Taking a camping chair - Good or bad idea ?

[boudacier]

Hi everyone

This is my first glasto, so im unsure what i should or shouldnt take, but a friend

who has been to other festivals herself has said i should take a fold up camping chair, im unsure cause

i reckon it would just be a hassel to lug around all the time, any advice would be greatful.

Gettin so excited, not long now. x

[Niblet]

Take one and leave it at the tent, you'll be amazed at how a sit down with some back support will make you feel! Then if the worst happens weather wise, you can lug it around during the day so you can sit down, take it back to the tent in the evening and spend the night out without it!

[janah]

DEFINITELY take the chair - if it's muddy (which it won't be!) you'll be so glad of it - even if you only use it when sitting by your tent.

[boudacier]

Thanks to both of you, ill go grab a couple for me and my son from asda as there doing them

2 for a tenner at mo..either of you have any other suggestions of things that would deffo be handy

at glastonbury x

[ukslim]

Think of carry-ability. Remember you have to haul it from the car / transport.

I have a little three-legged one that doesn't take too much space/weight.

[schmangle-mangle]

I would, not to take to the stages or anything, its just nice to have at your tent when youre chilling or having your morning beer!

x

[Savy]

Defo take one. God send for back at the tents. Personally I couldn't be bothered carrying around all day with me as if it's wet and cold the last thing I wanna be doing is sitting down. Dance and keep warm!

Baby-wipes, you gotta take baby wipes. There's a few comprehensive lists on here with what to take, do a search or some nice person may point you in the right direction (and I don't have the time for that right now!). Or there's a decent list on the main Glastonbury site here"What to Pack"

Some of the bits on there are a little unecessary but you can make a call on that.

[boudacier]

UKSlim, ive seen them little stools and reckon i got more chance of falling of them, with my a**e lol but thanks. x

Thanks to the others, would only want it to sit on around tent, to much hassell to take it every where, and thanks Savy ill have look at some what to take lists on here x

[ukmountie]

One thing to think about if you're worried about how much you have to carry is that there are usually lots of places to buy them on site. They are of variable quality, and you won't get two for a tenner unless you wait until late Sunday.

Still if you're on the edge of what you can manage it's a reasonable bit of bulk and weight that you won't have to deal with.

[Rosstitute]

my plan was just to buy one when I get on site, one less bulky thing to carry on the way in, and one the way home, I will have drunk all my booze so have space to carry!

[toffeemax]

in short, yes.

[TheNewUnion]

I wouldn't be without my chair. As long as you are sensible and don't park yourself all the way down the front you'll be just fine.

[TheNewUnion]

Impatience let to a double post. Humble apologies

Edited June 9, 2010 by TheNewUnion

[nina3d]

Thanks to both of you, ill go grab a couple for me and my son from asda as there doing them

2 for a tenner at mo..either of you have any other suggestions of things that would deffo be handy

at glastonbury x

[JENNYWOOWOO]

yeah I think they are a really good idea, we have took one every year but decided to buy one on site this year, as long as its under a tenner it saves me carrying it!!!!

[Niblet]

I take an airbed too, I used to get chronic backache at festi's on the last day, even in my late teens, took an airbed to Glasto in '98 got the piss ripped out of me by my mates but it cured my problems being uncomfortable on the last day. It's more to carry from the car but having a chair and an airbed makes gives you a great boost!

[IamChappu]

Chairs are definitely a winner for giving a little bit of extra comfort when sitting at your tent. We just take a couple of those 2 for £10 chairs rather than our decent ones just in case they go walkies!

[gillmacca]

You can get one of these cheap from go outdoors

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/hi-gear-ohio-c...g-stool-p142446

I am not exactly a light person, but it is very sturdy

Plus it packs away in bag, and is light

Edited June 10, 2010 by gillmacca

[al_coholic]

I have a little three-legged one that doesn't take too much space/weight.

[ICGenie]

Has anyone found any decent chairs for less than £6 this year?

[featherboa]

I got two chairs from Tesco the other day, they were 2 for £10. We normally buy on site but thought buying them before would save a bit of cash. We are driving down so can always make two trips to the car, but we usually pack light so we could manage it all in one tiring trip!

[boudacier]

Got my camping chairs today & plenty of wet wipes, so two more ticks off my list..Lots of places are doing 2 chairs for £10 at the moment, asda, tesco and QDs which is wear i got mine from, i got mine from QDs cause they had 5 different colours to choose from...x

[se012g4947]

You can leave your chairs in the lockups they are all around the site and free. There is one at Pyramid and one at Dance village as well

[HurrahBrother]

If you are driving, comfy shoes and some clean clothes in a bin liner left in the car for the journey home.

If we get bad weather, you have clean fresh clothes for the journey home and a bin bag for the muddy ones ;0)

[elpig]

I usually take a blow up chair to festivals instead of lugging a camping chair along. They don't take up much room in a rucksack & are light. Just means you have to blow it up when you get there but after tent set up & a few drinks it's all good fun

You'll find them on ebay for only a few pounds