“I can’t get no sleep “

[Crazyfool01]

Following on from the staying up thread ... how much sleep do people get over the festival ? ... I find it harder these days and am amazed at those who say they don’t sleep 

[Joe Shez]

3 or 4 hours a night. 6-10 ish. Maybe a bit more on the Wednesday and Sunday nights. The rest of the time I want as minimal time asleep as possible! 

[cb4747]

I had a baby last year. Thanks to her training me to live on minimal sleep, I think I'm going to easily smash Glastonbury. 

[Jumbulance]

3-4 hours a night. Depends how strong that morning sun is!

[Fussah]

I'd say about 6 a night but I think i'm going to try and cut that right down if I can this year. I want to make the most of every minute i'm there!

[jyoung]

If I only slept 3-4 each night at Glasto I would be a fucking zombie.

[ian the worm]

I’m like Thatcher averaging 4 hours for 10 nights. At least two of them are always zero but never consecutive ones. 

[priest17]

I aim to get at least 6 a night, I'm useless otherwise. 

[Bags73]

Anything approaching 6hours ish usually works for me.  There's no way you can have a lie in if it's hot as the tent becomes super heated.   I'm usually busting for a wee too by 8am no matter what.

[stuartbert two hats]

3 minutes ago, Bags73 said:

Anything approaching 6hours ish usually works for me.  There's no way you can have a lie in if it's hot as the tent becomes super heated.   I'm usually busting for a wee too by 8am no matter what.

At the risk of doing the hard sell, these are a game changer:

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/2-seconds-easy-iii-freshblack-pop-up-tent-3-man-id_8357353.html?iv_=__iv_p_1_g_65718920351_c_316423054750_w_aud-308557096493:pla-329717980502_n_g_d_c_v__l__t__r_1o1x_pla_y_15177021_f_online_o_2030818_z_GB_i_en_j_329717980502_s__e__h_9046436_ii__vi__&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_r3nBRDxARIsAJljleGNeu8tlkkcRf6iVY0dJmh9J9uHqM-GBMzHn__5YpMNK8hwBKoEpzcaAvN0EALw_wcB

It's much cooler and much darker, to the point where you can actually go back to sleep if you wake at 5 or 6.  They're brilliant.

[mike86]

I was at a two festival this weekend and still feel like death today. I don't know whether it was lack of sleep, or other substances. I really don't know how I'm going to manage five days.

 

I honestly might have to have some sober days. 

[morph100]

used to be 2 or 3 hours, then I got old moved into campervan fields and I can get up to 7 hours! 

[rawrsomesauce]

I tend to get around 6-7 hours a night although it varies depending on acts I wanna see and where. I remember in 2016 I slept for about 10 hours on the Sunday morning rising to go watch ELO but then in 2017 had 5 hours before heading to watch Hacienda Classical - in short, it varies! 

[Crazyfool01]

Someone has shares in quecha/decathlon  .... I try to stay up past 3 am as there is really no point going to bed before due to the proximity of the beat hotel ..... but im usually up and out the tent before 8 as I just cant ever get back to sleep maybe the fresh and black will change things this year ...(.anyone humming faithless due to my subtle/unsubtle thread tittle ?   ) 

[buffy394]

Hmm depends. Cos of long running back problems I cant smash it until 6/7 AM like I used to! 

I will probably do 2/5 nights on about 3 hours sleep, then the other 3 nights on 5 or 6.

... I guess thats still pretty heavy

[gherkin8r]

16 minutes ago, Bags73 said:

Anything approaching 6hours ish usually works for me.  There's no way you can have a lie in if it's hot as the tent becomes super heated.   I'm usually busting for a wee too by 8am no matter what.

This is me. Wake up about 7 absolutely busting for the toilet, my hip on whatever side I am lying on is killing me and the tent is too hot. Trip to the toilet and there's no chance of me getting back to sleep for any more than a few mins.

Normally take myself for a wee dander, get some breakfast and get to toilets before the madding crowd, get a wash and brush my teeth. I like already being up and kind of watching the festival come back to life. Then get the 10 o'clock bus into Shepton mallet on a drink run, fill the cool bag with cider and ice and back on site before midday ready to rock. 

Unfortunately I need a few hours more sleep these days so the other side of the coin is being in bed earlier more often than in the past. 

[shuttlep]

35 minutes ago, cb4747 said:

I had a baby last year. Thanks to her training me to live on minimal sleep, I think I'm going to easily smash Glastonbury. 

Good luck,

 

I thought that when my boy was young , went on a mental stag party, managed to sleep for 24 hours missing the entire first day. it was the first time in 18 months i had no one bothering me . 

 

best sleep ever

[kingbadger]

I'm off the naughties this year so not sure how long I'll end up staying up for as dance music really isn't my thing without assistance. Plan on venturing elsewhere post-headliner and checking out the green fields, cabaret etc.

I'm quite lucky in that I'm very much a get up and go person, so can easily get in at 5am, 6 hour kip and down for the first couple of acts. Fresh and Black tent is just superb for that.

[Tommy Dickfingers]

In life I’m an early riser up at 6 every day, lucky to see 7 on a weekend. At Glastonbury I tent to sleep from around 6/7/8-10/11/12. Never really feel I miss out on anything. Sleep when you get home bollocks to it.

[Havors]

I would like more but always find myself wide awake after about 4 hours regardless of how long ive been awake for previously. I will likely hit the sack about 6.30-7am thursday morning and be up again opening and beer by 10.30-11am. If i get to sleep about 3am ill be awake before 8am... its like a festival internal clock just cant sleep for any longer.  

I make up for it when i get home though and usually sleep for about 48 hours straight ha 

[Fork_UK]

I always have my best night's sleep in tents, whether it's at Glasto or out on the moors.  I reckon I get a nice cosy 4-6 hours a night while at Glasto, depending on how late I manage to stay up!

[Doug85]

Around 3/4 hours, sometimes 5/6 depending on how tired I am after a long day. Have to be up for work at 5:30am and usually get back around 1/2. Doesn't leave much in the tank for the next day but adrenaline and alcohol usually gets me through apart from the monday where I was dead to the world last time. 

[jow95]

Back at the tent around 6am, awake by about 12, repeat. Varies massively of course depending on the night or the morning really but generally thats my schedule

[alanr]

27 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

At the risk of doing the hard sell, these are a game changer:

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/2-seconds-easy-iii-freshblack-pop-up-tent-3-man-id_8357353.html?iv_=__iv_p_1_g_65718920351_c_316423054750_w_aud-308557096493:pla-329717980502_n_g_d_c_v__l__t__r_1o1x_pla_y_15177021_f_online_o_2030818_z_GB_i_en_j_329717980502_s__e__h_9046436_ii__vi__&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_r3nBRDxARIsAJljleGNeu8tlkkcRf6iVY0dJmh9J9uHqM-GBMzHn__5YpMNK8hwBKoEpzcaAvN0EALw_wcB

It's much cooler and much darker, to the point where you can actually go back to sleep if you wake at 5 or 6.  They're brilliant.

They also do this one if on a tight budget. It's lighter and an easier shape to carry in, not as roomy as the pop up but still has the blackout.

 

Edited May 30, 2019 by alanr
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[Ayrshire Chris]

4 to 6. Seems the average for most folk, it’s the 450 mile drive home on the Monday that’s the killer, I stop every two hours for a short nap and tea.  Back home and it’s a 12 hour sleep after a shower