pie_and_a_pint Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, shoptildrop said: Just thinking this, will they confiscate like face powder that has mirror in It? Yes, if it's glass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkley87 Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Just now, shoptildrop said: Just thinking this, will they confiscate like face powder that has mirror in It? Possibly. A few years ago they tried to confiscate some foundation from me because it was in a glass pot - even though the glass was so thick it would be very difficult to smash. This is the metal mirror I bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezhyp1 Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 If you're putting drugs in a pringles tube you deserve to get caught Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sime Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, pie_and_a_pint said: That's how I pack. The more clothes I have in plastic bags the less chance of them getting wet and it's also easier to find things in the tent, instead of rummaging randomly. Don't know why I have never thought of this before. Seems so obvious now! And anything I can do to help the poor souls having to do all these extra searches plus cutting down on wait times for everyone else in the queue, seems the least you can do. I will be reading efestivals with great interest at 6am Wednesday morning before I leave to see how it's all going...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fork_UK Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, fur_q said: Good job police and security don't have access to the internet and so will never have seen any of these things before. I make no guarantees about their effectiveness. Only discussing with fellow partakers how we may still enjoy some alternative activities, as tent bags and sleeping bags will clearly be unravelled and opened. A few tubes of Pringles may not be. Edited June 5, 2017 by Fork_UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlifecrisis Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 13 minutes ago, pie_and_a_pint said: That's how I pack. The more clothes I have in plastic bags the less chance of them getting wet and it's also easier to find things in the tent, instead of rummaging randomly. Also this! We camp in Rivermead so can never be sure we not going to be flooded! :-) I stand a better chance of having 1 set of clothes that survives floating away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezhyp1 Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, Fork_UK said: I make no guarantees about their effectiveness. Only discussing with fellow partakers how we may still enjoy some alternative activities, as tent bags and sleeping bags will clearly be unravelled and opened. A few tubes of Pringles may not be. They are not going to unpack every tent and unravel every sleeping bag. People wouldn't be in yet and the festival would be finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie9917 Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, Fork_UK said: I make no guarantees about their effectiveness. Only discussing with fellow partakers how we may still enjoy some alternative activities, as tent bags and sleeping bags will clearly be unravelled and opened. A few tubes of Pringles may not be. I have a hole in the bottom of my sleeping bag. I could stash something in there then stitch it back up. So many choices on what to do I can't decide!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepad Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 TBH I think the focus will be on sharps over 6inch long or explosives, i don't think they will have the time to see what's inside your wallet etc. Above all, be safe look out for each other and have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkley87 Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 1 minute ago, keepad said: TBH I think the focus will be on sharps over 6inch long Do you think we'll be able to take scissors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fork_UK Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Mezhyp1 said: They are not going to unpack every tent and unravel every sleeping bag. People wouldn't be in yet and the festival would be finished No they won't search every single one, but if you do happen to get picked from the queue, you bet you're going to be opening your sleeping bag, tent bag and emptying your entire rucksack the same as they already did, if you got picked out. I saw more than one tent, sleeping bag and beer crate searched last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBface Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 24 minutes ago, Larraht said: I was just thinking this - with the added bonus of my tutu not getting too ruffled! Top tip - best way to store an actual tutu is inside out and upside down in a pillow case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyonks Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Even though I understand the need for them to do something but this could turn into a farce. What about razors, portable phone chargers, 1st aid kits, lighters, make up, contact lense solution bottles? Are they going to confiscate it all or nothing at all? Or will it just be C4 and ten inch blades they're going to ask questions about Personally not a fan of arbitrary measures like this whatever the given circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fur_q Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 12 minutes ago, Fork_UK said: I make no guarantees about their effectiveness. Only discussing with fellow partakers how we may still enjoy some alternative activities, as tent bags and sleeping bags will clearly be unravelled and opened. A few tubes of Pringles may not be. Yes but they are well known to those who know what they're looking for. There are far better and les obvious places to stash small items than these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Devereux Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Cant see them searching everyone, the same sort of thing was announced for the Courteeners gig the following the Manchester attack and they didn't search everyone there and that would have been a lot easier than searching people with 5 days of camping gear. Im guessing they'll be asking to see people's tickets before they start queuing ( not sure if they already do this as I've only ever got the coach) ? Otherwise having loads of people in a queue outside the festival wouldn't be the best idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_c Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 I doubt that they will confiscate mirrors etc. At the end of the day a tent peg could do as much if not more damage, and getting hold of sharps on site would be pretty easy if you were determined. I think they will be pragmatic at the end of the day but this extra scrutiny is the right thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fur_q Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Tyonks said: Even though I understand the need for them to do something but this could turn into a farce. What about razors, portable phone chargers, 1st aid kits, lighters, make up, contact lense solution bottles? Are they going to confiscate it all or nothing at all? Or will it just be C4 and ten inch blades they're going to ask questions about Personally not a fan of arbitrary measures like this whatever the given circumstances. It's not going to airline style restrictions large sharp knives guns and explosives is what they will be on the lookout for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fur_q Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Dave_c said: I doubt that they will confiscate mirrors etc. At the end of the day a tent peg could do as much if not more damage, and getting hold of sharps on site would be pretty easy if you were determined. I think they will be pragmatic at the end of the day but this extra scrutiny is the right thing to do. Mirrors have always been confiscated not because of any potential to fashion them into weapons but because it's a working farm and they don't want broken glass in the fields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fork_UK Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Just now, fur_q said: Yes but they are well known to those who know what they're looking for. There are far better and les obvious places to stash small items than these. Fair enough. People will get creative, I'm sure. Just throwing some ideas out there is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_c Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Just now, fur_q said: Mirrors have always been confiscated not because of any potential to fashion them into weapons but because it's a working farm and they don't want broken glass in the fields. My OT has brought one the past 3 years but then again we didn't get searched. I assumed it would be ok as it's something that would get taken home unlike beer bottles etc that would get dumped around the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madyaker Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 26 minutes ago, Bonaneas said: It was hard enough as it was last year let's not make it any harder. God dammit. I meant to say I hope it doesn't make it harder. My hungover brain is skipping words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombfrog Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 28 minutes ago, parsonjack said: If people took the advice and came to the gate lightly loaded and did multiple trips the queues wouldn't be any bigger, they would just be there longer. That makes no mathematical sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deaf Nobby Burton Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 I remember reading about a guy at some festival somewhere who went to the trouble of hiding his stash in a jar of peanut butter... unfortunately it was a glass jar and got taken away from him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eks101 Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 1 hour ago, barkley87 said: The website says all ticket holders will be subject to searches. The definition of being subject to something according to google is 'likely or prone to be affected by'. So it might not be all, just most. However the definition also says 'cause or force someone or something to undergo (a particular experience or form of treatment, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one).' So maybe it means that. Am I reading to much into this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkley87 Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 My friend once stashed his contraband in an actual pringles tube. He opened the tube, took out half the pringles, put in his stash, put in the rest of the pringles and glued the metal seal thing back to the tube. It just looked like an unopened tube of pringles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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