Non-essential essentials

[glastolover19]

1 hour ago, Perks said:

And you'll be a camping where? That's a cool thing to do. :-)

got some great ideas of this thread. Ace

Your more then welcome buddy,I will be in darble

[stuartbert two hats]

2 hours ago, popcornmaster said:

6 pages and no one has mentioned space blankets to cover the tent and sleep later than 8am on a hot day? 

I couldn't live without them there. 

Then it's off-topic.

[glasto-worker]

Well for me its my DAB Radio - it has a sleep timer function so I can catch something on Radio 4 extra { used to be called BBC 7 } + I have it set so that it switches on before all the alarms start ringing to countdown my next shift - I work some very odd hours and I would never hear the end of it if I missed a shift. Sure I could use a alarm clock but I need  Radio 4 extra to help me unwind - My Team used to think I was very strange but over the years many bring their own DAB Radio's to festivals.

[popcornmaster]

46 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Then it's off-topic.

As you were then.

Edited April 17, 2017 by popcornmaster

[phillyfaddle]

On 4/14/2017 at 2:55 PM, James96 said:

I always found they were fairly decent at soaking the piss up.

My friend nearly overfilled a Toilet John in the tent one morning. Luckily we had an empty 1L water bottle, which she used to "decant" the excess. Grim. She clearly has the bladder of a horse. I'd have exploded long before reaching that point, after having 2 kids.

[McCor]

A Yankee Candle car freshner to hang in the tent. Makes a world of differemce! And, and an eye mask and a pillow!!

[McCor]

16 hours ago, glastolover19 said:

Your more then welcome buddy,I will be in darble

Camped in Darble last year, great place! Back there this year for sure!

[siblin]

12 hours ago, phillyfaddle said:

My friend nearly overfilled a Toilet John in the tent one morning. Luckily we had an empty 1L water bottle, which she used to "decant" the excess. Grim. She clearly has the bladder of a horse. I'd have exploded long before reaching that point, after having 2 kids.

2 kids and a litre of wee all in one session, in a tent at glastonbury?  That would be good going!

[siblin]

On 14/04/2017 at 10:10 AM, James96 said:

What's the consensus on me filling one of those bad boys up so I don't lose my decent space at a stage? 

Travel Johns are better for stage use if absolutely necessary i think.  They Gel up so the risk of a crowd pressure induced wee explosion is smaller.

Not *particularly* eco friendly though.  They're technically supposed to be landfilled rather than dumped in a toilet/long drop

[siblin]

On 13/04/2017 at 4:18 PM, Untz said:

Strongly considering taking a bucket/tub and a flannel(s) instead of baby wipes this year. 

Baby wipes just don't cut it.

I agree.  I have a foldable pop-up sink i got from go outdoors.  Combined with a small camping stove and some biodegradable soap.  

[Watergirl]

A roll-up piece of rubbery anti-slip material.  I tend to camp on an uneven part and it stops the sleeping mat sliding down (somewhat).

One year I brought a pedometer, out of curiosity.  I did 26 kilometres (16 miles) throughout the festival.

Edited April 18, 2017 by Watergirl

[BagpussSeesAllThings]

This thread has some amazing tips (now just hope I get a ticket Thursday/ Sunday!)

[semmtexx]

1 hour ago, siblin said:

I agree.  I have a foldable pop-up sink i got from go outdoors.  Combined with a small camping stove and some biodegradable soap.  

Works wonders! We take a small blow up kids paddling pool. Requires a bit of twister like action to get some parts but you feel pretty spangly clean afterwards. 

[jorddzz]

22 minutes ago, Watergirl said:

One year I brought a pedometer, out of curiosity.  I did 26 kilometres (16 miles) throughout the festival.

I managed 58 miles over the weekend, with 14 each on the Thursday + Friday. How did you get around? 

[Watergirl]

2 minutes ago, jorddzz said:

I managed 58 miles over the weekend, with 14 each on the Thursday + Friday. How did you get around? 

Oh my....  I come by coach, so no trips back and forth to the car park.  I do a fair bit of walking around on Wednesday and Thursday, but from Friday I watch as many bands as possible, and go between the Pyramid and the Acoustic a lot, which is a short enough stretch I guess. 

[H.M.V]

Aye, i thought 16 over the whole festival sounded low. Many report doing that a day. I'd check your pedometer or give us the secret of how you get around.

[Perks]

1 hour ago, Watergirl said:

One year I brought a pedometer, out of curiosity.  I did 26 kilometres (16 miles) throughout the festival.

You must have been using the 'monorail' :-)

We come by coach and me pal reckons we were doing around 14 miles a day. Defo on the Wed and Thurs. it's well easy to clock up miles there.

[gmb1992]

Shewee - literally a life changer

[MetaKate]

2 hours ago, Watergirl said:

A roll-up piece of rubbery anti-slip material.  I tend to camp on an uneven part and it stops the sleeping mat sliding down (somewhat).

One year I brought a pedometer, out of curiosity.  I did 26 kilometres (16 miles) throughout the festival.

My phone tracks my steps/distances and was dead for half of the festival ...but on Saturday alone with my phone dying during the headliner it recorded 32.5km. Thursday Friday and Sunday I recorded about 25km a day. Including Wednesday I'm easily over 125km.

Edited April 18, 2017 by MetaKate

[vicspoole]

17 hours ago, phillyfaddle said:

My friend nearly overfilled a Toilet John in the tent one morning. Luckily we had an empty 1L water bottle, which she used to "decant" the excess. Grim. She clearly has the bladder of a horse. I'd have exploded long before reaching that point, after having 2 kids.

I have found these very reliable. However, last year I did have to briefly pause *ahem* mid-stream  to allow the crystals time to soak up the liquid. Handy tip: always keep a close eye on proceedings!

[Watergirl]

2 hours ago, MetaKate said:

My phone tracks my steps/distances and was dead for half of the festival ...but on Saturday alone with my phone dying during the headliner it recorded 32.5km. Thursday Friday and Sunday I recorded about 25km a day. Including Wednesday I'm easily over 125km.

I am starting to doubt myself now. Maybe it was 26 miles, which is 40 kilometres. That's probably more like it. I remember I did go over to the caravan camping at one point to visit friends there and that was quite a trek. I also remember that in the same year I brought the pedometer to Roskilde and the result was virtually the same number, so possibly 26 miles, not km.....

Edited April 18, 2017 by Watergirl

[glastolover19]

11 hours ago, McCor said:

Camped in Darble last year, great place! Back there this year for sure!

I'll be in blue 8 manner just by fence as you go through p.g.a.give me a toot nearer the time and I'll pm my number

[Chazwozza]

11 hours ago, siblin said:

2 kids and a litre of wee all in one session, in a tent at glastonbury?  That would be good going!

Philipa could manage that, I reckon.

[Fladog]

On ‎13‎/‎04‎/‎2017 at 4:25 PM, Skoo said:

I have recently started taking a camping stove and hot water bottle.

We always head back to the tents for a refuel in the evening, and before I head out, I sort out the hot water bottle and leave it in my sleeping bag. When I roll back in at silly o clock in the morning, my sleeping bag is toasty warm!

I also enjoy making the odd cup of tea/coffee if I'm slow to get going in the morning.

 

 

Make sure its fastened tight tho....

[phillyfaddle]

On 18/04/2017 at 3:40 PM, vicspoole said:

I have found these very reliable. However, last year I did have to briefly pause *ahem* mid-stream  to allow the crystals time to soak up the liquid. Handy tip: always keep a close eye on proceedings!

Yep - agree. Ability to control flow essential to success