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  2. As a first timer I've read some of you take food, can I ask what sort you take or is it just munchies ?

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    Really just a question of budget.

    If you can afford to do so then just eat at the many varied food places all over site.  Delicious stuff, though budget close to a tenner per meal (do the maths - it adds up!).  Unlike what others have said, I've never found queues to be a problem, but that may be to do with busier areas, etc.

    Or save a few quid by cooking your own meals some of the time (it would be a real shame to totally miss out on the catered stuff, it is genuinely pert of the festival experience).

    The new style portable cookers are exceptionally convenient to pack and carry:

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    There are lots of easy options in supermarkets these days that don't need refrigeration; microwave stuff can usually be heated on a hob with a bit of care:

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    Other than that, just bring a few snacks.  Cereal bars are the most obvious.

  6. EDC - Every Day Carry

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    Giving serious consideration to going over to a belt based system this year. Drinking bottle, rum bottle and supplies pouch (bog roll, hand sanitizer, etc.) all attached to a utility belt around my waist. No bag.

  7. Hara Krishna Tent

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    I love simple home-made style veggie curries so it's win-win for me.  Of course they're nothing special, but very decent, and if you need to save cash they're a god-(krishna?)-send!

    I'm not in the slightest bit religious and have no desire to become so, but the chanting is fun, and I've never felt pressured to shave my head and sacrifice my children to the sun god, or anything like that.

    Polite to leave a donation if you can, but even this is not pressed for.

  8. Crew Bars

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    Crew need their own bars and hangouts.  Work is work and relaxation is relaxation, and even though the lines get very blurry at Glastonbury, this is still the case.  There's a very different energy to going out and having a bimble, a beer, or a rave in the hustle and bustle of the festival and kicking back with your colleagues and unwinding.

    Crew at Glastonbury live on site, some of them for weeks, so the bars form a basic service.  Add in that many people come from a bar/entertainment/live music background, and you can see why they would need a bit of entertaining while off-duty.

    The bars range from the very mundane to the (a few) exceptional, and they tend to reflect the areas they are in as you might expect I suppose.

    If you're not crew don't spend your time blagging entrance to these places.   Trust me, it's really not worth it.  You're at the best and most diversely facilitated festival ever - you really don't need to tick another little hang-out off your list; and most importantly it does start to erode trust, make everybody have to up their security, and generally mash the vibe.

  9. Worthy View

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    22 hours ago, EmilyMm said:

    I've been to Glastonbury at least 10 times, always camped in or near the Dragon field, never had a bad experience- but my other half is slightly older than moi, only ever been to V, and a little germaphobic (aren't I a lucky girl). The only way I could get him to agree to come was if we glamped- and I couldn't imagine being with anyone who I hadn't been to Glastonbury with, as it's such a special place. 

     

    Thanks for for the heads up about the Pop up Hotel. If anyone else has more advise like that I'd appreciate it! 

    Fair enough.  I apologise for the tone of my post.

  11. Worthy View

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    33 minutes ago, Flysheet said:

    Tell him to man up

    This basically.  The loos are absolutely fine (on the whole).  If he really wants a shower then Greenpeace is the place to go.  The festival is relatively secure anyway - just use the lock-ups and common sense.

    I'm sure he's a lovely fellow, but being 'above it all' is kinda the opposite of the Glastonbury spirit really.

  12. Lady in mid 50's 1st time lots to ask please

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    You'll have a great time.  There is nowhere on site that you need to avoid in terms of safety.  Glastonbury is one of the most community-minded places you'll find (with the usual proviso that amongst getting on for 200,000 people there are always bound to be idiots).

    I always say to new people that the only way you can mess Glastonbury up is by not getting around the site and checking out the different areas and trying new things out.

    I think it's wise of you to give your daughter her own space.  You probably don't want to know too much about what she gets up to :wacko:.  But if you get the timing right (perhaps let her lead on that one), you'll definitely both benefit from meeting up at some point.

    Lastly, you might be the most physically fit person in the world, I wouldn't want to assume otherwise, but for most people the thing they can do to improve their festival the most is to get some fitness work in between now and the start (gym, jog, swim, whatever works for you).  Especially if you are in Worthy view (significant hill to wander up) on top of all the other manoeuvring around site.

  15. Getting to the front

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    8 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

    Always wear a hoody when at the front. If you see a bottle with liquid flying overhead you don't want any of it going down your back

    I think you're thinking of Reading Festival ;).

     

  19. Jogging at the festival

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    Some people don't seem to realise that exercise and maintaining fitness are hugely enjoyable to some folk.

    Having said that, I really can't see a place for formal exercise at Glasto, as the festival itself is such an effective and thorough workout.  I have to train in the gym for weeks just so that I have a chance of lasting the festival somewhat intact (seriously).

  20. Question about setting up festival

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    It's officially not permitted for crew to pitch tents in the punter areas prior to opening.  However I have seen a few people doing it and (presumably) getting away with it.

    My advice would be to wait for Wednesday morning.  If you are nifty you can easily beat the masses to any spot, and no-one would be any the wiser really.

  21. Size of your.....tent

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    I don't think that bringing a super large tent for 2 people is the right thing to do as space is at a premium, so it's quite selfish.  Having said that no-one will bat an eyelid, and I doubt that anyone will even notice that you have done that unless you point it out to them.

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