Preparing for the worst...

[SwedgeAntilles]

12 minutes ago, MadScientist said:

hope i made the cut

Not including other peoples!

If you're making a list of other people poos then every one is the saddest. 

[themuel]

Anyone know where I can get a fake helinox seat in the UK? eBay China ones won't arrive in time. 

[MadScientist]

23 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

Not including other peoples!

If you're making a list of other people poos then every one is the saddest. 

Oh well in that case I suppose I'll have to make a list as well...

[SwedgeAntilles]

7 minutes ago, MadScientist said:

Oh well in that case I suppose I'll have to make a list as well...

I presumed you already had a list? Now I don't feel as bad about not having one.

[offmytrolley]

55 minutes ago, themuel said:

Anyone know where I can get a fake helinox seat in the UK? eBay China ones won't arrive in time. 

I got this one from Amazon for £26:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01892MIG4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[themuel]

17 minutes ago, offmytrolley said:

I got this one from Amazon for £26:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01892MIG4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Happy with it? Do you think it would still be high enough to sit on and not be in the mud at a muddy sinky festival? 

[Evilmonkeydan]

On 10 June 2016 at 0:44 PM, EFC1996 said:

With just 12 days to go until the big day im starting to question whether I'm prepared for the worst or not. 

This is my second glasto, last year being my first and we were quite lucky with the weather. So how would you recommend preparing for bad weather? (Even though it's going to be absolutely lovely and sunny all week )

Rubble sacks - like bin liners but thicker, you can normally buy them in supermarkets or b&q. Pack your clothes, sleeping bag etc in them, then into your ruck sack. It will keep them dry on the way in and if your tent leaks or floods worst case a few bits get damp. 

5 or 6 Clothes pegs, I always forget clothes pegs, so when stuff gets wet you can hang it inside or outside your tent to dry.

I'm a walking boots and gaiters and short guy. Descent water proof jacket that goes below the waist and an emergency poncho for when it really pounds it down or I've left my jacket at the tent. Again good footwear makes all the difference, wellies are fine but I'm abit of a stomper and tigger about at gig so wellies get left 6ft behind me stuck in the mud and walking boots are comfy and Glasto is huge. But crap walking boots or no gaiters can just give when in deep mud/puddles.

If you carry a bag in the day time, a dry bag, lunch box ziplock or rubble sack to slip important stuff into.

Get your tent out this week, make sure it's sound, you can erect it quickly if it's raining and know how to put it up tight. A slackly erected tent will give. If it's old get some protector spray on it. Don't buy £10 tents from Tesco, it's five days and it will fail if the heavens open.

If it's shitting it down get close to the stage the crowds will be thicker and provide heat and protection from driving rain.

Keeping an eye on your mates, however prepped you are, if they are not prepared and it turns for the worst you'll end up spending time sorting them out. I always carry spare emergency ponchos, I come across as a nice guy, but it's because I miss less stuff because of the disorganised.

Hands free toilet roll, tie a piece of string/shoe lace through the tube, so it can hand around your neck. Just generally a good tip, in the rain less chance of dropping it in a puddle.

If you have a car, pack in an emergency bag, spare cothes, boots, towel etc, if you've got space put more in. If it all turns to shit you know you've got something dry.

Good sense of humour and good mates. I've had friends end up face first in deep mud, once the laughter has finished you sort them out, you all rally round to sort them out and get them going again.

Theres repetition from what others have said in here, I never make a check list so typing this out has reminded me of a few things I'm missing.

 

 

[Jugtanion]

1 hour ago, Evilmonkeydan said:

Rubble sacks - like bin liners but thicker, you can normally buy them in supermarkets or b&q. Pack your clothes, sleeping bag etc in them, then into your ruck sack. It will keep them dry on the way in and if your tent leaks or floods worst case a few bits get damp. 

5 or 6 Clothes pegs, I always forget clothes pegs, so when stuff gets wet you can hang it inside or outside your tent to dry.

I'm a walking boots and gaiters and short guy. Descent water proof jacket that goes below the waist and an emergency poncho for when it really pounds it down or I've left my jacket at the tent. Again good footwear makes all the difference, wellies are fine but I'm abit of a stomper and tigger about at gig so wellies get left 6ft behind me stuck in the mud and walking boots are comfy and Glasto is huge. But crap walking boots or no gaiters can just give when in deep mud/puddles.

If you carry a bag in the day time, a dry bag, lunch box ziplock or rubble sack to slip important stuff into.

Get your tent out this week, make sure it's sound, you can erect it quickly if it's raining and know how to put it up tight. A slackly erected tent will give. If it's old get some protector spray on it. Don't buy £10 tents from Tesco, it's five days and it will fail if the heavens open.

If it's shitting it down get close to the stage the crowds will be thicker and provide heat and protection from driving rain.

Keeping an eye on your mates, however prepped you are, if they are not prepared and it turns for the worst you'll end up spending time sorting them out. I always carry spare emergency ponchos, I come across as a nice guy, but it's because I miss less stuff because of the disorganised.

Hands free toilet roll, tie a piece of string/shoe lace through the tube, so it can hand around your neck. Just generally a good tip, in the rain less chance of dropping it in a puddle.

If you have a car, pack in an emergency bag, spare cothes, boots, towel etc, if you've got space put more in. If it all turns to shit you know you've got something dry.

Good sense of humour and good mates. I've had friends end up face first in deep mud, once the laughter has finished you sort them out, you all rally round to sort them out and get them going again.

Theres repetition from what others have said in here, I never make a check list so typing this out has reminded me of a few things I'm missing.

 

 

These comments would go down well uttered by baz luhrmann

[Spindles]

Nice post that, some good advice to heed.

[Evilmonkeydan]

59 minutes ago, Spindles said:

Nice post that, some good advice to heed.

 

6 hours ago, Jugtanion said:

These comments would go down well uttered by baz luhrmann

Glad you understood it, blearily tapped that out on my phone at 2am. Sat here laughing at my typos, autocorrects and random font  size change. Clearly I should have read prior to posting. Then again, I wouldn't have had the bonus laugh with my coffee this morning.

[Wanderlei]

Was going to waterproof the hell out of my tent this weekend but it hasn't been nice enough :-(

[Junglist1981]

I can't decide between buying a pack of cheap throwaway ponchos or just one more pricey sturdy poncho.

Cheapies will be much easier to carry about in my bag if the weather is mixed

https://www.amazon.co.uk/uberfun-Disposable-Emergency-Waterproof-Festival/dp/B014L5WM6E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1465721291&sr=8-2&keywords=poncho

Sturdy one will be more bulky but won't let me down and will be much better in prolonged shit weather.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterproof-Ripstop-Hooded-Festival-Poncho/dp/B003WLW6DI/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1465721291&sr=8-11&keywords=poncho

Maybe I should just get both...

EDIT Maybe this one actually https://www.amazon.co.uk/Regatta-Ladies-Packable-Waterproof-Poncho/dp/B01CR24IJC/ref=sr_1_11?s=camping-hiking&ie=UTF8&qid=1465722313&sr=1-11&keywords=poncho

 

Edited June 12, 2016 by Junglist1981

[Woffy]

10 hours ago, MadScientist said:

Oh well in that case I suppose I'll have to make a list as well...

 

10 hours ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

I presumed you already had a list? Now I don't feel as bad about not having one.

Where are these poo lists then?

[SophieBee]

40 minutes ago, Junglist1981 said:

I can't decide between buying a pack of cheap throwaway ponchos or just one more pricey sturdy poncho.

Cheapies will be much easier to carry about in my bag if the weather is mixed

https://www.amazon.co.uk/uberfun-Disposable-Emergency-Waterproof-Festival/dp/B014L5WM6E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1465721291&sr=8-2&keywords=poncho

Sturdy one will be more bulky but won't let me down and will be much better in prolonged shit weather.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterproof-Ripstop-Hooded-Festival-Poncho/dp/B003WLW6DI/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1465721291&sr=8-11&keywords=poncho

Maybe I should just get both...

EDIT Maybe this one actually https://www.amazon.co.uk/Regatta-Ladies-Packable-Waterproof-Poncho/dp/B01CR24IJC/ref=sr_1_11?s=camping-hiking&ie=UTF8&qid=1465722313&sr=1-11&keywords=poncho

 

I'm going for the both option and will decide on each day which will make it into my bag (if at all - hope hope)

[Evilmonkeydan]

56 minutes ago, Junglist1981 said:

I can't decide between buying a pack of cheap throwaway ponchos or just one more pricey sturdy poncho.

 

 

I like ponchos but find them a little cumbersome (as mentioned above I like to bounce), I go with waterproof coat, gaiters and backup emergency poncho, even a decent coat can give a little in a proper torrent the emergency poncho will also protect your bag if you carry one. Disadvantage I'm a lanky boy so disposable ponchos tend to only go thigh length at best, but I'm fine with that as a compromise. 

The big advantage of a quality poncho is length and all over protection for you and bag. If you carry a chair like others you can take a seat and hunker down. Talking of hunkering down, the other advantage to a poncho, those early morning panicked lavatory wake up calls, no need to squirm getting dressed, bang on your boots and poncho, off you go full commando.

Only other disadvantage with ponchos, I find is that because they aren't lined and don't breath they can get a bit condensated and therefor cold, if you are only wearing one layer underneath you soon struggle for heat. Again depends on how active you are and how wet it is.

 

Edited June 12, 2016 by Evilmonkeydan

[PaulieV]

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[offmytrolley]

10 hours ago, themuel said:

Happy with it? Do you think it would still be high enough to sit on and not be in the mud at a muddy sinky festival? 

The seat itself is hig enough but the legs are very pokey looking and I can imagine the feet disappearing straight into mud. If it gets to that then I'll find some discarded cups or cans or bottles and use those to try and increase the surface area of the feet.

[bekimo]

On 10 June 2016 at 9:06 PM, lucyginger said:

In defence of the brolly, I take one to use as a sunshade as I will burst into flames otherwise! I nev use it in a crowd though, it's mainly for when I'm sitting down. I have used. When it was wet once, but again, not in a crowd! So yes, if you don't need one, don't take one! 

I hear that. Last year I had to have a mole removed and tested. Thankfully it all came back clear from cancer but it was a big wake up call with the whole sun protection. I took so much factor fuck-off with me last year I could keep the whole group of us covered for the week! I also bought a UV protecting parasol for sitting around with. It obviously came down when stood in the crowd at stages. 

Edited June 12, 2016 by bekimo

[Miesh]

23 hours ago, amfy said:

I was there - the best lyrics for that muddy morning...

I can get a generator, and a record player,

generate the music to make you feel better

When I was a young boy I got a stereo and taped all the music straight off the radio

The sound of the bands, and the music playing

was all that I needed to make me feel free

 

 

Ah that's fab. Thanks for posting.  It's great to know that another efester was there and enjoyed it.

The lyrics were very fitting. I'd had a lovely tuna panini for breakfast. We had so much fun dancing/splashing in the mud.  It was one of those moments when I wouldn't have swapped to be anywhere else in the world.

[themuel]

25 minutes ago, offmytrolley said:

The seat itself is hig enough but the legs are very pokey looking and I can imagine the feet disappearing straight into mud. If it gets to that then I'll find some discarded cups or cans or bottles and use those to try and increase the surface area of the feet.

Interesting, thanks. In terms of similarity in quality to helinox what do you reckon? 

I thought if I buy one I might take four tennis balls with holes in for the legs haha  

 

 

[offmytrolley]

12 minutes ago, themuel said:

Interesting, thanks. In terms of similarity in quality to helinox what do you reckon? 

I thought if I buy one I might take four tennis balls with holes in for the legs haha  

 

 

Ha, the tennis balls are a great idea! I've never actually seen a proper Helinox in the flesh. Appearance wise they look exactly the same but the quality of the tubing or the elastic that keeps the tubing together is probably going to be variable I guess. But for not much more than £20 I was happy to risk it and get one of these over a regular camping chair this year.

[incident]

13 hours ago, themuel said:

Anyone know where I can get a fake helinox seat in the UK? eBay China ones won't arrive in time. 

Amazon.

Search for outad - they seem to make fakes of lots of high end camping kit..

Or Go Outdoors have an own brand equivalent for about £45.

edit: beaten to it..

For what it's worth, I've not used their version of the chair, but I've got their Camp Bed (clone of the £150 Thermarest version) and it seems pretty good.

Edited June 12, 2016 by incident

[Spindles]

2 hours ago, themuel said:

Interesting, thanks. In terms of similarity in quality to helinox what do you reckon? 

I thought if I buy one I might take four tennis balls with holes in for the legs haha  

 

 

@tommywillo gave me a great tip.  Crush 4 beer cans flat, put them under the feet of the chair/stool, no sinking in the mud.  Legendarily good idea that.

[themuel]

2 hours ago, offmytrolley said:

Ha, the tennis balls are a great idea! I've never actually seen a proper Helinox in the flesh. Appearance wise they look exactly the same but the quality of the tubing or the elastic that keeps the tubing together is probably going to be variable I guess. But for not much more than £20 I was happy to risk it and get one of these over a regular camping chair this year.

 

1 hour ago, incident said:

Amazon.

Search for outad - they seem to make fakes of lots of high end camping kit..

Or Go Outdoors have an own brand equivalent for about £45.

edit: beaten to it..

For what it's worth, I've not used their version of the chair, but I've got their Camp Bed (clone of the £150 Thermarest version) and it seems pretty good.

I'm torn between this one - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B018A739V6/ref=pd_aw_sim_sbs_200_of_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=51OcEMi5DTL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_SL500_SR100%2C100_&refRID=9PX04HTFR11ZJZ40WF7E

and this one - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01EJJR6QS/ref=pd_aw_sim_sbs_200_of_6?ie=UTF8&dpID=41JK35BqqBL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_SL500_SR100%2C100_&refRID=9PX04HTFR11ZJZ40WF7E#immersive-view_1465737869916

The top one will obviously fit much better in my bag and is cheaper but the bottom one looks much comfier. I suspect it wouldn't fit in my day bag though. 

[Wanderlei]

I had a sausage sandwich this morning. That's me preparing for the wurst.