Camping Top Tips

[fumps]

Get a thick polythene bag & put one clean dry change of clothes in it, then stow it in either the car or hang it inside your tent (Keep it off the ground) if the worst comes to the worst, you can always get comfortable....believe me i do this every year & needed it a few times.....it is one of the best ideas i've ever had.

[DaveMac]

[tips]

Try and avoid pitching your tent at the bottom of a hill or in a hollow otherwise you could be in for a nasty surprise if we get heavy rain.

Also don't camp too near toilets as smell/overflows can be an issue for the uninitiated

[/tips]

EDIT: just notice post #21 which covered this already - doh !

Edited June 11, 2009 by DaveMac

[pezzypops]

Get a thick polythene bag & put one clean dry change of clothes in it, then stow it in either the car or hang it inside your tent (Keep it off the ground) if the worst comes to the worst, you can always get comfortable....believe me i do this every year & needed it a few times.....it is one of the best ideas i've ever had.

[sueg]

Save valuable time by cutting out lengthy toilet trips;

Shit in your tent!

[Snodgrass]

Get a thick polythene bag & put one clean dry change of clothes in it, then stow it in either the car or hang it inside your tent (Keep it off the ground) if the worst comes to the worst, you can always get comfortable....believe me i do this every year & needed it a few times.....it is one of the best ideas i've ever had.

[HurrahBrother]

I was just about to start a similar thread! But my question specifically relates to quick-pitch tents. Does anyone use them? Are they any good? Are they rain/wind proof (to the same level as a trusty dome)?

[sparkle_fire_fairy]

General festival tips.

* Stop people walking through your camp and save space for your mates by wrapping a load of police tape round your tents. Make sure you wrap it at a height of about 6 inches to 1ft for maximum trippage.

* Don't miss the band you've been waiting to see or waste time taking your empty cups to the bins, simply piss in the cups and then dispose of them by throwing them across the crowd.

* Finding your mates in the crowd is much easier if you take a giant f**k off flag and hold it just at the right height so it can be seen if you're looking directly at the stage. Taking a national flag will help to gain the respect of fellow festival go-ers.

* Sit up round the campfire with your mates till 7am getting absolutely trolleyed and shout "Edward" at the top of your voice every few seconds.

* Having trouble getting to the front of the crowd to get a better view of your favourite artist? Simply hold your elbows perpendicular to your body and push through the crowd as hard as you can.

* Stay dry while watching the bands, even when it's pissing down by taking large golfing umbrella into the crowd. Make sure you hold it at eye level and buy the poinest one in the shop. This will have the added benefit of helping to create your own little area to dance in.

[haveigottix]

Tescos own make Fabric Conditioner is £1.89 for 4 litres!!