Went to the shops and I bought?

[MamaJojo]

today's purchases:

smirnoff bluberry vodka (£12.50 on offer in Sainsburys, normally £17.50)- that should give the cheeky vimto a kick!! - and 4 bottles of reikorderlig berry, to decant.

[ark]

Yeeha! half term - I can now plan several shopping trips and start makeing lists and piles of stuff - I love the planning

[swell]

So far this week we have got a couple of boxes of westerns from Tesco at a fiver for 3 liters!! has anyone froze these before in the bladders? if so do we need to empty them a bit first to leave room for expansion?? Some Vodka just need the skittles, plastic knives forks and cups

One of these http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.209-4432.aspx?utm_source=GoogleShopping&utm_medium=GSF_NormalFeed&utm_campaign=GSF_TescoDirect&utm_content=209-4432 nice and small and light and good sound, perfect for listening to to worthy FM round the tent in the mornings.

This Beast http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/50qt-extreme-wheeled-cooler-p175405 gonna load it up wit beers ciders and mixers then leave it in the car till Friday morning = icy cold ones all weekend!!

and one of these, http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3400236.htm our old sleeping bags are old and knackered and didn't Fancie the mummy ones again (to much of a struggle to get in at silly o clock in the morning pissed as a fart) gonna test it out first and if we don't like it take it back, was cheaper and smaller than getting a new bed and sleeping bags x2

[swell]

So exited i posted it twice!

Edited May 28, 2011 by swell

[fur_q]

So far this week we have got a couple of boxes of westerns from Tesco at a fiver for 3 liters!! has anyone froze these before in the bladders? if so do we need to empty them a bit first to leave room for expansion?? Some Vodka just need the skittles, plastic knives forks and cups

[Churchills Mohican]

I now have 2 man tent from ASDA -£12, shorts (optimism!), wellys (not so much optimism), florescent uv paint, a kettle and an inflatable mattress. I dithered over the last item, but realised after two Kendal calling festivals and a camping trip of my own where I manage to pop a lilo on the first night, matress seemed a better option. £8 ASDA should you too be interested 8-)

[Runner]

I now have 2 man tent from ASDA -£12, shorts (optimism!), wellys (not so much optimism), florescent uv paint, a kettle and an inflatable mattress. I dithered over the last item, but realised after two Kendal calling festivals and a camping trip of my own where I manage to pop a lilo on the first night, matress seemed a better option. £8 ASDA should you too be interested 8-)

[TheNewUnion]

Will have my trailer tent for the first time this year so to make it homely

2 x Chairs (not to be erected 10 feet from stage front, on pain of death)

1 x Folding Table

3 x cheapo frying pans

2 x packs tent pegs

1 x Tin Spagetti & Meatballs

3 x Ainsley Harriott Cous Cous

Looking at one of these too Not really a bum-bag to try and dispense with daypack this year.

Edited May 29, 2011 by TheNewUnion

[Runner]

Looking at one of these too Not really a bum-bag to try and dispense with daypack this year.

[swell]

On a roll now, goona have to ban myself from fleabay!! Along with the strawberry Brothers, we have brought.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120645122353&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT worth a punt for a fiver.

And to keep the Mrs happy, lights for the tent http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270747342857&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

And her very own torch http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170450890173&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Edited May 29, 2011 by swell

[tentgirl09]

I got all off my camping gear already, going to get booze and food on a closer date but I'm planning on getting clothes and other fun things out of the way this week.

Need a smallish bag that can fit things I need to carry with me that stays securely closed, the bag I used last year just about fitted most of my things but it had those magnetic buttons and they would pop open a lot.

And want to get some comfy shorts and dresses so I can pack light.

[mandypants]

I got a blue Vango 300 from Millets, but as it looks like it's sold out I won't bother linkying it. I had a cute 3 man flowery tent since about 2006, but I took it to Bearded Theory and it was full of mildew so it had to be retired, sadly. This one looks like a perfect replacement though, and they were selling it off for £36.99 so not a bad price for the spec.

[port]

just bought a coleman rechargeable air pump couldnt wait to try it, just pumped up my high sided queen size air bed in 1 min 45 seconds..definitely recommended, if theres a squad of you it will easily inflate everyones airbed

http://www.outdoorkit.co.uk/product.php?product_id=8890

Edited May 29, 2011 by port

[LoveDaRioja]

Fleece Gilet

2 x 'S' Carabinas

Seems Glasto is all consuming in my shopping at the moment, and I LOVE IT

[Spindles]

I've been on a bit of a blowout this year (not on the scale of mama '2 trolleys' jojo though!).

So far:

2nd tent

FunkyFestival Trolley

Bamboo socks (mmmmm....comfy)

Spare phone battery (I relented when I discovered I could get one for less than a packet of fags)

USB solar charger (rubbish, pure rubbish, don't know why I wasted my money without first reading the specs)

2 litres of Russian standard vodka that has been skittled up and stood on the side in plastic bottles for about 6 weeks already

Snackbars (been stocking up for weeks, sadly when I checked the results of this it appears I have only 2 packs...I LOVE having teenage kids)

Couple of pairs of cons to utterly destroy

Considering that I already had enough stuff to comfortably enjoy a festival I think this is pretty extravagent. I had been determined to travel as lightweight as possible and that doesn't look quite so likely now.

I still need to get:

Small camping stove/cookset/kettle for saving the pennies by cooking at the tent

stuffs to cook with above stove

7 million bungee cords. No more, no less.

[Churchills Mohican]

On a roll now, goona have to ban myself from fleabay!! Along with the strawberry Brothers, we have brought.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120645122353&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT worth a punt for a fiver.

And to keep the Mrs happy, lights for the tent http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270747342857&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

And her very own torch http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170450890173&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

[Spindles]

I've bought a few items from HK or china in the past and have never been hit with unexpected delivery charges, however delivery times really are measured in weeks.

[Titters]

As I've a few busy weekends ahead - I have taken advantage of a quiet day to pull my packing list and shopping plan together. I am now feeling a lot more chilled than my last visit, where it was all a tad last minute!

And very glad I did so too, as my festival phone (my ole Samsung G600) has gone to mobile heaven. Booooooo. So I have flea-bayed a replacement... I have also been on the Welly hunt, after my last pair gave up the ghost at Bestival (4 festival veterans they were!) - Back to Homebase we go!.

Outside of that, my buying list is limited to food, drink and painkillers....

[bunchy]

Just bought one of those sleeping pods...got just about everything I need now

[Abster]

I brought Duck tape and a plastic crate to go on the bottom of my trolly today.

I need to stop buying stuff!!!

[featherboa]

I've bought alcohol and wet wipes! Need to get the camping bags out of the loft to see what is left from last year and what we need to replace!

I do love shopping for Glasto though!

[swell]

Would you mind letting me know how you get on with delivery of the top two items - I'm always wary of buying from sellers based in HK - prices are cheap but I've heard about unexpected delivery charges so never bother. And also the pig torch - I got one of those too, except mine was blue, and £1.50 in Focus...

[Churchills Mohican]

Ordered a far bit from HK over the past few years, from spare battery's for phones and cameras to phone cases in car charges etc never had a problem yet. 6 months ago got a camera on line for £500 before it was available in the UK , got pulled by customs and had to pay an additional £30 at a latter date so no real stress. Would say based on experience anything under £50 goes straight through customs unnoticed. Also they all quote 3 weeks for delivery but mostly turn up about 7 days later.

[markeee]

Im after some kind of wallet or something more secure than just wallet in my pocket, to try and minimise the chances of me losing it/falling out of pockets

Seen a few arm wallet things, strap to your arm etc - but surely it could still fall off, if not more likely to?

[Spindles]

How about some sort of necklace/wallet arrangement. Eg: hang it around your neck, under your shirt.

I live in cargo shorts so my wallet is always safely buttoned inside a pocket. I keep lose change and a couple of notes in a seperate pocket and only get the wallet out to pay for major things/transfer £20 to the pocket.