from the sun as red neck hurts!!!!!!

This is true I spent last year topless and this year I will be waring polos collar up as my neck has never really recovered.i

Edited by bennyboi, 02 June 2011 - 12:58 PM.

[Zacko]

Last year it got a bit too much at points, I think 2009 weather would be perfect. I really want to risk not taking wellies because they're a bit heavy but it's clear that if I don't bring them Glasto will be Atlantis by Friday...

[fullfathom5]

I want rain, it was too bloody hot last year at Glasto.

[eoinca]

fullfathom5, on 02 June 2011 - 01:39 PM, said:

I want rain, it was too bloody hot last year at Glasto.

GTFO

[fullfathom5]

I had to look up GTFO on the internet, had no idea what it meant.

[covicymru]

UK Outlook for Friday 17 Jun 2011 to Friday 1 Jul 2011:
The start of the period looks to be rather unsettled, particularly across northern parts, with temperatures locally below average where rain persists. However slightly warmer and more settled conditions are likely to gradually spread from the southeast to most parts. There are still likely to be showers or longer periods of rain at times though, but these should become increasingly punctuated by drier interludes as June progresses. Temperatures across the UK will return to around average, maybe slightly above if any sunny spells persist.


this is what the met office says...

[spikytom]

fullfathom5, on 02 June 2011 - 01:41 PM, said:

I had to look up GTFO on the internet, had no idea what it meant.

STFU would also be appropriate!

[FunkyDenz]

scappaflow, on 02 June 2011 - 12:56 PM, said:

The other factor is that it has been pretty dry for the last 6 weeks or so throughout most of England and the rain has to fall at some point.

What part of England have you been in? It's been pissing it down over large parts of England over the last few weeks. True, before that we had a ridiculously long dry spell.

[Abster]

FunkyDenz, on 02 June 2011 - 01:55 PM, said:

What part of England have you been in? It's been pissing it down over large parts of England over the last few weeks. True, before that we had a ridiculously long dry spell.

I'm in the south east, Brought a car 6 weeks ago and have used the wipers once! and that was on Monday 30/5 I was considering going through a car wash to check they worked!!!

I think http://www.amazon.co...y/dp/B000052XQK will be our friend this year

Amazing stuff discovered it while badley burnt in Miami back in March last yr, now that was hot 90 degrees in March WTF!!!

Have since learnt to wear a hat suncream and keep out of sun between 12 and 3pm

[Douzeper]

Abster, on 02 June 2011 - 02:02 PM, said:

keep out of sun between 12 and 3pm

That's the problem I had last year, where do you keep out of the sun at Glasto?  ok there are a few options (most of them hot) but not very many.

[MEGABOWL]

         I'm taking a note of everyone on this thread who complains about it being too hot last year. Yeah it was a bit energy-sapping but if the weather Gods hear your complaints and hit us with 5 days of swirling rain, wind and bone-chilling cold during the festival I'm holding you all responsible. Everyone'll be huddling round camera's looking at pictures of 2010 for warmth, whistfully imagining how great 33 degree heat will be. Certainly far preferable to welly-confiscating mud, let's put it that way  

[LusciousLucy]

This year I shall definitely be buying another one of these. In the past when I knew I was heading to a super sunny fest I would always buy one. If you have them on mist spray mode, just walk along spraying it in front of you and you stay lovely and cool. I totally forgot to get one last year.

You also make a lot of friends who ask to have some cooling spray their way. You also get a lot of 'I'll buy that off you for XXX' and 'Wow what a great idea'.

Brilliant in audiences if you set it in shoot mode, the only grumpy buggers are those you unintentionally hit when they are rolling up a fag.

[James Bolivar]

Shade is a problem as Glastonbury, but if you've got a hat it's no real hassle. 33C is not that hot and certainly not worth complaining about - drink soft drinks, wear a hat, use sunscreen (factor 6 or better). I've walked up 2000m hills in Turkey at hotter temps than this and been walking in Nevada and Utah in much higher temps; and at altitude. For those who are worried I would suggest laying off the booze till you know if your body can cope.

Hot and dry is always better than wet and cold.