early doors

[guypjfreak]

im not sure if its been confirmed but if were allowed up on the Tuesday to stay in the car parks how many do you reckon will go

[Sancho]

Is this the case? Anymore details?

[5co77ie]

It will depend on the licence hearing in March - but if it gets the green light - yes i'll be there tuesday

[steveziggy101]

its gonna get chokka blok,get there early!!!

[redmosquito]

We'll be driving down in our old VW camper from Leeds so if this gets the green light we'll be there some time Tuesday afternoon/Wednesday night depending on break downs and tail wind

[wacko]

I think myself and 4 others are planning on setting off from Darlington at lunchtime tuesday to get there for carpark opening. we're then gunna crack open some cans and get a stereo on have a bit of a party. Mainly because we set off at midnight last year and got onto the site at 2pm!

[5co77ie]

its gonna get chokka blok,get there early!!!

[ivan]

I think myself and 4 others are planning on setting off from Darlington at lunchtime tuesday to get there for carpark opening. we're then gunna crack open some cans and get a stereo on have a bit of a party. Mainly because we set off at midnight last year and got onto the site at 2pm!

[wacko]

What happened !

You were only 90 mins behind us and we were camped up by 9 am !

[guypjfreak]

We'll be driving down in our old VW camper from Leeds so if this gets the green light we'll be there some time Tuesday afternoon/Wednesday night depending on break downs and tail wind

[redmosquito]

get your self a Bedford

[guyfawkes]

After the queue at Castle Cary last year we're getting the train to Taunton on the tuesday and staying in a b&b so we can get there in decent time on the wednesday.

[2/Z]

not sure of my exact plans atm, but one of my possabilities is gettin a taxi from bristol at bout 5am from britol, iv been quoted 40-60 squid, which i think is fair, and i prolly wont be travelling on my own either.

[theleedslads]

I think myself and 4 others are planning on setting off from Darlington at lunchtime tuesday to get there for carpark opening. we're then gunna crack open some cans and get a stereo on have a bit of a party. Mainly because we set off at midnight last year and got onto the site at 2pm!

[psychology]

Why the hell would I want a Bedford when I have this??!!!!!!

[bob parkhurst]

I keep thinking I’ve dropped a huge massive blob here. After hearing about the nightmare traffic on the Weds morning last year me and my mates decided to book a Travelodge about 30 miles away for the Tuesday night with the aim of travelling down on the Tuesday and setting off 1st thing on the Weds morning.

I think were aiming to leave Teesside Tuesday morning/lunchtime, get to out hotel mid/late afternoon, have a little jolly over to the Tor to see the sunset and treat ourselves to a proper steak and chips dinner and then set off from or hotel first thing on the Wednesday morning to try and beat the majority of the traffic

Fingers crossed it will go to plan

[redmosquito]

Nice van redmosquito, I have a exact model of one of them on my desk at work. Unfortunately my wife made me buy a motorhome as she wanted her own toilet!

I am so jealous!

[deardo]

7:00am Weds - Breakdown wont rescue me so i take a couple of good pills!

8:00am Weds - Traffic police tow my car around corner with me behind wheel, im f**ked by now!

That is funy as fook.

[theleedslads]

Haha, yeah, wasnt at time though! super paranoid!

I just assumed i wouldnt be behind the wheel of my car ever again, but had manouvre it while getting towed!

[psychology]

My missus was a bit sceptical as well but she realised that I had wanted one since I was a kid and knew that some other form of van just wouldn't even be an option. She loves it now and can't wait for summer to get out in it, though she does complain when I go out to the garage to just sit in it and she thinks I'm odd because I talk to it too.

There are plenty of large awnings you can buy that will fit a Vdub, just get one of those, get a little portaloo and stick it in a toilet tent, you could even put the toilet tent inside the awning so you don't have to go outside to poop.

We've got an old school drive away awning and it's amazing how much space you get with it, it's like having a massive lounge.

[redmosquito]

May be time to start trying to persuade the wife again. Do you use the van all year or just in the warmer months, and what is the maintenance like timewise. off to check prices now!

[grumpyhack]

If you're thinking about investing in a campervan you might want to consider the alternative of a trailer tent. I borrowed a friend's campervan for a fest last year but decided it was really just a small tent on wheels even with an awning. However some people next to us had a trailer tent and I was sold on the idea and bought one at the end of the season.

A trailer tent has a number of advantages:

a) cost - a 2nd hand trailer tent in decent nick will be cheaper than a comparable campervan. No extra insurance, road tax etc (assuming you keep your present car and have the CV as well).

More room. Our fold out trailer tent has two double bedrooms, plus two underbed spaces (room for two singles to sleep). The zip on awning then gives a big communal area plus kitchen area.

c) Flexibility. When staying somewhere you can just unhook the car and drive off for the day without having to pack away as much as in a campervan.

Downside:

a) Ideally you need to have somewhere to store it in the winter (luckily my mother in law has an empty garage).

You have to fit a towbar to your car and get into towing.

[guypjfreak]

Why the hell would I want a Bedford when I have this??!!!!!!

[psychology]

We've not had to do any maintenance yet so I have no idea, guess it depends how much you want to do and how good you are at it really.

[redmosquito]

This is what concerns me, I dont know whether I would have the time at the moment.