I did recycling crew for the first time last year after 13 years as a punter, I actually gave my ticket up last year in order to volunteer. I absolutely loved it - I did post festival shifts. This year the post festival shifts were 4 days instead of 3 so I went for during festival shifts so will see how I get on with that.
The best thing for me was exploring Monday/Tuesday before all the punters got in and having a quieter campsite to go back to in Toms field to escape the carnage for awhile.
I actually said to Dondo on here when we met Tuesday at the Crew Bars that I preferred it when all the ticket holders were not there. Ha ha. I am introvert by nature though 😄