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yup, campervan fields are shit. i was stewarding them this year and all i could think of was glad i was not to have to be camping in them.
Glastonbury 2011
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Dovydaitis
Official fishco fish groupie
I got my registration in, always said I would go before I was 30 and I'm 30 end of next year...
Clint Iguana
not an undercover cop
well ........... yes and no.
It is a pain, it is so far from everything we always get armed and dangerous with as much beer as we can carry and once we are out we are out.
There is not much life in that field, but it does mean if you go to bed at 9am you get peace and quiet till it is time to go out to play again
The new West campervan fields are full of win apparently. No hill of death and a dedicated pedestrian gate.
bmd
Island in the stream.
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The new West campervan fields are full of win apparently. No hill of death and a dedicated pedestrian gate.
that's where i was stewarding. you're right, no hill of death and its own gate, but also a bit sleepy and miles from any of the good stuff on site. i think i'd probably still rather go west though, as it's much smaller and less hectic. it's only got a 1,000ish van capacity as opposed to the 4,500ish of east campervans!
Thanks, I just tried that and it looks like I'm no longer registered. I thought the registration lasted longer than 3 years but I guess I can register again.
slightly strong imo, they are what they are. If you want to have some chilled space around you and peace and quiet to get some decent sleep then they are great. I need a couple of hours breather now and then during the day too so its great to pop back, lay down for a bit, have a private barby, refresh and restock.
That said, obviously if you want more of a party atmosphere at your base camp then the cv fields aren't for you.
I'm with you Rosco. My bones are now too old for sleeping on a mat in a tent. A mattress in a van is what I need.
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yeah, i probably was a bit harsh. i just found them a bit too quiet and sleepy for my tastes. and some of the campervans brought in were more like tour buses than campervans 
quite agree, and yes the mattress and duvet thing is a great bonus but more importantly I really need to get away from the constant chaos within the fence. Walking up the Hill Of Death is sometimes even a pleasure just to get away for a couple of hours and give the braincells a well earned rest. For 90% of the festival I'm constantly pissed so you can understand why it seems so chaotic to me and why my private chill out zone is essential!
pootle
little moran
This - I was in the Oxfam field this year, outside the fence and not a million miles from the campervan fields (over Big Lickle way for those in the know) and whilst is was a bit of a hike to get to the action, I actually really, really liked being out of the madness and having a bit of an oasis of calm and that.
yeah, i probably was a bit harsh. i just found them a bit too quiet and sleepy for my tastes. and some of the campervans brought in were more like tour buses than campervans
Thats how I like it, quiet and sleepy, I also like complete madness and bass in my face but not 24 hours a day. And yea, some of those tour buses with extending rooms and walls are quite something, its not just work vans and hippy buses anymore!
Boycey
juvenile rave slut
i think paolo mentioned an onsite vehicle pass
don't think i'd go down the campervan route and i now have a pretty epic palatial tent but i quite fancy a geodome with raised floor
Still gets pretty lively in some places later at night (SE corner particularly) ... agreed probably not anywhere near really old school levels though
i think paolo mentioned an onsite vehicle pass
Since I posted that, someone has offered to sort it out.
Now I just need to save up in time for June.
innana
Glastonbury Veteran
i think paolo mentioned an onsite vehicle pass
don't think i'd go down the campervan route and i now have a pretty epic palatial tent but i quite fancy a geodome with raised floor
I get an onsite vehicle pass
- makes all the difference!I too have a pretty palacial tent (as well as a caravan behind the stage when I want it / can't be arsed walking back to the tent
) but I do like the sound of a dome with raised floor!mysterygirl
Stealth visit from work
would have made all the difference for me this time, E10 to Cockmills is far with two dodgy ankles.I get an onsite vehicle pass
Do you guys hire yourselves out?? You know, like an on-site taxi service.
innana
Glastonbury Veteran
Do you guys hire yourselves out?? You know, like an on-site taxi service.
Not a bad idea, but unfortunately I don't have the right sort of pass to drive around the site at will! You wouldn't believe how complicated the vehicle passes system is!
mysterygirl
Stealth visit from work
You should apply, I'd avail myself of your sevices for sure!!! The queues for that would probably be longer than the ones to get in...
Registration completd. Thanks to everyone who nagged me.
Not being a copper but an interesting point.........Driving around the site without the correct vehicle pass or even with the correct vehicle pass but at the wrong time will bring you a severe bollocking. I believe most of Sunday is a no-vehicle day except obviously for emergency vehicles. Personally I'd like to to see this stretched to at least one other main festival day, Friday or Saturday too.
newbie
undisambiguated
Year by year the number of vehicle passes is reduced. The Mendip report this year highlights breaches of the pass system just behind speeding as an issue to be tackled next year. TBH I didn't spot that many people without passes this year- so didn't do very much bollocking- but maybe I'm not observant enough.
For the central zone there are essentially no vehicle movements except emergency and some security between 3pm and 3am, on all the main days, but there are also a variety of other restrictions, including a chaperone system in parts of the markets.
For the central zone there are essentially no vehicle movements except emergency and some security between 3pm and 3am, on all the main days, but there are also a variety of other restrictions, including a chaperone system in parts of the markets.
At the same time, they've been steadily improving the service tracks - particularly on the east side, where the 'Cockmill bypass' has taken traffic out of Cockmill meadow, and now connects the farm to PGC and beyond.
The water tankers along the 'Pilton Bypass' have been eliminated thanks to the monster reservoir provision up in Tom's field. I think it's the bin trucks and sludge gulpers that are the last (possibly insurmountable) hurdle.
The water tankers along the 'Pilton Bypass' have been eliminated thanks to the monster reservoir provision up in Tom's field. I think it's the bin trucks and sludge gulpers that are the last (possibly insurmountable) hurdle.
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the tractor drivers, who pull the sludge gulpers, bin lorries, milk etc are simply brilliant. They drive well on long shifts in incredibly difficult circumstances, they're generally very patient and I have a massive amount of respect for them. The same goes for most people who drive around site, tbh. It's a very stressful thing to do and mostly it's done slowly, carefully, considerately and with as few issues as possible.
otoh, there are other vehicle movements who are significant, year after year
fast response security
trader vehicles, specially the ones that deliver calor gas, some bar suppliers and others who regularly circulate
stage vehicles, particularly the ones from the stages you can't get at from Stage Road (ie not Pyramid, Other, Dance, Peel)
site crew in golf buggies
forklifts
Part of the issue is that some people spend days or weeks driving around before the public arrive, as they have been doing for years, and come to think of it as their site and don't make sufficient adjustments for the other 150,000 people. Or there's the inverse, the ones whose arrogance quotient has gone stratospheric because they've got a vehicle pass at Glastonbury for the first time. Mostly it's down to people who are working hard and have come to think of all the 'punters' as an inconvenience in the way of them doing their job: it's easy to do and generally a chat and a joke resolves the problem because actually very nearly everybody there has the best interests of the festival at heart. There are always a few tossers, and they're the ones that end up with the bollocking and if necessary the radio traffic and (yes, it happens) potentially being ejected from site.
Sometimes there's no simple solution and it's not down to individual drivers causing problems- getting a huge truck away from Jazz or Avalon through nighttime crowds remains a major difficulty to which a lot of resources are devoted; a forklift driving with forks down is seriously dangerous, but with forks up the driver visibility is restricted; youngsters will cling on to the back of moving vehicles (which gets seriously irritating when a rash of it breaks out) and not every driver stops to get them off.
otoh, there are other vehicle movements who are significant, year after year
fast response security
trader vehicles, specially the ones that deliver calor gas, some bar suppliers and others who regularly circulate
stage vehicles, particularly the ones from the stages you can't get at from Stage Road (ie not Pyramid, Other, Dance, Peel)
site crew in golf buggies
forklifts
Part of the issue is that some people spend days or weeks driving around before the public arrive, as they have been doing for years, and come to think of it as their site and don't make sufficient adjustments for the other 150,000 people. Or there's the inverse, the ones whose arrogance quotient has gone stratospheric because they've got a vehicle pass at Glastonbury for the first time. Mostly it's down to people who are working hard and have come to think of all the 'punters' as an inconvenience in the way of them doing their job: it's easy to do and generally a chat and a joke resolves the problem because actually very nearly everybody there has the best interests of the festival at heart. There are always a few tossers, and they're the ones that end up with the bollocking and if necessary the radio traffic and (yes, it happens) potentially being ejected from site.
Sometimes there's no simple solution and it's not down to individual drivers causing problems- getting a huge truck away from Jazz or Avalon through nighttime crowds remains a major difficulty to which a lot of resources are devoted; a forklift driving with forks down is seriously dangerous, but with forks up the driver visibility is restricted; youngsters will cling on to the back of moving vehicles (which gets seriously irritating when a rash of it breaks out) and not every driver stops to get them off.
