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[Bullet]

Hey guys, looking for some advice on getting all our gear down to Leeds.  As it stands we might be driving down but if that falls through it'll be the train and I'm wondering about the best way to transport everything down.  There's five of us and we're taking a 6-man tent that weighs a ton so we were thinking ideally to take some sort of trolley (the two-wheeled ones, you know the kind) to strap the tent to and any other heavy items and just use rucksacks for everything else.  Assuming we drive down how easy is it to wheel a trolley around the site, ie will we end up having to carry the tent when we arrive anyway?  Anyone got any recommendations for trolleys?  Or anyone have any other suggestions that we haven't thought of?

[Bradders]

Sounds like a good idea. The main paths around the campsite are dirt tracks so as long as it doesn't rain you'll be fine.

[Fuller@leedsfest]

also if you drive in to one of the entrances there are hills you gotta deal with! i have seen people using trolleys before and they seem to work but we usually just make a couple of trips because a trolley can take up valuable beer room in your car

[corky]

i've seen quite a few people using kids sleds which i thought was a good idea.  think i might use one instead of the 2 wheeled trolly, your stuff tends to fall off of them every now and then

[nicho]

Something like this wouldn't take up much room in car or tent, just strap everything on with bungee ties http://www.amazon.co..._dbs_hi_title_1

[Fuller@leedsfest]

them trolleys dont look too bad although knowing me i would end up breaking it or losing it. the cheap sledges are a good idea because after they had got there stuff into there camp people were riding them down the hill near orange camp last year which was funny

[barnsley-mofo]

Borrow or appropriate a kids pushchair..one of those that folds up umbrella style!!
I gave my daughters away a couple of years ago to some one struggling with millions of bags,tents etc..

[MoonBuggy]

We used a sled to transport all of our Tesco beer we brought to swap at the amnesty from the car park. I think it was 6 crates, and it was a very very bad idea - we could barely move the thing on the flat let alone up hill and it took us hours to cross the campsite.

I'd strongly recommend something with wheels. Wheelbarrow or wheelie bin looked like the best bet, but one of those trolleys would probably be more sensible on the train.

[(sic)muthafuka]

nicho, on Apr 11 2008, 01:03 PM, said:

Something like this wouldn't take up much room in car or tent, just strap everything on with bungee ties http://www.amazon.co..._dbs_hi_title_1

iv got exactaly that truck - took it to download last year and it was ideal, could carry heaps of extra stuff strapped on with bungee chords, its flatpacked aswell so u can slide it under your tent and sleep ontop of it - providing u have a lilo to sleep on or something. hope this helps

[Mellon collie]

the trolley posted in the link has one flaw because it folds flat with the wheels folding down as well it wont last long unless you are careful.  

Aldi and Lidl seems to have trolleys every so often got a replacement for the one posted not so long ago with stronger wheels and frame.

[Lugash]

I want one of these f**kers. I i'd be able to carry all my shit and then ride around the campsite.

[Chocscoffer]

Mellon collie, on Apr 14 2008, 07:09 PM, said:

the trolley posted in the link has one flaw because it folds flat with the wheels folding down as well it wont last long unless you are careful.

+1.

Complete waste of money, i've seen too many of these in bits at festivals!  You ideally need one with pneumatic tyres.  I'm getting one of these FOLDING SACK TRUCK, look about halfway down the page and there is a red one with pneumatic tyres.  Pricey but worth investing.

If not then go to your B&Q and you can get pretty much the same one but it is rigid and therefore a large boot would be required, the upside is the fact it was only £13.00 last year so it won't be much more.

[Chocscoffer]

Lugash, on Apr 18 2008, 11:56 AM, said:

I want one of these f**kers. I i'd be able to carry all my shit and then ride around the campsite.

Sorry mate but that wouldn't last more than 5 minutes over uneven terrain  

[macwrath]

Bullet, on Apr 10 2008, 07:42 PM, said:

Hey guys, looking for some advice on getting all our gear down to Leeds.  As it stands we might be driving down but if that falls through it'll be the train and I'm wondering about the best way to transport everything down.  There's five of us and we're taking a 6-man tent that weighs a ton so we were thinking ideally to take some sort of trolley (the two-wheeled ones, you know the kind) to strap the tent to and any other heavy items and just use rucksacks for everything else.  Assuming we drive down how easy is it to wheel a trolley around the site, ie will we end up having to carry the tent when we arrive anyway?  Anyone got any recommendations for trolleys?  Or anyone have any other suggestions that we haven't thought of?

Ok, if you haven't already sorted things out, then the thing to do is this...

Type 'carp trolley' into google and sift through all of the varied designs and price ranges available, I've got one and it is outstandingly good, the next time i buy however i will go for the barrow design as I think it will be more stable while loaded on rough ground.

easy.

[mattpw12]

We borrowed a wheel barrow a few years back and it takes up space in the car but its easily the best way to get your beer/tent to where you want

[marcbyers]

i bought a trolley similar to the one on the link for T in the park and it was brilliant

strapped my whole weekends belongings on (crates, tents, sleeping bags etc) and managed fine.

And i was absolutely hammered by the time i got off the bus and walked quite a bit and still wasnt a problem

highly recommended

as for sledges, they are terrible, dont shift a thing

[Wooden]

We've used sack barrows for the last few years, absolutly ideal, can strap all kinds on them.
Usually put a small cable lock around them and lock them to the leg of the gazebo, for some reason last year we didn't and some thieving c*nts nicked them !

[NotAVVirgin]

last year when i was at v i used a dolly (what the coca cola stands on in shops) that i got from tesco where i work. i attached some rope and got a handle from work 2 2 pull it along. managed 2 get 4 cases of beer and all our other stuff 2 the tent through the mud with hardly any trouble.

[sunderland]

wheely bins are the way forward

[Tommy Tippy]

Folding wheelbarrows are top. get one, use it, cherish it forever