Friendly Advice

[lionking]

i'm not sure whether or not to take my phone and camera.

i want to take my camera not really for the bands but for stuff in the night; drunken with my friends and stuff (and we have a locker ticket) so i could technically keep that in the locker during the day.

and my phone, i want to take obviously to ring like my mum and stuff (i'm 17) and if i get lost and lose my friends or whoever i'm with, and some people want me to ring them during certain songs (although i'm not that arsed about them)

is it a good idea to take them, is it really as bad as people make out? will they just get robbed or whatever? what should i do alternatively?

[j-j-j-j-joe!]

I've actually decided not to take my camera for this reason, i'll just nick my friends photos. As for my phone, I'm gonna buy an uber-cheap one before i go, that way it won't matter as much.

[Electricityscape]

You need your phone, really need it. The number of times i lost my friends in the crowd. If your worried about them being nicked etc use the double pants trick.

[lharris92]

im most likely taking an old phone (yet it still can take photo's o.O)

so yeah dont bother with the camera if ur gna be wasted and stuff

[Dan R]

I just buy disposable camera's, the quality might not be as great but tbh it does the trcik fine at festivals and no-one gonna nick it

As for phone you really do need to take one, and its more a problem of losing them than getting them nicked

If you take an old one though should be fine

[disco-dani]

I had a locker last year, was brill. Great for keeping ID etc in there.

I took my phone and camera last year and just kept them in my bag the whole time and it was fine

But yeah you do deff need a phone. Maybe if its an Ipod or blackberry or something, get a cheap pay as you go.

Also, if you buy a car charger for you phone you can charge them in the locker. That was a life saver last year.

Aslong as you dont get it out all the time infront of loads of people, show off with it or leave it places you should be fine

[paddyfourtwenty]

i'm not sure whether or not to take my phone and camera.

i want to take my camera not really for the bands but for stuff in the night; drunken with my friends and stuff (and we have a locker ticket) so i could technically keep that in the locker during the day.

and my phone, i want to take obviously to ring like my mum and stuff (i'm 17) and if i get lost and lose my friends or whoever i'm with, and some people want me to ring them during certain songs (although i'm not that arsed about them)

is it a good idea to take them, is it really as bad as people make out? will they just get robbed or whatever? what should i do alternatively?

[ska_4_life]

Cheap phone all the way Im taking a reasonably good phone this year, but I want a new phone so dont care how damaged it gets, and it has a really good battery life on it. Depending on your enthusiasm when seeing bands, if you want it double secure, I saftey pin my pockets shut to keep my phone inside them. One less thing to worry about.

[XrtVra]

I take a film camera with me, although drunken changing of film often means f**king up photos. As for phone, I took mine last year and lost it (fell out pocket of sweat pants on way to campsite dj, stupid me) BUT it was HELL the next 2 days when I lost my friends.. so this year i'm just buying a cheap phone, and gonna keep it in a pouch round my neck or something.

[Obsydyan]

I normally take an old phone with me, buy a pay as you go sim card and stick £20 on it. Also, I buy a couple of disposable cameras before i go.

[PurpleFire]

Take an old one! if you lose it then you still got one back at home!

Thats for both camera and phone!

[rockinthecasbah]

As long as you're the sort of person who doesn't lose things all the time (mate of mine's on his fifth phone of this uni year,) you'll be fine. And if you're camping in one of the busier areas, it's worth sleeping with your valuables at the bottom of your sleeping bag.

[XrtVra]

And if you're camping in one of the busier areas, it's worth sleeping with your valuables at the bottom of your sleeping bag.