Helephantelope
-
Posts
260 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Gallery
Store
Posts posted by Helephantelope
-
-
Folding tripod stool - not as cheap as some, but under a fiver and one of the reviewers said it coped with a six footer, so should be good for my round tummy - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009W06Y40
That looks the same size as our poundland one, though I hope for the sake of your height it's actually a bit bigger! I saw some in Aldi the other day that looked to have legs about 50% longer than those in case it does end up being too small for you.
-
Am I the only one who really enjoys pitching my tents to check before I go? It doesn't seem like a chore at all for me, in fact it gets me even more excited! I always get in, zip up the door and close my eyes and think "next time I'm sat in here I'll be there!" I fully admit to being a bit of a camping geek though, I'm taking all of our groups tents down this year as we'll be first on site so I've test pitched 6 of them in the last couple of weeks!
-
Hi there, if staying around Yeovil town centre and planning to head up to the Podimore roundabout (A303/A37) route and leaving town before 7AM, it should be relatively straighforward and take around 20 mins from Yeo to Podimore r'about via either A3088 (Cartgate junction A303) or A37 (to Ilchester junction A303). Then from the Podimore roundabout up to Shepton via A37, that will completely vary depending on festival traffic.
-
Get one from the shop on here! I did just that a few weeks ago and I'm really happy with it. Just remember to get the spikes as well as I didn't realise you had to buy them separately.
http://camping.efestivals.co.uk/festival-flag-poles-33-c.asp
-
7 of us staying at the Yeovil Podimore Travelodge on the Tuesday night.
Nice and easy drive up the A37 into the East car parks early Wednesday.
Anyone else there?
-
Looking for some cheap fold up camping chairs. Anybody got any ideas please?
B&M bargains have them on 2 for £9 - http://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/classic-folding-armchair-with-cup-holder-254004
-
Driving down from Newcastle a week tomorrow(!!!) to stay in a B&B in Yeovil overnight and hopefully get into the queue nice and early on Wednesday. Had a mare of a journey down last year so have made sure this year should be more relaxed.
-
Yep, we camped under the pylons in Big Ground in 2007 and it was definitely noticeable, especially when it was raining (which was most of the time!). The air feels... static-y is the only way I can describe it, it's a bit weird. Someone in our group had brought a big golf umbrella and stopped using it pretty quickly after getting little shocks through the handle when sat outside. It was only a little annoying though, we didn't really feel unsafe or anything, I'm sure it there was any risk of it being genuinely dangerous they just wouldn't let people camp there.
-
I haven't heard from any of my group in a while and have sent but not received any CDs.
I've been really looking forward to hearing some new stuff so if anyone has extra copies of their CD and is feeling particularly generous please pm me and I'll send you my address. Unfortunately I used the last of my blank CDs making the ones I've sent out already so I can't return the favour (but could maybe send mp3s somehow? Not the same I know but best I can do in the circumstances!)
-
I really really hope Drenge are one of the TBAs on Thursday or announce another set, this is one of my most frustrating clashes. I would love to see R&G again but I've never seen Drenge and am really liking them at the moment.
-
-
Easy to get it up, not so quick to fold it back into it's little round carrier, but this pop up often has me and the other half in one room, and the two younger Elks in the other.
I like it, it reminds me of a dragon!
-
Same setup as last year for me - taking the 2 man Eurohike for sleeping in (the swirly patterned one - sharing with my sis) and a 3 man single skinner for storing cooking gear, food, bags etc. for the whole group. It works really well for us, a nice cosy tent for sleeping and one with a bit more room for getting changed/emergency wee funnelling etc.!
-
Doesn't look like they play it much according to setlist.fm - http://www.setlist.fm/stats/rodrigo-y-gabriela-73d64285.html
Agreed it would be awesome though
-
-
Tesco also have £15 off when you spend £60 online, could get some great combo discounts here! New customers only but if you already have an account just set one up with a new email address.
-
Water bottle and she-pee for the ladies.
-
Take some oat so simple pouches and score some milk each day then make your own. Just remember to wash the pan out after or you'll have welded on porridge.
-
Supervised one of our newbies round poundland and b&m bargains and started my food shop. 5 X fruit pots, 4 x pasta meals, 2 X flavoured cous cous and 6 X juice boxes for freezing so far!
-
Lots of bundle offers at Halfords at the moment, including 2 man tent and gas stove for £20. More info here - http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/aventura-2-man-dome-tent-15-aventura-2-man-dome-tent-with-porch-20-loads-more-half-1922165
-
Not sure if this has been mentioned but the Guardian posted a link to the clashfinder site on an article about set times before, that might be why its down.
-
I'd love it to be Tim Minchin, he's got a couple of shows in London early July...
-
My group are also using a shared doc on facebook to keep track of communal stuff so we don't end up with 4 air pumps and no gas stove etc. Not the worse idea if you're all packing and arriving separately.
I'm totally making a spreadsheet now, how had I not thought of this?!
edit - if you could share your template LondonTom that would be great!
-
Been contemplating my new tent... Narrowed it down to these three - anyone feel like helping me choose?
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/tent-2-seconds-easy-3-green-id_8300684.html
Glastonbury Charity Bins
in Chat
Posted
For my dad who thinks he is 'too old' for Glasto (he'll be 61 on the Thursday and my sister and I are trying to get him to see sense - there's a happy birthday message on the back too hopefully)