Bring your own Tipi

Nikolai1985 · October 27, 2016

Hi Folks!

Can you still bring your own tipi and put it up near the actual tipi field before you go into the stone circle area?

Potentially have the chance to borrow one rather than camping as normal but wanted to see if anyone has actually done it recently

Cheers

morph100 · October 27, 2016

entirely possible if you can carry it and get in early enough to get enough space for it...

Smeble · October 27, 2016

And have enough people in it to justify the space it will take up

**CaledonianGonzo** · October 27, 2016

Would imagine that if you've never done it before putting it up is the opposite of a doddle.

Nikolai1985 · October 27, 2016

defo know its not easy to move around but am usually one of the crazy folk in a line long before the sun rises on wednesday.

would be about 7 people in it either way but will probably just end up tented as usual

**Neville Street** · October 28, 2016

The people who have the BYO tipis have early vehicle access. I guess there must be some way of sorting it out. I can't help with how to access it, other than say try the festival office.

**CaledonianGonzo** · October 28, 2016

I'm not sure what the deal is with the 'actual' tipi village, but I think there's probably more to it than just rocking up with your own tipi and pitching in with them. You probably need to know someone or have had previous dealings with them to check that it's OK. The field probably has some sort of formal order and layout that's more-or-less invisible to the average punter.

We got talking to one of the residents last year and it turned out he was one of the owners of a number of the public rental tipis, so at the very least they're involved with that side of the fence.

stuartbert two hats · October 28, 2016

17 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Would imagine that if you've never done it before putting it up is the opposite of a doddle.

An elddod?

Nikolai1985 · October 31, 2016

On 28/10/2016 at 11:15 AM, CaledonianGonzo said:

I'm not sure what the deal is with the 'actual' tipi village, but I think there's probably more to it than just rocking up with your own tipi and pitching in with them. You probably need to know someone or have had previous dealings with them to check that it's OK. The field probably has some sort of formal order and layout that's more-or-less invisible to the average punter.

We got talking to one of the residents last year and it turned out he was one of the owners of a number of the public rental tipis, so at the very least they're involved with that side of the fence.

Yeah I think we probably met the same guy I have already reached out to a few other people and your right about it being more who you know than what you know

On 28/10/2016 at 11:04 AM, Neville Street said:

The people who have the BYO tipis have early vehicle access. I guess there must be some way of sorting it out. I can't help with how to access it, other than say try the festival office.

This is right too - would be a struggle carrying a tipi's poles - the festival put me in contact with someone else a freidn already reached out to so if we do bring a tipi it should be all good - thanks guys!

Matt