What are you taking to Glastonbury?

[stardustjunkie]

The 3 people I'm going with are home for a month, then go back to uni. It's possible the next time I see them will be at Glasto itself Also they need to know what they have to take from home to uni for Glasto (as they'll be traveling from uni to Glasto).

So help me compile a list for our little meeting we're having on Monday ;P

Yes we're uber prepared!

So far I've got:

Tent/Sleeping bag/pillow etc
Ground Sheet (instead of chairs - to sit on)
Torches
Loo roll
Black bin bags/carrier bags
Sun cream + plasters etc
Matches/Lighter
Toiletries
Duct tape (always useful for any tent damage etc..)
Baby wipes and lots of them
Wellies
Waterproofs
Flag/flagpole
Cooker of sorts
Pans
Utensils
Plates etc
Empty bottles for hair washing etc

So help me out here

Want to be prepared 'cause I'd rather worry about that kinda stuff now then when we're there. Plus there's four of us going so we can share the weight.

Ta!

[stardustjunkie]

Should probably point out that I'm aware clothes, food and drink aren't on the list.. I thought they were the obvious

[Hash4Cash]

1 large bag of weed

[stardustjunkie]

[CeeTee]

Personally I'd scrap the following

Flag/flagpole
Cooker of sorts
Pans
Utensils Plates etc

Just buy food and don't take a flag.

[stardustjunkie]

Poor students don't have the money to be able to afford food there, I learnt that last year

Already bought a flagpole, so it's coming with us!

[glastomad]

personally to add to that list:
Chair
Backpack
Phone
Camera
Pen (allways needed one, never had one )
Super Noodles - a necessity but being a student im guessing you have these in large supply ahaa
Whipped cream charges, dispenser and balloons

[stardustjunkie]

Supernoodles are a must have on the food shopping list! (which will also been sorted on Monday!)

Thanks for the suggestions!

We're not gonna take chairs (I think). Gonna take a groundsheet instead.

[stinkywitch]

I would take chairs, the ground gets very hard after a few days lol
Also bubble wands are a must.

[stardustjunkie]

Bubble wands! Omg! How could that not even cross my mind xD

Chairs.. there's four of us.. that's four chairs that we have to carry, as well as store somewhere in the tent when we're not there =/ We're already carrying a load of booze, a five man tent, all our food etc =/

[KarenEH]

Try to get those 3 legged tripod chairs, they are small and light to carry. I bought them in a local bargain shop for £2 each - well worth the money. Scrap the pans- take a kettle and loads of dried noodles/rice/pasta in pots. You can buy milk and bread there, so a jjar of peanut butter or whatever takes your fancy to spread on it!! Saying this I always have one meal a day at one of the food stalls- Glastonbury is my annual holiday!!

[Bell Boy]

forget the loo roll too - they give it away free on site, wont affect the weight much but will leave more space for alcohol and super noodles

i'd definatley agree with the 3 legged stools, they are great and very cheap and light, always get some every year, they wont last the whole festival so less to carry back on your tired and weary way home!

[Bronte]

Hello!!!! New on here but not new to the festivals
Do not forgot your first aid kit, extra socks, alkaselsa, bananas, glow sticks and fancydress!!
As for chairs, sod that! inflatables are the way forward
blow them up there!
Take extra blankets, it gets cold and damp at night.
see you there!!! xxx

[stardustjunkie]

Thanks for the suggestions guys =P

Didn't think of inflatables haha! Brilliant xD

[stinkywitch]

Inflatables are good! they even blow them up at certain stalls for next to nothing.
Im the one on the floor (as usual)

[RickySSmith]

Other "Must-Have's" would be a can of dry-shampoo - can get it in wilkinsons for about £1 its absolutely brilliant... "Batiste" I think its called

And Berocca effervescent tablets, they are also brilliant - take one before bed and you are guaranteed not to have a hangover in the morning, just green wee, which makes it even better in my opinion haha

[shelley]

I'll need at least one or two real showers whilst there so i'm taking some solid shampoo bars from lush so I don't have to lug bottles that could leak with me. Also contemplating a tutu

[wozle]

We've just got a looooad of camping gear from the in-laws, which is brilliant, ground sheets, sleeping mats, camping kettle and stove. We've got all sorts! Yeah ive heard basic packet food is better than taking anything fresh, were going to take some bbq food for the first night tho! We have also got army rashing packs, haha my brother is in the navy so he said he would give us loads, theres full english, curry the lot! there good as they are high in calories and keep you going for ages.

Also, i saw a good idea on here, a wide neck bottle, eg, fabric conditioner bottle, to pee in during the night!

[Buffystar]

Stuff

[stardustjunkie]

LOVE the inflatable sofa!

The flag pole just arrived in the post, a little bigger than I was expecting but we'll work it out xD

Thanks for the suggestions guys!

I can go without a shower, as long as I wash my hair with bottles of water and shampoo, I don't mind. I just use baby wipes haha.

[KarenEH]

If you don't want loo rolls a couple of small packs of tissues are good in your pocket- and chewing gum! If the loos are extra rank, stuff a bit of paper up your nose and chew gum and the smell vanishes!! Vick under the nose just stings!

[stardustjunkie]

Haha that's brilliant. Tbh I just hold my breath as long as I can and don't look down! xD

[stinkywitch]

Get yourself a Shewee...http://www.shewee.com/newstore/ There is an advert for one on this forum. Buy now and practise in the shower. Nothing worse than trying it out for 1st time when your hammered cos it makes a right mess (I know from experience )
And for the times when you really do have to sit in the smelly loos then some builders masks with a bit of perfume in are great and it leaves 2 hands free to hold things up lol

[Hash4Cash]

[stardustjunkie]

Ooo no ta to the Shewee!

I'd rather just brave the toilets haha. I used to find myself going at about 5am when there were no queues and they were clean in comparison to the rest of the day =P

[Bell Boy]

i never realised just how ingenious the good glastonbury going folk are - i've just always put up with the loo's or trecked up the hill to the flushers - i have about 10 new pieces of kit to take this year - shepee excluded of course!. Thank you folks thats the only unpleasant part of going to dreamland solved

[stardustjunkie]

I don't want a shewee cause I hate the idea of having to carry something I've pee'd in! lol

[wozle]

shewee's are brilliant, im definitely getting one!

[stardustjunkie]

What do you do with it once you've pee'd in it though?!

[Hash4Cash]

What do you do with it once you've pee'd in it though?!

eat it.

no, really, you bin it.

[wozle]

depends on what kind you get, reusable ones that come in a little case are best

http://www.shewee.com/newstore/

[Bronte]

SHEWEE, omg, i tried one a few years ago whilst also pretty drunk, sort of missed, paniced and fell over.
Bit of a fail, but the day after, i mastered it Handy for many things, clean unused ones use as a funnel to put vodka into plastic bottles
I forgot to mention hot water bottle. mmm toasty warm!!! xx

[char40too]

Tried it last year - with disastrous result proably best to follow Stinkys advice and practise first!!

Roll on June!

[stardustjunkie]

So you put it in a case and then carry around something stinking of pee? xD

[Buffystar]

No you wash it after

[stardustjunkie]

Okay makes sense. Still not convinced haha!

I survived last year without, I'm sure I can survive again =P

[tort]

I'll need at least one or two real showers whilst there so i'm taking some solid shampoo bars from lush so I don't have to lug bottles that could leak with me. Also contemplating a tutu

Don't bother taking shampoo. They insist that you use the eco-friendly versions which are available free of charge.

[tort]

i'd definatley agree with the 3 legged stools, they are great and very cheap and light, always get some every year, they wont last the whole festival so less to carry back on your tired and weary way home!

Not having a pop at you personally but this whole disposable, throwaway attitude that so many people seem to have nowadays really annoys me and is exactly why the farm ends up looking like a bombsite at the end of the festival. If you're not going to take it home with you then don't take it at all!

[wozle]

in regards of dry shampoo etc, i know that the common areosol one that everyone uses...including my self(bastiste?) do a eco friendly powdered one in a little tub with a pointy end, its more expensive but it lasts longer and better than having it in a can!

[stardustjunkie]

Tort! I just read your amazing website! I read all the FAQ pages even tho I've been before and know a good deal about camping haha. It's really informative, thank you!

We didn't leave anything there, we binned all our rubbish and took all our equipment home with us. I don't think it's fair to leave rubbish behind, it's a farm afterall. We're there 6 days a year, the cows live there the rest of the year!