A Helpful To-Do List For The Newbies

[tvrobbie]

After seeing a few people on here who want a few pointers or tips I though maybe we could club together and make a tick list by adding a few suggestions. Just quote or copy the previous posters tips into your message and number them. (I have a feeling this won't be taken seriously but I know how helpful it would have been for my first festival)

1. Put your ticket somewhere safe (in a zip pocket in the bag you're taking, maybe keep a confirmation email somewhere else as a back-up)

2. Work out how you're getting to Glastonbury - book train/coach ticket, hire car etc and put the confirmation details somewhere safe

3. Buy a tent and sleeping bag / check your tent is still in one piece and has all it's pegs/guylines

4. Buy wetwipes, berrocca, energy bars, sanitizer gel, sun cream, electrolyte powder

5. Start a pile of clothes (nothing you don't mind losing) to take, don't overpack!

6. Buy wellies

7. Buy waterproofs/mac

8. Buy loo roll

9. Buy beer/wine (no glass bottles allowed, get boxes of wine)

10. Maybe invest in a trolley

[stuartbert two hats]

1. Put your ticket somewhere safe (in a zip pocket in the bag you're taking, maybe keep a confirmation email somewhere else as a back-up)

2. Work out how you're getting to Glastonbury - book train/coach ticket, hire car etc and put the confirmation details somewhere safe

3. Buy a tent and sleeping bag / check your tent is still in one piece and has all it's pegs/guylines

4. Buy wetwipes, berrocca, energy bars, sanitizer gel, sun cream, electrolyte powder

5. Start a pile of clothes (nothing you don't mind losing) to take, don't overpack!

6. Buy wellies

7. Buy waterproofs/mac

8. Buy loo roll Don't buy loo roll. Use travel tissues instead. Much more compact and waterproof.

9. Buy beer/wine (no glass bottles allowed, get boxes of wine)

10. Maybe invest in a trolley

[Barberoo]

At the moment i have... a ticket! that's it lol, I think i may be too relaxed about my packing at the moment, only 13 days left! Saying that i do have a tent, i just haven't received it yet

[pezzypops]

berrocca, electrolyte powder

[muddyslingbax]

i've never heard of these

[tvrobbie]

i've never heard of these

[Messy]

Are caffeine tablets any good? Lot easier to transport than 10 cans of red bull.

[Nyika]

Are caffeine tablets any good? Lot easier to transport than 10 cans of red bull.

[krisskross]

Are caffeine tablets any good? Lot easier to transport than 10 cans of red bull.

[tvrobbie]

Back to the list:

1. Put your ticket somewhere safe (in a zip pocket in the bag you're taking, maybe keep a confirmation email somewhere else as a back-up)

2. Work out how you're getting to Glastonbury - book train/coach ticket, hire car etc and put the confirmation details somewhere safe

3. Buy a tent and sleeping bag / check your tent is still in one piece and has all it's pegs/guylines

4. Buy wetwipes, berrocca, energy bars, sanitizer gel, sun cream, electrolyte powder

5. Start a pile of clothes (nothing you don't mind losing) to take, don't overpack!

6. Buy wellies

7. Buy waterproofs/mac

8. Don't buy loo roll. Use travel tissues instead. Much more compact and waterproof.

9. Buy beer/wine (no glass bottles allowed, get boxes of wine)

10. Maybe invest in a trolley

11. Have a look at the Glasto map and forums and work out where you want to camp. Then work out the easiest route from car parks/drop off so you don't have to walk for an hour

12. Make sure you've got a mallet to bang pegs in with (and thieves heads)

[mandypants]

pro-plus are evil. they keep you awake but dont stop you from feeling tired

[scaryclaireyfairy]

Trust me, look them up, they're a god send, particularly after heavy drinking/caning, have them breakfast time and you're sorted

[glastofreak]

sack truck

bungiee

string

tent

hammer/axe

groundsheet

sleepingbag

airbed

pump

lamp

toilet paper

toiletries

suncream

plastic bags

bin liners

cloths

snacks

booze

radio

lighters

foiil blankets

tickets

gaffa

[grumpyhack]

Practice putting up your tent before you go. If it's a new one get the hang of it. If it's an old one check that it doesn't need any repairs.

[DaveMac]

If this is your first festival and you have never camped before take warm clothes for night time as it will get cold and then it can be very difficult to get to sleep.

Also don't bother with those foam sleeping mats get yourself a cheap but semi-decent self inflating mat and you will sleep much better imo.

Avoid really cheap sleeping bags too unless you have a blanket to go over it !

I think the empty lenor type bottle is also a must for obvious reasons ....

[johntrfc]

If this is your first festival and you have never camped before take warm clothes for night time as it will get cold and then it can be very difficult to get to sleep.

[LadyP]

Make a big pile of all the clothes you want to take with you, then halve it! I've done this the last two years and still end up taking too much, it's a girl thing

[FunkyDenz]

When looking to set up camp, check out how far it is to the toilets. You don't want to be too close, or too far away.

Try to set up near the path, but not right next to the path. Two or three tent widths in should be good.

Don't fence off your camping area.

If you have a small gap between your tents for where you're sitting, don't be surprised if there's 3 tents put up there during the night.

[LusciousLucy]

Wristband on non bum wiping wrist!

Check for feet at the longdrops...but also these days dont queue like a muppet cos noone in front of you checks this and you end up queuing for what turns out to be 8 out of 10 empty loos cos noone (cos they are British) has the guts to have a look and see which loos are available!

Turn the water tap off when you are brushing your teeth...PEDANTS! Or if someone IS doing so and all you need to do is fill up your water bottle,, go right up to them and fill bottle of water up UNDER THEIR NOSE and then switch off tap...kinda gets the message across that does!

Love the farm...LEAVE NO TRACE! Pack up all your rubbish neatly, try and keep the recycling seperate and if you leave your tent behind, pack it up properly and take it to the nearest tent collection drop zone.

More to come when I think of it...

oh yes...

DONT QUEUE FOR THE ORANGE TENT. You have to stay with your phone, you only get 20 mins of charge and have already wasted 3 hours queuing for the privelege. (WHY DO PEOPLE DO THIS STUPID ACTIVITY!!???) Buy cheap spare batts or cheap arse phone off fleabay or find one of the stalls in the market that charges a fiver but with a locker for your phone, you leave it and return and your phone is fully charged.

Better yet...dont take a phone!

Sorry for any angriness that may have come across there...some things...simple things just get my goat.

Edited June 11, 2009 by LusciousLucy

[pezzypops]

Dispersible vitamin C and powders for replacing electolytes if you have the shits Pez.

Wash and alco gel your hands and you shouldn't get the shits is what i say.

[LusciousLucy]

Berocca...an expensive way NOT to get Vit C or any other vit into your body. Totally water soluble obviously...an therefore very little is absorbed by the body and then you pee most of it out again...ever wondered why your pee is green/orange/VERY yellow when consuming this so called wonder drug?

Eat Vegemite like a true Aussie if you dont want to suffer from hangovers...lashings of B vitamins...ever seen an Aussie with a hangover?!

Drinking a pint of water before you pass out is always a damn good way of avoiding such hideousness too!

[Man drew]

Money

Beer

Ticket

Clothes

Wet Wipes

Tent

[Rufus Gwertigan]

Berocca...an expensive way NOT to get Vit C or any other vit into your body. Totally water soluble obviously...an therefore very little is absorbed by the body and then you pee most of it out again...ever wondered why your pee is green/orange/VERY yellow when consuming this so called wonder drug?

Eat Vegemite like a true Aussie if you dont want to suffer from hangovers...lashings of B vitamins...ever seen an Aussie with a hangover?!

Drinking a pint of water before you pass out is always a damn good way of avoiding such hideousness too!

[LusciousLucy]

Shit I sound serious...Sorry

[hels78]

Duct Tape - is soooooo handy!

I like to take a chair...being an old lady and that!