ramboacdc Posted 21 May 2015 Share Posted 21 May 2015 Hi All! After many years of trying to get tickets, me and the mrs finally got tickets for glastonbury. I have done the camping at festival m'larky before (download/leeds/sonisphere etc) but she is brand new to the experience and i will be honest i am just used to roughing it like a hobo. Anyone know of any essentials that may be slipping my mind to camp more...sanitary/comfortable? also she has an iPhone 5s and wants to take that with her and have the battery last the whole festival. With iphones i know they have to have the same battery in but you can get replacements and i think a key to open it? What would be better for her in this instance? a portable charger or copious batteries like i am taking for my S5 (since that update...i now carry 5 with me anyway) any help/stories are greatly welcomed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderbyFox Posted 21 May 2015 Share Posted 21 May 2015 I've been using this whenever I go away, lasts for 2 full charges of the iPhone, should be good for a few days depending on how frequently she uses it. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Poweradd-Portable-External-Adapters-SmartPhones/dp/B00MWU1GGI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1432199439&sr=8-1&keywords=iphone+charger+portable+power+pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 21 May 2015 Share Posted 21 May 2015 Went Reading couple years ago with missus for the first time since 2005 when I too "slummed it." Couple of things I had that I wouldn't have bothered with as a kid but liked: Burner that burnt those little white fuel tabs, gas is strictly banned from most festivals now. Bacon sarnies and tea without paying festival prices. Camping chairs. Did I really used to sit on the floor?! Stick em in your tent when you aren't there, pykies will rob em. Buy pretty cheap and coconsider having a spare, one always breaks. Hand sanitizer. We had these little pen sized things with an alcohol based one in. The toilets always run out and they were a god send. Emergency bog roll. Get a roll that's about half run down, squash it flat so it fits in your back pocket and leave it there just in case. Don't under estimate this. Some places take bottle caps off you like at football to stop people throwing them around. Take a couple of coke/Pepsi 500ml caps on you just in case. Water bottles. Arena drinks are ****ing expensive but there's usually cold water taps dotted around, take your own water bottle if the above isn't an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 21 May 2015 Share Posted 21 May 2015 Take your own tent. Don't care if you're going with your missus, your best mate, your brother, your ****ing dog, take your own tent and sleep alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srbfox Posted 21 May 2015 Share Posted 21 May 2015 Wet wipes and shed loads of um Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Bentley Posted 21 May 2015 Share Posted 21 May 2015 Wet wipes and shed loads of um "Um"? As in the chanting, humming sound made by mystic oriental religions? No need to bring shed loads of that, as I'm sure there'll be a few Buddhist monks who'll provide that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 21 May 2015 Share Posted 21 May 2015 Wet wipes and shed loads of um brellas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pSinatra Posted 21 May 2015 Share Posted 21 May 2015 Wet wipes and shed loads of um Um Bongo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 21 May 2015 Share Posted 21 May 2015 Umbugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srbfox Posted 21 May 2015 Share Posted 21 May 2015 Umph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 21 May 2015 Share Posted 21 May 2015 cough/sore throat sweets always go down well too, a lot of smoking, shouting and little sleep in the cold always ruins your throat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieTodger Posted 21 May 2015 Share Posted 21 May 2015 If you're locking your tent, keep the key on you at all times. I was about to throw up at Leeds last year and was scrambling around for it, so I ripped it open and just poked my head through to vom in the nick of time. Also, a knife if you're gonna do burgers and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 21 May 2015 Share Posted 21 May 2015 A tent would be quite handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystonFox Posted 21 May 2015 Share Posted 21 May 2015 Crates of beer. Endless beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filbert_Ross Posted 21 May 2015 Share Posted 21 May 2015 my Glastonbury tip would be to be in the queue for when the gates open at 8am Wednesday morning. We leave Leicester at midnight Tuesday night, get in the queue about 3ish then sit about till 8am. If that's not an option at least get there as early as possible on the Wednesday. You'll maximise your Glastonbury experience and also get somewhere decent to camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
separator Posted 21 May 2015 Share Posted 21 May 2015 Went to Reading last year and we all had camp beds, reasonably comfy and beats kipping on a ground mat. Obviously adds a bit of extra weight to getting to and from the car park but at Reading that wasn't too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christoph Posted 22 May 2015 Share Posted 22 May 2015 Empty water bottles and fill them up with your white spirits. Works every time and if you get one of those packs of 4 with the plastic over them, with a enough wiggling u can get the bottles in and out and the stewards will less likely want to open the bottles to see if they have alcohol in em. A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filbert_Ross Posted 22 May 2015 Share Posted 22 May 2015 Empty water bottles and fill them up with your white spirits. Works every time and if you get one of those packs of 4 with the plastic over them, with a enough wiggling u can get the bottles in and out and the stewards will less likely want to open the bottles to see if they have alcohol in em. A You can take alcohol into Glastonbury, you can take your own alcohol wherever you like on site too. There is no 'arena' area where you get searched each day. Just can't take it in glass bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James. Posted 22 May 2015 Share Posted 22 May 2015 Dry AND moist toilet roll. I don't know why I don't take the same approach in normal life, it's a revelation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srbfox Posted 22 May 2015 Share Posted 22 May 2015 Jamie vardy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christoph Posted 22 May 2015 Share Posted 22 May 2015 You can take alcohol into Glastonbury, you can take your own alcohol wherever you like on site too. There is no 'arena' area where you get searched each day. Just can't take it in glass bottles. Really? That's brilliant that is. Most festivals nowadays don't let anymore than 1 litre of spirits and a few cans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filbert_Ross Posted 22 May 2015 Share Posted 22 May 2015 Really? That's brilliant that is. Most festivals nowadays don't let anymore than 1 litre of spirits and a few cans... No alcohol restrictions at all, Glastonbury is about the only one that does it as far as I know. You may get searched on the way in for drugs but once you are in that's it you don't get searched again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4DD0gg Posted 22 May 2015 Share Posted 22 May 2015 A 'she-wee' if ladies are going, plenty of drugs, booze and ciggies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1742 Posted 24 May 2015 Share Posted 24 May 2015 I couldn't do it now, I would book a decent hotel nearby. However, one of the best things I ever did was the Reading Festival in 1983, without doubt one of my best ever memories. A good bunch of mates and a load of beer is all you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinowe Soorie Posted 24 May 2015 Share Posted 24 May 2015 Waterproof poncho!! Unless you like other peoples piss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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