lukethekid Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 Just bought a pack of these, haven’t got a clue what they’re gonna be like but for 9 quid I’m prepared to take a gamble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfuhruhurr Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 17 hours ago, a6l6e6x said: Anyone know some good shoes for glasto? I've always worn trainers and my feet are usually destroyed by day 2. Willing to spend a bit I've gone the sketchers route - walking boots and trainers - feet have never been happier. Coupled with some bamboo socks and all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfaragher Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 On 10/9/2019 at 8:54 PM, TheNewUnion said: Salamon or Merrell walking type trainers have always served me well. Not overly cheap but have always lasted ages, really comfortable too. If you are getting Salomon, you can also look at trail shoes - but make sure they've got a rock plate (I think that Salomon call it the Profeel Film or some such bollocks) - this will protect the soles of your feet from getting bruised by stones / empty cans etc if you step on them. Also, make sure you get ones that are big enough! So many people suffering because their toes get battered because their shoes are too small, their feet are swollen from all the heat and booze and walking - you can always wear a thicker sock to compensate for something slightly large, but slightly small will make you miserable. If it's not wet, I spend the whole festival in my "old" pair of Salomon trail runners (i.e. the ones that were most recently replaced for actual running), and they are comfortable the whole time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Chris Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 On 4/7/2013 at 8:25 PM, Gnomicide said: What's a but strap and why might it be too long? Got to be plenty around block 9 on another matter, lots of decent tent bargains at go outdoors at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said: Got to be plenty around block 9 on another matter, lots of decent tent bargains at go outdoors at the moment Six and a half years old that post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dondo Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 We just got a tent from this ebay seller https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/campingresourcestel08000434090 Looks like it deals with returns from Go Outdoors 10% if you spend over £100 on eBay until tonight code PROSPER10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Chris Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 5 hours ago, Gnomicide said: Six and a half years old that post! The old ones are the best ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 for anyone looking for tents and camping gear .. black friday is definitely worth holding on until ... lots of bargains about .... its where I got my fresh and black tent last year significantly cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morph100 Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 I feel for whoever attempts Glastonbury with an Ikea trolley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, morph100 said: I feel for whoever attempts Glastonbury with an Ikea trolley maybe you get all those tools in the background for repairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrenVonBoathook Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 Reasonable spec reusable poncho at Lidl ATM https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/outdoor-gear/crivit-adults-waterproof-poncho/p26594 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Bulb Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 13 hours ago, DarrenVonBoathook said: Reasonable spec reusable poncho at Lidl ATM https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/outdoor-gear/crivit-adults-waterproof-poncho/p26594 You won't need that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padgey Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 14 hours ago, DarrenVonBoathook said: Reasonable spec reusable poncho at Lidl ATM https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/outdoor-gear/crivit-adults-waterproof-poncho/p26594 Perfect if you want to look like the murderer out of What We Did Last Summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazola Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 I get more excited when this thread hit the front page than any other ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Quaife Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 14 hours ago, DarrenVonBoathook said: Reasonable spec reusable poncho at Lidl ATM https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/outdoor-gear/crivit-adults-waterproof-poncho/p26594 We bought these (link below) last year, used at a local festival (it poured from the heavens)..great job https://www.decathlon.co.uk/arpenaz-10-litre-waterproof-poncho-blue-id_8084715.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marathonsteve Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 15 hours ago, DarrenVonBoathook said: Reasonable spec reusable poncho at Lidl ATM https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/outdoor-gear/crivit-adults-waterproof-poncho/p26594 Yes I bought it yesterday and lightweight . However I won't probably maybe if ever will ever use it hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbaker176 Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) I made up a list of airbeds that were on sale for my group going next year, thought I would share it here in case anyone found it useful. All but one are raised height, and they're all double size. Might be worth keeping an eye on them and seeing what deals are around on Black Friday. £40.50 w/ 10% student discount (found online) + £1 delivery to store Eurohike Premium Comfort Queen Size Airbed Millets https://www.millets.co.uk/tents-camping/124950-eurohike-premium-comfort-queen-size-airbed.html £38.25 w/ 15% off (NEWSU) + free delivery to store Blacks https://www.blacks.co.uk/equipment/124950-eurohike-comfort-queen-sized-airbed-grey.html £39 w/ free delivery eBay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Eurohike-Premium-Comfort-Queen-Size-Airbed-/333246109039 £45 w/ free delivery to store Gelert Raised Double AirBed Sports Direct https://www.sportsdirect.com/gelert-raised-double-airbed-782050 £28 w/ free delivery to store Outwell Flock Classic Two Chamber AirBed (not raised, but interesting) Cotswold outdoor https://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/p/outwell-flock-classic-two-chamber-airbed-D2434066.html?colour=124 £37.99 w/ £3.99 delivery Vango Hi-Rise Double Flocked AirBed Winfields Outdoors https://www.winfieldsoutdoors.co.uk/vango-hi-rise-double-flocked-airbed/ £34.99 w/ £1.95 delivery Vango Hi-Rise Double Flocked AirBed Outdoor Gear https://www.outdoorgear.co.uk/vango-hi-rise-double-flocked-airbed-sku52105001.asp £29.99 w/ free delivery Vango Hi-Rise Double Flocked AirBed eBay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VANGO-ACXABED-3HFW64-HI-RISE-DOUBLE-FLOCKED-INFLATABLE-AIRBED-CAMPING-SLEEPING/153673090321?epid=553076901&hash=item23c7a14511:g:YTgAAOSwqYZde2YC £39.99 w/ free delivery to store Intex Pillow Rest Raised Airbed with Fiber-Tech & Built-In Electric Pump The Range https://www.therange.co.uk/leisure/camping/camping-furniture/intex-pillow-rest-raised-airbed-with-fiber-tech-and-built-in-electric-pump/#604673 £45 Intex Comfort Raised Twin Airbed (very tall) Tesco https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/289165863 £47.49 w/ £3.99 delivery Aerobed SleepSound Raised Double Airbed Winfields Outdoors https://www.winfieldsoutdoors.co.uk/aerobed-sleepsound-raised-double-airbed/ £41.99 w/ free delivery Coleman Unisex Comfort Airbed Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coleman-Unisex-Comfort-Airbed-Double/dp/B01N6PICQO/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1DUFENJO6NZN9&dchild=1&keywords=raised+double+airbed&qid=1573121833&refinements=p_36%3A-4500&rnid=389114011&s=sports&sprefix=raised+double+ai%2Caps%2C133&sr=1-4 Edited November 7, 2019 by sbaker176 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewUnion Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 A decent trolley is a sound investment https://www.homebase.co.uk/p-handle-trolley-with-pneumatic-tyres-250kg_p374785?utm_source=hotukdeals&utm_medium=hotukdeals&utm_campaign=hotukdeals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmoman Posted November 17, 2019 Report Share Posted November 17, 2019 Don't know if it's been mentioned already but just spotted this in argos! Imagine a few of these down the front at the pyramid! https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8880600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankieX Posted November 17, 2019 Report Share Posted November 17, 2019 8 hours ago, gizmoman said: Don't know if it's been mentioned already but just spotted this in argos! Imagine a few of these down the front at the pyramid! https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8880600 It costs £44 and weighs 6 kg. A bog standard camping chair costs £7 and weighs 2-3 kg, with which you can use a cheap umbrella or poncho to keep dry. I can't see them being very practical for a festival... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted November 17, 2019 Report Share Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, gizmoman said: Don't know if it's been mentioned already but just spotted this in argos! Imagine a few of these down the front at the pyramid! https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8880600 looks like a poor design with no room for pyramid hats .. im out Edited November 17, 2019 by crazyfool1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guypjfreak Posted November 17, 2019 Report Share Posted November 17, 2019 On 10/10/2019 at 1:51 PM, hfuhruhurr said: I've gone the sketchers route - walking boots and trainers - feet have never been happier. Coupled with some bamboo socks and all good. Go to go outdoors and have a gander.. Go for a good ankle boot that way you can still get around if there's been a shower and the ground isn't to bad.. Otherwise get yourself some army.... German parachute...... Army boots but what ever you get get then now and wear them in.... And keep em in good shape by dubbing em and keeping them clean.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Pee Posted November 17, 2019 Report Share Posted November 17, 2019 1 hour ago, guypjfreak said: Go to go outdoors and have a gander.. Go for a good ankle boot that way you can still get around if there's been a shower and the ground isn't to bad.. Otherwise get yourself some army.... German parachute...... Army boots but what ever you get get then now and wear them in.... And keep em in good shape by dubbing em and keeping them clean.. Boot care products which contain a high amount of hydro carbon based solvents (coal/oil based waxes with paraffin, white spirits etc) ain’t good for modern footwear. You shouldn’t use dubbin on boots as the high oil based aspects can degrade the stitching. Buy Altberg Leder Gris or similar. Put it on with your fingers as it gets into all the nooks and crannies and then brush polish. Zero point in buying good footwear unless you nourish it every now and then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurt on a Stick Posted November 17, 2019 Report Share Posted November 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Jay Pee said: Boot care products which contain a high amount of hydro carbon based solvents (coal/oil based waxes with paraffin, white spirits etc) ain’t good for modern footwear. You shouldn’t use dubbin on boots as the high oil based aspects can degrade the stitching. Buy Altberg Leder Gris or similar. Put it on with your fingers as it gets into all the nooks and crannies and then brush polish. Zero point in buying good footwear unless you nourish it every now and then I don't suppose you'd know whether the stitching materials in these modern variants of footwear, is synthetic or natural. do you? I was informed about cheap clothing a fair few years ago. The ones which use nylon stitching on cheap cotton shirts. The very same stitching that frizzles up in to black matter, owing to it being cataclysmically burnt, while you are ironing the shirt, on a 'Not that fucking Hot' setting. In addition to the above, did you know that shirts bought from Poland used to just end below the belt line. This would invariably lead to the shirt constantly coming out in full, out of the top of the belt area. I actually saw this 'in action' so to speak. It was when it happened to a Polish lecturer who was talking about some cobblers or other, to do with the course I was on. Anyway, for some unknown reason (to me, at least) he then changed the subject away from the set curriculum to why his shirt had just come out of his trousers. He then went on to say that it was because, unlike in Western countries, the cost of cloth was prohibitively expensive in his home country, so their shirts never had 'waste' material at the bottom. I guess when 45+ aged men used to wear their shirts tails on the outside, thinking that they still had it, must have passed them by. They'll probably never know how close a shave they had with that one. There's a lot to be said for blissful ignorance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semmtexx Posted November 18, 2019 Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 15 hours ago, FrankieX said: (Snip) cheap umbrella or poncho to keep dry. This. Over a few rainy ones I’ve used a chair (argh!) and poncho. Sit on the chair, poncho over the sides = you’re good and dry. Works a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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