New security measures in place

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

1 minute ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Luckily they can search in parallel.

Well the 10 lines is assuming 10 people being searched at the same time.

[Larraht]

1 hour ago, squirrelarmy said:

 

So those of us taking lots of lights and battery packs for outfits would probably be better having them extra visible on the way in to make it clear what they are for.

 

I have a tutu with fairy lights and led wire sewn in and a body suit which is a similar affair. So three battery packs. Wires everywhere. I'm going to be put on a list, aren't I?

[keepad]

Yep I was going to just say that Kaytee, it would be a nightmare having to corner  off every lost bag, at least security have a chance to ID a bag first, the extra checks are a pain but  for our safety. I expect the standard to be mirrors on sticks  for checking under vehicles, hand held scanners  along with bag scanners ,I do know a lot of extra enhanced security measures will be taking place in and around the site but again for our safety.

Edited June 5, 2017 by keepad
Wrong info

[nowyouregideon]

Just now, Larraht said:

I have a tutu with fairy lights and led wire sewn in and a body suit which is a similar affair. So three battery packs. Wires everywhere. I'm going to be put on a list, aren't I?

Maybe put it all in it's own bag inside your rucksack and explain to the person as soon as it's pulled out what to expect? It is a festival I'm sure they are aware these things exist.

[Ollie9917]

While yes I know it's for our safety I find it hard to believe that there would be a terrorist attack at glastonbury anyway just on how hard it is to get tickets etc

[Fork_UK]

1 hour ago, Ollie9917 said:

what about drugs 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=diversion+safe&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Adiversion+safe

[Larraht]

Just now, mf_2005 said:

Maybe put it all in it's own bag inside your rucksack and explain to the person as soon as it's pulled out what to expect? It is a festival I'm sure they are aware these things exist.

I was just thinking this - with the added bonus of my tutu not getting too ruffled!

[stuartbert two hats]

3 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

Well the 10 lines is assuming 10 people being searched at the same time.

Serves me right for not reading properly!

[Hugh Jass]

31 minutes ago, parsonjack said:

138000/4/10*2/60/24 = 4.79 days

Just in time for Sheeran.

[pie_and_a_pint]

6 minutes ago, sime said:

One thing I was planning on doing anyway is to put my different things in their own shopping bags and then putting them inside my rucksack. So with a full bag search, they can rummage easily through it all. Even if they empty everything, I'll at least be able to sort it all out quickly for repacking. That's how I imagine it will go anyway...!

That's how I pack. The more clothes I have in plastic bags the less chance of them getting wet and it's also easier to find things in the tent, instead of rummaging randomly.

[Ollie9917]

2 minutes ago, Fork_UK said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=diversion+safe&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Adiversion+safe

Interesting, would work well unless they go to check it ://

[hfuhruhurr]

I don't get the logic. As been said, the nutters have attacked outside. So creating a huge queue creates a bigger target.

Multiple trips to the car? Again increases queue size and assume they search everything. 

Me, I've just had a shoulder operation so a trolley is unavoidable.

Edited June 5, 2017 by hfuhruhurr

[Fork_UK]

1 minute ago, Ollie9917 said:

Interesting, would work well unless they go to check it ://

The Pringles ones have real Pringles in them, so even if they break the seal, they'll just find Pringles!  

Edited June 5, 2017 by Fork_UK

[Bonaneas]

7 minutes ago, Madyaker said:

They've obviously talked to the authorities and feel it's necessary. Gonna be big queues on Wednesday when I arrive. I hope this make drugs harder to buy inside the festival... 

It was hard enough as it was last year let's not make it any harder. 

[barkley87]

11 minutes ago, sime said:

One thing I was planning on doing anyway is to put my different things in their own shopping bags and then putting them inside my rucksack. So with a full bag search, they can rummage easily through it all. Even if they empty everything, I'll at least be able to sort it all out quickly for repacking. That's how I imagine it will go anyway...!

I'm stealing this idea.

I've also just invested in metal camping mirrors as glass ones will probably be confiscated.

[Ollie9917]

2 minutes ago, Fork_UK said:

The Pringles ones have real Pringles in them, so even if they break the seal, they'll just find Pringles!  

how do you put things inside it then ? ?

[Fork_UK]

Just now, Ollie9917 said:

how do you put things inside it then ? ?

The bottom screws off.   https://www.amazon.co.uk/Diversion-Container-Pringles-Stash-Hider/dp/B00YOB0FJ2

[frostypaw]

Haaaaah.

Council have been trying to find ways to enforce this for years AFAIK.

[parsonjack]

1 minute ago, hfuhruhurr said:

Multiple trips to the car? Again increases queue size and assume they search everything. 

If people took the advice and came to the gate lightly loaded and did multiple trips the queues wouldn't be any bigger, they would just be there longer.

[Tommy Dickfingers]

If you really want to make sure your drugs don't get taxed off you then it's gotta go up your arse, behind your balls or in your vagina unfortunately. 

[I am Jon]

Starting to rethink my packing already, clearly the focus is going to be on weapons not drugs:

However guess the following could be iffy:

• My trusty peg hammer / duck tape dispenser (been with me to every festival since Reading 95) 
• Pen knife, maybe take a cheapo one I wouldn't mind loosing....
• Gas canister (always paranoid about been able to buy the right type on site), maybe give up on cooking food all together.  
• Medical supplies, always take an extensively stocked first aid kit. 

 

 

[shoptildrop]

2 minutes ago, barkley87 said:

I'm stealing this idea.

I've also just invested in metal camping mirrors as glass ones will probably be confiscated.

Just thinking this, will they confiscate like face powder that has mirror in It?

[hfuhruhurr]

Just now, parsonjack said:

If people took the advice and came to the gate lightly loaded and did multiple trips the queues wouldn't be any bigger, they would just be there longer.

I'm assuming you've gone back to the car for a bag big enough to search. Which, I reckon is any reasonable sized bag. 

[fur_q]

8 minutes ago, Fork_UK said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=diversion+safe&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Adiversion+safe

Good job police and security don't have access to the internet and so will never have seen any of these things before. 

[ivan]

10 minutes ago, Larraht said:

I have a tutu with fairy lights and led wire sewn in and a body suit which is a similar affair. So three battery packs. Wires everywhere. I'm going to be put on a list, aren't I?

To a nervous person on shrooms an extremist ballet dancing fairy may send them over the edge