Last Minute warning about Tent thefts !

[markeee]

nice., i will use the lockup this year

although here's a toughie

do i leave my passport in car or in lockup?

[Mahdnyw]

It's better than getting it stolen though. least you know its locked up and you will be able to get it at the end of the festival or something

[CATKIN]

We had all our money stolen on the first night last year, was awful. To be honest think we had got a bit complacent (and where a bit drunk) Left purse in handbag- next to my sleeping bag mind, and hubby had wallet in his trouser pocket next to his head, never heard a thing.

very tempted to put mouse traps by the door inside the tent this year but would prob get up during the night and stand on them....will definately be more alert this year.

This will be our 1oth Glastonbury and that is the only time we have lost anything, so please be vigilant and have a great time

[karlpowell]

NEVER leave money / valubles in the tent , always sleep with your wallet / purse in your pockets / sleeping bag

[treacle]

I struggle with the untidy tent option but echo the other advice.

The organised tent robbing gangs hit on the first night in particular as this when people have most amount of cash on them and are more likely to "over do it" and be comatose in their tent.

Safety in numbers folks. Look out for your neighbours and they can look out for you.

Hope it's a crime free festie for us all x

[craigus2002]

Peg your zips to the ground when you are in the tent and put up "obstacles" that people have to climb over. Seperate out your stuff as much as possible, don't leave it all in one bag.

Thieving scumbags, whilst organised, are also lazy and can't be bothere to look!!!

[Chris-TT]

Some good advice, it's just a shame they don't have the same company offering lockers that are at Download! Ok there £15 for the week but you get a socket to charge your phone from, invaluable to anyone with an iPhone (car charger socket) you can only get into the area if you have a locker & every locker is monitored by CCTV. You even get to keep the souvenir combination lock at the end of the week!

[rabid]

Use the lockups and just take out what you need for the day in the morning and make a donation each time.

[smytho15]

i Always use the natwest ones i am sure they don't charge and are open 24hrs so just pop up early in the morning

[firstglasto]

Is it ok to leave money in the lockups? and come back on a daily basis to take what you need?

Edited June 22, 2010 by firstglasto

[sprocketrocket]

They are free, and easy to find - they're big tents. Oh, and they're open 24 hours a day :-)

Look for the keyholes on the map:

[droneoid]

Tent thieves are c**ts

[Lucanesque]

By free of course he means a small donation to charity

[Alzeefest]

I've never used the lock-ups do they have very big queue's if so what are the busy times? Do you get a band or ticket to prove which lock-up is yours, what happens if you loose the ticket?

[kinglewi]

My advice is leave your stuff i.e phone and keys inside your sleeping bag, left at the bottom or something, keep your feet facing the tent door...... and keep your trusty mallet to the side of you

[crimsonking]

Last year I had my cool bag full of bottled water taken Reckon they thought they'd struck gold and found my booze stash Tossers!

My best advice is all of the above, but above all, dont get so completely wasted so you lose all sense of reality, just hold back a little so your still in touch with your surrounding. Saw so many trashed people last year who were just staggering victims.

[mandypants]

I had money stolen from me at Bearded Theory, I'd let my guard slip a little, normally I'm much more careful Fortunately I had separated my cash and they only got £20 that was in my purse and not the rest which I had stashed elsewhere. So that's my tip for the day, separate your cash so if they do come in your tent, they only find a small amount then leave you alone with the rest of it

[AndyR]

This is my only fear, been to Download and Reading, so far touch wood no problems. Saying this I don't tend to get to sleep until around 6am, so hopefully won't have anything to worry about.

[ShuMart]

My tent got robbed on friday night on Pennards last year whilst both me and my GF were alseep in it. Went through everything down to small makeup bags and out test was a state before so must have taken them a while. Our mobiles were out but they wernt interested in that, only took cash, left the cards and phones behind. Wasnt the end of the world as my GF did not have much cash on her and my wallet was under the air bed. My friends woke woke up when they went into their tent, they used the usual blag of thinking it was their mates tent, a good loud FU*K OFF!! got rid of them.

[Dirty_Dave]

Do most people get their tent robbed while they are away from it i.e. watching a band, or while they a re sleeping / passed out in the tent?

I think i am gonna dump all my empty beer cans at the bottom of my tent, and if i hear them rattling i will be out like a shot.

I also had an idea of taking some cable ties, and 'locking' the zips together while i sleep. They are not so obvious as a padlock and will stop people coming in (unless they simply use a knife and go in the backdoor)

[Salt_On_Everything]

Lucky enough never to have had my tent robbed but have had plenty of friends have it happen, not just at Glastonbury, and it's the only reason I worry about wearing ear plugs - I wanna get some proper sleep but I also wanna wake up if some pikey c**t opens my tent!

[formed a band]

im putting all my cash my x box and half my booze in the lock up again

[formed a band]

My tent got robbed on friday night on Pennards last year whilst both me and my GF were alseep in it. Went through everything down to small makeup bags and out test was a state before so must have taken them a while. Our mobiles were out but they wernt interested in that, only took cash, left the cards and phones behind. Wasnt the end of the world as my GF did not have much cash on her and my wallet was under the air bed. My friends woke woke up when they went into their tent, they used the usual blag of thinking it was their mates tent, a good loud FU*K OFF!! got rid of them.

[Salt_On_Everything]

im putting all my cash my x box and half my booze in the lock up again

[kpins]

I always use a money belt for my cash.....

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