Ayrshire Chris Posted November 9, 2019 Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 6 hours ago, MooseKat said: Will be bringing my family to Glasto for the first time with 2 kids (11 + 16). We are looking to camp at one of the family friendly sites. I have one of those monster 6 man tents with living room, home cinema, garage. Are these ok to bring or should I bring 2 smaller "festival" style tents?? We camped close to wicket in lime kiln and there were quite a few large tents there, some families seemed to have a big tent and a smaller one adjacent as a store of clothes etc. Wicket if I recollect is fenced off for security, own toilets etc. Food outlets close by as well. I think the main drawback is that it’s a distance to the kids zone though that won’t be a problem with 11and16 year olds! There also seemed to be a decent amount of space left on Wednesday evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuie Posted November 9, 2019 Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 22 hours ago, crazyfool1 said: As above ... thats when I got mine and you won't need to rustle up any space blankets 22 hours ago, gfa said: Is there a cheaper version on amazon or something or should I just cough up? Interestingly, Quechua is actually Decathlon! Actually, that’s not that interesting ? @gfa I have this one as well as the pop up, cheaper, easier to carry than a giant disc and takes about 5 mins to put up max https://www.decathlon.co.uk/arpenaz-3-freshblack-tent-3-man-id_8357355.html?iv_=__iv_p_1_g_61980133654_c_316432589974_w_aud-308557097973:pla-329717981662_n_g_d_m_v__l__t__r_1o2x_pla_y_15177021_f_online_o_2030820_z_GB_i_en_j_329717981662_s__e__h_9045103_ii__vi__&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhvnhx_7d5QIViKztCh0rAAi3EAQYAiABEgL7R_D_BwE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue12 Posted November 9, 2019 Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 Will there be enough Fresh and Black tents for sale on Black Friday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 43 minutes ago, Sue12 said: Will there be enough Fresh and Black tents for sale on Black Friday? I think thats a question for @stuartbert two hats there are strong rumours that hes a major share holder .... but others just say hes fresh and black ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 1 hour ago, stuie said: Interestingly, Quechua is actually Decathlon! Actually, that’s not that interesting ? @gfa I have this one as well as the pop up, cheaper, easier to carry than a giant disc and takes about 5 mins to put up max https://www.decathlon.co.uk/arpenaz-3-freshblack-tent-3-man-id_8357355.html?iv_=__iv_p_1_g_61980133654_c_316432589974_w_aud-308557097973:pla-329717981662_n_g_d_m_v__l__t__r_1o2x_pla_y_15177021_f_online_o_2030820_z_GB_i_en_j_329717981662_s__e__h_9045103_ii__vi__&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhvnhx_7d5QIViKztCh0rAAi3EAQYAiABEgL7R_D_BwE of course it is ... and that was the source of my lovely inflatable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted November 9, 2019 Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 12 hours ago, squirrelarmy said: Was that from the final night this year? We packed up the day before and got a hostel for the night when we saw what was coming. It’s much easier to pack a dry tent. Yeah - we struggled to get just our stuff together and everything was soaked through there was no way we were taking our £20 tents back when it costed £60 for the baggage upgrade when they were soaking wet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted November 9, 2019 Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 1 hour ago, stuie said: Interestingly, Quechua is actually Decathlon! Actually, that’s not that interesting ? @gfa I have this one as well as the pop up, cheaper, easier to carry than a giant disc and takes about 5 mins to put up max https://www.decathlon.co.uk/arpenaz-3-freshblack-tent-3-man-id_8357355.html?iv_=__iv_p_1_g_61980133654_c_316432589974_w_aud-308557097973:pla-329717981662_n_g_d_m_v__l__t__r_1o2x_pla_y_15177021_f_online_o_2030820_z_GB_i_en_j_329717981662_s__e__h_9045103_ii__vi__&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhvnhx_7d5QIViKztCh0rAAi3EAQYAiABEgL7R_D_BwE That was the one I was thinking of, £10 extra for an extra man so I will probably split it with someone I reckon to get back some of the cost or maybe have it all to myself if i feel greedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesy10 Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 9 hours ago, MooseKat said: Will be bringing my family to Glasto for the first time with 2 kids (11 + 16). We are looking to camp at one of the family friendly sites. I have one of those monster 6 man tents with living room, home cinema, garage. Are these ok to bring or should I bring 2 smaller "festival" style tents?? Moosemageddon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
port Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 On 11/8/2019 at 10:31 PM, crazyfool1 said: Let me ponder this one .... Yes and it's just as out of tune as always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
port Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 On 11/8/2019 at 7:16 PM, HalfAnIdiot said: Should I take a flag to the Pyramid stage so all my mates can see me on the telly? You should also take it to block the view of ten thousand people behind it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
port Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 On 11/8/2019 at 10:25 PM, Stokesy10 said: If Chris Martin makes a sound in The Glade but no one is there to hear it, does he still make a sound? Yip and it's still out of tune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyPorter Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 6 hours ago, Sue12 said: Will there be enough Fresh and Black tents for sale on Black Friday? Last year the one I was after for ages went cheap on their site, wasn’t that many great offers all round though. Got me an xl f&b 4-man (feels much bigger) for £100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaKate Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 7 hours ago, stuie said: Interestingly, Quechua is actually Decathlon! Actually, that’s not that interesting ? @gfa I have this one as well as the pop up, cheaper, easier to carry than a giant disc and takes about 5 mins to put up max https://www.decathlon.co.uk/arpenaz-3-freshblack-tent-3-man-id_8357355.html?iv_=__iv_p_1_g_61980133654_c_316432589974_w_aud-308557097973:pla-329717981662_n_g_d_m_v__l__t__r_1o2x_pla_y_15177021_f_online_o_2030820_z_GB_i_en_j_329717981662_s__e__h_9045103_ii__vi__&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhvnhx_7d5QIViKztCh0rAAi3EAQYAiABEgL7R_D_BwE That's the one im planning to get as well. Its light enough that I can travel home with it and use it in the future. My only logistics problem is I cant order it beforehand... so Im going to have to try to buy it in store somewhere when I land in London! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 2 hours ago, MetaKate said: That's the one im planning to get as well. Its light enough that I can travel home with it and use it in the future. My only logistics problem is I cant order it beforehand... so Im going to have to try to buy it in store somewhere when I land in London! Unless you can order it to a London address and collect from them when in the uk ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 3 hours ago, MetaKate said: That's the one im planning to get as well. Its light enough that I can travel home with it and use it in the future. My only logistics problem is I cant order it beforehand... so Im going to have to try to buy it in store somewhere when I land in London! Looks like there’s a Decathlon in Kensington, but there must be a risk they may not have an appropriate tent in stock. There’s stores in Canada https://www.decathlon.ca/en/ ...can’t you bring one as you’re ok to return with one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerqueen Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 On 11/8/2019 at 6:54 PM, moams said: Are the queues actually as bad as people are making out for the coaches on Monday, even the national express ones? I've travelled by National Express and the shuttle to Castle Carey. The National Express wasn't too bad as they make you stick to your ticket time (after all, you've chosen this yourself so it should be convenient). See Tickets is a free for all though as far as I could make out. And the queue to get the shuttle offsite to CC this year was about two hours from the end of the queue to getting on the coach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotdash79 Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 (edited) You can get decathlon to delivered to a store so you can just collect it. also they will send to an Asda for you to collect Edited November 10, 2019 by dotdash79 More context Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deaf Nobby Burton Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 Re glass, it’s not just for the cows, glass is banned at all festivals as it’s bad for us humans too. Treading/walking/falling on a glass bottle wouldn’t have a pleasant outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moams Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Beerqueen said: I've travelled by National Express and the shuttle to Castle Carey. The National Express wasn't too bad as they make you stick to your ticket time (after all, you've chosen this yourself so it should be convenient). See Tickets is a free for all though as far as I could make out. And the queue to get the shuttle offsite to CC this year was about two hours from the end of the queue to getting on the coach. Well we’ve booked the national express coach and fairly early on the Monday as well so hopefully it won’t be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaKate Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 11 hours ago, crazyfool1 said: Unless you can order it to a London address and collect from them when in the uk ? Possibly, but my friends from London arent going this year and I wasnt planning to stay with them. Definitely some logistics for me to figure out. 10 hours ago, Avalon_Fields said: Looks like there’s a Decathlon in Kensington, but there must be a risk they may not have an appropriate tent in stock. There’s stores in Canada https://www.decathlon.ca/en/ ...can’t you bring one as you’re ok to return with one? I checked it out on the Canada site a few weeks ago and its $300! It's only £45 in the UK which is the equivalence of about $80 CAD. And it will stop me from having to travel with it beforhand in Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.M.V Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, MetaKate said: Possibly, but my friends from London arent going this year and I wasnt planning to stay with them. Definitely some logistics for me to figure out. I checked it out on the Canada site a few weeks ago and its $300! It's only £45 in the UK which is the equivalence of about $80 CAD. And it will stop me from having to travel with it beforhand in Europe. I'm sure someone can have it delivered and take it to the festival for you. If you're happy taking it home. Might he better to sort in the summer when people make arrangements for travel and all. Also things can change in 6 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaKate Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, H.M.V said: I'm sure someone can have it delivered and take it to the festival for you. If you're happy taking it home. Might he better to sort in the summer when people make arrangements for travel and all. Also things can change in 6 months. Or as someone said above, if I can deliver it to the store or an ASDA? Im thinking about skipping London altogether this year so I could deliver to an ASDA somewhere like Bath and then just pick it up and be on my way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moams Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 If the fresh and black ones do sell out I’ll be using this tent. Used it a number of times and always faired me well. Not completely black out but still decent and keeps out a fair bit of light and heat. https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/15905155/freedomtrail-shadow-250-2-3-person-tent-15905155 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Wrong-Un Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 Why so suspicious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotdash79 Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, MetaKate said: Or as someone said above, if I can deliver it to the store or an ASDA? Im thinking about skipping London altogether this year so I could deliver to an ASDA somewhere like Bath and then just pick it up and be on my way! https://www.decathlon.co.uk/delivery.html looks like so long that it’s under 25kg they will deliver to an ASDA. So if you are getting a few bits split the order to be safe (free delivery over £30) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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