don't worry, I'm wearing my big boots down there and all other footwear has been squeezed into my welliesWe might introduce a footwear quota
Glastonbury 2008
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If you want any help making a decision: there will be TEN people in the van. All with their own stuff.
you do the 'math'
And it will still be at least 50% less than "we" are taking
My death weight is all because I'm such an ace guy 
10kg gazebo, for everyone else to share, 10kg of double mattress and tent, for the GF to share. I think the only truly 'me' stuff is one 900g ultralight sleeping bag. Bunch of feckers are coming by car, and barring the GF, leaving it as late as possible because they don't want to use up holiday. So I get to make the camp, arriving by train. Grr!
The GF bless her said, even after being in total fear of the festival (never been to one before), "well, I might aswell get up at 5am and get there first thing". I will use this of course, to accuse the rest of my gang of being lightweights
Sorry, was I going off on one there? Erm, back the programme...
10kg gazebo, for everyone else to share, 10kg of double mattress and tent, for the GF to share. I think the only truly 'me' stuff is one 900g ultralight sleeping bag. Bunch of feckers are coming by car, and barring the GF, leaving it as late as possible because they don't want to use up holiday. So I get to make the camp, arriving by train. Grr!
The GF bless her said, even after being in total fear of the festival (never been to one before), "well, I might aswell get up at 5am and get there first thing". I will use this of course, to accuse the rest of my gang of being lightweights
Sorry, was I going off on one there? Erm, back the programme...
Looby
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wiskey
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we have progression
soooo this is where we are now.
I have twilight pilgrim and whibley (currently trying to mud proof a pair of dm's) and I have packed the heap into a bag and it all fits. decided to take out a jumper which might be a mistake but two should do.
Now I have an even bigger heap in the living room. 4 peoples stuff. and no-ones overpacked but its a proper mountain! still got jittugs to pick up.
soooo this is where we are now.
I have twilight pilgrim and whibley (currently trying to mud proof a pair of dm's) and I have packed the heap into a bag and it all fits. decided to take out a jumper which might be a mistake but two should do.
Now I have an even bigger heap in the living room. 4 peoples stuff. and no-ones overpacked but its a proper mountain! still got jittugs to pick up.
After a day or so of de-exciting, all this talk of packing and vans is sending me into "zombie excitement" level. An hour or two ago, in my local...
Barmaid: "Stella?"
me: "ooh yeah. Stella weather!"
her: "about time!"
me: "yeah, I'm off to..."
By tomorrow, I probably won't even be able to top up an Oyster card without finding some way of talking about the festival.
Barmaid: "Stella?"
me: "ooh yeah. Stella weather!"
her: "about time!"
me: "yeah, I'm off to..."
By tomorrow, I probably won't even be able to top up an Oyster card without finding some way of talking about the festival.
I really don't know how I'm going to get through the next 2 days at work, they're going to drag so much. psycherelic
I'm not an old hippy!
I've just scooped it all into the rucksack and it was all fitting perfectly til we remembered a few more last minute essentials now I think some repacking is going to have to happen.
Just went mad in Halfords and brought a new bigger tent at half price
Just went mad in Halfords and brought a new bigger tent at half price
We aren't getting there till Thursday afternoon now. Any idea where a good place to camp for 10 (I think) + Gazebo will be? Given I've never stayed anywhere other than the dragon before I'm slightly terrified I'm going to get lost. Or repeatadly end up the dragon field at 6am in the morning before remembering I'm not camped there
Its not a trailer tent is it??
As I walked down to meet T-P earlier the people 10 doors down were sorting out their van ready for glasto
There's probably more of that in Bristol than any other city right now. Just walking around and seeing all the cars with car park stickers on afterwards shows you how many people go. Some parts of the city are like a ghost town over Glasto weekend.
psycherelic
I'm not an old hippy!
Halfords!! Wrong shop maan, wrong shop
Its literally next door to my flat, I just wandered in and ended up buying it by mistake when I thought about being cramped into our tiny two person tent for 5 days
psycherelic
I'm not an old hippy!
Nah just a slightly bigger dome
wiskey
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Looby
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I did this at Glastonbury. I got very pissed on rum cocktails in the old Leftfield tent and woke up in the morning with a mexican hammock.
mysterygirl
Stealth visit from work
And it's contagious...... lol
Blimey TG, you're sorted. Can you get your mate to pop back and get some of my stuff too? I reckon I'm up to 30kg now... All going on my back.
I dont' really understand how Im taking so little clothes & yet so much stuff...
Pretty much packed now but again there's so much of it!
wiskey
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hey i said it quietly! anyway I was remarking at how good it was.
