Keep Alcohol Cold?

[BouncySean]

Hi Guys,

It's my 1st time at Glastobury and I was just wondering how you guys keep your alcohol cold?

[glasto-worker]

Hi Guys,

It's my 1st time at Glastobury and I was just wondering how you guys keep your alcohol cold?

[Spliffman]

put your cans underneath your groundsheet. around the edge is best.

[Brave Sir Robin]

put your cans underneath your groundsheet. around the edge is best.

[balti-pie]

No matter how hot it gets (and this year will be sunny and hot, I'm sure) the water pumped out to the taps is always bloody cold. Fill up a collapsible bucket with nice cold water, dunk your tent-warmed cans in for ten minutes, and they'll be a (little) bit more palatable

[mr gumby]

Glastonbury even in good weather tends to get cold at night so you could store cans under your tent in a hole but they may heat up fast the next day.

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[frostypaw]

The man has a good point. DO NOT dig holes, they specifically ask you not to in the Fine Guide because of the problems it causes.

Basically give up on having it properly cold. Some folk lug whole ice-boxes and the like in though but it's far far easier to just take stuff that tastes nice warm. Considering most of your drinking will be done away from your tent even if they're cold to start with that will change so.... don't waste too much time/money on it.

[glasto-worker]

Sorry if this isn't what glasto worker means but it sounds like the suggestion is to dig a hole to put cans in. Would this not cause a problem for the cows afterwards, especially if thousands of people do it?

[thelionsmouth]

under the tent at night works well for me.

[Mr Splodge]

I usually buy cider in a box and take the bag out and put in bottom of ruck sack during the day. Putting the rucksack on the ground keeps it nice and cool.

Also store cans under your groundsheet at the edges of your tent works a treat.

[grumpyhack]

Washing up bowl full of water-covered cans. Tea towel on top, part in and part out of the water. The water in the tea towel will evaporate and evaporation causes cooling. Simples.

[BouncySean]

Thank you so much for all of your help guys, it really is appreciated

[gerardfenton18]

Washing up bowl full of water-covered cans. Tea towel on top, part in and part out of the water. The water in the tea towel will evaporate and evaporation causes cooling. Simples.

[frostypaw]

that method definitely works, unavoidable laws of physics stuff.

with a sad twist that if it gets really hot and humid then it stops working

[morph100]

Fill a two litre plastic bottle with water and put it in your freezer at home to make a giant ice cube the keep that and your cans in a cool box/bag

[Spindles]

Under the groundsheet works great. We still had cold beers on the monday in 2010, which was a scorcher.

[THEBOILERMAN]

that method definitely works, unavoidable laws of physics stuff.

with a sad twist that if it gets really hot and humid then it stops working

[TheNewUnion]

Under the groundsheet works great. We still had cold beers on the monday in 2010, which was a scorcher.

[Yesiamaduck]

I've learnt my lesson and have accepted that larger is just not an option for BYOB at Glastonbury.

What I plan to bring this year:

Either Guiness or CANS of Newcastle Brown (taste perfectly acceptable when warm)

A couple bottles of Red Wine decanted into plastic bottles

A couple spirits decanted into plastic bottles

If I want a cold drink I'll hit the bar.

Edited April 19, 2014 by Yesiamaduck

[frostypaw]

A couple bottles of Red Wine decanted into plastic bottles

[waynewdk]

How do you upload images?

[dccool]

Take an inflatable beer bin and 3/4 bags of ice.

It'll give you cold beers for 3 days so long as you keep it in the shade.

[Yesiamaduck]

Box'o'wine - must be red.

Has kept me pleasantly inebriated for years, take two, usually bring back some due to alternating with cider to rehydrate *hic*

Can be mixed with juice/lemonade/coke/cider to make a variety of breakfastoptions.

Two tips - don't forget that it's often easier to carry the bag rather than the whole box, just open it up and never ever ever take white wine. instead bask in the glow of your wisdom as you watch groups of girls trying to stomach very warm white mid-afternoon in the sun, an even sadder sight on monday

[baxterboy]

Fill a two litre plastic bottle with water and put it in your freezer at home to make a giant ice cube the keep that and your cans in a cool box/bag

[baxterboy]

What about the old salt in water trick.