Preparing for the worst...

[incident]

39 minutes ago, themuel said:

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.

The bottom one you linked is sold by a Chinese company though, so might not arrive in time? The Outad chair is fufilled by Amazon so will dispatch from the UK.

[Junglist1981]

43 minutes ago, Wanderlei said:

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

Loving your work

[themuel]

1 hour ago, incident said:

The bottom one you linked is sold by a Chinese company though, so might not arrive in time? The Outad chair is fufilled by Amazon so will dispatch from the UK.

Excellent point. Ordered the top one. 

[Voucher Boy]

On 11 June 2016 at 3:07 PM, Watergirl said:

Umbrella very handy for visits to the open top longdrop toilets though. The umbrella sits on the partitions, so you have your hands free to do the business whilst also making sure your bag doesn't touch the ground, which can be muddy.

Please don't do this. The people either side (and possibly behind) will not appreciate the extra water flooding onto them. 

In fact please leave all umbrellas at home they are one of the most selfish things seen at Glastonbury. 

[Bubblecup]

8 hours ago, themuel said:

 

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. 

Being a little tipsy and a lover of sitting down I've just spanked £50 on 2 of the top one and thanks to prime I'll get it tomorrow evening! My first proper purchase except booze :-D

[JanieM28]

13 minutes ago, Bubblecup said:

Being a little tipsy and a lover of sitting down I've just spanked £50 on 2 of the top one and thanks to prime I'll get it tomorrow evening! My first proper purchase except booze :-D

Have fun! We bought one and it was a bit of a faff - almost like putting up a tiny, upside-down tent. Took ages to force the material over the pole bits too. Practise with it a few times but it's not at all like just pulling a normal camping chair out of its bag and opening it like a simple director's chair.

[hfuhruhurr]

Having just emerged from Download, here's my fresh advice/experience.....

If it starts raining - put your waterproof on instantly - seems daft, but if you delay you'll be trapping wet underneath.
Don't do the "get pissed, clothes off thing" unless you're immune to chills - because my mate tried this and day 2 was shivering and puking like a good 'un.
As said before - put your fleece/alternative dry thing in a plastic/water proof bag inside your bag - because you'll want that dry.
Put your mobile phone in a water proof thing - one of ours died in the wet.
Invest in a microfibre towel - means you'll be dry in your tent.
Wet clothes don't dry out unless the sun comes out - so pack enough to change into. Also, the heavier the clothes, the longer they take to dry.
I did the walking boots thing - waterproof - but they failed to keep my feet dry.
In the wet wear two pairs of socks because one damp sock will chafe and cause blisters - you skin is softer, they don't move inside your boot as well as when they are dry.
Make sure that whatever you have on your feet has good grip - because no grip in mud is a cabaret for everyone else.
Heavy duty poncho is the best waterproof - keeps you dry, keeps your bag dry, isn't clammy on the arms, easy to put on/off. Get one that's doesn't have poppers to hold it together since these pop open easily and drive you nuts.
Hate to say it, but in a deluge, you can be totally dry wearing a poncho, sat on a camping chair/stool, feet tucked under you. Loads of crusty old metal heads like this at download.
Tent - if you have a single skin one then make absolutely sure nothing touches the inside walls - otherwise the rain just comes straight through. Our neighbour had one (first time camper) and his tent was a puddle when he got back to it in the evening. Double skin is essential.

It isn't going to rain.

[Charm]

1 hour ago, hfuhruhurr said:

Having just emerged from Download, here's my fresh advice/experience.....

If it starts raining - put your waterproof on instantly - seems daft, but if you delay you'll be trapping wet underneath.
Don't do the "get pissed, clothes off thing" unless you're immune to chills - because my mate tried this and day 2 was shivering and puking like a good 'un.
As said before - put your fleece/alternative dry thing in a plastic/water proof bag inside your bag - because you'll want that dry.
Put your mobile phone in a water proof thing - one of ours died in the wet.
Invest in a microfibre towel - means you'll be dry in your tent.
Wet clothes don't dry out unless the sun comes out - so pack enough to change into. Also, the heavier the clothes, the longer they take to dry.
I did the walking boots thing - waterproof - but they failed to keep my feet dry.
In the wet wear two pairs of socks because one damp sock will chafe and cause blisters - you skin is softer, they don't move inside your boot as well as when they are dry.
Make sure that whatever you have on your feet has good grip - because no grip in mud is a cabaret for everyone else.
Heavy duty poncho is the best waterproof - keeps you dry, keeps your bag dry, isn't clammy on the arms, easy to put on/off. Get one that's doesn't have poppers to hold it together since these pop open easily and drive you nuts.
Hate to say it, but in a deluge, you can be totally dry wearing a poncho, sat on a camping chair/stool, feet tucked under you. Loads of crusty old metal heads like this at download.
Tent - if you have a single skin one then make absolutely sure nothing touches the inside walls - otherwise the rain just comes straight through. Our neighbour had one (first time camper) and his tent was a puddle when he got back to it in the evening. Double skin is essential.

It isn't going to rain.

Excellent survival techniques from a recent rain victim, let's hope we don't need your advice. 
Charm x

[The_Amazing_Oblong]

Felt so sorry for the download folk at the weekend. Drove past the site Friday lunchtime on the way up to Leeds for Neil Young. As we passed the site it was nice and sunny and dry as a bone. 10 minutes past the site and we drove into a deluge, 2005 type downpour of biblical proportions. My first thoughts were about those queuing to get into Download, poor buggers.

 

[rpfranks]

My best advice from experiences of flooded campsites and rain-soaked weekends...

• Face the door of your tent downhill. I've seen rain build up at the front of people's tents/ porches because their door is uphill, not good when you need to use your porch for wellies/wet shoes etc. 
• Ever wondered why the inside of your tent gets wet? Internal condensation due to lack of air circulation. Don't put anything you don't want to get wet around the edges of the tent. When it rains or even when it's really cold, internal condensation will occur. Breathing causes this too so if every zip is shut a couple of litres of water will leave your bodies and just get trapped on the inner walls. So don't shove your jumper or jacket in the corner of your tent or against the edges as they'll be soaked- same goes for any wet clothes, try and dry them before chucking them in your tent or put them in a carrier bag in a porch area should you have one.
• If your tent has those tiny mesh window areas on the side leave them open at all times. You might think rain will get in this way but unless you're wind facing it won't - and even then it will be very minimal. It will help circulation around the tent and stop internal condensation. Alternatively you can leave your tent door zip slightly open (but leave your mesh section zipped up).
• If you're heading out for the day and have an air bed/lilo, put everything on that. Kind of creates an island of protection should your tent get flooded.
• BIN BAGS! Important. Wellies should go in or on bin bags when you return to your pit for the night so you don't get mud everywhere. Same for the car, throw them in a bin bag and you won't get mud everywhere.
• Leave comfy clothes and trainers in the car. If it has rained all weekend you'll be thankful when you return to the car and find a dry pair of tracksuit bottoms, a hoody and some trainers.
• If you are prone to dropping your phone, bring a bag of rice. It does actually work. I dropped my phone in a huge puddle a few years back and my mate had a bag of rice. Was working again within a day or two. Bring one big enough to completely submerge your phone and place it inside a dry carrier bag in the centre of your tent.
• If you're going to wear a waterproof jacket, make sure you wear something long sleeved underneath. Wearing just a t shirt underneath a waterproof jacket- even the more expensive Regatta ones- will make you boiling and and sweaty/ uncomfortable. Ponchos are probably best and are easy enough to carry around and whack out should it start raining unexpectedly.
• Bring/buy a couple of newspapers- take the insoles out of your wet shoes/ wellies and stuff them with newspaper overnight. Leave them under your tent porch area and they'll be dry by the morning.
• Put your clothes for the next day at the bottom of your sleeping bag. They will be nice and warm the next day and won't get damp from internal condensation.
• Side note- you can also put your valuables at the bottom of your sleeping bag i.e. camera, money. Not only will they stay dry, thieves won't be able to get to them.

But it's obviously not going to rain so none of these things will need to be adhered to..

[Watergirl]

14 hours ago, Voucher Boy said:

Please don't do this. The people either side (and possibly behind) will not appreciate the extra water flooding onto them. 

Water would not flood onto neighbouring toilet users as I have a small umbrella and besides those longdrop cubicles are pretty wide.

[watsonjm]

Went walking in the rain over the weekend to test my coat and boots, turns out the new boots i bought and have worn in aren't at all waterproof despite being advertised as such.  Currently running round trying to get hold of re proofing sprays and dubbin.

[pie_and_a_pint]

18 hours ago, Voucher Boy said:

Please don't do this. The people either side (and possibly behind) will not appreciate the extra water flooding onto them. 

In fact please leave all umbrellas at home they are one of the most selfish things seen at Glastonbury. 

Those of us who need shelter from the sun will take umbrellas and we will put them up, sensibly, when we're sitting down in the sun - it's the only way some of us can cope with the sun. Like anything (chairs, flags, picnic mats, cigarettes...) they're not selfish unless they're used selfishly. 

[MadScientist]

On 11 June 2016 at 11:27 PM, SwedgeAntilles said:

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

Well on that list as of now is the Leeds rain poo and the 2 times I've pooped my pants as an adult. Struggling to think of number 4 and 5

[cb4747]

I've been doing a sunshine dance for you all! And me - I'm off to Dog Fest with my pooch and let's face it, nobody wants to sit in the car for 3 hours with a smelly wet dog. 

[evilduck]

15 hours ago, JanieM28 said:

Have fun! We bought one and it was a bit of a faff - almost like putting up a tiny, upside-down tent. Took ages to force the material over the pole bits too. Practise with it a few times but it's not at all like just pulling a normal camping chair out of its bag and opening it like a simple director's chair.

I found that attaching it to the longer back poles first works best, as they will bend easier when you try to stretch the material to the front shorter poles.

Edited June 13, 2016 by evilduck

[JanieM28]

9 minutes ago, evilduck said:

I found that attaching it to the longer back poles first works best, as they will bend easier when you try to stretch the material to the front shorter poles.

Yes - it was the material bit that was hard to stretch when we first did it, but we've been sitting in it lots and wriggling to make it a bit more malleable. Very light though when packed up but not as comfortable as a proper, slightly heavier and bulkier camping chair.

I'll probably carry this one around with me but put a proper one in the lock-ups for when I know I'm going to settled at a particular stage for a while.

Edited June 13, 2016 by JanieM28

[SwedgeAntilles]

3 hours ago, MadScientist said:

Well on that list as of now is the Leeds rain poo and the 2 times I've pooped my pants as an adult. Struggling to think of number 4 and 5

I'll struggle to beat that, I've only pooped my pants once as an adult.

[MadScientist]

6 hours ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

I'll struggle to beat that, I've only pooped my pants once as an adult.

one of those times i puked at the same time too... god i'm vile

[Trout Mask Replica]

16 minutes ago, MadScientist said:

one of those times i puked at the same time too... god i'm vile

At least you didn't also fall over in it... 

Been there, got the T shirt, used it to clean myself up.

[balti-pie]

On 12 June 2016 at 3:51 PM, Wanderlei said:

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

You prepare for sausages by eating sausages? I have a very similar system for beer! 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

 

I shate my pants once as an adult. There I was pissing up the wall of some pub when I risked a fart. Dangerous territory I know. Not sure why I went for it but am sure that I'll never risk it again. Essentially, I cacked me pants - a little. I somehow managed to shut off the supply button. What to do? Go in to the pub, of course, and go to their toilet. So that's what I did - only to find that the ladies loo had broken down and there was now a queue for the mens lavatory which included males and females. The queue swerved past drinking diners. I got to the back off the queue and thought to myself - 'is there shit appearing on the outside of my jeans'? I had to grin and bear the fact that it might be the case.

Anyhow, I eventually overcame all the thoughts of running out of the pub and it got to my turn in the toilet. But that's another story. If you want to hear it then give me the nod - just too plastestred to continue right now.

[clarkete]

41 minutes ago, MadScientist said:

one of those times i puked at the same time too... god i'm vile

I've done piss and puke before and one of my pals used to long to get me to do a 'grand slam' and shit at the same time.

I salute you, from a safe distance of course  

[SwedgeAntilles]

46 minutes ago, MadScientist said:

one of those times i puked at the same time too... god i'm vile

Must've been like when you squash a sachet of sauce and it comes out both sides at the same time. 

[JanieM28]

You lot are being horribly gross with all your expulsions-from-various-orifices stories. But it does remind me of a more innocent story which involved the young son of a friend of mine.

He was eight years old and, when he came home from primary school one day, he told his mother that he and half a dozen of his mates had had a pissing competition to see who could aim the highest up the wall. 

He rather delightedly told his mum that he'd come second. And then added as an afterthought...

 

Phoebe came last.