Whats your absolute ESSENTIAL GADGET / NEW THING you'll be bringing?

[paddyclark]

14 hours ago, Twiggy553 said:

Agreed

Mines a 12 cup beast = mug and a half of Aldi expresso own brand starts the day right

[Ayrshire Chris]

These arnt worth a fuck, easily broken

[MrZigster]

4 hours ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

These arnt worth a fuck, easily broken

In a dry year they are the definition of completely useless.

[TGCarr]

Do Glasto sell cup holders when buying pints? Nothing worse in rounds and having to carry 4 pints through.

 

Also:

1: Anyone suggest a decent sleeping blanket? I've never festival camped in June so not sure what it's like.

2. Best backpack to carry beer throughout the day?

Edited April 22, 2023 by TGCarr

[stuie]

19 minutes ago, TGCarr said:

1: Anyone suggest a decent sleeping blanket? I've never festival camped in June so not sure what it's like.

Absolutely fecking freezing... unless you stay up until sunrise then it's absolutely fecking boiling.

[mandana]

On 4/11/2023 at 10:58 PM, PassingCloud said:

Still not cheap,  but this is decent. I like a light that does red light when using in tent before sleep

https://www.absolute-snow.co.uk/biolite-travelight-135-usb-lantern--power-pack?v=159366&fc=GBP/?keyword=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItJCuveii_gIVgtPtCh0q5wnMEAQYASABEgJIHPD_BwE

I like the look of this, I am pretty deaf so need to lip read - this looks like a good option that I could wear which wont dazzle my mates like a headtorch does! Thanks for sharing.

[CaledonianGonzo]

On 4/22/2023 at 1:58 PM, TGCarr said:

Do Glasto sell cup holders when buying pints? Nothing worse in rounds and having to carry 4 pints through.

They just give you them.

[phillyfaddle]

On 4/22/2023 at 2:18 PM, stuie said:

Absolutely fecking freezing... unless you stay up until sunrise then it's absolutely fecking boiling.

+1 👆 exactly this. And wrap yourself in the blanket before getting in your sleeping bag. Ask a coffee stall to fill an aluminium water bottle with boiling water (make sure it’s in a thermal cover) before you hit the sack = hot water bottle for your sleeping bag, nice cool drinking water in morning (tip from trekking). 

[Skip997]

On 4/22/2023 at 1:58 PM, TGCarr said:

Also:

1: Anyone suggest a decent sleeping blanket? I've never festival camped in June so not sure what it's like.

 

Bit like asking how long is a piece of string?

How much do you want to spend?

[clarkete]

On 4/22/2023 at 2:18 PM, stuie said:

Absolutely fecking freezing... unless you stay up until sunrise then it's absolutely fecking boiling.

I haven't stayed in a tent for about a decade, but found that staying up late and getting so drunk I sparked out I had no such issues.

[Leon_Anthony]

Anyone have a recommendation on a compact camping stove? 

[Jacko45]

18 minutes ago, Leon_Anthony said:

Anyone have a recommendation on a compact camping stove? 

 

Brilliant little thing! Used mine for 3 years now.

https://amzn.eu/d/8z7Tjh5

 

 

[Leon_Anthony]

11 minutes ago, Jacko45 said:

 

Brilliant little thing! Used mine for 3 years now.

https://amzn.eu/d/8z7Tjh5

 

 

Thanks dude, I’ll get on it 

[Peter_Quaife]

33 minutes ago, Jacko45 said:

 

Brilliant little thing! Used mine for 3 years now.

https://amzn.eu/d/8z7Tjh5

 

 

I'll 2nd that, been using ours for a couple of years, great job. You can buy 6 packs of the gas (Colemans) which will last a good while 

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

I've been looking around for those hydration tablets, I can't remember if it was on this thread or another... They were some kind of sports science or other tablets that a few posters were raving about? Adding them to my festival hangover kit, but the ol' Google is flooded with different brands and diff levels of reputation for getting the job done.

Any help?

Edited April 26, 2023 by MEGATRONICMEATWAGON

[Mark E. Spliff]

52 minutes ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said:

I've been looking around for those hydration tablets, I can't remember if it was on this thread or another... They were some kind of sports science or other tablets that a few posters were raving about? Adding them to my festival hangover kit, but the ol' Google is flooded with different brands and diff levels of reputation for getting the job done.

Any help?

The brand you're thinking of is Berocca, but apart from providing you with the tiny amount of salt you're likely to need from sweating at a festival (and would get from your food anyway) all these things are just placebos - a big sugar tablet in a pint of water which you'll be convinced has cut through your hangover.  Scientists have been working on hangover cures for years and these things aren't it.  They're a fairly refreshing thing to be drinking in the morning though, so there's no harm in them.

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

19 minutes ago, Mark E. Spliff said:

The brand you're thinking of is Berocca, but apart from providing you with the tiny amount of salt you're likely to need from sweating at a festival (and would get from your food anyway) all these things are just placebos - a big sugar tablet in a pint of water which you'll be convinced has cut through your hangover.  Scientists have been working on hangover cures for years and these things aren't it.  They're a fairly refreshing thing to be drinking in the morning though, so there's no harm in them.

Think it was something other than Berocca. Think I found it. 

This - 

[The Clearest Blue]

31 minutes ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said:

Think it was something other than Berocca. Think I found it. 

This - 

I use these, take one in a pint of water before bed, definitely eases the hangover. After all a hangover is just dehydration and these tablets hydrate you!

[PassingCloud]

On 4/23/2023 at 11:12 PM, Leon_Anthony said:

Anyone have a recommendation on a compact camping stove? 

MSR. 

They do a tiny one (you can get similar cheapo ones on amazon)….

 https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/15895132/msr-pocketrocket-2-ultralight-stove-15895132
 

Vango Compact Stove https://amzn.eu/d/6rfIrIW

Have got a different MSR (whisperlite) that’s lasted years  

 

[PassingCloud]

2 hours ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said:

I've been looking around for those hydration tablets, I can't remember if it was on this thread or another... They were some kind of sports science or other tablets that a few posters were raving about? Adding them to my festival hangover kit, but the ol' Google is flooded with different brands and diff levels of reputation for getting the job done.

Any help?

ORS. The SIS ones are pretty similar I think. 

Edited April 26, 2023 by PassingCloud

[CaledonianGonzo]

Berocca won't do shit for a hangover. SIS tablets will.

[billum]

I find that two of these plus a pint of water plus a 1000mg vitamin C tablet before bed sorts me out nicely for the next day (don't believe the 'great taste' bit 😄 ):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/R-S-Hydration-Electrolyte-Tablets-Blackcurrant/dp/B00NGTCKWS?th=1

[Sawdusty surfer]

1/2 teaspoon of table salt and six teaspoons of sugar in 1 litre of water. The perfect rehydration mix. Same effect as the brand names.  

 Miraculous results. 

If sceptical, Google it. 

This is worth remembering. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Difficult to organise all that in a dark tent. A tablet is a piece of piss.

[Peter_Quaife]

3 hours ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said:

I've been looking around for those hydration tablets, I can't remember if it was on this thread or another... They were some kind of sports science or other tablets that a few posters were raving about? Adding them to my festival hangover kit, but the ol' Google is flooded with different brands and diff levels of reputation for getting the job done.

Any help?

Ha! I've just be googling the very same product tonight and have added a few into my basket. We took tubes of ORS to the Shiiine On three dayer and tbh they definitely took the edge off. Next day functionality levels were higher. 

A few articles I read online comparing different electrolyte tabs etc had Liquid IV Hydration as their number 1 and it gets a good rating on Amazon