Festival shop

megaladon · Post by **megaladon** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:50 am

I was gonna post in the glade thread but it's a bit long, maybe worthy of its own thread. Any good tips on stuff to take? Not just glade I guess, any festival. I don't mean shit like tent/food/beer, stuff you might not think of at first?

That's the question

Dead Rats · Post by **Dead Rats** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:53 am

The tiny heads of rabbits and squirrels impaled onto a chopstick to warn off any evil spirits.

did · Post by **did** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:02 pm

insect repellant, diarrhea tablets for the rehydration, penknife,

megaladon · Post by **megaladon** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:28 pm

DID wrote:insect repellant, diarrhea tablets for the rehydration, penknife,

Does that make sense? It makes you shit everywhere surely? Losing lots of water I'd have thought.

alfie · Post by **alfie** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:28 pm

wellies are probably obvious but i rocked up to bestival last year in trainers and it was shitting it down.....had to buy a pair for £15, only for someone to nick them from outside my tent when i was ko'd inside

then i was a massive tnuc and stole someone elses (3 sizes too big) because the welly stall had sold out.......needs must. was checking over my shoulder the whole weekend though

kins83 · Post by **kins83** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:39 pm

Megaladon wrote:
DID wrote:insect repellant, diarrhea tablets for the rehydration, penknife,
Does that make sense? It makes you shit everywhere surely? Losing lots of water I'd have thought.

Think you might be getting confused with laxatives there squire. Never a good mistake to make.

firky · Post by **firky** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:50 pm

Each year I take less and less, but I always take a little emergency sealed water proof bag with an old mobile phone and £30 cash. I also always take one warm jacket and only take one pair of footwear for the entire festival... I wear a big fuck off pair of kevlar and gortex chainsaw boots, they're massive and keep me dry and toes protected. They're also handy for kicking explosed ankles on your way to the bar should it be crowded. Torch is pretty essential too as is dettol handwash, kills all the bugs on your hands. It's all very well going to a festival with shit loads of gear but you have to carry it back tired, sunburnt / soaking wet, and on a come down so I opt for the less is best policy.

My mate and I went to Glastonbury with a few quid and no gear but a jacket years ago, managed to do quite well - we would wash dises in exchange for food at a cafe etc. Wouldn't do it again, like. This was before the wall went up and I reckon it would be harder to do these days as it's all about the money.

Most essential bit of kit IMO:

Dead Rats · Post by **Dead Rats** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:20 pm

I take so little to festivals, it's a fucking joke. My friends always have a wide collection on medical shit and lotions and fucking food and fucking essential shit and I'm all like fucking "woah, chill the fucking fuck out, let's go and fucking get fucked and to worry about this shit." and they're all liek "DURRRGGHHHHHH" and end up just, I dunno, fucking staying around the campsite playing with their willies and the fucking toys they brung and on their fucking phones. It's fuck.

Here's what I bring;

Tent.
Money.
Sum Clothes.
Toothbrush, Towel, Gel,
Babywipes.

das it.

missedthebus · Post by **missedthebus** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:36 pm

Dead Rats wrote: Tent.
Money.
Sum Clothes.
Toothbrush, Towel, Gel,
Babywipes.

Torch.
!!BOG ROLL!!

magma · Post by **magma** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:39 pm

WELLIES - IF YOU DON'T TAKE WELLIES IT WILL FUCK IT DOWN ALL OVER YOU AND YOU'LL SPEND HALF A DAY QUEUEING TO BUY SOME.

Also:

A Kag In A Bag/Jack In A Pack/Mac In A Sack (yep, all those brands exist - just find the cheapest you can). Waterproof that zips into one of it's own pockets so you can easily whack it in a bag or in your pocket - they seem to fit perfectly into the lower pockets on most cargo shorts.

Baby wipes are a lifesaver.

Pocket tissues rather than bog roll - so much more convenient to whack in your pocket when you're out dancing.

If you're gonna be caning it take some 5-HTP and some rehydration sachets with you.

Suncream. Seriously... there's nothing worse than drunken sunstroke at a festival. I've done it before.... it was one of the most unpleasant experiences of my life.

Dead Rats · Post by **Dead Rats** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:39 pm

missedthebus wrote:
Dead Rats wrote: Tent.
Money.
Sum Clothes.
Toothbrush, Towel, Gel,
Babywipes.
Torch.
!!BOG ROLL!!

Shit paper, yes. Torch? You fucking pussy. Just roll your Rizla down the ID Spiral, plenty of bright lights and lovely colours down there

Musics fucking shit, though, and it's full of hippies.

magma · Post by **magma** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:42 pm

Dead Rats wrote:Torch? You fucking pussy. Just roll your Rizla down the ID Spiral, plenty of bright lights and lovely colours down there

Torch comes in handy as a lantern in the tent, but turn that shit OFF if you've got company. Attracted a crowd once..!

Also - preroll spliffs when you get up in the morning and stick them in your baccy packet. I did that for the first time this Glastonbury and it was FUCKING AWESOME. Plus, security have only got your prerolls to nick then, not the rest of your stash.

Dead Rats · Post by **Dead Rats** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:48 pm

I actually put a ballpoint pen inside a Rizla the other day and wrapped it round to help get the cone shape, because I'm such a lame, usueless tnuc.

I can't roll for beans

missedthebus · Post by **missedthebus** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:49 pm

Dead Rats wrote:I actually put a ballpoint pen inside a Rizla the other day and wrapped it round to help get the cone shape, because I'm such a lame, usueless tnuc.

DZA · Post by **DZA** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:51 pm

Dead Rats wrote:I actually put a ballpoint pen inside a Rizla the other day and wrapped it round to help get the cone shape, because I'm such a lame, usueless tnuc.

I can't roll for beans

Deep

lloydnoise · Post by **lloydnoise** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:10 pm

devonport_steppas · Post by **devonport_steppas** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:17 pm

more importantly..

http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... 37#1260237

firky · Post by **firky** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:19 pm

Magma wrote: Suncream. Seriously... there's nothing worse than drunken sunstroke at a festival. I've done it before.... it was one of the most unpleasant experiences of my life.

I don't burn being quite dark skinned so Ican get away with that, but my mate who is a ginger and burns easily ruined his festival by getting severe sunburn across his back and legs one year. Stupid tnuc could have prevented it too as we told him:

Dean, I'd stick a tshirt or some cream on if I were you. You're looking a bit red.
Fuck off
Seriously, mate... that's not looking healthy
Leavus the fuck alone
Alright, just saying it looks harsh

45min later.

Dean, mate... I'd really sort yourself out now before you do some damage?
Fuck off man, its Somerset not the fucking middle east
Well we're just saying, it's looking really sore.

That evening he couldn't walk or put anything on his back, you could feel the heat coming off it. No after sun or anything and he still has the scars on his calves and shoulder blades as a result

Yeah, pre-rolling is a good idea and carry all your gear and baccy in a tin to keep it dry... I'd also keep a stash back in the tent so if you lose your tin whilst fucked it doesn't matter quite so much.

I always take half a dozern bottles of this:

And two litres of rum for every two litres of ginger beer. Fuck beer, it tastes rank when warm and flat but ginger beer and rum tastes good.

NilsFG · Post by **NilsFG** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:23 pm

Food & snacks for munchies/midnight snacks/breakfast/whatever.
Red Bull for breakfast.

All I can think of atm.

jolly wailer · Post by **jolly wailer** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:39 pm

headlamp and a flask

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